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 
5,398 
5,058 
2,381 
2,043 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
752 
850 
321 
339 
Farming 
2,306 
1,894 
1,259 
895 
45 to 54 years 
1,496 
1,619 
739 
694 
Other 
3,092 
3,164 
1,122 
1,148 
55 to 64 years 
1,520 
1,292 
621 
525 
65 to 74 years 
814 
536 
366 
184 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
259 
265 
124 
156 
On farm operated 
4,688 
4,359 
2,058 
1,812 
Not on farm operated 
710 
699 
323 
231 
Average age of - 
All operators 
53.3 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
53.8 
53.1 
None 
1,925 
1,481 
924 
636 
Second operator 
53.8 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
3,473 
3,577 
1,457 
1,407 
Third operator 
43.9 
43.2 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
449 
538 
202 
189 
50 to 99 days 
300 
340 
106 
142 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
662 
692 
292 
274 
Latino origin (see text) 
63 
44 
19 
19 
200 days or more 
2,062 
2,007 
857 
802 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
29 
58 
2 
30 
2 years or less 
302 
275 
129 
85 
Asian 
10 
16 
8 
5 
3 or 4 years 
537 
624 
214 
286 
Black or African American 
58 
21 
56 
12 
5 to 9 years 
1,213 
1,181 
588 
487 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
3,346 
2,978 
1,450 
1,185 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
2 
- 
- 
White 
5,261 
4,915 
2,295 
1,977 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
38 
46 
20 
19 
2 years or less 
249 
(NA) 
95 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
466 
(NA) 
185 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
1,064 
(NA) 
516 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
3,619 
(NA) 
1,585 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
6,337 
5,269 
Second operator 
1,370 
1,192 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
246 
290 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
80 
109 
15 
19 
25 to 34 years 
477 
387 
195 
126 
^ 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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