Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
2007 
1,550 
836 
79 
376 
1,609 
1,220 
84 
acres, 2012 
154,879 
129,378 
4,725 
23,488 
168,634 
112,871 
8,283 
2007 
157,388 
89,533 
4,361 
33,258 
173,125 
140,688 
10,728 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,122 
558 
36 
213 
1,096 
674 
46 
2007 
1,117 
537 
40 
262 
1,108 
859 
55 
acres, 2012 
109,879 
54,617 
(D) 
7,745 
83,798 
40,337 
2,082 
TENURE 
2007 
104,747 
56,657 
944 
9,373 
77,909 
54,592 
2,691 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
946 
546 
49 
215 
1,049 
730 
43 
2007 
1,150 
580 
60 
314 
1,251 
970 
73 
acres, 2012 
55,639 
77,442 
2,802 
15,874 
75,347 
72,124 
(D) 
2007 
64,340 
33,622 
3,151 
22,734 
86,834 
87,805 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
692 
328 
16 
159 
745 
506 
33 
2007 
748 
301 
29 
208 
787 
638 
45 
acres, 2012 
26,879 
12,405 
(D) 
(D) 
19,177 
19,594 
(D) 
2007 
28,965 
10,968 
668 
4,529 
21,246 
22,693 
1,227 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
321 
185 
14 
51 
335 
174 
11 
2007 
297 
189 
10 
50 
318 
202 
9 
acres, 2012 
80,609 
39,391 
1,128 
(D) 
87,684 
35,684 
(D) 
2007 
76,639 
42,397 
621 
9,869 
81,953 
49,256 
2,467 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
37,893 
17,681 
738 
3,663 
54,140 
15,438 
(D) 
2007 
33,869 
19,788 
133 
5,640 
50,881 
22,197 
1,526 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,716 
21,710 
390 
(D) 
33,544 
20,246 
(D) 
2007 
42,770 
22,609 
488 
4,229 
31,072 
27,059 
941 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
309 
168 
14 
50 
315 
149 
11 
2007 
284 
181 
8 
49 
295 
189 
9 
acres, 2012 
67,087 
31,243 
(D) 
4,381 
59,753 
19,294 
1,259 
2007 
62,733 
33,486 
(D) 
4,573 
53,841 
30,188 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
148 
80 
13 
5 
38 
37 
2 
2007 
103 
67 
9 
12 
40 
48 
2 
acres, 2012 
18,631 
12,545 
795 
(D) 
5,603 
5,063 
(D) 
2007 
16,409 
13,514 
589 
655 
4,338 
3,627 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
121 
62 
6 
4 
36 
19 
2 
2007 
85 
55 
3 
5 
26 
32 
1 
acres, 2012 
15,913 
10,969 
166 
(D) 
4,868 
1,449 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
13,049 
12,203 
(D) 
271 
2,822 
1,711 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
2,115 
1,207 
128 
404 
2,187 
1,411 
92 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
831 
482 
44 
163 
766 
537 
22 
2 operators 
484 
277 
23 
89 
568 
346 
32 
3 operators 
87 
42 
6 
15 
73 
52 
2 
4 operators 
11 
7 
- 
3 
11 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
3 
1 
4 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
596 
368 
52 
136 
704 
433 
33 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
537 
313 
36 
113 
615 
385 
33 
2 operators 
20 
22 
5 
10 
43 
21 
- 
3 operators 
5 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,251 
1,255 
120 
524 
2,307 
1,734 
122 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
979 
526 
48 
251 
1,021 
807 
51 
2 operators 
471 
247 
21 
107 
496 
338 
28 
3 operators 
80 
40 
10 
15 
77 
56 
5 
4 operators 
13 
15 
- 
1 
13 
12 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
8 
- 
2 
2 
7 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
649 
366 
47 
142 
671 
475 
37 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
548 
307 
39 
136 
605 
417 
37 
2 operators 
43 
19 
4 
3 
25 
29 
- 
3 operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,267 
703 
47 
222 
1,160 
785 
45 
2007 
1,336 
719 
61 
325 
1,362 
1,019 
71 
acres, 2012 
150,216 
124,223 
3,467 
20,501 
147,072 
96,120 
7,221 
2007 
147,158 
83,799 
(D) 
29,274 
152,148 
126,717 
7,468 
Female 
farms, 2012 
148 
108 
29 
49 
262 
156 
11 
2007 
214 
117 
18 
51 
247 
201 
13 
acres, 2012 
4,663 
5,155 
1,258 
2,987 
21,562 
16,751 
1,062 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,230 
5,734 
(D) 
3,984 
20,977 
13,971 
3,260 
Farming 
2012 
751 
364 
37 
91 
693 
450 
23 
2007 
690 
342 
29 
97 
638 
457 
27 
Other 
2012 
664 
447 
39 
180 
729 
491 
33 
Place of residence: 
2007 
860 
494 
50 
279 
971 
763 
57 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,220 
579 
60 
238 
1,243 
758 
48 
2007 
1,308 
693 
50 
335 
1,377 
1,038 
74 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
195 
232 
16 
33 
179 
183 
8 
2007 
242 
143 
29 
41 
232 
182 
10 
--continued 
532 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
