Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maricopa 
Mohave 
Navajo 
Pima 
Pinal 
Santa Cruz 
Yavapai 
Yuma 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
859 
155 
1,808 
365 
516 
101 
478 
259 
2007 
669 
78 
1,303 
195 
264 
64 
255 
152 
Any 
2012 
1,620 
180 
2,038 
490 
422 
135 
462 
303 
2007 
1,124 
256 
1,646 
427 
521 
129 
501 
300 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
155 
9 
382 
45 
45 
26 
104 
26 
2007 
164 
45 
342 
48 
37 
13 
90 
57 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
70 
10 
233 
55 
29 
16 
56 
5 
2007 
92 
25 
262 
46 
56 
13 
74 
21 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
259 
18 
312 
102 
63 
32 
79 
18 
2007 
121 
30 
273 
70 
74 
11 
74 
61 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,136 
143 
1,111 
288 
285 
61 
223 
254 
2007 
747 
156 
769 
263 
354 
92 
263 
161 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
100 
4 
88 
29 
56 
7 
32 
27 
2007 
65 
34 
58 
35 
70 
14 
47 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
113 
22 
171 
52 
57 
29 
76 
30 
2007 
113 
28 
191 
78 
105 
21 
89 
31 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
323 
74 
390 
121 
147 
72 
141 
62 
2007 
405 
78 
437 
111 
197 
33 
198 
77 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,943 
235 
3,197 
653 
678 
128 
691 
443 
2007 
1,210 
194 
2,263 
398 
413 
125 
422 
323 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.5 
19.7 
27.8 
19.7 
18.1 
15.4 
18.8 
21.8 
2007 
17.6 
15.9 
25.4 
17.0 
14.7 
18.1 
15.3 
18.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
67 
3 
71 
15 
35 
6 
27 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
95 
15 
160 
34 
57 
27 
59 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
266 
60 
357 
114 
102 
49 
114 
50 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,051 
257 
3,258 
692 
744 
154 
740 
468 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.9 
22.1 
29.1 
22.2 
21.5 
18.7 
22.3 
24.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
40 
- 
18 
- 
6 
6 
2007 
16 
- 
10 
17 
7 
- 
8 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
51 
5 
61 
23 
28 
3 
24 
6 
2007 
101 
18 
118 
29 
47 
7 
27 
27 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
180 
28 
318 
32 
127 
15 
53 
47 
2007 
204 
36 
333 
50 
140 
12 
79 
44 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
485 
50 
819 
193 
214 
24 
136 
137 
2007 
514 
89 
657 
158 
220 
30 
178 
143 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
458 
52 
566 
159 
158 
43 
119 
86 
2007 
246 
83 
370 
85 
123 
35 
101 
59 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
354 
77 
504 
126 
154 
41 
196 
89 
2007 
259 
36 
331 
109 
92 
31 
120 
56 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
380 
37 
429 
151 
110 
54 
136 
69 
2007 
188 
31 
323 
65 
69 
32 
86 
39 
70 years and over 
2012 
571 
86 
1,109 
171 
129 
56 
270 
122 
2007 
265 
41 
807 
109 
87 
46 
157 
82 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
61.9 
61.1 
60.3 
56.0 
62.8 
62.9 
60.0 
2007 
55.8 
55.9 
59.4 
56.8 
53.3 
61.6 
58.2 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
2,172 
266 
843 
693 
727 
195 
754 
483 
2007 
1,412 
200 
646 
444 
536 
137 
513 
304 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
366 
43 
36 
28 
38 
11 
140 
19 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
652 
135 
294 
306 
176 
38 
160 
128 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
393 
26 
35 
142 
148 
41 
117 
102 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
41 
11 
35 
14 
8 
- 
11 
23 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
394 
40 
129 
83 
148 
22 
165 
120 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
509 
73 
361 
151 
213 
91 
266 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
49 
4 
6 
27 
63 
3 
16 
81 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
57 
- 
13 
30 
17 
7 
30 
15 
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 
2,347 
311 
3,804 
801 
843 
213 
894 
538 
acres, 2012 
327,769 
314,872 
1,368,094 
128,769 
677,270 
170,059 
527,363 
185,753 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
337 
31 
61 
102 
146 
51 
163 
82 
acres, 2012 
62,102 
85,407 
94,902 
(D) 
93,171 
45,787 
201,565 
59,034 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,838 
246 
3,709 
617 
602 
158 
698 
375 
2007 
1,373 
278 
2,872 
465 
514 
135 
581 
315 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
99,160 
(D) 
46,978 
2007 
115,179 
(D) 
(D) 
62,483 
120,240 
54,063 
166,072 
65,006 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
288 
34 
61 
111 
171 
44 
132 
69 
2007 
218 
26 
47 
81 
159 
25 
61 
55 
acres, 2012 
172,022 
81,269 
24,093 
(D) 
193,650 
82,328 
(D) 
90,361 
2007 
213,480 
45,232 
89,330 
132,609 
172,500 
44,580 
81,261 
60,246 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
229 
29 
43 
80 
115 
21 
61 
86 
2007 
148 
17 
19 
50 
79 
16 
73 
52 
acres, 2012 
43,402 
78,978 
62,066 
55,947 
57,281 
23,896 
329,546 
57,439 
2007 
26,970 
101,119 
47,376 
76,650 
46,706 
10,984 
343,822 
58,717 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
41 
1 
11 
22 
7 
- 
10 
17 
2007 
20 
1 
3 
4 
14 
6 
12 
17 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
3,995 
31,950 
(D) 
- 
518 
17,846 
2007 
5,066 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,957 
(D) 
22,704 
24,562 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
83 
25 
22 
25 
43 
13 
39 
15 
2007 
34 
12 
8 
22 
19 
11 
29 
13 
acres, 2012 
134,574 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
727,661 
9,546 
75,916 
2,051 
2007 
124,774 
606,455 
4,242,791 
(D) 
701,709 
(D) 
25,183 
1,949 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arizona 313 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
