Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lapeer 
Leelanau 
Lenawee 
Livingston 
Luce 
Mackinac 
Macomb 
Manistee 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
502 
324 
2007 
1,317 
449 
1,686 
795 
41 
89 
475 
358 
acres, 2012 
175,598 
59,481 
344,347 
86,141 
11,599 
22,420 
67,960 
44,298 
2007 
176,373 
55,751 
348,611 
96,419 
8,819 
21,698 
61,994 
46,034 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
818 
428 
965 
477 
28 
75 
394 
234 
2007 
844 
383 
936 
508 
29 
60 
342 
264 
acres, 2012 
126,307 
26,427 
266,099 
58,135 
4,132 
9,477 
55,231 
13,642 
TENURE 
2007 
115,815 
27,152 
262,566 
61,652 
2,475 
9,469 
48,487 
17,090 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
778 
373 
1,088 
531 
22 
58 
312 
257 
2007 
931 
329 
1,188 
566 
30 
61 
310 
279 
acres, 2012 
50,318 
32,921 
74,155 
31,626 
(D) 
5,620 
13,031 
(D) 
2007 
55,565 
27,915 
88,682 
31,133 
2,625 
(D) 
13,586 
28,879 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
505 
309 
481 
304 
17 
41 
221 
169 
2007 
495 
268 
478 
308 
19 
35 
187 
187 
acres, 2012 
20,873 
11,255 
24,731 
12,818 
(D) 
2,012 
6,481 
(D) 
2007 
16,176 
9,978 
29,737 
10,864 
489 
(D) 
5,698 
7,214 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
307 
93 
414 
176 
20 
39 
150 
66 
2007 
351 
105 
416 
195 
11 
26 
135 
73 
acres, 2012 
115,018 
25,570 
235,280 
48,528 
9,720 
16,488 
48,377 
14,096 
2007 
116,777 
26,815 
234,046 
60,644 
6,194 
14,358 
44,043 
16,733 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
54,889 
16,160 
101,621 
22,640 
6,522 
9,461 
16,959 
7,539 
2007 
55,896 
17,498 
94,584 
31,187 
4,662 
9,463 
16,234 
9,563 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
60,129 
9,410 
133,659 
25,888 
3,198 
7,027 
31,418 
6,557 
2007 
60,881 
9,317 
139,462 
29,457 
1,532 
4,895 
27,809 
7,170 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
288 
91 
377 
155 
10 
34 
143 
64 
2007 
322 
100 
395 
177 
10 
24 
131 
71 
acres, 2012 
98,985 
14,518 
208,110 
40,052 
3,261 
7,465 
42,880 
8,462 
2007 
97,301 
16,322 
208,687 
47,228 
1,986 
7,067 
38,982 
9,708 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
48 
28 
116 
27 
1 
6 
40 
1 
2007 
35 
15 
82 
34 
- 
2 
30 
6 
acres, 2012 
10,262 
990 
34,912 
5,987 
(D) 
312 
6,552 
(D) 
2007 
4,031 
1,021 
25,883 
4,642 
(D) 
4,365 
422 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25 
28 
107 
18 
1 
30 
1 
2007 
27 
15 
63 
23 
- 
1 
24 
6 
acres, 2012 
6,449 
654 
33,258 
5,265 
(D) 
- 
5,870 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,338 
852 
24,142 
3,560 
(D) 
3,807 
168 
Total operators 
number 
1,879 
828 
2,346 
1,169 
71 
161 
783 
478 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
526 
237 
985 
371 
23 
56 
281 
185 
2 operators 
496 
217 
555 
320 
18 
39 
181 
125 
3 operators 
89 
28 
64 
33 
1 
5 
26 
13 
4 operators 
16 
6 
12 
2 
- 
3 
10 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
6 
2 
8 
1 
4 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
709 
257 
634 
460 
27 
52 
262 
167 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
562 
211 
587 
386 
27 
48 
220 
143 
2 operators 
72 
20 
22 
25 
- 
2 
18 
12 
3 operators 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
- 
3 
" 
- 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,083 
744 
2,451 
1,273 
62 
136 
747 
541 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
679 
209 
1,033 
392 
25 
55 
265 
199 
2 operators 
541 
204 
577 
353 
15 
25 
170 
141 
3 operators 
76 
26 
60 
35 
- 
5 
25 
17 
4 operators 
16 
4 
14 
7 
- 
4 
9 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
6 
2 
8 
1 
6 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
783 
260 
660 
505 
20 
46 
228 
172 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
682 
218 
615 
445 
20 
40 
199 
162 
2 operators 
41 
18 
21 
24 
- 
3 
10 
5 
3 operators 
3 
2 
1 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
913 
424 
1,458 
527 
27 
85 
403 
272 
2007 
1,068 
388 
1,491 
589 
33 
71 
392 
294 
acres, 2012 
159,388 
53,067 
334,327 
77,374 
10,205 
21,135 
62,864 
39,334 
2007 
162,782 
52,165 
336,270 
84,521 
7,596 
19,093 
59,045 
40,364 
Female 
farms, 2012 
220 
70 
160 
207 
16 
18 
99 
52 
2007 
249 
61 
195 
206 
8 
18 
83 
64 
acres, 2012 
16,210 
6,414 
10,020 
8,767 
1,394 
1,285 
5,096 
4,964 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
13,591 
3,586 
12,341 
11,898 
1,223 
2,605 
2,949 
5,670 
Farming 
2012 
581 
274 
636 
402 
19 
59 
270 
142 
2007 
599 
213 
712 
360 
17 
35 
278 
169 
Other 
2012 
552 
220 
982 
332 
24 
44 
232 
182 
Place of residence: 
2007 
718 
236 
974 
435 
24 
54 
197 
189 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,028 
387 
1,302 
636 
31 
81 
428 
277 
2007 
1,168 
349 
1,349 
708 
35 
75 
389 
283 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
105 
107 
316 
98 
12 
22 
74 
47 
2007 
149 
100 
337 
87 
6 
14 
86 
75 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 589 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
