Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
2007 
854 
370 
306 
1,280 
675 
299 
350 
acres, 2012 
1,597,982 
371,205 
1,034,416 
555,766 
843,160 
897,946 
47,284 
2007 
1,697,232 
391,248 
838,477 
637,306 
971,240 
904,327 
51,885 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
465 
149 
218 
757 
389 
205 
187 
2007 
450 
130 
214 
797 
350 
203 
186 
acres, 2012 
530,450 
25,871 
184,405 
65,374 
63,637 
285,883 
7,506 
TENURE 
2007 
470,007 
21,453 
185,601 
64,033 
71,234 
286,818 
8,723 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
435 
334 
152 
884 
555 
144 
284 
2007 
481 
292 
154 
934 
516 
152 
304 
acres, 2012 
366,725 
283,394 
175,457 
257,022 
170,398 
220,381 
32,950 
2007 
416,491 
207,271 
221,161 
307,217 
371,470 
305,555 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
160 
108 
78 
564 
290 
63 
157 
2007 
141 
89 
90 
558 
240 
77 
164 
acres, 2012 
70,731 
18,756 
19,726 
20,739 
15,136 
51,833 
5,321 
2007 
78,638 
(D) 
42,440 
19,825 
38,279 
84,757 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
310 
55 
126 
229 
121 
112 
33 
2007 
296 
64 
117 
270 
140 
110 
30 
acres, 2012 
1,138,128 
82,529 
767,621 
199,220 
612,972 
560,414 
(D) 
2007 
1,124,501 
180,014 
503,297 
215,116 
592,758 
490,805 
11,928 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
657,468 
54,677 
413,023 
75,267 
502,246 
382,221 
7,256 
2007 
629,310 
100,313 
299,235 
69,290 
453,819 
282,096 
4,752 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
480,660 
27,852 
354,598 
123,953 
110,726 
178,193 
(D) 
2007 
495,191 
79,701 
204,062 
145,826 
138,939 
208,709 
7,176 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
271 
39 
112 
175 
83 
105 
26 
2007 
259 
39 
104 
203 
104 
97 
21 
acres, 2012 
416,683 
(D) 
145,767 
40,918 
44,137 
195,690 
(D) 
2007 
338,441 
7,787 
122,238 
36,946 
31,930 
168,934 
2,428 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
57 
12 
46 
43 
27 
48 
8 
2007 
77 
14 
35 
76 
19 
37 
16 
acres, 2012 
93,129 
5,282 
91,338 
99,524 
59,790 
117,151 
(D) 
2007 
156,240 
3,963 
114,019 
114,973 
7,012 
107,967 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
2 
28 
18 
16 
37 
4 
2007 
50 
2 
20 
36 
6 
29 
1 
acres, 2012 
43,036 
(D) 
18,912 
3,717 
4,364 
38,360 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
52,928 
(D) 
20,923 
7,262 
1,025 
33,127 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
1,168 
723 
518 
1,869 
1,155 
495 
535 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
489 
152 
156 
532 
303 
157 
157 
2 operators 
269 
198 
143 
558 
371 
114 
146 
3 operators 
36 
39 
24 
54 
17 
27 
15 
4 operators 
7 
6 
1 
6 
5 
5 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
6 
- 
6 
7 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
347 
287 
173 
712 
456 
156 
199 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
313 
246 
152 
642 
405 
148 
169 
2 operators 
13 
19 
9 
27 
14 
4 
4 
3 operators 
- 
1 
1 
4 
5 
- 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
" 
1 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,246 
630 
464 
2,040 
1,064 
455 
554 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
525 
159 
171 
610 
352 
178 
180 
2 operators 
278 
175 
112 
609 
279 
92 
151 
3 operators 
42 
26 
23 
44 
28 
24 
12 
4 operators 
8 
8 
- 
11 
13 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
- 
6 
3 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
399 
237 
130 
755 
394 
123 
206 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
364 
211 
111 
680 
325 
103 
177 
2 operators 
13 
10 
8 
24 
28 
10 
9 
3 operators 
3 
2 
1 
9 
3 
- 
1 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
697 
321 
281 
936 
600 
252 
271 
2007 
717 
307 
277 
1,072 
565 
262 
295 
acres, 2012 
1,495,680 
353,973 
899,628 
531,635 
806,000 
846,322 
41,579 
2007 
1,545,848 
368,650 
801,637 
613,248 
940,433 
859,036 
45,871 
Female 
farms, 2012 
105 
80 
43 
220 
103 
52 
54 
2007 
137 
63 
29 
208 
110 
37 
55 
acres, 2012 
102,302 
17,232 
134,788 
24,131 
37,160 
51,624 
5,705 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
151,384 
22,598 
36,840 
24,058 
30,807 
45,291 
6,014 
Farming 
2012 
430 
163 
215 
525 
257 
226 
124 
2007 
432 
127 
212 
565 
267 
196 
118 
Other 
2012 
372 
238 
109 
631 
446 
78 
201 
Place of residence: 
2007 
422 
243 
94 
715 
408 
103 
232 
On farm operated 
2012 
544 
344 
266 
1,045 
625 
192 
307 
2007 
539 
305 
242 
1,103 
597 
195 
319 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
258 
57 
58 
111 
78 
112 
18 
2007 
315 
65 
64 
177 
78 
104 
31 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 461 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
