Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
58,695 
1,476 
1,725 
623 
381 
263 
607 
2007 
60,938 
1,315 
1,649 
668 
399 
250 
582 
acres, 2012 
14,720,396 
210,227 
270,808 
171,601 
254,245 
88,010 
221,703 
2007 
14,773,184 
182,490 
254,136 
166,356 
270,810 
84,626 
222,706 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41,965 
1,166 
1,300 
470 
306 
200 
433 
2007 
41,743 
948 
1,186 
476 
343 
167 
419 
acres, 2012 
12,146,538 
179,883 
229,452 
149,118 
244,491 
79,764 
207,697 
TENURE 
2007 
12,108,940 
158,853 
215,595 
143,259 
258,366 
74,360 
207,771 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
38,765 
1,115 
1,268 
367 
180 
156 
353 
2007 
40,550 
983 
1,212 
412 
198 
154 
335 
acres, 2012 
3,080,850 
53,175 
66,760 
24,594 
23,500 
18,472 
21,477 
2007 
3,123,539 
40,902 
64,178 
25,550 
52,788 
13,948 
24,177 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,152 
823 
857 
220 
107 
99 
198 
2007 
22,652 
630 
766 
234 
145 
78 
201 
acres, 2012 
1,530,329 
33,732 
37,998 
12,753 
20,591 
13,724 
14,539 
2007 
1,514,901 
25,868 
38,548 
14,198 
47,804 
8,613 
17,333 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
16,679 
307 
383 
204 
153 
94 
193 
2007 
16,180 
283 
345 
197 
145 
79 
180 
acres, 2012 
10,446,253 
148,190 
187,645 
127,896 
193,657 
57,122 
183,458 
2007 
10,341,144 
134,554 
163,200 
111,814 
167,883 
59,201 
155,450 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,779,344 
56,400 
63,723 
41,802 
45,973 
21,260 
51,929 
2007 
3,619,954 
49,343 
55,133 
33,743 
40,513 
18,030 
41,017 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,666,909 
91,790 
123,922 
86,094 
147,684 
35,862 
131,529 
2007 
6,721,190 
85,211 
108,067 
78,071 
127,370 
41,171 
114,433 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,931 
297 
376 
200 
151 
88 
185 
2007 
15,418 
275 
338 
187 
143 
72 
170 
acres, 2012 
9,485,888 
137,783 
175,455 
118,364 
187,854 
53,834 
177,234 
2007 
9,367,908 
126,372 
151,889 
100,600 
161,273 
55,406 
148,409 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,251 
54 
74 
52 
48 
13 
61 
2007 
4,208 
49 
92 
59 
56 
17 
67 
acres, 2012 
1,193,293 
8,862 
16,403 
19,111 
37,088 
12,416 
16,768 
2007 
1,308,501 
7,034 
26,758 
28,992 
50,139 
1 1 ,477 
43,079 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,882 
46 
67 
50 
48 
13 
50 
2007 
3,673 
43 
82 
55 
55 
17 
48 
acres, 2012 
1,130,321 
8,368 
15,999 
18,001 
36,046 
12,206 
15,924 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,226,131 
6,613 
25,158 
28,461 
49,289 
10,341 
42,029 
Total operators 
number 
89,818 
2,243 
2,659 
986 
743 
391 
936 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,481 
931 
985 
341 
194 
155 
343 
2 operators 
21,164 
434 
641 
218 
120 
93 
218 
3 operators 
3,037 
80 
59 
51 
25 
13 
29 
4 operators 
678 
16 
23 
11 
7 
- 
15 
5 or more operators 
335 
15 
17 
2 
35 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
24,706 
503 
751 
238 
221 
101 
308 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,920 
420 
659 
218 
111 
93 
264 
2 operators 
1,038 
10 
25 
7 
7 
4 
19 
3 operators 
151 
- 
3 
2 
32 
- 
2 
4 operators 
25 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
25 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
91,590 
1,960 
2,500 
992 
608 
377 
885 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
36,059 
805 
978 
390 
228 
153 
332 
2 operators 
20,708 
417 
557 
239 
146 
74 
208 
3 operators 
3,193 
66 
79 
32 
16 
19 
31 
4 operators 
699 
18 
23 
7 
5 
1 
11 
5 or more operators 
279 
9 
12 
- 
4 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
24,443 
438 
649 
238 
162 
95 
249 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,802 
414 
576 
228 
138 
84 
197 
2 operators 
1,015 
12 
22 
5 
12 
1 
20 
3 operators 
129 
- 
5 
- 
- 
3 
4 
4 operators 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
21 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
52,950 
1,414 
1,500 
568 
357 
237 
502 
2007 
54,561 
1,257 
1,485 
597 
364 
227 
511 
acres, 2012 
14,178,405 
205,633 
254,912 
168,583 
244,852 
87,049 
216,056 
2007 
14,252,747 
179,339 
244,326 
162,261 
263,439 
83,731 
219,631 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5,745 
62 
225 
55 
24 
26 
105 
2007 
6,377 
58 
164 
71 
35 
23 
71 
acres, 2012 
541,991 
4,594 
15,896 
3,018 
9,393 
961 
5,647 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
520,437 
3,151 
9,810 
4,095 
7,371 
895 
3,075 
Farming 
2012 
25,630 
478 
749 
279 
242 
123 
287 
2007 
25,510 
462 
597 
265 
218 
115 
282 
Other 
2012 
33,065 
998 
976 
344 
139 
140 
320 
Place of residence: 
2007 
35,428 
853 
1,052 
403 
181 
135 
300 
On farm operated 
2012 
47,869 
1,334 
1,390 
496 
251 
207 
515 
2007 
48,870 
1,122 
1,289 
546 
262 
181 
493 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
10,826 
142 
335 
127 
130 
56 
92 
2007 
12,068 
193 
360 
122 
137 
69 
89 
--continued 
586 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
