Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductery text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
3,369 
8,933 
15,751 
20,047 
14,496 
27,678 
27,846 
2007 
3,208 
7,481 
14,282 
19,602 
15,291 
24,974 
29,750 
Any 
2012 
5,702 
15,788 
19,786 
30,171 
16,465 
47,784 
52,399 
2007 
7,119 
13,449 
22,070 
33,311 
16,679 
50,887 
56,815 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
855 
2,416 
2,794 
3,864 
2,548 
6,131 
5,126 
2007 
1,286 
2,648 
3,164 
5,279 
3,430 
7,496 
7,407 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
460 
1,587 
1,384 
2,364 
1,233 
2,849 
3,147 
2007 
607 
1,532 
1,735 
2,749 
1,279 
3,450 
4,246 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
1,018 
2,811 
3,194 
4,390 
2,418 
5,961 
7,156 
2007 
1,119 
2,039 
3,531 
4,572 
2,258 
6,493 
7,995 
200 days or more 
2012 
3,369 
8,974 
12,414 
19,553 
10,266 
32,843 
36,970 
2007 
4,107 
7,230 
13,640 
20,711 
9,712 
33,448 
37,167 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
178 
897 
1,150 
1,659 
850 
2,216 
2,629 
2007 
252 
919 
1,229 
2,153 
808 
2,411 
3,783 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
336 
1,188 
1,828 
2,459 
1,197 
3,287 
4,617 
2007 
535 
1,075 
2,132 
3,453 
1,368 
4,168 
6,185 
5 te 9 years 
2012 
1,241 
3,307 
5,038 
6,909 
3,241 
9,595 
12,627 
2007 
1,866 
3,102 
5,638 
8,385 
3,533 
11,087 
15,718 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
7,316 
19,329 
27,521 
39,191 
25,673 
60,364 
60,372 
2007 
7,674 
15,834 
27,353 
38,922 
26,261 
58,195 
60,879 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.4 
23.3 
23.2 
23.1 
26.4 
23.8 
21.7 
2007 
20.6 
22.6 
22.6 
21.9 
26.8 
22.8 
20.8 
Years eperating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
129 
688 
735 
1,298 
605 
1,579 
1,824 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
269 
1,006 
1,412 
2,030 
959 
2,689 
3,538 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,071 
2,768 
4,253 
5,935 
2,868 
8,230 
10,492 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
7,602 
20,259 
29,137 
40,955 
26,529 
62,964 
64,391 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years en any farm 
2012 
24.1 
25.2 
25.5 
25.0 
27.9 
25.9 
24.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
218 
185 
220 
330 
455 
436 
2007 
27 
131 
159 
307 
350 
417 
642 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
199 
982 
1,964 
2,101 
2,432 
4,796 
4,989 
2007 
262 
687 
1,720 
2,056 
2,065 
4,312 
4,972 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
690 
1,896 
3,796 
4,932 
3,572 
8,793 
9,009 
2007 
1,350 
1,937 
4,756 
6,521 
3,961 
10,367 
10,173 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
2,266 
4,662 
8,774 
10,391 
6,603 
18,401 
16,895 
2007 
2,957 
4,652 
10,060 
13,035 
8,289 
21,368 
19,759 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,532 
3,438 
5,306 
7,306 
4,469 
1 1 ,227 
10,258 
2007 
1,501 
3,002 
5,396 
7,751 
4,418 
10,473 
11,310 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1,311 
3,632 
5,198 
7,818 
4,157 
10,153 
10,411 
2007 
1,383 
2,777 
4,818 
7,518 
3,650 
8,934 
1 1 ,023 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
1,160 
3,166 
4,128 
6,755 
3,335 
7,634 
9,584 
2007 
1,061 
2,568 
3,693 
5,992 
2,729 
7,438 
9,983 
70 years and over 
2012 
1,904 
6,727 
6,186 
10,695 
6,063 
14,003 
18,663 
2007 
1,786 
5,176 
5,750 
9,733 
6,508 
12,552 
18,703 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
60.5 
57.1 
58.9 
57.0 
56.8 
58.3 
2007 
57.1 
59.6 
56.2 
57.3 
56.5 
55.7 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6,953 
13,796 
25,480 
34,814 
23,223 
51,238 
53,602 
2007 
6,495 
10,020 
22,738 
28,313 
19,526 
43,852 
45,923 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
433 
1,186 
2,607 
2,587 
1,701 
5,544 
5,427 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1,789 
6,044 
8,308 
18,475 
9,829 
18,607 
19,201 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3,404 
1,950 
8,174 
7,092 
3,582 
11,051 
5,928 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile breadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
802 
555 
795 
1,549 
5,836 
1,314 
1,676 
er cell phene 
.farms, 2012 
898 
2,329 
4,155 
4,924 
3,372 
9,390 
10,862 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
419 
2,773 
3,405 
3,330 
2,380 
8,078 
13,647 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
146 
499 
595 
732 
348 
1,597 
1,276 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
41 
296 
281 
290 
384 
1,174 
1,839 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
8,739 
23,885 
34,356 
48,594 
30,088 
73,220 
78,487 
acres, 2012 
661,285 
37,818,721 
6,723,460 
7,674,251 
38,047,018 
13,179,482 
33,149,834 
Limited Liability Corporatien 
.farms, 2012 
1,170 
1,233 
2,333 
2,474 
695 
4,163 
2,728 
acres, 2012 
143,956 
6,696,602 
1,074,180 
687,066 
962,423 
1,277,168 
2,564,282 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
7,329 
21,610 
29,679 
43,563 
27,578 
66,942 
73,364 
2007 
8,679 
18,185 
30,621 
45,766 
28,079 
66,382 
77,412 
acres, 2012 
427,216 
20,481,373 
4,746,072 
5,566,945 
31,181,498 
10,481,463 
27,612,735 
2007 
470,034 
20,116,491 
4,860,853 
5,768,298 
31,187,986 
10,503,211 
27,490,238 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
787 
1,290 
3,096 
3,132 
2,124 
4,626 
3,605 
2007 
726 
1,456 
3,347 
4,246 
2,834 
5,737 
5,905 
acres, 2012 
109,138 
8,536,426 
1 ,509,437 
1,381,005 
5,470,405 
2,130,857 
3,618,945 
2007 
103,592 
7,274,300 
1 ,435,598 
1,508,528 
6,103,401 
2,200,216 
4,518,888 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
734 
985 
2,055 
2,715 
662 
2,494 
1,601 
2007 
726 
780 
1,885 
2,241 
519 
2,749 
1,566 
acres, 2012 
143,526 
7,470,973 
765,992 
1,253,748 
1,504,821 
1,097,395 
1,788,909 
2007 
125,996 
7,345,325 
739,348 
1,043,198 
1 ,272,423 
1,066,686 
1 ,906,242 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
90 
94 
300 
320 
45 
259 
330 
2007 
103 
59 
225 
384 
41 
207 
203 
acres, 2012 
12,199 
415,477 
49,558 
138,284 
73,509 
50,646 
299,376 
2007 
16,999 
178,657 
49,521 
93,040 
63,094 
51,298 
170,023 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
131 
742 
407 
488 
552 
1,141 
1,345 
2007 
93 
450 
274 
276 
497 
786 
1,479 
acres, 2012 
22,978 
6,296,774 
112,517 
74,774 
1 ,032,380 
200,243 
1,036,145 
2007 
16,829 
8,323,276 
89,423 
61,607 
1 ,047,682 
135,152 
1,001,878 
--continued 
574 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, Natienal Agricultural Statistics Service 
