Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Baker 
Benton 
Clackamas 
Clatsop 
Columbia 
Coos 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
35,439 
645 
886 
3,745 
199 
751 
654 
2007 
38,553 
688 
906 
3,989 
229 
805 
746 
acres, 2012 
16,301,578 
710,789 
123,975 
162,667 
16,382 
56,668 
157,496 
2007 
16,399,647 
711,809 
114,558 
182,743 
21,198 
57,758 
145,675 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,316 
404 
499 
2,375 
107 
445 
378 
2007 
22,131 
380 
527 
2,508 
122 
462 
438 
acres, 2012 
2,966,351 
82,258 
63,178 
72,975 
4,030 
16,276 
13,719 
TENURE 
2007 
3,037,261 
70,398 
68,239 
86,403 
4,318 
17,092 
14,842 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
27,899 
437 
721 
3,169 
163 
641 
520 
2007 
30,160 
460 
754 
3,352 
173 
666 
598 
acres, 2012 
7,681,240 
254,245 
47,275 
91,667 
10,000 
36,351 
68,515 
2007 
7,449,003 
205,231 
36,847 
91,823 
1 1 ,578 
37,120 
83,489 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,571 
250 
379 
1,903 
76 
373 
295 
2007 
16,153 
223 
415 
2,007 
83 
364 
354 
acres, 2012 
843,147 
30,766 
9,809 
25,717 
1,348 
6,321 
6,291 
2007 
862,003 
21,435 
10,463 
27,547 
1,810 
6,863 
8,675 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,440 
152 
116 
434 
32 
94 
97 
2007 
6,168 
193 
116 
479 
46 
120 
109 
acres, 2012 
7,046,814 
392,203 
67,237 
63,021 
(D) 
19,550 
71,576 
2007 
7,445,870 
458,213 
67,021 
83,154 
7,963 
19,916 
55,275 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,552,085 
213,264 
40,776 
26,445 
2,003 
8,943 
50,972 
2007 
3,853,658 
301,733 
34,326 
36,691 
3,793 
10,002 
30,476 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,494,729 
178,939 
26,461 
36,576 
(D) 
10,607 
20,604 
2007 
3,592,212 
156,480 
32,695 
46,463 
4,170 
9,914 
24,799 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,257 
127 
84 
354 
27 
62 
63 
2007 
4,626 
146 
88 
388 
32 
87 
62 
acres, 2012 
1,636,960 
43,993 
45,850 
41,296 
(D) 
9,456 
6,675 
2007 
1 ,720,872 
47,369 
48,336 
53,099 
(D) 
9,941 
4,697 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,100 
56 
49 
142 
4 
16 
37 
2007 
2,225 
35 
36 
158 
10 
19 
39 
acres, 2012 
1 ,573,524 
64,341 
9,463 
7,979 
(D) 
767 
17,405 
2007 
1,504,774 
48,365 
10,690 
7,766 
1,657 
722 
6,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,488 
27 
36 
118 
4 
10 
20 
2007 
1,352 
11 
24 
113 
7 
11 
22 
acres, 2012 
486,244 
7,499 
7,519 
5,962 
(D) 
499 
753 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
454,386 
1,594 
9,440 
5,757 
(D) 
288 
1,470 
Total operators 
number 
59,237 
1,126 
1,503 
6,119 
318 
1,231 
1,087 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,509 
251 
370 
1,693 
101 
304 
299 
2 operators 
17,279 
329 
453 
1,826 
84 
421 
306 
3 operators 
1,946 
49 
42 
167 
10 
21 
32 
4 operators 
467 
12 
13 
37 
1 
4 
12 
5 or more operators 
238 
4 
8 
22 
3 
1 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
23,306 
453 
631 
2,495 
125 
527 
411 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,260 
390 
537 
2,167 
121 
454 
373 
2 operators 
1,228 
27 
35 
141 
2 
33 
16 
3 operators 
142 
3 
8 
14 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
24 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
64,503 
1,185 
1,546 
6,705 
379 
1,340 
1,295 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,870 
273 
378 
1,727 
101 
312 
298 
2 operators 
18,809 
354 
469 
1,957 
111 
464 
385 
3 operators 
2,090 
48 
39 
235 
12 
18 
40 
4 operators 
541 
10 
11 
40 
5 
9 
15 
5 or more operators 
243 
3 
9 
30 
- 
2 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
25,577 
480 
644 
2,765 
148 
559 
531 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,210 
422 
555 
2,369 
136 
503 
451 
2 operators 
1,386 
29 
28 
160 
6 
28 
23 
3 operators 
138 
- 
11 
20 
- 
- 
4 
4 operators 
26 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
14 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
28,426 
544 
670 
2,935 
145 
597 
518 
2007 
30,298 
549 
678 
3,077 
170 
614 
587 
acres, 2012 
14,864,010 
678,400 
110,147 
142,727 
13,778 
50,905 
137,906 
2007 
14,971,894 
665,353 
104,712 
161,296 
17,656 
51,827 
118,736 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,013 
101 
216 
810 
54 
154 
136 
2007 
8,255 
139 
228 
912 
59 
191 
159 
acres, 2012 
1,437,568 
32,389 
13,828 
19,940 
2,604 
5,763 
19,590 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 ,427,753 
46,456 
9,846 
21,447 
3,542 
5,931 
26,939 
Farming 
2012 
17,684 
390 
410 
1,539 
91 
343 
372 
2007 
17,825 
375 
372 
1,648 
118 
310 
386 
Other 
2012 
17,755 
255 
476 
2,206 
108 
408 
282 
Place of residence: 
2007 
20,728 
313 
534 
2,341 
111 
495 
360 
On farm operated 
2012 
31,405 
578 
806 
3,423 
181 
696 
578 
2007 
34,088 
621 
811 
3,660 
206 
746 
669 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
4,034 
67 
80 
322 
18 
55 
76 
2007 
4,465 
67 
95 
329 
23 
59 
77 
--continued 
410 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
