Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Charlotte 
Citrus 
Clay 
Collier 
Columbia 
DeSoto 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
81 
114 
180 
103 
136 
439 
364 
2007 
87 
69 
143 
120 
107 
327 
327 
Any 
2012 
137 
170 
379 
300 
183 
506 
472 
2007 
155 
173 
268 
254 
215 
655 
708 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
13 
31 
68 
35 
18 
86 
82 
2007 
41 
17 
45 
20 
26 
109 
149 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
19 
24 
33 
3 
53 
46 
2007 
17 
26 
21 
19 
11 
49 
61 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
16 
32 
110 
32 
24 
61 
71 
2007 
11 
19 
44 
36 
32 
99 
104 
200 days or more 
2012 
98 
88 
177 
200 
138 
306 
273 
2007 
86 
111 
158 
179 
146 
398 
394 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
6 
17 
11 
13 
30 
22 
2007 
6 
29 
24 
25 
17 
46 
61 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
24 
59 
28 
16 
41 
43 
2007 
21 
19 
24 
39 
25 
122 
139 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
35 
76 
122 
90 
67 
208 
173 
2007 
38 
68 
123 
94 
69 
197 
211 
10 years or more 
2012 
167 
178 
361 
274 
223 
666 
598 
2007 
177 
126 
240 
216 
211 
617 
624 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.1 
17.2 
17.6 
18.6 
16.7 
19.7 
19.2 
2007 
18.9 
15.3 
17.0 
16.5 
15.1 
16.4 
16.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
6 
10 
11 
11 
29 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
15 
39 
26 
16 
28 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
76 
102 
79 
46 
179 
156 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
171 
187 
408 
287 
246 
709 
638 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.2 
19.3 
20.8 
19.8 
18.9 
21.8 
22.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
3 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
5 
13 
7 
5 
33 
20 
2007 
3 
4 
8 
10 
12 
51 
66 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
29 
38 
41 
53 
66 
65 
68 
2007 
29 
48 
63 
53 
52 
85 
129 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
50 
66 
131 
117 
66 
180 
188 
2007 
58 
64 
113 
101 
111 
229 
264 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
35 
25 
98 
63 
43 
126 
125 
2007 
47 
32 
29 
59 
48 
152 
114 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
23 
31 
51 
49 
51 
174 
105 
2007 
33 
28 
63 
33 
27 
145 
117 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
15 
42 
90 
27 
33 
133 
89 
2007 
25 
25 
54 
36 
27 
166 
100 
70 years and over 
2012 
63 
74 
130 
84 
55 
234 
241 
2007 
47 
41 
81 
78 
45 
154 
241 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
59.1 
59.9 
57.4 
56.1 
60.5 
61.1 
2007 
58.1 
56.0 
58.2 
57.1 
54.5 
57.9 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
150 
206 
424 
282 
185 
665 
566 
2007 
132 
142 
255 
244 
169 
549 
560 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
27 
37 
22 
12 
58 
44 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
97 
90 
136 
136 
93 
304 
353 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
36 
163 
41 
58 
68 
62 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
3 
5 
6 
6 
24 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
36 
118 
64 
31 
213 
79 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
24 
48 
52 
13 
124 
40 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
8 
10 
7 
5 
10 
7 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
4 
6 
7 
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 
213 
251 
544 
390 
304 
924 
784 
acres, 2012 
41,935 
121,232 
38,309 
50,197 
107,362 
96,902 
206,375 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
11 
23 
30 
11 
35 
33 
61 
acres, 2012 
6,308 
36,862 
1,969 
150 
3,569 
10,102 
77,817 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
186 
207 
480 
347 
234 
872 
659 
2007 
222 
188 
361 
347 
232 
910 
872 
acres, 2012 
30,110 
41,387 
29,159 
39,555 
(D) 
83,260 
98,753 
2007 
33,699 
(D) 
(D) 
33,193 
41,687 
(D) 
148,764 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
13 
28 
16 
21 
27 
39 
79 
2007 
7 
16 
11 
11 
30 
31 
70 
acres, 2012 
6,627 
106,692 
471 
5,731 
20,359 
13,662 
112,082 
2007 
1,146 
12,682 
323 
6,420 
20,979 
4,018 
57,882 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
36 
44 
24 
42 
16 
64 
2007 
12 
34 
34 
13 
43 
40 
57 
acres, 2012 
4,872 
60,522 
8,088 
5,221 
19,461 
1,422 
79,318 
2007 
(D) 
124,217 
13,532 
1,834 
9,041 
14,769 
31,567 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
5 
5 
3 
9 
3 
17 
2007 
- 
2 
2 
- 
10 
1 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,583 
2,558 
981 
42,732 
(D) 
9,920 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
37,534 
(D) 
20,281 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
8 
14 
8 
7 
15 
17 
2007 
1 
2 
3 
3 
7 
- 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,038 
265 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
2,796 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
90 
693 
1,783 
-continued 
532 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
