Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sharp 
Stone 
Union 
Van Buren 
Washington 
White 
Woodruff 
Yell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
648 
523 
280 
587 
2,502 
1,836 
217 
794 
2007 
723 
556 
356 
566 
2,915 
2,199 
262 
993 
acres, 2012 
158,279 
135,205 
42,503 
122,875 
311,752 
355,669 
274,160 
160,179 
2007 
184,105 
142,397 
37,917 
114,270 
327,225 
411,404 
274,364 
175,097 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
275 
283 
154 
328 
1,467 
793 
151 
475 
2007 
293 
359 
186 
346 
1,712 
1,120 
199 
598 
acres, 2012 
16,252 
17,445 
7,031 
20,714 
73,077 
101,971 
235,944 
46,453 
TENURE 
2007 
1 7,958 
19,323 
6,562 
21,074 
77,285 
132,371 
229,105 
49,286 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
492 
361 
205 
434 
1,888 
1,430 
113 
578 
2007 
562 
392 
284 
412 
2,279 
1,731 
129 
760 
acres, 2012 
84,252 
77,998 
28,810 
73,445 
166,317 
201,171 
60,713 
80,452 
2007 
114,566 
78,617 
26,682 
72,641 
190,461 
240,640 
51,933 
97,824 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
174 
176 
93 
225 
1,025 
527 
51 
293 
2007 
191 
133 
237 
1,239 
796 
68 
417 
acres, 2012 
7,693 
3,552 
10,361 
32,655 
33,157 
33,864 
17,962 
2007 
9,013 
8,954 
3,892 
12,157 
39,316 
43,872 
21,054 
20,228 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
126 
136 
71 
146 
540 
325 
65 
198 
2007 
136 
133 
60 
135 
530 
388 
70 
202 
acres, 2012 
67,991 
53,320 
13,460 
46,919 
133,815 
134,794 
135,781 
73,461 
2007 
64,245 
58,325 
10,309 
40,282 
124,379 
143,020 
136,268 
69,413 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
28,181 
29,734 
6,906 
20,925 
68,909 
62,339 
26,584 
35,587 
2007 
30,020 
30,034 
6,941 
16,112 
65,225 
74,531 
33,531 
31,754 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,810 
23,586 
6,554 
25,994 
64,906 
72,455 
109,197 
37,874 
2007 
34,225 
28,291 
3,368 
24,170 
59,154 
68,489 
102,737 
37,659 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
88 
96 
57 
98 
401 
231 
61 
169 
2007 
90 
114 
49 
98 
410 
278 
70 
166 
acres, 2012 
8,039 
9,048 
3,364 
9,953 
37,284 
56,176 
126,398 
23,802 
2007 
8,257 
9,550 
2,399 
8,653 
34,933 
70,583 
125,125 
24,064 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
30 
26 
4 
7 
74 
81 
39 
18 
2007 
25 
31 
12 
19 
106 
80 
63 
31 
acres, 2012 
6,036 
3,887 
233 
2,511 
1 1 ,620 
19,704 
77,666 
6,266 
2007 
5,294 
5,455 
926 
1,347 
12,385 
27,744 
86,163 
7,860 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13 
11 
4 
5 
41 
35 
39 
13 
2007 
12 
15 
4 
11 
63 
46 
61 
15 
acres, 2012 
520 
470 
115 
400 
3,138 
12,638 
75,682 
4,689 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
688 
819 
271 
264 
3,036 
17,916 
82,926 
4,994 
Total operators 
number 
993 
818 
397 
881 
3,967 
2,870 
359 
1,251 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
341 
272 
172 
329 
1,220 
954 
106 
408 
2 operators 
277 
219 
99 
225 
1,149 
779 
88 
330 
3 operators 
24 
21 
9 
30 
104 
74 
15 
48 
4 operators 
4 
10 
- 
3 
19 
20 
8 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
10 
9 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
328 
287 
120 
287 
1,429 
1,005 
105 
421 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
308 
259 
120 
269 
1,297 
912 
95 
385 
2 operators 
7 
14 
- 
9 
57 
39 
5 
15 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,083 
862 
535 
852 
4,432 
3,378 
419 
1,495 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
399 
321 
192 
314 
1,608 
1,179 
140 
557 
2 operators 
295 
197 
149 
231 
1,153 
920 
97 
382 
3 operators 
24 
22 
15 
15 
111 
69 
21 
46 
4 operators 
3 
9 
- 
1 
36 
18 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
7 
- 
5 
7 
13 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
345 
291 
182 
284 
1,542 
1,123 
113 
496 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
323 
240 
170 
270 
1,413 
1,018 
100 
457 
2 operators 
8 
10 
3 
4 
51 
36 
3 
15 
3 operators 
2 
7 
2 
2 
9 
5 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
567 
442 
237 
507 
2,134 
1,558 
201 
692 
2007 
627 
459 
300 
500 
2,473 
1,883 
238 
849 
acres, 2012 
141,355 
121,541 
39,125 
1 1 1 ,222 
279,295 
322,752 
271,956 
149,980 
2007 
166,931 
115,736 
29,435 
105,400 
286,511 
370,586 
268,847 
149,239 
Female 
farms, 2012 
81 
81 
43 
80 
368 
278 
16 
102 
2007 
96 
97 
56 
66 
442 
316 
24 
144 
acres, 2012 
16,924 
13,664 
3,378 
11,653 
32,457 
32,917 
2,204 
10,199 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,174 
26,661 
8,482 
8,870 
40,714 
40,818 
5,517 
25,858 
Farming 
2012 
255 
261 
136 
279 
1,058 
660 
132 
380 
2007 
278 
251 
157 
234 
1,137 
788 
175 
488 
Other 
2012 
393 
262 
144 
308 
1,444 
1,176 
85 
414 
Place of residence: 
2007 
445 
305 
199 
332 
1,778 
1,411 
87 
505 
On farm operated 
2012 
545 
441 
243 
499 
2,183 
1,424 
103 
660 
2007 
588 
454 
293 
468 
2,507 
1,707 
131 
815 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
103 
82 
37 
88 
319 
412 
114 
134 
2007 
135 
102 
63 
98 
408 
492 
131 
178 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 523 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
