Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
5,741 
2,845 
17,648 
14,862 
8,092 
28,900 
4,430 
2007 
4,969 
2,323 
16,385 
13,701 
8,074 
30,492 
3,849 
Any 
2012 
12,286 
4,493 
28,382 
22,387 
13,397 
40,854 
7,306 
2007 
11,731 
4,661 
30,998 
25,583 
15,544 
47,971 
7,220 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,472 
663 
3,563 
3,247 
1,563 
5,118 
1,049 
2007 
2,079 
861 
4,843 
4,242 
2,428 
7,312 
1,144 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
810 
419 
2,182 
1,596 
1,062 
2,374 
608 
2007 
960 
425 
2,555 
2,019 
1,149 
3,062 
552 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
1,460 
725 
3,761 
3,364 
2,022 
5,316 
1,106 
2007 
1,504 
788 
4,364 
3,926 
2,019 
5,943 
1,153 
200 days or more 
2012 
8,544 
2,686 
18,876 
14,180 
8,750 
28,046 
4,543 
2007 
7,188 
2,587 
19,236 
15,396 
9,948 
31,654 
4,371 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
615 
346 
1,344 
1,449 
583 
2,260 
447 
2007 
650 
214 
1,778 
1,684 
738 
2,677 
546 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
893 
486 
2,226 
2,200 
1,006 
2,828 
639 
2007 
975 
407 
3,260 
3,058 
1,407 
4,151 
807 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,816 
1,233 
6,629 
6,451 
2,936 
8,107 
2,045 
2007 
2,681 
1,193 
7,988 
7,311 
3,761 
11,395 
1,914 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
13,703 
5,273 
35,831 
27,149 
16,964 
56,559 
8,605 
2007 
12,394 
5,170 
34,357 
27,231 
17,712 
60,240 
7,802 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.2 
21.0 
22.6 
20.9 
23.7 
23.6 
20.5 
2007 
21.9 
21.7 
21.3 
19.6 
22.1 
22.3 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
432 
206 
1,002 
1,086 
454 
1,576 
275 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
742 
376 
1,802 
1,769 
850 
2,155 
451 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,299 
1,052 
5,603 
5,500 
2,566 
6,977 
1,640 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
14,554 
5,704 
37,623 
28,894 
17,619 
59,046 
9,370 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
23.6 
24.7 
23.2 
25.4 
25.7 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
78 
20 
175 
181 
60 
346 
59 
2007 
54 
49 
164 
145 
98 
485 
53 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,080 
398 
1,906 
1,526 
834 
3,739 
663 
2007 
964 
325 
1,802 
1,535 
903 
4,281 
562 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,069 
788 
3,877 
3,502 
1,988 
7,751 
1,098 
2007 
1,771 
856 
5,251 
4,399 
2,662 
11,550 
1,076 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
3,692 
1,709 
9,892 
7,887 
4,234 
18,508 
2,383 
2007 
4,310 
1,859 
11,616 
10,780 
5,618 
23,359 
2,924 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
2,550 
1,177 
6,713 
5,836 
3,102 
11,364 
1,825 
2007 
2,370 
1,109 
6,727 
6,359 
3,445 
11,236 
1,884 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
2,400 
1,170 
6,970 
5,928 
3,207 
9,844 
2,077 
2007 
1,976 
957 
6,550 
5,512 
3,287 
9,377 
1,391 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,009 
850 
5,852 
5,024 
2,951 
7,282 
1,409 
2007 
1,798 
669 
5,427 
4,050 
2,860 
6,946 
1,262 
70 years and over 
2012 
4,149 
1,226 
10,645 
7,365 
5,113 
10,920 
2,222 
2007 
3,457 
1,160 
9,846 
6,504 
4,745 
1 1 ,229 
1,917 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
57.3 
59.5 
58.8 
59.7 
56.5 
58.2 
2007 
57.4 
56.5 
58.2 
57.0 
58.1 
55.0 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
13,458 
5,843 
31,421 
29,827 
13,133 
48,693 
8,968 
2007 
9,798 
4,627 
25,493 
27,265 
1 1 ,024 
45,179 
7,289 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
858 
398 
3,633 
2,800 
1,617 
5,527 
571 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
6,120 
3,263 
10,602 
10,682 
5,883 
21,771 
2,830 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,338 
1,110 
4,762 
5,140 
2,239 
5,730 
749 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
634 
214 
1,398 
1,389 
360 
2,192 
448 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
1,970 
538 
7,002 
4,785 
1,338 
8,521 
1,527 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,619 
698 
5,851 
6,484 
2,506 
8,035 
3,350 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
411 
241 
881 
913 
289 
960 
168 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
242 
85 
850 
1,064 
143 
1,171 
340 
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 
17,278 
7,099 
44,714 
35,620 
21,075 
67,691 
1 1 ,224 
acres, 2012 
5,986,407 
1,176,532 
7,755,594 
10,757,375 
3,501,214 
13,677,304 
25,613,370 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,078 
663 
3,140 
2,788 
721 
4,700 
1,138 
acres, 2012 
5,632,488 
145,680 
936,026 
1,200,467 
202,950 
1 ,807,826 
5,883,628 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
14,575 
6,043 
40,156 
30,167 
20,009 
60,617 
9,154 
2007 
13,614 
5,848 
41,173 
32,547 
22,488 
68,138 
8,784 
acres, 2012 
3,291,934 
843,553 
6,053,568 
5,140,660 
3,194,583 
10,225,659 
12,544,766 
2007 
3,429,156 
872,145 
5,939,473 
6,195,951 
3,369,885 
10,927,081 
13,129,588 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,588 
695 
2,874 
2,685 
893 
4,667 
1,095 
2007 
1,645 
608 
3,625 
2,932 
856 
6,386 
1,024 
acres, 2012 
1,604,907 
205,158 
1,100,586 
2,733,462 
256,458 
2,188,013 
5,956,475 
2007 
1,810,957 
184,498 
1,206,182 
2,770,407 
235,790 
2,297,844 
5,807,737 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,003 
410 
2,244 
3,157 
382 
3,065 
985 
2007 
917 
360 
2,027 
2,969 
182 
3,036 
932 
acres, 2012 
1 ,328,222 
161,780 
899,220 
3,466,028 
110,458 
1,825,330 
8,154,173 
2007 
1,348,312 
127,831 
787,626 
3,177,316 
(D) 
1,717,850 
8,288,379 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
144 
76 
306 
306 
47 
269 
100 
2007 
97 
40 
242 
297 
27 
297 
87 
acres, 2012 
87,740 
19,359 
99,054 
324,534 
12,595 
110,357 
681,709 
2007 
109,737 
10,301 
72,523 
292,992 
5,080 
107,833 
518,051 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
717 
114 
450 
934 
158 
1,136 
402 
2007 
427 
128 
316 
539 
65 
606 
242 
acres, 2012 
4,661,593 
21,863 
150,016 
3,083,423 
32,580 
219,567 
3,026,518 
2007 
4,396,538 
38,538 
98,121 
2,536,123 
(D) 
140,196 
2,425,771 
576 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
