Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
20,864 
294 
490 
247 
188 
115 
217 
2007 
20,161 
373 
442 
198 
154 
90 
229 
Any 
2012 
37,831 
1,182 
1,235 
376 
193 
148 
390 
2007 
40,777 
942 
1,207 
470 
245 
160 
353 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,451 
119 
122 
42 
42 
13 
36 
2007 
6,244 
111 
185 
49 
39 
20 
47 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,992 
51 
59 
22 
10 
11 
23 
2007 
2,485 
72 
97 
40 
18 
2 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
4,657 
278 
154 
54 
27 
14 
59 
2007 
4,817 
111 
156 
45 
43 
14 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
26,731 
734 
900 
258 
114 
110 
272 
2007 
27,231 
648 
769 
336 
145 
124 
237 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,739 
33 
72 
14 
14 
8 
19 
2007 
1,971 
30 
44 
25 
14 
7 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,457 
60 
64 
27 
18 
12 
39 
2007 
3,327 
101 
61 
24 
25 
17 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7,100 
153 
193 
60 
35 
28 
64 
2007 
8,912 
167 
220 
103 
52 
48 
80 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
47,399 
1,230 
1,396 
522 
314 
215 
485 
2007 
46,728 
1,017 
1,324 
516 
308 
178 
463 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
23.9 
24.3 
26.0 
28.5 
24.7 
24.2 
2007 
22.8 
22.4 
24.0 
23.4 
24.8 
22.8 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,265 
30 
63 
8 
8 
3 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,977 
44 
48 
29 
14 
10 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,099 
127 
174 
53 
24 
25 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
49,354 
1,275 
1,440 
533 
335 
225 
519 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.0 
25.4 
25.7 
28.0 
30.4 
27.5 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
315 
9 
9 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
396 
23 
8 
4 
1 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,449 
180 
149 
35 
19 
18 
30 
2007 
4,136 
110 
119 
34 
42 
18 
29 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7,818 
303 
220 
87 
53 
47 
68 
2007 
9,217 
275 
266 
116 
31 
42 
86 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
13,761 
302 
421 
159 
72 
64 
161 
2007 
16,832 
372 
482 
180 
143 
67 
183 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
8,897 
241 
244 
86 
47 
21 
105 
2007 
7,999 
176 
239 
104 
53 
30 
62 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7,536 
193 
291 
60 
58 
33 
79 
2007 
7,004 
121 
133 
66 
45 
32 
53 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5,788 
103 
128 
55 
38 
27 
67 
2007 
5,820 
124 
141 
61 
36 
30 
51 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,131 
145 
263 
141 
92 
53 
97 
2007 
9,534 
114 
261 
103 
48 
31 
113 
Average age 
2012 
55.8 
51.6 
55.0 
57.0 
58.0 
55.7 
56.9 
2007 
55.0 
51.5 
54.7 
54.7 
54.3 
54.1 
55.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
38,403 
760 
1,042 
474 
315 
199 
510 
2007 
34,489 
553 
847 
438 
280 
157 
407 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
4,132 
36 
82 
68 
25 
10 
36 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
14,389 
390 
375 
129 
146 
54 
262 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4,265 
39 
223 
107 
27 
30 
47 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,566 
16 
65 
8 
35 
2 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
8,640 
89 
325 
118 
98 
65 
114 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
7,633 
179 
156 
83 
109 
45 
77 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,161 
15 
19 
9 
11 
5 
25 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,282 
41 
25 
1 
12 
7 
17 
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 
56,778 
1,419 
1,649 
601 
361 
249 
591 
acres, 2012 
13,765,625 
194,912 
252,577 
163,926 
250,776 
80,074 
206,866 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,124 
33 
94 
23 
18 
12 
29 
acres, 2012 
877,479 
8,965 
26,663 
10,514 
8,763 
7,234 
11,627 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
50,997 
1,280 
1,440 
524 
275 
226 
503 
2007 
52,553 
1,099 
1,399 
583 
335 
212 
495 
acres, 2012 
10,006,936 
136,440 
188,619 
113,786 
183,070 
51,867 
137,065 
2007 
9,925,524 
125,684 
172,651 
113,700 
209,770 
(D) 
129,993 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,376 
91 
142 
47 
56 
9 
44 
2007 
4,614 
125 
149 
47 
38 
17 
39 
acres, 2012 
2,191,875 
22,030 
45,554 
22,251 
36,805 
12,522 
41,933 
2007 
2,508,988 
24,215 
51,360 
16,123 
49,086 
17,438 
58,744 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3,030 
77 
110 
41 
29 
22 
51 
2007 
2,769 
63 
77 
29 
16 
20 
38 
acres, 2012 
2,215,043 
49,531 
30,634 
31,793 
30,834 
22,611 
39,514 
2007 
2,109,693 
31,100 
27,171 
33,496 
9,045 
27,124 
31,616 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
236 
7 
10 
2 
1 
- 
3 
2007 
209 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
97,241 
1,218 
2,952 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
112,241 
(D) 
1,760 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,056 
21 
23 
9 
20 
6 
6 
2007 
793 
23 
20 
8 
10 
1 
7 
acres, 2012 
209,301 
1,008 
3,049 
(D) 
(D) 
1,010 
(D) 
2007 
116,738 
(D) 
1,194 
(D) 
2,909 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
598 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
