Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lapeer 
Leelanau 
Lenawee 
Livingston 
Luce 
Mackinac 
Macomb 
Manistee 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
505 
181 
719 
298 
19 
33 
198 
135 
2007 
523 
138 
686 
288 
17 
31 
193 
110 
Any 
2012 
628 
313 
899 
436 
24 
70 
304 
189 
2007 
794 
311 
1,000 
507 
24 
58 
282 
248 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
56 
58 
95 
49 
- 
1 
38 
29 
2007 
100 
54 
203 
55 
3 
13 
53 
55 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
31 
18 
67 
36 
3 
1 
33 
5 
2007 
24 
26 
57 
42 
1 
- 
27 
21 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
47 
51 
110 
63 
7 
16 
43 
50 
2007 
91 
73 
107 
67 
4 
8 
35 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
494 
186 
627 
288 
14 
52 
190 
105 
2007 
579 
158 
633 
343 
16 
37 
167 
127 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
16 
44 
24 
2 
9 
15 
5 
2007 
38 
17 
41 
16 
2 
- 
8 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
62 
22 
73 
40 
- 
10 
30 
24 
2007 
73 
38 
71 
45 
3 
6 
21 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
124 
78 
191 
82 
4 
12 
38 
45 
2007 
160 
80 
256 
128 
9 
10 
69 
56 
10 years or more 
2012 
910 
378 
1,310 
588 
37 
72 
419 
250 
2007 
1,046 
314 
1,318 
606 
27 
73 
377 
271 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
22.4 
25.0 
23.4 
21.7 
20.2 
24.1 
23.8 
2007 
22.4 
21.3 
24.2 
21.5 
21.7 
22.9 
23.6 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
10 
26 
13 
2 
5 
14 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
52 
24 
63 
30 
- 
14 
25 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
112 
63 
160 
67 
4 
8 
33 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
948 
397 
1,369 
624 
37 
76 
430 
268 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.5 
24.0 
27.1 
25.0 
24.0 
23.5 
25.5 
27.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
- 
8 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 
10 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
55 
35 
54 
28 
1 
2 
17 
16 
2007 
34 
21 
69 
25 
1 
4 
19 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
105 
42 
154 
61 
11 
28 
49 
15 
2007 
151 
51 
200 
100 
1 
10 
67 
42 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
312 
121 
373 
183 
5 
22 
133 
58 
2007 
440 
134 
393 
251 
16 
23 
137 
82 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
194 
61 
231 
126 
6 
13 
104 
65 
2007 
178 
79 
271 
145 
5 
14 
64 
50 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
140 
69 
222 
102 
6 
9 
55 
51 
2007 
170 
53 
215 
98 
6 
4 
55 
51 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
116 
67 
196 
83 
7 
3 
48 
31 
2007 
130 
41 
180 
67 
5 
13 
47 
39 
70 years and over 
2012 
207 
99 
380 
147 
7 
26 
96 
86 
2007 
204 
68 
356 
109 
7 
21 
86 
84 
Average age 
2012 
57.4 
58.2 
59.2 
58.5 
57.3 
56.0 
57.9 
60.9 
2007 
56.4 
55.9 
57.9 
55.9 
59.1 
58.4 
56.8 
59.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
782 
359 
1,148 
603 
20 
76 
352 
206 
2007 
766 
306 
978 
592 
21 
51 
254 
185 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
125 
44 
142 
55 
6 
5 
35 
26 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
140 
175 
413 
165 
2 
33 
56 
83 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
109 
92 
182 
158 
- 
5 
116 
58 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
13 
8 
40 
8 
“ 
5 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
205 
40 
225 
135 
2 
11 
94 
43 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
198 
54 
207 
109 
9 
26 
36 
19 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
16 
6 
21 
5 
1 
5 
37 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
71 
9 
63 
17 
- 
2 
11 
- 
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 
1,090 
476 
1,573 
705 
43 
101 
479 
314 
acres, 2012 
159,424 
56,074 
322,300 
83,504 
11,599 
21,979 
61,623 
36,393 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
100 
97 
76 
110 
1 
7 
58 
25 
acres, 2012 
29,834 
10,405 
28,710 
8,712 
(D) 
5,838 
17,424 
3,045 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
973 
365 
1,401 
604 
37 
96 
393 
285 
2007 
1,152 
359 
1,449 
665 
33 
74 
366 
325 
acres, 2012 
121,097 
38,840 
199,652 
57,589 
(D) 
19,473 
46,814 
(D) 
2007 
123,689 
38,435 
218,571 
63,372 
7,896 
(D) 
41,408 
40,702 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
74 
66 
81 
55 
3 
4 
55 
19 
2007 
87 
49 
125 
65 
4 
6 
51 
21 
acres, 2012 
30,341 
10,195 
80,770 
18,736 
(D) 
2,601 
15,115 
2,656 
2007 
32,710 
7,361 
70,033 
21,802 
(D) 
3,510 
12,595 
3,637 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
66 
53 
85 
44 
3 
3 
48 
12 
2007 
67 
32 
74 
53 
1 
7 
48 
4 
acres, 2012 
21,037 
6,405 
58,733 
6,940 
1,167 
346 
5,693 
1,354 
2007 
19,147 
5,119 
51 ,566 
9,424 
(D) 
695 
6,438 
554 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
10 
9 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
4 
6 
11 
6 
2 
- 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
200 
(D) 
1,189 
1,002 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
363 
(D) 
5,519 
674 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
16 
5 
41 
22 
- 
- 
4 
6 
2007 
7 
3 
27 
6 
1 
2 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,923 
(D) 
4,003 
1,874 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
464 
(D) 
2,922 
1,147 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
600 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
