Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Centre 
Chester 
Clarion 
Clearfield 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Crawford 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,192 
1,730 
652 
533 
469 
944 
1,351 
2007 
1,146 
1,733 
872 
473 
537 
962 
1,468 
acres, 2012 
162,041 
164,495 
115,976 
69,250 
52,715 
122,743 
227,731 
2007 
148,464 
166,891 
132,140 
62,721 
56,626 
122,621 
232,093 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
909 
1,138 
490 
382 
348 
579 
989 
2007 
872 
1,158 
581 
377 
368 
523 
1,074 
acres, 2012 
74,491 
99,513 
50,316 
27,496 
24,787 
68,450 
115,536 
TENURE 
2007 
71 ,629 
102,863 
46,431 
24,726 
26,142 
65,166 
114,671 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
822 
1,161 
482 
386 
318 
657 
891 
2007 
810 
1,165 
678 
328 
414 
712 
944 
acres, 2012 
84,646 
62,238 
59,284 
36,521 
27,506 
48,000 
83,549 
2007 
75,024 
63,414 
73,591 
30,709 
33,535 
52,518 
85,212 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
562 
637 
338 
245 
205 
318 
561 
2007 
570 
661 
403 
237 
252 
286 
588 
acres, 2012 
20,309 
18,727 
14,449 
8,138 
7,091 
1 1 ,827 
18,551 
2007 
20,857 
21,533 
15,706 
7,948 
9,365 
10,280 
21,042 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
267 
359 
152 
120 
102 
236 
421 
2007 
258 
364 
179 
120 
88 
205 
485 
acres, 2012 
63,698 
82,999 
53,826 
31,219 
20,641 
68,099 
136,673 
2007 
67,242 
85,958 
56,529 
29,968 
19,839 
63,045 
141,775 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,007 
29,761 
27,983 
13,827 
12,174 
32,208 
72,107 
2007 
36,628 
29,404 
32,450 
15,305 
12,778 
28,395 
73,197 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
29,691 
53,238 
25,843 
17,392 
8,467 
35,891 
64,566 
2007 
30,614 
56,554 
24,079 
14,663 
7,061 
34,650 
68,578 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
254 
335 
136 
113 
101 
220 
393 
2007 
247 
328 
163 
120 
81 
200 
454 
acres, 2012 
43,456 
67,304 
34,078 
18,221 
14,361 
51,404 
91,071 
2007 
46,344 
68,130 
29,537 
15,548 
14,341 
49,002 
90,980 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
103 
210 
18 
27 
49 
51 
39 
2007 
78 
204 
15 
25 
35 
45 
39 
acres, 2012 
19,258 
2,866 
1,510 
4,568 
6,644 
7,509 
2007 
6,198 
17,519 
2,020 
2,044 
3,252 
7,058 
5,106 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
93 
166 
16 
24 
42 
41 
35 
2007 
55 
169 
15 
20 
35 
37 
32 
acres, 2012 
10,726 
13,482 
1,789 
1,137 
3,335 
5,219 
5,914 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,428 
13,200 
1,188 
1,230 
2,436 
5,884 
2,649 
Total operators 
number 
1,940 
2,998 
986 
812 
670 
1,345 
2,169 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
578 
829 
375 
329 
285 
619 
688 
2 operators 
510 
687 
229 
151 
171 
273 
552 
3 operators 
90 
145 
40 
37 
10 
40 
78 
4 operators 
7 
29 
7 
10 
2 
7 
23 
5 or more operators 
7 
40 
1 
6 
1 
5 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
604 
1,135 
258 
221 
178 
391 
680 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
535 
854 
232 
175 
174 
358 
594 
2 operators 
27 
90 
13 
23 
2 
15 
37 
3 operators 
5 
31 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,833 
2,778 
1,191 
680 
793 
1,347 
2,329 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
609 
930 
605 
300 
320 
637 
790 
2 operators 
435 
651 
227 
141 
182 
280 
555 
3 operators 
65 
109 
31 
30 
32 
35 
85 
4 operators 
28 
26 
6 
2 
2 
8 
28 
5 or more operators 
9 
17 
3 
- 
1 
2 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
542 
948 
289 
170 
241 
387 
713 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
465 
763 
258 
144 
227 
354 
590 
2 operators 
31 
64 
11 
13 
7 
15 
51 
3 operators 
5 
17 
3 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
996 
1,252 
597 
465 
436 
810 
1,138 
2007 
999 
1,360 
776 
417 
453 
791 
1,257 
acres, 2012 
146,919 
142,623 
1 1 1 ,398 
62,189 
50,342 
109,243 
211,330 
2007 
138,768 
145,739 
123,667 
58,135 
51,961 
110,395 
219,187 
Female 
farms, 2012 
196 
478 
55 
68 
33 
134 
213 
2007 
147 
373 
96 
56 
84 
171 
211 
acres, 2012 
15,122 
21,872 
4,578 
7,061 
2,373 
13,500 
16,401 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,696 
21,152 
8,473 
4,586 
4,665 
12,226 
12,906 
Farming 
2012 
684 
1,050 
256 
240 
239 
376 
696 
2007 
507 
932 
282 
177 
252 
370 
754 
Other 
2012 
508 
680 
396 
293 
230 
568 
655 
Place of residence: 
2007 
639 
801 
590 
296 
285 
592 
714 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,039 
1,476 
556 
435 
415 
799 
1,240 
2007 
986 
1,440 
742 
380 
445 
789 
1,338 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
153 
254 
96 
98 
54 
145 
111 
2007 
160 
293 
130 
93 
92 
173 
130 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 531 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
