Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
24,370 
446 
160 
309 
257 
521 
898 
2007 
22,933 
423 
194 
283 
271 
459 
799 
Any 
2012 
34,939 
742 
268 
474 
389 
689 
1,141 
2007 
40,230 
866 
340 
511 
553 
714 
1,181 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,873 
73 
20 
50 
31 
91 
145 
2007 
7,072 
112 
50 
79 
62 
141 
229 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,458 
67 
20 
27 
25 
40 
130 
2007 
2,888 
45 
19 
47 
38 
50 
108 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
4,595 
116 
34 
68 
51 
103 
120 
2007 
5,390 
115 
45 
74 
78 
98 
128 
200 days or more 
2012 
23,013 
486 
194 
329 
282 
455 
746 
2007 
24,880 
594 
226 
311 
375 
425 
716 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,720 
36 
11 
16 
19 
24 
69 
2007 
2,361 
65 
16 
20 
43 
37 
77 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,828 
60 
12 
50 
26 
62 
118 
2007 
3,657 
65 
10 
22 
51 
55 
104 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,038 
187 
31 
84 
71 
164 
320 
2007 
10,039 
229 
65 
111 
131 
194 
330 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
46,723 
905 
374 
633 
530 
960 
1,532 
2007 
47,106 
930 
443 
641 
599 
887 
1,469 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.0 
21.1 
25.7 
24.8 
24.5 
22.7 
21.9 
2007 
22.0 
20.5 
24.0 
24.1 
22.2 
22.6 
21.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,229 
22 
9 
11 
13 
13 
45 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,316 
55 
13 
38 
13 
51 
103 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,947 
153 
27 
85 
65 
140 
259 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
48,817 
958 
379 
649 
555 
1,006 
1,632 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
23.8 
27.3 
26.1 
26.3 
24.9 
24.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
426 
1 
- 
- 
- 
11 
22 
2007 
520 
3 
- 
- 
3 
8 
21 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,483 
75 
19 
32 
14 
86 
216 
2007 
4,558 
83 
9 
26 
48 
73 
179 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7,546 
127 
31 
94 
59 
157 
270 
2007 
8,763 
192 
50 
93 
80 
134 
270 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
13,902 
273 
89 
177 
167 
264 
500 
2007 
16,781 
348 
128 
207 
197 
295 
552 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
8,444 
196 
68 
125 
100 
151 
289 
2007 
8,730 
203 
61 
112 
155 
182 
231 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7,783 
169 
55 
105 
104 
157 
206 
2007 
7,463 
172 
81 
137 
87 
149 
246 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
6,101 
152 
55 
111 
64 
162 
206 
2007 
6,193 
86 
70 
77 
103 
119 
184 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,624 
195 
111 
139 
138 
222 
330 
2007 
10,155 
202 
135 
142 
151 
213 
297 
Average age 
2012 
56.1 
57.0 
60.3 
58.0 
58.9 
56.8 
54.5 
2007 
55.2 
55.2 
60.4 
57.6 
57.2 
56.5 
54.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
36,794 
889 
298 
537 
462 
759 
1,222 
2007 
32,239 
764 
286 
444 
456 
519 
1,054 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
3,709 
72 
22 
40 
36 
93 
90 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
17,874 
469 
66 
382 
197 
407 
614 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
8,964 
213 
147 
52 
139 
132 
402 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,761 
11 
35 
5 
10 
45 
15 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4,453 
109 
44 
37 
70 
46 
158 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,936 
56 
4 
35 
45 
56 
65 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
860 
11 
9 
14 
9 
56 
25 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
277 
30 
- 
2 
4 
- 
3 
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 
57,548 
1,142 
398 
764 
619 
1,174 
1,967 
acres, 2012 
7,225,333 
148,668 
31,425 
123,139 
50,359 
193,506 
219,211 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,036 
69 
11 
9 
16 
30 
82 
acres, 2012 
401,817 
1 1 ,733 
831 
5,088 
1,727 
5,442 
9,118 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
52,390 
1,020 
349 
702 
573 
1,059 
1,754 
2007 
57,749 
1,150 
474 
732 
780 
1,059 
1,753 
acres, 2012 
5,928,144 
102,067 
24,051 
97,423 
44,415 
(D) 
178,206 
2007 
6,298,139 
113,359 
29,872 
100,288 
60,719 
167,256 
173,082 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,808 
91 
37 
57 
42 
104 
143 
2007 
3,265 
84 
17 
53 
32 
87 
142 
acres, 2012 
1 ,052,558 
33,623 
4,036 
23,498 
8,113 
36,715 
32,182 
2007 
951,261 
30,287 
1,719 
18,254 
4,989 
32,793 
31,312 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,054 
50 
26 
16 
17 
23 
83 
2007 
1,480 
38 
25 
6 
8 
15 
61 
acres, 2012 
490,771 
30,736 
2,399 
7,357 
2,361 
(D) 
12,113 
2007 
400,846 
19,472 
1,487 
2,941 
1,009 
(D) 
13,551 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
240 
12 
5 
- 
4 
3 
23 
2007 
239 
9 
2 
- 
- 
1 
14 
acres, 2012 
53,591 
4,241 
127 
- 
233 
(D) 
6,791 
2007 
62,623 
10,837 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,395 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
817 
15 
11 
8 
10 
21 
36 
2007 
430 
8 
16 
3 
4 
11 
10 
acres, 2012 
179,380 
638 
4,224 
812 
673 
1,559 
4,452 
2007 
96,375 
640 
(D) 
792 
358 
(D) 
1,779 
--continued 
538 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
