Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
88,616 
704 
44 
341 
18 
198 
113 
2007 
77,115 
525 
65 
390 
12 
146 
107 
Any 
2012 
160,193 
1,297 
125 
634 
82 
333 
168 
2007 
170,322 
1,246 
110 
719 
82 
367 
184 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
20,437 
222 
27 
46 
8 
35 
18 
2007 
29,887 
226 
16 
104 
10 
67 
44 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13,494 
118 
4 
31 
17 
15 
5 
2007 
17,120 
141 
16 
59 
14 
31 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
23,315 
142 
8 
103 
9 
49 
30 
2007 
25,792 
196 
12 
103 
20 
40 
29 
200 days or more 
2012 
102,947 
815 
86 
454 
48 
234 
115 
2007 
97,523 
683 
66 
453 
38 
229 
99 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8,601 
53 
3 
38 
10 
19 
15 
2007 
10,907 
88 
10 
50 
7 
28 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14,089 
114 
9 
52 
4 
42 
22 
2007 
17,970 
142 
8 
96 
5 
25 
17 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42,857 
336 
54 
143 
34 
87 
40 
2007 
49,603 
347 
35 
202 
29 
89 
55 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
183,262 
1,498 
103 
742 
52 
383 
204 
2007 
168,957 
1,194 
122 
761 
53 
371 
205 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.3 
20.3 
17.7 
21.2 
13.3 
21.3 
20.3 
2007 
19.2 
19.0 
19.8 
18.4 
14.7 
21.3 
21.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5,765 
38 
2 
37 
10 
12 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11,217 
94 
9 
40 
4 
29 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36,320 
300 
28 
129 
29 
65 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
195,507 
1,569 
130 
769 
57 
425 
216 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.6 
22.6 
20.8 
23.2 
14.0 
24.4 
22.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
793 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
914 
4 
- 
3 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
9,298 
67 
13 
27 
2 
33 
22 
2007 
9,246 
66 
11 
42 
4 
27 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
21,103 
137 
7 
86 
9 
49 
40 
2007 
25,765 
116 
18 
158 
12 
57 
16 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
52,688 
447 
51 
194 
33 
119 
45 
2007 
57,195 
399 
49 
242 
28 
138 
65 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
33,866 
211 
28 
142 
22 
97 
36 
2007 
33,990 
259 
22 
153 
22 
75 
54 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
35,218 
378 
22 
122 
18 
75 
39 
2007 
34,004 
253 
14 
173 
5 
55 
36 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
32,716 
310 
15 
163 
5 
49 
34 
2007 
29,096 
242 
16 
101 
6 
56 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
63,127 
447 
33 
241 
11 
107 
63 
2007 
57,227 
432 
45 
237 
17 
103 
69 
Average age 
2012 
60.1 
60.3 
57.6 
60.6 
56.3 
57.5 
57.6 
2007 
58.9 
60.1 
58.2 
57.7 
55.6 
57.1 
60.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
169,720 
1,307 
123 
678 
64 
348 
203 
2007 
129,805 
850 
98 
640 
45 
293 
180 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
16,767 
189 
6 
37 
6 
18 
39 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
57,358 
526 
31 
481 
21 
218 
70 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
20,469 
67 
26 
66 
9 
42 
39 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
6,007 
39 
2 
33 
1 
9 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
34,633 
227 
26 
53 
14 
53 
36 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
44,390 
333 
40 
112 
16 
46 
31 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5,016 
31 
2 
8 
5 
13 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6,375 
70 
4 
4 
4 
3 
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 
241,785 
1,975 
156 
963 
95 
513 
257 
acres, 2012 
118,358,872 
350,459 
746,454 
115,182 
10,578 
530,697 
396,136 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
8,664 
55 
5 
8 
3 
24 
12 
acres, 2012 
14,066,216 
21,464 
(D) 
1,367 
1,416 
36,652 
12,700 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
222,580 
1,867 
129 
931 
92 
449 
225 
2007 
218,126 
1,613 
141 
1,027 
81 
455 
233 
acres, 2012 
82,792,493 
(D) 
372,672 
104,073 
(D) 
445,274 
288,925 
2007 
83,744,156 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
381,411 
382,699 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
16,660 
88 
20 
32 
5 
64 
25 
2007 
20,657 
110 
22 
69 
10 
49 
35 
acres, 2012 
31,724,136 
39,520 
36,419 
1 1 ,834 
(D) 
70,796 
57,245 
2007 
31,767,135 
39,652 
214,078 
13,881 
(D) 
113,682 
45,632 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5,997 
23 
12 
8 
1 
14 
11 
2007 
4,956 
28 
10 
9 
- 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
11,017,774 
11,312 
331,377 
760 
(D) 
19,430 
11,350 
2007 
11,064,252 
1 1 ,344 
161,857 
(D) 
1 1 ,706 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
862 
5 
1 
1 
- 
5 
2007 
750 
7 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,891,991 
1,889 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
1,737,684 
2,274 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2,710 
18 
7 
4 
1 
4 
15 
2007 
2,948 
13 
1 
2 
2 
1 
19 
acres, 2012 
2,727,044 
(D) 
(D) 
310 
(D) 
5,967 
(D) 
2007 
2,085,526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1171 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
