Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickens 
Pike 
Randolph 
Russell 
St. Clair 
Shelby 
Sumter 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
433 
600 
611 
280 
540 
401 
428 
2007 
503 
709 
610 
303 
621 
474 
431 
acres, 2012 
102,646 
167,272 
113,918 
117,351 
67,447 
58,452 
239,820 
2007 
130,751 
179,175 
114,717 
94,155 
71,574 
54,810 
180,931 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
177 
296 
283 
117 
271 
196 
203 
2007 
214 
348 
264 
113 
264 
236 
200 
acres, 2012 
16,428 
24,326 
11,155 
21,145 
1 1 ,028 
16,281 
17,146 
TENURE 
2007 
15,694 
26,625 
8,480 
11,591 
1 1 ,456 
14,516 
13,805 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
336 
455 
430 
219 
418 
311 
286 
2007 
365 
534 
470 
236 
467 
340 
304 
acres, 2012 
73,564 
106,368 
68,586 
84,751 
40,000 
34,437 
155,525 
2007 
88,437 
109,121 
75,303 
64,169 
43,882 
32,450 
128,276 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
106 
187 
173 
74 
189 
131 
109 
2007 
124 
215 
175 
71 
172 
154 
127 
acres, 2012 
8,789 
7,191 
5,227 
(D) 
4,783 
4,203 
4,786 
2007 
8,105 
7,489 
4,462 
(D) 
5,113 
4,279 
7,364 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
89 
125 
151 
51 
102 
75 
113 
2007 
124 
144 
122 
58 
135 
119 
95 
acres, 2012 
27,019 
58,263 
42,931 
26,127 
25,451 
20,123 
79,534 
2007 
38,672 
63,443 
37,627 
21,979 
25,723 
20,529 
46,457 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,830 
37,491 
26,369 
1 1 ,406 
11,591 
7,756 
55,902 
2007 
19,294 
33,953 
24,666 
15,816 
12,189 
6,043 
21,110 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,189 
20,772 
16,562 
14,721 
13,860 
12,367 
23,632 
2007 
19,378 
29,490 
12,961 
6,163 
13,534 
14,486 
25,347 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
67 
105 
101 
37 
70 
58 
82 
2007 
83 
116 
77 
35 
87 
76 
61 
acres, 2012 
7,146 
15,695 
5,676 
12,589 
5,701 
10,429 
11,517 
2007 
7,175 
17,765 
3,622 
5,048 
6,103 
9,533 
5,866 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
8 
20 
30 
10 
20 
15 
29 
2007 
14 
31 
18 
9 
19 
15 
32 
acres, 2012 
2,063 
2,641 
2,401 
6,473 
1,996 
3,892 
4,761 
2007 
3,642 
6,611 
1,787 
8,007 
1,969 
1,831 
6,198 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4 
4 
9 
6 
12 
7 
12 
2007 
7 
17 
12 
7 
5 
6 
12 
acres, 2012 
493 
1,440 
252 
(D) 
544 
1,649 
843 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
414 
1,371 
396 
(D) 
240 
704 
575 
Total operators 
number 
653 
853 
903 
423 
892 
609 
638 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
260 
390 
358 
174 
292 
223 
277 
2 operators 
137 
184 
218 
93 
217 
160 
111 
3 operators 
28 
10 
32 
5 
21 
14 
33 
4 operators 
5 
15 
2 
5 
4 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
1 
3 
6 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
170 
241 
268 
119 
240 
225 
184 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
158 
198 
254 
86 
224 
189 
163 
2 operators 
3 
20 
4 
11 
8 
15 
7 
3 operators 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
724 
1,030 
894 
471 
948 
687 
605 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
319 
458 
375 
161 
345 
295 
288 
2 operators 
150 
206 
195 
120 
240 
153 
118 
3 operators 
32 
28 
32 
20 
25 
21 
20 
4 operators 
1 
10 
7 
- 
7 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
7 
1 
2 
4 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
195 
314 
242 
139 
268 
228 
188 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
180 
260 
222 
127 
257 
191 
180 
2 operators 
6 
7 
10 
6 
4 
15 
4 
3 operators 
1 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
395 
512 
548 
247 
458 
322 
350 
2007 
453 
605 
552 
272 
553 
380 
337 
acres, 2012 
86,348 
152,793 
107,428 
109,142 
61,945 
50,741 
206,531 
2007 
112,641 
159,108 
107,763 
86,445 
64,673 
48,850 
151,884 
Female 
farms, 2012 
38 
88 
63 
33 
82 
79 
78 
2007 
50 
104 
58 
31 
68 
94 
94 
acres, 2012 
16,298 
14,479 
6,490 
8,209 
5,502 
7,711 
33,289 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
18,110 
20,067 
6,954 
7,710 
6,901 
5,960 
29,047 
Farming 
2012 
203 
237 
319 
99 
276 
179 
197 
2007 
240 
267 
251 
119 
246 
187 
175 
Other 
2012 
230 
363 
292 
181 
264 
222 
231 
Place of residence: 
2007 
263 
442 
359 
184 
375 
287 
256 
On farm operated 
2012 
330 
470 
492 
196 
480 
305 
236 
2007 
390 
523 
495 
234 
550 
387 
253 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
103 
130 
119 
84 
60 
96 
192 
2007 
113 
186 
115 
69 
71 
87 
178 
-continued 
540 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
