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 
8,182 
6,860 
2,018 
1,797 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,273 
1,124 
238 
221 
Farming 
2,470 
2,039 
813 
709 
45 to 54 years 
1,951 
1,987 
403 
453 
Other 
5,712 
4,821 
1,205 
1,088 
55 to 64 years 
2,241 
1,616 
549 
421 
65 to 74 years 
1,217 
878 
403 
336 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
563 
497 
310 
279 
On farm operated 
6,338 
5,240 
1,469 
1,312 
Not on farm operated 
1,844 
1,620 
549 
485 
Average age of - 
All operators 
53.3 
52.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.7 
58.3 
None 
2,508 
2,210 
811 
775 
Second operator 
51.9 
51.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
5,674 
4,650 
1,207 
1,022 
Third operator 
48.0 
47.3 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,021 
913 
150 
180 
50 to 99 days 
488 
494 
94 
88 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
843 
806 
188 
186 
Latino origin (see text) 
166 
114 
68 
35 
200 days or more 
3,322 
2,437 
775 
568 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
456 
528 
268 
287 
2 years or less 
415 
436 
84 
79 
Asian 
19 
35 
4 
10 
3 or 4 years 
544 
524 
122 
109 
Black or African American 
2 
- 
1 
- 
5 to 9 years 
1,674 
1,485 
346 
362 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
5,549 
4,415 
1,466 
1,247 
Other Pacific Islander 
15 
11 
- 
- 
White 
7,671 
6,245 
1,741 
1,492 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
19 
41 
4 
8 
2 years or less 
315 
(NA) 
64 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
502 
(NA) 
108 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
1,505 
(NA) 
282 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
5,860 
(NA) 
1,564 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
5,351 
4,937 
Second operator 
3,399 
2,550 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
928 
767 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
170 
125 
16 
10 
25 to 34 years 
767 
633 
99 
77 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 43 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
