Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
52,194 
235 
93 
1,396 
458 
415 
421 
2007 
56,014 
281 
86 
1,595 
573 
411 
488 
acres, 2012 
9,948,564 
38,309 
17,781 
270,282 
69,274 
64,167 
81,677 
2007 
10,031,807 
45,395 
18,357 
275,120 
85,947 
67,351 
94,604 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37,479 
179 
75 
1,037 
349 
290 
226 
2007 
37,868 
200 
69 
1,136 
420 
283 
277 
acres, 2012 
7,057,978 
20,896 
7,773 
210,987 
38,428 
27,548 
52,524 
TENURE 
2007 
6,859,081 
19,501 
7,325 
209,102 
46,450 
26,834 
61,236 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
35,234 
164 
66 
952 
303 
330 
310 
2007 
39,311 
198 
60 
1,103 
423 
315 
380 
acres, 2012 
2,822,166 
(D) 
(D) 
62,805 
24,848 
30,077 
29,874 
2007 
3,067,814 
21,742 
(D) 
72,542 
36,336 
35,694 
32,262 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,616 
110 
48 
625 
206 
211 
120 
2007 
22,440 
131 
43 
696 
273 
205 
174 
acres, 2012 
1,075,352 
(D) 
950 
27,869 
8,369 
8,654 
7,117 
2007 
1,088,425 
(D) 
(D) 
29,113 
11,196 
10,678 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
14,861 
68 
24 
388 
147 
64 
95 
2007 
14,703 
77 
25 
427 
145 
80 
102 
acres, 2012 
6,593,678 
21,622 
12,364 
199,611 
43,300 
31,357 
49,103 
2007 
6,443,769 
23,237 
11,526 
191,882 
49,281 
30,653 
61,237 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,130,867 
8,854 
6,132 
81,290 
21,404 
20,373 
23,818 
2007 
2,988,256 
10,844 
7,034 
73,408 
23,323 
19,764 
24,722 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,462,811 
12,768 
6,232 
118,321 
21,896 
10,984 
25,285 
2007 
3,455,513 
12,393 
4,492 
118,474 
25,958 
10,889 
36,515 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14,096 
66 
24 
361 
137 
61 
90 
2007 
13,811 
67 
25 
393 
142 
66 
97 
acres, 2012 
5,510,748 
16,067 
6,799 
176,286 
28,935 
17,637 
42,707 
2007 
5,313,290 
13,716 
6,024 
170,704 
35,097 
15,426 
52,957 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,099 
3 
3 
56 
8 
21 
16 
2007 
2,000 
6 
1 
65 
5 
16 
6 
acres, 2012 
532,720 
(D) 
(D) 
7,866 
1,126 
2,733 
2,700 
2007 
520,224 
416 
(D) 
10,696 
330 
1,004 
1,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,767 
3 
3 
51 
6 
18 
16 
2007 
1,617 
2 
1 
47 
5 
12 
6 
acres, 2012 
471,878 
(D) 
24 
6,832 
1,124 
1,257 
2,700 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
457,366 
(D) 
(D) 
9,285 
157 
730 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
80,304 
361 
156 
2,158 
718 
629 
612 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,911 
127 
39 
761 
242 
243 
257 
2 operators 
19,812 
96 
45 
529 
175 
145 
142 
3 operators 
2,689 
6 
9 
92 
39 
21 
18 
4 operators 
515 
6 
- 
9 
1 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
267 
" 
5 
1 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
24,605 
126 
60 
623 
244 
217 
203 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,665 
112 
51 
555 
202 
178 
189 
2 operators 
1,222 
7 
3 
30 
21 
18 
7 
3 operators 
109 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
“ 
4 operators 
21 
- 
" 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
85,339 
436 
137 
2,468 
846 
657 
695 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
31,730 
150 
38 
884 
346 
221 
304 
2 operators 
20,644 
119 
45 
608 
192 
149 
167 
3 operators 
2,799 
8 
3 
71 
24 
31 
13 
4 operators 
576 
3 
- 
22 
11 
6 
2 
5 or more operators 
265 
1 
- 
10 
- 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
26,539 
149 
58 
739 
271 
218 
218 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,374 
130 
52 
642 
239 
183 
204 
2 operators 
1,291 
6 
3 
38 
16 
13 
7 
3 operators 
135 
- 
- 
7 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
14 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
44,785 
206 
69 
1,226 
400 
325 
345 
2007 
47,739 
243 
70 
1,375 
486 
336 
415 
acres, 2012 
9,430,473 
36,197 
15,885 
265,093 
65,811 
57,571 
74,942 
2007 
9,479,732 
42,341 
15,672 
266,564 
78,623 
61,783 
89,358 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,409 
29 
24 
170 
58 
90 
76 
2007 
8,275 
38 
16 
220 
87 
75 
73 
acres, 2012 
518,091 
2,112 
1,896 
5,189 
3,463 
6,596 
6,735 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
552,075 
3,054 
2,685 
8,556 
7,324 
5,568 
5,246 
Farming 
2012 
25,285 
130 
47 
673 
227 
236 
160 
2007 
24,795 
146 
34 
696 
217 
194 
188 
Other 
2012 
26,909 
105 
46 
723 
231 
179 
261 
Place of residence: 
2007 
31,219 
135 
52 
899 
356 
217 
300 
On farm operated 
2012 
43,740 
207 
80 
1,132 
417 
313 
300 
2007 
47,084 
219 
78 
1,353 
482 
325 
368 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
8,454 
28 
13 
264 
41 
102 
121 
2007 
8,930 
62 
8 
242 
91 
86 
120 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 583 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
