Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
12,116 
178 
217 
258 
123 
304 
157 
2007 
11,746 
139 
291 
287 
106 
249 
171 
Any 
2012 
15,892 
252 
310 
288 
164 
422 
170 
2007 
17,778 
292 
404 
368 
196 
466 
137 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,688 
41 
20 
39 
31 
66 
34 
2007 
3,453 
57 
41 
94 
59 
64 
34 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,232 
16 
22 
10 
14 
26 
18 
2007 
1,488 
23 
25 
26 
19 
47 
12 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
2,383 
34 
48 
43 
30 
81 
28 
2007 
2,687 
36 
68 
35 
23 
80 
18 
200 days or more 
2012 
9,589 
161 
220 
196 
89 
249 
90 
2007 
10,150 
176 
270 
213 
95 
275 
73 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
962 
14 
19 
32 
7 
30 
15 
2007 
1,071 
17 
41 
17 
13 
39 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,195 
15 
24 
23 
12 
30 
31 
2007 
1,663 
40 
41 
22 
15 
72 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,851 
46 
70 
56 
34 
126 
28 
2007 
4,448 
61 
82 
85 
57 
102 
39 
10 years or more 
2012 
22,000 
355 
414 
435 
234 
540 
253 
2007 
22,342 
313 
531 
531 
217 
502 
249 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
24.4 
24.1 
24.9 
21.6 
22.2 
25.4 
2007 
22.4 
20.9 
22.5 
24.6 
21.8 
20.3 
25.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
690 
11 
14 
20 
6 
16 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
882 
11 
18 
14 
5 
23 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,141 
32 
49 
49 
25 
103 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
23,295 
376 
446 
463 
251 
584 
278 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.1 
28.0 
27.6 
28.0 
25.6 
24.8 
29.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
123 
. 
9 
3 
. 
8 
. 
2007 
119 
2 
4 
12 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,264 
16 
25 
48 
9 
19 
27 
2007 
1,177 
9 
41 
41 
10 
38 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,690 
34 
55 
53 
21 
68 
31 
2007 
3,078 
47 
105 
73 
31 
81 
37 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,867 
64 
99 
106 
71 
140 
71 
2007 
7,904 
112 
167 
173 
72 
185 
95 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,371 
85 
71 
89 
53 
130 
56 
2007 
4,525 
74 
116 
85 
51 
114 
39 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
4,375 
78 
94 
72 
50 
129 
43 
2007 
3,884 
62 
80 
87 
45 
125 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,354 
61 
46 
65 
34 
115 
33 
2007 
3,045 
54 
72 
75 
31 
57 
31 
70 years and over 
2012 
5,964 
92 
128 
110 
49 
117 
66 
2007 
5,792 
71 
110 
109 
62 
112 
60 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
60.2 
58.6 
57.3 
58.8 
58.6 
57.5 
2007 
57.8 
58.0 
55.5 
56.2 
58.5 
56.9 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
20,884 
334 
359 
402 
219 
554 
250 
2007 
18,484 
271 
378 
361 
182 
462 
199 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1,854 
27 
21 
26 
21 
82 
18 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
9,435 
135 
123 
160 
37 
135 
149 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1,730 
24 
21 
16 
5 
41 
11 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
2,210 
36 
13 
148 
19 
11 
27 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
2,896 
68 
67 
38 
63 
129 
10 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4,738 
70 
123 
81 
81 
177 
60 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
359 
6 
4 
4 
2 
5 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
452 
35 
5 
- 
8 
12 
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 
26,644 
397 
501 
510 
280 
694 
312 
acres, 2012 
50,227,611 
1,076,010 
1,766,142 
1,619,628 
436,759 
714,440 
1,691,239 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,576 
42 
9 
13 
31 
54 
19 
acres, 2012 
4,248,782 
193,052 
155,712 
60,943 
56,746 
101,215 
111,989 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
21,564 
273 
407 
414 
220 
600 
237 
2007 
22,625 
285 
564 
487 
228 
563 
229 
acres, 2012 
26,621,716 
290,968 
(D) 
898,997 
201,085 
418,779 
1,005,622 
2007 
29,645,852 
398,642 
(D) 
1,209,631 
(D) 
440,843 
1,023,359 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,320 
47 
35 
37 
30 
65 
23 
2007 
2,839 
43 
55 
74 
34 
75 
33 
acres, 2012 
9,795,062 
195,597 
253,387 
318,375 
97,163 
197,672 
243,947 
2007 
10,263,436 
210,213 
678,160 
394,571 
92,045 
145,522 
225,220 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3,279 
92 
54 
79 
29 
50 
47 
2007 
3,353 
86 
57 
81 
35 
53 
38 
acres, 2012 
17,153,871 
698,303 
810,273 
594,921 
139,492 
129,940 
403,562 
2007 
16,982,934 
574,282 
552,691 
482,365 
163,094 
183,597 
417,749 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
230 
8 
3 
8 
3 
5 
6 
2007 
156 
9 
8 
5 
4 
7 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,409,377 
150,828 
(D) 
51,352 
(D) 
41,640 
26,800 
2007 
585,392 
23,207 
49,851 
17,607 
4,426 
17,891 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
615 
10 
28 
8 
5 
6 
14 
2007 
551 
8 
11 
8 
1 
17 
8 
acres, 2012 
4,778,891 
45,192 
1 ,267,342 
340,603 
(D) 
3,264 
98,080 
2007 
3,910,848 
32,724 
(D) 
226,431 
(D) 
5,775 
32,035 
-continued 
466 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
