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 
13,043 
12,649 
2,995 
3,151 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,779 
2,166 
272 
404 
Farming 
4,483 
4,027 
1,335 
1,224 
45 to 54 years 
3,356 
3,803 
728 
853 
Other 
8,560 
8,622 
1,660 
1,927 
55 to 64 years 
3,952 
3,341 
989 
906 
65 to 74 years 
2,005 
1,604 
512 
450 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
810 
696 
345 
408 
On farm operated 
1 1 ,340 
10,934 
2,485 
2,572 
Not on farm operated 
1,703 
1,715 
510 
579 
Average age of - 
All operators 
54.3 
52.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.1 
57.3 
None 
4,630 
3,857 
1,189 
1,096 
Second operator 
53.6 
51.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
8,413 
8,792 
1,806 
2,055 
Third operator 
47.7 
48.8 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,308 
1,564 
273 
335 
50 to 99 days 
818 
801 
171 
150 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,387 
1,417 
307 
381 
Latino origin (see text) 
304 
244 
64 
57 
200 days or more 
4,900 
5,010 
1,055 
1,189 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
94 
157 
48 
74 
2 years or less 
632 
816 
141 
160 
Asian 
48 
37 
7 
9 
3 or 4 years 
819 
1,258 
166 
295 
Black or African American 
7 
5 
3 
1 
5 to 9 years 
2,525 
2,528 
563 
682 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
9,067 
8,047 
2,125 
2,014 
Other Pacific Islander 
6 
14 
2 
4 
White 
12,818 
12,353 
2,908 
3,049 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
70 
83 
27 
14 
2 years or less 
481 
(NA) 
109 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
655 
(NA) 
126 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
2,163 
(NA) 
462 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
9,744 
(NA) 
2,298 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
7,011 
7,372 
Second operator 
4,284 
3,641 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,021 
769 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
191 
176 
20 
11 
25 to 34 years 
950 
863 
129 
119 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
