Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms with a woman operator 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Michigan 
22,905 
24,083 
2,906,762 
7,409 
518,091 
Counties 
Alcona 
119 
121 
14,045 
29 
2,112 
Alger 
55 
60 
6,605 
24 
1,896 
Allegan 
585 
618 
67,323 
170 
5,189 
Alpena 
222 
242 
23,795 
58 
3,463 
Antrim 
195 
211 
23,869 
90 
6,596 
Arenac 
195 
200 
25,338 
76 
6,735 
Baraga 
22 
22 
4,735 
5 
(D) 
Barry 
534 
567 
69,212 
166 
11,000 
Bay 
225 
231 
37,926 
68 
3,280 
Benzie 
79 
89 
4,790 
31 
1,175 
Berrien 
522 
559 
52,423 
180 
7,516 
Branch 
408 
425 
60,496 
104 
8,797 
Calhoun 
487 
530 
77,426 
133 
11,718 
Cass 
372 
381 
45,166 
119 
11,690 
Charlevoix 
155 
161 
12,950 
63 
4,397 
Cheboygan 
149 
154 
15,165 
35 
2,606 
Chippewa 
188 
195 
32,187 
51 
5,342 
Clare 
214 
223 
25,835 
50 
6,866 
Clinton 
427 
436 
64,878 
115 
6,131 
Crawford 
25 
27 
1,448 
11 
729 
Delta 
127 
134 
24,352 
33 
4,158 
Dickinson 
79 
83 
12,595 
16 
1,566 
Eaton 
555 
574 
76,466 
188 
13,816 
Emmet 
113 
119 
12,228 
37 
2,159 
Genesee 
379 
408 
32,393 
155 
7,381 
Gladwin 
253 
264 
24,243 
77 
6,945 
Gogebic 
39 
43 
3,033 
10 
558 
Grand Traverse 
265 
281 
19,262 
85 
3,922 
Gratiot 
258 
267 
69,791 
55 
3,677 
Hillsdale 
637 
655 
86,180 
195 
13,288 
Houghton 
101 
102 
17,525 
42 
5,389 
Huron 
383 
399 
106,445 
107 
15,895 
Ingham 
429 
452 
40,034 
176 
4,885 
Ionia 
461 
492 
59,761 
144 
11,385 
Iosco 
145 
153 
14,121 
52 
2,995 
Iron 
54 
57 
5,432 
16 
1,480 
Isabella 
337 
352 
38,763 
116 
7,588 
Jackson 
528 
549 
52,847 
181 
8,872 
Kalamazoo 
359 
377 
50,190 
136 
7,157 
Kalkaska 
129 
135 
9,647 
68 
4,393 
Kent 
530 
547 
35,665 
188 
8,030 
Keweenaw 
6 
6 
318 
2 
(D) 
Lake 
109 
113 
12,230 
48 
3,390 
Lapeer 
632 
697 
57,133 
220 
16,210 
Leelanau 
232 
251 
20,872 
70 
6,414 
Lenawee 
608 
626 
103,091 
160 
10,020 
Livingston 
414 
444 
29,588 
207 
8,767 
Luce 
27 
27 
4,253 
16 
1,394 
Mackinac 
50 
52 
7,159 
18 
1,285 
Macomb 
237 
256 
15,113 
99 
5,096 
Manistee 
155 
167 
16,038 
52 
4,964 
Marquette 
111 
120 
14,397 
50 
3,007 
Mason 
196 
211 
21,411 
66 
6,318 
Mecosta 
364 
374 
44,160 
102 
10,247 
Menominee 
160 
171 
33,202 
48 
4,963 
Midland 
233 
240 
19,255 
84 
3,237 
Missaukee 
189 
200 
24,697 
46 
4,221 
Monroe 
366 
389 
43,162 
109 
7,097 
Montcalm 
449 
471 
77,767 
113 
6,815 
Montmorency 
70 
74 
10,414 
20 
3,304 
Muskegon 
249 
257 
19,642 
75 
1,879 
Newaygo 
461 
473 
41,971 
145 
9,331 
Oakland 
360 
391 
17,723 
161 
5,115 
Oceana 
271 
279 
46,688 
85 
10,830 
Ogemaw 
130 
133 
28,903 
57 
5,436 
Ontonagon 
54 
56 
12,623 
12 
2,831 
Osceola 
336 
348 
44,237 
92 
10,645 
Oscoda 
64 
68 
4,505 
10 
704 
Otsego 
93 
95 
13,735 
38 
5,851 
Ottawa 
544 
562 
50,946 
153 
13,278 
Presque Isle 
113 
115 
22,374 
33 
4,860 
Roscommon 
35 
37 
2,426 
5 
218 
Saginaw 
435 
464 
70,863 
109 
10,835 
St. Clair 
482 
507 
47,814 
191 
15,318 
St. Joseph 
413 
435 
67,586 
112 
6,054 
Sanilac 
516 
535 
139,807 
111 
19,897 
Schoolcraft 
31 
33 
2,918 
8 
442 
Shiawassee 
457 
472 
79,847 
149 
9,243 
Tuscola 
482 
504 
68,292 
131 
7,848 
Van Buren 
514 
535 
49,363 
175 
10,769 
Washtenaw 
598 
645 
47,540 
240 
11,467 
Wayne 
157 
177 
5,303 
72 
1,161 
Wexford 
163 
178 
10,811 
60 
2,940 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
606 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
