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 
26,133 
25,706 
9,995 
10,429 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,927 
4,108 
940 
1,273 
Farming 
10,880 
9,927 
4,937 
4,768 
45 to 54 years 
6,770 
7,687 
2,490 
2,933 
Other 
15,253 
15,779 
5,058 
5,661 
55 to 64 years 
7,582 
6,644 
2,907 
2,742 
65 to 74 years 
5,036 
3,574 
2,043 
1,685 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
2,168 
2,054 
1,269 
1,458 
On farm operated 
20,644 
20,695 
7,929 
8,431 
Not on farm operated 
5,489 
5,011 
2,066 
1,998 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.4 
54.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
59.0 
58.0 
None 
10,436 
8,824 
4,434 
4,094 
Second operator 
55.5 
52.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
15,697 
16,882 
5,561 
6,335 
Third operator 
48.0 
45.8 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,450 
2,960 
890 
982 
50 to 99 days 
1,458 
1,528 
457 
532 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
2,428 
2,284 
977 
861 
Latino origin (see text) 
2,029 
1,496 
745 
499 
200 days or more 
9,361 
10,110 
3,237 
3,960 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
247 
309 
72 
99 
2 years or less 
1,211 
1,745 
316 
563 
Asian 
549 
395 
203 
162 
3 or 4 years 
1,788 
2,841 
694 
1,053 
Black or African American 
512 
459 
260 
215 
5 to 9 years 
5,562 
6,686 
2,022 
2,498 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
17,572 
14,434 
6,963 
6,315 
Other Pacific Islander 
40 
26 
14 
8 
White 
24,588 
24,211 
9,388 
9,869 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
197 
306 
58 
76 
2 years or less 
969 
(NA) 
220 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,513 
(NA) 
579 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
4,886 
(NA) 
1,688 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
18,765 
(NA) 
7,508 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
22,584 
24,016 
Second operator 
9,232 
6,957 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,953 
1,762 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
377 
343 
41 
18 
25 to 34 years 
1,273 
1,296 
305 
320 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
