Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
2007 
48,753 
415 
1,139 
623 
211 
1,414 
acres, 2012 
8,902,654 
1 1 1 ,504 
192,320 
204,258 
56,276 
146,189 
2007 
9,033,537 
110,464 
189,815 
199,129 
38,093 
151,282 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,283 
204 
564 
227 
85 
641 
2007 
23,336 
196 
603 
251 
97 
706 
acres, 2012 
2,158,026 
29,676 
91,571 
22,915 
7,872 
27,598 
TENURE 
2007 
1 ,994,743 
18,548 
82,402 
22,810 
5,372 
28,504 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
30,909 
249 
719 
457 
143 
872 
2007 
35,069 
270 
859 
486 
158 
1,058 
acres, 2012 
4,756,004 
55,866 
82,935 
149,253 
32,829 
76,238 
2007 
5,053,998 
52,595 
73,020 
143,358 
21,460 
91,853 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,581 
102 
354 
142 
51 
394 
2007 
13,920 
100 
397 
152 
64 
452 
acres, 2012 
464,327 
5,607 
9,485 
5,543 
(D) 
8,951 
2007 
498,344 
4,298 
10,743 
9,108 
(D) 
1 1 ,422 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
10,180 
93 
216 
96 
39 
300 
2007 
1 1 ,454 
113 
232 
111 
46 
317 
acres, 2012 
3,670,234 
39,819 
96,344 
52,663 
23,038 
64,967 
2007 
3,550,745 
36,351 
104,246 
50,965 
15,092 
55,683 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,740,760 
14,955 
37,309 
24,797 
17,078 
29,986 
2007 
1,640,411 
16,387 
46,577 
24,873 
10,054 
24,124 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1 ,929,474 
24,864 
59,035 
27,866 
5,960 
34,981 
2007 
1,910,334 
19,964 
57,669 
26,092 
5,038 
31,559 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,570 
70 
170 
75 
32 
221 
2007 
8,323 
77 
172 
84 
31 
227 
acres, 2012 
1,444,355 
16,671 
72,386 
16,782 
6,048 
17,701 
2007 
1,307,441 
8,820 
62,107 
11,698 
2,626 
16,202 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,134 
47 
54 
18 
7 
69 
2007 
2,230 
32 
48 
26 
7 
39 
acres, 2012 
476,416 
15,819 
13,041 
2,342 
409 
4,984 
2007 
428,794 
21,518 
12,549 
4,806 
1,541 
3,746 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,132 
32 
40 
10 
2 
26 
2007 
1,093 
19 
34 
15 
2 
27 
acres, 2012 
249,344 
7,398 
9,700 
590 
(D) 
946 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
188,958 
5,430 
9,552 
2,004 
(D) 
880 
Total operators 
number 
64,054 
563 
1,499 
812 
268 
1,854 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,712 
251 
576 
371 
118 
714 
2 operators 
14,976 
110 
338 
171 
63 
461 
3 operators 
2,076 
21 
66 
22 
8 
47 
4 operators 
333 
6 
3 
5 
- 
18 
5 or more operators 
126 
1 
6 
2 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
18,615 
155 
470 
215 
78 
552 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,739 
135 
397 
197 
72 
510 
2 operators 
804 
4 
34 
9 
3 
21 
3 operators 
75 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
70,959 
594 
1,722 
837 
302 
2,143 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,182 
262 
654 
442 
128 
824 
2 operators 
15,790 
138 
406 
155 
77 
506 
3 operators 
2,220 
11 
66 
21 
4 
47 
4 operators 
395 
1 
8 
4 
2 
25 
5 or more operators 
166 
3 
5 
1 
- 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
20,692 
157 
572 
222 
88 
677 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,631 
144 
475 
203 
82 
591 
2 operators 
838 
5 
44 
8 
3 
37 
3 operators 
105 
1 
3 
1 
- 
4 
4 operators 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
37,809 
349 
815 
501 
161 
1,102 
2007 
42,309 
355 
931 
526 
184 
1,237 
acres, 2012 
8,109,804 
101,396 
182,535 
177,240 
52,751 
132,337 
2007 
8,215,222 
101,196 
174,501 
165,705 
35,547 
136,110 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5,414 
40 
174 
70 
28 
139 
2007 
6,444 
60 
208 
97 
27 
177 
acres, 2012 
792,850 
10,108 
9,785 
27,018 
3,525 
13,852 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
818,315 
9,268 
15,314 
33,424 
2,546 
15,172 
Farming 
2012 
19,114 
199 
453 
263 
73 
605 
2007 
19,416 
150 
478 
227 
80 
606 
Other 
2012 
24,109 
190 
536 
308 
116 
636 
Place of residence: 
2007 
29,337 
265 
661 
396 
131 
808 
On farm operated 
2012 
33,570 
290 
773 
325 
138 
1,013 
2007 
37,966 
284 
900 
394 
163 
1,212 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
9,653 
99 
216 
246 
51 
228 
2007 
10,787 
131 
239 
229 
48 
202 
--continued 
532 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
