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 
120,758 
116,165 
38,452 
35,011 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
13,134 
16,310 
2,698 
3,155 
Farming 
40,303 
35,820 
15,647 
13,216 
45 to 54 years 
28,769 
31,169 
7,485 
7,795 
Other 
80,455 
80,345 
22,805 
21,795 
55 to 64 years 
34,916 
31,340 
10,390 
8,837 
65 to 74 years 
23,743 
18,608 
8,724 
6,872 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
12,975 
11,201 
7,952 
7,140 
On farm operated 
90,402 
85,953 
27,351 
23,926 
Not on farm operated 
30,356 
30,212 
11,101 
1 1 ,085 
Average age of - 
All operators 
57.4 
55.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
62.2 
60.9 
None 
45,745 
38,067 
17,264 
14,071 
Second operator 
55.6 
53.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
75,013 
78,098 
21,188 
20,940 
Third operator 
50.0 
48.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
11,108 
14,750 
3,060 
3,827 
50 to 99 days 
6,511 
7,966 
1,831 
1,922 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
11,134 
1 1 ,554 
3,193 
3,250 
Latino origin (see text) 
8,599 
6,984 
2,438 
2,062 
200 days or more 
46,260 
43,828 
13,104 
11,941 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,246 
1,257 
464 
326 
2 years or less 
5,824 
7,409 
1,809 
1,984 
Asian 
521 
450 
121 
90 
3 or 4 years 
8,770 
10,778 
2,578 
2,962 
Black or African American 
3,033 
1,998 
1,240 
891 
5 to 9 years 
24,916 
28,412 
7,101 
7,797 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
81,248 
69,566 
26,964 
22,268 
Other Pacific Islander 
64 
59 
1 
4 
White 
115,086 
110,702 
36,341 
33,397 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
808 
1,699 
285 
303 
2 years or less 
4,425 
(NA) 
1,340 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
7,509 
(NA) 
2,134 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
22,416 
(NA) 
6,258 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
86,408 
(NA) 
28,720 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
79,804 
73,948 
Second operator 
42,154 
36,191 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
8,485 
7,749 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
1,337 
1,644 
123 
207 
25 to 34 years 
5,884 
5,893 
1,080 
1,005 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
48 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
