Table 48. Women Principal Operators - Tenure: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Total 
farms 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
United States Total 
United States 
288,264 
238,768 
35,297,121 
4,172,370 
30,713 
20,797,563 
4,194,347 
18,783 
6,578,132 
918,163 
States 
Alabama 
5,414 
4,671 
648,995 
41,750 
559 
118,230 
32,460 
184 
25,625 
17,361 
Alaska 
250 
203 
(D) 
1,729 
20 
(D) 
1,074 
27 
(D) 
78 
Arizona 
7,835 
2,540 
2,009,042 
9,374 
996 
246,174 
11,696 
4,299 
554,685 
11,767 
Arkansas 
5,485 
4,481 
483,275 
75,315 
764 
211,417 
71,942 
240 
96,853 
77,140 
California 
13,984 
1 1 ,920 
1,190,633 
176,293 
959 
874,726 
90,991 
1,105 
211,518 
43,995 
Colorado 
6,860 
5,823 
1,621,949 
133,679 
767 
1,023,614 
94,836 
270 
127,952 
26,032 
Connecticut 
1,505 
1,237 
44,425 
5,530 
137 
21,450 
4,393 
131 
8,398 
1,404 
Delaware 
445 
394 
16,591 
4,785 
24 
7,528 
6,768 
27 
1,982 
1,571 
Florida 
9,995 
8,822 
464,425 
58,531 
838 
184,577 
18,852 
335 
41 ,429 
6,028 
Georgia 
6,404 
5,727 
676,032 
46,865 
458 
(D) 
42,699 
219 
(D) 
19,969 
Hawaii 
1,574 
1,165 
26,992 
4,166 
96 
84,295 
(D) 
313 
19,667 
(D) 
Idaho 
2,995 
2,508 
413,366 
47,683 
374 
229,267 
57,358 
113 
51,746 
4,058 
Illinois 
6,891 
5,910 
509,086 
192,410 
669 
275,042 
227,224 
312 
59,116 
50,416 
Indiana 
5,745 
4,982 
(D) 
99,453 
602 
(D) 
182,815 
161 
(D) 
23,650 
Iowa 
7,108 
6,121 
534,481 
163,973 
624 
266,483 
213,275 
363 
67,945 
56,768 
Kansas 
6,783 
5,589 
1,154,946 
227,483 
896 
866,416 
300,942 
298 
149,924 
58,942 
Kentucky 
8,200 
7,150 
690,772 
130,198 
730 
158,317 
63,467 
320 
27,167 
8,295 
Louisiana 
3,457 
2,905 
269,098 
31,069 
366 
93,111 
31,362 
186 
59,692 
29,764 
Maine 
2,381 
1,970 
162,028 
14,595 
231 
64,889 
30,117 
180 
3,940 
565 
Maryland 
2,296 
1,954 
108,079 
21,908 
225 
28,256 
17,766 
117 
8,494 
4,326 
Massachusetts 
2,507 
1,962 
73,362 
9,740 
232 
17,155 
4,014 
313 
4,081 
1,194 
Michigan 
7,409 
6,361 
344,091 
80,263 
801 
161,362 
121,053 
247 
12,638 
7,814 
Minnesota 
6,370 
5,298 
560,703 
135,665 
706 
309,821 
225,051 
366 
45,676 
35,423 
Mississippi 
5,282 
4,606 
736,189 
38,145 
487 
138,202 
38,366 
189 
41,286 
28,647 
Missouri 
11,127 
9,645 
1,300,927 
275,527 
1,101 
379,869 
152,938 
381 
51,170 
18,660 
Montana 
4,243 
3,421 
1,966,531 
188,614 
591 
1,907,192 
219,652 
231 
522,917 
40,401 
Nebraska 
4,091 
3,312 
942,329 
192,822 
495 
894,271 
193,212 
284 
133,404 
41,694 
Nevada 
894 
764 
249,219 
15,766 
81 
40,919 
(D) 
49 
24,036 
(D) 
New Hampshire 
1,358 
1,178 
(D) 
4,390 
102 
10,893 
4,493 
78 
(D) 
109 
New Jersey 
1,832 
1,631 
52,266 
1 1 ,782 
126 
10,129 
5,122 
75 
2,248 
479 
New Mexico 
4,777 
2,574 
1,191,415 
25,750 
529 
1,984,955 
14,286 
1,674 
1,616,493 
3,167 
New York 
6,459 
5,285 
373,356 
84,194 
915 
210,222 
106,315 
259 
21,213 
5,642 
North Carolina 
6,453 
5,424 
349,647 
40,297 
724 
131,821 
70,844 
305 
28,540 
13,092 
North Dakota 
3,233 
2,829 
795,628 
78,376 
269 
588,274 
205,194 
135 
204,008 
34,264 
Ohio 
8,702 
7,708 
481,518 
155,234 
748 
154,170 
106,199 
246 
21,075 
12,177 
Oklahoma 
9,076 
7,210 
1,268,335 
196,386 
1,396 
1,060,426 
176,908 
470 
140,676 
18,993 
Oregon 
7,013 
6,026 
946,913 
72,890 
594 
400,065 
61,210 
393 
90,590 
12,993 
Pennsylvania 
8,460 
7,117 
421,363 
83,001 
898 
127,383 
72,764 
445 
21,374 
10,840 
Rhode Island 
306 
227 
(D) 
1,210 
46 
2,710 
986 
33 
1,206 
954 
South Carolina 
4,009 
3,550 
345,848 
23,611 
343 
57,331 
18,424 
116 
1 1 ,445 
6,106 
South Dakota 
2,333 
1,786 
545,117 
103,320 
418 
1,137,470 
221,056 
129 
112,558 
22,326 
Tennessee 
7,770 
6,743 
547,843 
100,041 
825 
166,353 
80,165 
202 
19,422 
10,115 
Texas 
38,452 
32,724 
7,587,150 
426,104 
4,341 
3,602,015 
246,432 
1,387 
979,813 
96,929 
Utah 
2,018 
1,487 
178,402 
17,898 
243 
76,283 
9,168 
288 
73,067 
1,517 
Vermont 
1,642 
1,253 
94,225 
10,996 
269 
43,884 
17,952 
120 
6,838 
1,760 
Virginia 
7,653 
6,387 
540,548 
77,800 
939 
206,481 
64,681 
327 
33,659 
6,182 
Washington 
7,519 
6,498 
489,166 
47,150 
653 
215,255 
44,066 
368 
71,626 
24,352 
West Virginia 
2,705 
2,327 
251,250 
39,133 
329 
80,395 
16,656 
49 
5,255 
1,146 
Wisconsin 
7,346 
6,174 
441,265 
93,588 
853 
210,326 
147,491 
319 
20,406 
13,263 
Wyoming 
1,618 
1,189 
814,131 
55,888 
324 
1,388,351 
39,879 
105 
457,935 
2,899 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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