Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
24,816 
75,087 
58,695 
88,637 
61,773 
77,064 
2007 
25,349 
76,860 
60,938 
92,856 
65,531 
85,260 
acres, 2012 
11,760,109 
26,937,721 
14,720,396 
30,622,731 
46,137,295 
13,049,347 
2007 
1 1 ,497,383 
26,775,100 
14,773,184 
30,747,550 
46,345,827 
13,993,121 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,104 
53,155 
41,965 
63,214 
41,927 
52,547 
2007 
13,975 
54,185 
41,743 
63,672 
43,553 
57,528 
acres, 2012 
4,504,676 
22,373,010 
12,146,538 
24,507,219 
21,043,596 
5,349,545 
TENURE 
2007 
4,225,786 
22,611,443 
12,108,940 
23,799,380 
19,886,655 
5,057,883 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
17,275 
44,057 
38,765 
49,525 
35,465 
58,664 
2007 
18,324 
45,136 
40,550 
53,492 
38,452 
65,445 
acres, 2012 
5,327,970 
4,879,627 
3,080,850 
6,538,547 
10,448,505 
6,430,135 
2007 
5,274,991 
4,733,190 
3,123,539 
7,619,098 
10,867,445 
7,689,488 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9,039 
23,573 
23,152 
26,141 
19,117 
36,808 
2007 
8,721 
24,030 
22,652 
26,540 
20,079 
40,507 
acres, 2012 
1,127,404 
2,422,927 
1,530,329 
3,369,536 
3,407,006 
1,517,145 
2007 
1,144,267 
2,491,442 
1,514,901 
3,690,076 
3,316,851 
1,764,340 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,843 
23,849 
16,679 
30,025 
21,564 
15,250 
2007 
5,472 
23,512 
16,180 
28,937 
22,030 
16,534 
acres, 2012 
5,500,719 
18,941,357 
10,446,253 
20,867,251 
31,344,748 
6,048,678 
2007 
5,388,009 
18,439,334 
10,341,144 
19,529,558 
30,964,176 
5,767,074 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,841,739 
5,902,886 
3,779,344 
7,840,604 
12,235,028 
2,643,247 
2007 
2,762,545 
5,534,667 
3,619,954 
6,957,334 
12,200,036 
2,606,703 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,658,980 
13,038,471 
6,666,909 
13,026,647 
19,109,720 
3,405,431 
2007 
2,625,464 
12,904,667 
6,721,190 
12,572,224 
18,764,140 
3,160,371 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,759 
23,062 
15,931 
28,924 
19,243 
13,537 
2007 
4,241 
22,715 
15,418 
27,908 
19,789 
14,628 
acres, 2012 
2,792,215 
17,046,092 
9,485,888 
18,201,315 
15,376,865 
3,516,463 
2007 
2,560,724 
16,736,100 
9,367,908 
16,850,476 
14,338,885 
3,029,828 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,698 
7,181 
3,251 
9,087 
4,744 
3,150 
2007 
1,553 
8,212 
4,208 
10,427 
5,049 
3,281 
acres, 2012 
931 ,420 
3,116,737 
1,193,293 
3,216,933 
4,344,042 
570,534 
2007 
834,383 
3,602,576 
1,308,501 
3,598,894 
4,514,206 
536,559 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,306 
6,520 
2,882 
8,149 
3,567 
2,202 
2007 
1,013 
7,440 
3,673 
9,224 
3,685 
2,393 
acres, 2012 
585,057 
2,903,991 
1,130,321 
2,936,368 
2,259,725 
315,937 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
520,795 
3,383,901 
1,226,131 
3,258,828 
2,230,919 
263,715 
Total operators 
number 
40,590 
109,123 
89,818 
131,535 
92,892 
114,210 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,796 
47,889 
33,481 
53,202 
35,864 
45,361 
2 operators 
11,109 
22,199 
21,164 
29,863 
21,935 
27,433 
3 operators 
1,427 
3,915 
3,037 
4,454 
3,193 
3,520 
4 operators 
304 
729 
678 
787 
543 
565 
5 or more operators 
180 
355 
335 
331 
238 
185 
Total women operators 
number 
13,345 
24,918 
24,706 
32,907 
26,096 
31,899 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,992 
22,069 
21,920 
30,451 
23,630 
28,895 
2 operators 
530 
1,117 
1,038 
948 
978 
1,279 
3 operators 
74 
161 
151 
133 
121 
121 
4 operators 
12 
23 
25 
21 
22 
7 
5 or more operators 
4 
6 
25 
12 
11 
9 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
40,427 
111,089 
91,590 
136,068 
97,150 
123,971 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
12,967 
49,356 
36,059 
57,549 
39,263 
52,524 
2 operators 
10,583 
22,595 
20,708 
29,474 
22,249 
28,085 
3 operators 
1,304 
3,878 
3,193 
4,638 
3,165 
3,724 
4 operators 
316 
668 
699 
820 
610 
681 
5 or more operators 
179 
363 
279 
375 
244 
246 
Total women operators 
number 
13,020 
25,593 
24,443 
33,763 
27,416 
33,292 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,679 
23,047 
21,802 
31,016 
24,827 
30,037 
2 operators 
516 
956 
1,015 
1,054 
977 
1,333 
3 operators 
52 
127 
129 
141 
144 
151 
4 operators 
21 
21 
18 
34 
38 
28 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
11 
26 
21 
15 
9 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
21,821 
68,196 
52,950 
81,529 
54,990 
68,864 
2007 
22,198 
69,196 
54,561 
84,404 
57,588 
76,150 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,065,730 
26,094,477 
14,178,405 
29,753,822 
43,966,009 
12,173,091 
2007 
10,831,026 
25,951,006 
14,252,747 
29,656,571 
43,947,714 
13,038,633 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,995 
6,891 
5,745 
7,108 
6,783 
8,200 
2007 
3,151 
7,664 
6,377 
8,452 
7,943 
9,110 
acres, 2012 
694,379 
843,244 
541,991 
868,909 
2,171,286 
876,256 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
666,357 
824,094 
520,437 
1 ,090,979 
2,398,113 
954,488 
Farming 
2012 
12,349 
37,835 
25,630 
47,949 
29,857 
32,137 
2007 
1 1 ,579 
37,223 
25,510 
48,637 
30,873 
33,935 
Other 
2012 
12,467 
37,252 
33,065 
40,688 
31,916 
44,927 
Place of residence: 
2007 
13,770 
39,637 
35,428 
44,219 
34,658 
51,325 
On farm operated 
2012 
20,556 
52,037 
47,869 
63,911 
42,122 
61,992 
2007 
20,946 
54,591 
48,870 
65,736 
44,116 
67,854 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
4,260 
23,050 
10,826 
24,726 
19,651 
15,072 
2007 
4,403 
22,269 
12,068 
27,120 
21,415 
17,406 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 563 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
