Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pinellas 
Polk 
Putnam 
St. Johns 
St. Lucie 
Santa Rosa 
Sarasota 
Seminole 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
47 
935 
195 
73 
171 
313 
83 
104 
2007 
37 
970 
179 
72 
119 
218 
122 
129 
Any 
2012 
71 
1,480 
235 
115 
235 
353 
200 
208 
2007 
97 
1,798 
290 
122 
246 
376 
183 
266 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
11 
228 
34 
9 
35 
35 
32 
32 
2007 
18 
334 
38 
18 
45 
70 
35 
39 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
71 
12 
12 
11 
30 
31 
21 
2007 
3 
122 
24 
9 
24 
23 
12 
19 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
18 
197 
30 
28 
30 
39 
31 
23 
2007 
8 
233 
50 
25 
40 
35 
27 
46 
200 days or more 
2012 
42 
984 
159 
66 
159 
249 
106 
132 
2007 
68 
1,109 
178 
70 
137 
248 
109 
162 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
69 
14 
5 
15 
24 
6 
6 
2007 
7 
124 
26 
9 
21 
9 
12 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
159 
16 
13 
28 
35 
9 
24 
2007 
12 
212 
42 
15 
43 
55 
25 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
436 
66 
32 
79 
92 
46 
37 
2007 
27 
518 
99 
41 
75 
107 
63 
81 
10 years or more 
2012 
84 
1,751 
334 
138 
284 
515 
222 
245 
2007 
88 
1,914 
302 
129 
226 
423 
205 
286 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.5 
20.7 
21.9 
19.7 
19.5 
21.8 
20.1 
18.4 
2007 
17.3 
20.1 
18.6 
18.1 
17.3 
20.9 
18.5 
17.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
63 
12 
3 
8 
18 
4 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
128 
12 
13 
19 
32 
8 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
20 
359 
54 
21 
67 
84 
42 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
88 
1,865 
352 
151 
312 
532 
229 
254 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.9 
22.5 
24.4 
21.4 
22.8 
23.7 
21.9 
19.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
7 
2 
- 
3 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
89 
10 
4 
6 
35 
16 
10 
2007 
2 
93 
27 
- 
4 
28 
4 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
10 
230 
46 
12 
31 
46 
15 
22 
2007 
8 
265 
42 
21 
38 
50 
29 
28 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
31 
500 
56 
46 
103 
150 
65 
73 
2007 
41 
660 
114 
80 
120 
161 
86 
136 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
18 
292 
52 
44 
60 
80 
42 
51 
2007 
39 
363 
64 
29 
58 
79 
49 
69 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
20 
376 
74 
37 
92 
106 
50 
76 
2007 
14 
370 
63 
24 
32 
81 
41 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
17 
306 
78 
14 
37 
91 
35 
34 
2007 
8 
282 
48 
13 
51 
61 
38 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
20 
604 
114 
31 
77 
158 
54 
46 
2007 
22 
734 
104 
25 
62 
131 
53 
76 
Average age 
2012 
59.3 
60.0 
61.9 
59.1 
59.2 
59.8 
58.2 
58.6 
2007 
58.1 
60.2 
57.8 
55.8 
57.8 
58.8 
57.6 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
81 
1,692 
301 
146 
317 
458 
233 
248 
2007 
97 
1,599 
255 
145 
193 
345 
189 
279 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
142 
19 
5 
21 
65 
21 
15 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
472 
151 
70 
167 
224 
65 
147 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
511 
25 
22 
37 
35 
31 
57 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
6 
70 
6 
2 
14 
15 
65 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
19 
383 
33 
24 
65 
88 
37 
12 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
192 
56 
34 
50 
103 
23 
26 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
77 
48 
- 
10 
6 
10 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
18 
6 
2 
1 
- 
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 
114 
2,264 
413 
183 
354 
647 
260 
303 
acres, 2012 
1,467 
445,481 
65,373 
30,612 
130,380 
95,808 
64,308 
18,360 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
182 
28 
21 
46 
33 
26 
21 
acres, 2012 
239 
75,796 
2,274 
6,919 
42,653 
2,813 
18,230 
12,568 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
78 
1,795 
362 
134 
242 
596 
184 
218 
2007 
87 
2,156 
418 
151 
248 
547 
247 
313 
acres, 2012 
1,185 
265,146 
44,813 
(D) 
58,532 
61,448 
28,545 
15,790 
2007 
(D) 
278,778 
45,993 
(D) 
51,436 
51,607 
21,646 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
5 
196 
18 
14 
49 
25 
23 
22 
2007 
10 
201 
17 
12 
32 
17 
8 
21 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
79,851 
6,084 
8,347 
37,326 
19,026 
14,126 
3,234 
2007 
46 
56,855 
7,010 
7,228 
12,220 
12,879 
6,025 
10,333 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
31 
298 
38 
37 
97 
31 
61 
50 
2007 
32 
268 
28 
28 
68 
18 
32 
48 
acres, 2012 
241 
138,895 
15,919 
7,865 
95,154 
16,066 
37,135 
1,731 
2007 
220 
174,876 
18,449 
7,179 
70,068 
4,442 
28,682 
2,225 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
39 
6 
3 
9 
3 
9 
17 
2007 
2 
25 
1 
2 
12 
9 
12 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,210 
2,026 
(D) 
2,239 
(D) 
78 
698 
2007 
(D) 
15,446 
(D) 
(D) 
18,632 
1,071 
(D) 
449 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
87 
6 
- 
9 
11 
6 
5 
2007 
3 
118 
5 
1 
5 
3 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
29,797 
1,510 
- 
1,904 
(D) 
259 
244 
2007 
(D) 
23,116 
(D) 
(D) 
1,130 
180 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
538 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
