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 
2,637 
1,747 
894 
601 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
207 
301 
59 
93 
Farming 
1,267 
758 
461 
307 
45 to 54 years 
714 
523 
209 
176 
Other 
1,370 
989 
433 
294 
55 to 64 years 
850 
477 
294 
157 
65 to 74 years 
543 
224 
205 
85 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
166 
112 
103 
69 
On farm operated 
2,361 
1,557 
788 
539 
Not on farm operated 
276 
190 
106 
62 
Average age of - 
All operators 
57.0 
53.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
60.2 
56.2 
None 
1,064 
604 
414 
224 
Second operator 
55.7 
52.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
1,573 
1,143 
480 
377 
Third operator 
50.7 
48.7 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
291 
182 
47 
56 
50 to 99 days 
151 
99 
30 
25 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
235 
214 
72 
64 
Latino origin (see text) 
82 
74 
35 
30 
200 days or more 
896 
648 
331 
232 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
165 
109 
111 
56 
2 years or less 
97 
99 
18 
26 
Asian 
17 
9 
1 
2 
3 or 4 years 
211 
192 
56 
51 
Black or African American 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
496 
379 
158 
117 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
1,833 
1,077 
662 
407 
Other Pacific Islander 
1 
5 
- 
4 
White 
2,429 
1,603 
777 
535 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
23 
21 
5 
4 
2 years or less 
69 
(NA) 
14 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
157 
(NA) 
32 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
410 
(NA) 
138 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
2,001 
(NA) 
710 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,905 
1,353 
Second operator 
777 
521 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
135 
130 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
33 
26 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
124 
84 
24 
20 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
40 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
