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 
17,779 
19,831 
6,404 
7,532 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,008 
3,188 
506 
801 
Farming 
6,516 
6,878 
2,686 
2,815 
45 to 54 years 
4,251 
5,533 
1,333 
1,858 
Other 
1 1 ,263 
12,953 
3,718 
4,717 
55 to 64 years 
5,236 
5,186 
1,847 
1,941 
65 to 74 years 
3,524 
2,934 
1,442 
1,490 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,606 
1,570 
1,060 
1,146 
On farm operated 
14,169 
16,041 
4,827 
5,792 
Not on farm operated 
3,610 
3,790 
1,577 
1,740 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.7 
54.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
60.8 
59.1 
None 
7,241 
7,197 
2,820 
3,166 
Second operator 
55.0 
52.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
10,538 
12,634 
3,584 
4,366 
Third operator 
49.0 
47.6 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,432 
2,026 
507 
686 
50 to 99 days 
819 
1,050 
261 
363 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
1,649 
1,828 
537 
638 
Latino origin (see text) 
190 
121 
65 
40 
200 days or more 
6,638 
7,730 
2,279 
2,679 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
52 
230 
20 
91 
2 years or less 
969 
1,319 
321 
369 
Asian 
140 
147 
31 
49 
3 or 4 years 
1,319 
2,111 
456 
694 
Black or African American 
570 
621 
286 
308 
5 to 9 years 
3,608 
4,787 
1,251 
1,712 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
11,883 
11,614 
4,376 
4,757 
Other Pacific Islander 
8 
7 
6 
2 
White 
16,931 
18,569 
6,036 
7,060 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
78 
257 
25 
22 
2 years or less 
763 
(NA) 
249 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,184 
(NA) 
402 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,292 
(NA) 
1,124 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
12,540 
(NA) 
4,629 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
13,998 
17,283 
Second operator 
5,561 
5,680 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,364 
1,361 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
241 
265 
17 
22 
25 to 34 years 
913 
1,155 
199 
274 
1 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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