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 
27,330 
26,405 
8,460 
8,550 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
3,883 
4,635 
965 
1,106 
Farming 
1 1 ,792 
10,298 
4,252 
3,414 
45 to 54 years 
7,226 
7,634 
2,245 
2,418 
Other 
15,538 
16,107 
4,208 
5,136 
55 to 64 years 
7,214 
6,228 
2,418 
2,240 
65 to 74 years 
3,932 
3,080 
1,494 
1,262 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,561 
1,495 
875 
951 
On farm operated 
23,862 
23,168 
7,422 
7,302 
Not on farm operated 
3,468 
3,237 
1,038 
1,248 
Average age of - 
All operators 
52.7 
51.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.2 
55.9 
None 
12,046 
9,962 
3,862 
3,294 
Second operator 
51.1 
49.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
15,284 
16,443 
4,598 
5,256 
Third operator 
46.2 
44.7 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,263 
2,745 
549 
763 
50 to 99 days 
1,207 
1,282 
367 
390 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,464 
2,768 
747 
897 
Latino origin (see text) 
230 
175 
70 
60 
200 days or more 
9,350 
9,648 
2,935 
3,206 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
39 
93 
18 
21 
2 years or less 
1,190 
1,608 
314 
424 
Asian 
66 
40 
36 
12 
3 or 4 years 
1,994 
2,157 
531 
663 
Black or African American 
25 
25 
4 
3 
5 to 9 years 
4,807 
5,526 
1,458 
1,710 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
19,339 
17,114 
6,157 
5,753 
Other Pacific Islander 
16 
9 
5 
- 
White 
27,095 
26,159 
8,359 
8,484 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
89 
79 
38 
30 
2 years or less 
934 
(NA) 
247 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,779 
(NA) 
461 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
4,330 
(NA) 
1,243 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
20,287 
(NA) 
6,509 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
21,150 
21,995 
Second operator 
8,138 
4,407 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
2,386 
1,758 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
667 
745 
53 
70 
25 to 34 years 
2,847 
2,588 
410 
503 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
