Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Goshen 
Plot Springs 
Johnson 
Laramie 
Lincoln 
Natrona 
Niobrara 
Park 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
397 
67 
121 
328 
179 
136 
122 
309 
2007 
307 
51 
127 
296 
160 
114 
116 
265 
Any 
2012 
393 
111 
237 
788 
429 
261 
112 
551 
2007 
508 
129 
192 
548 
375 
299 
119 
517 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
76 
7 
39 
66 
68 
33 
22 
86 
2007 
85 
20 
39 
76 
71 
35 
33 
71 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
16 
17 
43 
47 
17 
19 
50 
2007 
34 
19 
12 
13 
22 
43 
17 
54 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
57 
21 
28 
93 
71 
27 
23 
85 
2007 
79 
19 
42 
83 
68 
24 
20 
116 
200 days or more 
2012 
234 
67 
153 
586 
243 
184 
48 
330 
2007 
310 
71 
99 
376 
214 
197 
49 
276 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
69 
4 
12 
45 
13 
23 
14 
15 
2007 
31 
3 
19 
28 
32 
21 
7 
45 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
12 
29 
72 
53 
53 
4 
58 
2007 
70 
20 
12 
70 
21 
41 
12 
59 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
153 
26 
60 
214 
80 
73 
32 
193 
2007 
196 
48 
54 
172 
76 
76 
38 
152 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
543 
136 
257 
785 
462 
248 
184 
594 
2007 
518 
109 
234 
574 
406 
275 
178 
526 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.6 
18.9 
19.7 
19.3 
21.9 
17.5 
23.6 
19.5 
2007 
18.4 
16.7 
21.2 
20.0 
22.0 
17.6 
22.7 
18.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
32 
- 
11 
17 
10 
11 
9 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
12 
22 
56 
44 
23 
3 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
123 
23 
53 
185 
64 
65 
26 
153 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
621 
143 
272 
858 
490 
298 
196 
676 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
23.9 
23.1 
22.2 
24.4 
22.5 
27.3 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
- 
6 
22 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 
5 
3 
- 
6 
12 
2 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
59 
14 
32 
57 
31 
25 
15 
43 
2007 
29 
8 
6 
58 
30 
15 
8 
28 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
47 
6 
33 
148 
49 
46 
12 
86 
2007 
91 
14 
27 
121 
59 
39 
19 
78 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
156 
27 
67 
208 
156 
73 
54 
166 
2007 
217 
34 
80 
185 
117 
108 
59 
197 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
115 
33 
62 
150 
65 
44 
42 
124 
2007 
143 
36 
54 
123 
100 
89 
35 
142 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
134 
27 
52 
238 
116 
100 
37 
149 
2007 
94 
16 
53 
93 
77 
46 
24 
126 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
96 
11 
40 
98 
55 
48 
19 
131 
2007 
91 
26 
37 
102 
54 
40 
28 
103 
70 years and over 
2012 
173 
60 
66 
195 
136 
61 
55 
160 
2007 
145 
43 
62 
156 
86 
74 
62 
101 
Average age 
2012 
58.4 
61.2 
56.8 
56.8 
58.5 
57.5 
58.9 
58.6 
2007 
57.0 
58.3 
59.1 
56.3 
56.0 
57.4 
59.5 
56.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
597 
133 
292 
808 
468 
311 
175 
681 
2007 
520 
121 
223 
569 
343 
298 
132 
556 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
35 
12 
18 
33 
39 
11 
2 
59 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
151 
66 
97 
288 
213 
51 
19 
135 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
55 
7 
18 
71 
65 
31 
10 
35 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
5 
13 
18 
75 
19 
1 
5 
68 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
90 
13 
73 
141 
72 
59 
24 
155 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
299 
36 
96 
219 
106 
168 
119 
259 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
- 
4 
25 
8 
8 
1 
9 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
30 
3 
55 
15 
20 
6 
36 
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 
769 
172 
326 
1,074 
587 
384 
227 
826 
acres, 2012 
1,257,472 
511,778 
1,513,248 
1,350,560 
324,545 
1,564,819 
1,173,521 
546,032 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
49 
6 
51 
105 
53 
37 
15 
65 
acres, 2012 
108,852 
33,330 
526,170 
271,321 
42,802 
383,803 
111,170 
109,352 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
632 
142 
254 
915 
482 
296 
183 
692 
2007 
638 
136 
244 
641 
450 
325 
179 
624 
acres, 2012 
736,576 
(D) 
811,951 
650,666 
163,642 
690,660 
(D) 
223,668 
2007 
757,468 
(D) 
966,776 
621,756 
(D) 
797,348 
(D) 
236,006 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
46 
19 
44 
72 
59 
51 
23 
57 
2007 
66 
28 
34 
90 
34 
45 
27 
57 
acres, 2012 
185,803 
39,168 
554,851 
311,465 
99,718 
284,631 
188,711 
147,690 
2007 
145,702 
42,131 
401,296 
348,958 
73,843 
568,409 
269,664 
100,734 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
86 
11 
40 
90 
44 
37 
19 
79 
2007 
91 
10 
37 
63 
40 
35 
27 
83 
acres, 2012 
414,767 
40,677 
480,246 
607,710 
63,180 
676,143 
289,125 
416,377 
2007 
422,501 
99,448 
577,485 
457,769 
57,702 
695,390 
442,908 
410,095 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
2 
2 
16 
3 
1 
2 
6 
2007 
9 
1 
4 
10 
1 
2 
1 
8 
acres, 2012 
1,839 
(D) 
(D) 
75,192 
4,800 
(D) 
(D) 
12,240 
2007 
7,733 
(D) 
640 
79,515 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
117,572 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
21 
4 
18 
23 
20 
12 
7 
26 
2007 
11 
5 
- 
40 
10 
6 
1 
10 
acres, 2012 
31,292 
(D) 
(D) 
31,001 
12,458 
(D) 
33,394 
13,177 
2007 
34,938 
(D) 
183,650 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,329 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wyoming 327 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
