Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
15,751 
171 
332 
1 
225 
403 
359 
2007 
14,282 
168 
312 
1 
171 
406 
359 
Any 
2012 
19,786 
323 
452 
- 
338 
635 
532 
2007 
22,070 
330 
535 
- 
409 
716 
577 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,794 
38 
48 
- 
39 
117 
71 
2007 
3,164 
42 
71 
- 
71 
93 
100 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,384 
22 
25 
- 
17 
36 
25 
2007 
1,735 
28 
43 
- 
27 
39 
58 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
3,194 
41 
78 
- 
45 
68 
96 
2007 
3,531 
54 
71 
- 
55 
92 
69 
200 days or more 
2012 
12,414 
222 
301 
- 
237 
414 
340 
2007 
13,640 
206 
350 
- 
256 
492 
350 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,150 
11 
23 
- 
15 
20 
29 
2007 
1,229 
10 
35 
- 
30 
40 
29 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,828 
20 
30 
- 
23 
47 
54 
2007 
2,132 
46 
44 
- 
37 
59 
43 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,038 
64 
104 
- 
59 
132 
133 
2007 
5,638 
79 
160 
- 
104 
140 
121 
10 years or more 
2012 
27,521 
399 
627 
1 
466 
839 
675 
2007 
27,353 
363 
608 
1 
409 
883 
743 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
25.1 
23.2 
(D) 
24.6 
24.2 
23.7 
2007 
22.6 
23.1 
21.8 
15.0 
23.0 
23.0 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
735 
2 
23 
- 
13 
17 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,412 
14 
26 
- 
19 
38 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,253 
56 
88 
- 
49 
111 
109 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
29,137 
422 
647 
1 
482 
872 
726 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.5 
27.0 
25.0 
(D) 
25.8 
26.4 
26.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
185 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2007 
159 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,964 
7 
57 
- 
23 
44 
75 
2007 
1,720 
13 
54 
- 
32 
60 
51 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,796 
33 
70 
- 
40 
99 
86 
2007 
4,756 
53 
118 
- 
77 
129 
126 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
8,774 
125 
214 
1 
152 
244 
198 
2007 
10,060 
137 
197 
- 
144 
319 
249 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,306 
78 
80 
- 
71 
182 
151 
2007 
5,396 
86 
119 
- 
72 
146 
147 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
5,198 
89 
131 
- 
68 
158 
138 
2007 
4,818 
68 
116 
1 
66 
150 
124 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,128 
54 
86 
- 
82 
114 
93 
2007 
3,693 
61 
113 
- 
73 
113 
99 
70 years and over 
2012 
6,186 
108 
143 
- 
127 
197 
146 
2007 
5,750 
78 
130 
- 
114 
203 
135 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
60.2 
56.9 
(D) 
59.1 
58.4 
56.5 
2007 
56.2 
57.4 
56.2 
61.0 
56.8 
56.7 
55.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
25,480 
378 
539 
1 
363 
605 
601 
2007 
22,738 
325 
451 
1 
365 
571 
600 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,607 
27 
116 
- 
32 
91 
74 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
8,308 
29 
146 
- 
114 
126 
185 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
8,174 
174 
69 
- 
163 
45 
116 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
795 
44 
7 
1 
8 
42 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4,155 
58 
88 
1 
47 
170 
158 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
3,405 
61 
144 
- 
28 
192 
76 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
595 
7 
15 
- 
13 
15 
16 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
281 
7 
33 
1 
7 
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 
34,356 
479 
767 
. 
550 
1,013 
865 
acres, 2012 
6,723,460 
56,178 
145,933 
- 
77,934 
190,550 
225,023 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,333 
25 
25 
- 
22 
97 
59 
acres, 2012 
1,074,180 
4,239 
7,617 
- 
4,481 
47,066 
53,932 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
29,679 
419 
710 
- 
502 
911 
775 
2007 
30,621 
405 
770 
- 
523 
990 
808 
acres, 2012 
4,746,072 
46,896 
119,597 
- 
60,753 
152,998 
149,540 
2007 
4,860,853 
43,672 
125,964 
- 
(D) 
144,943 
163,800 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,096 
29 
40 
- 
34 
69 
70 
2007 
3,347 
36 
60 
- 
44 
90 
93 
acres, 2012 
1,509,437 
10,942 
21,715 
- 
5,814 
25,924 
60,042 
2007 
1,435,598 
8,926 
19,360 
- 
9,524 
22,162 
64,304 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,055 
29 
18 
1 
19 
48 
32 
2007 
1,885 
43 
11 
- 
12 
37 
26 
acres, 2012 
765,992 
3,211 
4,987 
(D) 
12,673 
17,185 
23,006 
2007 
739,348 
(D) 
3,601 
8,952 
16,031 
18,863 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
300 
8 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2007 
225 
2 
3 
- 
1 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
49,558 
1,161 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
534 
2007 
49,521 
(D) 
364 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
407 
9 
14 
- 
8 
9 
11 
2007 
274 
12 
3 
1 
- 
3 
8 
acres, 2012 
112,517 
1,184 
(D) 
- 
436 
(D) 
5,322 
2007 
89,423 
(D) 
1,543 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
510 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
