Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lawrence 
Lebanon 
Lehigh 
Luzerne 
Lycoming 
McKean 
Mercer 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
5,657 
659 
1,219 
486 
556 
1,207 
290 
1,185 
2007 
5,462 
708 
1,193 
516 
610 
1,211 
313 
1,210 
acres, 2012 
439,481 
80,468 
121,413 
76,331 
60,930 
158,462 
36,297 
163,148 
2007 
425,336 
92,391 
113,486 
84,643 
66,577 
160,456 
41,466 
171,860 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,618 
505 
929 
337 
357 
824 
195 
875 
2007 
4,370 
550 
817 
374 
399 
813 
228 
925 
acres, 2012 
315,137 
42,006 
93,293 
61,368 
27,392 
61,018 
10,446 
86,482 
TENURE 
2007 
303,222 
52,580 
82,220 
69,011 
28,327 
66,365 
11,319 
94,618 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
3,209 
466 
736 
295 
420 
929 
217 
811 
2007 
3,099 
459 
723 
331 
456 
859 
234 
804 
acres, 2012 
159,793 
35,296 
33,013 
11,550 
30,415 
93,843 
21,961 
63,620 
2007 
144,909 
35,257 
31,402 
13,372 
32,608 
89,799 
24,998 
65,607 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,307 
323 
476 
168 
226 
568 
136 
520 
2007 
2,173 
322 
411 
211 
253 
488 
157 
537 
acres, 2012 
90,254 
10,685 
18,347 
4,621 
5,262 
20,320 
3,652 
17,622 
2007 
82,003 
12,635 
14,333 
4,364 
5,947 
18,410 
4,667 
18,640 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1,490 
171 
375 
125 
108 
231 
57 
332 
2007 
1,345 
209 
343 
119 
126 
282 
66 
344 
acres, 2012 
208,919 
42,751 
79,693 
55,797 
28,304 
58,672 
13,682 
94,023 
2007 
209,562 
53,861 
67,127 
63,386 
28,110 
64,203 
15,312 
99,016 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
120,040 
24,054 
43,315 
13,605 
13,158 
36,163 
8,155 
51,069 
2007 
111,973 
30,971 
37,755 
18,663 
12,867 
34,191 
9,592 
49,835 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
88,879 
18,697 
36,378 
42,192 
15,146 
22,509 
5,527 
42,954 
2007 
97,589 
22,890 
29,372 
44,723 
15,243 
30,012 
5,720 
49,181 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,437 
163 
366 
114 
106 
211 
51 
318 
2007 
1,274 
196 
317 
117 
118 
264 
64 
335 
acres, 2012 
171,301 
30,146 
68,395 
48,579 
20,316 
36,263 
6,577 
64,497 
2007 
167,738 
38,021 
55,681 
57,431 
17,659 
42,747 
6,439 
71,304 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
958 
22 
108 
66 
28 
47 
16 
42 
2007 
1,018 
40 
127 
66 
28 
70 
13 
62 
acres, 2012 
70,769 
2,421 
8,707 
8,984 
2,211 
5,947 
654 
5,505 
2007 
70,865 
3,273 
14,957 
7,885 
5,859 
6,454 
1,156 
7,237 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
874 
19 
87 
55 
25 
45 
8 
37 
2007 
923 
32 
89 
46 
28 
61 
7 
53 
acres, 2012 
53,582 
1,175 
6,551 
8,168 
1,814 
4,435 
217 
4,363 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
53,481 
1,924 
12,206 
7,216 
4,721 
5,208 
213 
4,674 
Total operators 
number 
8,687 
997 
1,964 
762 
825 
1,767 
465 
1,847 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,129 
371 
630 
272 
351 
745 
137 
650 
2 operators 
2,158 
243 
479 
175 
157 
408 
133 
445 
3 operators 
287 
40 
84 
27 
36 
42 
19 
73 
4 operators 
50 
5 
15 
7 
8 
9 
- 
9 
5 or more operators 
33 
- 
11 
5 
4 
3 
1 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
2,627 
275 
584 
252 
245 
496 
152 
571 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,101 
241 
499 
198 
202 
447 
152 
488 
2 operators 
232 
17 
32 
24 
20 
23 
- 
31 
3 operators 
18 
- 
7 
2 
1 
1 
- 
4 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
7,922 
1,059 
1,815 
817 
941 
1,792 
491 
1,851 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,437 
417 
707 
304 
362 
744 
155 
681 
2 operators 
1,686 
241 
403 
153 
191 
384 
141 
437 
3 operators 
277 
40 
59 
40 
41 
70 
15 
76 
4 operators 
39 
10 
15 
14 
10 
10 
1 
12 
5 or more operators 
23 
- 
9 
5 
6 
3 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
1,900 
293 
479 
251 
266 
472 
161 
540 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,743 
269 
442 
181 
227 
418 
153 
463 
2 operators 
69 
12 
17 
29 
15 
18 
4 
34 
3 operators 
5 
- 
1 
4 
3 
6 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
5,097 
579 
1,087 
362 
454 
1,049 
244 
1,032 
2007 
5,065 
627 
1,069 
429 
498 
1,062 
268 
1,067 
acres, 2012 
418,285 
74,866 
116,147 
71,677 
53,813 
147,038 
33,639 
151,103 
2007 
410,960 
87,188 
109,117 
81,686 
58,849 
151,001 
37,884 
160,745 
Female 
farms, 2012 
560 
80 
132 
124 
102 
158 
46 
153 
2007 
397 
81 
124 
87 
112 
149 
45 
143 
acres, 2012 
21,196 
5,602 
5,266 
4,654 
7,117 
1 1 ,424 
2,658 
12,045 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,376 
5,203 
4,369 
2,957 
7,728 
9,455 
3,582 
11,115 
Farming 
2012 
4,083 
332 
718 
273 
235 
531 
107 
535 
2007 
3,501 
328 
654 
258 
245 
501 
114 
570 
Other 
2012 
1,574 
327 
501 
213 
321 
676 
183 
650 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,961 
380 
539 
258 
365 
710 
199 
640 
On farm operated 
2012 
5,174 
598 
1,013 
399 
440 
982 
253 
1,052 
2007 
4,937 
648 
1,048 
407 
480 
979 
279 
1,097 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
483 
61 
206 
87 
116 
225 
37 
133 
2007 
525 
60 
145 
109 
130 
232 
34 
113 
--continued 
534 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
