Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Canyon 
Caribou 
Cassia 
Clark 
Clearwater 
Custer 
Elmore 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,331 
436 
668 
72 
256 
272 
349 
2007 
2,368 
454 
644 
81 
241 
261 
381 
acres, 2012 
303,836 
394,581 
611,055 
151,296 
72,615 
142,776 
344,820 
2007 
260,247 
421,373 
644,740 
157,872 
69,568 
124,191 
346,550 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,384 
242 
428 
33 
141 
172 
201 
2007 
1,275 
216 
374 
28 
120 
145 
206 
acres, 2012 
203,531 
143,991 
253,403 
38,966 
22,884 
33,985 
95,241 
TENURE 
2007 
169,862 
127,301 
256,787 
29,945 
22,822 
31,541 
94,401 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,653 
271 
416 
58 
207 
192 
249 
2007 
1,799 
321 
422 
53 
174 
190 
283 
acres, 2012 
68,614 
122,096 
219,831 
1 1 1 ,484 
30,602 
72,268 
214,255 
2007 
71 ,969 
221,337 
312,459 
102,155 
(D) 
55,490 
201,066 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
831 
113 
216 
23 
102 
120 
122 
2007 
845 
120 
199 
13 
86 
107 
141 
acres, 2012 
35,154 
28,846 
74,295 
13,706 
(D) 
17,340 
36,386 
2007 
34,467 
41,560 
79,891 
5,428 
(D) 
16,887 
42,347 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
504 
129 
185 
7 
43 
57 
76 
2007 
463 
100 
161 
16 
58 
56 
69 
acres, 2012 
200,126 
244,252 
290,008 
32,920 
39,390 
61,402 
106,659 
2007 
160,762 
178,536 
286,326 
35,697 
34,095 
64,553 
114,554 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
71,701 
148,789 
211,448 
14,156 
11,107 
45,964 
45,128 
2007 
56,458 
114,079 
170,311 
20,034 
1 1 ,682 
42,838 
57,736 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128,425 
95,463 
78,560 
18,764 
28,283 
15,438 
61,531 
2007 
104,304 
64,457 
116,015 
15,663 
22,413 
21,715 
56,818 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
399 
103 
157 
4 
36 
38 
60 
2007 
346 
81 
144 
10 
32 
33 
44 
acres, 2012 
138,145 
102,392 
137,127 
19,088 
16,748 
14,579 
38,089 
2007 
114,713 
79,629 
144,554 
10,934 
16,881 
14,085 
32,858 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
174 
36 
67 
7 
6 
23 
24 
2007 
106 
33 
61 
12 
9 
15 
29 
acres, 2012 
35,096 
28,233 
101,216 
6,892 
2,623 
9,106 
23,906 
2007 
27,516 
21,500 
45,955 
20,020 
(D) 
4,148 
30,930 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
154 
26 
55 
6 
3 
14 
19 
2007 
84 
15 
31 
5 
2 
5 
21 
acres, 2012 
30,232 
12,753 
41,981 
6,172 
(D) 
2,066 
20,766 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
20,682 
6,112 
32,342 
13,583 
(D) 
569 
19,196 
Total operators 
number 
3,722 
747 
1,171 
122 
402 
460 
597 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,096 
210 
292 
28 
128 
109 
162 
2 operators 
1,114 
167 
291 
38 
119 
145 
150 
3 operators 
104 
40 
61 
6 
6 
12 
30 
4 operators 
13 
14 
16 
- 
2 
5 
3 
5 or more operators 
4 
5 
8 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
1,267 
191 
331 
33 
145 
162 
198 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,187 
165 
299 
33 
133 
146 
162 
2 operators 
37 
10 
13 
- 
4 
8 
11 
3 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,727 
718 
1,092 
114 
386 
407 
604 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,178 
256 
314 
53 
108 
131 
185 
2 operators 
1,062 
152 
257 
24 
123 
117 
171 
3 operators 
103 
30 
48 
3 
8 
11 
23 
4 operators 
11 
14 
18 
1 
2 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
14 
2 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
1,288 
193 
282 
18 
158 
125 
192 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,174 
170 
257 
18 
152 
117 
188 
2 operators 
42 
7 
10 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 operators 
2 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,074 
408 
618 
67 
222 
241 
309 
2007 
2,089 
401 
592 
74 
202 
233 
330 
acres, 2012 
292,540 
355,411 
534,423 
150,602 
68,004 
130,274 
340,136 
2007 
250,462 
379,130 
627,669 
153,282 
62,950 
96,110 
300,976 
Female 
farms, 2012 
257 
28 
50 
5 
34 
31 
40 
2007 
279 
53 
52 
7 
39 
28 
51 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,296 
39,170 
76,632 
694 
4,611 
12,502 
4,684 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,785 
42,243 
17,071 
4,590 
6,618 
28,081 
45,574 
Farming 
2012 
1,062 
241 
375 
44 
89 
144 
166 
2007 
959 
228 
347 
44 
106 
134 
168 
Other 
2012 
1,269 
195 
293 
28 
167 
128 
183 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,409 
226 
297 
37 
135 
127 
213 
On farm operated 
2012 
2,095 
291 
542 
53 
212 
225 
289 
2007 
2,111 
273 
495 
42 
218 
214 
314 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
236 
145 
126 
19 
44 
47 
60 
2007 
257 
181 
149 
39 
23 
47 
67 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 421 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
