Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Glades 
Gulf 
Hamilton 
Hardee 
Hendry 
Hernando 
Highlands 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
331 
34 
292 
982 
406 
799 
969 
2007 
311 
53 
322 
1,081 
430 
768 
832 
acres, 2012 
442,750 
4,595 
71,884 
273,916 
495,734 
61,942 
489,912 
2007 
402,478 
4,742 
64,781 
279,887 
465,063 
56,237 
476,256 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
102 
12 
123 
438 
175 
257 
371 
2007 
69 
13 
92 
598 
231 
238 
426 
acres, 2012 
51,343 
286 
24,514 
46,460 
192,555 
13,591 
69,917 
TENURE 
2007 
40,448 
719 
1 1 ,650 
53,378 
190,473 
8,212 
83,516 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
254 
32 
228 
784 
315 
677 
807 
2007 
269 
42 
262 
883 
371 
631 
686 
acres, 2012 
254,256 
(D) 
35,694 
160,923 
399,511 
35,836 
362,731 
2007 
296,711 
2,818 
43,219 
209,821 
362,064 
29,928 
367,703 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
68 
11 
80 
356 
141 
202 
321 
2007 
56 
9 
60 
492 
204 
182 
369 
acres, 2012 
25,316 
(D) 
3,418 
36,448 
175,564 
5,441 
59,544 
2007 
27,750 
230 
2,480 
43,770 
162,304 
4,248 
66,611 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
47 
2 
55 
169 
49 
107 
118 
2007 
33 
11 
55 
171 
41 
118 
103 
acres, 2012 
163,955 
(D) 
34,890 
99,440 
67,781 
24,850 
88,388 
2007 
(D) 
1,924 
21,048 
66,757 
79,491 
23,071 
73,623 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
121,102 
(D) 
22,250 
40,900 
32,066 
7,324 
31,137 
2007 
(D) 
475 
10,247 
25,184 
41,587 
8,830 
21,976 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,853 
(D) 
12,640 
58,540 
35,715 
17,526 
57,251 
2007 
32,385 
1,449 
10,801 
41,573 
37,904 
14,241 
51,647 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
1 
37 
68 
10 
50 
33 
2007 
10 
4 
28 
98 
17 
50 
43 
acres, 2012 
24,998 
(D) 
20,443 
7,572 
8,035 
8,127 
7,865 
2007 
(D) 
489 
9,091 
8,812 
24,119 
3,439 
12,354 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
30 
_ 
9 
29 
42 
15 
44 
2007 
9 
- 
5 
27 
18 
19 
43 
acres, 2012 
24,539 
- 
1,300 
13,553 
28,442 
1,256 
38,793 
2007 
(D) 
- 
514 
3,309 
23,508 
3,238 
34,930 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
- 
6 
14 
24 
5 
17 
2007 
3 
- 
4 
8 
10 
6 
14 
acres, 2012 
1,029 
- 
653 
2,440 
8,956 
23 
2,508 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
79 
796 
4,050 
525 
4,551 
Total operators 
number 
485 
50 
447 
1,500 
628 
1,250 
1,582 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
214 
20 
163 
585 
236 
412 
501 
2 operators 
85 
12 
107 
324 
132 
341 
379 
3 operators 
27 
2 
18 
49 
28 
40 
65 
4 operators 
5 
- 
4 
12 
7 
2 
13 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
12 
3 
4 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
162 
21 
133 
454 
169 
515 
546 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
132 
21 
121 
374 
143 
437 
462 
2 operators 
12 
- 
6 
22 
13 
37 
28 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
8 
4 operators 
" 
- 
" 
6 
- 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
501 
81 
476 
1,584 
677 
1,299 
1,335 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
157 
26 
194 
685 
254 
333 
474 
2 operators 
122 
26 
110 
314 
133 
370 
286 
3 operators 
29 
1 
15 
64 
31 
40 
49 
4 operators 
2 
- 
1 
11 
9 
22 
10 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
2 
7 
3 
3 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
180 
25 
151 
507 
178 
570 
402 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
149 
25 
130 
461 
152 
451 
324 
2 operators 
14 
- 
8 
20 
11 
56 
25 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
271 
23 
245 
812 
346 
586 
803 
2007 
251 
42 
259 
855 
356 
562 
689 
acres, 2012 
439,272 
3,105 
67,437 
257,342 
484,710 
55,310 
476,421 
2007 
391,232 
4,058 
54,919 
250,939 
455,159 
51,495 
454,964 
Female 
farms, 2012 
60 
11 
47 
170 
60 
213 
166 
2007 
60 
11 
63 
226 
74 
206 
143 
acres, 2012 
3,478 
1,490 
4,447 
16,574 
11,024 
6,632 
13,491 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 1 ,246 
684 
9,862 
28,948 
9,904 
4,742 
21,292 
Farming 
2012 
130 
18 
188 
493 
208 
409 
478 
2007 
134 
25 
115 
431 
213 
344 
406 
Other 
2012 
201 
16 
104 
489 
198 
390 
491 
Place of residence: 
2007 
177 
28 
207 
650 
217 
424 
426 
On farm operated 
2012 
217 
26 
228 
568 
210 
675 
656 
2007 
223 
30 
235 
698 
263 
675 
487 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
114 
8 
64 
414 
196 
124 
313 
2007 
88 
23 
87 
383 
167 
93 
345 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 525 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
