Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Misseuri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
2007 
41,959 
107,825 
29,524 
47,712 
3,131 
4,166 
acres, 2012 
10,931,080 
28,266,137 
59,758,917 
45,331,783 
5,913,761 
474,065 
2007 
11,456,241 
29,026,573 
61,388,462 
45,480,358 
5,865,392 
471,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,595 
64,722 
15,894 
35,747 
2,047 
2,416 
2007 
18,773 
69,585 
16,441 
34,715 
1,572 
2,494 
acres, 2012 
4,292,113 
12,917,688 
9,533,929 
18,812,755 
582,494 
87,382 
TENURE 
2007 
4,223,708 
12,980,113 
9,163,867 
18,169,876 
504,311 
99,520 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
27,734 
70,447 
18,143 
24,898 
3,227 
3,487 
2007 
30,932 
77,385 
18,812 
23,989 
2,490 
3,164 
acres, 2012 
5,104,068 
11,950,973 
20,729,151 
1 1 ,859,293 
4,462,979 
321,972 
2007 
5,777,656 
12,618,001 
19,813,476 
11,495,017 
3,803,488 
285,030 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,097 
41,018 
8,493 
13,728 
1,440 
1,750 
2007 
10,924 
44,244 
8,387 
13,383 
1,163 
1,723 
acres, 2012 
545,859 
3,352,978 
2,255,992 
3,201,827 
335,717 
28,814 
2007 
703,486 
3,486,270 
2,138,357 
2,994,391 
286,280 
28,963 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
7,963 
24,041 
7,664 
18,836 
631 
677 
2007 
8,572 
25,147 
8,480 
17,958 
465 
804 
acres, 2012 
4,033,138 
14,683,771 
34,006,452 
28,659,615 
1,221,527 
141,133 
2007 
3,973,310 
14,705,982 
36,633,471 
29,625,265 
1,968,715 
160,767 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,853,400 
6,555,397 
20,473,370 
13,598,460 
753,907 
92,137 
2007 
1 ,854,805 
6,560,713 
21,557,255 
14,095,143 
1,093,122 
107,234 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,179,738 
8,128,374 
13,533,082 
15,061,155 
467,620 
48,996 
2007 
2,118,505 
8,145,269 
15,076,216 
15,530,122 
875,593 
53,533 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,939 
20,426 
6,051 
17,337 
460 
533 
2007 
6,313 
21,700 
6,825 
16,893 
335 
662 
acres, 2012 
2,177,800 
8,453,204 
6,199,108 
13,345,249 
220,735 
54,912 
2007 
2,089,596 
8,343,291 
6,118,248 
12,969,384 
199,137 
64,824 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,379 
4,683 
2,201 
6,235 
279 
227 
2007 
2,455 
5,293 
2,232 
5,765 
176 
198 
acres, 2012 
1 ,793,874 
1,631,393 
5,023,314 
4,812,875 
229,255 
10,960 
2007 
1,705,275 
1,702,590 
4,941,515 
4,360,076 
93,189 
26,114 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,559 
3,278 
1,350 
4,682 
147 
133 
2007 
1,536 
3,641 
1,229 
4,439 
74 
109 
acres, 2012 
1,568,454 
1,111,506 
1,078,829 
2,265,679 
26,042 
3,656 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,430,626 
1,150,552 
907,262 
2,206,101 
18,894 
5,733 
Total operators 
number 
55,568 
152,817 
45,246 
75,855 
6,880 
7,300 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
23,705 
54,055 
14,029 
28,505 
1,877 
1,937 
2 operators 
12,040 
38,889 
11,717 
18,111 
1,930 
2,104 
3 operators 
1,869 
4,811 
1,699 
2,712 
266 
294 
4 operators 
284 
1,010 
383 
449 
34 
25 
5 or more operators 
178 
406 
180 
192 
30 
31 
Total women operators 
number 
16,124 
46,874 
15,478 
20,231 
2,701 
3,098 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
14,200 
42,254 
13,587 
18,495 
2,360 
2,619 
2 operators 
753 
1,858 
727 
750 
135 
195 
3 operators 
98 
225 
97 
61 
12 
23 
4 operators 
12 
38 
21 
9 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
13 
9 
3 
7 
4 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,669 
163,553 
46,903 
71 ,924 
5,117 
7,022 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,787 
61,062 
15,521 
28,004 
1,543 
1,837 
2 operators 
12,571 
40,191 
1 1 ,605 
16,438 
1,338 
1,985 
3 operators 
2,082 
5,134 
1,805 
2,511 
181 
234 
4 operators 
344 
1,006 
399 
528 
42 
66 
5 or more operators 
175 
432 
194 
231 
27 
44 
Total women operators 
number 
1 7,547 
49,611 
15,795 
18,720 
1,781 
2,966 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,555 
45,035 
13,817 
1 7,025 
1,562 
2,450 
2 operators 
729 
1,857 
765 
682 
95 
201 
3 operators 
130 
202 
104 
73 
4 
24 
4 operators 
22 
35 
22 
8 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
9 
20 
8 
6 
1 
6 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
32,794 
88,044 
23,765 
45,878 
3,243 
3,033 
2007 
35,829 
95,071 
24,938 
43,687 
2,530 
2,929 
acres, 2012 
10,015,403 
26,534,171 
55,362,277 
43,361,779 
5,599,587 
395,387 
2007 
10,363,301 
27,072,936 
57,521,013 
43,248,525 
5,700,187 
401,302 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5,282 
11,127 
4,243 
4,091 
894 
1,358 
2007 
6,130 
12,754 
4,586 
4,025 
601 
1,237 
acres, 2012 
915,677 
1,731,966 
4,396,640 
1 ,970,004 
314,174 
78,678 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,092,940 
1 ,953,637 
3,867,449 
2,231,833 
165,205 
70,609 
Farming 
2012 
16,355 
43,788 
15,434 
29,819 
2,194 
2,107 
2007 
15,935 
45,031 
14,957 
28,854 
1,650 
1,930 
Other 
2012 
21,721 
55,383 
12,574 
20,150 
1,943 
2,284 
Place of residence: 
2007 
26,024 
62,794 
14,567 
18,858 
1,481 
2,236 
On farm operated 
2012 
27,054 
77,331 
22,057 
36,652 
3,588 
3,917 
2007 
29,551 
84,097 
22,624 
34,601 
2,658 
3,756 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1 1 ,022 
21,840 
5,951 
13,317 
549 
474 
2007 
12,408 
23,728 
6,900 
13,111 
473 
410 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 565 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
