Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
16,775 
157 
370 
223 
72 
508 
2007 
17,262 
127 
442 
270 
77 
522 
Any 
2012 
26,448 
232 
619 
348 
117 
733 
2007 
31,491 
288 
697 
353 
134 
892 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,033 
17 
68 
82 
14 
63 
2007 
4,666 
35 
144 
60 
12 
109 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,523 
31 
41 
15 
6 
71 
2007 
2,613 
43 
51 
34 
11 
73 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
4,200 
43 
86 
69 
15 
88 
2007 
4,464 
38 
100 
47 
18 
135 
200 days or more 
2012 
17,692 
141 
424 
182 
82 
511 
2007 
19,748 
172 
402 
212 
93 
575 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,425 
20 
36 
17 
13 
50 
2007 
2,230 
23 
39 
19 
9 
65 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,205 
25 
37 
43 
14 
44 
2007 
3,423 
40 
80 
43 
18 
107 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,195 
57 
122 
83 
18 
229 
2007 
8,093 
68 
207 
111 
34 
216 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
33,398 
287 
794 
428 
144 
918 
2007 
35,007 
284 
813 
450 
150 
1,026 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
21.9 
22.6 
22.7 
23.0 
21.6 
2007 
20.5 
20.0 
21.9 
21.4 
18.9 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,056 
9 
30 
12 
9 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,790 
29 
19 
34 
13 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,473 
52 
111 
76 
16 
205 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
34,904 
299 
829 
449 
151 
963 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
24.0 
24.7 
24.6 
24.9 
23.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
231 
12 
1 
- 
- 
8 
2007 
240 
6 
- 
5 
4 
15 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,814 
20 
28 
19 
9 
101 
2007 
2,259 
27 
24 
19 
19 
58 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
4,289 
42 
59 
79 
18 
123 
2007 
5,959 
59 
107 
56 
21 
172 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
8,683 
65 
212 
72 
35 
241 
2007 
11,251 
77 
236 
105 
53 
300 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,991 
36 
157 
70 
37 
180 
2007 
6,947 
56 
141 
96 
25 
217 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6,388 
68 
142 
87 
20 
196 
2007 
6,818 
70 
212 
85 
27 
192 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5,764 
56 
141 
76 
17 
130 
2007 
5,661 
36 
151 
85 
28 
168 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,063 
90 
249 
168 
53 
262 
2007 
9,618 
84 
268 
172 
34 
292 
Average age 
2012 
59.3 
58.2 
60.8 
61.2 
59.5 
57.6 
2007 
57.6 
56.2 
60.4 
60.9 
55.2 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
27,925 
246 
677 
333 
117 
817 
2007 
24,457 
224 
650 
230 
103 
725 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,613 
22 
50 
26 
17 
82 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1 1 ,978 
51 
478 
147 
38 
446 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
5,564 
52 
42 
58 
11 
151 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
658 
2 
4 
7 
2 
11 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
5,027 
69 
105 
47 
16 
128 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4,427 
69 
61 
45 
34 
63 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
435 
2 
11 
22 
- 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
344 
1 
5 
- 
- 
9 
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 
42,203 
381 
957 
551 
183 
1,204 
acres, 2012 
8,209,594 
101,863 
162,895 
183,296 
41,698 
137,994 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,651 
16 
56 
30 
13 
35 
acres, 2012 
920,093 
8,606 
31,413 
34,851 
12,529 
13,393 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
39,417 
357 
848 
505 
165 
1,148 
2007 
45,014 
368 
996 
550 
194 
1,327 
acres, 2012 
6,542,453 
83,879 
99,422 
133,512 
(D) 
123,249 
2007 
7,085,414 
82,655 
119,688 
150,829 
28,950 
132,974 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,107 
19 
58 
38 
14 
57 
2007 
2,377 
32 
92 
44 
11 
61 
acres, 2012 
1,415,100 
18,751 
44,708 
58,051 
17,960 
18,508 
2007 
1 ,278,960 
15,870 
49,218 
30,670 
7,136 
1 1 ,528 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,177 
8 
57 
16 
8 
32 
2007 
894 
8 
35 
26 
3 
25 
acres, 2012 
690,184 
6,372 
25,614 
9,026 
8,992 
3,619 
2007 
494,942 
10,457 
17,172 
17,585 
1,380 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
139 
3 
2 
4 
2 
1 
2007 
123 
2 
4 
1 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
52,105 
(D) 
(D) 
261 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
34,428 
(D) 
1,295 
(D) 
627 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
383 
2 
24 
8 
- 
3 
2007 
345 
5 
12 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
202,812 
(D) 
(D) 
3,408 
- 
(D) 
2007 
139,793 
(D) 
2,442 
(D) 
- 
--continued 
542 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
