Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Limestone 
Lowndes 
Macon 
Madison 
Marengo 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,551 
315 
1,230 
441 
352 
1,033 
499 
2007 
1,601 
356 
1,352 
405 
385 
1,187 
555 
acres, 2012 
243,840 
59,024 
246,697 
217,760 
103,317 
209,352 
165,436 
2007 
222,401 
63,188 
237,188 
186,823 
116,758 
199,294 
178,157 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
719 
130 
673 
173 
148 
590 
229 
2007 
682 
132 
688 
176 
175 
671 
266 
acres, 2012 
94,915 
8,672 
134,083 
31,411 
12,496 
112,636 
21,288 
TENURE 
2007 
85,869 
7,556 
124,969 
23,413 
17,182 
102,592 
22,547 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,128 
226 
842 
294 
251 
714 
342 
2007 
1,153 
254 
931 
263 
289 
808 
350 
acres, 2012 
106,335 
31,274 
68,780 
91,711 
68,668 
66,519 
98,458 
2007 
109,692 
41,147 
71,478 
89,367 
78,921 
74,164 
107,619 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
417 
77 
380 
101 
95 
352 
132 
2007 
395 
85 
381 
97 
119 
386 
150 
acres, 2012 
11,524 
1,568 
13,662 
9,657 
3,386 
14,979 
7,049 
2007 
14,989 
(D) 
16,222 
7,004 
5,801 
17,799 
7,408 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
351 
78 
318 
98 
74 
266 
116 
2007 
361 
81 
361 
111 
83 
294 
140 
acres, 2012 
100,194 
26,148 
152,679 
101,269 
30,770 
115,877 
55,173 
2007 
84,568 
19,942 
141,536 
88,938 
33,084 
108,673 
61,031 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
33,957 
14,876 
37,872 
55,667 
18,099 
35,253 
29,800 
2007 
28,597 
10,421 
38,339 
52,134 
18,695 
34,801 
33,242 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
66,237 
1 1 ,272 
114,807 
45,602 
12,671 
80,624 
25,373 
2007 
55,971 
9,521 
103,197 
36,804 
14,389 
73,872 
27,789 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
260 
46 
248 
51 
40 
206 
78 
2007 
249 
44 
276 
68 
48 
226 
92 
acres, 2012 
51,925 
6,122 
100,883 
14,607 
6,768 
81,136 
11,187 
2007 
46,733 
4,659 
93,828 
14,774 
9,181 
72,771 
12,544 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
72 
11 
70 
49 
27 
53 
41 
2007 
87 
21 
60 
31 
13 
85 
65 
acres, 2012 
37,311 
1,602 
25,238 
24,780 
3,879 
26,956 
11,805 
2007 
28,141 
2,099 
24,174 
8,518 
4,753 
16,457 
9,507 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
7 
45 
21 
13 
32 
19 
2007 
38 
3 
31 
11 
8 
59 
24 
acres, 2012 
31,466 
982 
19,538 
7,147 
2,342 
16,521 
3,052 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
24,147 
(D) 
14,919 
1,635 
2,200 
12,022 
2,595 
Total operators 
number 
2,279 
460 
1,866 
675 
529 
1,616 
755 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
933 
206 
687 
287 
205 
553 
289 
2 operators 
537 
86 
459 
113 
126 
404 
172 
3 operators 
60 
17 
77 
25 
16 
58 
33 
4 operators 
15 
1 
6 
9 
2 
12 
2 
5 or more operators 
6 
5 
1 
7 
3 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
704 
125 
547 
153 
143 
505 
178 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
635 
120 
493 
117 
135 
432 
164 
2 operators 
24 
1 
24 
6 
1 
35 
2 
3 operators 
7 
1 
2 
4 
2 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,349 
536 
1,978 
573 
559 
1,729 
825 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
976 
210 
830 
278 
242 
735 
359 
2 operators 
537 
118 
445 
96 
119 
385 
145 
3 operators 
66 
25 
56 
22 
17 
50 
36 
4 operators 
15 
1 
16 
8 
7 
11 
11 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
5 
1 
- 
6 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
749 
167 
575 
137 
147 
502 
232 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
669 
153 
513 
116 
138 
442 
192 
2 operators 
40 
7 
22 
9 
3 
27 
13 
3 operators 
- 
- 
6 
1 
1 
2 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,359 
264 
1,086 
385 
307 
879 
467 
2007 
1,358 
304 
1,175 
342 
346 
1,050 
472 
acres, 2012 
218,524 
51,058 
234,304 
209,225 
90,958 
200,886 
158,496 
2007 
194,357 
56,849 
225,353 
172,349 
110,470 
189,795 
153,086 
Female 
farms, 2012 
192 
51 
144 
56 
45 
154 
32 
2007 
243 
52 
177 
63 
39 
137 
83 
acres, 2012 
25,316 
7,966 
12,393 
8,535 
12,359 
8,466 
6,940 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
28,044 
6,339 
1 1 ,835 
14,474 
6,288 
9,499 
25,071 
Farming 
2012 
670 
117 
573 
214 
170 
511 
169 
2007 
640 
165 
474 
186 
126 
521 
223 
Other 
2012 
881 
198 
657 
227 
182 
522 
330 
Place of residence: 
2007 
961 
191 
878 
219 
259 
666 
332 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,227 
218 
964 
306 
211 
826 
341 
2007 
1,253 
279 
1,098 
276 
257 
929 
339 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
324 
97 
266 
135 
141 
207 
158 
2007 
348 
77 
254 
129 
128 
258 
216 
--continued 
538 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
