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 
15,847 
17,169 
5,282 
6,130 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,714 
2,585 
365 
569 
Farming 
5,009 
5,146 
1,707 
1,848 
45 to 54 years 
3,478 
4,413 
912 
1,211 
Other 
10,838 
12,023 
3,575 
4,282 
55 to 64 years 
4,463 
4,152 
1,331 
1,407 
65 to 74 years 
3,099 
2,666 
1,125 
1,241 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
2,000 
2,077 
1,371 
1,555 
On farm operated 
1 1 ,680 
12,505 
3,458 
3,941 
Not on farm operated 
4,167 
4,664 
1,824 
2,189 
Average age of - 
All operators 
57.8 
55.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
63.7 
62.7 
None 
6,405 
6,673 
2,502 
2,973 
Second operator 
55.3 
52.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
9,442 
10,496 
2,780 
3,157 
Third operator 
50.4 
48.3 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,338 
1,950 
386 
575 
50 to 99 days 
746 
951 
204 
238 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,419 
1,544 
449 
437 
Latino origin (see text) 
164 
152 
54 
65 
200 days or more 
5,939 
6,051 
1,741 
1,907 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
88 
116 
34 
33 
2 years or less 
775 
1,175 
265 
298 
Asian 
71 
41 
21 
5 
3 or 4 years 
1,039 
1,451 
352 
473 
Black or African American 
1,515 
1,536 
676 
792 
5 to 9 years 
2,918 
3,644 
916 
1,181 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
11,115 
10,899 
3,749 
4,178 
Other Pacific Islander 
7 
2 
2 
1 
White 
14,112 
15,257 
4,534 
5,282 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
54 
217 
15 
17 
2 years or less 
605 
(NA) 
188 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
910 
(NA) 
306 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
2,738 
(NA) 
887 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
1 1 ,594 
(NA) 
3,901 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
10,928 
13,113 
Second operator 
5,842 
5,449 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,482 
1,338 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
195 
319 
16 
27 
25 to 34 years 
898 
957 
162 
120 
^ 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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