Table 16. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Iowa: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
i. 
number 
62,780 
11,115 
16,404 
7,414 
6,409 
13,524 
5,107 
258 
2,549 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
171,276 
36,748 
36,743 
39,237 
132,929 
278,318 
678,313 
2,334,384 
301,395 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
631 
1,168 
215 
10 
10 
1 
1 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
1,808 
3,008 
821 
48 
35 
3 
- 
218 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
1,339 
2,203 
716 
76 
35 
10 
- 
162 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
2,517 
3,577 
1,876 
250 
192 
21 
1 
308 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
2,124 
2,782 
2,000 
638 
406 
51 
3 
321 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
2,696 
3,666 
1,786 
5,387 
12,846 
5,021 
253 
1,486 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,857 
5,455 
12,697 
4,253 
927 
1,260 
427 
57 
781 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
37,649 
14,283 
14,776 
28,430 
91,664 
186,480 
346,443 
1,028,781 
77,515 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
614 
1,150 
254 
13 
5 
2 
- 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
1,715 
3,884 
912 
54 
29 
9 
- 
180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
1,158 
2,844 
764 
51 
34 
9 
- 
135 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
1,246 
3,033 
1,069 
150 
123 
27 
- 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
453 
1,116 
631 
185 
187 
22 
2 
76 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
269 
670 
623 
474 
882 
358 
55 
177 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
88,637 
16,570 
29,101 
11,667 
7,336 
14,784 
5,534 
315 
3,330 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
312,053 
319,297 
91,908 
536,854 
2,925,583 
2,968,236 
534,609 
590,846 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
93,408 
18,832 
10,972 
7,878 
73,181 
197,888 
536,364 
1,697,171 
177,431 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
62,158 
11,088 
16,286 
7,285 
6,270 
13,375 
5,073 
256 
2,525 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
149,834 
35,226 
31,388 
30,423 
101,323 
237,924 
615,721 
2,324,260 
258,973 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
621 
1,171 
219 
11 
12 
4 
1 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,002 
1,815 
3,041 
836 
45 
40 
3 
- 
222 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,621 
1,341 
2,223 
747 
96 
43 
10 
- 
161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,870 
2,531 
3,613 
1,907 
257 
222 
25 
1 
314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,603 
2,144 
2,830 
2,080 
721 
432 
59 
3 
334 
$50,000 or more 
31,968 
2,636 
3,408 
1,496 
5,140 
12,626 
4,972 
251 
1,439 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
26,479 
5,482 
12,815 
4,382 
1,066 
1,409 
461 
59 
805 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
39,050 
14,325 
14,973 
29,603 
92,346 
182,151 
336,913 
1,023,756 
78,336 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,115 
611 
1,165 
254 
13 
8 
2 
- 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,846 
1,729 
3,902 
932 
51 
38 
15 
- 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,027 
1,161 
2,846 
774 
55 
45 
8 
- 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,929 
1,251 
3,066 
1,093 
182 
150 
26 
- 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,780 
455 
1,141 
657 
207 
212 
29 
2 
77 
$50,000 or more 
3,782 
275 
695 
672 
558 
956 
381 
57 
188 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
1,847 
63 
149 
121 
248 
755 
425 
15 
71 
$1,000 
169,003 
1,508 
3,356 
1,973 
9,102 
66,598 
69,304 
8,405 
8,757 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
54,212 
9,605 
14,073 
6,623 
5,537 
1 1 ,736 
4,367 
216 
2,055 
$1,000 
1,887,251 
233,558 
239,703 
103,392 
138,559 
528,690 
479,191 
71,064 
93,093 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
9,663 
456 
1,175 
851 
1,242 
3,705 
1,820 
73 
341 
$1,000 
186,534 
3,530 
9,050 
8,425 
16,776 
71,399 
64,499 
3,668 
9,186 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
21,478 
6,713 
7,349 
2,885 
1,053 
1,816 
646 
38 
978 
$1,000 
673,937 
205,808 
169,015 
66,054 
44,882 
98,126 
45,944 
4,815 
39,293 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
577 
154 
188 
85 
49 
44 
19 
2 
36 
$1,000 
4,611 
1,003 
1,344 
469 
(D) 
481 
224 
(D) 
(□) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
275 
64 
82 
58 
19 
17 
22 
- 
13 
$1,000 
4,394 
381 
598 
512 
(D) 
1,149 
65 
- 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
29,533 
3,357 
5,516 
3,134 
3,976 
9,012 
3,429 
183 
926 
$1,000 
80,621 
2,289 
4,523 
2,247 
5,872 
27,859 
23,712 
10,786 
3,334 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
15,255 
1,100 
2,629 
1,511 
2,066 
5,126 
2,202 
111 
510 
$1,000 
880,516 
16,982 
47,903 
21,561 
63,718 
313,135 
331,350 
49,556 
36,312 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
1,318 
211 
259 
153 
163 
368 
106 
4 
54 
$1,000 
10,042 
871 
907 
616 
1,188 
4,254 
1,704 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
3,671 
494 
876 
500 
420 
844 
413 
25 
99 
$1,000 
46,542 
2,694 
6,363 
3,467 
5,413 
12,275 
11,693 
2,190 
2,448 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
80,426 
15,032 
24,710 
10,238 
7,193 
14,610 
5,375 
238 
3,030 
acres 
26,256,347 
1,148,674 
1,893,296 
1,040,340 
2,349,676 
10,013,393 
7,784,660 
715,822 
1,310,486 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
63,214 
8,232 
17,002 
8,643 
7,109 
14,525 
5,328 
231 
2,144 
acres 
24,507,219 
680,681 
1,381,527 
844,625 
2,244,004 
9,783,190 
7,653,735 
706,382 
1,213,075 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
214 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
