Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Licking 
Logan 
Lorain 
Lucas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,374 
214 
592 
1,484 
868 
768 
330 
2007 
1,270 
259 
649 
1,427 
956 
873 
372 
acres, 2012 
186,047 
17,125 
64,575 
224,015 
212,937 
122,692 
63,022 
2007 
198,244 
16,065 
65,740 
225,792 
201,306 
124,100 
62,906 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
984 
162 
374 
1,152 
592 
569 
249 
2007 
914 
203 
400 
1,051 
636 
607 
274 
acres, 2012 
118,527 
6,731 
12,181 
153,019 
164,639 
97,595 
58,387 
TENURE 
2007 
129,393 
7,316 
10,816 
157,367 
153,016 
95,619 
56,865 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,001 
164 
490 
1,114 
599 
473 
189 
2007 
890 
208 
493 
1,013 
663 
602 
216 
acres, 2012 
67,893 
10,501 
45,300 
73,606 
61,045 
27,291 
7,182 
2007 
67,570 
8,495 
43,218 
65,218 
57,978 
32,725 
7,382 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
640 
116 
287 
807 
345 
286 
112 
2007 
556 
155 
271 
671 
373 
346 
124 
acres, 2012 
22,996 
2,303 
6,481 
27,162 
28,827 
13,177 
4,269 
2007 
24,907 
3,155 
5,131 
25,053 
25,823 
16,242 
3,729 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
321 
39 
90 
330 
226 
249 
109 
2007 
323 
40 
137 
352 
237 
240 
120 
acres, 2012 
113,348 
6,210 
17,474 
140,404 
144,416 
90,066 
50,127 
2007 
119,001 
6,897 
21,370 
144,710 
134,221 
84,552 
51,621 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
50,616 
3,324 
1 1 ,090 
54,124 
56,450 
41,945 
17,434 
2007 
46,735 
3,079 
13,313 
55,249 
49,541 
32,928 
19,668 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
62,732 
2,886 
6,384 
86,280 
87,966 
48,121 
32,693 
2007 
72,266 
3,818 
8,057 
89,461 
84,680 
51,624 
31,953 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
308 
38 
80 
313 
210 
244 
107 
2007 
309 
37 
118 
330 
216 
232 
116 
acres, 2012 
92,094 
4,148 
4,826 
116,926 
129,392 
79,585 
48,599 
2007 
94,799 
3,643 
5,423 
120,638 
118,972 
73,187 
49,403 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
52 
11 
12 
40 
43 
46 
32 
2007 
57 
11 
19 
62 
56 
31 
36 
acres, 2012 
4,806 
414 
1,801 
10,005 
7,476 
5,335 
5,713 
2007 
1 1 ,673 
673 
1,152 
15,864 
9,107 
6,823 
3,903 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
8 
7 
32 
37 
39 
30 
2007 
49 
11 
11 
50 
47 
29 
34 
acres, 2012 
3,437 
280 
874 
8,931 
6,420 
4,833 
5,519 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
9,687 
518 
262 
1 1 ,676 
8,221 
6,190 
3,733 
Total operators 
number 
2,160 
385 
867 
2,264 
1,300 
1,230 
493 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
704 
99 
356 
825 
516 
413 
209 
2 operators 
594 
82 
211 
562 
292 
290 
92 
3 operators 
46 
27 
21 
81 
54 
47 
22 
4 operators 
22 
1 
- 
10 
5 
8 
3 
5 or more operators 
8 
5 
4 
6 
1 
10 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
701 
147 
229 
717 
346 
353 
118 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
625 
102 
219 
641 
299 
320 
100 
2 operators 
29 
19 
5 
33 
22 
12 
6 
3 operators 
6 
1 
- 
2 
1 
3 
2 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,952 
428 
920 
2,148 
1,385 
1,453 
553 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
710 
140 
415 
836 
587 
428 
221 
2 operators 
468 
93 
200 
492 
318 
357 
129 
3 operators 
69 
18 
31 
83 
46 
62 
18 
4 operators 
18 
3 
3 
9 
4 
16 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
5 
- 
7 
1 
10 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
611 
150 
252 
644 
369 
469 
166 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
545 
112 
232 
575 
320 
394 
137 
2 operators 
27 
14 
10 
30 
23 
33 
10 
3 operators 
4 
2 
- 
3 
1 
3 
3 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,219 
161 
534 
1,216 
780 
649 
287 
2007 
1,099 
210 
584 
1,201 
855 
724 
306 
acres, 2012 
176,052 
15,830 
59,709 
208,573 
205,026 
116,604 
61,997 
2007 
189,401 
14,998 
61,406 
209,339 
191,995 
120,003 
58,459 
Female 
farms, 2012 
155 
53 
58 
268 
88 
119 
43 
2007 
171 
49 
65 
226 
101 
149 
66 
acres, 2012 
9,995 
1,295 
4,866 
15,442 
7,911 
6,088 
1,025 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,843 
1,067 
4,334 
16,453 
9,311 
4,097 
4,447 
Farming 
2012 
613 
119 
248 
591 
340 
356 
192 
2007 
509 
117 
258 
603 
353 
367 
164 
Other 
2012 
761 
95 
344 
893 
528 
412 
138 
Place of residence: 
2007 
761 
142 
391 
824 
603 
506 
208 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,164 
159 
509 
1,309 
694 
655 
253 
2007 
1,092 
208 
575 
1,251 
778 
746 
277 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
210 
55 
83 
175 
174 
113 
77 
2007 
178 
51 
74 
176 
178 
127 
95 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 613 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
