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 
1 1 ,834 
12,104 
3,457 
3,858 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,597 
2,023 
358 
408 
Farming 
3,914 
4,088 
1,371 
1,517 
45 to 54 years 
2,913 
3,570 
663 
884 
Other 
7,920 
8,016 
2,086 
2,341 
55 to 64 years 
3,515 
2,927 
994 
956 
65 to 74 years 
1,938 
1,727 
723 
802 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
920 
906 
565 
640 
On farm operated 
9,210 
8,988 
2,516 
2,650 
Not on farm operated 
2,624 
3,116 
941 
1,208 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.2 
53.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
60.0 
59.5 
None 
4,432 
4,428 
1,552 
1,762 
Second operator 
53.4 
51.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
7,402 
7,676 
1,905 
2,096 
Third operator 
50.0 
47.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
997 
1,275 
250 
361 
50 to 99 days 
601 
794 
112 
187 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
1,181 
1,302 
307 
330 
Latino origin (see text) 
276 
152 
60 
37 
200 days or more 
4,623 
4,305 
1,236 
1,218 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
138 
84 
19 
15 
2 years or less 
662 
859 
191 
222 
Asian 
42 
35 
12 
10 
3 or 4 years 
973 
1,238 
338 
335 
Black or African American 
629 
485 
279 
230 
5 to 9 years 
2,273 
2,864 
600 
901 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
7,926 
7,143 
2,328 
2,400 
Other Pacific Islander 
13 
4 
- 
1 
White 
10,947 
11,399 
3,119 
3,584 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
65 
97 
28 
18 
2 years or less 
552 
(NA) 
166 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
842 
(NA) 
269 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
2,086 
(NA) 
518 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
8,354 
(NA) 
2,504 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
7,720 
8,300 
Second operator 
4,550 
3,605 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
819 
1,264 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
158 
196 
24 
34 
25 to 34 years 
793 
755 
130 
134 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
