Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
2007 
6,984 
773 
226 
531 
591 
94 
740 
acres, 2012 
1,251,713 
208,362 
41,387 
81,828 
73,583 
25,491 
186,294 
2007 
1,233,313 
187,482 
36,580 
81,946 
83,382 
26,732 
180,006 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,619 
571 
157 
370 
328 
66 
465 
2007 
4,707 
547 
153 
388 
383 
71 
514 
acres, 2012 
446,020 
119,053 
9,959 
26,616 
22,307 
7,680 
74,966 
TENURE 
2007 
433,074 
102,629 
9,938 
25,757 
23,906 
8,896 
75,636 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
4,823 
502 
195 
396 
378 
62 
490 
2007 
4,502 
486 
151 
323 
397 
58 
452 
acres, 2012 
553,129 
60,348 
21,313 
37,736 
39,996 
(D) 
66,856 
2007 
548,954 
58,805 
15,593 
35,702 
43,991 
12,900 
62,692 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,720 
308 
84 
238 
194 
36 
278 
2007 
2,764 
304 
95 
216 
244 
40 
278 
acres, 2012 
97,595 
22,088 
1,854 
5,592 
6,355 
(D) 
15,926 
2007 
106,116 
18,575 
2,512 
5,569 
6,400 
1,686 
17,951 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
2,063 
266 
83 
147 
144 
30 
219 
2007 
2,116 
256 
68 
183 
148 
29 
244 
acres, 2012 
653,123 
140,138 
18,719 
42,191 
30,591 
9,819 
113,123 
2007 
642,296 
121,547 
20,107 
44,936 
36,545 
12,632 
110,720 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
418,930 
90,643 
11,647 
26,301 
18,119 
6,733 
80,977 
2007 
406,686 
74,825 
13,357 
27,951 
20,331 
9,836 
79,203 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
234,193 
49,495 
7,072 
15,890 
12,472 
3,086 
32,146 
2007 
235,610 
46,722 
6,750 
16,985 
16,214 
2,796 
31,517 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,624 
234 
60 
120 
91 
29 
171 
2007 
1,712 
218 
51 
158 
111 
25 
204 
acres, 2012 
330,556 
92,003 
7,565 
19,977 
15,131 
6,331 
56,435 
2007 
308,642 
79,739 
6,691 
19,544 
16,640 
6,425 
55,499 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
452 
46 
27 
17 
65 
1 
27 
2007 
366 
31 
7 
25 
46 
7 
44 
acres, 2012 
45,461 
7,876 
1,355 
1,901 
2,996 
(D) 
6,315 
2007 
42,063 
7,130 
880 
1,308 
2,846 
1,200 
6,594 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
275 
29 
13 
12 
43 
1 
16 
2007 
231 
25 
7 
14 
28 
6 
32 
acres, 2012 
17,869 
4,962 
540 
1,047 
821 
(D) 
2,605 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
18,316 
4,315 
735 
644 
866 
785 
2,186 
Total operators 
number 
12,257 
1,380 
496 
904 
1,016 
144 
1,239 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,286 
338 
157 
271 
278 
44 
324 
2 operators 
3,430 
403 
123 
255 
228 
47 
335 
3 operators 
463 
60 
11 
21 
56 
2 
68 
4 operators 
117 
9 
12 
10 
16 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
42 
4 
2 
3 
9 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
4,811 
530 
212 
367 
416 
46 
395 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,130 
470 
164 
329 
282 
46 
367 
2 operators 
262 
27 
12 
9 
49 
- 
10 
3 operators 
38 
2 
8 
5 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
11,392 
1,298 
375 
842 
926 
145 
1,247 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,357 
343 
101 
262 
320 
55 
325 
2 operators 
3,062 
362 
107 
233 
223 
29 
346 
3 operators 
413 
51 
13 
31 
34 
8 
50 
4 operators 
116 
10 
4 
4 
12 
2 
15 
5 or more operators 
36 
7 
1 
1 
2 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
4,210 
472 
145 
293 
368 
46 
396 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,637 
414 
123 
257 
288 
46 
366 
2 operators 
232 
26 
11 
18 
27 
- 
15 
3 operators 
23 
2 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
4 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
5,696 
618 
211 
437 
434 
88 
644 
2007 
5,518 
617 
181 
439 
436 
84 
651 
acres, 2012 
1,106,766 
187,745 
33,773 
72,826 
64,094 
24,389 
174,428 
2007 
1,088,439 
174,231 
31,078 
73,812 
69,575 
24,955 
168,225 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,642 
196 
94 
123 
153 
5 
92 
2007 
1,466 
156 
45 
92 
155 
10 
89 
acres, 2012 
144,947 
20,617 
7,614 
9,002 
9,489 
1,102 
11,866 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
144,874 
13,251 
5,502 
8,134 
13,807 
1,777 
11,781 
Farming 
2012 
3,779 
493 
142 
264 
297 
44 
401 
2007 
3,461 
408 
100 
257 
271 
52 
388 
Other 
2012 
3,559 
321 
163 
296 
290 
49 
335 
Place of residence: 
2007 
3,523 
365 
126 
274 
320 
42 
352 
On farm operated 
2012 
6,487 
724 
266 
493 
489 
77 
641 
2007 
6,106 
679 
205 
447 
474 
84 
672 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
851 
90 
39 
67 
98 
16 
95 
2007 
878 
94 
21 
84 
117 
10 
68 
-continued 
306 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
