Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
36,180 
5,977 
2,451 
47,740 
42,257 
7,000 
2007 
37,054 
4,916 
2,546 
47,463 
47,846 
7,521 
acres, 2012 
31,886,676 
436,539 
508,652 
9,548,342 
9,620,836 
1,129,317 
2007 
31,604,911 
405,616 
510,253 
9,231,570 
10,150,539 
1,121,329 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,379 
3,781 
1,448 
21,011 
22,347 
5,293 
2007 
17,899 
3,517 
1,615 
20,486 
23,1 79 
6,044 
acres, 2012 
5,182,628 
126,835 
421,321 
2,184,485 
3,609,788 
99,031 
TENURE 
2007 
5,888,926 
136,833 
409,468 
2,112,129 
3,390,437 
103,120 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
26,105 
4,589 
1,666 
39,172 
31,544 
4,636 
2007 
26,486 
3,490 
1,661 
39,746 
36,526 
5,061 
acres, 2012 
11,793,247 
210,592 
1 1 1 ,472 
5,345,534 
4,807,674 
265,459 
2007 
12,681,773 
182,185 
(D) 
5,534,084 
5,676,052 
300,237 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,861 
2,747 
742 
16,804 
13,915 
3,606 
2007 
10,975 
2,338 
801 
16,683 
14,714 
4,185 
acres, 2012 
1 ,347,284 
40,388 
57,386 
1,129,748 
688,878 
39,275 
2007 
1,807,121 
38,281 
48,025 
1,052,536 
913,274 
49,630 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
7,839 
980 
589 
6,537 
8,660 
686 
2007 
8,174 
1,097 
630 
6,050 
9,299 
775 
acres, 2012 
17,490,776 
167,877 
326,143 
3,576,370 
4,318,938 
662,676 
2007 
16,743,142 
169,417 
342,275 
3,158,512 
3,994,899 
637,776 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,356,983 
87,604 
125,251 
1,546,266 
2,117,310 
342,687 
2007 
9,234,859 
82,211 
129,030 
1,476,022 
1,953,891 
294,309 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,133,793 
80,273 
200,892 
2,030,104 
2,201,628 
319,989 
2007 
7,508,283 
87,206 
213,245 
1,682,490 
2,041,008 
343,467 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,229 
775 
565 
3,220 
7,088 
393 
2007 
5,679 
947 
589 
3,004 
7,171 
518 
acres, 2012 
3,197,209 
76,290 
295,274 
902,758 
2,568,404 
13,383 
2007 
3,472,240 
85,801 
304,466 
927,310 
2,152,976 
37,716 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,236 
408 
196 
2,031 
2,053 
1,678 
2007 
2,394 
329 
255 
1,667 
2,021 
1,685 
acres, 2012 
2,602,653 
58,070 
71,037 
626,438 
494,224 
201,182 
2007 
2,179,996 
54,014 
(D) 
538,974 
479,588 
183,316 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,289 
259 
141 
987 
1,344 
1,294 
2007 
1,245 
232 
225 
799 
1,294 
1,341 
acres, 2012 
638,135 
10,157 
68,661 
151,979 
352,506 
46,373 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
609,565 
12,751 
56,977 
132,283 
324,187 
15,774 
Total operators 
number 
59,269 
9,880 
3,855 
74,539 
61,859 
10,874 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,076 
2,916 
1,346 
25,758 
26,061 
3,836 
2 operators 
16,199 
2,510 
872 
18,549 
13,596 
2,673 
3 operators 
2,259 
384 
193 
2,706 
2,120 
385 
4 operators 
468 
99 
27 
469 
329 
66 
5 or more operators 
178 
68 
13 
258 
151 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
21,879 
3,864 
1,232 
26,643 
18,065 
3,896 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,912 
2,986 
1,046 
23,012 
15,988 
3,318 
2 operators 
1,252 
331 
75 
1,475 
794 
231 
3 operators 
122 
52 
8 
168 
136 
24 
4 operators 
14 
6 
3 
19 
9 
2 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
- 
18 
8 
6 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,684 
7,913 
3,928 
73,146 
69,060 
11,412 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,452 
2,520 
1,451 
26,435 
30,138 
4,326 
2 operators 
16,779 
1,982 
877 
17,804 
15,030 
2,721 
3 operators 
2,097 
299 
173 
2,454 
2,129 
375 
4 operators 
511 
72 
29 
536 
402 
58 
5 or more operators 
215 
43 
16 
234 
147 
41 
Total women operators 
number 
22,082 
2,928 
1,160 
26,292 
20,189 
4,185 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,993 
2,366 
1,020 
22,942 
18,053 
3,607 
2 operators 
1,311 
203 
55 
1,327 
855 
239 
3 operators 
106 
35 
4 
158 
107 
15 
4 operators 
25 
10 
2 
29 
18 
6 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
6 
2 
2 
13 
5 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
29,320 
4,472 
2,006 
37,745 
35,853 
5,426 
2007 
30,112 
3,755 
2,137 
37,034 
40,314 
5,715 
acres, 2012 
29,113,161 
362,266 
482,551 
8,857,911 
8,808,106 
998,363 
2007 
28,446,637 
347,687 
(D) 
8,461,769 
9,282,258 
1,057,194 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,860 
1,505 
445 
9,995 
6,404 
1,574 
2007 
6,942 
1,161 
409 
10,429 
7,532 
1,806 
acres, 2012 
2,773,515 
74,273 
26,101 
690,431 
812,730 
130,954 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,158,274 
57,929 
(D) 
769,801 
868,281 
64,135 
Farming 
2012 
17,962 
2,766 
1,565 
22,902 
19,858 
3,642 
2007 
14,958 
2,273 
1,504 
20,904 
20,106 
3,861 
Other 
2012 
18,218 
3,211 
886 
24,838 
22,399 
3,358 
Place of residence: 
2007 
22,096 
2,643 
1,042 
26,559 
27,740 
3,660 
On farm operated 
2012 
29,176 
4,863 
1,954 
35,109 
32,751 
4,649 
2007 
28,158 
4,062 
2,039 
35,822 
37,776 
5,355 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
7,004 
1,114 
497 
12,631 
9,506 
2,351 
2007 
8,896 
854 
507 
11,641 
10,070 
2,166 
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562 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
