Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
2007 
47,463 
1,532 
344 
133 
479 
531 
547 
acres, 2012 
9,548,342 
187,985 
32,919 
10,490 
35,076 
146,470 
14,497 
2007 
9,231,570 
172,843 
26,723 
12,470 
29,621 
167,059 
8,737 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,011 
848 
164 
39 
246 
279 
353 
2007 
20,486 
690 
136 
47 
213 
305 
290 
acres, 2012 
2,184,485 
44,070 
2,704 
2,094 
7,288 
13,127 
3,085 
TENURE 
2007 
2,112,129 
39,757 
2,629 
1,700 
5,896 
15,613 
2,577 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
39,172 
1,342 
350 
105 
402 
420 
540 
2007 
39,746 
1,274 
322 
119 
402 
448 
444 
acres, 2012 
5,345,534 
85,983 
26,937 
9,936 
24,828 
75,536 
9,567 
2007 
5,534,084 
81,878 
20,666 
11,925 
20,314 
85,276 
5,481 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16,804 
649 
146 
37 
202 
259 
303 
2007 
16,683 
538 
123 
46 
171 
274 
232 
acres, 2012 
1,129,748 
15,013 
2,155 
(D) 
4,663 
4,293 
1,888 
2007 
1,052,536 
14,048 
1,832 
(D) 
3,409 
5,238 
1,422 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
6,537 
263 
29 
8 
61 
70 
34 
2007 
6,050 
226 
22 
6 
65 
55 
49 
acres, 2012 
3,576,370 
97,499 
(D) 
(D) 
9,830 
65,134 
3,636 
2007 
3,158,512 
83,140 
6,057 
134 
8,739 
73,878 
1,900 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,546,266 
35,367 
4,614 
324 
3,168 
28,780 
2,670 
2007 
1,476,022 
30,545 
4,451 
120 
3,123 
28,148 
710 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,030,104 
62,132 
(D) 
(D) 
6,662 
36,354 
966 
2007 
1,682,490 
52,595 
1,606 
14 
5,61 6 
45,730 
1,190 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,220 
172 
16 
2 
40 
9 
21 
2007 
3,004 
132 
13 
- 
38 
16 
26 
acres, 2012 
902,758 
27,516 
(D) 
(D) 
2,526 
7,157 
(D) 
2007 
927,310 
21,150 
797 
2,431 
7,311 
839 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,031 
57 
2 
2 
7 
23 
41 
2007 
1,667 
32 
- 
8 
12 
28 
54 
acres, 2012 
626,438 
4,503 
(D) 
(D) 
418 
5,800 
1,294 
2007 
538,974 
7,825 
411 
568 
7,905 
1,356 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
987 
27 
2 
- 
4 
11 
29 
2007 
799 
20 
- 
1 
4 
15 
32 
acres, 2012 
151,979 
1,541 
(D) 
- 
99 
1,677 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
132,283 
4,559 
(D) 
56 
3,064 
316 
Total operators 
number 
74,539 
2,541 
596 
168 
718 
814 
1,030 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,758 
904 
184 
66 
258 
267 
312 
2 operators 
18,549 
659 
184 
45 
187 
208 
210 
3 operators 
2,706 
82 
8 
4 
19 
28 
86 
4 operators 
469 
12 
5 
- 
1 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
258 
5 
- 
" 
5 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
26,643 
978 
211 
60 
253 
293 
383 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,012 
855 
183 
60 
215 
258 
325 
2 operators 
1,475 
57 
14 
- 
13 
5 
26 
3 operators 
168 
3 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
4 operators 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
18 
- 
- 
- 
5 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
73,146 
2,350 
547 
214 
709 
810 
881 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,435 
827 
159 
66 
290 
309 
294 
2 operators 
17,804 
622 
171 
60 
148 
183 
195 
3 operators 
2,454 
61 
10 
4 
41 
32 
48 
4 operators 
536 
17 
4 
- 
- 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
234 
5 
- 
3 
" 
3 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
26,292 
884 
207 
70 
263 
252 
338 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,942 
752 
193 
70 
234 
224 
288 
2 operators 
1,327 
57 
7 
- 
13 
10 
17 
3 operators 
158 
6 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 operators 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
13 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
37,745 
1,280 
330 
88 
386 
412 
456 
2007 
37,034 
1,158 
293 
111 
379 
423 
390 
acres, 2012 
8,857,911 
170,201 
29,975 
9,572 
29,144 
136,220 
12,357 
2007 
8,461,769 
149,304 
25,156 
11,721 
25,776 
149,133 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
9,995 
382 
51 
27 
84 
101 
159 
2007 
10,429 
374 
51 
22 
100 
108 
157 
acres, 2012 
690,431 
17,784 
2,944 
918 
5,932 
10,250 
2,140 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
769,801 
23,539 
1,567 
749 
3,845 
17,926 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
22,902 
703 
136 
49 
216 
199 
308 
2007 
20,904 
613 
125 
51 
167 
248 
275 
Other 
2012 
24,838 
959 
245 
66 
254 
314 
307 
Place of residence: 
2007 
26,559 
919 
219 
82 
312 
283 
272 
On farm operated 
2012 
35,109 
1,342 
350 
98 
351 
342 
400 
2007 
35,822 
1,267 
324 
97 
406 
371 
341 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
12,631 
320 
31 
17 
119 
171 
215 
2007 
11,641 
265 
20 
36 
73 
160 
206 
-continued 
522 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
