Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wyoming 
Albany 
Big Horn 
Campbell 
Carbon 
Converse 
Crook 
Fremont 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
4,430 
133 
280 
211 
121 
215 
216 
559 
2007 
3,849 
155 
183 
215 
104 
157 
201 
467 
Any 
2012 
7,306 
315 
347 
533 
198 
195 
266 
804 
2007 
7,220 
293 
438 
418 
183 
278 
256 
927 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,049 
34 
67 
33 
37 
37 
59 
94 
2007 
1,144 
53 
72 
37 
20 
36 
55 
178 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
608 
15 
20 
18 
47 
11 
29 
91 
2007 
552 
15 
29 
12 
18 
23 
13 
80 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
1,106 
38 
60 
81 
27 
26 
53 
137 
2007 
1,153 
39 
46 
91 
23 
42 
36 
120 
200 days or more 
2012 
4,543 
228 
200 
401 
87 
121 
125 
482 
2007 
4,371 
186 
291 
278 
122 
177 
152 
549 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
447 
11 
22 
23 
4 
23 
11 
47 
2007 
546 
11 
52 
30 
12 
36 
36 
88 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
639 
26 
28 
35 
16 
9 
27 
63 
2007 
807 
22 
57 
62 
30 
38 
20 
105 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,045 
76 
118 
159 
54 
71 
60 
257 
2007 
1,914 
85 
123 
92 
32 
45 
67 
246 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
8,605 
335 
459 
527 
245 
307 
384 
996 
2007 
7,802 
330 
389 
449 
213 
316 
334 
955 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.5 
20.4 
19.5 
20.1 
23.8 
22.6 
24.3 
19.9 
2007 
19.9 
19.2 
16.8 
20.8 
20.9 
20.3 
23.2 
18.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
275 
9 
13 
19 
3 
22 
5 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
451 
24 
22 
23 
12 
8 
19 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
1,640 
66 
90 
101 
45 
55 
59 
208 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
9,370 
349 
502 
601 
259 
325 
399 
1,080 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.7 
22.7 
23.5 
22.8 
26.2 
24.4 
26.9 
23.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
59 
. 
3 
1 
. 
. 
. 
2 
2007 
53 
- 
5 
6 
- 
2 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
663 
34 
41 
38 
26 
34 
31 
95 
2007 
562 
13 
43 
24 
18 
15 
30 
109 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,098 
41 
68 
78 
29 
31 
38 
114 
2007 
1,076 
25 
66 
72 
31 
47 
30 
92 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
2,383 
80 
119 
208 
54 
87 
87 
285 
2007 
2,924 
118 
158 
217 
80 
100 
109 
394 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
1,825 
73 
79 
126 
47 
46 
64 
246 
2007 
1,884 
81 
95 
93 
35 
72 
65 
255 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
2,077 
81 
76 
119 
51 
65 
89 
219 
2007 
1,391 
92 
74 
65 
27 
66 
53 
146 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
1,409 
58 
93 
52 
40 
69 
58 
166 
2007 
1,262 
38 
102 
57 
30 
46 
55 
183 
70 years and over 
2012 
2,222 
81 
148 
122 
72 
78 
115 
236 
2007 
1,917 
81 
78 
99 
66 
87 
114 
215 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
58.3 
58.6 
56.5 
58.7 
59.1 
59.7 
57.7 
2007 
57.1 
58.9 
55.6 
55.7 
57.4 
58.2 
59.4 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
8,968 
360 
476 
602 
256 
311 
333 
1,017 
2007 
7,289 
293 
465 
394 
200 
272 
284 
879 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
571 
24 
30 
35 
25 
17 
43 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
2,830 
73 
238 
158 
89 
40 
134 
317 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
749 
23 
61 
27 
38 
31 
15 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
448 
5 
81 
11 
4 
- 
33 
39 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
1,527 
48 
68 
153 
19 
103 
40 
147 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
3,350 
216 
32 
293 
94 
142 
105 
391 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
168 
- 
35 
5 
2 
3 
2 
25 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
340 
9 
2 
15 
1 
1 
7 
92 
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 
11,224 
427 
613 
719 
288 
387 
466 
1,314 
acres, 2012 
25,613,370 
1,550,339 
277,645 
2,548,014 
1,590,493 
2,098,891 
1,465,703 
1,147,006 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,138 
77 
42 
75 
72 
49 
38 
110 
acres, 2012 
5,883,628 
749,321 
53,140 
499,971 
694,480 
458,436 
295,095 
579,325 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
9,154 
333 
526 
621 
193 
298 
363 
1,088 
2007 
8,784 
339 
523 
547 
200 
343 
358 
1,155 
acres, 2012 
12,544,766 
734,311 
170,604 
1,858,846 
732,693 
772,876 
785,918 
407,127 
2007 
13,129,588 
879,059 
(D) 
1,390,780 
844,254 
985,333 
827,492 
456,402 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,095 
58 
44 
66 
48 
41 
57 
124 
2007 
1,024 
50 
50 
46 
38 
44 
49 
104 
acres, 2012 
5,956,475 
897,764 
49,307 
472,587 
478,475 
661,253 
306,747 
423,747 
2007 
5,807,737 
536,578 
51,847 
485,804 
552,199 
587,112 
231,393 
641,755 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
985 
48 
46 
30 
59 
42 
39 
82 
2007 
932 
46 
42 
24 
41 
39 
38 
89 
acres, 2012 
8,154,173 
293,253 
56,484 
354,042 
887,919 
669,172 
429,482 
474,364 
2007 
8,288,379 
394,530 
108,145 
375,274 
727,753 
762,136 
396,792 
338,507 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
100 
2 
3 
1 
1 
6 
1 
13 
2007 
87 
4 
3 
3 
1 
2 
2 
14 
acres, 2012 
681,709 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
103,598 
(D) 
(□) 
2007 
518,051 
32,150 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,037 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
402 
7 
8 
26 
18 
23 
22 
56 
2007 
242 
9 
3 
13 
7 
7 
10 
32 
acres, 2012 
3,026,518 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
240,549 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,425,771 
13,737 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
333,837 
-continued 
326 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
