Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
2007 
10,327 
499 
89 
922 
225 
201 
615 
acres, 2012 
715,057 
29,479 
1,432 
95,899 
7,143 
7,352 
64,526 
2007 
733,450 
30,372 
1,177 
85,790 
8,760 
7,976 
69,489 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,575 
281 
40 
576 
140 
119 
504 
2007 
7,180 
339 
65 
624 
166 
152 
537 
acres, 2012 
408,993 
16,555 
422 
48,795 
3,986 
3,493 
43,892 
TENURE 
2007 
415,542 
15,920 
326 
48,823 
4,211 
3,610 
47,059 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
7,201 
289 
52 
676 
149 
123 
379 
2007 
8,351 
391 
77 
753 
195 
167 
413 
acres, 2012 
303,904 
14,583 
1,361 
51,832 
4,340 
4,034 
17,772 
2007 
310,100 
20,217 
(D) 
41,578 
5,632 
5,003 
16,923 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,977 
197 
32 
454 
114 
97 
311 
2007 
5,560 
273 
57 
489 
140 
128 
352 
acres, 2012 
105,209 
6,534 
360 
14,954 
1,786 
1,512 
8,434 
2007 
109,758 
9,007 
258 
15,074 
(D) 
1,623 
9,065 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1,363 
79 
1 
116 
19 
19 
167 
2007 
1,366 
61 
3 
118 
22 
17 
165 
acres, 2012 
353,109 
12,480 
(D) 
37,023 
2,554 
2,287 
39,037 
2007 
350,079 
8,576 
(D) 
36,849 
3,003 
2,303 
42,454 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
143,956 
8,212 
(D) 
15,244 
1,394 
773 
21,318 
2007 
138,501 
5,155 
(D) 
13,934 
1,292 
884 
22,144 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
209,153 
4,268 
(D) 
21,779 
1,160 
1,514 
17,719 
2007 
211,578 
3,421 
10 
22,915 
1,711 
1,419 
20,310 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,240 
66 
1 
98 
19 
16 
162 
2007 
1,214 
50 
3 
104 
22 
17 
156 
acres, 2012 
263,010 
8,420 
(D) 
28,693 
2,049 
(D) 
29,400 
2007 
256,995 
6,113 
(D) 
27,693 
2,237 
(D) 
32,290 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
507 
34 
7 
46 
7 
10 
37 
2007 
610 
47 
9 
51 
8 
17 
37 
acres, 2012 
58,044 
2,416 
(D) 
7,044 
249 
1,031 
7,717 
2007 
73,271 
1,579 
(D) 
7,363 
125 
670 
10,112 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
358 
18 
7 
24 
7 
6 
31 
2007 
406 
16 
5 
31 
4 
7 
29 
acres, 2012 
40,774 
1,601 
(D) 
5,148 
151 
(D) 
6,058 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
48,789 
800 
(D) 
6,056 
(D) 
(D) 
5,704 
Total operators 
number 
14,574 
641 
116 
1,376 
331 
411 
851 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
199 
25 
396 
68 
73 
362 
2 operators 
3,609 
173 
17 
365 
77 
63 
183 
3 operators 
587 
27 
15 
61 
16 
8 
31 
4 operators 
100 
1 
3 
13 
12 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
49 
2 
3 
2 
6 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
5,028 
190 
40 
490 
124 
78 
228 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
175 
30 
412 
84 
64 
214 
2 operators 
329 
6 
5 
33 
17 
7 
5 
3 operators 
29 
1 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
16,182 
793 
157 
1,436 
351 
290 
907 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,509 
278 
44 
492 
111 
124 
377 
2 operators 
4,027 
167 
28 
364 
106 
66 
201 
3 operators 
653 
47 
13 
53 
5 
10 
27 
4 operators 
91 
4 
2 
8 
2 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
47 
3 
2 
5 
1 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
5,713 
240 
53 
503 
124 
91 
293 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,877 
193 
41 
446 
114 
81 
259 
2 operators 
355 
15 
4 
20 
5 
5 
11 
3 operators 
22 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
8 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
7,239 
336 
47 
653 
137 
125 
507 
2007 
8,066 
401 
77 
712 
175 
152 
498 
acres, 2012 
650,414 
27,858 
1,036 
90,688 
6,334 
6,686 
62,510 
2007 
666,864 
28,143 
1,062 
79,644 
7,881 
6,912 
65,298 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,832 
66 
13 
185 
38 
27 
76 
2007 
2,261 
98 
12 
210 
50 
49 
117 
acres, 2012 
64,643 
1,621 
396 
5,211 
809 
666 
2,016 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
66,586 
2,229 
115 
6,146 
879 
1,064 
4,191 
Farming 
2012 
4,493 
247 
29 
473 
88 
73 
322 
2007 
4,626 
226 
51 
443 
91 
102 
324 
Other 
2012 
4,578 
155 
31 
365 
87 
79 
261 
Place of residence: 
2007 
5,701 
273 
38 
479 
134 
99 
291 
On farm operated 
2012 
7,408 
287 
35 
687 
140 
112 
460 
2007 
8,440 
372 
49 
746 
171 
151 
479 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1,663 
115 
25 
151 
35 
40 
123 
2007 
1,887 
127 
40 
176 
54 
50 
136 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Jersey 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
