Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jerauld 
Jones 
Kingsbury 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Lincoln 
Lyman 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
149 
81 
84 
260 
172 
123 
313 
193 
2007 
152 
99 
90 
228 
205 
115 
326 
217 
Any 
2012 
150 
152 
79 
258 
330 
189 
586 
237 
2007 
145 
140 
73 
323 
309 
186 
529 
226 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
15 
18 
40 
55 
30 
81 
66 
2007 
45 
33 
6 
65 
45 
34 
101 
34 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
7 
6 
8 
6 
8 
38 
16 
2007 
12 
7 
13 
21 
20 
14 
37 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
18 
15 
12 
33 
32 
20 
33 
24 
2007 
21 
12 
5 
45 
40 
19 
40 
15 
200 days or more 
2012 
74 
115 
43 
177 
237 
131 
434 
131 
2007 
67 
88 
49 
192 
204 
119 
351 
162 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
7 
5 
8 
15 
11 
17 
10 
2007 
10 
8 
2 
18 
10 
6 
14 
17 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
4 
15 
11 
15 
9 
19 
19 
2007 
11 
8 
4 
16 
18 
16 
26 
13 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
45 
32 
14 
54 
51 
28 
120 
35 
2007 
39 
31 
25 
53 
77 
41 
106 
51 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
239 
190 
129 
445 
421 
264 
743 
366 
2007 
237 
192 
132 
464 
409 
238 
709 
362 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.5 
21.3 
28.7 
27.5 
24.0 
24.0 
24.7 
25.9 
2007 
25.5 
24.1 
29.0 
27.4 
25.2 
22.7 
26.2 
25.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
6 
4 
6 
13 
1 
14 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
3 
12 
7 
16 
9 
17 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
30 
14 
47 
49 
16 
106 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
249 
194 
133 
458 
424 
286 
762 
380 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.8 
25.0 
29.9 
29.4 
25.1 
27.7 
26.1 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
6 
. 
8 
9 
. 
6 
. 
2007 
4 
- 
3 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
37 
19 
17 
34 
68 
6 
69 
18 
2007 
29 
27 
6 
43 
48 
9 
51 
29 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
27 
32 
19 
59 
60 
26 
125 
64 
2007 
41 
26 
19 
78 
74 
34 
102 
72 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
64 
54 
24 
123 
99 
49 
258 
108 
2007 
68 
65 
40 
152 
142 
70 
268 
131 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
45 
37 
21 
87 
78 
46 
126 
66 
2007 
42 
51 
19 
62 
89 
48 
115 
31 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
32 
50 
23 
78 
77 
69 
116 
44 
2007 
33 
28 
20 
66 
55 
25 
103 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
38 
17 
20 
44 
55 
31 
94 
59 
2007 
28 
7 
7 
47 
36 
36 
66 
50 
70 years and over 
2012 
51 
18 
39 
85 
56 
85 
105 
71 
2007 
52 
35 
49 
96 
70 
79 
148 
90 
Average age 
2012 
54.9 
53.0 
58.4 
56.1 
53.7 
61.8 
54.5 
57.2 
2007 
54.8 
54.3 
58.5 
54.8 
53.8 
59.8 
55.8 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
221 
189 
128 
370 
385 
232 
687 
341 
2007 
187 
158 
94 
304 
366 
182 
542 
264 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
22 
17 
9 
12 
15 
19 
40 
26 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
104 
53 
61 
72 
81 
47 
125 
166 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
26 
40 
31 
41 
62 
30 
167 
44 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
25 
76 
16 
24 
129 
8 
48 
35 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
27 
42 
12 
92 
53 
76 
201 
73 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
27 
12 
9 
132 
94 
70 
151 
33 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
2 
4 
- 
3 
7 
4 
11 
5 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
5 
1 
25 
7 
8 
29 
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 
289 
221 
154 
506 
485 
299 
888 
398 
acres, 2012 
1,145,789 
329,985 
580,533 
479,671 
231,759 
150,271 
359,259 
962,135 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
17 
17 
10 
10 
8 
6 
13 
14 
acres, 2012 
46,090 
14,747 
43,105 
29,557 
2,040 
16,610 
18,203 
14,179 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
252 
196 
128 
461 
455 
276 
796 
329 
2007 
250 
203 
127 
465 
460 
261 
776 
342 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
419,319 
401,186 
211,802 
(D) 
276,621 
636,204 
2007 
(D) 
274,017 
(D) 
343,162 
255,170 
(D) 
247,221 
610,526 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
23 
27 
25 
15 
23 
7 
38 
67 
2007 
30 
26 
22 
53 
33 
15 
46 
61 
acres, 2012 
125,810 
70,024 
155,191 
39,492 
16,505 
17,625 
46,372 
146,581 
2007 
152,454 
28,280 
180,500 
77,647 
26,610 
17,438 
25,038 
215,972 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
10 
6 
5 
22 
13 
17 
49 
22 
2007 
8 
7 
9 
21 
17 
19 
21 
21 
acres, 2012 
42,301 
14,758 
36,003 
65,707 
16,049 
15,226 
38,213 
58,133 
2007 
24,589 
(D) 
40,979 
42,654 
18,196 
14,690 
18,834 
81,806 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
2007 
2 
2 
3 
3 
1 
2 
1 
6 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,080 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,800 
1,311 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,345 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
14 
4 
5 
18 
9 
11 
14 
9 
2007 
7 
1 
2 
9 
3 
4 
11 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
1,871 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
185,581 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,707 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
64,808 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Dakota 493 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
