Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ohio 
Adams 
Allen 
Ashland 
Ashtabula 
Athens 
Auglaize 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
27,678 
547 
334 
390 
324 
270 
359 
2007 
24,974 
498 
306 
363 
416 
205 
351 
Any 
2012 
47,784 
804 
570 
644 
775 
452 
681 
2007 
50,887 
881 
640 
695 
711 
380 
708 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
6,131 
106 
78 
83 
105 
49 
73 
2007 
7,496 
137 
112 
109 
92 
48 
79 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,849 
127 
37 
25 
41 
26 
55 
2007 
3,450 
77 
44 
47 
42 
37 
44 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
5,961 
104 
56 
68 
104 
61 
65 
2007 
6,493 
147 
59 
86 
102 
52 
74 
200 days or more 
2012 
32,843 
467 
399 
468 
525 
316 
488 
2007 
33,448 
520 
425 
453 
475 
243 
511 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,216 
32 
21 
37 
52 
17 
26 
2007 
2,411 
33 
31 
31 
30 
18 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,287 
59 
36 
55 
55 
38 
43 
2007 
4,168 
75 
51 
73 
57 
32 
38 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
9,595 
241 
120 
118 
157 
68 
135 
2007 
11,087 
225 
95 
171 
176 
84 
135 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
60,364 
1,019 
727 
824 
835 
599 
836 
2007 
58,195 
1,046 
769 
783 
864 
451 
864 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.8 
21.9 
26.7 
22.9 
22.4 
24.9 
24.8 
2007 
22.8 
21.5 
25.7 
21.9 
22.6 
23.3 
25.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,579 
27 
16 
16 
44 
14 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,689 
45 
20 
44 
50 
36 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,230 
222 
107 
109 
131 
62 
121 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
62,964 
1,057 
761 
865 
874 
610 
866 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
23.8 
29.1 
25.3 
24.0 
26.4 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
455 
8 
3 
8 
3 
- 
14 
2007 
417 
5 
14 
9 
5 
4 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,796 
74 
54 
77 
61 
37 
81 
2007 
4,312 
78 
36 
75 
24 
25 
61 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
8,793 
147 
83 
138 
107 
66 
123 
2007 
10,367 
175 
118 
133 
155 
69 
152 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
18,401 
340 
228 
297 
274 
128 
244 
2007 
21,368 
350 
278 
293 
313 
143 
302 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1 1 ,227 
176 
120 
102 
175 
138 
162 
2007 
10,473 
171 
117 
166 
184 
74 
161 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
10,153 
173 
118 
147 
192 
106 
140 
2007 
8,934 
169 
102 
113 
169 
95 
106 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
7,634 
126 
98 
84 
123 
93 
109 
2007 
7,438 
160 
91 
92 
101 
68 
99 
70 years and over 
2012 
14,003 
307 
200 
181 
164 
154 
167 
2007 
12,552 
271 
190 
177 
176 
107 
175 
Average age 
2012 
56.8 
57.7 
58.2 
55.5 
57.1 
58.8 
55.8 
2007 
55.7 
57.1 
56.9 
55.1 
56.6 
57.3 
55.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
51,238 
827 
631 
678 
799 
529 
778 
2007 
43,852 
681 
594 
624 
661 
361 
657 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5,544 
166 
72 
86 
39 
68 
46 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
18,607 
243 
212 
171 
478 
185 
228 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
11,051 
94 
201 
111 
204 
55 
281 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,314 
7 
15 
11 
13 
10 
64 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9,390 
169 
97 
128 
80 
107 
109 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,078 
181 
85 
115 
33 
89 
129 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,597 
10 
10 
14 
10 
28 
16 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,174 
12 
12 
92 
3 
24 
8 
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 
73,220 
1,334 
868 
995 
1,076 
710 
998 
acres, 2012 
13,179,482 
170,148 
173,819 
145,277 
154,978 
85,187 
201,123 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4,163 
18 
48 
69 
61 
24 
42 
acres, 2012 
1,277,168 
4,090 
8,344 
23,764 
26,131 
5,087 
13,616 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
66,942 
1,276 
781 
918 
975 
679 
903 
2007 
66,382 
1,263 
796 
937 
991 
556 
905 
acres, 2012 
10,481,463 
158,256 
143,106 
124,412 
1 1 1 ,934 
74,309 
177,264 
2007 
10,503,211 
159,061 
136,005 
120,077 
122,434 
74,725 
169,057 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
4,626 
38 
67 
56 
60 
19 
93 
2007 
5,737 
86 
93 
70 
84 
13 
103 
acres, 2012 
2,130,857 
8,911 
17,709 
18,012 
35,356 
8,034 
20,661 
2007 
2,200,216 
19,954 
32,321 
21,313 
26,996 
3,102 
32,448 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,494 
19 
34 
37 
48 
11 
28 
2007 
2,749 
13 
36 
37 
46 
8 
40 
acres, 2012 
1,097,395 
3,645 
15,217 
7,832 
17,430 
4,191 
10,285 
2007 
1,066,686 
2,600 
13,920 
8,044 
11,856 
1,670 
10,980 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
259 
- 
1 
5 
3 
2 
- 
2007 
207 
1 
3 
3 
- 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
50,646 
- 
(D) 
934 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
51,298 
(D) 
(D) 
257 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,141 
18 
21 
18 
13 
11 
16 
2007 
786 
16 
18 
11 
6 
5 
11 
acres, 2012 
200,243 
1,596 
(D) 
1,782 
(D) 
(D) 
1,874 
2007 
135,152 
(D) 
(D) 
843 
412 
(D) 
811 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 619 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
