Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
u 
2012 
3,369 
174 
26 
288 
66 
50 
255 
2007 
3,208 
147 
34 
318 
55 
69 
223 
Any 
2012 
5,702 
228 
34 
550 
109 
102 
328 
2007 
7,119 
352 
55 
604 
170 
132 
392 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
855 
29 
8 
85 
8 
14 
36 
2007 
1,286 
43 
8 
105 
35 
31 
51 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
460 
12 
4 
52 
11 
6 
33 
2007 
607 
47 
5 
50 
15 
16 
36 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
1,018 
53 
5 
102 
16 
29 
38 
2007 
1,119 
56 
11 
91 
22 
24 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
3,369 
134 
17 
311 
74 
53 
221 
2007 
4,107 
206 
31 
358 
98 
61 
249 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
178 
3 
3 
13 
7 
1 
12 
2007 
252 
16 
2 
25 
14 
1 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
336 
14 
- 
25 
8 
6 
23 
2007 
535 
37 
5 
51 
19 
11 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,241 
63 
7 
130 
21 
23 
76 
2007 
1,866 
85 
5 
147 
37 
46 
110 
10 years or more 
2012 
7,316 
322 
50 
670 
139 
122 
472 
2007 
7,674 
361 
77 
699 
155 
143 
462 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.4 
22.6 
27.7 
21.8 
23.2 
21.8 
21.9 
2007 
20.6 
19.8 
26.7 
20.6 
20.8 
19.7 
21.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
129 
2 
3 
9 
6 
1 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
269 
9 
- 
24 
3 
4 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,071 
54 
4 
97 
20 
23 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
7,602 
337 
53 
708 
146 
124 
493 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24,1 
23.9 
29.1 
24.6 
24.6 
23.0 
24.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
. 
. 
. 
1 
. 
. 
2007 
27 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
199 
12 
3 
36 
1 
2 
19 
2007 
262 
21 
1 
21 
7 
7 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
690 
41 
4 
60 
12 
11 
56 
2007 
1,350 
86 
10 
118 
36 
22 
103 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
2,266 
107 
19 
209 
52 
39 
156 
2007 
2,957 
142 
30 
253 
72 
55 
160 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,532 
77 
7 
149 
28 
33 
102 
2007 
1,501 
78 
5 
152 
20 
20 
97 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1,311 
57 
6 
112 
18 
21 
81 
2007 
1,383 
67 
8 
138 
23 
32 
75 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
1,160 
43 
3 
123 
17 
12 
70 
2007 
1,061 
33 
11 
97 
22 
19 
66 
70 years and over 
2012 
1,904 
65 
18 
149 
46 
34 
99 
2007 
1,786 
70 
24 
143 
45 
46 
92 
Average age 
2012 
59,5 
57.8 
60.5 
58.6 
60.3 
59.9 
57.8 
2007 
57.1 
54.8 
59.2 
57.4 
57.1 
58.6 
55.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
6,953 
317 
45 
676 
127 
104 
446 
2007 
6,495 
337 
59 
560 
126 
112 
361 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
433 
17 
1 
22 
1 
2 
35 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
1,789 
69 
3 
76 
12 
32 
66 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3,404 
192 
29 
373 
86 
60 
240 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
802 
12 
12 
138 
29 
8 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
898 
40 
3 
86 
9 
10 
70 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
419 
11 
1 
41 
2 
3 
38 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
146 
8 
1 
12 
1 
3 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
41 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
6 
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 
8,739 
385 
54 
820 
163 
141 
565 
acres, 2012 
661,285 
23,800 
1,299 
91,675 
5,573 
6,971 
58,422 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,170 
66 
15 
116 
26 
27 
57 
acres, 2012 
143,956 
5,275 
506 
16,491 
2,085 
1,037 
12,432 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
7,329 
300 
33 
641 
138 
103 
480 
2007 
8,679 
403 
46 
747 
189 
169 
513 
acres, 2012 
427,216 
(D) 
1,040 
40,148 
(D) 
(D) 
34,852 
2007 
470,034 
(D) 
(D) 
44,619 
4,669 
5,034 
38,378 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
787 
42 
8 
83 
17 
29 
43 
2007 
726 
33 
9 
82 
10 
13 
40 
acres, 2012 
109,138 
2,891 
218 
14,306 
1,861 
1,111 
7,585 
2007 
103,592 
1,958 
136 
10,849 
844 
235 
10,128 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
734 
48 
15 
105 
11 
17 
54 
2007 
726 
54 
30 
78 
19 
15 
48 
acres, 2012 
143,526 
12,693 
134 
38,941 
1,274 
1,616 
20,715 
2007 
125,996 
13,313 
408 
26,129 
2,543 
2,253 
16,479 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
90 
7 
1 
6 
2 
1 
1 
2007 
103 
7 
3 
10 
3 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
12,199 
510 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
16,999 
769 
62 
3,247 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
131 
5 
3 
3 
7 
2 
5 
2007 
93 
2 
1 
5 
4 
3 
9 
acres, 2012 
22,978 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
332 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
16,829 
(D) 
(D) 
946 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
340 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
