Table 46. Women Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Land in farms 
Flarvested cropland 
Market 
value of 
agricultural 
products 
sold 
($1 ,000) 
Farms by economic class and primary occupation 
Farming 
Other than farming 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
306 
(D) 
161 
3,150 
6,192 
68 
53 
71 
24 
46 
44 
Counties 
Bristol 
7 
122 
4 
(D) 
134 
2 
_ 
4 
1 
_ 
_ 
Kent 
15 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
165 
4 
- 
3 
3 
4 
1 
Newport 
70 
2,550 
41 
998 
1,817 
15 
9 
17 
1 
8 
20 
Providence 
97 
(D) 
55 
242 
1,114 
23 
26 
12 
10 
10 
16 
Washington 
117 
5,054 
57 
1,748 
2,963 
24 
18 
35 
9 
24 
7 
Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator ' 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
698 
762 
29,216 
306 
(D) 
Counties 
Bristol 
13 
13 
564 
7 
122 
Kent 
44 
44 
1,695 
15 
(D) 
Newport 
135 
144 
4,957 
70 
2,550 
Providence 
249 
284 
10,146 
97 
(D) 
Washington 
257 
277 
1 1 ,854 
117 
5,054 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 48. Women Principal Operators - Tenure: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Total 
farms 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
306 
227 
(D) 
1,210 
46 
2,710 
986 
33 
1,206 
954 
Counties 
Bristol 
7 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Kent 
15 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
Newport 
70 
50 
1,215 
(D) 
12 
1,111 
564 
8 
224 
(D) 
Providence 
97 
80 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
56 
(D) 
Washington 
117 
84 
3,264 
23 
909 
418 
10 
881 
(D) 
Table 49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Spanish, 
Hispanic, or Latino operator ' 
Farms with a Spanish, Hispanic, 
or Latino principal operator 
Farms 
Spanish, Hispanic, 
or Latino operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
17 
17 
1,510 
9 
818 
Counties 
Bristol 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Kent 
6 
6 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Newport 
5 
5 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Providence 
4 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
Washington 
2 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
256 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
