Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
9,473 
458 
106 
317 
179 
113 
502 
2007 
8,170 
338 
99 
291 
138 
116 
409 
Any 
2012 
15,343 
775 
128 
502 
314 
161 
763 
2007 
17,179 
985 
159 
646 
307 
176 
919 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,297 
90 
21 
83 
34 
31 
104 
2007 
3,015 
171 
22 
96 
52 
35 
139 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,123 
58 
8 
36 
27 
11 
107 
2007 
1,372 
77 
14 
48 
13 
11 
61 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,066 
104 
31 
64 
66 
19 
67 
2007 
2,460 
115 
43 
128 
41 
29 
107 
200 days or more 
2012 
9,857 
523 
68 
319 
187 
100 
485 
2007 
10,332 
622 
80 
374 
201 
101 
612 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
921 
37 
5 
33 
5 
10 
34 
2007 
1,169 
74 
18 
44 
14 
17 
48 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,187 
46 
8 
37 
12 
22 
76 
2007 
1,903 
112 
13 
69 
30 
39 
116 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,995 
189 
37 
110 
91 
34 
184 
2007 
4,237 
227 
48 
127 
68 
44 
226 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
18,713 
961 
184 
639 
385 
208 
971 
2007 
18,040 
910 
179 
697 
333 
192 
938 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.7 
20.0 
21.9 
24.6 
23.3 
23.7 
22.3 
2007 
20.3 
18.0 
19.0 
21.3 
22.6 
21.6 
20.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
623 
27 
3 
23 
2 
10 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
897 
40 
7 
31 
7 
20 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,279 
159 
27 
102 
62 
26 
148 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
20,017 
1,007 
197 
663 
422 
218 
1,046 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.3 
22.4 
25.3 
26.2 
25.6 
26.2 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
111 
4 
. 
. 
4 
. 
. 
2007 
112 
- 
3 
5 
1 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,436 
16 
3 
37 
48 
11 
112 
2007 
1,326 
34 
2 
67 
19 
5 
121 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,559 
94 
14 
74 
34 
9 
164 
2007 
2,929 
154 
21 
62 
56 
24 
165 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,499 
322 
42 
127 
136 
39 
272 
2007 
7,043 
415 
60 
229 
120 
63 
394 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,019 
218 
29 
140 
60 
66 
187 
2007 
3,717 
221 
41 
139 
52 
45 
197 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3,746 
201 
43 
136 
61 
46 
213 
2007 
3,374 
154 
37 
135 
79 
43 
158 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,793 
117 
32 
101 
64 
30 
120 
2007 
2,658 
133 
40 
97 
45 
40 
103 
70 years and over 
2012 
4,653 
261 
71 
204 
86 
73 
197 
2007 
4,190 
212 
54 
203 
73 
72 
183 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
59.3 
62.7 
60.4 
56.8 
62.2 
56.0 
2007 
56.5 
57.0 
59.5 
58.2 
57.0 
60.7 
54.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
19,211 
1,062 
179 
592 
362 
189 
980 
2007 
16,703 
998 
165 
544 
241 
169 
903 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
1,451 
83 
9 
32 
18 
22 
74 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
7,659 
568 
133 
136 
148 
18 
362 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
2,032 
124 
7 
115 
63 
7 
154 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
545 
12 
15 
11 
12 
- 
16 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
3,376 
164 
16 
112 
35 
50 
191 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
5,323 
182 
22 
197 
93 
92 
290 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
386 
27 
1 
22 
9 
4 
7 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
684 
42 
3 
30 
2 
4 
17 
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 
23,913 
1,203 
230 
801 
476 
256 
1,231 
acres, 2012 
10,046,693 
125,069 
90,381 
281,373 
235,187 
128,812 
487,755 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
1,861 
108 
15 
63 
40 
28 
77 
acres, 2012 
1,601,748 
22,639 
45,133 
42,490 
46,816 
42,041 
91,526 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
20,716 
1,071 
203 
688 
428 
214 
1,103 
2007 
21,308 
1,176 
231 
816 
382 
247 
1,142 
acres, 2012 
5,606,530 
82,663 
(D) 
180,989 
165,396 
54,311 
(D) 
2007 
5,874,172 
(D) 
84,883 
219,830 
170,521 
57,217 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
1,802 
72 
15 
54 
42 
32 
81 
2007 
2,124 
89 
19 
77 
44 
29 
105 
acres, 2012 
2,512,213 
9,601 
46,105 
59,939 
68,585 
22,124 
164,203 
2007 
2,343,151 
26,974 
(D) 
67,961 
49,415 
32,325 
167,883 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
1,611 
55 
9 
48 
7 
10 
69 
2007 
1,434 
52 
5 
30 
10 
10 
64 
acres, 2012 
2,475,548 
43,008 
23,483 
(D) 
20,756 
19,526 
38,974 
2007 
2,196,738 
94,181 
58,297 
25,534 
1 1 ,838 
11,821 
73,222 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
181 
16 
- 
9 
2 
4 
2 
2007 
99 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
175,252 
1,455 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,000 
(D) 
2007 
129,515 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
3,770 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
506 
19 
7 
20 
14 
14 
10 
2007 
384 
4 
3 
12 
9 
6 
14 
acres, 2012 
990,566 
7,322 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
47,654 
(D) 
2007 
953,807 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,338 
52,228 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 425 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
