Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Madison 
Mahoning 
Marion 
Medina 
Meigs 
Mercer 
Miami 
Monroe 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
699 
578 
578 
920 
588 
1,208 
1,068 
823 
2007 
718 
578 
654 
951 
551 
1,302 
1,048 
636 
acres, 2012 
263,275 
74,966 
189,210 
94,978 
75,801 
273,152 
184,233 
111,161 
2007 
247,913 
64,082 
206,832 
95,493 
77,755 
293,026 
196,943 
99,306 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
531 
442 
402 
636 
451 
957 
849 
620 
2007 
536 
440 
461 
655 
426 
1,023 
833 
505 
acres, 2012 
235,000 
51,384 
163,671 
69,073 
20,269 
242,939 
160,378 
24,654 
TENURE 
2007 
215,459 
41,656 
179,015 
69,048 
19,570 
258,038 
173,166 
22,908 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
390 
361 
344 
633 
449 
704 
688 
655 
2007 
419 
380 
408 
682 
414 
754 
691 
450 
acres, 2012 
46,217 
20,490 
35,576 
24,736 
49,092 
66,686 
35,776 
66,620 
2007 
53,836 
20,698 
44,012 
31,409 
48,222 
66,804 
35,044 
53,787 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
233 
240 
178 
371 
324 
464 
494 
470 
2007 
250 
252 
226 
405 
302 
498 
488 
334 
acres, 2012 
27,646 
7,597 
19,348 
9,805 
9,242 
50,559 
22,268 
12,179 
2007 
32,493 
8,010 
26,998 
14,535 
8,963 
49,758 
22,474 
9,190 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
254 
193 
195 
249 
123 
435 
308 
154 
2007 
233 
181 
195 
220 
123 
480 
283 
169 
acres, 2012 
175,931 
51,883 
140,298 
65,878 
24,715 
190,172 
130,576 
42,837 
2007 
160,671 
41,313 
145,118 
57,473 
28,656 
210,165 
141,223 
43,661 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
56,336 
20,834 
59,710 
24,542 
15,042 
95,635 
41,021 
24,918 
2007 
46,036 
20,605 
59,540 
23,615 
17,297 
98,962 
42,015 
26,896 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
119,595 
31,049 
80,588 
41,336 
9,673 
94,537 
89,555 
17,919 
2007 
114,635 
20,708 
85,578 
33,858 
11,359 
1 1 1 ,203 
99,208 
16,765 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
248 
186 
189 
235 
113 
429 
292 
138 
2007 
227 
177 
190 
209 
110 
467 
275 
158 
acres, 2012 
167,179 
42,089 
131,050 
55,755 
10,226 
176,784 
121,346 
1 1 ,639 
2007 
151,115 
32,331 
134,565 
48,569 
10,070 
193,010 
131,584 
13,130 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
55 
24 
39 
38 
16 
69 
72 
14 
2007 
66 
17 
51 
49 
14 
68 
74 
17 
acres, 2012 
41,127 
2,593 
13,336 
4,364 
1,994 
16,294 
17,881 
1,704 
2007 
33,406 
2,071 
17,702 
6,611 
877 
16,057 
20,676 
1,858 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
16 
35 
30 
14 
64 
63 
12 
2007 
59 
11 
45 
41 
14 
58 
70 
13 
acres, 2012 
40,175 
1,698 
13,273 
3,513 
801 
15,596 
16,764 
836 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
31,851 
1,315 
1 7,452 
5,944 
537 
15,270 
19,108 
588 
Total operators 
number 
1,017 
919 
843 
1,479 
888 
1,850 
1 ,566 
1,317 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
424 
301 
372 
463 
350 
728 
652 
405 
2 operators 
233 
227 
162 
377 
203 
361 
352 
354 
3 operators 
41 
40 
30 
67 
26 
94 
51 
55 
4 operators 
1 
6 
13 
10 
2 
16 
8 
8 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
1 
3 
7 
9 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
240 
270 
195 
500 
261 
369 
410 
389 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
220 
216 
167 
432 
231 
337 
363 
347 
2 operators 
10 
15 
11 
26 
15 
11 
22 
21 
3 operators 
- 
8 
2 
4 
- 
2 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,043 
914 
963 
1,520 
773 
1,980 
1,581 
956 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
454 
303 
410 
486 
363 
788 
623 
369 
2 operators 
227 
229 
195 
403 
164 
406 
340 
223 
3 operators 
30 
37 
38 
38 
18 
82 
66 
37 
4 operators 
1 
6 
7 
15 
5 
16 
15 
5 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
4 
9 
1 
10 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
267 
268 
201 
520 
197 
396 
427 
247 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
227 
221 
186 
454 
178 
376 
357 
230 
2 operators 
10 
22 
6 
25 
7 
7 
35 
2 
3 operators 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
2 
- 
3 
4 operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
638 
525 
501 
752 
495 
1,148 
955 
748 
2007 
632 
501 
573 
785 
489 
1,234 
936 
599 
acres, 2012 
254,334 
71,756 
180,919 
90,528 
65,767 
266,940 
177,823 
104,150 
2007 
240,135 
60,097 
203,134 
90,477 
70,258 
283,675 
187,088 
94,507 
Female 
farms, 2012 
61 
53 
77 
168 
93 
60 
113 
75 
2007 
86 
77 
81 
166 
62 
68 
112 
37 
acres, 2012 
8,941 
3,210 
8,291 
4,450 
10,034 
6,212 
6,410 
7,011 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,778 
3,985 
3,698 
5,016 
7,497 
9,351 
9,855 
4,799 
Farming 
2012 
372 
279 
242 
462 
313 
544 
446 
345 
2007 
372 
263 
283 
426 
243 
675 
450 
294 
Other 
2012 
327 
299 
336 
458 
275 
664 
622 
478 
Place of residence: 
2007 
346 
315 
371 
525 
308 
627 
598 
342 
On farm operated 
2012 
550 
503 
416 
823 
548 
965 
896 
710 
2007 
588 
520 
496 
851 
504 
1,088 
910 
559 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
149 
75 
162 
97 
40 
243 
172 
113 
2007 
130 
58 
158 
100 
47 
214 
138 
77 
--continued 
614 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
