Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Androscoggin 
Aroostook 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
2007 
8,136 
378 
1,246 
630 
388 
acres, 2012 
1,454,104 
59,446 
350,911 
62,701 
49,442 
2007 
1 ,347,566 
50,844 
375,568 
51,727 
40,748 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,325 
333 
560 
448 
212 
2007 
5,189 
293 
545 
404 
205 
acres, 2012 
400,960 
18,919 
146,957 
16,286 
8,573 
TENURE 
2007 
393,738 
16,960 
126,782 
15,202 
9,482 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
6,126 
285 
630 
547 
312 
2007 
6,074 
261 
949 
448 
289 
acres, 2012 
789,217 
29,541 
160,493 
37,598 
28,015 
2007 
737,642 
23,059 
187,443 
32,721 
23,045 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,662 
184 
312 
311 
161 
2007 
3,497 
187 
276 
267 
138 
acres, 2012 
105,480 
5,111 
31,429 
7,178 
2,934 
2007 
105,159 
3,916 
19,006 
5,722 
2,343 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
1,581 
104 
240 
148 
51 
2007 
1,681 
95 
252 
139 
79 
acres, 2012 
617,930 
29,350 
182,137 
23,212 
20,214 
2007 
569,648 
27,497 
178,674 
16,462 
16,736 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
415,697 
19,339 
113,013 
14,053 
16,450 
2007 
373,539 
18,339 
113,617 
8,852 
1 1 ,777 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
202,233 
10,011 
69,124 
9,159 
3,764 
2007 
196,109 
9,158 
65,057 
7,610 
4,959 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,376 
81 
229 
119 
43 
2007 
1,492 
87 
239 
114 
61 
acres, 2012 
280,912 
13,445 
108,769 
8,441 
5,181 
2007 
274,473 
12,876 
100,738 
8,272 
6,602 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
466 
74 
25 
23 
25 
2007 
381 
22 
45 
43 
20 
acres, 2012 
46,957 
555 
8,281 
1,891 
1,213 
2007 
40,276 
288 
9,451 
2,544 
967 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
287 
68 
19 
18 
8 
2007 
200 
19 
30 
23 
6 
acres, 2012 
14,568 
363 
6,759 
667 
458 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
14,106 
168 
7,038 
1,208 
537 
Total operators 
number 
13,406 
707 
1,456 
1,237 
626 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,782 
253 
446 
282 
193 
2 operators 
3,787 
182 
374 
370 
161 
3 operators 
445 
24 
45 
55 
26 
4 operators 
119 
3 
23 
7 
7 
5 or more operators 
40 
1 
7 
4 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
5,494 
323 
454 
526 
270 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,712 
287 
412 
456 
219 
2 operators 
348 
18 
21 
31 
24 
3 operators 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
13,063 
638 
1,859 
1,056 
652 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,995 
157 
750 
289 
162 
2 operators 
3,575 
195 
413 
271 
196 
3 operators 
431 
19 
63 
63 
22 
4 operators 
88 
6 
12 
2 
8 
5 or more operators 
47 
1 
8 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
5,153 
259 
541 
494 
270 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,398 
219 
485 
376 
228 
2 operators 
303 
20 
19 
45 
15 
3 operators 
40 
- 
6 
8 
4 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
5,792 
285 
726 
511 
279 
2007 
6,093 
283 
1,072 
401 
286 
acres, 2012 
1,223,247 
50,980 
297,400 
49,739 
42,454 
2007 
1,195,735 
45,912 
347,182 
41,114 
35,326 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,381 
178 
169 
207 
109 
2007 
2,043 
95 
174 
229 
102 
acres, 2012 
230,857 
8,466 
53,511 
12,962 
6,988 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
151,831 
4,932 
28,386 
10,613 
5,422 
Farming 
2012 
3,964 
261 
393 
334 
133 
2007 
3,540 
198 
437 
253 
184 
Other 
2012 
4,209 
202 
502 
384 
255 
Place of residence: 
2007 
4,596 
180 
809 
377 
204 
On farm operated 
2012 
6,941 
359 
673 
613 
355 
2007 
6,924 
329 
888 
551 
348 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1,232 
104 
222 
105 
33 
2007 
1,212 
49 
358 
79 
40 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maine 329 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
