Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Webb 
Wharton 
Wheeler 
Wichita 
Wilbarger 
Willacy 
Williamson 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,697 
696 
1,553 
551 
639 
424 
321 
2,542 
2007 
2,399 
663 
1,506 
507 
658 
461 
352 
2,728 
acres, 2012 
368,823 
2,098,378 
660,701 
519,217 
366,787 
587,173 
336,075 
558,622 
2007 
338,384 
1 ,855,894 
615,851 
583,522 
330,734 
613,873 
338,048 
541,618 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,518 
45 
981 
188 
307 
213 
176 
1,185 
2007 
1,385 
49 
856 
174 
325 
274 
209 
1,306 
acres, 2012 
60,770 
4,185 
285,513 
43,322 
90,577 
143,515 
174,847 
182,106 
TENURE 
2007 
56,708 
3,597 
264,431 
51,730 
94,485 
155,237 
159,130 
182,479 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,925 
534 
802 
372 
456 
262 
200 
1,814 
2007 
1,670 
504 
847 
327 
497 
280 
207 
1,957 
acres, 2012 
159,607 
1 ,426,284 
163,461 
197,861 
183,575 
115,283 
66,182 
161,506 
2007 
148,252 
1,124,731 
170,852 
213,904 
182,920 
124,151 
65,861 
169,628 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,015 
35 
450 
85 
182 
100 
81 
724 
2007 
902 
29 
403 
73 
211 
128 
92 
804 
acres, 2012 
31,243 
3,342 
37,152 
10,236 
21,179 
26,568 
8,417 
29,324 
2007 
28,880 
2,307 
42,343 
15,277 
23,490 
35,057 
14,563 
29,626 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
648 
109 
506 
139 
143 
131 
83 
556 
2007 
627 
113 
458 
139 
110 
142 
100 
593 
acres, 2012 
190,459 
467,539 
342,512 
266,277 
166,037 
445,090 
183,422 
303,360 
2007 
179,404 
589,131 
298,227 
338,640 
120,178 
467,750 
198,568 
307,537 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
55,613 
179,315 
100,189 
140,820 
69,456 
338,480 
63,379 
95,703 
2007 
62,754 
222,673 
91,579 
141,632 
46,174 
334,599 
101,549 
115,206 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
134,846 
288,224 
242,323 
125,457 
96,581 
106,610 
120,043 
207,657 
2007 
116,650 
366,458 
206,648 
197,008 
74,004 
133,151 
97,019 
192,331 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
447 
10 
381 
85 
102 
97 
65 
359 
2007 
438 
19 
327 
85 
86 
117 
81 
395 
acres, 2012 
27,178 
843 
156,497 
31,061 
63,090 
106,104 
128,559 
104,668 
2007 
26,154 
(D) 
137,538 
34,348 
57,279 
1 1 1 ,567 
99,067 
117,343 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
124 
53 
245 
40 
40 
31 
38 
172 
2007 
102 
46 
201 
41 
51 
39 
45 
178 
acres, 2012 
18,757 
204,555 
154,728 
55,079 
17,175 
26,800 
86,471 
93,756 
2007 
10,728 
142,032 
146,772 
30,978 
27,636 
21,972 
73,619 
64,453 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
56 
- 
150 
18 
23 
16 
30 
102 
2007 
45 
1 
126 
16 
28 
29 
36 
107 
acres, 2012 
2,349 
- 
91,864 
2,025 
6,308 
10,843 
37,871 
48,114 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,674 
(D) 
84,550 
2,105 
13,716 
8,613 
45,500 
35,510 
Total operators 
number 
4,111 
1,063 
2,342 
856 
957 
603 
498 
3,886 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,502 
429 
916 
310 
358 
269 
190 
1,378 
2 operators 
1,028 
191 
547 
190 
252 
136 
101 
1,026 
3 operators 
124 
64 
61 
45 
22 
15 
20 
106 
4 operators 
36 
6 
19 
2 
6 
3 
5 
24 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
10 
4 
1 
1 
5 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
1,354 
208 
605 
258 
305 
155 
131 
1,360 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,229 
175 
538 
229 
263 
127 
114 
1,222 
2 operators 
50 
15 
30 
11 
16 
11 
7 
45 
3 operators 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
16 
4 operators 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,566 
1,015 
2,272 
761 
989 
679 
497 
4,153 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,414 
408 
928 
302 
385 
314 
236 
1,490 
2 operators 
858 
181 
452 
173 
227 
120 
95 
1,109 
3 operators 
98 
60 
95 
24 
38 
19 
17 
95 
4 operators 
21 
9 
25 
3 
5 
3 
1 
30 
5 or more operators 
8 
5 
6 
5 
3 
5 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
1,128 
219 
578 
225 
294 
160 
112 
1,382 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,015 
176 
512 
210 
280 
141 
100 
1,248 
2 operators 
37 
12 
27 
6 
7 
5 
6 
57 
3 operators 
13 
3 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,314 
635 
1,438 
456 
560 
386 
278 
2,108 
2007 
2,077 
597 
1,353 
432 
578 
404 
319 
2,309 
acres, 2012 
303,521 
2,021,490 
630,633 
464,632 
341,077 
573,056 
320,126 
528,405 
2007 
295,197 
1 ,709,849 
596,954 
543,685 
317,173 
593,863 
325,609 
509,279 
Female 
farms, 2012 
383 
61 
115 
95 
79 
38 
43 
434 
2007 
322 
66 
153 
75 
80 
57 
33 
419 
acres, 2012 
65,302 
76,888 
30,068 
54,585 
25,710 
14,117 
15,949 
30,217 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
43,187 
146,045 
18,897 
39,837 
13,561 
20,010 
12,439 
32,339 
Farming 
2012 
965 
338 
801 
204 
245 
185 
161 
1,097 
2007 
941 
226 
713 
201 
242 
235 
182 
1,009 
Other 
2012 
1,732 
358 
752 
347 
394 
239 
160 
1,445 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,458 
437 
793 
306 
416 
226 
170 
1,719 
On farm operated 
2012 
2,001 
226 
896 
275 
444 
211 
171 
2,024 
2007 
1,749 
208 
897 
238 
463 
233 
180 
2,127 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
696 
470 
657 
276 
195 
213 
150 
518 
2007 
650 
455 
609 
269 
195 
228 
172 
601 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1169 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
