Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
2007 
29,524 
431 
695 
655 
302 
715 
308 
acres, 2012 
59,758,917 
1,380,888 
3,148,871 
2,204,248 
476,797 
791,295 
1,778,011 
2007 
61,388,462 
1,239,068 
2,899,620 
2,330,605 
474,892 
793,628 
1,698,363 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,894 
257 
258 
340 
177 
430 
170 
2007 
16,441 
226 
393 
377 
160 
422 
205 
acres, 2012 
9,533,929 
131,384 
167,983 
312,990 
84,875 
74,397 
97,893 
TENURE 
2007 
9,163,867 
121,277 
216,718 
283,782 
69,460 
72,347 
141,887 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
18,143 
330 
257 
292 
203 
488 
187 
2007 
18,812 
308 
348 
373 
224 
487 
153 
acres, 2012 
20,729,151 
656,963 
1,657,146 
778,092 
244,014 
373,317 
639,655 
2007 
19,813,476 
609,144 
1,020,175 
805,388 
261,773 
251,153 
496,993 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8,493 
187 
97 
145 
109 
274 
82 
2007 
8,387 
152 
146 
164 
102 
251 
86 
acres, 2012 
2,255,992 
65,882 
47,540 
89,584 
22,390 
29,381 
43,213 
2007 
2,138,357 
67,226 
39,541 
75,479 
28,775 
22,441 
51,676 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
7,664 
76 
203 
189 
66 
183 
115 
2007 
8,480 
94 
258 
220 
65 
174 
126 
acres, 2012 
34,006,452 
697,641 
1,255,903 
1,095,836 
186,004 
392,957 
999,468 
2007 
36,633,471 
610,593 
1,724,522 
1,219,411 
202,384 
487,730 
1,060,006 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
20,473,370 
499,558 
608,588 
727,751 
127,175 
251,010 
669,288 
2007 
21,557,255 
389,056 
826,701 
717,412 
138,335 
263,571 
624,982 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,533,082 
198,083 
647,315 
368,085 
58,829 
141,947 
330,180 
2007 
15,076,216 
221,537 
897,821 
501,999 
64,049 
224,159 
435,024 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,051 
56 
136 
152 
53 
130 
73 
2007 
6,825 
64 
203 
180 
51 
140 
105 
acres, 2012 
6,199,108 
59,504 
109,493 
164,314 
31,446 
36,942 
49,213 
2007 
6,118,248 
49,538 
152,872 
169,828 
35,104 
42,005 
85,057 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,201 
24 
67 
65 
18 
55 
25 
2007 
2,232 
29 
89 
62 
13 
54 
29 
acres, 2012 
5,023,314 
26,284 
235,822 
330,320 
46,779 
25,021 
138,888 
2007 
4,941,515 
19,331 
154,923 
305,806 
10,735 
54,745 
141,364 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,350 
14 
25 
43 
15 
26 
15 
2007 
1,229 
10 
44 
33 
7 
31 
14 
acres, 2012 
1,078,829 
5,998 
10,950 
59,092 
31,039 
8,074 
5,467 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
907,262 
4,513 
24,305 
38,475 
5,581 
7,901 
5,154 
Total operators 
number 
45,246 
770 
854 
921 
505 
1,207 
581 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,029 
170 
266 
264 
120 
341 
140 
2 operators 
11,717 
199 
207 
224 
137 
320 
137 
3 operators 
1,699 
49 
44 
43 
19 
41 
38 
4 operators 
383 
8 
8 
9 
4 
19 
10 
5 or more operators 
180 
4 
2 
6 
7 
5 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
15,478 
253 
265 
299 
172 
432 
182 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
13,587 
221 
233 
271 
142 
373 
167 
2 operators 
727 
16 
16 
14 
7 
18 
6 
3 operators 
97 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
1 
4 operators 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
46,903 
743 
1,010 
1,092 
516 
1,154 
580 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,521 
198 
448 
340 
129 
348 
113 
2 operators 
11,605 
175 
195 
236 
141 
312 
145 
3 operators 
1,805 
45 
40 
56 
25 
41 
32 
4 operators 
399 
8 
8 
14 
5 
11 
14 
5 or more operators 
194 
5 
4 
9 
2 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
15,795 
225 
285 
385 
175 
427 
217 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
13,817 
195 
244 
326 
163 
383 
167 
2 operators 
765 
15 
16 
19 
3 
19 
19 
3 operators 
104 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2 
4 
4 operators 
22 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
8 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
23,765 
378 
430 
460 
251 
599 
300 
2007 
24,938 
381 
594 
549 
247 
578 
267 
acres, 2012 
55,362,277 
1,303,781 
2,985,527 
1,853,004 
436,083 
720,260 
1,730,791 
2007 
57,521,013 
1,139,994 
2,679,534 
2,217,728 
408,163 
730,500 
1,615,099 
Female 
farms, 2012 
4,243 
52 
97 
86 
36 
127 
27 
2007 
4,586 
50 
101 
106 
55 
137 
41 
acres, 2012 
4,396,640 
77,107 
163,344 
351,244 
40,714 
71,035 
47,220 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,867,449 
99,074 
220,086 
112,877 
66,729 
63,128 
83,264 
Farming 
2012 
15,434 
243 
266 
367 
156 
414 
250 
2007 
14,957 
214 
369 
369 
171 
335 
223 
Other 
2012 
12,574 
187 
261 
179 
131 
312 
77 
Place of residence: 
2007 
14,567 
217 
326 
286 
131 
380 
85 
On farm operated 
2012 
22,057 
361 
455 
416 
228 
597 
275 
2007 
22,624 
357 
527 
450 
247 
593 
232 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
5,951 
69 
72 
130 
59 
129 
52 
2007 
6,900 
74 
168 
205 
55 
122 
76 
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458 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
