Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
19,233 
636 
139 
47 
149 
180 
177 
2007 
16,063 
519 
105 
43 
169 
176 
148 
Any 
2012 
28,507 
1,026 
242 
68 
321 
333 
438 
2007 
31,400 
1,013 
239 
90 
310 
355 
399 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,445 
166 
25 
11 
54 
63 
61 
2007 
5,397 
202 
30 
15 
50 
85 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,509 
66 
9 
10 
12 
23 
57 
2007 
2,946 
111 
28 
14 
29 
38 
48 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
4,218 
211 
38 
11 
78 
47 
49 
2007 
4,314 
129 
27 
4 
20 
48 
41 
200 days or more 
2012 
17,335 
583 
170 
36 
177 
200 
271 
2007 
18,743 
571 
154 
57 
211 
184 
260 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,559 
56 
12 
11 
10 
39 
2007 
2,199 
74 
8 
4 
23 
29 
38 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,842 
89 
23 
17 
25 
35 
44 
2007 
4,026 
93 
35 
12 
30 
33 
41 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,685 
271 
81 
21 
60 
76 
129 
2007 
10,153 
253 
72 
26 
87 
129 
143 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
34,654 
1,246 
265 
77 
374 
392 
403 
2007 
31,085 
1,112 
229 
91 
339 
340 
325 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.3 
20.6 
20.3 
16.4 
21.8 
18.7 
16.5 
2007 
17.9 
19.2 
17.5 
17.1 
19.0 
16.8 
15.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,155 
40 
11 
9 
7 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,199 
61 
16 
10 
12 
30 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7,442 
241 
81 
23 
51 
70 
117 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
36,944 
1,320 
273 
82 
398 
406 
424 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.5 
23.0 
21.5 
17.5 
23.5 
20.9 
17.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
135 
4 
. 
4 
. 
2 
5 
2007 
89 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,529 
54 
10 
2 
16 
5 
14 
2007 
1,540 
39 
17 
4 
23 
7 
14 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
4,094 
87 
31 
6 
31 
50 
87 
2007 
5,278 
134 
27 
9 
58 
47 
77 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
10,793 
347 
86 
35 
111 
140 
136 
2007 
1 1 ,993 
354 
110 
33 
111 
155 
183 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
6,588 
225 
69 
11 
84 
86 
97 
2007 
6,633 
258 
38 
18 
64 
48 
79 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7,070 
232 
60 
13 
78 
43 
84 
2007 
6,657 
257 
25 
26 
77 
65 
73 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
6,168 
293 
34 
28 
55 
47 
64 
2007 
5,449 
191 
86 
23 
61 
77 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
11,363 
420 
91 
16 
95 
140 
128 
2007 
9,824 
298 
41 
20 
85 
132 
80 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
61.3 
59.2 
57.2 
59.0 
60.2 
58.3 
2007 
58.4 
59.4 
57.0 
58.6 
57.5 
60.0 
55.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
34,578 
1,301 
274 
92 
307 
389 
435 
2007 
26,471 
888 
174 
85 
219 
327 
323 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,684 
85 
25 
16 
24 
21 
9 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
17,209 
771 
187 
29 
220 
188 
275 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
6,234 
231 
30 
30 
22 
130 
113 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1,613 
19 
3 
- 
2 
6 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
5,851 
214 
26 
14 
29 
60 
40 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4,149 
115 
18 
13 
30 
29 
17 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,068 
32 
6 
- 
2 
7 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
435 
4 
2 
2 
7 
4 
13 
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 
45,570 
1,617 
375 
115 
468 
480 
578 
acres, 2012 
7,294,801 
167,207 
32,856 
10,490 
34,908 
81,304 
14,085 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,981 
90 
10 
8 
12 
48 
56 
acres, 2012 
1,190,619 
15,098 
368 
574 
1,284 
3,234 
519 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
38,140 
1,408 
355 
100 
447 
382 
379 
2007 
39,792 
1,352 
324 
124 
450 
430 
374 
acres, 2012 
4,129,394 
122,759 
(D) 
(D) 
24,510 
(D) 
8,134 
2007 
4,300,146 
110,309 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,235 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,576 
80 
14 
2 
4 
36 
23 
2007 
2,417 
82 
10 
1 
11 
47 
20 
acres, 2012 
1,492,465 
24,297 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
39,496 
170 
2007 
1,177,990 
30,752 
(D) 
(D) 
1,713 
20,360 
881 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5,239 
109 
11 
12 
17 
80 
155 
2007 
4,178 
66 
8 
8 
17 
38 
136 
acres, 2012 
2,716,962 
25,617 
4,780 
3,623 
(D) 
44,550 
2,939 
2007 
2,605,781 
22,594 
4,173 
2,700 
7,665 
44,760 
2,471 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
916 
28 
- 
1 
1 
10 
40 
2007 
515 
11 
1 
- 
- 
10 
14 
acres, 2012 
590,971 
1,627 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
923 
3,067 
2007 
945,273 
2,292 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
869 
37 
1 
1 
5 
18 
2007 
561 
21 
1 
- 
1 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
618,550 
13,685 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
187 
2007 
202,380 
6,896 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 531 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
