Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Erie 
Fairfield 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallia 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
755 
345 
1,184 
504 
388 
825 
957 
2007 
726 
403 
1,112 
585 
429 
763 
993 
acres, 2012 
140,902 
83,330 
206,699 
196,529 
62,017 
195,356 
115,838 
2007 
138,140 
84,085 
177,772 
218,250 
59,601 
183,913 
116,945 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
546 
249 
826 
361 
268 
595 
683 
2007 
534 
316 
737 
408 
282 
565 
656 
acres, 2012 
119,971 
67,519 
152,888 
173,795 
51,535 
173,769 
29,190 
TENURE 
2007 
116,206 
72,734 
127,033 
191,318 
48,311 
165,376 
25,832 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
517 
201 
855 
275 
280 
457 
776 
2007 
513 
225 
784 
345 
306 
417 
747 
acres, 2012 
27,053 
9,932 
63,807 
32,347 
19,049 
28,870 
72,624 
2007 
30,416 
12,621 
49,202 
50,066 
13,100 
29,122 
71,059 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
324 
111 
516 
145 
166 
234 
518 
2007 
334 
139 
450 
195 
174 
233 
463 
acres, 2012 
13,288 
3,859 
30,428 
20,460 
11,062 
15,621 
12,808 
2007 
15,347 
7,184 
17,993 
35,917 
4,875 
18,829 
13,080 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
187 
120 
277 
178 
77 
313 
162 
2007 
167 
150 
263 
188 
82 
306 
219 
acres, 2012 
94,221 
65,727 
130,075 
134,712 
38,959 
149,956 
41,479 
2007 
94,809 
63,857 
116,191 
135,892 
41,742 
144,244 
39,829 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
32,786 
30,945 
55,264 
52,841 
9,980 
60,840 
22,551 
2007 
23,383 
27,885 
40,303 
48,675 
10,231 
47,620 
19,805 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
61,435 
34,782 
74,811 
81,871 
28,979 
89,116 
18,928 
2007 
71,426 
35,972 
75,888 
87,217 
31,511 
96,624 
20,024 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
179 
115 
266 
171 
73 
310 
151 
2007 
158 
150 
238 
175 
77 
297 
175 
acres, 2012 
87,658 
56,916 
110,881 
124,590 
36,657 
142,228 
15,866 
2007 
89,090 
58,294 
98,416 
124,888 
39,696 
136,672 
1 1 ,539 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
51 
24 
52 
51 
31 
55 
19 
2007 
46 
28 
65 
52 
41 
40 
27 
acres, 2012 
19,628 
7,671 
12,817 
29,470 
4,009 
16,530 
1,735 
2007 
12,915 
7,607 
12,379 
32,292 
4,759 
10,547 
6,057 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
43 
23 
44 
45 
29 
51 
14 
2007 
42 
27 
49 
38 
31 
35 
18 
acres, 2012 
19,025 
6,744 
11,579 
28,745 
3,816 
15,920 
516 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,769 
7,256 
10,624 
30,513 
3,740 
9,875 
1,213 
Total operators 
number 
1,199 
538 
1,903 
690 
601 
1,151 
1,414 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
390 
198 
619 
357 
217 
551 
581 
2 operators 
313 
121 
467 
120 
146 
233 
316 
3 operators 
33 
20 
82 
19 
18 
35 
44 
4 operators 
12 
3 
8 
5 
3 
3 
11 
5 or more operators 
7 
3 
8 
3 
4 
3 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
404 
141 
554 
148 
201 
256 
401 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
362 
121 
482 
127 
165 
243 
342 
2 operators 
21 
7 
36 
6 
15 
5 
22 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,113 
605 
1,763 
830 
665 
1,076 
1,458 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
409 
237 
624 
386 
233 
497 
608 
2 operators 
266 
139 
393 
163 
175 
223 
324 
3 operators 
40 
21 
74 
27 
14 
40 
52 
4 operators 
6 
4 
9 
8 
2 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
12 
1 
5 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
375 
168 
509 
196 
223 
228 
429 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
334 
148 
433 
172 
208 
220 
383 
2 operators 
16 
10 
30 
12 
4 
4 
20 
3 operators 
3 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
623 
299 
1,011 
450 
308 
762 
862 
2007 
590 
340 
952 
521 
339 
709 
882 
acres, 2012 
134,105 
82,067 
193,163 
191,359 
53,048 
191,426 
105,943 
2007 
129,356 
79,591 
165,461 
207,956 
54,840 
176,654 
108,495 
Female 
farms, 2012 
132 
46 
173 
54 
80 
63 
95 
2007 
136 
63 
160 
64 
90 
54 
111 
acres, 2012 
6,797 
1,263 
13,536 
5,170 
8,969 
3,930 
9,895 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,784 
4,494 
12,311 
10,294 
4,761 
7,259 
8,450 
Farming 
2012 
331 
166 
511 
285 
157 
353 
373 
2007 
307 
172 
452 
313 
181 
314 
332 
Other 
2012 
424 
179 
673 
219 
231 
472 
584 
Place of residence: 
2007 
419 
231 
660 
272 
248 
449 
661 
On farm operated 
2012 
625 
277 
1,025 
391 
284 
689 
864 
2007 
594 
330 
937 
500 
321 
610 
880 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
130 
68 
159 
113 
104 
136 
93 
2007 
132 
73 
175 
85 
108 
153 
113 
--continued 
610 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
