Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Leon 
Levy 
Liberty 
Madison 
Manatee 
Marion 
Martin 
Miami-Dade 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
121 
408 
18 
243 
237 
1,614 
194 
1,191 
2007 
78 
337 
16 
236 
275 
1,235 
130 
612 
Any 
2012 
163 
645 
62 
426 
452 
2,256 
393 
1,763 
2007 
246 
681 
37 
442 
519 
2,261 
362 
1,886 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
24 
96 
13 
114 
80 
438 
54 
315 
2007 
48 
81 
6 
61 
77 
337 
53 
260 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
36 
- 
24 
31 
211 
47 
275 
2007 
14 
118 
4 
48 
54 
221 
35 
264 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
29 
95 
15 
58 
50 
301 
63 
270 
2007 
50 
115 
5 
85 
98 
323 
68 
266 
200 days or more 
2012 
102 
418 
34 
230 
291 
1,306 
229 
903 
2007 
134 
367 
22 
248 
290 
1,380 
206 
1,096 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
38 
4 
12 
17 
119 
35 
110 
2007 
8 
33 
- 
32 
38 
171 
24 
111 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
77 
- 
44 
58 
221 
28 
166 
2007 
17 
93 
- 
45 
59 
340 
70 
207 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
25 
188 
9 
78 
109 
754 
140 
516 
2007 
51 
274 
15 
100 
185 
919 
121 
541 
10 years or more 
2012 
240 
750 
67 
535 
505 
2,776 
384 
2,162 
2007 
248 
618 
38 
501 
512 
2,066 
277 
1,639 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
17.3 
22.9 
22.3 
19.0 
17.7 
15.8 
18.4 
2007 
17.5 
14.9 
21.9 
20.2 
17.2 
15.1 
13.5 
16.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
31 
4 
8 
14 
70 
33 
59 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
50 
- 
39 
30 
180 
24 
142 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
151 
9 
65 
86 
552 
123 
464 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
243 
821 
67 
557 
559 
3,068 
407 
2,289 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.1 
20.1 
23.7 
24.2 
21.7 
21.2 
17.4 
19.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
. 
. 
5 
9 
2 
4 
11 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
7 
- 
17 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
36 
11 
13 
23 
92 
30 
58 
2007 
2 
55 
5 
15 
29 
127 
14 
72 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
13 
127 
7 
41 
56 
349 
58 
277 
2007 
22 
127 
3 
56 
106 
355 
48 
334 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
56 
234 
17 
149 
156 
759 
167 
692 
2007 
98 
236 
20 
158 
233 
867 
174 
662 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
56 
107 
10 
69 
132 
536 
74 
422 
2007 
39 
129 
2 
82 
92 
525 
74 
319 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
48 
160 
9 
93 
95 
593 
107 
389 
2007 
54 
177 
8 
106 
76 
528 
57 
391 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
33 
179 
10 
116 
65 
586 
73 
353 
2007 
50 
119 
2 
89 
75 
440 
36 
282 
70 years and over 
2012 
75 
210 
16 
183 
153 
953 
74 
752 
2007 
59 
175 
13 
172 
174 
647 
89 
421 
Average age 
2012 
62.2 
58.8 
57.3 
61.5 
58.7 
60.6 
56.2 
59.9 
2007 
59.8 
56.8 
57.2 
60.5 
57.2 
58.3 
56.9 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
215 
711 
40 
446 
478 
3,169 
453 
2,070 
2007 
194 
590 
18 
347 
445 
2,314 
313 
1,333 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
51 
1 
46 
43 
243 
16 
125 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
139 
376 
25 
256 
102 
2,080 
271 
1,343 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
32 
5 
46 
109 
408 
55 
394 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
8 
- 
8 
79 
51 
44 
66 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
19 
161 
3 
87 
97 
465 
100 
250 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
102 
3 
44 
87 
306 
33 
104 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
54 
3 
4 
17 
163 
7 
40 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
11 
- 
2 
19 
27 
10 
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 
272 
1,023 
74 
655 
643 
3,719 
550 
2,784 
acres, 2012 
45,611 
159,908 
13,902 
139,225 
145,136 
277,135 
111,025 
66,759 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
19 
65 
2 
27 
39 
245 
56 
208 
acres, 2012 
25,480 
8,766 
(D) 
13,271 
26,656 
44,587 
40,528 
7,902 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
234 
906 
70 
604 
475 
3,071 
417 
2,096 
2007 
292 
874 
49 
581 
602 
2,980 
392 
1,868 
acres, 2012 
23,911 
103,704 
12,592 
115,175 
85,729 
185,213 
51,782 
34,022 
2007 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
95,727 
93,011 
147,538 
(D) 
24,797 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
20 
34 
6 
23 
57 
230 
37 
106 
2007 
12 
42 
3 
66 
58 
175 
19 
82 
acres, 2012 
21,830 
14,567 
(D) 
10,312 
27,390 
56,765 
29,596 
4,680 
2007 
9,748 
18,538 
(D) 
39,170 
45,896 
54,936 
23,733 
2,535 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
26 
80 
2 
21 
111 
402 
100 
586 
2007 
19 
91 
1 
19 
83 
293 
65 
456 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
30,211 
(D) 
10,173 
56,079 
58,096 
44,354 
36,307 
2007 
22,886 
26,105 
(D) 
12,393 
71,351 
58,890 
55,767 
36,700 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
16 
2 
8 
24 
79 
18 
120 
2007 
- 
7 
- 
2 
39 
16 
12 
71 
acres, 2012 
- 
1,311 
(D) 
1,490 
10,248 
12,660 
9,163 
4,913 
2007 
- 
1,296 
(D) 
10,921 
1,977 
2,234 
2,037 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
17 
13 
22 
88 
15 
46 
2007 
1 
4 
- 
10 
12 
32 
4 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
17,566 
- 
5,858 
6,934 
8,740 
4,415 
1,381 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,922 
3,230 
(D) 
981 
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536 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
