Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
2007 
65,531 
611 
715 
711 
427 
678 
928 
acres, 2012 
46,137,295 
245,315 
366,176 
220,404 
590,678 
566,088 
334,301 
2007 
46,345,827 
267,409 
367,192 
254,101 
611,493 
558,977 
327,534 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41,927 
444 
545 
497 
238 
456 
580 
2007 
43,553 
402 
548 
554 
238 
470 
606 
acres, 2012 
21,043,596 
109,197 
204,711 
135,865 
161,326 
317,667 
100,019 
TENURE 
2007 
19,886,655 
109,958 
188,164 
157,253 
106,620 
310,717 
96,770 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
35,465 
425 
403 
379 
196 
357 
617 
2007 
38,452 
377 
398 
427 
216 
355 
623 
acres, 2012 
10,448,505 
70,371 
83,287 
79,219 
156,742 
116,729 
127,080 
2007 
10,867,445 
77,245 
77,036 
84,748 
148,639 
98,098 
131,381 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,117 
253 
273 
279 
93 
154 
353 
2007 
20,079 
211 
261 
292 
82 
179 
367 
acres, 2012 
3,407,006 
21,843 
36,091 
41,126 
23,637 
54,063 
25,235 
2007 
3,316,851 
23,996 
31,710 
43,462 
14,763 
48,932 
32,527 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
21,564 
205 
271 
186 
138 
265 
272 
2007 
22,030 
205 
269 
229 
148 
259 
269 
acres, 2012 
31,344,748 
168,602 
266,259 
129,512 
355,311 
410,392 
193,189 
2007 
30,964,176 
181,612 
265,634 
156,284 
386,787 
426,985 
177,377 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,235,028 
65,670 
125,740 
58,465 
114,030 
160,335 
97,305 
2007 
12,200,036 
83,594 
121,211 
76,983 
151,890 
140,370 
86,248 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,109,720 
102,932 
140,519 
71,047 
241,281 
250,057 
95,884 
2007 
18,764,140 
98,018 
144,423 
79,301 
234,897 
286,615 
91,129 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,243 
180 
249 
176 
115 
245 
221 
2007 
19,789 
183 
250 
216 
120 
241 
218 
acres, 2012 
15,376,865 
83,811 
159,875 
86,806 
117,181 
239,919 
69,411 
2007 
14,338,885 
82,681 
146,083 
104,844 
83,958 
241,699 
59,462 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4,744 
20 
33 
46 
44 
72 
14 
2007 
5,049 
29 
48 
55 
63 
64 
36 
acres, 2012 
4,344,042 
6,342 
16,630 
11,673 
78,625 
38,967 
14,032 
2007 
4,514,206 
8,552 
24,522 
13,069 
76,067 
33,894 
18,776 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,567 
11 
23 
42 
30 
57 
6 
2007 
3,685 
8 
37 
46 
36 
50 
21 
acres, 2012 
2,259,725 
3,543 
8,745 
7,933 
20,508 
23,685 
5,373 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,230,919 
3,281 
10,371 
8,947 
7,899 
20,086 
4,781 
Total operators 
number 
92,892 
967 
1,095 
912 
533 
1,019 
1,355 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,864 
384 
394 
368 
262 
416 
493 
2 operators 
21,935 
228 
254 
202 
92 
237 
371 
3 operators 
3,193 
26 
47 
28 
15 
37 
36 
4 operators 
543 
11 
9 
11 
3 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
238 
1 
3 
2 
6 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
26,096 
277 
305 
217 
122 
221 
456 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,630 
246 
259 
193 
106 
197 
430 
2 operators 
978 
14 
20 
3 
8 
12 
13 
3 operators 
121 
1 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
97,150 
865 
1,055 
1,057 
629 
945 
1,388 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,263 
390 
437 
432 
266 
442 
529 
2 operators 
22,249 
194 
232 
228 
134 
209 
349 
3 operators 
3,165 
21 
34 
37 
19 
23 
43 
4 operators 
610 
6 
10 
13 
3 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
244 
- 
2 
1 
5 
" 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
27,416 
261 
286 
257 
164 
227 
438 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
24,827 
238 
254 
231 
145 
211 
392 
2 operators 
977 
7 
13 
13 
8 
8 
14 
3 operators 
144 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
6 
4 operators 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
9 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
54,990 
578 
647 
567 
341 
635 
778 
2007 
57,588 
527 
627 
662 
372 
591 
802 
acres, 2012 
43,966,009 
218,606 
351,162 
216,608 
559,373 
555,481 
300,523 
2007 
43,947,714 
247,182 
343,981 
248,355 
584,359 
541,043 
297,553 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,783 
72 
60 
44 
37 
59 
125 
2007 
7,943 
84 
88 
49 
55 
87 
126 
acres, 2012 
2,171,286 
26,709 
15,014 
3,796 
31,305 
10,607 
33,778 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,398,113 
20,227 
23,211 
5,746 
27,134 
17,934 
29,981 
Farming 
2012 
29,857 
300 
336 
307 
205 
317 
406 
2007 
30,873 
258 
337 
333 
216 
367 
365 
Other 
2012 
31,916 
350 
371 
304 
173 
377 
497 
Place of residence: 
2007 
34,658 
353 
378 
378 
211 
311 
563 
On farm operated 
2012 
42,122 
513 
505 
501 
211 
423 
671 
2007 
44,116 
455 
551 
553 
227 
415 
679 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
19,651 
137 
202 
110 
167 
271 
232 
2007 
21,415 
156 
164 
158 
200 
263 
249 
-continued 
622 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
