Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hillsborough 
Holmes 
Indian River 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lafayette 
Lake 
Lee 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
972 
357 
160 
543 
206 
114 
641 
325 
2007 
994 
398 
111 
579 
202 
118 
601 
216 
Any 
2012 
1,494 
444 
301 
617 
411 
107 
1,143 
519 
2007 
1,849 
639 
304 
742 
440 
118 
1,213 
728 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
196 
47 
39 
91 
85 
7 
174 
91 
2007 
322 
139 
63 
121 
76 
22 
275 
126 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
65 
32 
21 
56 
43 
4 
193 
42 
2007 
152 
56 
37 
69 
27 
11 
89 
79 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
264 
68 
44 
91 
63 
32 
181 
84 
2007 
265 
76 
31 
70 
77 
20 
137 
114 
200 days or more 
2012 
969 
297 
197 
379 
220 
64 
595 
302 
2007 
1,110 
368 
173 
482 
260 
65 
712 
409 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
97 
35 
20 
35 
17 
6 
41 
28 
2007 
147 
43 
13 
49 
30 
5 
84 
52 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
120 
53 
30 
68 
34 
9 
105 
64 
2007 
172 
97 
49 
107 
46 
31 
156 
90 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
412 
143 
105 
151 
105 
34 
317 
155 
2007 
580 
148 
98 
216 
113 
37 
452 
308 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,837 
570 
306 
906 
461 
172 
1,321 
597 
2007 
1,944 
749 
255 
949 
453 
163 
1,122 
494 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
19.6 
16.0 
21.3 
19.4 
22.3 
18.6 
16.8 
2007 
19.5 
20.8 
16.8 
21.2 
18.2 
20.0 
15.8 
14.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
68 
23 
12 
32 
17 
5 
28 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
98 
40 
24 
42 
27 
7 
88 
63 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
375 
116 
82 
122 
97 
31 
276 
142 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,925 
622 
343 
964 
476 
178 
1,392 
618 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.0 
21.9 
19.0 
23.5 
20.9 
23.7 
20.9 
18.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
8 
. 
4 
6 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
10 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
106 
42 
11 
37 
17 
2 
37 
39 
2007 
74 
47 
13 
42 
30 
10 
47 
29 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
204 
93 
33 
82 
49 
22 
135 
81 
2007 
352 
98 
47 
117 
46 
33 
213 
123 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
580 
192 
159 
227 
98 
52 
454 
170 
2007 
713 
194 
128 
238 
153 
58 
507 
261 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
300 
74 
66 
173 
110 
25 
296 
137 
2007 
356 
114 
52 
219 
100 
29 
283 
122 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
358 
112 
47 
193 
130 
34 
228 
107 
2007 
402 
148 
63 
225 
112 
25 
207 
162 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
309 
80 
64 
190 
79 
32 
176 
108 
2007 
299 
165 
33 
117 
54 
27 
214 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
603 
200 
81 
254 
128 
54 
458 
201 
2007 
637 
270 
79 
363 
147 
54 
339 
149 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
58.4 
58.2 
60.4 
60.1 
60.7 
60.2 
59.3 
2007 
58.6 
60.2 
57.6 
60.9 
59.1 
57.6 
57.8 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,801 
504 
333 
798 
430 
138 
1,306 
630 
2007 
1,484 
472 
218 
563 
300 
138 
1,032 
512 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
115 
55 
35 
95 
53 
10 
101 
53 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
240 
304 
174 
376 
234 
95 
525 
316 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
734 
37 
69 
64 
48 
6 
247 
148 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
425 
24 
20 
35 
2 
2 
54 
9 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
310 
52 
44 
172 
87 
11 
345 
79 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
130 
82 
11 
127 
64 
25 
135 
50 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
34 
19 
7 
7 
28 
5 
43 
25 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
20 
2 
3 
18 
1 
2 
19 
2 
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 
2,354 
798 
419 
1,141 
594 
215 
1,711 
801 
acres, 2012 
202,314 
104,912 
104,399 
253,393 
107,795 
86,216 
140,594 
80,192 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
159 
22 
60 
34 
33 
6 
92 
70 
acres, 2012 
22,186 
4,705 
34,992 
20,045 
6,248 
(D) 
13,320 
14,899 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,953 
757 
316 
1,075 
547 
191 
1,452 
649 
2007 
2,407 
970 
291 
1,198 
561 
183 
1,517 
796 
acres, 2012 
87,354 
90,886 
(D) 
204,341 
72,532 
73,727 
85,458 
49,293 
2007 
102,817 
128,683 
(D) 
230,482 
90,967 
(D) 
74,434 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
115 
20 
53 
36 
27 
4 
78 
41 
2007 
129 
40 
42 
79 
41 
13 
97 
35 
acres, 2012 
49,609 
8,430 
68,900 
17,080 
17,008 
(D) 
19,063 
18,644 
2007 
52,361 
13,144 
60,344 
38,461 
28,460 
(D) 
1 1 ,044 
12,787 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
315 
19 
71 
35 
32 
25 
192 
100 
2007 
266 
15 
62 
28 
31 
38 
163 
87 
acres, 2012 
73,882 
(D) 
58,897 
28,792 
38,018 
15,568 
37,107 
14,562 
2007 
57,995 
7,313 
24,617 
27,568 
16,591 
16,235 
32,677 
20,737 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
37 
1 
11 
4 
8 
1 
30 
35 
2007 
22 
- 
11 
1 
3 
1 
15 
16 
acres, 2012 
2,224 
(D) 
668 
(D) 
841 
(D) 
4,302 
3,366 
2007 
6,022 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,077 
2,277 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
46 
4 
10 
10 
3 
. 
32 
19 
2007 
19 
12 
9 
15 
6 
1 
22 
10 
acres, 2012 
1,871 
338 
(D) 
(D) 
1,121 
- 
6,215 
1,260 
2007 
605 
2,672 
746 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,190 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 535 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
