Table 46. Women Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 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 
Vermont 
1,642 
144,947 
814 
30,708 
46,760 
384 
207 
318 
416 
207 
110 
Counties 
Addison 
196 
20,617 
123 
6,612 
8,016 
54 
24 
49 
41 
20 
8 
Bennington 
94 
7,614 
41 
599 
598 
18 
4 
17 
35 
13 
7 
Caledonia 
123 
9,002 
53 
1,417 
2,490 
25 
7 
23 
44 
20 
4 
Chittenden 
153 
9,489 
53 
1,491 
3,269 
30 
16 
42 
47 
10 
8 
Essex 
5 
1,102 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Franklin 
92 
11,866 
34 
6,017 
14,059 
16 
6 
22 
29 
12 
7 
Grand Isle 
19 
894 
16 
331 
(D) 
3 
2 
1 
5 
6 
2 
Lamoille 
81 
5,211 
37 
(D) 
868 
8 
11 
11 
33 
16 
2 
Orange 
191 
18,625 
88 
2,846 
5,157 
50 
29 
31 
32 
24 
25 
Orleans 
85 
6,152 
51 
1,697 
1,798 
17 
13 
15 
14 
16 
10 
Rutland 
129 
16,496 
58 
2,808 
2,399 
45 
14 
15 
32 
15 
8 
Washington 
155 
14,468 
94 
1,940 
2,770 
31 
28 
34 
36 
22 
4 
Windham 
111 
6,085 
58 
572 
887 
19 
25 
21 
27 
12 
7 
Windsor 
208 
17,326 
105 
3,406 
3,310 
68 
28 
36 
39 
20 
17 
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 
Vermont 
4,422 
4,702 
616,964 
1,642 
144,947 
Counties 
Addison 
496 
526 
93,159 
196 
20,617 
Bennington 
184 
208 
19,011 
94 
7,614 
Caledonia 
343 
352 
40,903 
123 
9,002 
Chittenden 
336 
392 
35,889 
153 
9,489 
Essex 
46 
46 
7,927 
5 
1,102 
Franklin 
378 
389 
73,764 
92 
11,866 
Grand Isle 
82 
87 
11,801 
19 
894 
Lamoille 
226 
236 
26,247 
81 
5,211 
Orange 
457 
486 
58,677 
191 
18,625 
Orleans 
372 
385 
59,731 
85 
6,152 
Rutland 
421 
433 
63,868 
129 
16,496 
Washington 
362 
395 
43,038 
155 
14,468 
Windham 
258 
287 
25,339 
111 
6,085 
Windsor 
461 
480 
57,610 
208 
17,326 
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) 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in 
farms 
(acres) 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
State Total 
Vermont 
1,642 
1,253 
94,225 
10,996 
269 
43,884 
17,952 
120 
6,838 
1,760 
Counties 
Addison 
196 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
10,855 
4,299 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Bennington 
94 
62 
6,413 
390 
14 
931 
199 
18 
270 
10 
Caledonia 
123 
115 
6,797 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
881 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Chittenden 
153 
101 
7,007 
744 
26 
1,727 
630 
26 
755 
117 
Essex 
5 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Franklin 
92 
77 
3,908 
422 
15 
7,958 
5,595 
- 
- 
- 
Grand Isle 
19 
12 
(D) 
169 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Lamoille 
81 
64 
4,091 
366 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
Orange 
191 
137 
11,188 
1,049 
49 
7,016 
1,536 
5 
421 
261 
Orleans 
85 
61 
3,599 
570 
10 
1,085 
407 
14 
1,468 
720 
Rutland 
129 
114 
13,446 
1,678 
11 
2,163 
727 
4 
887 
403 
Washington 
155 
122 
12,290 
1,532 
24 
1,979 
398 
9 
199 
10 
Windham 
111 
73 
5,235 
436 
12 
554 
96 
26 
296 
40 
Windsor 
208 
151 
9,546 
(D) 
51 
5,879 
2,557 
6 
1,901 
(D) 
310 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
