Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
24,010 
242 
238 
189 
172 
279 
279 
2007 
24,419 
212 
219 
251 
153 
281 
267 
Any 
2012 
37,763 
408 
469 
422 
206 
415 
624 
2007 
41,112 
399 
496 
460 
274 
397 
661 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,963 
30 
49 
27 
33 
34 
102 
2007 
7,004 
55 
86 
51 
35 
94 
109 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,323 
19 
54 
19 
14 
18 
35 
2007 
2,753 
20 
24 
35 
12 
32 
30 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
4,264 
48 
31 
63 
31 
53 
62 
2007 
4,602 
58 
54 
50 
53 
35 
63 
200 days or more 
2012 
26,213 
311 
335 
313 
128 
310 
425 
2007 
26,753 
266 
332 
324 
174 
236 
459 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,845 
13 
28 
25 
11 
12 
29 
2007 
2,180 
25 
38 
18 
25 
21 
43 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,940 
30 
32 
28 
17 
53 
40 
2007 
3,316 
25 
52 
40 
17 
35 
66 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7,643 
85 
117 
53 
43 
64 
127 
2007 
9,167 
73 
105 
125 
55 
89 
154 
10 years or more 
2012 
49,345 
522 
530 
505 
307 
565 
707 
2007 
50,868 
488 
520 
528 
330 
533 
665 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25,0 
27,2 
24.3 
26.5 
25.0 
25.7 
22.5 
2007 
24.4 
25.4 
23.6 
24.1 
23.9 
25.0 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,220 
9 
8 
18 
6 
6 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,369 
25 
21 
24 
14 
42 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,578 
73 
115 
43 
40 
62 
92 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
51,606 
543 
563 
526 
318 
584 
757 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.1 
29.1 
26.0 
28.2 
27.2 
27.5 
25.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
352 
3 
8 
3 
4 
3 
- 
2007 
417 
- 
4 
6 
4 
1 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3,975 
48 
56 
64 
26 
33 
66 
2007 
3,909 
36 
81 
53 
19 
30 
63 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6,383 
51 
102 
61 
30 
58 
116 
2007 
7,141 
55 
84 
104 
37 
66 
108 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
13,215 
139 
148 
154 
68 
189 
182 
2007 
16,770 
139 
181 
211 
110 
220 
253 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
9,031 
79 
110 
67 
59 
106 
101 
2007 
8,638 
90 
74 
68 
56 
86 
112 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
8,320 
72 
53 
77 
70 
91 
122 
2007 
7,594 
78 
71 
86 
65 
63 
130 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
6,697 
74 
65 
64 
44 
68 
130 
2007 
6,350 
54 
67 
67 
40 
61 
88 
70 years and over 
2012 
13,800 
184 
165 
121 
77 
146 
186 
2007 
14,712 
159 
153 
116 
96 
151 
170 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
59.6 
56.5 
56.4 
58.8 
58.3 
58.1 
2007 
57.7 
59.0 
55.5 
54.7 
58.7 
57.5 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
44,128 
395 
430 
448 
280 
475 
564 
2007 
37,413 
317 
321 
404 
262 
374 
479 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
3,227 
21 
29 
69 
13 
14 
65 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
15,279 
89 
160 
125 
125 
115 
275 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
6,598 
56 
22 
58 
39 
92 
82 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5,488 
42 
17 
72 
75 
156 
17 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
8,304 
81 
61 
71 
28 
67 
92 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,733 
109 
153 
83 
32 
79 
49 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
969 
- 
8 
11 
4 
3 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,434 
28 
5 
6 
1 
13 
20 
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 
59,796 
630 
681 
597 
362 
667 
887 
acres, 2012 
43,584,217 
234,010 
344,771 
216,647 
557,311 
527,116 
322,097 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,177 
25 
4 
15 
15 
15 
20 
acres, 2012 
2,598,879 
26,281 
(D) 
10,638 
74,692 
15,267 
12,947 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
53,387 
576 
619 
547 
315 
606 
812 
2007 
55,706 
536 
641 
616 
360 
578 
854 
acres, 2012 
32,757,894 
195,558 
(D) 
150,427 
(D) 
446,534 
259,663 
2007 
32,564,351 
208,581 
279,668 
192,768 
(D) 
423,214 
284,961 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,860 
40 
58 
34 
41 
36 
53 
2007 
5,549 
50 
55 
61 
28 
56 
54 
acres, 2012 
6,853,518 
37,748 
55,793 
27,160 
99,799 
38,082 
41,721 
2007 
7,611,693 
41,400 
64,701 
33,009 
72,326 
69,387 
31,258 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,584 
17 
26 
17 
15 
23 
15 
2007 
2,531 
15 
11 
23 
22 
20 
3 
acres, 2012 
5,193,969 
5,453 
27,932 
38,887 
35,338 
64,873 
12,594 
2007 
5,201,010 
10,200 
17,306 
26,294 
51,149 
43,785 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
251 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 
2007 
243 
2 
1 
2 
- 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
228,090 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
740 
- 
2007 
249,888 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,637 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,691 
17 
3 
12 
7 
25 
23 
2007 
1,502 
8 
7 
9 
17 
19 
17 
acres, 2012 
1,103,824 
6,556 
355 
(D) 
(D) 
15,859 
20,323 
2007 
718,885 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,954 
(D) 
-continued 
636 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
