Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lavaca 
Lee 
Leon 
Liberty 
Limestone 
Lipscomb 
Live Oak 
Llano 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,617 
1,807 
1,962 
1,470 
1,526 
277 
892 
740 
2007 
2,747 
1,844 
2,066 
1,589 
1,494 
294 
896 
791 
acres, 2012 
546,546 
318,216 
594,393 
286,793 
486,787 
591,326 
540,710 
528,018 
2007 
566,648 
325,643 
569,101 
297,855 
505,846 
571 ,057 
501,191 
538,890 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,516 
871 
890 
676 
703 
61 
224 
153 
2007 
1,626 
1,010 
1,081 
681 
733 
101 
304 
196 
acres, 2012 
59,884 
32,721 
58,774 
63,707 
55,553 
42,431 
21,938 
7,515 
TENURE 
2007 
61 ,538 
39,201 
63,319 
48,947 
68,465 
60,283 
32,835 
7,211 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,725 
1,269 
1,474 
1,025 
979 
168 
642 
538 
2007 
1,774 
1,298 
1,560 
1,095 
1,008 
155 
629 
586 
acres, 2012 
216,533 
161,149 
305,293 
108,134 
164,496 
137,908 
284,407 
231,018 
2007 
212,130 
164,986 
359,829 
98,794 
189,652 
96,124 
233,774 
264,294 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
921 
554 
629 
432 
389 
15 
132 
102 
2007 
952 
636 
742 
427 
437 
31 
183 
131 
acres, 2012 
25,477 
16,501 
28,379 
16,147 
19,360 
15,159 
9,639 
3,724 
2007 
26,393 
19,725 
38,890 
13,016 
27,153 
14,468 
12,790 
3,905 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
748 
435 
400 
357 
489 
85 
198 
158 
2007 
802 
456 
427 
385 
404 
104 
203 
151 
acres, 2012 
294,996 
136,822 
258,769 
117,768 
308,339 
410,797 
230,493 
241,238 
2007 
314,363 
149,196 
178,917 
133,490 
279,140 
427,923 
227,263 
225,376 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
105,560 
50,570 
84,952 
35,259 
158,982 
169,416 
56,997 
101,419 
2007 
114,507 
59,875 
73,464 
48,109 
138,005 
182,433 
80,003 
100,263 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
189,436 
86,252 
173,817 
82,509 
149,357 
241,381 
173,496 
139,819 
2007 
199,856 
89,321 
105,453 
85,381 
141,135 
245,490 
147,260 
125,113 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
519 
279 
221 
204 
297 
38 
84 
46 
2007 
588 
329 
292 
223 
269 
53 
109 
58 
acres, 2012 
30,252 
13,829 
27,929 
19,849 
35,379 
23,654 
9,921 
3,524 
2007 
31,563 
17,954 
21,042 
24,687 
35,001 
38,582 
1 7,094 
3,090 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
144 
103 
88 
88 
58 
24 
52 
44 
2007 
171 
90 
79 
109 
82 
35 
64 
54 
acres, 2012 
35,017 
20,245 
30,331 
60,891 
13,952 
42,621 
25,810 
55,762 
2007 
40,155 
11,461 
30,355 
65,571 
37,054 
47,010 
40,154 
49,220 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
76 
38 
40 
40 
17 
8 
8 
5 
2007 
86 
45 
47 
31 
27 
17 
12 
7 
acres, 2012 
4,155 
2,391 
2,466 
27,711 
814 
3,618 
2,378 
267 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,582 
1,522 
3,387 
1 1 ,244 
6,311 
7,233 
2,951 
216 
Total operators 
number 
3,996 
2,743 
3,029 
2,299 
2,266 
390 
1,335 
1,170 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,441 
987 
1,058 
754 
880 
187 
515 
396 
2 operators 
1,021 
726 
782 
631 
566 
74 
325 
280 
3 operators 
127 
75 
91 
69 
71 
13 
45 
49 
4 operators 
17 
16 
26 
12 
4 
- 
4 
9 
5 or more operators 
11 
3 
5 
4 
5 
3 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
1,278 
925 
1,020 
830 
715 
114 
417 
429 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,188 
851 
877 
737 
631 
100 
378 
352 
2 operators 
26 
29 
64 
39 
39 
4 
15 
34 
3 operators 
6 
4 
5 
5 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 operators 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,192 
2,746 
3,197 
2,477 
2,246 
401 
1,313 
1,268 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,541 
1,075 
1,110 
847 
880 
209 
533 
405 
2 operators 
1,022 
667 
822 
641 
514 
70 
313 
324 
3 operators 
153 
77 
109 
79 
80 
12 
46 
40 
4 operators 
19 
21 
16 
19 
8 
1 
4 
15 
5 or more operators 
12 
4 
9 
3 
12 
2 
- 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
1,309 
919 
1,064 
844 
713 
118 
375 
466 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,200 
806 
963 
740 
628 
106 
357 
402 
2 operators 
41 
45 
41 
32 
32 
3 
9 
23 
3 operators 
3 
5 
5 
12 
3 
2 
- 
6 
4 operators 
2 
2 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,311 
1,542 
1,666 
1,233 
1,312 
221 
773 
592 
2007 
2,420 
1,534 
1,781 
1,379 
1,285 
248 
795 
638 
acres, 2012 
499,978 
277,500 
524,369 
250,811 
447,105 
507,790 
499,153 
440,195 
2007 
514,351 
277,446 
510,499 
268,856 
468,759 
538,778 
463,371 
438,199 
Female 
farms, 2012 
306 
265 
296 
237 
214 
56 
119 
148 
2007 
327 
310 
285 
210 
209 
46 
101 
153 
acres, 2012 
46,568 
40,716 
70,024 
35,982 
39,682 
83,536 
41,557 
87,823 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
52,297 
48,197 
58,602 
28,999 
37,087 
32,279 
37,820 
100,691 
Farming 
2012 
1,065 
632 
1,024 
676 
769 
128 
377 
316 
2007 
1,056 
664 
946 
576 
703 
145 
357 
307 
Other 
2012 
1,552 
1,175 
938 
794 
757 
149 
515 
424 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,691 
1,180 
1,120 
1,013 
791 
149 
539 
484 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,669 
1,252 
1,442 
1,063 
1,066 
115 
565 
471 
2007 
1,742 
1,320 
1,465 
1,192 
995 
125 
551 
519 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
948 
555 
520 
407 
460 
162 
327 
269 
2007 
1,005 
524 
601 
397 
499 
169 
345 
272 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1157 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
