Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nevada 
Churchill 
Clark 
Douglas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
4,137 
672 
252 
255 
2007 
3,131 
529 
193 
179 
acres, 2012 
5,913,761 
197,232 
15,620 
100,944 
2007 
5,865,392 
131,448 
88,381 
91,046 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,047 
410 
100 
135 
2007 
1,572 
345 
54 
88 
acres, 2012 
582,494 
49,554 
2,690 
16,142 
TENURE 
2007 
504,311 
32,543 
2,733 
(D) 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
3,227 
511 
200 
197 
2007 
2,490 
381 
160 
144 
acres, 2012 
4,462,979 
128,895 
12,279 
83,985 
2007 
3,803,488 
84,362 
82,202 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,440 
278 
61 
104 
2007 
1,163 
244 
40 
61 
acres, 2012 
335,717 
18,302 
1,770 
10,940 
2007 
286,280 
16,704 
1,420 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
631 
130 
41 
39 
2007 
465 
120 
20 
32 
acres, 2012 
1,221,527 
65,624 
3,089 
12,951 
2007 
1,968,715 
39,782 
(D) 
61,542 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
753,907 
34,333 
1,306 
9,509 
2007 
1,093,122 
11,907 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
467,620 
31,291 
1,783 
3,442 
2007 
875,593 
27,875 
4,011 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
460 
108 
32 
28 
2007 
335 
90 
13 
24 
acres, 2012 
220,735 
29,115 
863 
4,967 
2007 
199,137 
14,694 
(D) 
7,811 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
279 
31 
11 
19 
2007 
176 
28 
13 
3 
acres, 2012 
229,255 
2,713 
252 
4,008 
2007 
93,189 
7,304 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
147 
24 
7 
3 
2007 
74 
11 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
26,042 
2,137 
57 
235 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
18,894 
1,145 
(D) 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
6,880 
1,045 
488 
408 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
337 
102 
115 
2 operators 
1,930 
306 
128 
130 
3 operators 
266 
26 
11 
9 
4 operators 
34 
2 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
30 
1 
7 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
2,701 
384 
201 
195 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
366 
150 
168 
2 operators 
135 
9 
8 
12 
3 operators 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
7 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,117 
811 
302 
273 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,543 
278 
94 
95 
2 operators 
1,338 
231 
90 
75 
3 operators 
181 
15 
8 
8 
4 operators 
42 
4 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
27 
1 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
1,781 
301 
110 
116 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,562 
261 
108 
102 
2 operators 
95 
20 
1 
7 
3 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
3,243 
558 
165 
176 
2007 
2,530 
422 
145 
122 
acres, 2012 
5,599,587 
189,250 
12,680 
97,662 
2007 
5,700,187 
123,777 
87,482 
82,536 
Female 
farms, 2012 
894 
114 
87 
79 
2007 
601 
107 
48 
57 
acres, 2012 
314,174 
7,982 
2,940 
3,282 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
165,205 
7,671 
899 
8,510 
Farming 
2012 
2,194 
365 
118 
159 
2007 
1,650 
264 
78 
88 
Other 
2012 
1,943 
307 
134 
96 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,481 
265 
115 
91 
On farm eperated 
2012 
3,588 
615 
213 
219 
2007 
2,658 
483 
139 
148 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
549 
57 
39 
36 
2007 
473 
46 
54 
31 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nevada 321 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
