Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
2007 
30,106 
905 
405 
277 
114 
acres, 2012 
7,900,864 
238,218 
88,020 
50,456 
62,173 
2007 
8,109,975 
232,934 
83,173 
45,455 
63,694 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,918 
329 
168 
101 
54 
2007 
13,783 
328 
160 
125 
46 
acres, 2012 
3,447,617 
144,459 
28,285 
17,646 
47,457 
TENURE 
2007 
3,342,048 
114,655 
16,572 
21,637 
40,299 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
18,840 
509 
292 
157 
26 
2007 
20,472 
583 
294 
176 
44 
acres, 2012 
2,716,890 
37,349 
32,245 
28,734 
7,200 
2007 
2,903,412 
40,385 
30,179 
12,692 
10,478 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,959 
129 
93 
54 
10 
2007 
7,378 
135 
84 
69 
7 
acres, 2012 
479,131 
8,654 
2,966 
8,228 
3,705 
2007 
565,186 
7,964 
2,682 
4,494 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
6,621 
229 
94 
69 
25 
2007 
7,024 
220 
84 
73 
37 
acres, 2012 
3,483,826 
141,609 
41,256 
15,948 
26,523 
2007 
3,581,719 
132,958 
41,898 
15,382 
29,323 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,041,972 
29,126 
12,182 
3,619 
9,607 
2007 
1,130,211 
26,258 
17,150 
4,495 
7,740 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,441,854 
112,483 
29,074 
12,329 
16,916 
2007 
2,451,508 
106,700 
24,748 
10,887 
21,583 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,423 
139 
54 
41 
17 
2007 
4,893 
131 
65 
40 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,744,570 
92,689 
17,091 
6,508 
21,037 
2007 
1,737,644 
69,890 
10,240 
4,158 
20,893 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,632 
103 
43 
24 
30 
2007 
2,610 
102 
27 
28 
33 
acres, 2012 
1,700,148 
59,260 
14,519 
5,774 
28,450 
2007 
1,624,844 
59,591 
11,096 
17,381 
23,893 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
61 
21 
6 
27 
2007 
1,512 
62 
11 
16 
18 
acres, 2012 
1,223,916 
43,116 
8,228 
2,910 
22,715 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,039,218 
36,801 
3,650 
12,985 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
41,592 
1,204 
643 
423 
135 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,820 
530 
239 
115 
39 
2 operators 
9,664 
270 
170 
112 
33 
3 operators 
1,210 
38 
17 
16 
7 
4 operators 
272 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
127 
2 
1 
6 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
12,062 
287 
188 
131 
24 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,700 
271 
178 
95 
24 
2 operators 
516 
4 
5 
15 
- 
3 operators 
90 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
43,774 
1,293 
584 
381 
188 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,946 
621 
266 
195 
62 
2 operators 
9,299 
229 
108 
61 
38 
3 operators 
1,467 
38 
22 
20 
8 
4 operators 
278 
8 
9 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
116 
9 
- 
“ 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
12,414 
274 
150 
80 
30 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,913 
247 
128 
70 
20 
2 operators 
536 
2 
9 
5 
5 
3 operators 
94 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
25 
2 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
7 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
24,636 
770 
396 
235 
73 
2007 
26,248 
848 
362 
261 
106 
acres, 2012 
7,478,963 
232,585 
85,108 
48,892 
60,410 
2007 
7,649,475 
225,356 
74,975 
44,266 
63,664 
Female 
farms, 2012 
3,457 
71 
33 
15 
8 
2007 
3,858 
57 
43 
16 
8 
acres, 2012 
421,901 
5,633 
2,912 
1,564 
1,763 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
460,500 
7,578 
8,198 
1,189 
30 
Farming 
2012 
12,136 
396 
153 
82 
54 
2007 
12,591 
377 
169 
89 
69 
Other 
2012 
15,957 
445 
276 
168 
27 
Place of residence: 
2007 
17,515 
528 
236 
188 
45 
On farm operated 
2012 
20,115 
589 
328 
211 
41 
2007 
21,339 
605 
295 
205 
52 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
7,978 
252 
101 
39 
40 
2007 
8,767 
300 
110 
72 
62 
-continued 
576 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
