Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Adair 
Alfalfa 
Atoka 
Beaver 
Beckham 
Blaine 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
27,846 
368 
255 
337 
320 
333 
286 
2007 
29,750 
422 
316 
441 
461 
361 
297 
Any 
2012 
52,399 
761 
390 
766 
645 
683 
512 
2007 
56,815 
780 
379 
777 
491 
692 
565 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5,126 
66 
59 
45 
76 
72 
76 
2007 
7,407 
78 
82 
83 
76 
103 
66 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,147 
40 
33 
36 
15 
32 
37 
2007 
4,246 
48 
31 
58 
42 
47 
34 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7,156 
138 
54 
83 
41 
62 
88 
2007 
7,995 
139 
56 
130 
56 
63 
94 
200 days or more 
2012 
36,970 
517 
244 
602 
513 
517 
311 
2007 
37,167 
515 
210 
506 
317 
479 
371 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,629 
38 
19 
29 
25 
46 
27 
2007 
3,783 
44 
22 
58 
30 
57 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4,617 
109 
22 
44 
62 
56 
13 
2007 
6,185 
100 
28 
76 
47 
79 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
12,627 
175 
79 
158 
101 
186 
87 
2007 
15,718 
200 
71 
190 
126 
202 
148 
10 years or more 
2012 
60,372 
807 
525 
872 
777 
728 
671 
2007 
60,879 
858 
574 
894 
749 
715 
631 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.7 
21.7 
27.1 
22.8 
23.6 
21.3 
25.9 
2007 
20.8 
21.0 
28.1 
21.2 
25.5 
21.5 
23.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,824 
28 
10 
21 
18 
39 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,538 
100 
18 
31 
39 
51 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
10,492 
141 
61 
129 
91 
143 
76 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
64,391 
860 
556 
922 
817 
783 
692 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
23.8 
29.1 
24.8 
25.8 
23.7 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
436 
11 
4 
6 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
642 
5 
6 
15 
3 
12 
17 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,989 
149 
27 
64 
54 
86 
49 
2007 
4,972 
88 
27 
57 
42 
58 
56 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
9,009 
127 
40 
176 
128 
118 
92 
2007 
10,173 
150 
61 
127 
58 
84 
108 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
16,895 
187 
151 
189 
167 
180 
153 
2007 
19,759 
283 
128 
284 
189 
216 
188 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
10,258 
156 
84 
154 
91 
125 
95 
2007 
11,310 
149 
81 
165 
98 
134 
90 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
10,411 
150 
77 
146 
125 
144 
109 
2007 
11,023 
180 
71 
192 
118 
160 
107 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
9,584 
139 
69 
132 
112 
141 
83 
2007 
9,983 
147 
88 
138 
110 
126 
98 
70 years and over 
2012 
18,663 
210 
193 
236 
288 
221 
217 
2007 
18,703 
200 
233 
240 
334 
263 
198 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
55.4 
60.9 
57.5 
60.0 
58.2 
59.1 
2007 
57.6 
56.1 
61.5 
57.6 
62.7 
59.3 
57.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
53,602 
714 
437 
645 
582 
673 
499 
2007 
45,923 
586 
365 
524 
429 
507 
465 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5,427 
108 
57 
27 
43 
51 
38 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
19,201 
240 
194 
60 
247 
227 
297 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
5,928 
38 
58 
98 
53 
93 
56 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,676 
13 
105 
8 
121 
11 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
10,862 
230 
80 
208 
60 
116 
88 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
13,647 
125 
46 
315 
46 
196 
53 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,276 
18 
5 
14 
12 
14 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,839 
7 
2 
33 
82 
28 
20 
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 
78,487 
1,114 
623 
1,086 
915 
981 
777 
acres, 2012 
33,149,834 
239,005 
523,293 
338,901 
1,072,943 
552,978 
509,797 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,728 
26 
48 
31 
31 
32 
31 
acres, 2012 
2,564,282 
11,594 
41,120 
10,903 
78,420 
47,302 
31,233 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
73,364 
1,069 
558 
1,044 
818 
885 
717 
2007 
77,412 
1,108 
588 
1,140 
757 
884 
761 
acres, 2012 
27,612,735 
218,886 
414,400 
315,162 
846,767 
457,376 
422,896 
2007 
27,490,238 
201,521 
417,034 
366,010 
794,953 
396,688 
489,096 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,605 
30 
45 
37 
75 
64 
45 
2007 
5,905 
54 
73 
48 
111 
126 
74 
acres, 2012 
3,618,945 
12,844 
77,880 
18,249 
152,682 
74,508 
58,811 
2007 
4,518,888 
19,577 
100,031 
19,646 
201,323 
99,017 
61,908 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,601 
16 
13 
9 
21 
29 
13 
2007 
1,566 
23 
10 
15 
18 
9 
12 
acres, 2012 
1,788,909 
8,232 
13,485 
5,596 
36,736 
15,955 
25,484 
2007 
1,906,242 
11,663 
8,665 
13,058 
78,523 
14,111 
19,263 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
330 
3 
6 
4 
7 
1 
8 
2007 
203 
5 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
299,376 
(D) 
16,960 
4,459 
19,664 
(D) 
4,788 
2007 
170,023 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,345 
11 
23 
9 
44 
37 
15 
2007 
1,479 
12 
22 
14 
65 
34 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,036,145 
(D) 
22,498 
9,692 
60,003 
(D) 
10,007 
2007 
1,001,878 
16,444 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,687 
(D) 
-continued 
534 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
