Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arizona 
Apache 
Cochise 
Coconino 
Gila 
Graham 
Greenlee 
La Paz 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
9,186 
2,817 
480 
987 
82 
137 
62 
80 
2007 
6,646 
2,130 
417 
834 
68 
125 
45 
47 
Any 
2012 
10,819 
2,774 
613 
1,252 
113 
275 
97 
45 
2007 
8,991 
2,113 
648 
763 
211 
218 
82 
52 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,435 
383 
61 
127 
13 
40 
16 
3 
2007 
1,627 
391 
97 
221 
79 
24 
13 
6 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,191 
517 
42 
120 
9 
20 
7 
2 
2007 
1,063 
286 
66 
92 
14 
8 
6 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
1,894 
426 
166 
264 
50 
91 
13 
1 
2007 
1,391 
325 
125 
133 
11 
64 
14 
5 
200 days or more 
2012 
6,299 
1,448 
344 
741 
41 
124 
61 
39 
2007 
4,910 
1,111 
360 
317 
107 
122 
49 
39 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
612 
80 
88 
67 
12 
15 
2 
5 
2007 
523 
50 
49 
31 
2 
30 
12 
5 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
882 
176 
64 
54 
3 
25 
8 
2 
2007 
1,029 
147 
110 
51 
25 
25 
11 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,350 
435 
215 
222 
30 
54 
31 
33 
2007 
2,677 
594 
200 
219 
28 
66 
17 
17 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
16,161 
4,900 
726 
1,896 
150 
318 
118 
85 
2007 
11,408 
3,452 
706 
1,296 
224 
222 
87 
73 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.7 
28.6 
17.5 
28.4 
24.1 
22.5 
20.2 
18.1 
2007 
22.3 
26.4 
17.3 
26.7 
24.9 
20.5 
18.1 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
460 
73 
76 
47 
10 
9 
2 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
775 
171 
54 
44 
4 
18 
8 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,958 
394 
179 
160 
13 
50 
20 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
16,812 
4,953 
784 
1,988 
168 
335 
129 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.5 
29.6 
20.4 
29.9 
27.6 
25.3 
23.9 
20.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
136 
43 
- 
13 
6 
3 
1 
- 
2007 
80 
13 
4 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
425 
121 
44 
28 
4 
18 
8 
1 
2007 
679 
195 
41 
43 
9 
16 
- 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,472 
367 
86 
159 
5 
44 
9 
2 
2007 
1,732 
490 
89 
185 
10 
33 
12 
15 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
3,997 
1,116 
163 
520 
30 
71 
17 
22 
2007 
3,677 
924 
219 
383 
43 
72 
25 
22 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3,054 
811 
156 
307 
33 
64 
26 
16 
2007 
2,015 
436 
161 
214 
33 
40 
15 
14 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
2,863 
740 
178 
282 
23 
53 
38 
8 
2007 
1,960 
469 
161 
158 
41 
52 
32 
13 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,691 
694 
183 
298 
36 
61 
12 
41 
2007 
1,791 
522 
156 
160 
26 
52 
20 
22 
70 years and over 
2012 
5,367 
1,699 
283 
632 
58 
98 
48 
35 
2007 
3,703 
1,194 
234 
453 
117 
76 
23 
12 
Average age 
2012 
61.1 
61.8 
61.0 
61.6 
61.6 
59.4 
61.6 
63.6 
2007 
58.5 
59.6 
59.5 
59.8 
62.5 
59.0 
60.6 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
8,936 
864 
867 
426 
112 
308 
136 
90 
2007 
6,266 
623 
643 
348 
125 
201 
82 
52 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
895 
91 
60 
27 
5 
22 
4 
5 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
2,662 
270 
288 
82 
24 
66 
29 
14 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1,344 
63 
62 
71 
25 
97 
13 
9 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
202 
3 
26 
8 
7 
4 
6 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
1,723 
195 
197 
131 
10 
52 
15 
22 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,493 
223 
201 
124 
40 
82 
53 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
356 
51 
26 
3 
10 
4 
3 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
362 
24 
104 
19 
7 
11 
25 
3 
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 
19,288 
5,500 
1,041 
2,161 
179 
396 
149 
111 
acres, 2012 
8,240,659 
873,841 
835,372 
1,638,807 
543,201 
528,604 
48,248 
72,637 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,364 
116 
123 
74 
36 
26 
10 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,928,152 
66,967 
201,985 
97,422 
(D) 
(D) 
3,245 
6,260 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
17,247 
5,403 
847 
2,079 
146 
324 
113 
92 
2007 
13,721 
4,147 
820 
1,525 
242 
297 
94 
63 
acres, 2012 
3,060,838 
(D) 
(D) 
338,614 
32,825 
(D) 
18,296 
(D) 
2007 
1 ,597,797 
170,393 
460,919 
42,878 
(D) 
(D) 
20,169 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,345 
113 
100 
111 
24 
45 
21 
21 
2007 
962 
63 
124 
25 
13 
21 
17 
27 
acres, 2012 
1,324,012 
58,702 
(D) 
69,414 
5,917 
37,925 
3,587 
83,015 
2007 
1,378,550 
26,710 
214,550 
103,179 
2,303 
123,459 
1,729 
67,382 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
893 
37 
99 
26 
12 
25 
22 
8 
2007 
612 
18 
73 
28 
13 
11 
11 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,558,186 
25,875 
144,798 
566,608 
1,905 
73,143 
29,760 
7,542 
2007 
1,714,673 
32,590 
75,763 
835,734 
934 
36,049 
12,449 
8,810 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
152 
14 
12 
6 
6 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
117 
3 
27 
5 
1 
3 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
113,606 
3,679 
5,605 
87 
135 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
146,596 
3,344 
11,564 
82 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
368 
24 
35 
17 
7 
13 
3 
4 
2007 
225 
12 
21 
14 
10 
11 
5 
4 
acres, 2012 
20,192,553 
(D) 
41 ,322 
4,840,834 
1,148,234 
1,058,614 
715 
(D) 
2007 
21 ,280,283 
(D) 
61,430 
5,120,070 
(D) 
1,089,661 
920 
(D) 
--continued 
312 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
