Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New Yerk 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
9,071 
24,721 
35,537 
50,218 
30,961 
75,462 
80,245 
2007 
10,327 
20,930 
36,352 
52,913 
31,970 
75,861 
86,565 
acres, 2012 
715,057 
43,201,023 
7,183,576 
8,414,756 
39,262,613 
13,960,604 
34,356,110 
2007 
733,450 
43,238,049 
7,174,743 
8,474,671 
39,674,586 
13,956,563 
35,087,269 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,575 
10,617 
26,569 
32,802 
19,391 
55,844 
40,246 
2007 
7,180 
9,311 
26,814 
32,803 
20,408 
54,790 
46,224 
acres, 2012 
408,993 
690,858 
3,783,661 
4,378,097 
23,469,816 
10,122,245 
8,074,733 
TENURE 
2007 
415,542 
1 ,009,683 
3,651,278 
4,188,658 
22,035,717 
9,991,007 
7,650,080 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
7,201 
15,409 
23,795 
32,936 
15,967 
51,153 
51,605 
2007 
8,351 
15,850 
24,565 
34,526 
16,303 
51,174 
56,948 
acres, 2012 
303,904 
18,017,855 
2,685,977 
2,883,916 
7,832,469 
4,108,277 
11,318,232 
2007 
310,100 
17,016,596 
2,861,014 
3,038,234 
7,702,479 
4,206,870 
12,637,776 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,977 
7,653 
15,976 
18,270 
5,751 
33,082 
22,442 
2007 
5,560 
7,033 
16,195 
17,723 
5,951 
31,797 
26,711 
acres, 2012 
105,209 
334,709 
814,004 
658,800 
2,799,923 
1,699,793 
2,089,182 
2007 
109,758 
446,270 
891,785 
701,397 
2,145,721 
1,768,965 
2,276,184 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1,363 
4,643 
10,263 
14,221 
12,173 
20,501 
23,702 
2007 
1,366 
4,007 
10,424 
15,181 
12,796 
20,629 
24,270 
acres, 2012 
353,109 
19,359,660 
4,262,508 
4,957,315 
28,298,194 
8,884,504 
20,792,070 
2007 
350,079 
23,307,711 
4,117,747 
4,867,388 
28,623,222 
8,826,308 
20,166,877 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
143,956 
10,066,930 
2,540,324 
1,952,945 
11,986,557 
3,663,399 
9,283,876 
2007 
138,501 
12,179,404 
2,467,708 
1,878,712 
12,275,126 
3,423,881 
9,060,328 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
209,153 
9,292,730 
1,722,184 
3,004,370 
16,311,637 
5,221,105 
11,508,194 
2007 
211,578 
11,128,307 
1,650,039 
2,988,676 
16,348,096 
5,402,427 
11,106,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,240 
1,797 
9,492 
12,231 
1 1 ,373 
19,488 
15,550 
2007 
1,214 
1,920 
9,662 
12,860 
12,117 
19,539 
17,092 
acres, 2012 
263,010 
304,040 
2,831,418 
3,271,329 
18,705,873 
7,553,341 
5,393,629 
2007 
256,995 
473,553 
2,641,935 
3,056,344 
17,810,862 
7,413,492 
4,846,417 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
507 
4,669 
1,479 
3,061 
2,821 
3,808 
4,938 
2007 
610 
1,073 
1,363 
3,206 
2,871 
4,058 
5,347 
acres, 2012 
58,044 
5,823,508 
235,091 
573,525 
3,131,950 
967,823 
2,245,808 
2007 
73,271 
2,913,742 
195,982 
569,049 
3,348,885 
923,385 
2,282,616 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
358 
1,167 
1,101 
2,301 
2,267 
3,274 
2,254 
2007 
406 
358 
957 
2,220 
2,340 
3,454 
2,421 
acres, 2012 
40,774 
52,109 
138,239 
447,968 
1 ,964,020 
869,111 
591 ,922 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
48,789 
89,860 
117,558 
430,917 
2,079,134 
808,550 
527,479 
Total operators 
number 
14,574 
37,981 
57,022 
73,846 
45,015 
115,743 
121,603 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
14,221 
18,077 
30,657 
19,494 
42,919 
44,139 
2 operators 
3,609 
8,555 
14,487 
16,435 
9,518 
26,924 
32,009 
3 operators 
587 
1,544 
2,342 
2,522 
1,511 
4,404 
3,321 
4 operators 
100 
211 
432 
468 
314 
819 
561 
5 or more operators 
49 
190 
199 
136 
124 
396 
215 
Total women operators 
number 
5,028 
12,870 
19,215 
19,975 
11,617 
32,237 
39,216 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
10,950 
16,512 
17,451 
10,532 
28,371 
35,806 
2 operators 
329 
738 
1,072 
1,077 
341 
1,537 
1,418 
3 operators 
29 
106 
124 
107 
96 
175 
151 
4 operators 
2 
11 
24 
11 
10 
32 
23 
5 or more eperators 
6 
16 
14 
1 
13 
21 
5 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
16,182 
32,109 
57,984 
76,832 
45,114 
114,172 
131,232 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,509 
12,263 
18,840 
33,351 
21,082 
45,153 
48,253 
2 operators 
4,027 
7,063 
14,511 
16,372 
9,124 
25,360 
33,587 
3 operators 
653 
1,214 
2,284 
2,523 
1,420 
4,166 
3,700 
4 operators 
91 
251 
485 
491 
245 
749 
724 
5 or more operators 
47 
139 
232 
176 
99 
433 
301 
Total women operators 
number 
5,713 
1 1 ,032 
19,333 
20,609 
11,281 
31,277 
42,820 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,877 
9,266 
16,663 
18,094 
10,414 
27,519 
38,848 
2 operators 
355 
706 
1,078 
1,071 
302 
1,440 
1,615 
3 operators 
22 
77 
125 
83 
60 
184 
175 
4 operators 
8 
18 
31 
18 
11 
41 
23 
5 or more eperators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
8 
3 
10 
7 
23 
24 
Sex ef operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
7,239 
19,944 
29,078 
43,765 
27,728 
66,760 
71,169 
2007 
8,066 
16,284 
29,664 
45,897 
28,314 
66,734 
75,716 
acres, 2012 
650,414 
38,408,160 
6,578,785 
7,904,748 
37,674,703 
13,303,841 
31,886,673 
2007 
666,864 
39,139,878 
6,581,956 
7,960,548 
37,880,004 
13,234,712 
32,477,705 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,832 
4,777 
6,459 
6,453 
3,233 
8,702 
9,076 
2007 
2,261 
4,646 
6,688 
7,016 
3,656 
9,127 
10,849 
acres, 2012 
64,643 
4,792,863 
604,791 
510,008 
1,587,910 
656,763 
2,469,437 
Primary eccupation: 
2007 
66,586 
4,098,171 
592,787 
514,123 
1 ,794,582 
721,851 
2,609,564 
Farming 
2012 
4,493 
12,392 
20,400 
24,574 
17,509 
33,140 
33,790 
2007 
4,626 
10,040 
19,624 
24,244 
18,525 
32,676 
36,052 
Other 
2012 
4,578 
12,329 
15,137 
25,644 
13,452 
42,322 
46,455 
Place of residence: 
2007 
5,701 
10,890 
16,728 
28,669 
13,445 
43,185 
50,513 
On farm operated 
2012 
7,408 
18,152 
30,665 
39,098 
19,918 
62,381 
61,952 
2007 
8,440 
15,991 
31,588 
41,587 
20,467 
63,535 
65,968 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1,663 
6,569 
4,872 
11,120 
1 1 ,043 
13,081 
18,293 
2007 
1,887 
4,939 
4,764 
1 1 ,326 
1 1 ,503 
12,326 
20,597 
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566 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
