Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
701 
30 
433 
634 
431 
465 
131 
116 
2007 
719 
22 
391 
561 
406 
468 
113 
111 
Any 
2012 
766 
35 
600 
688 
682 
771 
156 
241 
2007 
816 
44 
691 
811 
826 
832 
200 
260 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
140 
5 
60 
93 
76 
83 
31 
27 
2007 
165 
6 
98 
135 
137 
136 
25 
61 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
58 
4 
29 
53 
52 
109 
13 
8 
2007 
71 
7 
50 
58 
72 
72 
16 
11 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
122 
10 
67 
96 
102 
113 
20 
49 
2007 
87 
10 
81 
96 
147 
104 
38 
37 
200 days or more 
2012 
446 
16 
444 
446 
452 
466 
92 
157 
2007 
493 
21 
462 
522 
470 
520 
121 
151 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
43 
35 
29 
18 
31 
11 
20 
2007 
57 
- 
25 
26 
57 
31 
25 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
56 
1 
26 
52 
59 
60 
41 
20 
2007 
69 
2 
45 
67 
48 
53 
16 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
185 
8 
124 
153 
150 
136 
38 
48 
2007 
239 
8 
149 
171 
207 
175 
44 
79 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,183 
56 
848 
1,088 
886 
1,009 
197 
269 
2007 
1,170 
56 
863 
1,108 
920 
1,041 
228 
252 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.4 
24.0 
25.5 
25.4 
24.0 
24.4 
20.5 
22.5 
2007 
23.8 
22.9 
25.2 
24.3 
22.0 
23.5 
20.8 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
28 
28 
11 
6 
25 
8 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
1 
23 
43 
47 
42 
33 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
135 
7 
102 
131 
136 
127 
39 
47 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,260 
57 
880 
1,137 
924 
1,042 
207 
282 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.3 
25.5 
27.4 
27.8 
26.2 
26.3 
22.6 
24.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
. 
4 
14 
1 
2 
. 
2 
2007 
18 
1 
3 
8 
2 
2 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
109 
- 
56 
76 
36 
48 
28 
23 
2007 
130 
2 
62 
59 
30 
42 
24 
21 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
178 
4 
111 
119 
105 
123 
41 
39 
2007 
197 
8 
138 
187 
129 
164 
42 
61 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
354 
11 
242 
331 
262 
282 
48 
70 
2007 
414 
15 
296 
393 
357 
353 
84 
98 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
234 
13 
165 
224 
175 
183 
43 
56 
2007 
191 
13 
154 
185 
215 
187 
43 
49 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
179 
15 
140 
170 
190 
178 
38 
63 
2007 
150 
2 
124 
178 
138 
186 
45 
48 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
133 
4 
119 
146 
133 
160 
45 
28 
2007 
142 
15 
128 
146 
158 
139 
29 
33 
70 years and over 
2012 
273 
18 
196 
242 
211 
260 
44 
76 
2007 
293 
10 
177 
216 
203 
227 
44 
61 
Average age 
2012 
56.3 
61.9 
57.5 
57.2 
58.7 
58.7 
55.7 
57.8 
2007 
55.4 
57.1 
56.3 
56.1 
57.6 
57.2 
54.8 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
937 
44 
771 
983 
765 
990 
210 
229 
2007 
791 
45 
721 
819 
720 
908 
179 
194 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
122 
8 
139 
80 
109 
140 
5 
40 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
260 
15 
290 
421 
212 
208 
62 
76 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
77 
8 
87 
74 
110 
291 
115 
14 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
13 
20 
71 
16 
4 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
192 
10 
197 
165 
171 
343 
30 
50 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
336 
4 
102 
273 
171 
128 
5 
52 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
23 
2 
23 
28 
18 
14 
8 
22 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
61 
- 
20 
28 
17 
24 
1 
4 
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 
1,405 
64 
1,010 
1,283 
1,064 
1,187 
276 
353 
acres, 2012 
422,636 
19,338 
213,177 
298,287 
135,774 
153,179 
14,565 
39,615 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
78 
5 
58 
58 
91 
163 
57 
38 
acres, 2012 
46,817 
432 
32,647 
37,906 
26,440 
33,805 
3,251 
4,132 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,256 
62 
957 
1,128 
941 
1,004 
211 
332 
2007 
1,327 
60 
984 
1,173 
1,049 
1,093 
265 
347 
acres, 2012 
284,760 
(D) 
173,237 
172,731 
99,577 
119,665 
10,498 
34,684 
2007 
274,890 
25,003 
176,495 
187,266 
115,139 
123,885 
(D) 
33,555 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
105 
- 
39 
82 
79 
104 
33 
12 
2007 
123 
2 
59 
110 
119 
106 
9 
14 
acres, 2012 
95,736 
- 
29,998 
60,503 
30,275 
32,445 
2,546 
5,147 
2007 
86,533 
(D) 
29,179 
77,135 
53,849 
29,807 
2,720 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
66 
1 
18 
92 
58 
94 
27 
10 
2007 
67 
2 
26 
71 
47 
89 
31 
4 
acres, 2012 
72,974 
(D) 
17,950 
85,642 
39,851 
9,691 
2,107 
427 
2007 
53,236 
(D) 
19,197 
76,663 
13,248 
11,394 
3,825 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
20 
7 
2 
7 
13 
4 
1 
2007 
6 
- 
4 
4 
7 
7 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
925 
- 
1,177 
(D) 
851 
1,909 
58 
(D) 
2007 
652 
- 
1,246 
469 
241 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
20 
2 
12 
18 
28 
21 
12 
2 
2007 
12 
2 
9 
14 
10 
5 
8 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,482 
(D) 
1,008 
(D) 
4,567 
6,444 
558 
(D) 
2007 
1,772 
(D) 
392 
1,196 
2,866 
(D) 
(D) 
180 
604 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
