Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arkansas 
Arkansas 
Ashley 
Baxter 
Benton 
Boone 
Bradley 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
2007 
49,346 
539 
436 
668 
2,151 
1,266 
219 
acres, 2012 
13,810,786 
402,159 
111,521 
91,868 
304,845 
257,154 
19,757 
2007 
13,872,862 
405,103 
154,180 
97,150 
254,608 
242,042 
25,235 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25,535 
294 
204 
225 
1,215 
662 
96 
2007 
29,050 
348 
245 
264 
1,297 
651 
135 
acres, 2012 
7,316,469 
337,179 
79,834 
10,729 
73,554 
29,059 
4,825 
TENURE 
2007 
7,367,068 
341,719 
113,428 
10,516 
74,384 
30,140 
5,646 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
30,753 
261 
283 
454 
1,473 
917 
147 
2007 
34,736 
293 
328 
533 
1,547 
879 
162 
acres, 2012 
4,845,956 
75,656 
39,236 
59,891 
140,582 
131,147 
12,092 
2007 
5,161,325 
76,661 
71,681 
62,475 
126,545 
128,481 
17,099 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14,671 
77 
128 
167 
724 
420 
68 
2007 
17,659 
107 
162 
197 
832 
432 
93 
acres, 2012 
1,168,315 
32,748 
15,759 
5,975 
29,252 
13,553 
(D) 
2007 
1,290,283 
39,209 
41,319 
6,879 
33,864 
15,420 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
11,259 
116 
54 
94 
587 
332 
32 
2007 
11,287 
128 
64 
118 
504 
333 
55 
acres, 2012 
6,352,486 
161,727 
29,092 
25,555 
154,834 
122,568 
6,479 
2007 
6,165,011 
205,600 
32,509 
32,312 
118,726 
106,166 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,465,382 
48,927 
8,582 
10,417 
75,800 
67,999 
3,691 
2007 
2,338,109 
58,542 
9,433 
13,796 
53,459 
54,172 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,887,104 
112,800 
20,510 
15,138 
79,034 
54,569 
2,788 
2007 
3,826,902 
147,058 
23,076 
18,516 
65,267 
51,994 
3,834 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8,596 
104 
40 
52 
447 
231 
27 
2007 
8,901 
127 
47 
58 
420 
192 
40 
acres, 2012 
3,818,170 
145,971 
22,982 
3,432 
41,443 
15,139 
2,658 
2007 
3,801,887 
186,567 
26,231 
3,107 
37,699 
13,201 
2,909 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,059 
115 
39 
13 
97 
33 
6 
2007 
3,323 
118 
44 
17 
100 
54 
2 
acres, 2012 
2,612,344 
164,776 
43,193 
6,422 
9,429 
3,439 
1,186 
2007 
2,546,526 
122,842 
49,990 
2,363 
9,337 
7,395 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,268 
113 
36 
6 
44 
11 
1 
2007 
2,490 
114 
36 
9 
45 
27 
2 
acres, 2012 
2,329,984 
158,460 
41,093 
1,322 
2,859 
367 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,274,898 
115,943 
45,878 
530 
2,821 
1,519 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
69,704 
778 
593 
907 
3,406 
1,984 
282 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
24,077 
288 
190 
282 
1,089 
694 
96 
2 operators 
18,319 
157 
160 
238 
938 
512 
81 
3 operators 
2,048 
34 
21 
26 
99 
49 
8 
4 operators 
440 
3 
5 
11 
21 
22 
- 
5 or more operators 
187 
10 
- 
4 
10 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
22,637 
220 
163 
329 
1,178 
629 
88 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,557 
179 
140 
285 
1,087 
554 
82 
2 operators 
860 
7 
4 
19 
41 
30 
3 
3 operators 
102 
9 
5 
2 
3 
1 
- 
4 operators 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
75,308 
837 
683 
1,019 
3,412 
1,921 
327 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
27,307 
325 
250 
352 
1,066 
691 
119 
2 operators 
19,197 
151 
144 
287 
966 
524 
93 
3 operators 
2,184 
49 
37 
24 
87 
31 
6 
4 operators 
449 
11 
1 
4 
23 
15 
1 
5 or more operators 
209 
3 
4 
1 
9 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
24,065 
173 
187 
373 
1,189 
632 
91 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,911 
152 
165 
345 
1,086 
577 
91 
2 operators 
857 
6 
3 
14 
41 
20 
- 
3 operators 
115 
3 
1 
- 
7 
5 
- 
4 operators 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
7 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
39,586 
428 
346 
470 
1,903 
1,177 
168 
2007 
43,015 
490 
394 
557 
1,890 
1,157 
207 
acres, 2012 
13,019,241 
392,784 
108,575 
86,193 
283,893 
244,883 
17,948 
2007 
12,942,204 
397,158 
146,502 
89,592 
232,229 
223,834 
24,330 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5,485 
64 
30 
91 
254 
105 
17 
2007 
6,331 
49 
42 
111 
261 
109 
12 
acres, 2012 
791,545 
9,375 
2,946 
5,675 
20,952 
12,271 
1,809 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
930,658 
7,945 
7,678 
7,558 
22,379 
18,208 
905 
Farming 
2012 
21,315 
264 
152 
252 
1,030 
675 
68 
2007 
21,960 
329 
191 
249 
995 
529 
100 
Other 
2012 
23,756 
228 
224 
309 
1,127 
607 
117 
Place of residence: 
2007 
27,386 
210 
245 
419 
1,156 
737 
119 
On farm operated 
2012 
35,537 
238 
249 
496 
1,905 
1,136 
152 
2007 
38,103 
242 
293 
561 
1,890 
1,076 
173 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
9,534 
254 
127 
65 
252 
146 
33 
2007 
1 1 ,243 
297 
143 
107 
261 
190 
46 
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514 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
