Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
14,180 
24,370 
454 
9,395 
14,049 
25,071 
88,616 
2007 
13,194 
22,933 
396 
9,066 
13,679 
26,299 
77,115 
Any 
2012 
21,259 
34,939 
789 
15,871 
17,940 
42,979 
160,193 
2007 
25,359 
40,230 
823 
16,801 
17,490 
52,981 
170,322 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,414 
4,873 
84 
1,971 
2,991 
4,950 
20,437 
2007 
4,641 
7,072 
88 
2,861 
3,592 
7,951 
29,887 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,769 
2,458 
51 
1,055 
1,190 
3,204 
13,494 
2007 
2,125 
2,888 
76 
1,434 
1,270 
4,535 
17,120 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,309 
4,595 
133 
2,126 
2,208 
5,808 
23,315 
2007 
3,938 
5,390 
159 
2,267 
2,293 
7,661 
25,792 
200 days or more 
2012 
12,767 
23,013 
521 
10,719 
11,551 
29,017 
102,947 
2007 
14,655 
24,880 
500 
10,239 
10,335 
32,834 
97,523 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,059 
1,720 
72 
988 
787 
2,132 
8,601 
2007 
1,533 
2,361 
56 
994 
775 
3,538 
10,907 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,661 
2,767 
2,828 
3,657 
90 
1,145 
1,493 
1,268 
1,178 
3,112 
5,216 
14,089 
17,970 
2007 
73 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,619 
8,038 
221 
3,475 
3,569 
9,728 
42,857 
2007 
6,807 
10,039 
172 
4,411 
3,845 
12,724 
49,603 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
27,100 
46,723 
860 
19,658 
26,365 
53,078 
183,262 
2007 
27,446 
47,106 
918 
18,969 
25,371 
57,802 
168,957 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
23.0 
20.8 
22.1 
25.5 
22.8 
20.3 
2007 
19.5 
22.0 
21.4 
21.0 
25.7 
21.1 
19.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
689 
1,229 
53 
741 
535 
1,465 
5,765 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,320 
2,316 
92 
910 
949 
2,514 
11,217 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,497 
6,947 
204 
2,997 
3,000 
8,227 
36,320 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
28,933 
48,817 
894 
20,618 
27,505 
55,844 
195,507 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
24.8 
22.2 
23.8 
27.4 
25.0 
22.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
92 
426 
10 
84 
258 
259 
793 
2007 
109 
520 
5 
83 
242 
366 
914 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,327 
4,483 
57 
1,013 
2,631 
2,564 
9,298 
2007 
1,495 
4,558 
52 
996 
2,113 
3,081 
9,246 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,029 
7,546 
115 
2,350 
3,922 
6,768 
21,103 
2007 
4,085 
8,763 
173 
2,754 
4,045 
9,698 
25,765 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
7,066 
13,902 
361 
5,097 
7,445 
14,141 
52,688 
2007 
10,145 
16,781 
336 
6,010 
8,700 
18,665 
57,195 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,293 
167 
3,654 
4,639 
9,452 
33,866 
2007 
6,138 
164 
3,751 
4,420 
1 1 ,244 
33,990 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6,055 
170 
3,974 
4,543 
10,305 
35,218 
2007 
5,527 
7,463 
146 
3,983 
3,415 
11,031 
34,004 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,902 
6,101 
179 
3,409 
3,188 
9,268 
32,716 
2007 
4,319 
6,193 
156 
2,966 
2,655 
9,386 
29,096 
70 years and over 
2012 
7,675 
10,624 
184 
5,685 
5,363 
15,293 
63,127 
2007 
6,735 
10,155 
187 
5,324 
5,579 
15,809 
57,227 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
56.1 
56.7 
59.5 
55.9 
59.2 
60.1 
2007 
57.5 
55.2 
56.3 
58.5 
55.7 
57.8 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
28,977 
36,794 
1,006 
16,870 
24,110 
44,001 
169,720 
2007 
27,623 
32,239 
798 
12,344 
19,907 
39,426 
129,805 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,634 
3,709 
31 
1,555 
2,021 
4,836 
16,767 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
12,258 
17,874 
130 
7,921 
8,570 
17,579 
57,358 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4,037 
8,964 
522 
2,997 
4,018 
8,811 
20,469 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,154 
1,761 
268 
757 
4,765 
1,322 
6,007 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4,517 
4,453 
108 
3,633 
3,864 
9,093 
34,633 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
5,821 
2,936 
44 
1,973 
3,578 
6,226 
44,390 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,018 
860 
16 
232 
644 
988 
5,016 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,245 
277 
7 
187 
553 
494 
6,375 
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 
34,253 
57,548 
1,165 
24,460 
30,911 
66,497 
241,785 
acres, 2012 
14,269,239 
7,225,333 
58,664 
4,460,442 
40,934,161 
10,373,562 
118,358,872 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,754 
2,036 
104 
1,604 
944 
1,198 
8,664 
acres, 2012 
2,417,354 
401,817 
4,185 
675,723 
1,832,507 
356,390 
14,066,216 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or Individual 
.farms, 2012 
29,858 
52,390 
919 
22,393 
27,544 
63,175 
222,580 
2007 
32,793 
57,749 
918 
22,989 
26,633 
72,675 
218,126 
acres, 2012 
8,011,020 
5,928,144 
43,332 
3,409,872 
29,203,602 
8,863,469 
82,792,493 
2007 
8,598,464 
6,298,139 
45,629 
3,561,969 
29,348,956 
8,929,363 
83,744,156 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,330 
3,808 
144 
1,482 
2,150 
3,419 
16,660 
2007 
2,907 
3,265 
110 
1,827 
2,658 
5,568 
20,657 
acres, 2012 
3,052,982 
1,052,558 
11,316 
849,702 
6,174,315 
1,596,851 
31,724,136 
2007 
3,289,940 
951,261 
8,465 
810,596 
7,247,814 
1,724,510 
31,767,135 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,276 
2,054 
128 
968 
1,534 
841 
5,997 
2007 
2,251 
1,480 
159 
745 
1,299 
693 
4,956 
acres, 2012 
3,401,865 
490,771 
8,823 
488,941 
4,379,824 
252,227 
11,017,774 
2007 
3,572,978 
400,846 
12,284 
347,748 
3,804,217 
220,889 
1 1 ,064,252 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
264 
240 
21 
140 
110 
122 
862 
2007 
256 
239 
17 
100 
122 
172 
750 
acres, 2012 
367,887 
53,591 
1,597 
83,164 
181,567 
48,130 
1,891,991 
2007 
156,044 
62,623 
246 
50,091 
180,565 
33,622 
1 ,737,684 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
711 
817 
31 
283 
651 
493 
2,710 
2007 
346 
430 
15 
206 
457 
172 
2,948 
acres, 2012 
1 ,467,824 
179,380 
4,521 
139,565 
3,317,771 
107,135 
2,727,044 
2007 
782,221 
96,375 
1,195 
118,935 
3,084,851 
61,414 
2,085,526 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 575 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
