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 
25,611 
26,784 
6,783 
7,943 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,918 
3,752 
482 
636 
Farming 
7,352 
7,579 
2,126 
2,261 
45 to 54 years 
6,172 
7,284 
1,227 
1,525 
Other 
18,259 
19,205 
4,657 
5,682 
55 to 64 years 
6,966 
6,363 
1,663 
1,681 
65 to 74 years 
4,466 
4,149 
1,450 
1,608 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
2,873 
3,157 
1,649 
2,179 
On farm operated 
18,544 
18,912 
3,945 
4,217 
Not on farm operated 
7,067 
7,872 
2,838 
3,726 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.5 
55.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
62.9 
63.1 
None 
8,895 
8,828 
2,869 
3,503 
Second operator 
54.3 
52.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
16,716 
17,956 
3,914 
4,440 
Third operator 
53.5 
50.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,980 
2,715 
495 
760 
50 to 99 days 
1,145 
1,277 
250 
276 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
2,346 
2,398 
522 
568 
Latino origin (see text) 
248 
205 
79 
62 
200 days or more 
1 1 ,245 
11,566 
2,647 
2,836 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
238 
217 
97 
52 
2 years or less 
1,186 
1,389 
361 
408 
Asian 
60 
29 
21 
12 
3 or 4 years 
1,756 
1,941 
448 
567 
Black or African American 
70 
56 
34 
24 
5 to 9 years 
4,043 
4,705 
1,032 
1,335 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
18,626 
18,749 
4,942 
5,633 
Other Pacific Islander 
4 
3 
1 
- 
White 
25,072 
26,381 
6,579 
7,821 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
167 
98 
51 
34 
2 years or less 
941 
(NA) 
281 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,561 
(NA) 
364 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,640 
(NA) 
929 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
19,469 
(NA) 
5,209 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
14,029 
16,463 
Second operator 
8,090 
7,384 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
2,068 
2,038 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
290 
387 
44 
52 
25 to 34 years 
1,926 
1,692 
268 
262 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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