Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
22,772 
24,997 
7,013 
8,255 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,529 
3,490 
592 
1,001 
Farming 
8,858 
9,413 
3,473 
3,771 
45 to 54 years 
5,324 
7,689 
1,598 
2,482 
Other 
13,914 
15,584 
3,540 
4,484 
55 to 64 years 
7,502 
7,112 
2,303 
2,382 
65 to 74 years 
4,371 
3,428 
1,457 
1,230 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,601 
1,469 
771 
762 
On farm operated 
20,579 
22,584 
6,326 
7,409 
Not on farm operated 
2,193 
2,413 
687 
846 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.4 
53.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.9 
56.1 
None 
8,786 
8,300 
2,905 
2,938 
Second operator 
55.9 
53.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
13,986 
16,697 
4,108 
5,317 
Third operator 
47.5 
46.2 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,299 
3,051 
730 
910 
50 to 99 days 
1,346 
1,664 
373 
493 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,619 
2,899 
774 
1,005 
Latino origin (see text) 
499 
440 
164 
153 
200 days or more 
7,722 
9,083 
2,231 
2,909 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
250 
345 
98 
123 
2 years or less 
969 
1,460 
257 
455 
Asian 
222 
187 
71 
56 
3 or 4 years 
1,372 
2,298 
445 
769 
Black or African American 
16 
12 
5 
6 
5 to 9 years 
4,232 
5,143 
1,292 
1,696 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
16,199 
16,096 
5,019 
5,335 
Other Pacific Islander 
26 
33 
10 
10 
White 
22,055 
24,123 
6,764 
7,948 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
203 
297 
65 
112 
2 years or less 
704 
(NA) 
153 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,174 
(NA) 
352 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,608 
(NA) 
1,047 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
17,286 
(NA) 
5,461 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
16,332 
19,984 
Second operator 
6,574 
5,989 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,555 
1,595 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
293 
380 
13 
34 
25 to 34 years 
1,152 
1,429 
279 
364 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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