Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
1,366 
468 
204 
694 
2007 
1,126 
344 
146 
636 
Any 
2012 
1,085 
395 
170 
520 
2007 
1,420 
481 
201 
738 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
143 
49 
16 
78 
2007 
236 
70 
41 
125 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
50 
16 
4 
30 
2007 
112 
40 
12 
60 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
136 
37 
41 
58 
2007 
154 
46 
15 
93 
200 days or more 
2012 
756 
293 
109 
354 
2007 
918 
325 
133 
460 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
54 
12 
14 
28 
2007 
102 
48 
16 
38 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
88 
31 
16 
41 
2007 
143 
49 
14 
80 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
302 
133 
45 
124 
2007 
418 
185 
57 
176 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,007 
687 
299 
1,021 
2007 
1,883 
543 
260 
1,080 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.8 
22.5 
23.1 
24.9 
2007 
21.9 
19.5 
20.8 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
6 
13 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
66 
23 
16 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
247 
109 
39 
99 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
2,101 
725 
306 
1,070 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
24.4 
24.6 
27.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
1 
- 
4 
2007 
31 
24 
2 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
105 
37 
16 
52 
2007 
101 
58 
6 
37 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
233 
97 
26 
110 
2007 
355 
99 
47 
209 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
575 
212 
79 
284 
2007 
718 
260 
92 
366 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
338 
116 
64 
158 
2007 
384 
102 
57 
225 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
375 
94 
72 
209 
2007 
325 
107 
37 
181 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
335 
143 
45 
147 
2007 
301 
82 
42 
177 
70 years and over 
2012 
485 
163 
72 
250 
2007 
331 
93 
64 
174 
Average age 
2012 
58.4 
58.1 
59.0 
58.4 
2007 
55.4 
53.4 
57.8 
55.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,676 
580 
247 
849 
2007 
1,499 
466 
205 
828 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
156 
43 
27 
86 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
296 
54 
30 
212 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
482 
166 
46 
270 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
213 
85 
96 
32 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
405 
169 
48 
188 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
255 
93 
38 
124 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
47 
16 
16 
15 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
17 
10 
- 
7 
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 
2,356 
839 
360 
1,157 
acres, 2012 
477,123 
153,618 
59,160 
264,345 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
190 
54 
30 
106 
acres, 2012 
60,378 
21,044 
5,707 
33,627 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,917 
732 
274 
911 
2007 
2,006 
670 
271 
1,065 
acres, 2012 
264,023 
99,989 
41,127 
122,907 
2007 
275,087 
94,045 
36,840 
144,202 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
161 
55 
28 
78 
2007 
210 
74 
22 
114 
acres, 2012 
78,919 
39,748 
9,801 
29,370 
2007 
80,861 
45,695 
3,685 
31,481 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
295 
58 
48 
189 
2007 
244 
60 
41 
143 
acres, 2012 
156,297 
30,423 
10,832 
115,042 
2007 
130,845 
31,426 
13,444 
85,975 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
22 
7 
3 
12 
2007 
38 
11 
3 
24 
acres, 2012 
3,146 
(D) 
(D) 
2,021 
2007 
9,941 
(D) 
(D) 
5,371 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
56 
11 
21 
24 
2007 
48 
10 
10 
28 
acres, 2012 
6,267 
(D) 
(D) 
2,892 
2007 
13,519 
(D) 
(D) 
2,435 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Delaware 267 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
