Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flood 
Hopkins 
Houston 
Howard 
Hudspeth 
Hunt 
Hutchinson 
Irion 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,286 
2,113 
1,505 
475 
167 
4,206 
247 
155 
2007 
1,076 
1,955 
1,562 
519 
169 
3,139 
259 
156 
acres, 2012 
224,225 
422,587 
467,883 
498,472 
2,251,109 
454,539 
520,950 
496,136 
2007 
205,672 
390,466 
440,462 
522,791 
2,257,579 
388,422 
557,262 
624,626 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
531 
1,388 
826 
68 
60 
2,007 
53 
34 
2007 
503 
1,307 
924 
176 
69 
1,642 
68 
35 
acres, 2012 
29,423 
107,404 
53,743 
22,643 
(D) 
150,046 
59,259 
3,681 
TENURE 
2007 
29,216 
107,099 
59,097 
122,496 
26,978 
116,149 
97,920 
4,187 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,029 
1,458 
1,046 
359 
84 
3,334 
166 
87 
2007 
864 
1,357 
1,126 
363 
103 
2,357 
166 
100 
acres, 2012 
129,124 
191,917 
224,875 
162,071 
301,453 
208,872 
148,856 
139,138 
2007 
113,580 
183,326 
230,667 
175,978 
345,872 
181,449 
141,147 
279,883 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
386 
891 
552 
39 
34 
1,497 
25 
16 
2007 
377 
857 
632 
82 
48 
1,155 
22 
22 
acres, 2012 
15,822 
49,620 
26,661 
5,938 
15,019 
58,807 
19,152 
(D) 
2007 
15,350 
53,288 
32,978 
24,440 
16,075 
42,852 
20,000 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
223 
542 
382 
88 
54 
744 
51 
53 
2007 
167 
504 
374 
96 
50 
636 
62 
41 
acres, 2012 
90,184 
216,481 
228,469 
271 ,790 
1,623,627 
206,486 
328,511 
286,021 
2007 
83,348 
192,351 
189,708 
264,493 
1,666,752 
178,827 
299,505 
298,029 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
33,356 
104,466 
114,263 
74,248 
344,289 
69,142 
120,688 
94,091 
2007 
37,706 
86,596 
81,366 
72,069 
466,812 
62,346 
124,898 
87,880 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
56,828 
112,015 
114,206 
197,542 
1 ,279,338 
137,344 
207,823 
191,930 
2007 
45,642 
105,755 
108,342 
192,424 
1,199,940 
116,481 
174,607 
210,149 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
138 
442 
248 
22 
20 
450 
19 
17 
2007 
112 
398 
258 
60 
17 
420 
29 
12 
acres, 2012 
13,324 
55,436 
24,507 
14,715 
5,346 
75,819 
28,369 
1,752 
2007 
12,698 
49,760 
24,034 
64,238 
8,983 
64,689 
53,832 
2,364 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
34 
113 
77 
28 
29 
128 
30 
15 
2007 
45 
94 
62 
60 
16 
146 
31 
15 
acres, 2012 
4,917 
14,189 
14,539 
64,611 
326,029 
39,181 
43,583 
70,977 
2007 
8,744 
14,789 
20,087 
82,320 
244,955 
28,146 
116,610 
46,714 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7 
55 
26 
7 
6 
60 
9 
1 
2007 
14 
52 
34 
34 
4 
67 
17 
1 
acres, 2012 
277 
2,348 
2,575 
1,990 
(D) 
15,420 
1 1 ,738 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,168 
4,051 
2,085 
33,818 
1,920 
8,608 
24,088 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
1,983 
3,134 
2,238 
683 
281 
6,420 
393 
236 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
671 
1,229 
877 
279 
85 
2,263 
128 
85 
2 operators 
552 
773 
546 
185 
57 
1,730 
99 
62 
3 operators 
48 
95 
67 
10 
22 
175 
15 
7 
4 operators 
11 
10 
9 
1 
1 
28 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
6 
6 
- 
2 
10 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
732 
964 
701 
212 
88 
2,285 
125 
82 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
642 
890 
620 
206 
68 
2,014 
112 
68 
2 operators 
39 
30 
36 
3 
7 
117 
4 
5 
3 operators 
4 
2 
3 
- 
2 
7 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,670 
2,908 
2,341 
757 
294 
4,815 
431 
241 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
548 
1,120 
921 
316 
83 
1,668 
119 
86 
2 operators 
473 
753 
554 
174 
55 
1,324 
114 
58 
3 operators 
46 
68 
62 
23 
26 
112 
23 
10 
4 operators 
8 
11 
17 
6 
2 
27 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
8 
- 
3 
8 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
603 
934 
721 
232 
92 
1,647 
155 
82 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
552 
829 
643 
218 
61 
1,505 
138 
64 
2 operators 
18 
36 
29 
4 
14 
50 
6 
7 
3 operators 
5 
5 
4 
2 
1 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,040 
1,836 
1,302 
410 
139 
3,522 
222 
135 
2007 
921 
1,717 
1,374 
436 
153 
2,707 
230 
135 
acres, 2012 
200,321 
380,778 
427,032 
466,167 
1,968,441 
403,152 
502,895 
454,631 
2007 
178,264 
360,527 
402,702 
473,341 
2,116,462 
350,492 
542,985 
566,362 
Female 
farms, 2012 
246 
277 
203 
65 
28 
684 
25 
20 
2007 
155 
238 
188 
83 
16 
432 
29 
21 
acres, 2012 
23,904 
41,809 
40,851 
32,305 
282,668 
51,387 
18,055 
41,505 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
27,408 
29,939 
37,760 
49,450 
141,117 
37,930 
14,277 
58,264 
Farming 
2012 
550 
887 
751 
232 
101 
1,340 
109 
68 
2007 
374 
862 
729 
194 
90 
1,164 
109 
67 
Other 
2012 
736 
1,226 
754 
243 
66 
2,866 
138 
87 
Place of residence: 
2007 
702 
1,093 
833 
325 
79 
1,975 
150 
89 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,053 
1,623 
997 
261 
111 
3,361 
166 
91 
2007 
862 
1,577 
1,091 
264 
81 
2,545 
167 
105 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
233 
490 
508 
214 
56 
845 
81 
64 
2007 
214 
378 
471 
255 
88 
594 
92 
51 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
