Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
percent 
100.0 
54.1 
0.4 
3.3 
5.4 
11.8 
15.8 
17.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
25,647,444 
87,030 
1,226,270 
2,748,735 
7,117,830 
8,663,446 
5,804,133 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
535 
248 
419 
577 
681 
618 
376 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
31,603,822 
27,510,790 
80,234 
1,586,864 
3,503,075 
8,406,198 
8,956,129 
4,978,291 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,553 
573,751 
228,586 
542,703 
735,168 
804,652 
638,538 
322,512 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,386 
1,313 
8 
79 
120 
232 
340 
534 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,911 
1,787 
6 
69 
117 
246 
445 
904 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,476 
1,879 
12 
72 
172 
256 
508 
859 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,901 
2,208 
22 
116 
174 
292 
594 
1,010 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,687 
2,988 
29 
171 
218 
428 
727 
1,415 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,501 
2,839 
52 
215 
205 
371 
612 
1,384 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,788 
4,206 
58 
335 
358 
649 
947 
1,859 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,228 
6,898 
57 
409 
499 
1,173 
1,927 
2,833 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,759 
8,108 
65 
509 
867 
1,995 
2,526 
2,146 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,651 
8,871 
33 
558 
1,059 
2,566 
3,094 
1,561 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7,349 
6,852 
9 
391 
976 
2,239 
2,306 
931 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
5,610 
5,248 
9 
304 
715 
1,698 
1,813 
709 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,224 
1,156 
- 
68 
193 
380 
357 
158 
$5,000,000 or more 
515 
448 
- 
19 
68 
161 
136 
64 
Total sales 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
26,913,292 
78,127 
1,560,205 
3,443,028 
8,246,664 
8,756,020 
4,829,248 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
37,183 
280 
2,301 
3,754 
8,699 
11,318 
10,831 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
15,399,923 
53,723 
749,802 
1,691,851 
4,434,680 
5,365,203 
3,104,664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38,452 
30,772 
182 
1,806 
3,132 
7,689 
9,784 
8,179 
$1,000 
16,875,788 
15,263,821 
51,304 
738,745 
1,679,867 
4,413,316 
5,334,226 
3,046,364 
Corn 
farms 
47,744 
35,160 
245 
2,149 
3,565 
8,396 
10,829 
9,976 
$1,000 
11,745,805 
10,570,716 
39,937 
538,156 
1,190,770 
3,061,535 
3,662,052 
2,078,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33,778 
27,875 
150 
1,611 
2,855 
7,181 
9,051 
7,027 
$1,000 
11,449,975 
10,408,529 
37,479 
525,801 
1,175,566 
3,035,213 
3,622,880 
2,011,590 
Wheat 
farms 
338 
266 
2 
12 
33 
60 
81 
78 
$1,000 
4,948 
4,477 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,217 
925 
1,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
15 
3 
2 
3 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,852 
(D) 
- 
224 
(D) 
554 
(D) 
539 
Soybeans 
farms 
41,621 
31,063 
191 
1,696 
3,012 
7,442 
9,762 
8,960 
$1,000 
5,375,888 
4,806,624 
13,757 
210,417 
498,619 
1,366,556 
1,696,319 
1,020,956 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25,825 
22,215 
83 
1,062 
2,213 
5,950 
7,567 
5,340 
$1,000 
5,022,094 
4,591,088 
11,417 
195,017 
479,987 
1,328,582 
1,642,656 
933,431 
Sorghum 
farms 
47 
38 
- 
5 
1 
9 
10 
13 
$1,000 
581 
542 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
175 
106 
217 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
77 
58 
- 
5 
9 
14 
21 
9 
$1,000 
572 
524 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
176 
230 
38 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,629 
2,176 
8 
106 
232 
590 
663 
577 
$1,000 
18,885 
17,040 
(D) 
(D) 
1,670 
5,021 
5,572 
3,889 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
40 
6 
7 
6 
9 
12 
$1,000 
6,015 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
668 
1,512 
1,905 
1,448 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
978 
600 
7 
58 
112 
103 
158 
162 
$1,000 
19,699 
17,116 
85 
1,539 
2,200 
3,587 
5,608 
4,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
75 
- 
5 
13 
14 
24 
19 
$1,000 
11,660 
11,271 
710 
1,084 
2,503 
4,353 
2,621 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
592 
294 
_ 
16 
31 
60 
83 
104 
$1,000 
3,668 
1,900 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
476 
620 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
708 
414 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
183 
- 
7 
10 
32 
63 
71 
$1,000 
2,976 
1,357 
- 
84 
71 
436 
381 
385 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
532 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
212 
139 
- 
9 
24 
31 
28 
47 
$1,000 
692 
543 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
631 
361 
4 
30 
78 
66 
94 
89 
$1,000 
99,218 
81,244 
24 
1,426 
7,493 
18,260 
10,866 
43,173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
172 
113 
- 
9 
22 
23 
27 
32 
$1,000 
92,608 
77,587 
- 
1,041 
6,371 
17,632 
9,999 
42,545 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
