Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
2007 
30,106 
8,136 
12,834 
7,691 
56,014 
80,992 
acres, 2012 
7,900,864 
1,454,104 
2,030,745 
523,517 
9,948,564 
26,035,838 
2007 
8,109,975 
1 ,347,566 
2,051,756 
517,879 
10,031,807 
26,917,962 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,918 
5,325 
7,530 
4,834 
37,479 
53,891 
2007 
13,783 
5,189 
8,278 
4,792 
37,868 
53,943 
acres, 2012 
3,447,617 
400,960 
1,280,965 
137,039 
7,057,978 
19,807,839 
TENURE 
2007 
3,342,048 
393,738 
1,246,603 
153,993 
6,859,081 
19,267,018 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
18,840 
6,126 
8,576 
5,754 
35,234 
44,400 
2007 
20,472 
6,074 
9,035 
5,647 
39,311 
51,425 
acres, 2012 
2,716,890 
789,217 
741,300 
333,637 
2,822,166 
6,828,384 
2007 
2,903,412 
737,642 
760,358 
298,591 
3,067,814 
8,484,843 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,959 
3,662 
4,337 
3,418 
21,616 
24,980 
2007 
7,378 
3,497 
4,917 
3,293 
22,440 
25,940 
acres, 2012 
479,131 
105,480 
247,756 
52,348 
1,075,352 
3,109,391 
2007 
565,186 
105,159 
231,546 
54,765 
1,088,425 
3,556,088 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
6,621 
1,581 
2,671 
1,202 
14,861 
24,620 
2007 
7,024 
1,681 
2,763 
1,373 
14,703 
24,394 
acres, 2012 
3,483,826 
617,930 
1,073,003 
167,241 
6,593,678 
17,188,502 
2007 
3,581,719 
569,648 
1,053,640 
193,496 
6,443,769 
16,421,535 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,041,972 
415,697 
438,933 
101,596 
3,130,867 
7,628,891 
2007 
1,130,211 
373,539 
425,706 
115,070 
2,988,256 
7,028,913 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,441,854 
202,233 
634,070 
65,645 
3,462,811 
9,559,611 
2007 
2,451,508 
196,109 
627,934 
78,426 
3,455,513 
9,392,622 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,423 
1,376 
2,390 
940 
14,096 
23,829 
2007 
4,893 
1,492 
2,505 
1,146 
13,811 
23,349 
acres, 2012 
1 ,744,570 
280,912 
850,969 
75,198 
5,510,748 
14,823,719 
2007 
1 ,737,644 
274,473 
815,461 
88,146 
5,313,290 
13,883,848 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,632 
466 
1,009 
799 
2,099 
5,522 
2007 
2,610 
381 
1,036 
671 
2,000 
5,173 
acres, 2012 
1,700,148 
46,957 
216,442 
22,639 
532,720 
2,018,952 
2007 
1 ,624,844 
40,276 
237,758 
25,792 
520,224 
2,011,584 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
287 
803 
476 
1,767 
5,082 
2007 
1,512 
200 
856 
353 
1,617 
4,654 
acres, 2012 
1,223,916 
14,568 
182,240 
9,493 
471,878 
1 ,874,729 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,039,218 
14,106 
199,596 
1 1 ,082 
457,366 
1 ,827,082 
Total operators 
number 
41,592 
13,406 
19,469 
12,595 
80,304 
111,311 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,820 
3,782 
6,563 
3,937 
28,911 
44,502 
2 operators 
9,664 
3,787 
4,587 
3,116 
19,812 
25,273 
3 operators 
1,210 
445 
861 
518 
2,689 
3,605 
4 operators 
272 
119 
170 
124 
515 
803 
5 or more operators 
127 
40 
75 
60 
267 
359 
Total women operators 
number 
12,062 
5,494 
6,296 
5,243 
24,605 
28,540 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,700 
4,712 
5,264 
4,110 
21,665 
25,795 
2 operators 
516 
348 
405 
394 
1,222 
1,036 
3 operators 
90 
21 
51 
89 
109 
138 
4 operators 
10 
3 
8 
9 
21 
28 
5 or more operators 
4 
2 
5 
7 
13 
18 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
43,774 
13,063 
20,241 
12,265 
85,339 
119,650 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,946 
3,995 
7,010 
4,075 
31,730 
49,377 
2 operators 
9,299 
3,575 
4,709 
2,940 
20,644 
26,670 
3 operators 
1,467 
431 
843 
480 
2,799 
3,765 
4 operators 
278 
88 
185 
158 
576 
788 
5 or more operators 
116 
47 
87 
38 
265 
392 
Total women operators 
number 
12,414 
5,153 
6,471 
4,834 
26,539 
31,033 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,913 
4,398 
5,387 
3,888 
23,374 
28,080 
2 operators 
536 
303 
401 
378 
1,291 
1,143 
3 operators 
94 
40 
66 
41 
135 
143 
4 operators 
25 
3 
12 
13 
23 
39 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
7 
3 
6 
2 
14 
14 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
24,636 
5,792 
9,960 
5,248 
44,785 
68,172 
2007 
26,248 
6,093 
10,618 
5,465 
47,739 
73,631 
acres, 2012 
7,478,963 
1 ,223,247 
1,885,916 
428,919 
9,430,473 
25,119,638 
2007 
7,649,475 
1,195,735 
1,916,758 
432,956 
9,479,732 
25,842,724 
Female 
farms, 2012 
3,457 
2,381 
2,296 
2,507 
7,409 
6,370 
2007 
3,858 
2,043 
2,216 
2,226 
8,275 
7,361 
acres, 2012 
421,901 
230,857 
144,829 
94,598 
518,091 
916,200 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
460,500 
151,831 
134,998 
84,923 
552,075 
1 ,075,238 
Farming 
2012 
12,136 
3,964 
5,996 
3,878 
25,285 
39,423 
2007 
12,591 
3,540 
6,269 
3,688 
24,795 
39,628 
Other 
2012 
15,957 
4,209 
6,260 
3,877 
26,909 
35,119 
Place of residence: 
2007 
17,515 
4,596 
6,565 
4,003 
31,219 
41,364 
On farm operated 
2012 
20,115 
6,941 
9,898 
6,038 
43,740 
58,768 
2007 
21,339 
6,924 
10,589 
6,093 
47,084 
63,563 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
7,978 
1,232 
2,358 
1,717 
8,454 
15,774 
2007 
8,767 
1,212 
2,245 
1,598 
8,930 
17,429 
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564 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
