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 
4,923 
5,603 
1,832 
2,261 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
534 
958 
160 
359 
Farming 
2,176 
2,376 
977 
1,115 
45 to 54 years 
1,404 
1,791 
541 
729 
Other 
2,747 
3,227 
855 
1,146 
55 to 64 years 
1,575 
1,430 
579 
573 
65 to 74 years 
820 
684 
325 
290 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
322 
382 
181 
223 
On farm operated 
4,218 
4,765 
1,610 
1,985 
Not on farm operated 
705 
838 
222 
276 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.8 
53.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.2 
55.4 
None 
1,866 
1,711 
741 
743 
Second operator 
55.4 
52.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
3,057 
3,892 
1,091 
1,518 
Third operator 
45.8 
46.4 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
436 
638 
141 
224 
50 to 99 days 
291 
368 
99 
127 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
563 
675 
181 
250 
Latino origin (see text) 
77 
76 
28 
20 
200 days or more 
1,767 
2,211 
670 
917 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
11 
9 
4 
3 
2 years or less 
170 
267 
51 
111 
Asian 
80 
41 
20 
5 
3 or 4 years 
245 
429 
100 
171 
Black or African American 
21 
16 
7 
5 
5 to 9 years 
880 
1,289 
345 
491 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
3,628 
3,618 
1,336 
1,488 
Other Pacific Islander 
5 
3 
3 
- 
White 
4,793 
5,513 
1,794 
2,243 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
13 
21 
4 
5 
2 years or less 
136 
(NA) 
31 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
204 
(NA) 
79 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
784 
(NA) 
307 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
3,799 
(NA) 
1,415 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
4,641 
6,081 
Second operator 
1,412 
1,292 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
351 
370 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
73 
101 
1 
12 
25 to 34 years 
195 
257 
45 
75 
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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