Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1 . 
2012 
21,662 
258 
359 
42 
83 
50 
284 
2007 
19,947 
236 
351 
38 
88 
54 
264 
Any 
2012 
28,307 
309 
408 
43 
110 
67 
362 
2007 
27,765 
249 
365 
30 
130 
60 
355 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,440 
28 
70 
6 
17 
17 
97 
2007 
5,285 
39 
78 
4 
18 
14 
69 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,586 
14 
20 
- 
14 
6 
11 
2007 
2,052 
17 
36 
1 
12 
12 
30 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
3,353 
26 
43 
12 
16 
16 
25 
2007 
3,269 
33 
46 
4 
14 
8 
38 
200 days or more 
2012 
18,928 
241 
275 
25 
63 
28 
229 
2007 
17,159 
160 
205 
21 
86 
26 
218 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,710 
8 
39 
11 
4 
15 
2007 
1,287 
8 
18 
1 
12 
4 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,289 
14 
22 
4 
6 
4 
21 
2007 
2,082 
11 
38 
3 
5 
5 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,977 
69 
77 
11 
29 
22 
49 
2007 
5,716 
51 
51 
7 
34 
20 
41 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
39,993 
476 
629 
59 
154 
91 
561 
2007 
38,627 
415 
609 
57 
167 
85 
541 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.2 
24.9 
25.7 
18.4 
25.9 
22.7 
27.1 
2007 
25.7 
24.9 
27.3 
26.5 
25.9 
23.6 
27.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,125 
6 
32 
6 
2 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,745 
7 
20 
4 
1 
1 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,160 
63 
63 
12 
14 
22 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
41,939 
491 
652 
63 
176 
94 
572 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.3 
26.3 
27.4 
22.4 
29.8 
25.0 
28.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
456 
5 
8 
_ 
. 
6 
. 
2007 
378 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,291 
47 
85 
10 
11 
3 
59 
2007 
2,975 
25 
46 
4 
8 
13 
35 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6,199 
87 
106 
21 
12 
19 
96 
2007 
6,168 
89 
71 
10 
19 
8 
93 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
1 1 ,943 
160 
200 
13 
35 
29 
167 
2007 
13,227 
161 
238 
14 
48 
35 
190 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7,260 
81 
127 
7 
21 
16 
113 
2007 
6,663 
91 
77 
11 
36 
11 
87 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6,643 
61 
75 
11 
38 
16 
72 
2007 
5,239 
31 
100 
7 
28 
12 
59 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,589 
53 
70 
8 
25 
4 
45 
2007 
4,349 
40 
50 
9 
19 
18 
64 
70 years and over 
2012 
8,588 
73 
96 
15 
51 
24 
94 
2007 
8,713 
43 
129 
13 
60 
17 
88 
Average age 
2012 
55.7 
53.4 
53.5 
53.5 
61.5 
55.6 
54.5 
2007 
55.9 
52.2 
55.9 
57.5 
60.7 
56.1 
54.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
37,260 
483 
553 
71 
149 
91 
450 
2007 
30,073 
387 
435 
46 
152 
73 
348 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,853 
40 
21 
8 
10 
3 
46 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
16,072 
252 
288 
28 
43 
60 
146 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4,137 
88 
46 
5 
23 
4 
69 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
2,199 
22 
40 
20 
4 
16 
19 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
6,430 
61 
57 
5 
48 
8 
107 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,546 
60 
112 
14 
42 
6 
111 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
777 
9 
13 
1 
2 
1 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
947 
15 
20 
- 
1 
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 
48,375 
548 
745 
82 
185 
110 
626 
acres, 2012 
42,380,081 
323,537 
449,580 
449,894 
370,166 
354,240 
423,322 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,915 
20 
35 
4 
11 
7 
13 
acres, 2012 
2,741,120 
12,044 
36,147 
15,020 
56,425 
27,947 
13,982 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
42,543 
448 
639 
66 
142 
90 
548 
2007 
39,848 
389 
569 
46 
159 
95 
528 
acres, 2012 
30,652,748 
192,516 
330,803 
250,018 
223,964 
225,899 
298,050 
2007 
30,456,388 
191,753 
338,576 
(D) 
216,705 
(D) 
291,700 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,974 
23 
55 
6 
14 
19 
50 
2007 
3,616 
25 
62 
8 
20 
13 
57 
acres, 2012 
5,541,870 
27,787 
58,126 
43,626 
82,607 
54,707 
81,221 
2007 
6,177,822 
25,676 
90,944 
64,582 
61,891 
95,178 
73,837 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3,580 
88 
64 
13 
32 
8 
31 
2007 
3,394 
65 
74 
13 
28 
5 
22 
acres, 2012 
7,458,653 
117,857 
78,022 
159,130 
113,451 
121,924 
45,154 
2007 
7,787,958 
86,782 
81,011 
169,141 
94,641 
69,863 
36,671 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
204 
4 
2 
- 
3 
- 
4 
2007 
177 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
7 
acres, 2012 
1,043,399 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
572 
2007 
383,629 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,058 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
668 
4 
7 
2 
13 
2007 
677 
4 
10 
- 
8 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
635,113 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
9,373 
2007 
674,561 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,068 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 581 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
