Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Beaver 
Box Elder 
Cache 
Carbon 
Daggett 
Davis 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
18,027 
277 
1,235 
1,217 
319 
51 
493 
2007 
16,700 
229 
1,113 
1,195 
294 
48 
496 
acres, 2012 
10,974,396 
189,995 
1,170,736 
268,511 
240,652 
(D) 
55,017 
2007 
11,094,700 
158,323 
1,320,177 
251,550 
215,557 
(D) 
49,279 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,729 
169 
792 
874 
193 
38 
292 
2007 
10,259 
143 
756 
845 
181 
28 
283 
acres, 2012 
1,054,369 
32,291 
151,884 
106,090 
8,776 
5,256 
11,965 
TENURE 
2007 
964,702 
24,710 
137,779 
100,999 
7,927 
5,656 
9,238 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
12,511 
206 
807 
746 
239 
36 
331 
2007 
11,797 
166 
734 
732 
210 
33 
329 
acres, 2012 
7,189,258 
103,498 
601,597 
69,346 
158,058 
(D) 
38,096 
2007 
7,221,482 
100,216 
602,305 
87,371 
122,744 
(D) 
35,753 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,819 
120 
457 
478 
131 
27 
178 
2007 
6,589 
106 
448 
455 
125 
18 
177 
acres, 2012 
418,398 
19,559 
59,940 
21,267 
5,156 
3,556 
3,120 
2007 
366,318 
16,169 
46,800 
26,363 
3,536 
3,745 
2,543 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
4,146 
57 
322 
391 
64 
12 
106 
2007 
3,971 
46 
301 
381 
77 
14 
118 
acres, 2012 
3,265,172 
86,031 
471,526 
189,586 
80,286 
(D) 
12,879 
2007 
3,587,185 
55,874 
687,047 
147,149 
(D) 
11,299 
1 1 ,337 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,843,222 
51,558 
324,349 
104,424 
26,752 
2,655 
3,577 
2007 
1,895,572 
27,355 
448,428 
73,065 
(D) 
7,534 
4,507 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,421,950 
34,473 
147,177 
85,162 
53,534 
(D) 
9,302 
2007 
1,691,613 
28,519 
238,619 
74,084 
63,478 
3,765 
6,830 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,274 
44 
265 
345 
49 
8 
78 
2007 
3,097 
30 
246 
328 
51 
9 
77 
acres, 2012 
573,005 
12,450 
73,602 
80,328 
3,180 
1,370 
6,545 
2007 
533,113 
8,141 
75,569 
67,573 
4,086 
(D) 
5,238 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,370 
14 
106 
80 
16 
3 
56 
2007 
932 
17 
78 
82 
7 
1 
49 
acres, 2012 
519,966 
466 
97,613 
9,579 
2,308 
556 
4,042 
2007 
286,033 
2,233 
30,825 
17,030 
(D) 
(D) 
2,189 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
636 
5 
70 
51 
13 
3 
36 
2007 
573 
7 
62 
62 
5 
1 
29 
acres, 2012 
62,966 
282 
18,342 
4,495 
440 
330 
2,300 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
65,271 
400 
15,410 
7,063 
305 
(D) 
1,457 
Total operators 
number 
28,844 
427 
2,024 
1,896 
518 
91 
809 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,508 
159 
609 
688 
153 
26 
250 
2 operators 
6,935 
89 
525 
424 
140 
18 
186 
3 operators 
1,194 
26 
71 
76 
24 
5 
46 
4 operators 
242 
3 
23 
21 
1 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
148 
" 
7 
8 
1 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
8,442 
87 
535 
489 
162 
26 
211 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7,399 
85 
489 
407 
152 
22 
190 
2 operators 
334 
1 
12 
18 
3 
2 
9 
3 operators 
95 
- 
5 
14 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
14 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
26,424 
376 
1,734 
1,854 
481 
87 
826 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,214 
115 
647 
700 
155 
13 
261 
2 operators 
5,946 
88 
364 
375 
110 
31 
170 
3 operators 
1,137 
19 
73 
97 
16 
4 
44 
4 operators 
261 
7 
17 
14 
10 
- 
14 
5 or more operators 
142 
" 
12 
9 
3 
" 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
7,145 
79 
429 
440 
131 
34 
225 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,132 
71 
377 
367 
109 
30 
183 
2 operators 
367 
4 
14 
28 
9 
2 
19 
3 operators 
66 
- 
8 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
14 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
16,009 
258 
1,138 
1,105 
283 
46 
444 
2007 
14,903 
211 
1,022 
1,094 
265 
36 
434 
acres, 2012 
10,646,644 
180,076 
1,153,536 
254,436 
238,432 
(D) 
54,443 
2007 
10,747,399 
148,348 
1,257,330 
237,059 
212,722 
(D) 
48,210 
Female 
farms, 2012 
2,018 
19 
97 
112 
36 
5 
49 
2007 
1,797 
18 
91 
101 
29 
12 
62 
acres, 2012 
327,752 
9,919 
17,200 
14,075 
2,220 
2,466 
574 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
347,301 
9,975 
62,847 
14,491 
2,835 
734 
1,069 
Farming 
2012 
6,939 
183 
506 
486 
149 
16 
162 
2007 
6,340 
119 
474 
431 
104 
18 
191 
Other 
2012 
11,088 
94 
729 
731 
170 
35 
331 
Place of residence: 
2007 
10,360 
110 
639 
764 
190 
30 
305 
On farm operated 
2012 
12,861 
161 
898 
866 
247 
46 
374 
2007 
11,721 
106 
801 
830 
235 
42 
364 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
5,166 
116 
337 
351 
72 
5 
119 
2007 
4,979 
123 
312 
365 
59 
6 
132 
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356 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
