Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Adair 
Alfalfa 
Atoka 
Beaver 
Beckham 
Blaine 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
80,245 
1,129 
645 
1,103 
965 
1,016 
798 
2007 
86,565 
1,202 
695 
1,218 
952 
1,053 
862 
acres, 2012 
34,356,110 
252,140 
545,223 
353,158 
1,115,852 
567,886 
521,986 
2007 
35,087,269 
249,280 
542,813 
408,444 
1,128,871 
519,503 
585,908 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40,246 
635 
458 
592 
252 
309 
538 
2007 
46,224 
715 
436 
724 
271 
388 
590 
acres, 2012 
8,074,733 
37,201 
276,936 
44,776 
145,259 
84,842 
188,974 
TENURE 
2007 
7,650,080 
45,809 
195,686 
58,050 
168,445 
89,650 
197,486 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
51,605 
765 
304 
799 
583 
679 
358 
2007 
56,948 
888 
370 
856 
610 
698 
416 
acres, 2012 
11,318,232 
130,041 
125,468 
203,482 
263,517 
208,949 
117,980 
2007 
12,637,776 
153,803 
116,789 
212,825 
270,230 
213,772 
123,378 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22,442 
396 
171 
391 
82 
122 
177 
2007 
26,711 
510 
164 
487 
81 
186 
198 
acres, 2012 
2,089,182 
18,559 
55,258 
24,128 
34,236 
13,144 
37,312 
2007 
2,276,184 
26,333 
33,730 
32,646 
37,658 
21,688 
33,482 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
23,702 
310 
279 
256 
319 
282 
336 
2007 
24,270 
253 
266 
304 
280 
279 
349 
acres, 2012 
20,792,070 
113,700 
387,514 
141,927 
788,440 
329,206 
369,271 
2007 
20,166,877 
82,855 
393,021 
171,381 
768,898 
284,955 
424,740 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,283,876 
52,436 
166,155 
72,780 
407,486 
157,873 
172,197 
2007 
9,060,328 
44,636 
139,791 
90,126 
354,455 
142,909 
179,161 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,508,194 
61,264 
221,359 
69,147 
380,954 
171,333 
197,074 
2007 
11,106,549 
38,219 
253,230 
81,255 
414,443 
142,046 
245,579 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,550 
222 
245 
168 
155 
173 
275 
2007 
17,092 
176 
235 
214 
175 
174 
320 
acres, 2012 
5,393,629 
17,648 
202,647 
19,059 
102,136 
69,529 
135,149 
2007 
4,846,417 
16,623 
144,189 
24,189 
121,532 
61,781 
145,385 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4,938 
54 
62 
48 
63 
55 
104 
2007 
5,347 
61 
59 
58 
62 
76 
97 
acres, 2012 
2,245,808 
8,399 
32,241 
7,749 
63,895 
29,731 
34,735 
2007 
2,282,616 
12,622 
33,003 
24,238 
89,743 
20,776 
37,790 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,254 
17 
42 
33 
15 
14 
86 
2007 
2,421 
29 
37 
23 
15 
28 
72 
acres, 2012 
591,922 
994 
19,031 
1,589 
8,887 
2,169 
16,513 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
527,479 
2,853 
17,767 
1,215 
9,255 
6,181 
18,619 
Total operators 
number 
121,603 
1,777 
1,021 
1,642 
1,386 
1,479 
1,129 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
44,139 
554 
369 
627 
612 
617 
525 
2 operators 
32,009 
509 
217 
426 
303 
357 
225 
3 operators 
3,321 
60 
50 
40 
33 
33 
38 
4 operators 
561 
5 
1 
8 
16 
3 
10 
5 or more operators 
215 
1 
8 
2 
1 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
39,216 
595 
269 
533 
463 
424 
267 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,806 
555 
227 
495 
383 
393 
245 
2 operators 
1,418 
20 
9 
13 
31 
5 
11 
3 operators 
151 
- 
4 
4 
6 
3 
- 
4 operators 
23 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
131,232 
1,823 
1,013 
1,862 
1,385 
1,535 
1,271 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
48,253 
653 
456 
657 
591 
642 
525 
2 operators 
33,587 
486 
189 
503 
302 
353 
280 
3 operators 
3,700 
56 
35 
45 
49 
49 
47 
4 operators 
724 
5 
4 
7 
7 
7 
7 
5 or more operators 
301 
2 
11 
6 
3 
2 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
42,820 
607 
256 
614 
507 
458 
320 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
38,848 
554 
221 
566 
451 
419 
282 
2 operators 
1,615 
22 
11 
24 
18 
15 
19 
3 operators 
175 
3 
3 
- 
4 
3 
- 
4 operators 
23 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
24 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
71,169 
1,012 
605 
964 
783 
913 
720 
2007 
75,716 
1,056 
619 
1,086 
728 
903 
756 
acres, 2012 
31,886,673 
230,627 
529,883 
327,669 
1,015,134 
529,946 
475,860 
2007 
32,477,705 
226,185 
510,688 
376,804 
1,009,735 
475,533 
551,583 
Female 
farms, 2012 
9,076 
117 
40 
139 
182 
103 
78 
2007 
10,849 
146 
76 
132 
224 
150 
106 
acres, 2012 
2,469,437 
21,513 
15,340 
25,489 
100,718 
37,940 
46,126 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,609,564 
23,095 
32,125 
31,640 
119,136 
43,970 
34,325 
Farming 
2012 
33,790 
494 
358 
408 
316 
335 
432 
2007 
36,052 
527 
368 
578 
333 
338 
411 
Other 
2012 
46,455 
635 
287 
695 
649 
681 
366 
Place of residence: 
2007 
50,513 
675 
327 
640 
619 
715 
451 
On farm operated 
2012 
61,952 
998 
342 
936 
569 
626 
456 
2007 
65,968 
1,079 
331 
1,056 
498 
578 
485 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
18,293 
131 
303 
167 
396 
390 
342 
2007 
20,597 
123 
364 
162 
454 
475 
377 
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524 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
