Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Latah 
Lemhi 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Madison 
Minidoka 
Nez Perce 
Oneida 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
387 
133 
103 
130 
159 
270 
194 
188 
2007 
356 
120 
92 
107 
134 
224 
188 
141 
Any 
2012 
666 
217 
113 
180 
313 
352 
236 
315 
2007 
748 
222 
133 
151 
316 
402 
285 
322 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
138 
32 
14 
31 
68 
38 
22 
48 
2007 
189 
40 
35 
17 
58 
103 
62 
69 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
16 
6 
5 
17 
17 
17 
17 
2007 
38 
15 
2 
12 
32 
28 
31 
29 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
98 
47 
29 
27 
42 
21 
35 
50 
2007 
112 
52 
20 
26 
45 
34 
39 
34 
200 days or more 
2012 
404 
122 
64 
117 
186 
276 
162 
200 
2007 
409 
115 
76 
96 
181 
237 
153 
190 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
16 
2 
9 
14 
24 
9 
33 
2007 
30 
15 
8 
13 
20 
29 
26 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
56 
16 
9 
22 
17 
28 
28 
9 
2007 
88 
18 
18 
14 
38 
27 
31 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
177 
54 
38 
57 
64 
75 
64 
95 
2007 
216 
54 
33 
43 
55 
100 
92 
80 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
796 
264 
167 
222 
377 
495 
329 
366 
2007 
770 
255 
166 
188 
337 
470 
324 
335 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
20.7 
22.8 
21.7 
24.5 
23.7 
23.4 
21.7 
2007 
20.4 
19.5 
23.0 
20.6 
23.5 
20.6 
21.2 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
15 
2 
6 
9 
17 
5 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
51 
13 
7 
13 
14 
14 
17 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
147 
38 
32 
42 
52 
68 
62 
84 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
833 
284 
175 
249 
397 
523 
346 
397 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.3 
25.2 
26.1 
25.8 
27.0 
26.1 
25.2 
24.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
6 
- 
4 
2 
9 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
46 
18 
17 
17 
25 
43 
34 
26 
2007 
43 
20 
14 
15 
42 
42 
27 
27 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
96 
18 
22 
30 
46 
87 
39 
56 
2007 
109 
18 
24 
29 
62 
66 
55 
40 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
183 
71 
39 
83 
125 
148 
118 
70 
2007 
274 
102 
67 
69 
135 
226 
129 
112 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
165 
67 
39 
53 
80 
93 
53 
82 
2007 
167 
49 
25 
54 
37 
88 
38 
50 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
177 
49 
37 
47 
59 
103 
41 
97 
2007 
179 
63 
34 
25 
48 
79 
67 
88 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
163 
58 
23 
25 
44 
55 
47 
69 
2007 
102 
31 
12 
16 
50 
50 
46 
38 
70 years and over 
2012 
223 
69 
39 
55 
87 
90 
98 
103 
2007 
227 
59 
43 
50 
72 
73 
102 
107 
Average age 
2012 
59.9 
59.6 
58.1 
57.1 
56.6 
55.7 
57.7 
59.6 
2007 
58.2 
57.5 
55.8 
56.0 
54.2 
54.3 
57.1 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
816 
277 
163 
233 
398 
453 
320 
370 
2007 
698 
225 
147 
173 
318 
437 
301 
246 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
72 
15 
10 
36 
26 
49 
17 
26 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
268 
191 
38 
55 
172 
284 
82 
220 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
68 
11 
28 
26 
51 
44 
54 
39 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
11 
18 
6 
6 
4 
11 
25 
15 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
148 
22 
30 
19 
71 
52 
37 
54 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
337 
40 
50 
102 
74 
54 
114 
54 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
9 
12 
1 
22 
3 
10 
4 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
51 
4 
2 
14 
21 
8 
12 
2 
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 
997 
340 
199 
300 
446 
607 
403 
481 
acres, 2012 
378,576 
181,834 
209,642 
121,762 
184,163 
233,048 
274,629 
272,239 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
67 
25 
11 
22 
66 
35 
17 
53 
acres, 2012 
13,806 
26,193 
21,441 
22,872 
21,309 
40,106 
(D) 
73,725 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
879 
305 
165 
252 
325 
515 
338 
402 
2007 
936 
295 
187 
197 
327 
503 
387 
364 
acres, 2012 
224,465 
120,267 
123,104 
83,520 
63,039 
97,800 
150,390 
171,797 
2007 
218,466 
112,574 
156,950 
(D) 
(D) 
91,679 
191,995 
222,975 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
87 
25 
27 
29 
61 
29 
36 
48 
2007 
94 
29 
23 
29 
52 
58 
39 
42 
acres, 2012 
71 ,898 
33,412 
62,358 
17,220 
43,357 
82,339 
93,392 
86,241 
2007 
82,834 
52,882 
58,541 
14,763 
57,039 
79,128 
98,675 
40,960 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
39 
12 
18 
25 
68 
65 
39 
30 
2007 
51 
12 
7 
31 
56 
53 
27 
28 
acres, 2012 
106,688 
27,863 
31,010 
24,582 
84,158 
59,798 
52,031 
57,644 
2007 
36,811 
23,187 
24,913 
29,888 
59,573 
42,001 
35,337 
30,254 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
1 
- 
1 
3 
8 
3 
6 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
2 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,800 
4,084 
3,823 
1,767 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,025 
(D) 
7,046 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
46 
7 
6 
3 
15 
5 
14 
17 
2007 
22 
6 
8 
1 
10 
4 
18 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
4,808 
(D) 
5,018 
73 
22,563 
1 1 ,203 
2007 
(D) 
1,001 
5,540 
(D) 
632 
8,328 
(D) 
12,540 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 429 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
