Table 46. Women Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Land in farms 
Harvested cropland 
Market 
value of 
agricultural 
products 
sold 
($1,000) 
Farms by economic class and primary occupation 
Farming 
Other than farming 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
State Total 
Maryland 
2,296 
144,829 
886 
44,000 
130,267 
511 
226 
333 
702 
319 
205 
Counties 
Allegany 
27 
3,051 
13 
456 
187 
4 
3 
5 
6 
8 
1 
Anne Arundel 
121 
5,344 
46 
908 
747 
53 
19 
6 
26 
10 
7 
Baltimore 
182 
7,528 
61 
883 
2,011 
55 
20 
20 
51 
17 
19 
Calvert 
47 
3,707 
19 
920 
556 
16 
4 
6 
11 
8 
2 
Caroline 
67 
4,177 
27 
1,683 
12,453 
13 
2 
19 
9 
11 
13 
Carroll 
223 
10,045 
76 
2,990 
4,397 
46 
25 
21 
84 
35 
12 
Cecil 
103 
5,884 
50 
1,269 
1,982 
19 
16 
14 
28 
16 
10 
Charles 
77 
4,150 
27 
1,332 
571 
25 
8 
5 
29 
8 
2 
Dorchester 
53 
7,764 
18 
4,689 
18,432 
2 
4 
19 
10 
11 
7 
Frederick 
238 
12,292 
93 
3,198 
5,594 
42 
25 
35 
69 
48 
19 
Garrett 
77 
6,845 
52 
1,849 
988 
14 
6 
15 
25 
7 
10 
Flarford 
141 
6,637 
53 
1,259 
2,626 
41 
8 
16 
52 
16 
8 
Howard 
66 
3,617 
25 
1,257 
3,419 
14 
8 
9 
20 
9 
6 
Kent 
60 
7,962 
40 
4,023 
11,751 
4 
7 
15 
6 
12 
16 
Montgomery 
164 
5,638 
49 
1,066 
2,677 
51 
11 
10 
58 
20 
14 
Prince George's 
87 
9,790 
39 
1,944 
1,665 
24 
12 
13 
23 
9 
6 
Queen Anne's 
106 
10,682 
33 
5,516 
6,701 
8 
8 
17 
45 
17 
11 
St. Mary's 
94 
5,204 
39 
1,677 
1,057 
25 
11 
10 
24 
15 
9 
Somerset 
27 
3,300 
8 
1,230 
21,134 
- 
1 
10 
8 
5 
3 
Talbot 
32 
2,384 
14 
431 
1,134 
5 
1 
4 
4 
12 
6 
Washington 
150 
7,132 
61 
2,419 
3,423 
19 
16 
25 
64 
14 
12 
Wicomico 
112 
7,622 
32 
2,683 
19,941 
26 
7 
33 
38 
1 
7 
Worcester 
42 
4,074 
11 
318 
6,822 
5 
4 
6 
12 
10 
5 
Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Maryland 
5,710 
6,137 
629,730 
2,296 
144,829 
Counties 
Allegany 
125 
129 
11,255 
27 
3,051 
Anne Arundel 
205 
235 
11,097 
121 
5,344 
Baltimore 
361 
405 
18,512 
182 
7,528 
Calvert 
116 
122 
14,032 
47 
3,707 
Caroline 
266 
270 
46,833 
67 
4,177 
Carroll 
581 
618 
42,177 
223 
10,045 
Cecil 
234 
250 
21,508 
103 
5,884 
Charles 
194 
220 
17,426 
77 
4,150 
Dorchester 
140 
145 
29,723 
53 
7,764 
Frederick 
642 
692 
65,566 
238 
12,292 
Garrett 
293 
305 
33,518 
77 
6,845 
Harford 
336 
363 
23,887 
141 
6,637 
Howard 
153 
167 
8,610 
66 
3,617 
Kent 
111 
121 
32,692 
60 
7,962 
Montgomery 
351 
405 
20,815 
164 
5,638 
Prince George's 
167 
187 
13,548 
87 
9,790 
Queen Anne's 
226 
244 
43,799 
106 
10,682 
St. Mary's 
231 
237 
19,932 
94 
5,204 
Somerset 
98 
104 
14,238 
27 
3,300 
Talbot 
92 
101 
21,716 
32 
2,384 
Washington 
384 
401 
53,922 
150 
7,132 
Wicomico 
243 
250 
33,815 
112 
7,622 
Worcester 
161 
166 
31,109 
42 
4,074 
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
350 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
