Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hale 
Henry 
Houston 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lamar 
Lauderdale 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
456 
498 
816 
1,376 
394 
353 
1,466 
2007 
479 
478 
841 
1,523 
470 
422 
1,697 
acres, 2012 
160,500 
169,809 
197,974 
231,845 
39,003 
82,282 
211,589 
2007 
169,287 
165,699 
204,645 
242,850 
40,455 
84,645 
227,692 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
199 
231 
402 
744 
164 
201 
731 
2007 
205 
221 
411 
830 
168 
206 
842 
acres, 2012 
17,729 
61,909 
86,755 
75,946 
6,645 
9,455 
86,455 
TENURE 
2007 
20,475 
56,660 
83,890 
82,433 
6,040 
9,029 
80,454 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
294 
341 
566 
980 
273 
243 
1,059 
2007 
331 
326 
586 
1,036 
319 
294 
1,187 
acres, 2012 
86,670 
72,940 
73,045 
126,022 
26,905 
45,711 
88,760 
2007 
96,113 
70,075 
74,950 
114,731 
23,855 
45,881 
102,690 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
106 
114 
191 
435 
91 
117 
426 
2007 
116 
100 
208 
469 
89 
122 
479 
acres, 2012 
6,765 
5,737 
10,639 
21,114 
2,504 
2,507 
15,118 
2007 
6,025 
6,263 
8,162 
15,922 
1,874 
2,439 
15,888 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
127 
112 
204 
330 
82 
96 
363 
2007 
120 
121 
195 
415 
106 
109 
453 
acres, 2012 
69,053 
81,893 
104,504 
92,293 
10,233 
35,720 
117,251 
2007 
67,311 
84,665 
117,439 
116,869 
12,535 
36,878 
116,919 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,713 
34,651 
53,798 
34,759 
4,692 
26,264 
38,911 
2007 
33,647 
33,375 
42,041 
42,505 
5,411 
26,394 
41,394 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,340 
47,242 
50,706 
57,534 
5,541 
9,456 
78,340 
2007 
33,664 
51,290 
75,398 
74,364 
7,124 
10,484 
75,525 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
81 
88 
181 
264 
51 
75 
283 
2007 
79 
104 
161 
313 
59 
75 
331 
acres, 2012 
10,184 
44,963 
60,071 
47,183 
3,818 
6,537 
68,597 
2007 
13,678 
42,348 
67,640 
60,430 
3,688 
6,324 
60,433 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
35 
45 
46 
66 
39 
14 
44 
2007 
28 
31 
60 
72 
45 
19 
57 
acres, 2012 
4,777 
14,976 
20,425 
13,530 
1,865 
851 
5,578 
2007 
5,863 
10,959 
12,256 
11,250 
4,065 
1,886 
8,083 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12 
29 
30 
45 
22 
9 
22 
2007 
10 
17 
42 
48 
20 
9 
32 
acres, 2012 
780 
1 1 ,209 
16,045 
7,649 
323 
411 
2,740 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
772 
8,049 
8,088 
6,081 
478 
266 
4,133 
Total operators 
number 
640 
700 
1,208 
2,095 
555 
521 
2,151 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
315 
328 
474 
778 
247 
214 
906 
2 operators 
106 
145 
299 
497 
134 
115 
474 
3 operators 
30 
22 
39 
85 
12 
20 
69 
4 operators 
3 
1 
3 
13 
1 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
1 
3 
- 
1 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
153 
190 
408 
577 
163 
145 
549 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
125 
180 
353 
535 
151 
137 
484 
2 operators 
8 
5 
26 
21 
6 
4 
31 
3 operators 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
647 
691 
1,154 
2,250 
664 
634 
2,460 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
349 
305 
575 
902 
296 
232 
1,070 
2 operators 
98 
145 
224 
549 
156 
174 
527 
3 operators 
27 
22 
38 
60 
16 
12 
77 
4 operators 
4 
3 
3 
8 
2 
2 
19 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
1 
4 
- 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
144 
181 
346 
643 
191 
180 
672 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
119 
157 
304 
612 
183 
174 
616 
2 operators 
9 
6 
21 
14 
4 
3 
25 
3 operators 
1 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
402 
426 
665 
1,226 
348 
316 
1,323 
2007 
424 
420 
690 
1,354 
412 
385 
1,502 
acres, 2012 
144,635 
152,332 
174,398 
210,899 
36,713 
77,526 
198,136 
2007 
154,480 
150,654 
192,242 
227,119 
36,688 
78,578 
210,176 
Female 
farms, 2012 
54 
72 
151 
150 
46 
37 
143 
2007 
55 
58 
151 
169 
58 
37 
195 
acres, 2012 
15,865 
17,477 
23,576 
20,946 
2,290 
4,756 
13,453 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,807 
15,045 
12,403 
15,731 
3,767 
6,067 
17,516 
Farming 
2012 
227 
214 
363 
514 
184 
118 
657 
2007 
216 
213 
341 
489 
181 
128 
579 
Other 
2012 
229 
284 
453 
862 
210 
235 
809 
Place of residence: 
2007 
263 
265 
500 
1,034 
289 
294 
1,118 
On farm operated 
2012 
320 
313 
588 
1,050 
302 
288 
1,209 
2007 
317 
294 
599 
1,194 
374 
310 
1,340 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
136 
185 
228 
326 
92 
65 
257 
2007 
162 
184 
242 
329 
96 
112 
357 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 537 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
