Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator ' 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Pennsylvania 
25,706 
27,330 
2,535,032 
8,460 
570,120 
Counties 
Adams 
537 
578 
56,864 
183 
13,711 
Allegheny 
214 
246 
15,459 
102 
5,739 
Armstrong 
337 
360 
37,277 
97 
7,575 
Beaver 
313 
352 
21,121 
120 
6,544 
Bedford 
530 
553 
73,505 
140 
15,039 
Berks 
930 
994 
76,537 
317 
14,834 
Blair 
171 
186 
21,217 
56 
4,382 
Bradford 
634 
665 
106,727 
187 
18,412 
Bucks 
437 
479 
15,341 
235 
5,656 
Butler 
444 
468 
43,187 
160 
9,990 
Cambria 
176 
179 
18,594 
52 
3,082 
Cameron 
13 
13 
1,300 
4 
94 
Carbon 
75 
81 
4,991 
31 
1,147 
Centre 
567 
593 
56,065 
196 
15,122 
Chester 
970 
1,062 
60,535 
478 
21,872 
Clarion 
243 
253 
40,700 
55 
4,578 
Clearfield 
196 
212 
25,264 
68 
7,061 
Clinton 
174 
176 
16,092 
33 
2,373 
Columbia 
370 
383 
41,715 
134 
13,500 
Crawford 
634 
662 
92,896 
213 
16,401 
Cumberland 
563 
586 
41,597 
148 
4,663 
Dauphin 
337 
359 
23,714 
108 
5,155 
Delaware 
42 
47 
2,519 
29 
1,258 
Elk 
124 
134 
9,551 
49 
2,987 
Erie 
656 
696 
62,386 
262 
21,562 
Fayette 
408 
427 
42,195 
156 
16,751 
Forest 
33 
33 
4,637 
11 
1,062 
Franklin 
624 
659 
77,748 
147 
7,151 
Fulton 
246 
255 
33,890 
61 
8,164 
Greene 
399 
424 
45,522 
113 
1 1 ,384 
Fluntingdon 
337 
351 
52,592 
75 
7,112 
Indiana 
460 
477 
44,344 
150 
11,010 
Jefferson 
194 
203 
27,777 
56 
5,441 
Juniata 
314 
331 
38,306 
76 
6,835 
Lackawanna 
117 
128 
10,315 
47 
3,802 
Lancaster 
2,345 
2,566 
145,425 
560 
21,196 
Lawrence 
258 
272 
26,754 
80 
5,602 
Lebanon 
531 
554 
41,392 
132 
5,266 
Lehigh 
221 
242 
15,032 
124 
4,654 
Luzerne 
223 
242 
18,060 
102 
7,117 
Lycoming 
470 
494 
45,563 
158 
1 1 ,424 
McKean 
152 
152 
17,529 
46 
2,658 
Mercer 
523 
559 
52,613 
153 
12,045 
Mifflin 
332 
346 
32,529 
76 
5,262 
Monroe 
135 
147 
7,048 
59 
2,541 
Montgomery 
310 
345 
1 1 ,233 
163 
4,922 
Montour 
188 
199 
1 1 ,795 
53 
3,545 
Northampton 
241 
256 
16,121 
109 
3,424 
Northumberland 
340 
370 
38,101 
106 
4,956 
Perry 
359 
395 
47,309 
125 
11,174 
Philadelphia 
10 
13 
57 
10 
57 
Pike 
30 
32 
3,987 
12 
616 
Potter 
199 
207 
30,826 
60 
8,488 
Schuylkill 
318 
334 
31,762 
77 
4,912 
Snyder 
381 
395 
31,149 
108 
4,572 
Somerset 
461 
488 
67,743 
107 
12,581 
Sullivan 
71 
72 
10,883 
15 
1,717 
Susquehanna 
479 
519 
61,885 
206 
18,445 
Tioga 
498 
518 
80,512 
149 
16,846 
Union 
269 
274 
26,854 
49 
2,197 
Venango 
215 
218 
19,506 
56 
3,929 
Warren 
293 
296 
30,027 
73 
6,925 
Washington 
923 
967 
85,659 
340 
26,178 
Wayne 
338 
362 
45,785 
137 
15,038 
Westmoreland 
598 
645 
52,286 
214 
13,811 
Wyoming 
196 
212 
21,494 
78 
7,727 
York 
980 
1,034 
65,633 
374 
18,846 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
548 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
