Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
32,167 
32,924 
7,108 
8,452 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
3,904 
5,013 
521 
730 
Farming 
10,194 
10,460 
2,264 
2,515 
45 to 54 years 
8,190 
9,019 
1,169 
1,519 
Other 
21,973 
22,464 
4,844 
5,937 
55 to 64 years 
8,992 
7,915 
1,848 
1,987 
65 to 74 years 
5,290 
5,177 
1,435 
1,766 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
3,153 
3,284 
1,839 
2,129 
On farm operated 
24,431 
24,380 
4,324 
4,744 
Not on farm operated 
7,736 
8,544 
2,784 
3,708 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.9 
55.1 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
63.3 
62.8 
None 
11,478 
11,317 
3,251 
3,827 
Second operator 
53.8 
52.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
20,689 
21,607 
3,857 
4,625 
Third operator 
53.8 
52.5 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,491 
3,318 
509 
778 
50 to 99 days 
1,449 
1,517 
244 
362 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
3,226 
3,170 
536 
562 
Latino origin (see text) 
217 
171 
71 
38 
200 days or more 
13,523 
13,602 
2,568 
2,923 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
44 
84 
10 
6 
2 years or less 
1,218 
1,681 
291 
471 
Asian 
66 
71 
26 
16 
3 or 4 years 
1,688 
2,083 
402 
529 
Black or African American 
12 
5 
2 
2 
5 to 9 years 
4,641 
5,243 
1,036 
1,496 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
24,620 
23,917 
5,379 
5,956 
Other Pacific Islander 
4 
6 
- 
1 
White 
31,972 
32,710 
7,048 
8,422 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
69 
48 
22 
5 
2 years or less 
972 
(NA) 
214 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,471 
(NA) 
347 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
4,178 
(NA) 
895 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
25,546 
(NA) 
5,652 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
14,656 
17,520 
Second operator 
10,690 
9,603 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
2,613 
2,947 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
283 
391 
20 
54 
25 to 34 years 
2,355 
2,125 
276 
267 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
