Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sumter 
Suwannee 
Taylor 
Union 
Volusia 
Wakulla 
Walton 
Washington 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,367 
1,266 
181 
291 
1,363 
171 
670 
406 
2007 
837 
1,075 
132 
275 
1,243 
147 
754 
462 
acres, 2012 
183,246 
193,451 
37,447 
46,238 
106,042 
30,906 
147,937 
58,278 
2007 
159,789 
167,493 
33,534 
46,560 
83,274 
28,339 
126,841 
73,836 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
347 
587 
66 
116 
650 
75 
328 
186 
2007 
226 
435 
27 
111 
591 
49 
308 
169 
acres, 2012 
13,105 
68,696 
1,786 
6,778 
19,221 
1,217 
17,691 
15,564 
TENURE 
2007 
16,222 
48,981 
1,025 
5,518 
13,660 
557 
19,648 
9,406 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,092 
1,036 
150 
246 
1,140 
155 
573 
341 
2007 
646 
901 
109 
235 
1,073 
132 
657 
392 
acres, 2012 
76,817 
94,273 
23,626 
30,717 
35,810 
29,191 
112,050 
35,285 
2007 
94,275 
108,217 
(D) 
35,808 
53,377 
27,038 
95,729 
57,667 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
257 
427 
52 
84 
541 
65 
253 
138 
2007 
153 
339 
18 
85 
513 
46 
234 
116 
acres, 2012 
6,481 
14,749 
1,110 
2,229 
9,255 
752 
5,414 
2,713 
2007 
12,542 
19,111 
344 
(D) 
8,343 
(D) 
8,091 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
246 
196 
26 
42 
191 
14 
79 
53 
2007 
174 
153 
21 
38 
150 
10 
76 
62 
acres, 2012 
102,365 
91,149 
(D) 
15,437 
63,654 
(D) 
31,143 
20,719 
2007 
54,951 
57,360 
(D) 
(D) 
26,059 
(D) 
25,839 
14,624 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
44,124 
42,957 
(D) 
2,685 
17,840 
927 
15,534 
8,487 
2007 
28,169 
23,763 
(D) 
(D) 
8,692 
646 
18,120 
7,711 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
58,241 
48,192 
7,663 
12,752 
45,814 
(D) 
15,609 
12,232 
2007 
26,782 
33,597 
12,276 
7,732 
17,367 
(D) 
7,719 
6,913 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
76 
136 
13 
32 
90 
10 
62 
42 
2007 
64 
86 
9 
25 
71 
3 
65 
50 
acres, 2012 
5,702 
48,606 
(D) 
4,549 
(D) 
465 
11,132 
12,417 
2007 
3,396 
28,773 
681 
3,089 
(D) 
(D) 
11,195 
5,660 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
29 
34 
5 
3 
32 
2 
18 
12 
2007 
17 
21 
2 
2 
20 
5 
21 
8 
acres, 2012 
4,064 
8,029 
(D) 
84 
6,578 
(D) 
4,744 
2,274 
2007 
10,563 
1,916 
(D) 
(D) 
3,838 
(D) 
5,273 
1,545 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
24 
1 
19 
13 
6 
2007 
9 
10 
- 
1 
7 
- 
9 
3 
acres, 2012 
922 
5,341 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,145 
434 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
284 
1,097 
(D) 
(D) 
362 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
2,090 
2,009 
323 
428 
2,040 
265 
1,038 
632 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
729 
612 
80 
159 
794 
84 
361 
206 
2 operators 
570 
591 
85 
128 
489 
80 
262 
184 
3 operators 
53 
51 
5 
3 
61 
7 
41 
12 
4 operators 
13 
5 
3 
1 
14 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
2 
7 
8 
" 
5 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
787 
760 
108 
130 
773 
99 
346 
216 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
717 
689 
69 
126 
675 
93 
324 
199 
2 operators 
29 
30 
9 
2 
43 
3 
11 
4 
3 operators 
4 
1 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,312 
1,680 
197 
404 
1,848 
230 
1,097 
642 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
421 
559 
74 
161 
711 
75 
475 
293 
2 operators 
367 
453 
52 
101 
478 
63 
236 
159 
3 operators 
39 
44 
5 
11 
41 
7 
28 
9 
4 operators 
10 
15 
1 
2 
9 
2 
10 
1 
5 or more operators 
“ 
4 
- 
" 
4 
" 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
491 
598 
60 
144 
731 
91 
402 
229 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
463 
560 
60 
140 
636 
81 
346 
221 
2 operators 
14 
17 
- 
2 
44 
5 
22 
4 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,115 
1,028 
158 
249 
1,027 
139 
577 
354 
2007 
659 
875 
114 
228 
924 
119 
560 
359 
acres, 2012 
174,082 
173,875 
35,297 
44,162 
93,192 
29,085 
135,670 
52,167 
2007 
148,309 
141,103 
28,194 
35,363 
74,442 
27,598 
104,713 
53,049 
Female 
farms, 2012 
252 
238 
23 
42 
336 
32 
93 
52 
2007 
178 
200 
18 
47 
319 
28 
194 
103 
acres, 2012 
9,164 
19,576 
2,150 
2,076 
12,850 
1,821 
12,267 
6,111 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
11,480 
26,390 
5,340 
11,197 
8,832 
741 
22,128 
20,787 
Farming 
2012 
474 
686 
104 
120 
751 
85 
300 
146 
2007 
367 
549 
52 
105 
580 
63 
265 
178 
Other 
2012 
893 
580 
77 
171 
612 
86 
370 
260 
Place of residence: 
2007 
470 
526 
80 
170 
663 
84 
489 
284 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,161 
1,135 
146 
259 
1,012 
146 
537 
338 
2007 
694 
958 
104 
249 
960 
122 
596 
350 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
206 
131 
35 
32 
351 
25 
133 
68 
2007 
143 
117 
28 
26 
283 
25 
158 
112 
-continued 
530 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
