Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
2007 
12,834 
302 
377 
751 
274 
574 
1,148 
583 
acres, 2012 
2,030,745 
36,261 
28,111 
70,419 
32,901 
150,357 
132,630 
76,667 
2007 
2,051,756 
36,643 
29,244 
78,282 
26,443 
131,277 
141,934 
85,026 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,530 
193 
238 
354 
194 
487 
610 
317 
2007 
8,278 
229 
267 
467 
186 
413 
758 
392 
acres, 2012 
1,280,965 
9,394 
13,362 
42,451 
19,713 
113,830 
86,756 
51,515 
TENURE 
2007 
1,246,603 
10,264 
13,898 
46,464 
10,876 
100,208 
92,713 
54,934 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
8,576 
209 
279 
490 
179 
423 
810 
335 
2007 
9,035 
237 
279 
549 
193 
382 
792 
400 
acres, 2012 
741,300 
21,148 
(D) 
25,695 
11,711 
45,597 
46,139 
27,005 
2007 
760,358 
24,724 
13,600 
28,332 
(D) 
34,524 
44,441 
33,720 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,337 
128 
153 
235 
111 
259 
364 
182 
2007 
4,917 
168 
184 
288 
111 
227 
462 
231 
acres, 2012 
247,756 
(D) 
2,477 
7,660 
3,132 
23,932 
16,086 
8,519 
2007 
231,546 
5,206 
3,175 
7,269 
(D) 
15,448 
15,163 
13,093 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
2,671 
72 
75 
106 
62 
181 
210 
110 
2007 
2,763 
56 
73 
152 
57 
154 
253 
121 
acres, 2012 
1,073,003 
14,106 
13,147 
36,429 
16,853 
96,607 
71,951 
38,173 
2007 
1,053,640 
10,369 
13,094 
40,080 
13,210 
90,717 
80,924 
35,038 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
438,933 
7,438 
6,527 
11,264 
8,905 
36,767 
27,793 
13,005 
2007 
425,706 
5,628 
5,322 
15,617 
7,376 
33,540 
31,191 
15,019 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
634,070 
6,668 
6,620 
25,165 
7,948 
59,840 
44,158 
25,168 
2007 
627,934 
4,741 
7,772 
24,463 
5,834 
57,177 
49,733 
20,019 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,390 
59 
65 
87 
59 
176 
189 
92 
2007 
2,505 
53 
63 
140 
55 
152 
219 
109 
acres, 2012 
850,969 
5,627 
8,120 
28,041 
12,493 
82,878 
57,946 
32,721 
2007 
815,461 
4,071 
9,276 
30,283 
7,358 
79,306 
63,975 
27,173 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,009 
10 
27 
44 
28 
54 
72 
51 
2007 
1,036 
9 
25 
50 
24 
38 
103 
62 
acres, 2012 
216,442 
1,007 
(D) 
8,295 
4,337 
8,153 
14,540 
11,489 
2007 
237,758 
1,550 
2,550 
9,870 
(D) 
6,036 
16,569 
16,268 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
803 
6 
20 
32 
24 
52 
57 
43 
2007 
856 
8 
20 
39 
20 
34 
77 
52 
acres, 2012 
182,240 
(D) 
2,765 
6,750 
4,088 
7,020 
12,724 
10,275 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
199,596 
987 
1,447 
8,912 
(D) 
5,454 
13,575 
14,668 
Total operators 
number 
19,469 
450 
623 
1,062 
422 
989 
1,758 
797 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
6,563 
155 
214 
323 
139 
381 
557 
274 
2 operators 
4,587 
114 
119 
239 
111 
234 
443 
165 
3 operators 
861 
21 
35 
58 
16 
37 
74 
44 
4 operators 
170 
1 
7 
16 
2 
2 
10 
7 
5 or more operators 
75 
- 
6 
4 
1 
4 
8 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
6,296 
129 
241 
418 
123 
274 
633 
266 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,264 
121 
177 
317 
109 
261 
538 
214 
2 operators 
405 
4 
20 
44 
7 
2 
39 
17 
3 operators 
51 
- 
8 
1 
- 
3 
3 
3 
4 operators 
8 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
20,241 
467 
610 
1,233 
399 
840 
1,834 
938 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
7,010 
166 
208 
387 
166 
357 
592 
306 
2 operators 
4,709 
114 
125 
282 
91 
185 
457 
227 
3 operators 
843 
16 
30 
64 
17 
21 
75 
31 
4 operators 
185 
5 
12 
6 
- 
7 
19 
14 
5 or more operators 
87 
1 
2 
12 
- 
4 
5 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
6,471 
137 
236 
472 
115 
229 
643 
330 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,387 
119 
174 
339 
109 
201 
552 
266 
2 operators 
401 
9 
23 
47 
3 
11 
36 
29 
3 operators 
66 
- 
2 
7 
- 
2 
5 
2 
4 operators 
12 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
6 
2 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
9,960 
264 
260 
458 
222 
591 
869 
393 
2007 
10,618 
270 
270 
570 
224 
498 
947 
438 
acres, 2012 
1,885,916 
33,210 
22,767 
62,891 
29,194 
146,180 
122,585 
70,783 
2007 
1,916,758 
34,147 
24,462 
71,977 
24,698 
124,110 
132,758 
76,707 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,296 
27 
121 
182 
47 
67 
223 
103 
2007 
2,216 
32 
107 
181 
50 
76 
201 
145 
acres, 2012 
144,829 
3,051 
5,344 
7,528 
3,707 
4,177 
10,045 
5,884 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
134,998 
2,496 
4,782 
6,305 
1,745 
7,167 
9,176 
8,319 
Farming 
2012 
5,996 
125 
219 
317 
121 
395 
434 
254 
2007 
6,269 
111 
187 
365 
123 
335 
565 
296 
Other 
2012 
6,260 
166 
162 
323 
148 
263 
658 
242 
Place of residence: 
2007 
6,565 
191 
190 
386 
151 
239 
583 
287 
On farm operated 
2012 
9,898 
225 
322 
561 
234 
511 
906 
391 
2007 
10,589 
249 
319 
618 
240 
486 
997 
499 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
2,358 
66 
59 
79 
35 
147 
186 
105 
2007 
2,245 
53 
58 
133 
34 
88 
151 
84 
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344 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
