Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,109,303 
43,223 
762 
20,005 
45,071 
77,857 
2007 
2,204,792 
48,753 
686 
15,637 
49,346 
81,033 
acres, 2012 
914,527,657 
8,902,654 
833,861 
26,249,195 
13,810,786 
25,569,001 
2007 
922,095,840 
9,033,537 
881,585 
26,117,899 
13,872,862 
25,364,695 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 ,288,875 
21,283 
495 
5,587 
25,535 
53,372 
2007 
1 ,328,004 
23,336 
424 
4,993 
29,050 
53,000 
acres, 2012 
314,964,600 
2,158,026 
31,315 
890,130 
7,316,469 
8,007,461 
TENURE 
2007 
309,607,601 
1 ,994,743 
30,772 
832,406 
7,367,068 
7,633,173 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,428,351 
30,909 
546 
8,298 
30,753 
60,492 
2007 
1,522,033 
35,069 
492 
13,989 
34,736 
63,777 
acres, 2012 
336,233,189 
4,756,004 
178,328 
22,798,557 
4,845,956 
10,081,540 
2007 
343,952,327 
5,053,998 
195,755 
23,861,031 
5,161,325 
10,082,984 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
748,629 
12,581 
353 
2,326 
14,671 
41,179 
2007 
776,806 
13,920 
307 
4,168 
17,659 
41,451 
acres, 2012 
59,969,782 
464,327 
14,842 
171,084 
1,168,315 
3,191,573 
2007 
62,191,104 
498,344 
17,254 
156,642 
1 ,290,283 
3,032,616 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
533,070 
10,180 
122 
2,653 
1 1 ,259 
9,490 
2007 
542,192 
1 1 ,454 
110 
913 
1 1 ,287 
9,843 
acres, 2012 
491,292,824 
3,670,234 
77,769 
1 ,726,962 
6,352,486 
11,310,115 
2007 
496,344,290 
3,550,745 
86,370 
1,091,864 
6,165,011 
11,480,879 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
223,227,789 
1,740,760 
22,005 
684,133 
2,465,382 
4,199,637 
2007 
227,351,160 
1,640,411 
21,995 
387,881 
2,338,109 
4,312,543 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
268,065,035 
1 ,929,474 
55,764 
1 ,042,829 
3,887,104 
7,110,478 
2007 
268,993,130 
1,910,334 
64,375 
703,983 
3,826,902 
7,168,336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
442,056 
7,570 
105 
890 
8,596 
6,716 
2007 
453,901 
8,323 
89 
402 
8,901 
6,676 
acres, 2012 
218,232,978 
1,444,355 
14,553 
295,244 
3,818,170 
3,405,764 
2007 
210,295,715 
1,307,441 
12,061 
255,660 
3,801,887 
3,216,666 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
147,882 
2,134 
94 
9,054 
3,059 
7,875 
2007 
140,567 
2,230 
84 
735 
3,323 
7,413 
acres, 2012 
87,001,644 
476,416 
577,764 
1 ,723,676 
2,612,344 
4,177,346 
2007 
81,799,223 
428,794 
599,460 
1,165,004 
2,546,526 
3,800,832 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
98,190 
1,132 
37 
2,371 
2,268 
5,477 
2007 
97,297 
1,093 
28 
423 
2,490 
4,873 
acres, 2012 
36,761,840 
249,344 
1,920 
423,802 
2,329,984 
1,410,124 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
37,120,782 
188,958 
1,457 
420,104 
2,274,898 
1,383,891 
Total operators 
number 
3,233,358 
64,054 
1,230 
33,613 
69,704 
126,099 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,181,152 
25,712 
387 
9,701 
24,077 
40,197 
2 operators 
785,531 
14,976 
315 
8,021 
18,319 
30,790 
3 operators 
1 1 1 ,495 
2,076 
40 
1,769 
2,048 
5,058 
4 operators 
21,118 
333 
12 
270 
440 
1,137 
5 or more operators 
10,007 
126 
8 
244 
187 
675 
Total women operators 
number 
990,543 
18,615 
525 
15,044 
22,637 
41,256 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
874,615 
16,739 
438 
11,561 
20,557 
35,652 
2 operators 
46,252 
804 
34 
1,320 
860 
2,226 
3 operators 
5,618 
75 
5 
190 
102 
253 
4 operators 
856 
4 
1 
31 
11 
44 
5 or more operators 
526 
5 
- 
28 
2 
37 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,337,450 
70,959 
1,146 
26,183 
75,308 
130,756 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,273,122 
30,182 
337 
7,715 
27,307 
41,998 
2 operators 
786,598 
15,790 
286 
6,076 
19,197 
31,976 
3 operators 
112,285 
2,220 
39 
1,479 
2,184 
5,248 
4 operators 
22,529 
395 
15 
185 
449 
1,137 
5 or more operators 
10,258 
166 
9 
182 
209 
674 
Total women operators 
number 
1,008,943 
20,692 
444 
1 1 ,553 
24,065 
43,239 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
894,347 
18,631 
357 
9,062 
21,911 
37,150 
2 operators 
45,408 
838 
32 
925 
857 
2,357 
3 operators 
5,439 
105 
5 
157 
115 
324 
4 operators 
1,017 
15 
2 
19 
12 
36 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
546 
2 
18 
7 
45 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,821,039 
37,809 
512 
12,170 
39,586 
63,873 
2007 
1 ,898,583 
42,309 
518 
9,617 
43,015 
66,068 
acres, 2012 
851,854,841 
8,109,804 
(D) 
23,439,294 
13,019,241 
23,292,124 
2007 
857,831,274 
8,215,222 
(D) 
22,765,861 
12,942,204 
23,305,862 
Female 
farms, 2012 
288,264 
5,414 
250 
7,835 
5,485 
13,984 
2007 
306,209 
6,444 
168 
6,020 
6,331 
14,965 
acres, 2012 
62,672,816 
792,850 
(D) 
2,809,901 
791,545 
2,276,877 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
64,264,566 
818,315 
(D) 
3,352,038 
930,658 
2,058,833 
Farming 
2012 
1,007,904 
19,114 
412 
13,219 
21,315 
42,469 
2007 
993,881 
19,416 
365 
9,553 
21,960 
40,910 
Other 
2012 
1,101,399 
24,109 
350 
6,786 
23,756 
35,388 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,210,911 
29,337 
321 
6,084 
27,386 
40,123 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,621,591 
33,570 
616 
16,512 
35,537 
54,775 
2007 
1 ,693,362 
37,966 
564 
12,384 
38,103 
59,464 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
487,712 
9,653 
146 
3,493 
9,534 
23,082 
2007 
511,430 
10,787 
122 
3,253 
1 1 ,243 
21,569 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 561 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
