Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Malheur 
Marion 
Morrow 
Multnomah 
Polk 
Sherman 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
362 
2,083 
1,113 
2,567 
401 
598 
1,143 
186 
2007 
371 
2,325 
1,250 
2,670 
421 
563 
1,252 
208 
acres, 2012 
30,225 
331,316 
1,076,768 
286,194 
1,165,126 
29,983 
144,748 
513,649 
2007 
31,179 
376,483 
1,170,664 
307,647 
1,104,250 
28,506 
166,663 
514,004 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
160 
1,226 
854 
1,659 
193 
447 
720 
124 
2007 
146 
1,280 
877 
1,736 
195 
408 
779 
122 
acres, 2012 
3,498 
191,573 
179,932 
196,590 
248,356 
13,858 
92,747 
140,215 
TENURE 
2007 
3,545 
215,800 
169,549 
199,832 
245,489 
13,675 
105,829 
127,084 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
310 
1,606 
763 
1,884 
287 
458 
925 
99 
2007 
311 
1,788 
857 
1,986 
286 
418 
1,003 
112 
acres, 2012 
23,793 
77,105 
673,428 
65,874 
370,313 
11,600 
49,428 
133,760 
2007 
22,932 
93,874 
632,764 
100,576 
389,570 
13,829 
51,230 
170,018 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
136 
847 
544 
1,069 
109 
328 
541 
44 
2007 
116 
871 
546 
1,150 
103 
284 
574 
42 
acres, 2012 
2,164 
17,613 
82,176 
21,618 
47,762 
3,928 
17,195 
20,002 
2007 
1,897 
24,391 
62,848 
33,144 
58,123 
4,096 
13,915 
17,420 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
38 
336 
251 
457 
68 
91 
145 
61 
2007 
43 
398 
299 
481 
89 
113 
180 
53 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
217,306 
360,596 
175,976 
556,943 
14,314 
76,888 
293,032 
2007 
6,804 
234,654 
446,957 
164,729 
523,671 
13,727 
101,761 
241,993 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,325 
83,313 
216,505 
83,155 
266,642 
4,842 
39,116 
88,928 
2007 
3,991 
89,302 
300,858 
72,470 
254,037 
6,615 
45,381 
85,199 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
133,993 
144,091 
92,821 
290,301 
9,472 
37,772 
204,104 
2007 
2,813 
145,352 
146,099 
92,259 
269,634 
7,112 
56,380 
156,794 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
280 
229 
398 
56 
76 
114 
58 
2007 
27 
312 
266 
410 
59 
93 
150 
46 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
152,458 
79,689 
138,419 
108,648 
7,623 
59,951 
92,214 
2007 
(D) 
161,902 
91,737 
131,031 
112,362 
9,061 
81,135 
71,814 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14 
141 
99 
226 
46 
49 
73 
26 
2007 
17 
139 
94 
203 
46 
32 
69 
43 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
36,905 
42,744 
44,344 
237,870 
4,069 
18,432 
86,857 
2007 
1,443 
47,955 
90,943 
42,342 
191,009 
950 
13,672 
101,993 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
99 
81 
192 
28 
43 
65 
22 
2007 
3 
97 
65 
176 
33 
31 
55 
34 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
21,502 
18,067 
36,553 
91,946 
2,307 
15,601 
27,999 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
29,507 
14,964 
35,657 
75,004 
518 
10,779 
37,850 
Total operators 
number 
589 
3,509 
1,844 
4,304 
679 
937 
1,913 
301 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
170 
907 
502 
1,178 
173 
314 
500 
101 
2 operators 
165 
1,008 
530 
1,177 
192 
251 
553 
65 
3 operators 
22 
118 
55 
138 
26 
24 
62 
10 
4 operators 
4 
32 
16 
42 
6 
4 
21 
10 
5 or more operators 
1 
18 
10 
32 
4 
5 
7 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
244 
1,414 
614 
1,592 
238 
351 
740 
91 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
216 
1,215 
543 
1,363 
199 
301 
621 
77 
2 operators 
11 
82 
29 
84 
15 
18 
52 
7 
3 operators 
2 
9 
3 
11 
3 
- 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
2 
1 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
614 
3,842 
2,108 
4,409 
726 
913 
2,095 
326 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
176 
1,049 
552 
1,252 
175 
281 
523 
116 
2 operators 
168 
1,117 
595 
1,201 
207 
229 
643 
71 
3 operators 
16 
111 
61 
160 
21 
39 
61 
16 
4 operators 
5 
30 
29 
34 
16 
13 
23 
5 
5 or more operators 
6 
18 
13 
23 
2 
1 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
275 
1,544 
714 
1,571 
249 
353 
828 
88 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
233 
1,332 
647 
1,344 
223 
298 
740 
76 
2 operators 
16 
86 
32 
100 
13 
24 
44 
6 
3 operators 
- 
10 
1 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
279 
1,686 
1,013 
2,119 
347 
458 
945 
164 
2007 
260 
1,834 
1,120 
2,208 
361 
424 
1,008 
185 
acres, 2012 
26,152 
308,839 
1,013,582 
271,122 
1,022,132 
23,261 
134,938 
481,861 
2007 
25,494 
345,497 
1,116,106 
272,773 
1,008,078 
24,373 
153,047 
472,012 
Female 
farms, 2012 
83 
397 
100 
448 
54 
140 
198 
22 
2007 
111 
491 
130 
462 
60 
139 
244 
23 
acres, 2012 
4,073 
22,477 
63,186 
15,072 
142,994 
6,722 
9,810 
31,788 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,685 
30,986 
54,558 
34,874 
96,172 
4,133 
13,616 
41,992 
Farming 
2012 
175 
1,014 
713 
1,209 
253 
266 
597 
137 
2007 
185 
1,022 
778 
1,239 
225 
254 
544 
124 
Other 
2012 
187 
1,069 
400 
1,358 
148 
332 
546 
49 
Place of residence: 
2007 
186 
1,303 
472 
1,431 
196 
309 
708 
84 
On farm operated 
2012 
336 
1,895 
1,006 
2,236 
319 
510 
984 
132 
2007 
335 
2,088 
1,105 
2,346 
321 
491 
1,084 
135 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
26 
188 
107 
331 
82 
88 
159 
54 
2007 
36 
237 
145 
324 
100 
72 
168 
73 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oregon 413 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
