Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
2007 
107,825 
944 
988 
501 
1,102 
1,606 
1,046 
acres, 2012 
28,266,137 
273,155 
198,588 
263,088 
436,483 
268,132 
332,209 
2007 
29,026,573 
279,855 
238,559 
304,035 
424,880 
289,626 
349,319 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
64,722 
568 
585 
325 
783 
828 
649 
2007 
69,585 
599 
660 
390 
787 
970 
705 
acres, 2012 
12,917,688 
101,631 
117,545 
217,432 
333,618 
64,230 
201,964 
TENURE 
2007 
12,980,113 
95,015 
137,680 
246,208 
308,285 
77,319 
193,993 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
70,447 
627 
588 
191 
569 
1,005 
573 
2007 
77,385 
713 
712 
242 
680 
1,210 
645 
acres, 2012 
11,950,973 
147,345 
87,054 
54,242 
88,523 
131,456 
100,327 
2007 
12,618,001 
133,783 
100,121 
52,846 
99,366 
152,339 
108,082 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41,018 
398 
359 
132 
360 
517 
337 
2007 
44,244 
412 
400 
146 
387 
673 
369 
acres, 2012 
3,352,978 
42,166 
38,878 
33,918 
41,482 
23,295 
40,571 
2007 
3,486,270 
32,940 
38,330 
30,135 
40,246 
36,599 
37,708 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
24,041 
166 
192 
144 
354 
387 
313 
2007 
25,147 
197 
232 
180 
331 
347 
324 
acres, 2012 
14,683,771 
117,339 
98,895 
173,143 
294,454 
131,114 
215,308 
2007 
14,705,982 
138,608 
128,297 
212,324 
282,993 
128,478 
222,681 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,555,397 
59,513 
49,517 
63,156 
125,592 
77,651 
103,677 
2007 
6,560,713 
70,393 
59,563 
68,871 
101,614 
75,094 
104,670 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,128,374 
57,826 
49,378 
109,987 
168,862 
53,463 
111,631 
2007 
8,145,269 
68,215 
68,734 
143,453 
181,379 
53,384 
118,011 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20,426 
147 
182 
139 
338 
296 
273 
2007 
21,700 
169 
224 
167 
316 
278 
287 
acres, 2012 
8,453,204 
55,271 
69,649 
151,038 
243,442 
40,175 
151,365 
2007 
8,343,291 
58,401 
92,550 
181,748 
230,088 
39,287 
144,476 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4,683 
29 
46 
60 
92 
35 
54 
2007 
5,293 
34 
44 
79 
91 
49 
77 
acres, 2012 
1,631,393 
8,471 
12,639 
35,703 
53,506 
5,562 
16,574 
2007 
1,702,590 
7,464 
10,141 
38,865 
42,521 
8,809 
18,556 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,278 
23 
44 
54 
85 
15 
39 
2007 
3,641 
18 
36 
77 
84 
19 
49 
acres, 2012 
1,111,506 
4,194 
9,018 
32,476 
48,694 
760 
10,028 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,150,552 
3,674 
6,800 
34,325 
37,951 
1,433 
11,809 
Total operators 
number 
152,817 
1,194 
1,206 
577 
1,575 
2,228 
1,430 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
54,055 
502 
500 
255 
565 
708 
538 
2 operators 
38,889 
280 
284 
105 
374 
646 
335 
3 operators 
4,811 
32 
31 
28 
59 
66 
55 
4 operators 
1,010 
6 
10 
7 
9 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
406 
2 
1 
" 
8 
2 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
46,874 
359 
344 
118 
408 
782 
413 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
42,254 
337 
316 
91 
360 
719 
370 
2 operators 
1,858 
8 
14 
8 
19 
22 
20 
3 operators 
225 
2 
- 
1 
2 
5 
1 
4 operators 
38 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
163,553 
1,437 
1,473 
742 
1,649 
2,474 
1,578 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
61,062 
530 
601 
310 
682 
854 
597 
2 operators 
40,191 
353 
325 
147 
339 
659 
385 
3 operators 
5,134 
46 
41 
39 
55 
78 
48 
4 operators 
1,006 
13 
14 
4 
8 
10 
13 
5 or more operators 
432 
2 
7 
1 
18 
5 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
49,611 
462 
393 
179 
388 
812 
428 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
45,035 
414 
339 
165 
362 
744 
386 
2 operators 
1,857 
21 
21 
7 
13 
25 
18 
3 operators 
202 
2 
4 
- 
- 
6 
2 
4 operators 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
20 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
88,044 
717 
731 
373 
933 
1,265 
847 
2007 
95,071 
815 
894 
446 
1,005 
1,432 
971 
acres, 2012 
26,534,171 
251,747 
186,757 
260,175 
413,954 
252,733 
313,435 
2007 
27,072,936 
254,834 
226,367 
294,430 
410,724 
267,421 
333,313 
Female 
farms, 2012 
11,127 
105 
95 
22 
82 
162 
93 
2007 
12,754 
129 
94 
55 
97 
174 
75 
acres, 2012 
1,731,966 
21,408 
11,831 
2,913 
22,529 
15,399 
18,774 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,953,637 
25,021 
12,192 
9,605 
14,156 
22,205 
16,006 
Farming 
2012 
43,788 
362 
348 
263 
566 
621 
430 
2007 
45,031 
378 
387 
313 
551 
733 
489 
Other 
2012 
55,383 
460 
478 
132 
449 
806 
510 
Place of residence: 
2007 
62,794 
566 
601 
188 
551 
873 
557 
On farm operated 
2012 
77,331 
647 
615 
238 
754 
1,232 
749 
2007 
84,097 
692 
730 
309 
850 
1,429 
820 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
21,840 
175 
211 
157 
261 
195 
191 
2007 
23,728 
252 
258 
192 
252 
177 
226 
-continued 
694 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
