Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
2007 
2,546 
825 
347 
1,374 
acres, 2012 
508,652 
172,251 
64,169 
272,232 
2007 
510,253 
173,808 
66,981 
269,464 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,448 
540 
217 
691 
2007 
1,615 
507 
245 
863 
acres, 2012 
421,321 
141,758 
53,507 
226,056 
TENURE 
2007 
409,468 
139,259 
46,813 
223,396 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,666 
610 
267 
789 
2007 
1,661 
542 
224 
895 
acres, 2012 
1 1 1 ,472 
48,636 
13,254 
49,582 
2007 
(D) 
35,577 
(D) 
53,260 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
742 
308 
121 
313 
2007 
801 
251 
140 
410 
acres, 2012 
57,386 
27,103 
6,007 
24,276 
2007 
48,025 
16,189 
3,555 
28,281 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
589 
184 
75 
330 
2007 
630 
187 
69 
374 
acres, 2012 
326,143 
104,902 
31,353 
189,888 
2007 
342,275 
124,206 
31,989 
186,080 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
125,251 
34,764 
8,530 
81,957 
2007 
129,030 
43,607 
7,548 
77,875 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
200,892 
70,138 
22,823 
107,931 
2007 
213,245 
80,599 
24,441 
108,205 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
565 
182 
65 
318 
2007 
589 
174 
59 
356 
acres, 2012 
295,274 
96,709 
28,582 
169,983 
2007 
304,466 
109,758 
28,920 
165,788 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
196 
69 
32 
95 
2007 
255 
96 
54 
105 
acres, 2012 
71,037 
18,713 
19,562 
32,762 
2007 
(D) 
14,025 
(D) 
30,124 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
141 
50 
31 
60 
2007 
225 
82 
46 
97 
acres, 2012 
68,661 
17,946 
18,918 
31,797 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
56,977 
13,312 
14,338 
29,327 
Total operators 
number 
3,855 
1,324 
613 
1,918 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,346 
496 
201 
649 
2 operators 
872 
296 
129 
447 
3 operators 
193 
55 
34 
104 
4 operators 
27 
12 
5 
10 
5 or more operators 
13 
4 
5 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
1,232 
435 
214 
583 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
361 
154 
531 
2 operators 
75 
31 
21 
23 
3 operators 
8 
4 
2 
2 
4 operators 
3 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,928 
1,267 
538 
2,123 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,451 
478 
192 
781 
2 operators 
877 
279 
128 
470 
3 operators 
173 
53 
23 
97 
4 operators 
29 
7 
2 
20 
5 or more operators 
16 
8 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
1,160 
381 
169 
610 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,020 
331 
138 
551 
2 operators 
55 
18 
14 
23 
3 operators 
4 
2 
1 
1 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,006 
712 
283 
1,011 
2007 
2,137 
674 
293 
1,170 
acres, 2012 
482,551 
158,965 
60,632 
262,954 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
64,248 
256,516 
Female 
farms, 2012 
445 
151 
91 
203 
2007 
409 
151 
54 
204 
acres, 2012 
26,101 
13,286 
3,537 
9,278 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,733 
12,948 
Farming 
2012 
1,565 
490 
216 
859 
2007 
1,504 
482 
173 
849 
Other 
2012 
886 
373 
158 
355 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,042 
343 
174 
525 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,954 
693 
322 
939 
2007 
2,039 
654 
287 
1,098 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
497 
170 
52 
275 
2007 
507 
171 
60 
276 
--continued 
266 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
