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 
9,320 
10,013 
2,705 
3,219 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,226 
1,697 
238 
370 
Farming 
3,191 
3,626 
1,138 
1,362 
45 to 54 years 
2,331 
2,852 
577 
872 
Other 
6,129 
6,387 
1,567 
1,857 
55 to 64 years 
2,715 
2,549 
811 
778 
65 to 74 years 
1,629 
1,365 
498 
581 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
683 
715 
414 
475 
On farm operated 
8,250 
8,924 
2,383 
2,842 
Not on farm operated 
1,070 
1,089 
322 
377 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.2 
53.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
59.2 
58.3 
None 
3,424 
3,471 
1,073 
1,275 
Second operator 
54.0 
51.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
5,896 
6,542 
1,632 
1,944 
Third operator 
47.5 
45.9 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
743 
1,071 
192 
258 
50 to 99 days 
586 
510 
200 
168 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,090 
1,047 
293 
289 
Latino origin (see text) 
55 
67 
15 
24 
200 days or more 
3,477 
3,914 
947 
1,229 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
37 
27 
11 
11 
2 years or less 
424 
529 
116 
118 
Asian 
23 
14 
8 
2 
3 or 4 years 
613 
841 
199 
269 
Black or African American 
7 
3 
3 
2 
5 to 9 years 
1,741 
2,082 
501 
656 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
6,542 
6,561 
1,889 
2,176 
Other Pacific Islander 
3 
1 
- 
- 
White 
9,210 
9,946 
2,672 
3,193 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
40 
22 
11 
11 
2 years or less 
342 
(NA) 
96 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
547 
(NA) 
171 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
1,577 
(NA) 
423 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
6,854 
(NA) 
2,015 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
6,146 
7,504 
Second operator 
2,686 
2,688 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
586 
511 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
146 
194 
11 
7 
25 to 34 years 
590 
641 
156 
136 
1 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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