Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
454 
18 
35 
75 
141 
185 
2007 
396 
9 
60 
63 
139 
125 
Any 
2012 
789 
24 
91 
139 
284 
251 
2007 
823 
42 
83 
124 
330 
244 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
84 
7 
10 
16 
25 
26 
2007 
88 
1 
6 
13 
30 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
51 
2 
12 
5 
14 
18 
2007 
76 
- 
10 
2 
36 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
133 
2 
11 
28 
35 
57 
2007 
159 
4 
14 
35 
71 
35 
200 days or more 
2012 
521 
13 
58 
90 
210 
150 
2007 
500 
37 
53 
74 
193 
143 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
72 
1 
7 
2 
30 
32 
2007 
56 
1 
3 
8 
30 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
90 
5 
21 
10 
34 
20 
2007 
73 
3 
6 
9 
28 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
221 
6 
14 
54 
77 
70 
2007 
172 
10 
13 
26 
82 
41 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
860 
30 
84 
148 
284 
314 
2007 
918 
37 
121 
144 
329 
287 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.8 
23.3 
22.7 
21.3 
19.7 
21.0 
2007 
21.4 
21.9 
25.9 
22.0 
19.2 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
53 
- 
7 
1 
19 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
92 
5 
21 
10 
30 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
204 
6 
13 
49 
72 
64 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
894 
31 
85 
154 
304 
320 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.2 
24.7 
23.1 
22.7 
21.5 
22.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
- 
3 
1 
- 
6 
2007 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
57 
1 
8 
1 
31 
16 
2007 
52 
6 
1 
4 
29 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
115 
7 
12 
23 
46 
27 
2007 
173 
8 
17 
33 
77 
38 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
361 
7 
35 
67 
131 
121 
2007 
336 
8 
35 
48 
138 
107 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
167 
3 
14 
25 
50 
75 
2007 
164 
7 
14 
14 
66 
63 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
170 
1 
16 
28 
52 
73 
2007 
146 
6 
22 
33 
38 
47 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
179 
11 
13 
34 
59 
62 
2007 
156 
8 
22 
26 
53 
47 
70 years and over 
2012 
184 
12 
25 
35 
56 
56 
2007 
187 
8 
32 
29 
68 
50 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
60.5 
55.7 
58.1 
55.5 
57.1 
2007 
56.3 
55.7 
59.7 
56.6 
54.7 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,006 
28 
94 
181 
341 
362 
2007 
798 
37 
67 
134 
312 
248 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
31 
- 
1 
7 
6 
17 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
130 
3 
5 
48 
39 
35 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
522 
21 
59 
116 
170 
156 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
268 
- 
29 
1 
106 
132 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
108 
5 
8 
24 
30 
41 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
44 
1 
1 
7 
20 
15 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
16 
- 
1 
1 
2 
12 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
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 
1,165 
39 
Ill 
199 
403 
413 
acres, 2012 
58,664 
1,310 
6,060 
9,941 
16,459 
24,894 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
104 
3 
14 
36 
40 
11 
acres, 2012 
4,185 
85 
881 
1,674 
1,296 
249 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
919 
32 
86 
136 
339 
326 
2007 
918 
40 
104 
118 
369 
287 
acres, 2012 
43,332 
(D) 
4,957 
(D) 
14,342 
16,494 
2007 
45,629 
(D) 
6,020 
6,008 
(D) 
16,152 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
144 
1 
19 
37 
42 
45 
2007 
110 
1 
23 
22 
47 
17 
acres, 2012 
11,316 
(D) 
1,734 
2,082 
(D) 
6,183 
2007 
8,465 
(D) 
(D) 
1,700 
2,357 
3,084 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
128 
5 
14 
33 
35 
41 
2007 
159 
6 
16 
44 
46 
47 
acres, 2012 
8,823 
45 
(D) 
1,778 
(D) 
3,500 
2007 
12,284 
(D) 
(D) 
2,426 
2,689 
4,520 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
21 
2 
2 
5 
- 
12 
2007 
17 
2 
- 
- 
4 
11 
acres, 2012 
1,597 
(D) 
(D) 
1,353 
- 
(D) 
2007 
246 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
166 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
31 
2 
5 
3 
9 
12 
2007 
15 
2 
- 
3 
3 
7 
acres, 2012 
4,521 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
1,195 
(D) 
- 
13 
(D) 
729 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Rhode Island 255 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
