Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
2007 
63,163 
1,289 
534 
794 
824 
1,173 
1,980 
acres, 2012 
7,704,444 
171,305 
34,837 
129,090 
55,795 
209,795 
233,744 
2007 
7,809,244 
174,595 
38,023 
122,275 
67,075 
210,990 
222,119 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42,981 
881 
277 
550 
419 
892 
1,541 
2007 
44,269 
917 
309 
569 
525 
866 
1,446 
acres, 2012 
3,957,000 
112,966 
9,639 
54,733 
23,878 
88,692 
172,239 
TENURE 
2007 
3,942,079 
107,626 
8,689 
53,691 
24,426 
96,886 
155,396 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
40,788 
813 
359 
576 
510 
822 
1,169 
2007 
44,616 
861 
466 
582 
672 
793 
1,204 
acres, 2012 
3,451,715 
54,899 
25,103 
66,612 
31,808 
110,415 
63,045 
2007 
3,570,352 
61,004 
30,121 
62,056 
42,881 
108,349 
65,877 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25,995 
533 
226 
355 
307 
545 
734 
2007 
27,309 
537 
248 
373 
389 
512 
748 
acres, 2012 
945,255 
22,583 
5,547 
15,298 
8,218 
27,720 
28,989 
2007 
993,603 
22,245 
5,020 
15,239 
9,289 
29,627 
27,940 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
14,335 
294 
50 
166 
120 
327 
642 
2007 
14,333 
340 
50 
186 
128 
321 
581 
acres, 2012 
3,775,692 
93,804 
8,720 
57,440 
23,237 
88,151 
146,525 
2007 
3,764,432 
96,550 
7,272 
55,754 
22,999 
91,572 
134,660 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,926,263 
44,212 
3,410 
27,581 
11,336 
51,401 
69,530 
2007 
1,901,252 
47,334 
3,322 
28,682 
12,122 
51,502 
66,350 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1 ,849,429 
49,592 
5,310 
29,859 
11,901 
36,750 
76,995 
2007 
1,863,180 
49,216 
3,950 
27,072 
10,877 
40,070 
68,310 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,470 
279 
40 
161 
103 
292 
607 
2007 
13,524 
308 
43 
174 
126 
309 
545 
acres, 2012 
2,653,659 
71,872 
3,579 
36,456 
15,403 
54,615 
123,844 
2007 
2,601,170 
70,747 
3,282 
35,131 
14,706 
59,131 
110,026 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4,186 
81 
19 
41 
16 
61 
228 
2007 
4,214 
88 
18 
26 
24 
59 
195 
acres, 2012 
477,037 
22,602 
1,014 
5,038 
750 
1 1 ,229 
24,174 
2007 
474,460 
17,041 
630 
4,465 
1,195 
11,069 
21,582 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,516 
69 
11 
34 
9 
55 
200 
2007 
3,436 
72 
18 
22 
10 
45 
153 
acres, 2012 
358,086 
18,511 
513 
2,979 
257 
6,357 
19,406 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
347,306 
14,634 
387 
3,321 
431 
8,128 
17,430 
Total operators 
number 
92,341 
1,953 
675 
1,251 
1,051 
1,940 
3,243 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32,632 
577 
225 
411 
340 
627 
1,041 
2 operators 
22,068 
491 
166 
309 
226 
481 
838 
3 operators 
3,618 
97 
31 
46 
69 
78 
136 
4 operators 
649 
15 
5 
7 
6 
14 
17 
5 or more operators 
342 
8 
1 
10 
5 
10 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
28,026 
591 
249 
368 
361 
564 
1,007 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,933 
492 
182 
312 
271 
504 
869 
2 operators 
1,679 
42 
32 
21 
39 
27 
63 
3 operators 
185 
5 
1 
2 
- 
2 
4 
4 operators 
34 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
94,500 
1,991 
807 
1,201 
1,255 
1,776 
3,148 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
37,997 
743 
333 
466 
486 
684 
1,072 
2 operators 
20,705 
435 
157 
268 
271 
400 
733 
3 operators 
3,418 
88 
33 
49 
53 
72 
143 
4 operators 
727 
11 
5 
6 
9 
11 
21 
5 or more operators 
316 
12 
6 
5 
5 
6 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
27,139 
561 
281 
323 
423 
495 
962 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,648 
497 
233 
279 
339 
453 
826 
2 operators 
1,422 
23 
13 
22 
39 
21 
57 
3 operators 
161 
2 
6 
- 
2 
- 
6 
4 operators 
26 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
10 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
50,849 
1,005 
326 
686 
526 
1,070 
1,722 
2007 
54,613 
1,105 
411 
694 
679 
1,017 
1,708 
acres, 2012 
7,134,324 
157,594 
29,098 
121,515 
49,251 
194,756 
218,910 
2007 
7,224,026 
162,920 
32,145 
114,206 
59,368 
192,499 
206,784 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8,460 
183 
102 
97 
120 
140 
317 
2007 
8,550 
184 
123 
100 
145 
156 
272 
acres, 2012 
570,120 
13,711 
5,739 
7,575 
6,544 
15,039 
14,834 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
585,218 
11,675 
5,878 
8,069 
7,707 
18,491 
15,335 
Farming 
2012 
30,638 
605 
178 
329 
307 
612 
1,252 
2007 
28,751 
598 
210 
343 
282 
587 
1,080 
Other 
2012 
28,671 
583 
250 
454 
339 
598 
787 
Place of residence: 
2007 
34,412 
691 
324 
451 
542 
586 
900 
On farm operated 
2012 
50,860 
951 
333 
664 
589 
1,014 
1,662 
2007 
54,020 
1,081 
408 
695 
700 
1,009 
1,673 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
8,449 
237 
95 
119 
57 
196 
377 
2007 
9,143 
208 
126 
99 
124 
164 
307 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 529 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
