Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
21,550 
123 
33 
530 
169 
184 
193 
2007 
20,533 
107 
35 
539 
190 
145 
223 
Any 
2012 
30,644 
112 
60 
866 
289 
231 
228 
2007 
35,481 
174 
51 
1,056 
383 
266 
265 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,147 
18 
9 
179 
48 
61 
46 
2007 
6,085 
41 
4 
155 
65 
62 
71 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,069 
13 
12 
57 
14 
10 
6 
2007 
2,507 
16 
3 
70 
18 
23 
16 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
4,223 
16 
11 
109 
53 
40 
45 
2007 
4,476 
32 
8 
135 
53 
53 
33 
200 days or more 
2012 
20,205 
65 
28 
521 
174 
120 
131 
2007 
22,413 
85 
36 
696 
247 
128 
145 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,512 
12 
3 
24 
6 
19 
10 
2007 
1,691 
17 
2 
48 
20 
6 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,350 
8 
5 
61 
22 
22 
19 
2007 
3,022 
13 
6 
93 
34 
20 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,318 
31 
19 
130 
51 
48 
56 
2007 
8,258 
48 
22 
200 
94 
64 
84 
10 years or more 
2012 
42,014 
184 
66 
1,181 
379 
326 
336 
2007 
43,043 
203 
56 
1,254 
425 
321 
355 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
21.3 
18.3 
24.8 
23.3 
22.6 
25.4 
2007 
22.9 
20.9 
18.6 
23.0 
20.4 
21.8 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,047 
8 
3 
18 
6 
15 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,948 
5 
5 
49 
16 
13 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,456 
26 
12 
116 
45 
46 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
43,743 
196 
73 
1,213 
391 
341 
346 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.0 
22.9 
21.1 
26.8 
25.1 
24.4 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
244 
. 
. 
6 
4 
5 
. 
2007 
244 
2 
- 
11 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,736 
9 
6 
53 
15 
8 
26 
2007 
2,687 
9 
7 
66 
22 
6 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
5,761 
18 
7 
163 
69 
33 
16 
2007 
7,334 
20 
11 
228 
111 
35 
63 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
12,259 
40 
29 
358 
120 
98 
98 
2007 
15,509 
66 
31 
446 
168 
108 
133 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7,945 
52 
16 
182 
72 
55 
56 
2007 
8,057 
33 
20 
271 
91 
78 
54 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7,208 
21 
21 
214 
66 
97 
57 
2007 
6,962 
56 
7 
168 
39 
59 
80 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5,968 
49 
8 
178 
39 
44 
56 
2007 
5,925 
37 
3 
184 
59 
33 
42 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,073 
46 
6 
242 
73 
75 
112 
2007 
9,296 
58 
7 
221 
83 
90 
101 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
60.0 
54.8 
57.4 
56.3 
59.3 
60.8 
2007 
56.3 
59.5 
52.3 
55.5 
54.7 
58.7 
58.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
36,426 
133 
73 
1,001 
306 
294 
267 
2007 
32,969 
153 
63 
1,036 
309 
253 
243 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5,184 
32 
11 
151 
56 
56 
42 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
10,092 
12 
41 
251 
29 
59 
60 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
6,766 
19 
2 
174 
86 
93 
54 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
701 
5 
2 
18 
5 
4 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
8,692 
36 
14 
248 
56 
62 
75 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
6,947 
27 
5 
180 
93 
44 
39 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
985 
2 
2 
25 
7 
2 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,243 
6 
- 
49 
10 
10 
3 
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 
50,628 
228 
85 
1,360 
451 
400 
409 
acres, 2012 
9,225,892 
36,045 
14,880 
261,897 
67,284 
55,705 
78,676 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3,867 
9 
6 
173 
7 
42 
25 
acres, 2012 
1,384,201 
396 
587 
59,350 
763 
8,378 
14,418 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
45,174 
201 
77 
1,176 
420 
352 
376 
2007 
48,687 
248 
79 
1,351 
527 
340 
443 
acres, 2012 
6,736,807 
28,650 
(D) 
183,412 
56,136 
42,873 
58,817 
2007 
6,943,275 
37,512 
(D) 
164,351 
68,852 
(D) 
72,460 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,470 
18 
10 
108 
18 
33 
21 
2007 
4,260 
23 
4 
140 
25 
46 
26 
acres, 2012 
1,848,642 
5,362 
2,179 
56,859 
9,552 
6,229 
12,518 
2007 
1,887,719 
5,342 
2,305 
82,338 
13,177 
8,482 
8,594 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,352 
8 
5 
71 
13 
25 
14 
2007 
2,245 
5 
2 
81 
15 
23 
14 
acres, 2012 
1,103,710 
1,976 
276 
19,613 
2,864 
14,034 
8,495 
2007 
1,050,255 
1,096 
(D) 
21,675 
3,289 
12,688 
13,321 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
310 
2 
11 
1 
1 
- 
2007 
249 
1 
- 
12 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
67,398 
(D) 
- 
6,928 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
53,005 
(D) 
- 
3,644 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
888 
6 
1 
30 
6 
4 
10 
2007 
573 
4 
1 
11 
5 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
192,007 
(D) 
(D) 
3,470 
(D) 
(D) 
1,847 
2007 
97,553 
(D) 
(D) 
3,112 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
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594 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
