Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washingten 
West Virginia 
Wiscensin 
Wyeming 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
18,027 
7,338 
46,030 
37,249 
21,489 
69,754 
1 1 ,736 
2007 
16,700 
6,984 
47,383 
39,284 
23,618 
78,463 
11,069 
acres, 2012 
10,974,396 
1,251,713 
8,302,444 
14,748,107 
3,606,674 
14,568,926 
30,363,641 
2007 
11,094,700 
1,233,313 
8,103,925 
14,972,789 
3,697,606 
15,190,804 
30,169,526 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,729 
4,619 
31,041 
20,846 
16,690 
52,083 
5,558 
2007 
10,259 
4,707 
30,563 
20,091 
17,494 
54,105 
5,573 
acres, 2012 
1,054,369 
446,020 
2,618,291 
4,342,904 
699,793 
9,149,273 
1,440,605 
TENURE 
2007 
964,702 
433,074 
2,544,997 
4,387,169 
692,003 
8,884,628 
1,536,240 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
12,511 
4,823 
31,025 
29,070 
16,384 
45,638 
7,792 
2007 
11,797 
4,502 
32,143 
30,268 
17,694 
53,783 
7,124 
acres, 2012 
7,189,258 
553,129 
3,361,383 
6,486,223 
1,981,293 
4,965,158 
8,759,886 
2007 
7,221,482 
548,954 
3,504,581 
6,316,566 
2,050,782 
5,825,339 
8,711,896 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,819 
2,720 
18,608 
14,551 
12,215 
29,255 
3,290 
2007 
6,589 
2,764 
18,116 
13,646 
12,438 
30,889 
3,071 
acres, 2012 
418,398 
97,595 
625,624 
924,177 
319,873 
1,718,252 
530,886 
2007 
366,318 
106,116 
670,604 
975,131 
320,449 
1,841,135 
519,839 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
4,146 
2,063 
12,547 
5,927 
4,506 
21,059 
3,207 
2007 
3,971 
2,116 
12,799 
6,593 
5,259 
21,501 
3,276 
acres, 2012 
3,265,172 
653,123 
4,436,462 
6,043,663 
1,502,545 
9,039,944 
19,017,617 
2007 
3,587,185 
642,296 
4,084,578 
6,651,624 
1,540,110 
8,756,260 
19,838,032 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1 ,843,222 
418,930 
2,030,907 
2,673,970 
722,341 
4,967,108 
11,576,166 
2007 
1 ,895,572 
406,686 
1 ,828,985 
2,961,738 
754,351 
4,865,557 
12,238,977 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,421,950 
234,193 
2,405,555 
3,369,693 
780,204 
4,072,836 
7,441,451 
2007 
1,691,613 
235,610 
2,255,593 
3,689,886 
785,759 
3,890,703 
7,599,055 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,274 
1,624 
10,773 
4,644 
4,060 
20,268 
1,927 
2007 
3,097 
1,712 
10,884 
4,842 
4,610 
20,622 
2,180 
acres, 2012 
573,005 
330,556 
1,745,026 
2,415,653 
345,746 
6,972,037 
796,992 
2007 
533,113 
308,642 
1,613,435 
2,473,630 
343,834 
6,551,145 
929,172 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,370 
452 
2,458 
2,252 
599 
3,057 
737 
2007 
932 
366 
2,441 
2,423 
665 
3,179 
669 
acres, 2012 
519,966 
45,461 
504,599 
2,218,221 
122,836 
563,824 
2,586,138 
2007 
286,033 
42,063 
514,766 
2,004,599 
106,714 
609,205 
1,619,598 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
636 
275 
1,660 
1,651 
415 
2,560 
341 
2007 
573 
231 
1,563 
1,603 
446 
2,594 
322 
acres, 2012 
62,966 
17,869 
247,641 
1,003,074 
34,174 
458,984 
112,727 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
65,271 
18,316 
260,958 
938,408 
27,720 
492,348 
87,229 
Total operators 
number 
28,844 
12,257 
69,990 
60,912 
32,178 
111,080 
19,655 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,508 
3,286 
26,093 
17,360 
12,448 
35,848 
5,301 
2 operators 
6,935 
3,430 
16,936 
17,243 
7,771 
28,666 
5,441 
3 operators 
1,194 
463 
2,402 
2,025 
1,021 
3,973 
707 
4 operators 
242 
117 
423 
404 
186 
843 
178 
5 or more operators 
148 
42 
176 
217 
63 
424 
109 
Total women operators 
number 
8,442 
4,811 
22,070 
22,840 
9,465 
34,060 
6,977 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7,399 
4,130 
19,180 
20,043 
8,535 
30,471 
6,042 
2 operators 
334 
262 
1,180 
1,118 
399 
1,407 
350 
3 operators 
95 
38 
121 
122 
41 
149 
56 
4 operators 
14 
8 
24 
29 
1 
53 
13 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
13 
14 
1 
21 
3 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
26,424 
1 1 ,392 
71,281 
63,645 
34,720 
123,217 
18,522 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,214 
3,357 
27,754 
19,049 
14,341 
41,387 
5,098 
2 operators 
5,946 
3,062 
16,528 
17,387 
7,857 
31,681 
4,906 
3 operators 
1,137 
413 
2,446 
2,115 
1,158 
4,142 
751 
4 operators 
261 
116 
466 
486 
186 
830 
254 
5 or more operators 
142 
36 
189 
247 
76 
423 
60 
Total women operators 
number 
7,145 
4,210 
21,946 
23,678 
10,217 
38,263 
6,537 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,132 
3,637 
19,090 
20,589 
9,115 
34,412 
5,629 
2 operators 
367 
232 
1,143 
1,254 
462 
1,494 
363 
3 operators 
66 
23 
114 
125 
49 
164 
50 
4 operators 
14 
10 
17 
24 
6 
37 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
21 
20 
1 
31 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
16,009 
5,696 
38,377 
29,730 
18,784 
62,408 
10,118 
2007 
14,903 
5,518 
39,537 
31,194 
20,399 
69,287 
9,465 
acres, 2012 
10,646,644 
1,106,766 
7,521,756 
13,972,060 
3,269,774 
13,896,929 
27,703,224 
2007 
10,747,399 
1 ,088,439 
7,355,146 
14,091,177 
3,319,015 
14,330,674 
27,760,155 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,018 
1,642 
7,653 
7,519 
2,705 
7,346 
1,618 
2007 
1,797 
1,466 
7,846 
8,090 
3,219 
9,176 
1,604 
acres, 2012 
327,752 
144,947 
780,688 
776,047 
336,900 
671,997 
2,660,417 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
347,301 
144,874 
748,779 
881,612 
378,591 
860,130 
2,409,371 
Farming 
2012 
6,939 
3,779 
20,740 
17,650 
9,164 
34,760 
5,845 
2007 
6,340 
3,461 
20,294 
18,021 
9,799 
37,047 
5,445 
Other 
2012 
11,088 
3,559 
25,290 
19,599 
12,325 
34,994 
5,891 
Place of residence: 
2007 
10,360 
3,523 
27,089 
21,263 
13,819 
41,416 
5,624 
On farm operated 
2012 
12,861 
6,487 
37,370 
30,701 
18,080 
57,611 
9,765 
2007 
11,721 
6,106 
38,654 
32,472 
20,209 
64,911 
9,085 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
5,1 66 
851 
8,660 
6,548 
3,409 
12,143 
1,971 
2007 
4,979 
878 
8,729 
6,812 
3,409 
13,552 
1,984 
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568 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
