Table 46. Women Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Land in farms 
Harvested cropland 
Market 
value of 
agricultural 
products 
sold 
($1,000) 
Farms by economic class and primary occupation 
Farming 
Other than farming 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
Less than 
$2,500 
$2,500 to 
$9,999 
$10,000 or 
more 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
2,507 
94,598 
1,237 
14,948 
51,136 
639 
310 
437 
736 
264 
121 
Counties 
Barnstable 
100 
1,022 
32 
88 
1,061 
29 
25 
9 
19 
10 
8 
Berkshire 
154 
8,862 
67 
603 
944 
47 
24 
24 
41 
12 
6 
Bristol 
194 
5,248 
88 
867 
3,157 
41 
35 
38 
58 
10 
12 
Dukes 
41 
(D) 
17 
87 
204 
15 
4 
4 
7 
6 
5 
Essex 
196 
5,122 
63 
525 
3,667 
63 
23 
36 
52 
16 
6 
Franklin 
267 
23,844 
155 
2,832 
5,418 
81 
35 
61 
41 
38 
11 
Hampden 
155 
6,048 
74 
1,107 
2,244 
30 
28 
30 
28 
25 
14 
Hampshire 
226 
8,676 
131 
2,198 
5,709 
50 
30 
37 
72 
32 
5 
Middlesex 
337 
8,508 
187 
1,954 
13,576 
76 
33 
80 
112 
19 
17 
Nantucket 
11 
(D) 
5 
5 
240 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 
6 
Norfolk 
93 
2,937 
20 
205 
891 
39 
7 
13 
20 
8 
6 
Plymouth 
213 
5,097 
101 
1,142 
3,490 
71 
9 
27 
74 
21 
11 
Suffolk 
7 
(D) 
7 
9 
94 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
- 
Worcester 
513 
18,277 
290 
3,326 
10,441 
97 
57 
72 
212 
61 
14 
Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator 1 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
4,595 
5,079 
250,935 
2,507 
94,598 
Counties 
Barnstable 
186 
198 
2,475 
100 
1,022 
Berkshire 
338 
367 
28,763 
154 
8,862 
Bristol 
390 
423 
15,036 
194 
5,248 
Dukes 
63 
81 
12,081 
41 
(D) 
Essex 
311 
366 
8,882 
196 
5,122 
Franklin 
492 
537 
50,888 
267 
23,844 
Hampden 
302 
337 
16,365 
155 
6,048 
Hampshire 
456 
497 
21,131 
226 
8,676 
Middlesex 
502 
579 
15,043 
337 
8,508 
Nantucket 
11 
11 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
Norfolk 
152 
159 
5,729 
93 
2,937 
Plymouth 
398 
428 
18,168 
213 
5,097 
Suffolk 
10 
23 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
Worcester 
984 
1,073 
56,176 
513 
18,277 
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 48. Women Principal Operators - Tenure: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
Geographic area 
Total 
farms 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
2,507 
1,962 
73,362 
9,740 
232 
17,155 
4,014 
313 
4,081 
1,194 
Counties 
Barnstable 
100 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
Berkshire 
154 
110 
7,211 
451 
14 
999 
(D) 
30 
652 
(D) 
Bristol 
194 
160 
4,220 
730 
6 
255 
58 
28 
773 
79 
Dukes 
41 
32 
741 
79 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
Essex 
196 
160 
(D) 
293 
29 
1,439 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
Franklin 
267 
210 
16,440 
1,330 
41 
7,177 
1,424 
16 
227 
78 
Hampden 
155 
132 
5,355 
839 
9 
561 
(D) 
14 
132 
(D) 
Hampshire 
226 
162 
6,212 
998 
38 
1,908 
849 
26 
556 
351 
Middlesex 
337 
229 
5,972 
1,357 
35 
1,636 
286 
73 
900 
311 
Nantucket 
11 
11 
(D) 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Norfolk 
93 
70 
2,159 
(D) 
8 
558 
(D) 
15 
220 
(D) 
Plymouth 
213 
189 
4,525 
985 
14 
442 
98 
10 
130 
59 
Suffolk 
7 
7 
(D) 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Worcester 
513 
403 
15,763 
2,429 
33 
2,131 
701 
77 
383 
196 
310 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
