Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wyoming 
Albany 
Big Horn 
Campbell 
Carbon 
Converse 
Crook 
Fremont 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
11,736 
448 
627 
744 
319 
410 
482 
1,363 
2007 
11,069 
448 
621 
633 
287 
435 
457 
1,394 
acres, 2012 
30,363,641 
1,964,445 
302,555 
2,878,017 
2,374,154 
2,447,448 
1,586,809 
1,710,015 
2007 
30,169,526 
1,856,054 
438,033 
2,345,915 
2,172,544 
2,366,020 
1,569,912 
1,800,538 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,558 
163 
359 
176 
159 
149 
197 
849 
2007 
5,573 
143 
386 
231 
154 
169 
295 
747 
acres, 2012 
1,440,605 
70,376 
83,518 
34,207 
95,838 
31,056 
59,072 
147,043 
TENURE 
2007 
1,536,240 
82,053 
77,998 
65,941 
86,640 
39,857 
107,989 
119,465 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
7,792 
325 
455 
447 
181 
259 
270 
960 
2007 
7,124 
301 
419 
388 
168 
259 
221 
970 
acres, 2012 
8,759,886 
859,786 
117,547 
756,100 
861,863 
662,280 
437,180 
482,084 
2007 
8,711,896 
986,266 
170,299 
553,106 
1,004,569 
334,528 
347,883 
718,634 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,290 
99 
213 
95 
84 
97 
94 
542 
2007 
3,071 
73 
232 
99 
88 
80 
113 
465 
acres, 2012 
530,886 
30,838 
23,644 
11,927 
45,077 
17,384 
21,405 
62,938 
2007 
519,839 
49,455 
22,907 
15,835 
37,344 
10,136 
19,360 
59,500 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
3,207 
104 
132 
242 
95 
127 
170 
340 
2007 
3,276 
131 
153 
191 
93 
149 
198 
353 
acres, 2012 
19,017,617 
1,088,464 
158,744 
1,662,775 
1,292,616 
1,568,682 
1,034,733 
1,108,444 
2007 
19,838,032 
846,108 
249,616 
1,600,262 
1,056,877 
1,882,168 
1,090,972 
966,585 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,576,166 
761,441 
73,090 
982,874 
844,829 
1,145,479 
561,793 
421,562 
2007 
12,238,977 
620,030 
108,023 
969,648 
675,363 
1,439,263 
696,750 
467,734 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,441,451 
327,023 
85,654 
679,901 
447,787 
423,203 
472,940 
686,882 
2007 
7,599,055 
226,078 
141,593 
630,614 
381,514 
442,905 
394,222 
498,851 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,927 
56 
121 
74 
55 
49 
92 
257 
2007 
2,180 
61 
123 
114 
56 
74 
161 
245 
acres, 2012 
796,992 
37,636 
45,376 
20,283 
39,648 
13,233 
34,399 
77,280 
2007 
929,172 
27,953 
45,838 
42,541 
45,031 
26,940 
84,147 
55,765 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
737 
19 
40 
55 
43 
24 
42 
63 
2007 
669 
16 
49 
54 
26 
27 
38 
71 
acres, 2012 
2,586,138 
16,195 
26,264 
459,142 
219,675 
216,486 
114,896 
119,487 
2007 
1,619,598 
23,680 
18,118 
192,547 
111,098 
149,324 
131,057 
115,319 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
341 
8 
25 
7 
20 
3 
11 
50 
2007 
322 
9 
31 
18 
10 
15 
21 
37 
acres, 2012 
112,727 
1,902 
14,498 
1,997 
11,113 
439 
3,268 
6,825 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
87,229 
4,645 
9,253 
7,565 
4,265 
2,781 
4,482 
4,200 
Total operators 
number 
19,655 
769 
986 
1,263 
541 
734 
777 
2,372 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,301 
181 
334 
296 
158 
157 
230 
517 
2 operators 
5,441 
225 
239 
397 
123 
214 
212 
730 
3 operators 
707 
36 
45 
35 
25 
23 
37 
77 
4 operators 
178 
2 
7 
12 
6 
11 
3 
33 
5 or more operators 
109 
4 
2 
4 
7 
5 
" 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
6,977 
296 
308 
474 
196 
287 
262 
925 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,042 
248 
285 
417 
147 
237 
233 
807 
2 operators 
350 
24 
10 
27 
14 
14 
7 
56 
3 operators 
56 
- 
1 
1 
3 
4 
5 
2 
4 operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
18,522 
766 
956 
1,060 
490 
769 
761 
2,346 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,098 
192 
336 
274 
134 
172 
217 
616 
2 operators 
4,906 
212 
244 
306 
116 
215 
186 
656 
3 operators 
751 
29 
33 
39 
29 
27 
44 
84 
4 operators 
254 
12 
7 
13 
5 
19 
10 
29 
5 or more operators 
60 
3 
1 
1 
3 
2 
- 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
6,537 
313 
303 
410 
169 
312 
260 
915 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,629 
239 
283 
361 
142 
261 
229 
794 
2 operators 
363 
34 
10 
20 
7 
18 
14 
53 
3 operators 
50 
2 
- 
3 
3 
5 
1 
5 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
10,118 
363 
553 
660 
269 
328 
429 
1,127 
2007 
9,465 
342 
543 
532 
252 
345 
397 
1,164 
acres, 2012 
27,703,224 
1,847,412 
281,689 
2,574,900 
2,217,376 
2,054,314 
1,496,979 
1,591,752 
2007 
27,760,155 
1,668,851 
423,188 
2,152,850 
2,061,526 
2,090,919 
1,468,711 
1,488,064 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,618 
85 
74 
84 
50 
82 
53 
236 
2007 
1,604 
106 
78 
101 
35 
90 
60 
230 
acres, 2012 
2,660,417 
117,033 
20,866 
303,117 
156,778 
393,134 
89,830 
118,263 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,409,371 
187,203 
14,845 
193,065 
111,018 
275,101 
101,201 
312,474 
Farming 
2012 
5,845 
181 
341 
271 
192 
237 
298 
749 
2007 
5,445 
163 
325 
245 
156 
209 
298 
680 
Other 
2012 
5,891 
267 
286 
473 
127 
173 
184 
614 
Place of residence: 
2007 
5,624 
285 
296 
388 
131 
226 
159 
714 
On farm operated 
2012 
9,765 
358 
497 
634 
260 
348 
411 
1,220 
2007 
9,085 
337 
529 
539 
227 
353 
396 
1,180 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1,971 
90 
130 
110 
59 
62 
71 
143 
2007 
1,984 
111 
92 
94 
60 
82 
61 
214 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wyoming 323 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
