Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
2007 
247,437 
1,771 
175 
1,109 
94 
513 
291 
acres, 2012 
130,153,438 
375,110 
752,030 
116,977 
39,844 
541,467 
434,272 
2007 
130,398,753 
346,142 
808,474 
115,258 
50,951 
507,607 
516,299 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
104,998 
1,084 
60 
470 
30 
238 
78 
2007 
111,671 
965 
43 
450 
29 
235 
126 
acres, 2012 
16,458,332 
54,581 
15,626 
16,549 
1,477 
75,523 
51,313 
TENURE 
2007 
19,174,301 
46,120 
21,385 
15,492 
919 
60,971 
79,703 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
179,783 
1,510 
131 
784 
81 
310 
175 
2007 
177,147 
1,305 
129 
861 
69 
288 
199 
acres, 2012 
54,686,331 
206,915 
122,986 
71,988 
(D) 
173,213 
132,428 
2007 
53,364,871 
191,073 
72,602 
59,897 
1 1 ,852 
202,628 
145,069 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
66,696 
792 
51 
357 
20 
116 
29 
2007 
70,071 
662 
34 
319 
20 
108 
61 
acres, 2012 
4,402,358 
29,050 
14,016 
9,661 
1,236 
18,637 
6,784 
2007 
5,047,316 
25,479 
8,224 
7,249 
720 
17,693 
15,357 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
54,297 
405 
25 
163 
15 
165 
76 
2007 
54,773 
402 
26 
211 
15 
170 
68 
acres, 2012 
58,764,138 
155,812 
568,239 
42,430 
(D) 
328,551 
252,208 
2007 
60,245,492 
146,753 
416,212 
52,361 
(D) 
216,932 
340,306 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
22,298,769 
68,002 
153,456 
25,454 
(D) 
126,884 
77,806 
2007 
24,334,883 
63,002 
195,986 
16,500 
(D) 
97,233 
167,061 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
36,465,369 
87,810 
414,783 
16,976 
(D) 
201,667 
174,402 
2007 
35,910,609 
83,751 
220,226 
35,861 
896 
119,699 
173,245 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31,913 
259 
6 
101 
8 
99 
41 
2007 
34,653 
275 
3 
116 
5 
108 
50 
acres, 2012 
9,463,053 
23,717 
(D) 
6,594 
(D) 
51,475 
41,883 
2007 
11,002,276 
19,511 
6,293 
7,833 
(D) 
39,163 
56,181 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14,729 
86 
13 
28 
4 
56 
30 
2007 
15,517 
64 
20 
37 
10 
55 
24 
acres, 2012 
16,702,969 
12,383 
60,805 
2,559 
(D) 
39,703 
49,636 
2007 
16,788,390 
8,316 
319,660 
3,000 
(D) 
88,047 
30,924 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,389 
33 
3 
12 
2 
23 
8 
2007 
6,947 
28 
6 
15 
4 
19 
15 
acres, 2012 
2,592,921 
1,814 
(D) 
294 
(D) 
5,411 
2,646 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,124,709 
1,130 
6,868 
410 
(D) 
4,115 
8,165 
Total operators 
number 
375,888 
2,948 
248 
1,478 
159 
748 
423 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
141,340 
1,188 
104 
548 
52 
346 
170 
2 operators 
92,683 
712 
55 
368 
37 
162 
86 
3 operators 
1 1 ,694 
76 
8 
44 
11 
15 
19 
4 operators 
2,127 
21 
1 
13 
- 
7 
6 
5 or more operators 
965 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
122,748 
943 
95 
511 
51 
205 
137 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
108,481 
846 
75 
437 
49 
167 
111 
2 operators 
5,789 
39 
10 
25 
1 
10 
13 
3 operators 
726 
5 
- 
8 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
91 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
372,563 
2,596 
256 
1,673 
134 
715 
446 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
142,175 
1,059 
102 
598 
58 
343 
161 
2 operators 
90,580 
618 
65 
469 
33 
147 
114 
3 operators 
1 1 ,487 
81 
8 
33 
2 
16 
10 
4 operators 
2,306 
10 
- 
7 
1 
5 
5 
5 or more operators 
889 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
118,431 
778 
87 
541 
41 
165 
143 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
105,930 
697 
73 
499 
41 
145 
129 
2 operators 
4,974 
36 
7 
15 
- 
10 
4 
3 operators 
624 
3 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
36 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
210,357 
1,742 
128 
826 
93 
468 
241 
2007 
212,426 
1,566 
146 
995 
85 
466 
240 
acres, 2012 
117,984,460 
338,791 
665,251 
104,639 
39,733 
513,981 
394,648 
2007 
118,123,569 
313,440 
660,744 
106,467 
50,470 
471,310 
483,162 
Female 
farms, 2012 
38,452 
259 
41 
149 
7 
63 
40 
2007 
35,011 
205 
29 
114 
9 
47 
51 
acres, 2012 
12,168,978 
36,319 
86,779 
12,338 
111 
27,486 
39,624 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,275,184 
32,702 
147,730 
8,791 
481 
36,297 
33,137 
Farming 
2012 
104,769 
789 
52 
388 
34 
250 
129 
2007 
98,692 
653 
63 
431 
22 
238 
130 
Other 
2012 
144,040 
1,212 
117 
587 
66 
281 
152 
Place of residence: 
2007 
148,745 
1,118 
112 
678 
72 
275 
161 
On farm operated 
2012 
1 72,899 
1,409 
93 
823 
59 
339 
156 
2007 
169,451 
1,361 
89 
926 
55 
298 
146 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
75,910 
592 
76 
152 
41 
192 
125 
2007 
77,986 
410 
86 
183 
39 
215 
145 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
