Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
18,374 
20,313 
5,414 
6,444 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,268 
3,358 
427 
723 
Farming 
6,374 
7,044 
2,145 
2,544 
45 to 54 years 
4,365 
5,402 
1,060 
1,410 
Other 
12,000 
13,269 
3,269 
3,900 
55 to 64 years 
5,396 
5,341 
1,562 
1,661 
65 to 74 years 
3,385 
2,904 
1,157 
1,240 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,606 
1,590 
990 
1,103 
On farm operated 
14,704 
16,253 
4,041 
4,710 
Not on farm operated 
3,670 
4,060 
1,373 
1,734 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.1 
54.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
61.1 
59.4 
None 
7,438 
7,698 
2,540 
3,025 
Second operator 
54.5 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
10,936 
12,615 
2,874 
3,419 
Third operator 
47.7 
47.3 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,332 
2,063 
366 
557 
50 to 99 days 
805 
1,162 
138 
285 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,865 
1,963 
464 
530 
Latino origin (see text) 
137 
151 
36 
46 
200 days or more 
6,934 
7,427 
1,906 
2,047 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
280 
264 
69 
54 
2 years or less 
946 
1,421 
248 
405 
Asian 
61 
65 
14 
13 
3 or 4 years 
1,355 
1,923 
339 
532 
Black or African American 
841 
969 
394 
461 
5 to 9 years 
3,510 
4,306 
946 
1,327 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
12,563 
12,663 
3,881 
4,180 
Other Pacific Islander 
12 
10 
- 
- 
White 
17,022 
18,685 
4,888 
5,867 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
158 
320 
49 
49 
2 years or less 
764 
(NA) 
190 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,208 
(NA) 
297 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,277 
(NA) 
867 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
13,125 
(NA) 
4,060 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
11,778 
14,394 
Second operator 
6,113 
6,428 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,302 
1,184 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
273 
320 
39 
42 
25 to 34 years 
1,081 
1,398 
179 
265 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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