Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Beaver 
Box Elder 
Cache 
Carbon 
Daggett 
Davis 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
5,741 
124 
434 
413 
112 
16 
155 
2007 
4,969 
81 
330 
333 
68 
14 
164 
Any 
2012 
12,286 
153 
801 
804 
207 
35 
338 
2007 
11,731 
148 
783 
862 
226 
34 
332 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,472 
16 
106 
100 
28 
1 
41 
2007 
2,079 
18 
156 
180 
35 
6 
61 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
810 
15 
56 
75 
18 
2 
18 
2007 
960 
6 
57 
59 
30 
1 
29 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
1,460 
25 
73 
92 
20 
11 
30 
2007 
1,504 
27 
108 
84 
29 
4 
49 
200 days or more 
2012 
8,544 
97 
566 
537 
141 
21 
249 
2007 
7,188 
97 
462 
539 
132 
23 
193 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
615 
10 
36 
71 
8 
- 
1 
2007 
650 
9 
28 
35 
11 
- 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
893 
5 
81 
36 
22 
- 
19 
2007 
975 
14 
67 
63 
24 
6 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,816 
38 
158 
159 
48 
14 
53 
2007 
2,681 
36 
173 
150 
51 
3 
56 
10 years or more 
2012 
13,703 
224 
960 
951 
241 
37 
420 
2007 
12,394 
170 
845 
947 
208 
39 
409 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.2 
25,0 
22,3 
23.4 
23.5 
22.1 
26.8 
2007 
21.9 
23.0 
22.8 
23.1 
22.2 
24.5 
25.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
432 
8 
27 
56 
5 
- 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
742 
3 
60 
35 
22 
- 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,299 
27 
121 
128 
38 
8 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
14,554 
239 
1,027 
998 
254 
43 
435 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
27.6 
24.9 
25.7 
25.5 
26.5 
28.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
78 
- 
4 
12 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
54 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,080 
10 
111 
69 
18 
2 
22 
2007 
964 
30 
54 
80 
19 
5 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,069 
32 
126 
120 
42 
6 
51 
2007 
1,771 
28 
145 
129 
37 
1 
34 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
3,692 
38 
302 
258 
71 
10 
78 
2007 
4,310 
64 
323 
296 
80 
17 
110 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
2,550 
58 
156 
185 
49 
12 
64 
2007 
2,370 
32 
140 
181 
36 
4 
70 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
2,400 
44 
139 
150 
28 
9 
68 
2007 
1,976 
23 
115 
150 
44 
7 
42 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,009 
27 
134 
141 
40 
6 
42 
2007 
1,798 
19 
107 
138 
22 
2 
73 
70 years and over 
2012 
4,149 
68 
263 
282 
69 
6 
168 
2007 
3,457 
33 
224 
220 
56 
12 
146 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
59.7 
57.2 
58.1 
57.6 
57.1 
61.7 
2007 
57.4 
53.7 
56.5 
56.8 
57.0 
57.8 
61.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
13,458 
222 
999 
947 
223 
35 
350 
2007 
9,798 
147 
725 
711 
177 
34 
291 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
858 
15 
104 
42 
22 
- 
16 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
6,120 
115 
357 
204 
143 
16 
149 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,338 
25 
135 
210 
36 
9 
100 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
634 
17 
95 
12 
2 
_ 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
1,970 
43 
154 
144 
21 
- 
57 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,619 
21 
282 
371 
11 
8 
33 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
411 
1 
16 
32 
2 
2 
33 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
242 
8 
24 
34 
2 
- 
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 
17,278 
266 
1,163 
1,158 
312 
50 
473 
acres, 2012 
5,986,407 
181,767 
946,432 
226,582 
169,933 
17,839 
50,537 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,078 
25 
147 
192 
22 
3 
70 
acres, 2012 
5,632,488 
30,407 
359,106 
82,608 
65,497 
1,996 
7,824 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
14,575 
204 
960 
927 
271 
44 
388 
2007 
13,614 
161 
880 
936 
254 
31 
401 
acres, 2012 
3,291,934 
77,872 
360,402 
109,662 
118,172 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
3,429,156 
55,244 
401,967 
136,629 
110,276 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,588 
26 
124 
158 
21 
2 
46 
2007 
1,645 
32 
124 
138 
20 
7 
54 
acres, 2012 
1,604,907 
14,575 
450,899 
75,140 
39,087 
(D) 
10,336 
2007 
1,810,957 
(D) 
466,371 
57,207 
38,630 
1,730 
4,018 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,003 
29 
85 
87 
18 
4 
27 
2007 
917 
30 
82 
88 
15 
3 
30 
acres, 2012 
1,328,222 
52,399 
213,854 
72,246 
(D) 
3,935 
1,860 
2007 
1,348,312 
43,951 
366,429 
40,435 
55,123 
5,880 
1,933 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
144 
7 
13 
4 
2 
- 
7 
2007 
97 
2 
3 
6 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
87,740 
16,193 
1,880 
335 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
109,737 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
62 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
717 
11 
53 
41 
7 
1 
25 
2007 
427 
4 
24 
27 
5 
7 
8 
acres, 2012 
4,661,593 
28,956 
143,701 
11,128 
3,328 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
4,396,538 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,528 
2,734 
(D) 
-continued 
360 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
