Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ohio 
Adams 
Allen 
Ashland 
Ashtabula 
Athens 
Auglaize 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
75,462 
1,351 
904 
1,034 
1,099 
722 
1,040 
2007 
75,861 
1,379 
946 
1,058 
1,127 
585 
1,059 
acres, 2012 
13,960,604 
172,408 
183,186 
152,972 
165,967 
90,473 
210,084 
2007 
13,956,563 
183,961 
187,238 
150,534 
161,698 
82,182 
213,296 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
55,844 
976 
662 
772 
843 
507 
792 
2007 
54,790 
999 
671 
752 
870 
411 
785 
acres, 2012 
10,122,245 
70,945 
155,541 
101,768 
100,299 
22,511 
182,562 
TENURE 
2007 
9,991,007 
72,327 
161,100 
99,326 
93,639 
19,064 
180,880 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
51,153 
1,103 
557 
692 
765 
604 
595 
2007 
51,174 
1,077 
588 
732 
785 
453 
600 
acres, 2012 
4,108,277 
104,635 
46,685 
51,094 
54,234 
58,297 
46,085 
2007 
4,206,870 
108,245 
42,735 
52,235 
60,505 
51,721 
51,682 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
33,082 
758 
337 
455 
538 
400 
355 
2007 
31,797 
715 
328 
442 
550 
295 
342 
acres, 2012 
1 ,699,793 
29,177 
28,790 
18,461 
16,792 
9,566 
29,599 
2007 
1,768,965 
28,295 
26,601 
20,697 
21,719 
7,439 
32,471 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
20,501 
214 
282 
278 
291 
101 
353 
2007 
20,629 
251 
297 
273 
299 
117 
356 
acres, 2012 
8,884,504 
64,482 
122,120 
95,119 
107,834 
28,823 
148,981 
2007 
8,826,308 
72,052 
131,395 
92,186 
96,654 
28,793 
144,391 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,663,399 
30,641 
45,925 
44,187 
57,883 
16,242 
67,450 
2007 
3,423,881 
31,594 
45,709 
42,640 
48,552 
16,255 
58,294 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
5,221,105 
33,841 
76,195 
50,932 
49,951 
12,581 
81,531 
2007 
5,402,427 
40,458 
85,686 
49,546 
48,102 
12,538 
86,097 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,488 
193 
274 
261 
278 
94 
350 
2007 
19,539 
234 
288 
266 
287 
102 
348 
acres, 2012 
7,553,341 
40,152 
113,328 
78,219 
80,452 
1 1 ,279 
138,866 
2007 
7,413,492 
41,875 
122,151 
73,627 
69,511 
10,783 
132,179 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,808 
34 
65 
64 
43 
17 
92 
2007 
4,058 
51 
61 
53 
43 
15 
103 
acres, 2012 
967,823 
3,291 
14,381 
6,759 
3,899 
3,353 
15,018 
2007 
923,385 
3,664 
13,108 
6,113 
4,539 
1,668 
1 7,223 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,274 
25 
51 
56 
27 
13 
87 
2007 
3,454 
50 
55 
44 
33 
14 
95 
acres, 2012 
869,111 
1,616 
13,423 
5,088 
3,055 
1,666 
14,097 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
808,550 
2,157 
12,348 
5,002 
2,409 
842 
16,230 
Total operators 
number 
115,743 
2,071 
1,296 
1,665 
1,724 
1,133 
1,524 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
42,919 
746 
574 
567 
592 
367 
658 
2 operators 
26,924 
522 
280 
361 
428 
314 
312 
3 operators 
4,404 
61 
39 
89 
56 
28 
48 
4 operators 
819 
17 
10 
11 
13 
11 
20 
5 or more operators 
396 
5 
1 
6 
10 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
32,237 
632 
311 
515 
587 
420 
317 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,371 
578 
288 
404 
505 
384 
271 
2 operators 
1,537 
27 
10 
50 
28 
14 
8 
3 operators 
175 
- 
1 
1 
6 
- 
7 
4 operators 
32 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
114,172 
2,092 
1,352 
1,598 
1,723 
883 
1,537 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,153 
808 
616 
612 
605 
324 
660 
2 operators 
25,360 
470 
274 
388 
465 
228 
335 
3 operators 
4,166 
75 
38 
42 
44 
30 
54 
4 operators 
749 
16 
16 
12 
11 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
433 
10 
2 
4 
2 
1 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
31,277 
635 
306 
487 
605 
272 
343 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
27,519 
572 
274 
424 
530 
249 
313 
2 operators 
1,440 
24 
13 
20 
28 
10 
10 
3 operators 
184 
5 
2 
5 
5 
1 
- 
4 operators 
41 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
23 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
66,760 
1,184 
815 
917 
916 
592 
954 
2007 
66,734 
1,173 
860 
916 
905 
512 
963 
acres, 2012 
13,303,841 
156,016 
177,203 
144,817 
152,405 
80,127 
201 ,405 
2007 
13,234,712 
163,991 
180,805 
140,359 
146,272 
75,727 
203,469 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8,702 
167 
89 
117 
183 
130 
86 
2007 
9,127 
206 
86 
142 
222 
73 
96 
acres, 2012 
656,763 
16,392 
5,983 
8,155 
13,562 
10,346 
8,679 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
721,851 
19,970 
6,433 
10,175 
15,426 
6,455 
9,827 
Farming 
2012 
33,140 
503 
388 
484 
514 
273 
442 
2007 
32,676 
560 
358 
459 
567 
220 
433 
Other 
2012 
42,322 
848 
516 
550 
585 
449 
598 
Place of residence: 
2007 
43,185 
819 
588 
599 
560 
365 
626 
On farm operated 
2012 
62,381 
1,130 
685 
884 
939 
643 
760 
2007 
63,535 
1,127 
732 
917 
998 
533 
851 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
13,081 
221 
219 
150 
160 
79 
280 
2007 
12,326 
252 
214 
141 
129 
52 
208 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 607 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
