Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mobile 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Perry 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
2007 
787 
1,731 
876 
505 
620 
1,457 
390 
acres, 2012 
113,773 
162,980 
88,789 
140,597 
220,066 
152,567 
157,250 
2007 
117,206 
154,548 
113,653 
118,805 
223,079 
161,531 
165,773 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
298 
781 
390 
275 
263 
692 
171 
2007 
368 
948 
469 
284 
252 
745 
154 
acres, 2012 
12,993 
35,349 
31,637 
45,651 
34,182 
44,430 
27,258 
TENURE 
2007 
18,922 
38,563 
27,535 
35,413 
29,008 
45,038 
15,306 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
552 
1,062 
561 
281 
395 
839 
268 
2007 
593 
1,216 
693 
312 
413 
983 
257 
acres, 2012 
82,814 
89,334 
47,024 
80,283 
84,604 
72,841 
95,950 
2007 
78,681 
81,948 
67,331 
66,716 
123,046 
78,463 
98,704 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
206 
469 
302 
127 
148 
388 
97 
2007 
233 
578 
351 
129 
156 
421 
81 
acres, 2012 
5,393 
11,516 
(D) 
6,762 
9,689 
11,505 
7,857 
2007 
5,639 
13,367 
7,936 
4,392 
12,003 
12,352 
3,685 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
132 
401 
113 
159 
148 
317 
87 
2007 
163 
433 
165 
155 
151 
422 
90 
acres, 2012 
28,317 
68,570 
34,288 
54,479 
107,156 
66,926 
52,087 
2007 
34,840 
64,559 
40,353 
46,369 
86,897 
75,922 
51,481 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,868 
31,032 
17,324 
23,806 
37,849 
27,296 
25,771 
2007 
19,689 
29,068 
13,473 
18,443 
41,992 
32,846 
32,603 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,449 
37,538 
16,964 
30,673 
69,307 
39,630 
26,316 
2007 
15,151 
35,491 
26,880 
27,926 
44,905 
43,076 
18,878 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
78 
292 
78 
123 
83 
251 
58 
2007 
117 
330 
106 
133 
79 
302 
60 
acres, 2012 
7,108 
22,206 
16,858 
35,360 
21,237 
24,386 
13,234 
2007 
11,117 
20,796 
17,026 
27,464 
14,712 
29,820 
7,039 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
31 
42 
24 
40 
60 
81 
34 
2007 
31 
82 
18 
38 
56 
52 
43 
acres, 2012 
2,642 
5,076 
7,477 
5,835 
28,306 
12,800 
9,213 
2007 
3,685 
8,041 
5,969 
5,720 
13,136 
7,146 
15,588 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
20 
10 
25 
32 
53 
16 
2007 
18 
40 
12 
22 
17 
22 
13 
acres, 2012 
492 
1,627 
(D) 
3,529 
3,256 
8,539 
6,167 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,166 
4,400 
2,573 
3,557 
2,293 
2,866 
4,582 
Total operators 
number 
1,077 
2,230 
1,126 
646 
875 
1,798 
574 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
392 
865 
364 
342 
364 
751 
253 
2 operators 
292 
570 
272 
115 
210 
428 
99 
3 operators 
24 
56 
53 
19 
25 
48 
32 
4 operators 
6 
13 
5 
3 
4 
6 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
4 
1 
- 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
330 
649 
369 
157 
246 
511 
153 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
306 
609 
321 
141 
228 
477 
119 
2 operators 
12 
20 
20 
6 
9 
17 
8 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,140 
2,546 
1,340 
686 
938 
2,155 
592 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
493 
1,027 
494 
359 
371 
899 
241 
2 operators 
247 
608 
324 
120 
197 
474 
114 
3 operators 
36 
85 
44 
19 
40 
61 
25 
4 operators 
10 
8 
10 
6 
11 
13 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
4 
1 
1 
10 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
329 
722 
421 
173 
279 
598 
160 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
277 
667 
383 
150 
241 
535 
114 
2 operators 
23 
23 
19 
5 
19 
21 
14 
3 operators 
2 
3 
- 
3 
- 
7 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
652 
1,360 
571 
416 
519 
1,092 
315 
2007 
694 
1,518 
746 
440 
522 
1,289 
328 
acres, 2012 
104,896 
150,790 
83,104 
125,625 
207,839 
140,381 
141,234 
2007 
106,923 
142,377 
103,290 
103,594 
207,266 
146,658 
151,721 
Female 
farms, 2012 
63 
145 
127 
64 
84 
145 
74 
2007 
93 
213 
130 
65 
98 
168 
62 
acres, 2012 
8,877 
12,190 
5,685 
14,972 
12,227 
12,186 
16,016 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,283 
12,171 
10,363 
15,211 
15,813 
14,873 
14,052 
Farming 
2012 
268 
631 
339 
214 
304 
521 
155 
2007 
280 
684 
348 
210 
261 
551 
171 
Other 
2012 
447 
874 
359 
266 
299 
716 
234 
Place of residence: 
2007 
507 
1,047 
528 
295 
359 
906 
219 
On farm operated 
2012 
579 
1,301 
577 
332 
400 
1,023 
239 
2007 
648 
1,456 
725 
348 
446 
1,222 
255 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
136 
204 
121 
148 
203 
214 
150 
2007 
139 
275 
151 
157 
174 
235 
135 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 539 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
