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 
18,750 
18,872 
6,459 
6,688 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,569 
3,381 
810 
1,077 
Farming 
8,552 
8,173 
3,474 
3,204 
45 to 54 years 
5,223 
6,007 
1,878 
2,202 
Other 
10,198 
10,699 
2,985 
3,484 
55 to 64 years 
5,278 
4,675 
1,925 
1,806 
65 to 74 years 
2,776 
2,094 
1,027 
691 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
906 
876 
425 
472 
On farm operated 
16,273 
16,649 
5,679 
5,900 
Not on farm operated 
2,477 
2,223 
780 
788 
Average age of - 
All operators 
53.1 
51.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
55.4 
53.4 
None 
7,765 
6,876 
2,726 
2,419 
Second operator 
52.6 
51.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
10,985 
11,996 
3,733 
4,269 
Third operator 
45.7 
45.5 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,404 
1,595 
445 
479 
50 to 99 days 
895 
982 
257 
311 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
2,091 
2,096 
701 
757 
Latino origin (see text) 
164 
125 
52 
53 
200 days or more 
6,595 
7,323 
2,330 
2,722 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
65 
113 
28 
41 
2 years or less 
959 
1,111 
307 
364 
Asian 
83 
69 
25 
19 
3 or 4 years 
1,361 
1,576 
450 
592 
Black or African American 
40 
37 
14 
16 
5 to 9 years 
3,506 
4,021 
1,242 
1,505 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
12,924 
12,164 
4,460 
4,227 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
7 
- 
- 
White 
18,464 
18,531 
6,357 
6,599 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
96 
115 
35 
13 
2 years or less 
681 
(NA) 
181 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,152 
(NA) 
366 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,121 
(NA) 
1,060 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
13,796 
(NA) 
4,852 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
16,741 
17,624 
Second operator 
5,371 
4,413 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,593 
1,329 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
426 
424 
46 
61 
25 to 34 years 
1,572 
1,415 
348 
379 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
