Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Glades 
Gulf 
Hamilton 
Hardee 
Hendry 
Hernando 
Highlands 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
105 
20 
170 
363 
151 
315 
371 
2007 
106 
12 
102 
334 
133 
272 
300 
Any 
2012 
226 
14 
122 
619 
255 
484 
598 
2007 
205 
41 
220 
747 
297 
496 
532 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
48 
- 
26 
87 
54 
49 
101 
2007 
38 
7 
36 
186 
47 
95 
115 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
24 
1 
14 
74 
35 
81 
46 
2007 
20 
2 
19 
72 
18 
38 
35 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
35 
4 
7 
81 
29 
71 
58 
2007 
27 
5 
40 
69 
51 
68 
58 
200 days or more 
2012 
119 
9 
75 
377 
137 
283 
393 
2007 
120 
27 
125 
420 
181 
295 
324 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
- 
1 
28 
20 
17 
30 
2007 
16 
1 
15 
33 
18 
41 
27 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
2 
14 
52 
38 
54 
70 
2007 
24 
10 
25 
96 
48 
83 
60 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
67 
5 
57 
192 
81 
192 
160 
2007 
84 
19 
70 
176 
87 
192 
182 
10 years or more 
2012 
223 
27 
220 
710 
267 
536 
709 
2007 
187 
23 
212 
776 
277 
452 
563 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.1 
19.9 
20.2 
20.8 
20.2 
17.3 
19.1 
2007 
17.4 
13.0 
18.9 
20.8 
17.6 
15.6 
18.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
- 
- 
25 
15 
11 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
- 
9 
33 
21 
48 
54 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
58 
6 
36 
169 
67 
176 
136 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
247 
28 
247 
755 
303 
564 
756 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.4 
20.9 
22.9 
23.6 
24.9 
19.3 
22.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
15 
- 
1 
39 
25 
9 
35 
2007 
8 
2 
12 
35 
18 
17 
38 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
37 
3 
18 
84 
32 
58 
85 
2007 
36 
11 
55 
92 
44 
95 
95 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
68 
8 
51 
206 
54 
186 
226 
2007 
67 
6 
76 
233 
91 
180 
205 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
43 
6 
35 
111 
56 
108 
119 
2007 
70 
23 
38 
155 
52 
136 
123 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
70 
4 
64 
153 
72 
130 
166 
2007 
49 
2 
51 
143 
72 
93 
117 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
40 
1 
62 
124 
50 
109 
126 
2007 
29 
5 
22 
133 
46 
79 
96 
70 years and over 
2012 
58 
12 
61 
265 
117 
199 
210 
2007 
52 
4 
68 
290 
107 
168 
158 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
60.7 
61.9 
60.7 
61.0 
61.3 
59.4 
2007 
57.5 
54.4 
57.2 
60.5 
59.2 
58.6 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
220 
21 
185 
659 
290 
602 
726 
2007 
151 
25 
145 
496 
233 
466 
443 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
1 
28 
64 
40 
61 
45 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
11 
97 
309 
148 
264 
388 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
21 
4 
26 
65 
31 
124 
88 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
9 
2 
5 
21 
15 
14 
11 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
61 
7 
27 
144 
45 
102 
143 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
39 
2 
13 
161 
34 
90 
159 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
25 
6 
19 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
- 
- 
35 
2 
6 
16 
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 
302 
34 
278 
898 
367 
783 
903 
acres, 2012 
295,017 
4,595 
58,684 
218,410 
251,705 
59,217 
446,320 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
4 
7 
105 
53 
39 
56 
acres, 2012 
19,906 
1,346 
(D) 
25,303 
51,826 
5,752 
87,941 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
250 
30 
251 
719 
249 
670 
689 
2007 
249 
50 
295 
863 
304 
672 
625 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,013 
44,916 
152,326 
58,274 
36,169 
164,986 
2007 
111,307 
3,142 
50,760 
162,952 
61,192 
(D) 
138,611 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
22 
2 
17 
123 
47 
24 
82 
2007 
21 
2 
12 
78 
31 
40 
52 
acres, 2012 
13,451 
(D) 
10,303 
50,697 
73,734 
2,111 
33,142 
2007 
5,797 
(D) 
3,888 
52,341 
43,618 
7,159 
25,966 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
44 
1 
18 
106 
74 
77 
160 
2007 
36 
- 
12 
96 
62 
50 
129 
acres, 2012 
255,360 
(D) 
14,511 
57,761 
128,117 
13,940 
266,581 
2007 
231,329 
9,111 
47,812 
143,186 
13,198 
297,588 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
1 
2 
9 
24 
20 
19 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
10 
17 
4 
14 
acres, 2012 
19,990 
(D) 
(D) 
7,471 
222,070 
9,289 
10,894 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
9,035 
203,824 
1,277 
9,848 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
- 
4 
25 
12 
8 
19 
2007 
3 
- 
3 
34 
16 
2 
12 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,661 
13,539 
433 
14,309 
2007 
(D) 
- 
1,022 
7,747 
13,243 
(D) 
4,243 
-continued 
534 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
