Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
2007 
25,349 
1,323 
258 
937 
445 
292 
1,328 
acres, 2012 
11,760,109 
144,049 
136,227 
295,095 
257,863 
146,615 
869,512 
2007 
1 1 ,497,383 
191,477 
148,996 
321,870 
233,112 
153,591 
912,607 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,104 
745 
129 
431 
330 
159 
702 
2007 
13,975 
739 
114 
376 
279 
156 
671 
acres, 2012 
4,504,676 
49,728 
15,071 
87,970 
72,873 
63,174 
323,495 
TENURE 
2007 
4,225,786 
48,215 
10,357 
66,601 
54,813 
66,881 
295,664 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
17,275 
981 
162 
644 
298 
204 
820 
2007 
18,324 
1,079 
172 
753 
305 
220 
917 
acres, 2012 
5,327,970 
38,796 
71 ,033 
151,802 
117,189 
68,435 
453,603 
2007 
5,274,991 
51,282 
46,818 
166,510 
112,515 
68,159 
530,750 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9,039 
563 
81 
301 
167 
96 
367 
2007 
8,721 
566 
71 
276 
171 
93 
359 
acres, 2012 
1,127,404 
14,254 
(D) 
33,195 
25,245 
6,769 
52,405 
2007 
1,144,267 
16,133 
(D) 
25,681 
20,895 
4,748 
63,848 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,843 
194 
65 
143 
165 
62 
341 
2007 
5,472 
194 
67 
153 
122 
55 
321 
acres, 2012 
5,500,719 
97,705 
63,774 
125,390 
135,956 
68,205 
374,473 
2007 
5,388,009 
129,778 
97,972 
135,058 
113,823 
78,232 
338,752 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,841,739 
28,848 
34,146 
60,378 
73,792 
22,904 
165,030 
2007 
2,762,545 
64,599 
64,730 
79,489 
64,836 
23,134 
149,734 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,658,980 
68,857 
29,628 
65,012 
62,164 
45,301 
209,443 
2007 
2,625,464 
65,179 
33,242 
55,569 
48,987 
55,098 
189,018 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,759 
139 
45 
103 
153 
55 
270 
2007 
4,241 
132 
39 
86 
100 
54 
248 
acres, 2012 
2,792,215 
30,668 
10,893 
49,744 
46,232 
47,650 
238,594 
2007 
2,560,724 
25,122 
6,631 
38,387 
32,104 
56,642 
197,424 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,698 
58 
7 
32 
30 
8 
104 
2007 
1,553 
50 
19 
31 
18 
17 
90 
acres, 2012 
931,420 
7,548 
1,420 
17,903 
4,718 
9,975 
41,436 
2007 
834,383 
10,417 
4,206 
20,302 
6,774 
7,200 
43,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,306 
43 
3 
27 
10 
8 
65 
2007 
1,013 
41 
4 
14 
8 
9 
64 
acres, 2012 
585,057 
4,806 
(D) 
5,031 
1,396 
8,755 
32,496 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
520,795 
6,960 
(D) 
2,533 
1,814 
5,491 
34,392 
Total operators 
number 
40,590 
2,043 
397 
1,324 
823 
443 
2,069 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,796 
540 
91 
401 
245 
127 
597 
2 operators 
11,109 
610 
127 
355 
190 
128 
583 
3 operators 
1,427 
65 
14 
52 
36 
16 
60 
4 operators 
304 
11 
- 
3 
20 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
180 
7 
2 
8 
2 
- 
16 
Total women operators 
number 
13,345 
765 
158 
450 
255 
165 
628 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,992 
703 
154 
394 
208 
151 
575 
2 operators 
530 
20 
2 
19 
22 
4 
19 
3 operators 
74 
2 
- 
6 
1 
2 
5 
4 operators 
12 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
40,427 
2,099 
436 
1,464 
720 
439 
2,175 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
12,967 
666 
95 
513 
236 
159 
678 
2 operators 
10,583 
584 
151 
360 
173 
123 
530 
3 operators 
1,304 
56 
9 
44 
28 
7 
76 
4 operators 
316 
9 
3 
7 
6 
2 
31 
5 or more operators 
179 
8 
- 
13 
2 
1 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
13,020 
767 
174 
477 
198 
164 
631 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,679 
676 
164 
446 
180 
158 
559 
2 operators 
516 
32 
5 
11 
6 
3 
31 
3 operators 
52 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
21 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
11 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
21,821 
1,034 
200 
734 
453 
232 
1,139 
2007 
22,198 
1,108 
224 
806 
407 
232 
1,213 
acres, 2012 
11,065,730 
120,016 
128,014 
279,026 
248,537 
140,322 
840,289 
2007 
10,831,026 
164,367 
144,478 
286,760 
226,598 
145,735 
866,223 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,995 
199 
34 
85 
40 
42 
126 
2007 
3,151 
215 
34 
131 
38 
60 
115 
acres, 2012 
694,379 
24,033 
8,213 
16,069 
9,326 
6,293 
29,223 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
666,357 
27,110 
4,518 
35,110 
6,514 
7,856 
46,384 
Farming 
2012 
12,349 
538 
125 
349 
231 
125 
740 
2007 
1 1 ,579 
419 
132 
334 
171 
115 
632 
Other 
2012 
12,467 
695 
109 
470 
262 
149 
525 
Place of residence: 
2007 
13,770 
904 
126 
603 
274 
177 
696 
On farm operated 
2012 
20,556 
1,098 
202 
672 
369 
226 
1,050 
2007 
20,946 
1,171 
233 
761 
314 
238 
1,150 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
4,260 
135 
32 
147 
124 
48 
215 
2007 
4,403 
152 
25 
176 
131 
54 
178 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 419 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
