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 
27,802 
30,218 
6,370 
7,361 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
3,628 
5,382 
640 
932 
Farming 
9,933 
10,057 
2,433 
2,493 
45 to 54 years 
7,767 
9,540 
1,501 
1,909 
Other 
17,869 
20,161 
3,937 
4,868 
55 to 64 years 
7,823 
7,157 
1,650 
1,652 
65 to 74 years 
4,408 
3,806 
1,122 
1,252 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,967 
1,907 
1,138 
1,292 
On farm operated 
23,158 
24,877 
4,715 
5,265 
Not on farm operated 
4,644 
5,341 
1,655 
2,096 
Average age of - 
All operators 
54.7 
52.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
59.6 
58.7 
None 
9,916 
9,620 
2,531 
3,044 
Second operator 
53.5 
51.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
17,886 
20,598 
3,839 
4,317 
Third operator 
50.2 
48.7 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,201 
3,050 
503 
655 
50 to 99 days 
1,317 
1,566 
243 
335 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
3,077 
3,491 
653 
695 
Latino origin (see text) 
171 
184 
45 
49 
200 days or more 
11,291 
12,491 
2,440 
2,632 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
103 
163 
30 
33 
2 years or less 
1,021 
1,219 
236 
263 
Asian 
277 
132 
147 
71 
3 or 4 years 
1,410 
1,843 
352 
466 
Black or African American 
17 
14 
2 
- 
5 to 9 years 
3,871 
5,110 
944 
1,351 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
21,500 
22,046 
4,838 
5,281 
Other Pacific Islander 
14 
13 
3 
1 
White 
27,288 
29,537 
6,174 
7,238 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
103 
359 
14 
18 
2 years or less 
805 
(NA) 
190 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,272 
(NA) 
306 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,455 
(NA) 
831 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
22,270 
(NA) 
5,043 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
14,961 
17,281 
Second operator 
9,037 
7,868 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
2,183 
2,122 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
374 
486 
42 
46 
25 to 34 years 
1,835 
1,940 
277 
278 
1 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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