Table 46. Women Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Land in farms 
Harvested cropland 
Market 
value of 
agricultural 
products 
sold 
($1,000) 
Farms by economic class and primary occupation 
Farming 
Other than farming 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
United States Total 
United States 
62,672,816 
123,062 
9,284,880 
12,897,534 
51,686 
29,110 
43,771 
82,065 
46,320 
35,312 
States 
Alabama 
5,414 
792,850 
1,815 
91,571 
419,631 
801 
519 
825 
1,790 
907 
572 
Alaska 
250 
(D) 
154 
2,881 
7,523 
42 
33 
67 
43 
27 
38 
Arizona 
7,835 
2,809,901 
1,642 
32,837 
119,621 
3,949 
789 
677 
1,823 
362 
235 
Arkansas 
5,485 
791,545 
2,303 
224,397 
538,083 
716 
527 
1,164 
1,460 
892 
726 
California 
13,984 
2,276,877 
7,276 
311,279 
1 ,577,249 
2,445 
1,416 
3,078 
2,914 
1,689 
2,442 
Colorado 
6,860 
2,773,515 
2,201 
254,547 
284,764 
1,490 
632 
1,048 
1,929 
945 
816 
Connecticut 
1,505 
74,273 
673 
1 1 ,327 
43,026 
363 
220 
250 
389 
173 
110 
Delaware 
445 
26,101 
159 
13,124 
99,770 
77 
37 
151 
80 
23 
77 
Florida 
9,995 
690,431 
3,216 
83,411 
433,338 
2,435 
1,056 
1,446 
2,892 
1,073 
1,093 
Georgia 
6,404 
812,730 
2,235 
109,533 
535,864 
1,297 
567 
822 
2,166 
895 
657 
Flawaii 
1,574 
130,954 
1,209 
6,416 
44,012 
181 
224 
354 
323 
241 
251 
Idaho 
2,995 
694,379 
1,262 
109,099 
140,213 
496 
351 
488 
781 
498 
381 
Illinois 
6,891 
843,244 
3,251 
470,050 
373,673 
681 
579 
1,161 
1,658 
1,631 
1,181 
Indiana 
5,745 
541,991 
2,896 
305,918 
294,585 
827 
484 
781 
1,981 
976 
696 
Iowa 
7,108 
868,909 
3,063 
434,016 
473,983 
471 
500 
1,293 
1,670 
1,673 
1,501 
Kansas 
6,783 
2,171,286 
2,969 
587,367 
276,438 
515 
441 
1,170 
1,591 
1,645 
1,421 
Kentucky 
8,200 
876,256 
4,415 
201,960 
227,699 
1,128 
840 
1,147 
2,348 
1,560 
1,177 
Louisiana 
3,457 
421,901 
1,041 
92,195 
127,296 
584 
349 
438 
1,121 
569 
396 
Maine 
2,381 
230,857 
1,256 
45,277 
52,284 
549 
307 
403 
586 
359 
177 
Maryland 
2,296 
144,829 
886 
44,000 
130,267 
511 
226 
333 
702 
319 
205 
Massachusetts 
2,507 
94,598 
1,237 
14,948 
51,136 
639 
310 
437 
736 
264 
121 
Michigan 
7,409 
518,091 
3,760 
209,130 
232,237 
1,637 
682 
1,070 
2,461 
942 
617 
Minnesota 
6,370 
916,200 
2,984 
396,139 
397,701 
639 
614 
1,180 
1,591 
1,414 
932 
Mississippi 
5,282 
915,677 
1,437 
105,158 
342,467 
655 
444 
608 
1,726 
1,234 
615 
Missouri 
11,127 
1,731,966 
5,596 
447,125 
338,797 
1,240 
1,079 
1,880 
2,810 
2,150 
1,968 
Montana 
4,243 
4,396,640 
1,705 
448,667 
199,912 
526 
341 
924 
1,145 
609 
698 
Nebraska 
4,091 
1,970,004 
1,891 
427,728 
431,857 
335 
262 
943 
969 
668 
914 
Nevada 
894 
314,174 
255 
26,145 
84,729 
180 
109 
172 
237 
140 
56 
New Hampshire 
1,358 
78,678 
537 
8,992 
21,126 
398 
165 
162 
383 
170 
80 
New Jersey 
1,832 
64,643 
1,025 
17,383 
29,743 
497 
248 
232 
487 
209 
159 
New Mexico 
4,777 
4,792,863 
1,379 
43,203 
88,529 
1,435 
449 
495 
1,549 
503 
346 
New York 
6,459 
604,791 
3,618 
196,151 
215,896 
1,484 
658 
1,332 
1,613 
725 
647 
North Carolina 
6,453 
510,008 
2,936 
124,233 
677,844 
1,194 
754 
943 
1,999 
974 
589 
North Dakota 
3,233 
1,587,910 
710 
317,834 
136,586 
197 
216 
455 
704 
1,049 
612 
Ohio 
8,702 
656,763 
4,816 
273,610 
230,184 
1,384 
844 
1,120 
2,639 
1,591 
1,124 
Oklahoma 
9,076 
2,469,437 
3,553 
392,287 
292,966 
1,300 
951 
1,471 
2,499 
1,621 
1,234 
Oregon 
7,013 
1,437,568 
3,396 
147,093 
263,407 
1,406 
979 
1,088 
1,888 
971 
681 
Pennsylvania 
8,460 
570,120 
4,334 
166,605 
320,195 
1,865 
982 
1,405 
2,213 
1,131 
864 
Rhode Island 
306 
(D) 
161 
3,150 
6,192 
68 
53 
71 
24 
46 
44 
South Carolina 
4,009 
414,624 
1,340 
48,141 
150,063 
957 
385 
338 
1,510 
548 
271 
South Dakota 
2,333 
1,795,145 
933 
346,702 
197,106 
167 
177 
518 
490 
449 
532 
Tennessee 
7,770 
733,618 
4,128 
190,321 
139,229 
1,520 
810 
750 
2,809 
1,276 
605 
Texas 
38,452 
12,168,978 
12,417 
769,465 
817,840 
6,793 
4,250 
4,604 
1 1 ,720 
6,626 
4,459 
Utah 
2,018 
327,752 
807 
28,583 
33,932 
385 
222 
206 
723 
282 
200 
Vermont 
1,642 
144,947 
814 
30,708 
46,760 
384 
207 
318 
416 
207 
110 
Virginia 
7,653 
780,688 
3,764 
148,663 
238,765 
1,557 
762 
1,032 
2,389 
1,200 
713 
Washington 
7,519 
776,047 
3,085 
115,568 
244,433 
1,547 
904 
1,002 
2,313 
1,036 
717 
West Virginia 
2,705 
336,900 
1,876 
56,935 
62,462 
480 
392 
266 
836 
516 
215 
Wisconsin 
7,346 
671,997 
4,050 
254,342 
324,941 
1,010 
632 
1,282 
2,501 
1,130 
791 
Wyoming 
1,618 
2,660,417 
596 
98,666 
81,177 
249 
132 
371 
438 
182 
246 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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