Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
35,439 
59,309 
1,243 
25,266 
31,989 
68,050 
248,809 
2007 
38,553 
63,163 
1,219 
25,867 
31,169 
79,280 
247,437 
acres, 2012 
16,301,578 
7,704,444 
69,589 
4,971,244 
43,257,079 
10,867,812 
130,153,438 
2007 
16,399,647 
7,809,244 
67,819 
4,889,339 
43,666,403 
10,969,798 
130,398,753 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,316 
42,981 
746 
13,135 
21,340 
44,908 
104,998 
2007 
22,131 
44,269 
823 
12,962 
21,902 
48,292 
111,671 
acres, 2012 
2,966,351 
3,957,000 
18,933 
1,634,706 
16,392,000 
4,546,788 
16,458,332 
TENURE 
2007 
3,037,261 
3,942,079 
19,325 
1,551,670 
15,278,709 
4,226,440 
19,174,301 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
27,899 
40,788 
929 
19,169 
16,413 
48,734 
179,783 
2007 
30,160 
44,616 
897 
19,440 
15,626 
57,951 
177,147 
acres, 2012 
7,681,240 
3,451,715 
48,055 
2,725,914 
11,965,042 
4,667,905 
54,686,331 
2007 
7,449,003 
3,570,352 
43,062 
2,672,689 
11,646,998 
(D) 
53,364,871 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,571 
25,995 
532 
8,450 
7,916 
28,747 
66,696 
2007 
16,153 
27,309 
568 
8,066 
8,169 
30,968 
70,071 
acres, 2012 
843,147 
945,255 
7,942 
333,849 
2,784,119 
1,038,595 
4,402,358 
2007 
862,003 
993,603 
7,103 
350,709 
2,576,102 
1,149,797 
5,047,316 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,440 
14,335 
202 
5,055 
12,802 
17,045 
54,297 
2007 
6,168 
14,333 
198 
5,384 
12,754 
18,733 
54,773 
acres, 2012 
7,046,814 
3,775,692 
17,118 
2,053,995 
28,350,099 
5,719,914 
58,764,138 
2007 
7,445,870 
3,764,432 
19,253 
1,999,087 
28,889,546 
5,439,691 
60,245,492 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,552,085 
1,926,263 
8,933 
929,289 
14,242,200 
2,384,126 
22,298,769 
2007 
3,853,658 
1,901,252 
10,554 
921,991 
14,871,080 
2,199,749 
24,334,883 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,494,729 
1 ,849,429 
8,185 
1,124,706 
14,107,899 
3,335,788 
36,465,369 
2007 
3,592,212 
1,863,180 
8,699 
1,077,096 
14,018,466 
3,239,942 
35,910,609 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,257 
13,470 
145 
4,034 
11,488 
14,605 
31,913 
2007 
4,626 
13,524 
173 
4,244 
11,797 
15,611 
34,653 
acres, 2012 
1,636,960 
2,653,659 
9,222 
1,172,474 
12,406,898 
3,201,691 
9,463,053 
2007 
1,720,872 
2,601,170 
10,132 
1,055,190 
11,492,480 
2,805,539 
1 1 ,002,276 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,100 
4,186 
112 
1,042 
2,774 
2,271 
14,729 
2007 
2,225 
4,214 
124 
1,043 
2,789 
2,596 
15,517 
acres, 2012 
1 ,573,524 
477,037 
4,416 
191,335 
2,941,938 
479,993 
16,702,969 
2007 
1 ,504,774 
474,460 
5,504 
217,563 
3,129,859 
(D) 
16,788,390 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,488 
3,516 
69 
651 
1,936 
1,556 
6,389 
2007 
1,352 
3,436 
82 
652 
1,936 
1,713 
6,947 
acres, 2012 
486,244 
358,086 
1,769 
128,383 
1 ,200,983 
306,502 
2,592,921 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
454,386 
347,306 
2,090 
145,771 
1,210,127 
271,104 
3,124,709 
Total operators 
number 
59,237 
92,341 
2,055 
37,060 
48,987 
101,603 
375,888 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,509 
32,632 
581 
15,502 
18,540 
39,688 
141,340 
2 operators 
17,279 
22,068 
547 
8,206 
11,017 
24,219 
92,683 
3 operators 
1,946 
3,618 
91 
1,281 
1,865 
3,421 
1 1 ,694 
4 operators 
467 
649 
18 
181 
385 
549 
2,127 
5 or more operators 
238 
342 
6 
96 
182 
173 
965 
Total women operators 
number 
23,306 
28,026 
773 
10,765 
12,640 
29,189 
122,748 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,260 
23,933 
638 
9,435 
11,106 
26,176 
108,481 
2 operators 
1,228 
1,679 
53 
506 
555 
1,249 
5,789 
3 operators 
142 
185 
7 
80 
35 
123 
726 
4 operators 
24 
34 
2 
4 
11 
22 
91 
5 or more operators 
11 
7 
- 
12 
41 
11 
27 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
64,503 
94,500 
1,912 
37,082 
46,710 
117,044 
372,563 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,870 
37,997 
670 
16,701 
18,743 
47,849 
142,175 
2 operators 
18,809 
20,705 
445 
7,636 
10,157 
26,678 
90,580 
3 operators 
2,090 
3,418 
84 
1,251 
1,704 
3,798 
1 1 ,487 
4 operators 
541 
727 
12 
186 
397 
684 
2,306 
5 or more operators 
243 
316 
8 
93 
168 
271 
889 
Total women operators 
number 
25,577 
27,139 
683 
10,626 
1 1 ,499 
33,707 
118,431 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,210 
23,648 
562 
9,231 
10,454 
30,043 
105,930 
2 operators 
1,386 
1,422 
52 
547 
436 
1,478 
4,974 
3 operators 
138 
161 
1 
73 
47 
147 
624 
4 operators 
26 
26 
2 
8 
8 
26 
118 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
14 
10 
1 
8 
28 
36 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
28,426 
50,849 
937 
21,257 
29,656 
60,280 
210,357 
2007 
30,298 
54,613 
922 
21,782 
28,775 
69,320 
212,426 
acres, 2012 
14,864,010 
7,134,324 
(D) 
4,556,620 
41,461,934 
10,134,194 
117,984,460 
2007 
14,971,894 
7,224,026 
57,574 
4,425,718 
41,768,446 
10,178,300 
118,123,569 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,013 
8,460 
306 
4,009 
2,333 
7,770 
38,452 
2007 
8,255 
8,550 
297 
4,085 
2,394 
9,960 
35,011 
acres, 2012 
1,437,568 
570,120 
(D) 
414,624 
1,795,145 
733,618 
12,168,978 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 ,427,753 
585,218 
10,245 
463,621 
1 ,897,957 
791,498 
12,275,184 
Farming 
2012 
17,684 
30,638 
619 
10,361 
18,844 
28,454 
104,769 
2007 
17,825 
28,751 
621 
9,739 
18,775 
30,849 
98,692 
Other 
2012 
17,755 
28,671 
624 
14,905 
13,145 
39,596 
144,040 
Place of residence: 
2007 
20,728 
34,412 
598 
16,128 
12,394 
48,431 
148,745 
On farm operated 
2012 
31,405 
50,860 
963 
19,430 
24,334 
55,153 
172,899 
2007 
34,088 
54,020 
972 
19,429 
23,556 
64,427 
169,451 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
4,034 
8,449 
280 
5,836 
7,655 
12,897 
75,910 
2007 
4,465 
9,143 
247 
6,438 
7,613 
14,853 
77,986 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 567 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
