Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Belmont 
Brown 
Butler 
Carroll 
Champaign 
Clark 
Clermont 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
239 
487 
319 
252 
317 
335 
336 
2007 
205 
484 
357 
256 
298 
229 
271 
Any 
2012 
461 
892 
546 
481 
556 
450 
486 
2007 
476 
1,003 
592 
518 
633 
515 
627 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
21 
101 
61 
42 
53 
45 
45 
2007 
52 
169 
83 
65 
89 
65 
102 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
83 
27 
18 
25 
39 
23 
2007 
25 
81 
49 
22 
35 
22 
52 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
80 
77 
69 
56 
45 
46 
54 
2007 
73 
135 
68 
68 
111 
48 
89 
200 days or more 
2012 
339 
631 
389 
365 
433 
320 
364 
2007 
326 
618 
392 
363 
398 
380 
384 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
20 
22 
19 
21 
14 
17 
2007 
23 
50 
33 
33 
26 
16 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
57 
45 
44 
45 
19 
38 
31 
2007 
30 
74 
41 
49 
51 
42 
42 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
86 
144 
85 
102 
109 
105 
101 
2007 
106 
230 
114 
115 
134 
121 
154 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
541 
1,170 
714 
567 
724 
628 
673 
2007 
522 
1,133 
761 
577 
720 
565 
671 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
24.0 
24.1 
21.9 
23.7 
23.2 
23.3 
2007 
21.9 
22.2 
21.8 
20.6 
22.0 
21.9 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
12 
16 
17 
20 
4 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
49 
39 
40 
37 
16 
36 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
65 
124 
72 
77 
86 
85 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
576 
1,204 
737 
602 
751 
660 
695 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
26.1 
26.9 
24.3 
26.2 
26.4 
25.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
6 
4 
- 
2 
- 
4 
2007 
2 
7 
4 
2 
2 
4 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
26 
62 
33 
42 
46 
52 
12 
2007 
23 
72 
54 
28 
56 
48 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
94 
131 
72 
94 
112 
94 
77 
2007 
116 
203 
85 
112 
139 
109 
116 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
188 
367 
210 
184 
227 
174 
192 
2007 
186 
435 
261 
222 
251 
209 
253 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
113 
207 
146 
106 
117 
93 
147 
2007 
92 
158 
164 
113 
151 
115 
132 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
108 
169 
130 
124 
103 
120 
122 
2007 
81 
185 
102 
94 
104 
76 
109 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
52 
155 
83 
61 
86 
82 
73 
2007 
66 
170 
98 
88 
99 
92 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
119 
282 
187 
122 
180 
170 
195 
2007 
115 
257 
181 
115 
129 
91 
175 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
57.8 
59.2 
56.2 
57.2 
57.5 
59.8 
2007 
56.2 
56.3 
57.2 
55.9 
55.1 
54.7 
57.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
409 
944 
673 
467 
696 
636 
609 
2007 
350 
836 
595 
392 
606 
536 
534 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
97 
69 
93 
56 
42 
73 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
139 
326 
229 
169 
383 
182 
254 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
65 
121 
166 
33 
99 
219 
158 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
17 
12 
2 
13 
9 
12 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
108 
210 
148 
100 
106 
171 
131 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
181 
85 
109 
81 
59 
42 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
12 
51 
46 
5 
27 
20 
41 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
39 
13 
10 
6 
8 
1 
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 
684 
1,347 
846 
724 
835 
749 
805 
acres, 2012 
106,537 
198,575 
143,979 
103,445 
179,675 
158,200 
117,883 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
30 
44 
58 
31 
42 
29 
63 
acres, 2012 
13,536 
5,729 
9,856 
10,055 
19,020 
7,310 
6,505 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
650 
1,258 
774 
670 
762 
689 
728 
2007 
616 
1,334 
859 
705 
822 
642 
793 
acres, 2012 
99,430 
182,174 
119,486 
82,300 
156,242 
128,562 
88,403 
2007 
107,921 
197,684 
107,469 
88,301 
155,848 
123,343 
74,892 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
69 
44 
47 
69 
57 
46 
2007 
49 
114 
43 
45 
77 
65 
58 
acres, 2012 
10,176 
13,655 
20,344 
15,981 
26,129 
28,929 
24,442 
2007 
7,618 
31,274 
13,454 
10,438 
40,516 
32,710 
24,145 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
26 
28 
12 
12 
34 
27 
2007 
8 
22 
29 
19 
16 
28 
29 
acres, 2012 
1,389 
9,075 
4,359 
7,567 
4,195 
16,051 
3,832 
2007 
11,185 
7,837 
4,873 
17,260 
5,344 
17,385 
3,678 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
2 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2007 
1 
2 
4 
1 
3 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
3,343 
133 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
8 
24 
17 
4 
26 
4 
18 
2007 
7 
15 
14 
4 
13 
5 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
408 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,338 
(D) 
(D) 
554 
1,843 
--continued 
620 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
