Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iron 
Isabella 
Jackson 
Kalamazoo 
Kalkaska 
Kent 
Keweenaw 
Lake 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
2007 
111 
1,018 
1,184 
854 
221 
1,193 
8 
186 
acres, 2012 
22,939 
188,465 
183,111 
143,540 
25,819 
157,493 
318 
26,025 
2007 
27,731 
196,071 
182,345 
144,873 
23,464 
170,117 
1,602 
21,376 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
653 
724 
533 
122 
801 
- 
139 
2007 
86 
700 
758 
585 
137 
808 
6 
121 
acres, 2012 
7,488 
135,682 
125,392 
108,770 
8,695 
113,271 
- 
9,947 
TENURE 
2007 
7,019 
135,142 
119,523 
107,054 
9,069 
117,275 
300 
7,762 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
79 
641 
741 
507 
191 
797 
6 
163 
2007 
76 
707 
870 
615 
187 
818 
4 
147 
acres, 2012 
8,272 
61,137 
49,470 
33,435 
18,666 
41,757 
318 
17,558 
2007 
12,421 
66,032 
56,333 
35,003 
16,993 
48,763 
1,202 
14,362 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
58 
379 
431 
327 
99 
470 
- 
110 
2007 
52 
410 
473 
362 
115 
471 
4 
87 
acres, 2012 
1,995 
26,864 
14,197 
11,982 
(D) 
16,902 
- 
4,284 
2007 
1,481 
27,087 
18,104 
11,526 
4,986 
18,037 
(D) 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
32 
267 
304 
191 
19 
301 
_ 
31 
2007 
32 
291 
276 
198 
22 
310 
2 
36 
acres, 2012 
14,311 
123,046 
128,599 
92,665 
5,159 
104,453 
- 
8,217 
2007 
14,801 
125,923 
120,309 
97,561 
4,292 
107,624 
(D) 
6,634 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,580 
59,031 
59,081 
35,301 
1,625 
46,872 
2,884 
2007 
7,054 
67,901 
55,424 
39,679 
2,545 
45,653 
(D) 
3,030 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,731 
64,015 
69,518 
57,364 
3,534 
57,581 
5,333 
2007 
7,747 
58,022 
64,885 
57,882 
1,747 
61,971 
(D) 
3,604 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
256 
271 
179 
14 
280 
29 
2007 
31 
273 
251 
187 
15 
283 
2 
32 
acres, 2012 
5,205 
104,951 
106,382 
79,719 
4,100 
87,325 
- 
5,663 
2007 
5,362 
104,371 
96,267 
83,863 
2,793 
87,519 
(D) 
4,046 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
6 
20 
28 
36 
14 
61 
_ 
6 
2007 
3 
20 
38 
41 
12 
65 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
356 
4,282 
5,042 
17,440 
1,994 
11,283 
- 
250 
2007 
509 
4,116 
5,703 
12,309 
2,179 
13,730 
(D) 
380 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6 
18 
22 
27 
9 
51 
- 
2007 
3 
17 
34 
36 
7 
54 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
288 
3,867 
4,813 
17,069 
(D) 
9,044 
- 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
176 
3,684 
5,152 
11,665 
1,290 
11,719 
‘ 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
194 
1,351 
1,653 
1,170 
340 
1,767 
12 
305 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
60 
581 
563 
368 
117 
650 
- 
112 
2 operators 
45 
288 
450 
317 
100 
451 
6 
78 
3 operators 
9 
45 
50 
32 
6 
34 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
12 
10 
13 
13 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
- 
4 
1 
11 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
61 
357 
553 
391 
135 
566 
6 
116 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
49 
324 
503 
347 
123 
513 
6 
106 
2 operators 
6 
12 
25 
15 
6 
22 
- 
2 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
178 
1,514 
1,815 
1,408 
330 
1,852 
12 
291 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
56 
626 
643 
425 
123 
645 
4 
99 
2 operators 
43 
307 
461 
345 
89 
483 
4 
72 
3 operators 
12 
67 
70 
53 
7 
49 
- 
12 
4 operators 
- 
17 
10 
25 
2 
9 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
- 
6 
- 
7 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
62 
417 
588 
483 
124 
583 
6 
106 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
56 
354 
534 
397 
120 
515 
6 
94 
2 operators 
3 
27 
27 
25 
2 
25 
- 
6 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
101 
812 
892 
598 
156 
971 
4 
152 
2007 
93 
892 
988 
726 
156 
1,007 
6 
139 
acres, 2012 
21,459 
180,877 
174,239 
136,383 
21,426 
149,463 
(D) 
22,635 
2007 
24,947 
189,070 
171,706 
139,733 
20,337 
161,304 
(D) 
18,241 
Female 
farms, 2012 
16 
116 
181 
136 
68 
188 
2 
48 
2007 
18 
126 
196 
128 
65 
186 
2 
47 
acres, 2012 
1,480 
7,588 
8,872 
7,157 
4,393 
8,030 
(D) 
3,390 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,784 
7,001 
10,639 
5,140 
3,127 
8,813 
(D) 
3,135 
Farming 
2012 
58 
457 
487 
357 
88 
559 
2 
99 
2007 
34 
434 
476 
398 
83 
518 
4 
77 
Other 
2012 
59 
471 
586 
377 
136 
600 
4 
101 
Place of residence: 
2007 
77 
584 
708 
456 
138 
675 
4 
109 
On farm operated 
2012 
95 
783 
901 
577 
193 
961 
6 
173 
2007 
98 
891 
1,030 
713 
193 
1,017 
8 
164 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
22 
145 
172 
157 
31 
198 
- 
27 
2007 
13 
127 
154 
141 
28 
176 
- 
22 
-continued 
588 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
