Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
6,137 
6,256 
2,296 
2,216 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
722 
1,058 
216 
324 
Farming 
2,570 
2,744 
1,070 
1,082 
45 to 54 years 
1,656 
1,890 
588 
668 
Other 
3,567 
3,512 
1,226 
1,134 
55 to 64 years 
1,804 
1,603 
716 
611 
65 to 74 years 
992 
763 
428 
327 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
449 
375 
255 
211 
On farm operated 
5,221 
5,358 
1,978 
1,881 
Not on farm operated 
916 
898 
318 
335 
Average age of - 
All operators 
54.9 
52.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.0 
56.1 
None 
2,464 
2,203 
973 
855 
Second operator 
54.0 
51.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
3,673 
4,053 
1,323 
1,361 
Third operator 
46.0 
43.5 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
528 
602 
174 
196 
50 to 99 days 
235 
345 
71 
91 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
579 
598 
206 
198 
Latino origin (see text) 
91 
54 
36 
21 
200 days or more 
2,331 
2,508 
872 
876 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
20 
35 
8 
4 
2 years or less 
316 
338 
112 
91 
Asian 
72 
45 
13 
10 
3 or 4 years 
390 
491 
108 
178 
Black or African American 
36 
29 
12 
20 
5 to 9 years 
1,070 
1,476 
370 
509 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
4,361 
3,951 
1,706 
1,438 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
8 
- 
5 
White 
5,970 
6,086 
2,250 
2,172 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
37 
53 
13 
5 
2 years or less 
258 
(NA) 
81 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
339 
(NA) 
87 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
937 
(NA) 
298 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
4,603 
(NA) 
1,830 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
5,811 
5,665 
Second operator 
1,798 
1,557 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
671 
695 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
123 
189 
14 
15 
25 to 34 years 
391 
378 
79 
60 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
