Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
1,207 
1,132 
445 
409 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
140 
204 
36 
61 
Farming 
586 
564 
265 
215 
45 to 54 years 
288 
349 
115 
150 
Other 
621 
568 
180 
194 
55 to 64 years 
327 
290 
118 
97 
65 to 74 years 
265 
153 
116 
51 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
73 
45 
29 
22 
On farm operated 
1,026 
969 
383 
332 
Not on farm operated 
181 
163 
62 
77 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.0 
52.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.3 
52.9 
None 
581 
466 
251 
165 
Second operator 
54.8 
52.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
626 
666 
194 
244 
Third operator 
45.1 
45.9 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
87 
75 
26 
22 
50 to 99 days 
35 
49 
14 
25 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
103 
109 
39 
32 
Latino origin (see text) 
24 
5 
10 
2 
200 days or more 
401 
433 
115 
165 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
3 
12 
- 
3 
2 years or less 
33 
58 
5 
15 
Asian 
27 
11 
6 
1 
3 or 4 years 
85 
96 
20 
42 
Black or African American 
8 
5 
- 
1 
5 to 9 years 
176 
223 
68 
103 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
913 
755 
352 
249 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
1,164 
1,104 
438 
404 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 years or less 
24 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
66 
(NA) 
14 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
162 
(NA) 
55 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
955 
(NA) 
373 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,078 
1,065 
Second operator 
361 
314 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
108 
75 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
28 
33 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
86 
58 
31 
21 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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