Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pierce 
Platte 
Polk 
Red Willow 
Richardson 
Rock 
Saline 
Sarpy 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
300 
400 
234 
183 
321 
113 
286 
141 
2007 
260 
365 
221 
138 
246 
114 
276 
139 
Any 
2012 
377 
542 
232 
222 
415 
134 
470 
255 
2007 
385 
517 
284 
248 
461 
123 
426 
221 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
40 
79 
49 
21 
50 
11 
54 
37 
2007 
52 
99 
44 
50 
80 
26 
65 
37 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
25 
28 
15 
9 
22 
3 
27 
12 
2007 
18 
51 
19 
9 
31 
7 
26 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
56 
46 
24 
29 
48 
4 
41 
19 
2007 
58 
37 
33 
26 
60 
14 
39 
21 
200 days or more 
2012 
256 
389 
144 
163 
295 
116 
348 
187 
2007 
257 
330 
188 
163 
290 
76 
296 
148 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
21 
12 
13 
20 
28 
22 
7 
2007 
20 
19 
6 
14 
16 
5 
20 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
25 
20 
25 
29 
- 
60 
15 
2007 
33 
31 
11 
18 
25 
5 
33 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
75 
77 
26 
46 
74 
15 
62 
67 
2007 
77 
89 
47 
28 
102 
26 
84 
65 
10 years or more 
2012 
551 
819 
408 
321 
613 
204 
612 
307 
2007 
515 
743 
441 
326 
564 
201 
565 
269 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.5 
26.8 
28.6 
25.1 
26.9 
27.2 
27.0 
23.6 
2007 
24.4 
27.3 
29.1 
26.4 
25.4 
25.7 
27.0 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
18 
7 
7 
16 
5 
13 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
16 
5 
25 
24 
- 
61 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
60 
23 
40 
63 
9 
59 
47 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
586 
848 
431 
333 
633 
233 
623 
330 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.8 
28.7 
30.8 
27.1 
28.8 
31.8 
28.2 
26.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
16 
1 
9 
10 
- 
4 
2 
2007 
4 
13 
10 
3 
8 
4 
9 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
95 
85 
38 
39 
67 
10 
60 
12 
2007 
47 
74 
34 
29 
32 
14 
50 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
79 
145 
53 
45 
71 
40 
110 
50 
2007 
112 
110 
88 
49 
88 
24 
101 
59 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
177 
265 
119 
89 
141 
52 
187 
115 
2007 
213 
284 
120 
111 
186 
57 
177 
105 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
79 
136 
77 
56 
86 
43 
89 
53 
2007 
62 
136 
81 
40 
89 
42 
91 
53 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
79 
114 
80 
59 
115 
49 
107 
35 
2007 
76 
78 
64 
31 
71 
30 
73 
43 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
64 
46 
28 
75 
20 
76 
60 
2007 
48 
61 
38 
40 
92 
13 
69 
29 
70 years and over 
2012 
100 
117 
52 
80 
171 
33 
123 
69 
2007 
83 
126 
70 
83 
141 
53 
132 
56 
Average age 
2012 
53.7 
53.5 
55.2 
55.5 
58.0 
56.6 
55.5 
57.2 
2007 
53.2 
53.8 
53.9 
56.0 
57.1 
57.0 
55.5 
55.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
503 
718 
352 
305 
553 
202 
562 
326 
2007 
403 
559 
352 
250 
371 
162 
420 
227 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
63 
31 
33 
44 
19 
35 
27 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
246 
329 
153 
84 
296 
128 
246 
179 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
88 
19 
38 
64 
12 
59 
74 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
82 
19 
7 
4 
52 
7 
4 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
43 
133 
58 
86 
59 
27 
79 
37 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
145 
86 
73 
91 
20 
167 
36 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
8 
9 
5 
7 
9 
3 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
10 
17 
9 
9 
- 
11 
3 
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 
665 
926 
447 
401 
697 
239 
736 
380 
acres, 2012 
321,417 
421,682 
220,139 
418,503 
292,262 
627,401 
337,225 
87,098 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
23 
37 
14 
17 
10 
7 
21 
14 
acres, 2012 
13,649 
13,025 
11,317 
18,066 
4,868 
58,188 
3,845 
1,727 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
626 
826 
388 
350 
594 
206 
683 
326 
2007 
573 
749 
403 
331 
593 
188 
640 
309 
acres, 2012 
277,878 
322,228 
(D) 
309,053 
213,997 
453,668 
294,562 
(D) 
2007 
262,727 
315,645 
(D) 
321,562 
197,670 
471,871 
245,493 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
28 
53 
24 
24 
78 
20 
39 
26 
2007 
42 
71 
46 
24 
61 
22 
31 
24 
acres, 2012 
26,464 
47,524 
20,141 
42,605 
47,073 
107,047 
42,751 
(D) 
2007 
31,810 
66,003 
35,925 
53,068 
39,287 
44,103 
28,882 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
17 
52 
45 
28 
46 
12 
20 
32 
2007 
24 
51 
51 
27 
33 
15 
21 
24 
acres, 2012 
23,234 
55,659 
43,388 
67,024 
52,813 
64,396 
22,634 
13,396 
2007 
21,783 
41,632 
47,966 
70,903 
30,011 
93,072 
21,313 
1 1 ,293 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
3 
7 
1 
3 
1 
1 
4 
2007 
- 
4 
3 
1 
2 
4 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
100 
10,593 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
651 
(D) 
(D) 
6,609 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
8 
2 
2 
15 
8 
13 
8 
2007 
6 
7 
2 
3 
18 
8 
9 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
818 
(D) 
(D) 
5,281 
(D) 
(D) 
1,583 
2007 
453 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
16,285 
(D) 
147 
-continued 
590 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
