Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coosa 
Covington 
Crenshaw 
Cullman 
Dale 
Dallas 
DeKalb 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
2007 
207 
1,096 
638 
2,465 
528 
555 
2,426 
acres, 2012 
35,946 
208,556 
129,893 
194,083 
129,788 
255,114 
229,294 
2007 
45,403 
200,141 
132,385 
229,791 
138,197 
257,015 
235,246 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
59 
469 
253 
1,065 
225 
220 
1,072 
2007 
72 
475 
276 
1,304 
231 
210 
1,310 
acres, 2012 
3,307 
49,093 
18,771 
49,623 
36,738 
49,019 
61,577 
TENURE 
2007 
4,423 
40,491 
13,717 
54,052 
32,447 
39,537 
63,371 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
117 
838 
423 
1,365 
369 
307 
1,400 
2007 
163 
881 
473 
1,672 
390 
348 
1,743 
acres, 2012 
22,790 
138,150 
80,573 
88,467 
62,696 
135,137 
106,792 
2007 
32,098 
128,638 
84,584 
113,386 
74,650 
142,778 
125,870 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
304 
145 
607 
134 
95 
605 
2007 
45 
308 
165 
744 
133 
99 
836 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
10,206 
4,732 
14,833 
2,985 
6,585 
15,022 
2007 
(D) 
10,025 
4,031 
17,753 
5,629 
7,856 
22,286 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
29 
178 
123 
566 
92 
147 
552 
2007 
38 
184 
146 
707 
116 
148 
595 
acres, 2012 
8,191 
63,851 
39,808 
100,029 
59,175 
99,938 
116,674 
2007 
11,195 
66,962 
44,370 
112,041 
59,112 
101,049 
105,017 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,736 
30,016 
21,875 
49,447 
32,593 
51,946 
61,210 
2007 
4,752 
32,465 
27,170 
52,262 
28,751 
47,371 
52,877 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,455 
33,835 
1 7,933 
50,582 
26,582 
47,992 
55,464 
2007 
6,443 
34,497 
17,200 
59,779 
30,361 
53,678 
52,140 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16 
138 
94 
421 
74 
101 
427 
2007 
26 
149 
106 
521 
82 
96 
447 
acres, 2012 
1,397 
33,405 
9,144 
32,564 
28,681 
32,494 
44,258 
2007 
2,845 
27,891 
8,658 
34,961 
24,350 
29,234 
39,838 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
6 
35 
29 
76 
26 
52 
83 
2007 
6 
31 
19 
86 
22 
59 
88 
acres, 2012 
4,965 
6,555 
9,512 
5,587 
7,917 
20,039 
5,828 
2007 
2,110 
4,541 
3,431 
4,364 
4,435 
13,188 
4,359 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 
27 
14 
37 
17 
24 
40 
2007 
1 
18 
5 
39 
16 
15 
27 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,482 
4,895 
2,226 
5,072 
9,940 
2,297 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
2,575 
1,028 
1,338 
2,468 
2,447 
1,247 
Total operators 
number 
219 
1,485 
825 
3,066 
733 
744 
3,040 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
101 
656 
362 
1,113 
281 
329 
1,129 
2 operators 
39 
361 
181 
752 
171 
148 
823 
3 operators 
8 
29 
27 
119 
32 
22 
67 
4 operators 
4 
5 
5 
23 
1 
2 
16 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
59 
454 
259 
1,007 
230 
188 
912 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
43 
410 
239 
905 
190 
144 
862 
2 operators 
8 
22 
7 
51 
20 
20 
25 
3 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
282 
1,534 
911 
3,723 
756 
817 
3,540 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
142 
722 
399 
1,385 
332 
363 
1,433 
2 operators 
55 
324 
209 
935 
166 
145 
892 
3 operators 
10 
40 
26 
119 
28 
33 
86 
4 operators 
- 
8 
4 
19 
2 
11 
12 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
7 
- 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
78 
472 
297 
1,189 
221 
234 
1,087 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
70 
443 
273 
1,080 
205 
190 
1,036 
2 operators 
4 
13 
10 
50 
8 
14 
21 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
139 
902 
487 
1,748 
420 
435 
1,838 
2007 
180 
910 
530 
2,162 
446 
462 
2,129 
acres, 2012 
34,641 
182,845 
116,686 
180,078 
109,355 
229,466 
215,498 
2007 
40,392 
177,761 
113,510 
210,619 
122,252 
233,563 
217,177 
Female 
farms, 2012 
13 
149 
88 
259 
67 
71 
197 
2007 
27 
186 
108 
303 
82 
93 
297 
acres, 2012 
1,305 
25,711 
13,207 
14,005 
20,433 
25,648 
13,796 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,011 
22,380 
18,875 
19,172 
15,945 
23,452 
18,069 
Farming 
2012 
80 
424 
231 
976 
150 
231 
1,031 
2007 
76 
440 
224 
1,115 
187 
202 
1,042 
Other 
2012 
72 
627 
344 
1,031 
337 
275 
1,004 
Place of residence: 
2007 
131 
656 
414 
1,350 
341 
353 
1,384 
On farm operated 
2012 
126 
836 
439 
1,767 
355 
275 
1,696 
2007 
150 
830 
461 
2,162 
378 
322 
2,052 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
26 
215 
136 
240 
132 
231 
339 
2007 
57 
266 
177 
303 
150 
233 
374 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 535 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
