Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elmore 
Escambia 
Etowah 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Geneva 
Greene 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
213 
206 
339 
159 
297 
399 
119 
2007 
218 
168 
280 
148 
343 
464 
131 
Any 
2012 
339 
248 
514 
255 
528 
618 
185 
2007 
408 
334 
724 
253 
615 
644 
185 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
35 
38 
50 
18 
48 
84 
12 
2007 
41 
58 
77 
41 
103 
115 
32 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
21 
18 
15 
18 
34 
16 
2007 
21 
49 
58 
25 
52 
46 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
34 
49 
96 
44 
81 
78 
28 
2007 
53 
48 
81 
33 
89 
72 
23 
200 days or more 
2012 
254 
140 
350 
178 
381 
422 
129 
2007 
293 
179 
508 
154 
371 
411 
104 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
9 
18 
8 
33 
38 
6 
2007 
29 
20 
46 
21 
39 
79 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
43 
51 
27 
42 
49 
10 
2007 
31 
25 
84 
18 
52 
76 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
99 
47 
150 
70 
119 
139 
27 
2007 
82 
70 
176 
54 
139 
129 
60 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
407 
355 
634 
309 
631 
791 
261 
2007 
484 
387 
698 
308 
728 
824 
221 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.9 
24.6 
21.9 
25.8 
23.1 
22.6 
23.6 
2007 
21.7 
21.2 
19.4 
21.9 
21.7 
20.3 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
5 
13 
8 
24 
23 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
27 
36 
9 
33 
47 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
92 
40 
141 
70 
98 
126 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
427 
382 
663 
327 
670 
821 
272 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
26.5 
23.7 
28.2 
24.8 
24.3 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
7 
. 
10 
5 
. 
2007 
2 
2 
10 
3 
1 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
15 
38 
27 
47 
31 
11 
2007 
17 
26 
58 
12 
35 
40 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
47 
39 
94 
29 
68 
82 
30 
2007 
71 
45 
161 
45 
128 
112 
42 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
108 
90 
161 
80 
153 
183 
44 
2007 
139 
126 
248 
101 
208 
224 
63 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
92 
60 
149 
50 
136 
119 
46 
2007 
86 
51 
152 
54 
142 
157 
50 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
69 
44 
153 
71 
105 
137 
65 
2007 
94 
70 
104 
48 
150 
188 
30 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
64 
58 
82 
44 
107 
158 
26 
2007 
68 
82 
115 
52 
98 
133 
26 
70 years and over 
2012 
145 
148 
169 
113 
199 
302 
82 
2007 
149 
100 
156 
86 
196 
249 
92 
Average age 
2012 
59.9 
62.3 
58.0 
60.0 
59.2 
61.4 
61.0 
2007 
59.2 
58.6 
55.2 
58.1 
58.0 
59.1 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
367 
238 
584 
239 
501 
634 
177 
2007 
299 
232 
575 
185 
466 
522 
128 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
24 
31 
52 
39 
98 
71 
27 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
111 
100 
186 
116 
176 
350 
56 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
131 
22 
180 
29 
59 
136 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
9 
7 
3 
2 
6 
10 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
78 
39 
108 
24 
110 
82 
30 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
53 
67 
91 
45 
131 
48 
57 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
4 
6 
- 
4 
8 
3 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
- 
4 
- 
4 
2 
2 
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 
539 
439 
829 
405 
813 
991 
284 
acres, 2012 
82,287 
87,197 
81,812 
78,160 
145,409 
202,963 
104,989 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
5 
35 
21 
18 
38 
45 
acres, 2012 
7,492 
2,139 
11,813 
9,769 
5,570 
23,478 
34,873 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
499 
419 
797 
379 
770 
900 
248 
2007 
583 
475 
960 
369 
878 
1,003 
287 
acres, 2012 
66,970 
74,591 
72,704 
(D) 
132,373 
172,392 
74,507 
2007 
(D) 
79,408 
(D) 
63,319 
123,610 
180,326 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
28 
14 
35 
21 
31 
45 
32 
2007 
28 
11 
30 
20 
56 
52 
18 
acres, 2012 
13,401 
14,964 
9,768 
10,832 
15,325 
22,534 
26,890 
2007 
23,898 
10,770 
8,507 
12,505 
13,809 
23,824 
20,865 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
18 
14 
14 
11 
15 
58 
12 
2007 
11 
8 
10 
6 
13 
31 
10 
acres, 2012 
9,523 
7,813 
(D) 
8,182 
1,789 
19,976 
16,501 
2007 
6,209 
6,657 
652 
1,665 
2,225 
10,611 
15,786 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
296 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
7 
5 
2 
5 
13 
9 
2007 
4 
8 
4 
6 
10 
20 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
10,001 
(D) 
(D) 
713 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
16,006 
(D) 
1,310 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
546 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
