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 
19,645 
20,146 
6,453 
7,016 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,493 
3,393 
650 
926 
Farming 
7,328 
7,314 
2,891 
3,022 
45 to 54 years 
4,904 
6,059 
1,569 
2,050 
Other 
12,317 
12,832 
3,562 
3,994 
55 to 64 years 
6,109 
5,221 
2,025 
1,793 
65 to 74 years 
3,343 
2,640 
1,186 
1,106 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,409 
1,290 
771 
861 
On farm operated 
15,899 
16,420 
5,114 
5,606 
Not on farm operated 
3,746 
3,726 
1,339 
1,410 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.4 
53.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.4 
57.1 
None 
7,453 
7,042 
2,681 
2,822 
Second operator 
54.7 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
12,192 
13,104 
3,772 
4,194 
Third operator 
47.1 
46.8 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,690 
1,995 
505 
623 
50 to 99 days 
964 
1,102 
323 
363 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
1,779 
1,897 
597 
630 
Latino origin (see text) 
202 
232 
46 
99 
200 days or more 
7,759 
8,110 
2,347 
2,578 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
191 
222 
77 
72 
2 years or less 
1,093 
1,391 
324 
383 
Asian 
147 
105 
41 
18 
3 or 4 years 
1,525 
2,093 
518 
799 
Black or African American 
463 
346 
198 
192 
5 to 9 years 
3,865 
4,582 
1,299 
1,576 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
13,162 
12,080 
4,312 
4,258 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
10 
- 
7 
White 
18,760 
19,281 
6,104 
6,693 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
82 
182 
33 
34 
2 years or less 
919 
(NA) 
268 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,335 
(NA) 
442 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,471 
(NA) 
1,105 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
13,920 
(NA) 
4,638 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
14,678 
16,081 
Second operator 
6,795 
5,702 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,855 
1,914 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
311 
370 
33 
40 
25 to 34 years 
1,076 
1,173 
219 
240 
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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