Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hillsborough 
Holmes 
Indian River 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lafayette 
Lake 
Lee 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,466 
801 
461 
1,160 
617 
221 
1,784 
844 
2007 
2,843 
1,037 
415 
1,321 
642 
236 
1,814 
944 
acres, 2012 
214,940 
105,535 
162,458 
262,312 
129,520 
91,283 
152,145 
87,125 
2007 
219,800 
151,812 
157,196 
311,398 
147,432 
81,277 
121,422 
85,742 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,008 
343 
222 
589 
305 
101 
835 
339 
2007 
1,152 
383 
232 
588 
281 
111 
925 
323 
acres, 2012 
41,421 
25,243 
47,103 
94,902 
15,093 
18,139 
32,388 
20,038 
TENURE 
2007 
44,661 
18,804 
54,953 
101,578 
11,910 
1 1 ,726 
24,944 
18,308 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,900 
658 
372 
835 
540 
172 
1,575 
650 
2007 
2,235 
883 
347 
1,026 
575 
177 
1,634 
790 
acres, 2012 
98,151 
69,617 
86,865 
115,418 
107,503 
34,309 
99,450 
27,174 
2007 
104,626 
118,380 
104,366 
162,034 
123,346 
(D) 
87,106 
32,830 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
777 
234 
190 
359 
261 
68 
732 
301 
2007 
914 
283 
214 
363 
238 
73 
815 
293 
acres, 2012 
19,600 
6,317 
27,897 
15,492 
5,532 
(D) 
21,724 
13,364 
2007 
23,140 
8,093 
37,443 
16,500 
6,991 
(D) 
19,798 
1 1 ,864 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
442 
118 
46 
277 
68 
45 
163 
137 
2007 
486 
131 
43 
252 
48 
57 
138 
128 
acres, 2012 
97,486 
31,569 
67,533 
140,068 
19,993 
54,669 
43,423 
51,588 
2007 
86,469 
28,618 
50,037 
135,747 
19,133 
49,108 
28,328 
42,845 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,754 
14,643 
40,456 
71,884 
13,494 
13,951 
10,859 
9,763 
2007 
24,351 
14,224 
22,746 
67,414 
11,570 
11,883 
8,071 
6,286 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
71,732 
16,926 
27,077 
68,184 
6,499 
40,718 
32,564 
41,825 
2007 
62,118 
14,394 
27,291 
68,333 
7,563 
37,225 
20,257 
36,559 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
164 
93 
16 
207 
38 
31 
70 
29 
2007 
186 
89 
13 
196 
32 
36 
77 
20 
acres, 2012 
13,122 
15,697 
16,036 
75,035 
7,916 
12,108 
8,035 
5,661 
2007 
14,591 
10,320 
(D) 
75,771 
2,936 
6,247 
3,838 
4,399 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
124 
25 
43 
48 
9 
4 
46 
57 
2007 
122 
23 
25 
43 
19 
2 
42 
26 
acres, 2012 
19,303 
4,349 
8,060 
6,826 
2,024 
2,305 
9,272 
8,363 
2007 
28,705 
4,814 
2,793 
13,617 
4,953 
(D) 
5,988 
10,067 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
67 
16 
16 
23 
6 
2 
33 
9 
2007 
52 
11 
5 
29 
11 
2 
33 
10 
acres, 2012 
8,699 
3,229 
3,170 
4,375 
1,645 
(D) 
2,629 
1,013 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,930 
391 
(D) 
9,307 
1,983 
(□) 
1,308 
2,045 
Total operators 
number 
3,841 
1,243 
734 
1,630 
967 
359 
2,784 
1,327 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,363 
440 
239 
756 
322 
101 
945 
464 
2 operators 
910 
298 
179 
353 
262 
103 
722 
306 
3 operators 
137 
48 
35 
39 
21 
16 
92 
59 
4 operators 
41 
13 
8 
9 
7 
1 
19 
10 
5 or more operators 
15 
2 
- 
3 
5 
6 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
1,325 
403 
202 
477 
340 
122 
1,022 
487 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,110 
352 
177 
424 
294 
116 
857 
401 
2 operators 
91 
21 
8 
19 
17 
3 
66 
37 
3 operators 
7 
3 
3 
5 
4 
- 
8 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
1 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,410 
1,504 
646 
1,822 
958 
380 
2,792 
1,458 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,580 
625 
236 
918 
377 
130 
979 
505 
2 operators 
1,036 
374 
139 
326 
232 
77 
741 
388 
3 operators 
189 
22 
28 
61 
25 
21 
80 
33 
4 operators 
19 
15 
12 
11 
5 
7 
8 
13 
5 or more operators 
19 
1 
- 
5 
3 
1 
6 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
1,655 
462 
169 
542 
345 
116 
1,005 
550 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,362 
446 
147 
439 
305 
96 
887 
497 
2 operators 
116 
8 
11 
41 
14 
7 
47 
25 
3 operators 
7 
- 
- 
7 
4 
2 
8 
1 
4 operators 
10 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,927 
702 
402 
972 
508 
189 
1,421 
661 
2007 
2,196 
898 
359 
1,100 
520 
199 
1,427 
706 
acres, 2012 
193,132 
95,057 
160,118 
239,337 
123,041 
87,388 
134,590 
78,660 
2007 
200,689 
134,132 
154,202 
279,704 
134,277 
75,830 
105,016 
79,263 
Female 
farms, 2012 
539 
99 
59 
188 
109 
32 
363 
183 
2007 
647 
139 
56 
221 
122 
37 
387 
238 
acres, 2012 
21,808 
10,478 
2,340 
22,975 
6,479 
3,895 
17,555 
8,465 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
19,111 
17,680 
2,994 
31,694 
13,155 
5,447 
16,406 
6,479 
Farming 
2012 
1,275 
421 
226 
488 
228 
132 
784 
406 
2007 
1,283 
360 
208 
567 
222 
131 
731 
356 
Other 
2012 
1,191 
380 
235 
672 
389 
89 
1,000 
438 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,560 
677 
207 
754 
420 
105 
1,083 
588 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,853 
687 
195 
901 
465 
193 
1,333 
582 
2007 
2,211 
796 
181 
966 
473 
200 
1,398 
722 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
613 
114 
266 
259 
152 
28 
451 
262 
2007 
632 
241 
234 
355 
169 
36 
416 
222 
-continued 
526 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
