Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dakota 
Dawes 
Dawson 
Deuel 
Dixon 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Dundy 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
86 
219 
368 
94 
274 
354 
167 
127 
2007 
113 
184 
304 
109 
237 
283 
124 
145 
Any 
2012 
157 
274 
438 
143 
296 
413 
229 
124 
2007 
165 
285 
424 
131 
331 
432 
238 
118 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
35 
65 
25 
63 
83 
30 
14 
2007 
17 
55 
74 
28 
57 
81 
42 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
22 
21 
8 
15 
19 
7 
5 
2007 
6 
19 
19 
10 
25 
41 
12 
11 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
12 
38 
44 
13 
18 
38 
25 
30 
2007 
29 
52 
49 
24 
30 
57 
30 
17 
200 days or more 
2012 
127 
179 
308 
97 
200 
273 
167 
75 
2007 
113 
159 
282 
69 
219 
253 
154 
67 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
14 
21 
17 
21 
17 
26 
10 
2007 
9 
11 
25 
7 
14 
12 
7 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
31 
44 
21 
34 
43 
23 
3 
2007 
6 
16 
34 
16 
24 
30 
8 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
20 
81 
107 
51 
60 
82 
49 
31 
2007 
25 
87 
85 
33 
62 
64 
56 
23 
10 years or more 
2012 
207 
367 
634 
148 
455 
625 
298 
207 
2007 
238 
355 
584 
184 
468 
609 
291 
225 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.4 
22.9 
23.8 
19.2 
25.8 
26.5 
21.6 
27.2 
2007 
27.7 
24.0 
23.9 
24.9 
27.2 
27.6 
23.8 
28.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
8 
15 
12 
19 
14 
19 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
24 
35 
20 
24 
30 
23 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
19 
60 
90 
33 
44 
68 
46 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
211 
401 
666 
172 
483 
655 
308 
220 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.0 
27.4 
25.5 
23.3 
28.2 
27.8 
23.5 
29.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
15 
2 
8 
9 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
1 
10 
2 
7 
6 
5 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
33 
82 
16 
55 
59 
28 
11 
2007 
13 
16 
45 
9 
28 
52 
14 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
37 
24 
121 
21 
42 
87 
30 
26 
2007 
31 
48 
117 
22 
45 
86 
30 
21 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
54 
137 
210 
50 
147 
179 
87 
52 
2007 
69 
127 
209 
45 
151 
171 
107 
72 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
29 
101 
106 
28 
83 
123 
74 
43 
2007 
37 
77 
114 
22 
79 
108 
70 
53 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
44 
53 
88 
27 
76 
110 
80 
40 
2007 
32 
51 
73 
31 
79 
91 
37 
26 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
41 
86 
35 
51 
79 
42 
32 
2007 
18 
38 
59 
43 
60 
90 
42 
25 
70 years and over 
2012 
36 
104 
98 
58 
108 
121 
52 
47 
2007 
78 
111 
101 
66 
119 
111 
57 
51 
Average age 
2012 
56.0 
58.0 
53.5 
58.7 
56.0 
55.4 
56.5 
58.8 
2007 
59.4 
58.2 
54.0 
61.1 
57.9 
55.7 
56.7 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
186 
355 
665 
172 
418 
548 
342 
170 
2007 
156 
287 
503 
145 
301 
457 
253 
182 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
22 
23 
7 
16 
48 
38 
11 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
61 
62 
356 
55 
207 
211 
131 
99 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
35 
79 
18 
48 
61 
70 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
35 
9 
16 
- 
125 
30 
13 
39 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
41 
93 
115 
44 
26 
118 
67 
24 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
150 
130 
68 
75 
114 
36 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
9 
10 
- 
2 
9 
13 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
12 
6 
2 
11 
3 
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 
233 
483 
779 
229 
557 
735 
369 
240 
acres, 2012 
155,844 
807,531 
590,725 
271,984 
290,616 
314,420 
75,877 
483,897 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
24 
17 
12 
11 
22 
40 
18 
acres, 2012 
8,376 
73,710 
9,799 
18,615 
4,587 
11,658 
15,233 
85,970 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
203 
434 
637 
195 
519 
637 
316 
195 
2007 
233 
401 
526 
179 
503 
580 
302 
211 
acres, 2012 
106,311 
625,557 
403,011 
200,554 
239,443 
223,966 
57,319 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
590,084 
333,319 
178,521 
196,763 
240,067 
58,633 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
30 
26 
47 
16 
28 
48 
41 
29 
2007 
30 
36 
60 
25 
36 
55 
24 
23 
acres, 2012 
37,836 
108,792 
62,431 
25,281 
(D) 
43,603 
21,504 
114,825 
2007 
40,251 
131,097 
71,908 
27,599 
33,468 
36,268 
17,477 
107,837 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
30 
107 
18 
15 
64 
26 
25 
2007 
13 
26 
126 
28 
17 
69 
28 
27 
acres, 2012 
13,829 
83,426 
157,077 
47,571 
14,074 
57,201 
6,405 
83,469 
2007 
19,032 
121,628 
203,191 
67,231 
15,168 
61,038 
7,405 
106,563 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
5 
- 
3 
5 
6 
1 
2007 
1 
- 
5 
3 
1 
1 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
972 
- 
180 
3,057 
215 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,962 
(D) 
(D) 
114 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
10 
8 
5 
13 
7 
1 
2007 
1 
6 
11 
5 
11 
10 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
6,263 
6,975 
3,323 
(D) 
2,217 
680 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
5,944 
(D) 
602 
(D) 
(D) 
745 
(D) 
-continued 
584 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
