Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hodgeman 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Jewell 
Johnson 
Kearny 
Kingman 
Kiowa 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
206 
332 
280 
210 
202 
152 
290 
176 
2007 
183 
328 
353 
256 
204 
154 
264 
201 
Any 
2012 
193 
722 
716 
243 
369 
191 
518 
227 
2007 
196 
799 
784 
269 
406 
183 
612 
198 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
29 
85 
71 
36 
68 
24 
82 
29 
2007 
47 
108 
96 
62 
52 
42 
120 
40 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
31 
38 
33 
23 
3 
25 
21 
2007 
7 
33 
39 
18 
22 
12 
53 
23 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
21 
61 
106 
39 
41 
6 
34 
16 
2007 
28 
98 
82 
42 
56 
19 
71 
24 
200 days or more 
2012 
139 
545 
501 
135 
237 
158 
377 
161 
2007 
114 
560 
567 
147 
276 
110 
368 
111 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
30 
37 
14 
21 
11 
24 
18 
2007 
6 
66 
55 
25 
23 
13 
35 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
49 
37 
16 
34 
38 
37 
53 
2007 
8 
45 
56 
16 
43 
15 
42 
16 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
37 
161 
112 
52 
66 
37 
101 
49 
2007 
41 
143 
143 
51 
113 
33 
145 
63 
10 years or more 
2012 
332 
814 
810 
371 
450 
257 
646 
283 
2007 
324 
873 
883 
433 
431 
276 
654 
305 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
28.8 
23.3 
24.2 
27.8 
23.9 
23.8 
24.5 
23.4 
2007 
28.9 
23.2 
22.3 
27.5 
21.7 
26.3 
23.8 
26.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
12 
29 
13 
18 
5 
21 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
44 
33 
13 
27 
27 
29 
45 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
28 
144 
91 
46 
52 
32 
85 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
348 
854 
843 
381 
474 
279 
673 
307 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
30.7 
25.5 
26.8 
29.1 
26.2 
26.6 
26.4 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2007 
- 
2 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
87 
38 
28 
16 
14 
53 
31 
2007 
14 
63 
53 
21 
10 
15 
61 
28 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
27 
126 
90 
74 
49 
39 
118 
16 
2007 
35 
177 
144 
66 
55 
46 
106 
28 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
94 
262 
224 
98 
120 
83 
169 
72 
2007 
113 
237 
317 
133 
174 
83 
212 
84 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
65 
109 
166 
60 
95 
40 
112 
45 
2007 
44 
157 
155 
65 
100 
40 
131 
31 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
54 
132 
157 
47 
94 
66 
88 
66 
2007 
44 
155 
118 
69 
81 
33 
101 
52 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
43 
119 
94 
40 
62 
31 
84 
39 
2007 
22 
133 
116 
45 
65 
25 
83 
29 
70 years and over 
2012 
90 
215 
225 
106 
135 
70 
181 
130 
2007 
107 
203 
225 
123 
125 
95 
182 
145 
Average age 
2012 
59.2 
56.6 
59.2 
57.5 
60.2 
58.5 
57.4 
61.9 
2007 
59.3 
56.9 
56.8 
58.2 
58.9 
59.2 
57.2 
61.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
264 
714 
657 
340 
468 
283 
567 
291 
2007 
212 
644 
628 
290 
351 
174 
456 
188 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
69 
94 
19 
72 
23 
32 
20 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
129 
284 
215 
47 
168 
175 
155 
135 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
83 
71 
91 
121 
63 
96 
35 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
16 
80 
45 
108 
3 
9 
16 
15 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
37 
103 
143 
65 
78 
24 
160 
33 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
122 
127 
46 
45 
22 
162 
44 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
4 
14 
12 
8 
12 
13 
8 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
25 
37 
6 
4 
7 
21 
30 
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 
374 
1,037 
980 
445 
553 
323 
792 
381 
acres, 2012 
496,667 
326,166 
241,016 
444,177 
92,028 
495,598 
537,815 
395,269 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
27 
26 
25 
44 
14 
32 
7 
acres, 2012 
11,322 
32,351 
20,616 
20,367 
9,382 
35,772 
20,377 
26,206 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
327 
990 
924 
406 
493 
268 
735 
319 
2007 
303 
1,048 
1,021 
440 
511 
250 
769 
327 
acres, 2012 
384,928 
279,146 
203,759 
364,737 
(D) 
342,170 
460,561 
323,387 
2007 
340,763 
285,313 
228,093 
348,979 
(D) 
325,755 
430,742 
294,808 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
28 
39 
44 
26 
34 
27 
41 
49 
2007 
31 
58 
87 
58 
44 
53 
70 
46 
acres, 2012 
49,626 
34,624 
24,271 
59,072 
14,878 
107,634 
66,397 
67,076 
2007 
49,265 
32,399 
38,655 
84,448 
12,288 
116,392 
89,901 
107,175 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
32 
4 
15 
16 
33 
28 
9 
8 
2007 
34 
4 
16 
19 
40 
26 
17 
9 
acres, 2012 
102,662 
2,321 
13,710 
38,510 
13,647 
89,519 
8,219 
24,705 
2007 
127,343 
4,099 
16,986 
34,680 
15,869 
75,006 
19,840 
21,178 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
2 
4 
1 
2 
3 
5 
3 
2007 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,360 
(D) 
462 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,966 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
846 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
9 
19 
9 
4 
9 
17 
18 
24 
2007 
9 
15 
12 
8 
14 
5 
19 
15 
acres, 2012 
3,954 
(D) 
1,432 
(D) 
449 
(D) 
3,867 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,133 
993 
1,425 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
642 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
