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 
3,052 
2,880 
1,358 
1,237 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
359 
537 
195 
256 
Farming 
1,308 
1,223 
725 
673 
45 to 54 years 
882 
947 
466 
396 
Other 
1,744 
1,657 
633 
564 
55 to 64 years 
879 
708 
377 
325 
65 to 74 years 
476 
329 
179 
131 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
134 
112 
60 
46 
On farm operated 
2,723 
2,589 
1,207 
1,124 
Not on farm operated 
329 
291 
151 
113 
Average age of - 
All operators 
53.4 
51.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
53.8 
52.1 
None 
1,118 
894 
555 
416 
Second operator 
54.4 
52.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
1,934 
1,986 
803 
821 
Third operator 
39.5 
40.4 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
235 
285 
85 
98 
50 to 99 days 
205 
171 
87 
68 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
391 
455 
172 
200 
Latino origin (see text) 
13 
12 
3 
5 
200 days or more 
1,103 
1,075 
459 
455 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2 
20 
1 
- 
2 years or less 
219 
190 
92 
68 
Asian 
4 
11 
1 
3 
3 or 4 years 
266 
252 
100 
131 
Black or African American 
32 
5 
25 
4 
5 to 9 years 
536 
685 
249 
304 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
2,031 
1,753 
917 
734 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
2,987 
2,797 
1,319 
1,223 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
27 
47 
12 
7 
2 years or less 
137 
(NA) 
60 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
263 
(NA) 
97 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
472 
(NA) 
210 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
2,180 
(NA) 
991 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
3,608 
3,353 
Second operator 
762 
678 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
145 
185 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
85 
77 
5 
17 
25 to 34 years 
237 
170 
76 
66 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
