Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Choctaw 
Clarke 
Clay 
Cleburne 
Coffee 
Colbert 
Conecuh 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
112 
79 
135 
140 
388 
217 
154 
2007 
104 
98 
139 
158 
397 
244 
152 
Any 
2012 
136 
184 
266 
201 
511 
470 
192 
2007 
160 
223 
293 
222 
574 
492 
249 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
14 
22 
25 
26 
74 
52 
37 
2007 
30 
36 
45 
20 
108 
102 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
8 
15 
17 
49 
28 
26 
2007 
15 
11 
21 
30 
56 
25 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
13 
44 
45 
21 
46 
106 
33 
2007 
27 
28 
55 
25 
62 
70 
36 
200 days or more 
2012 
105 
110 
181 
137 
342 
284 
96 
2007 
88 
148 
172 
147 
348 
295 
160 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
7 
4 
8 
32 
17 
8 
2007 
6 
5 
5 
20 
31 
18 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
11 
30 
18 
43 
42 
17 
2007 
28 
18 
19 
32 
60 
71 
21 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42 
42 
36 
51 
120 
106 
43 
2007 
37 
38 
86 
47 
186 
134 
37 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
174 
203 
331 
264 
704 
522 
278 
2007 
193 
260 
322 
281 
694 
513 
327 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.1 
22.6 
22.7 
24.4 
23.7 
22.4 
24.4 
2007 
22.9 
21.1 
21.5 
21.4 
21.0 
20.4 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
6 
4 
7 
26 
12 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
10 
28 
15 
33 
35 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
41 
34 
32 
41 
106 
106 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
183 
213 
337 
278 
734 
534 
286 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.2 
24.7 
24.1 
26.5 
25.2 
23.6 
26.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
6 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
6 
3 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
7 
15 
23 
26 
30 
3 
2007 
9 
20 
15 
20 
54 
30 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
22 
22 
34 
35 
93 
99 
45 
2007 
21 
27 
40 
43 
104 
91 
38 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
64 
50 
81 
68 
144 
116 
45 
2007 
60 
77 
101 
82 
187 
162 
53 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
25 
51 
75 
44 
113 
103 
38 
2007 
36 
39 
60 
44 
141 
123 
38 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
43 
34 
56 
44 
116 
102 
36 
2007 
38 
59 
71 
76 
153 
98 
71 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
46 
56 
62 
163 
71 
56 
2007 
45 
40 
54 
46 
114 
79 
57 
70 years and over 
2012 
59 
53 
82 
65 
240 
160 
123 
2007 
55 
59 
89 
63 
215 
151 
133 
Average age 
2012 
58.8 
59.7 
58.6 
58.6 
61.1 
58.5 
62.9 
2007 
59.8 
57.9 
58.6 
57.3 
58.5 
58.1 
62.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
158 
139 
264 
231 
580 
426 
198 
2007 
111 
140 
206 
176 
471 
372 
144 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
10 
13 
28 
40 
41 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
81 
41 
182 
136 
274 
91 
74 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
10 
27 
6 
150 
96 
19 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
3 
9 
13 
17 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
30 
15 
31 
44 
104 
93 
32 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
64 
49 
26 
56 
102 
77 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
4 
21 
7 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
17 
- 
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 
245 
257 
396 
337 
880 
673 
340 
acres, 2012 
68,486 
46,332 
77,268 
49,737 
192,239 
142,168 
72,735 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
22 
9 
7 
23 
29 
7 
acres, 2012 
16,288 
3,705 
5,274 
(D) 
20,763 
17,978 
2,410 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
228 
250 
386 
320 
794 
634 
318 
2007 
252 
305 
401 
362 
869 
682 
360 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
73,728 
45,157 
151,798 
114,102 
(D) 
2007 
47,838 
(D) 
66,981 
47,004 
176,583 
100,497 
67,941 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
16 
10 
12 
10 
48 
36 
18 
2007 
12 
15 
26 
11 
70 
37 
30 
acres, 2012 
19,794 
(D) 
2,477 
2,476 
35,853 
22,631 
2,942 
2007 
7,178 
(D) 
3,335 
2,038 
24,945 
22,362 
14,963 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
2 
3 
9 
43 
12 
8 
2007 
- 
1 
5 
7 
15 
12 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,626 
(D) 
1,666 
(D) 
9,364 
15,570 
3,382 
2007 
- 
(D) 
4,099 
451 
5,717 
5,314 
675 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
130 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
- 
2 
13 
4 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
5 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,775 
732 
2,714 
--continued 
544 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
