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 
1 1 ,332 
11,071 
3,233 
3,656 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,333 
1,635 
175 
263 
Farming 
4,012 
3,995 
868 
891 
45 to 54 years 
2,724 
2,845 
454 
589 
Other 
7,320 
7,076 
2,365 
2,765 
55 to 64 years 
3,006 
2,698 
699 
770 
65 to 74 years 
1,701 
1,571 
642 
705 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,476 
1,468 
1,108 
1,177 
On farm operated 
7,468 
7,110 
1,306 
1,275 
Not on farm operated 
3,864 
3,961 
1,927 
2,381 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.2 
55.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
65.5 
64.5 
None 
4,308 
4,450 
1,505 
1,969 
Second operator 
52.6 
51.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
7,024 
6,621 
1,728 
1,687 
Third operator 
52.1 
52.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
938 
1,107 
206 
314 
50 to 99 days 
506 
526 
98 
105 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,231 
1,137 
246 
192 
Latino origin (see text) 
84 
52 
39 
11 
200 days or more 
4,349 
3,851 
1,178 
1,076 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
130 
113 
37 
36 
2 years or less 
393 
433 
86 
138 
Asian 
27 
8 
14 
2 
3 or 4 years 
604 
625 
166 
219 
Black or African American 
6 
1 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
1,622 
1,649 
411 
594 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
8,713 
8,364 
2,570 
2,705 
Other Pacific Islander 
5 
2 
- 
2 
White 
11,121 
10,906 
3,171 
3,607 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
43 
41 
11 
9 
2 years or less 
322 
(NA) 
72 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
526 
(NA) 
149 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
1,494 
(NA) 
366 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
8,990 
(NA) 
2,646 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
6,404 
7,373 
Second operator 
3,497 
2,111 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
901 
693 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
148 
145 
34 
36 
25 to 34 years 
944 
709 
121 
116 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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