Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
2007 
1,535 
66 
1,082 
1,372 
1,232 
1,300 
313 
371 
acres, 2012 
456,877 
19,423 
223,370 
325,372 
175,121 
170,154 
15,767 
40,333 
2007 
417,083 
26,697 
226,509 
342,729 
185,343 
166,881 
17,443 
38,486 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,125 
48 
791 
904 
877 
880 
197 
248 
2007 
1,064 
52 
795 
878 
927 
867 
196 
240 
acres, 2012 
384,095 
3,917 
187,096 
265,922 
114,572 
126,822 
9,862 
18,601 
TENURE 
2007 
336,414 
8,109 
180,786 
274,341 
116,180 
121,433 
10,172 
16,939 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
838 
48 
657 
808 
852 
837 
198 
281 
2007 
974 
46 
706 
885 
993 
924 
213 
284 
acres, 2012 
90,924 
(D) 
50,283 
63,435 
66,445 
43,562 
5,456 
22,004 
2007 
90,648 
(D) 
52,865 
62,086 
76,390 
46,055 
6,209 
20,405 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
513 
32 
425 
422 
630 
509 
124 
181 
2007 
526 
32 
436 
418 
704 
521 
118 
159 
acres, 2012 
49,704 
(D) 
28,141 
28,867 
26,341 
16,529 
1,410 
6,204 
2007 
43,756 
4,399 
28,455 
20,837 
27,051 
16,747 
1,079 
4,986 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
565 
14 
335 
439 
223 
331 
65 
76 
2007 
503 
19 
336 
396 
210 
315 
73 
82 
acres, 2012 
333,955 
13,973 
163,608 
223,276 
71,531 
113,174 
9,144 
18,329 
2007 
305,126 
7,192 
166,336 
235,927 
97,788 
107,562 
10,428 
17,876 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
181,063 
12,037 
75,430 
104,374 
35,040 
50,808 
2,610 
8,421 
2007 
161,644 
4,525 
75,276 
103,823 
41,276 
46,350 
2,404 
10,057 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
152,892 
1,936 
88,178 
118,902 
36,491 
62,366 
6,534 
9,908 
2007 
143,482 
2,667 
91,060 
132,104 
56,512 
61,212 
8,024 
7,819 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
551 
13 
325 
416 
214 
309 
57 
67 
2007 
484 
19 
324 
382 
199 
304 
61 
78 
acres, 2012 
303,312 
2,844 
149,751 
200,852 
56,293 
97,931 
7,480 
12,397 
2007 
273,203 
(D) 
145,397 
210,921 
79,937 
92,537 
8,566 
1 1 ,948 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
64 
3 
41 
75 
38 
68 
24 
_ 
2007 
58 
1 
40 
91 
29 
61 
27 
5 
acres, 2012 
31,998 
(D) 
9,479 
38,661 
37,145 
13,418 
1,167 
- 
2007 
21,309 
(D) 
7,308 
44,716 
11,165 
13,264 
806 
205 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
3 
41 
66 
33 
62 
16 
- 
2007 
54 
1 
35 
78 
24 
42 
17 
3 
acres, 2012 
31,079 
(D) 
9,204 
36,203 
31,938 
12,362 
972 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
19,455 
(D) 
6,934 
42,583 
9,192 
12,149 
527 
5 
Total operators 
number 
2,253 
103 
1,603 
1,992 
1,716 
1,944 
475 
530 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
845 
34 
551 
768 
597 
648 
151 
204 
2 operators 
486 
26 
413 
464 
445 
495 
111 
134 
3 operators 
116 
4 
58 
73 
59 
71 
17 
18 
4 operators 
15 
- 
5 
12 
8 
17 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
6 
5 
4 
5 
6 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
550 
34 
480 
513 
542 
660 
189 
178 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
493 
28 
440 
456 
490 
545 
133 
148 
2 operators 
24 
3 
20 
24 
23 
50 
20 
15 
3 operators 
3 
- 
- 
3 
2 
5 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,329 
100 
1,680 
2,061 
1,857 
1,984 
508 
536 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
892 
34 
593 
828 
699 
733 
179 
240 
2 operators 
527 
30 
405 
451 
454 
482 
97 
110 
3 operators 
87 
2 
64 
70 
68 
65 
28 
12 
4 operators 
24 
- 
16 
18 
9 
11 
2 
7 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
4 
5 
2 
9 
7 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
641 
34 
496 
531 
569 
682 
207 
163 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
570 
34 
444 
483 
513 
549 
149 
141 
2 operators 
31 
- 
20 
21 
28 
60 
19 
8 
3 operators 
3 
- 
4 
2 
3 
5 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,356 
57 
884 
1,191 
938 
996 
215 
297 
2007 
1,365 
58 
939 
1,205 
1,059 
1,052 
206 
312 
acres, 2012 
436,980 
18,981 
214,127 
317,524 
164,352 
158,687 
14,606 
37,393 
2007 
396,217 
26,029 
217,317 
332,029 
176,169 
158,691 
15,453 
34,717 
Female 
farms, 2012 
111 
8 
149 
131 
175 
240 
72 
60 
2007 
170 
8 
143 
167 
173 
248 
107 
59 
acres, 2012 
19,897 
442 
9,243 
7,848 
10,769 
11,467 
1,161 
2,940 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
20,866 
668 
9,192 
10,700 
9,174 
8,190 
1,990 
3,769 
Farming 
2012 
816 
33 
529 
643 
592 
603 
172 
134 
2007 
868 
24 
489 
654 
576 
588 
146 
130 
Other 
2012 
651 
32 
504 
679 
521 
633 
115 
223 
Place of residence: 
2007 
667 
42 
593 
718 
656 
712 
167 
241 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,215 
55 
912 
1,036 
858 
1,084 
221 
322 
2007 
1,303 
61 
958 
1,074 
998 
1,118 
235 
327 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
252 
10 
121 
286 
255 
152 
66 
35 
2007 
232 
5 
124 
298 
234 
182 
78 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 593 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
