Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
28,267 
15,983 
88 
887 
1,505 
3,563 
4,660 
5,280 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
1,906,410 
1,393,698 
4,997 
79,395 
133,248 
345,286 
415,636 
415,136 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
58,909 
31,977 
127 
1,526 
2,721 
6,656 
9,753 
11,194 
acres 
1,294,425 
905,984 
1,133 
29,019 
67,503 
191,823 
308,523 
307,983 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,525 
1,033 
8 
88 
170 
243 
301 
223 
acres 
171,656 
159,460 
172 
10,422 
28,748 
42,054 
42,724 
35,340 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,483 
1,020 
8 
88 
165 
241 
297 
221 
acres 
170,542 
158,645 
172 
10,422 
28,662 
41,904 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
53 
18 
- 
- 
6 
5 
5 
2 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
1,114 
815 
86 
150 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
34,568 
16,180 
27 
456 
1,180 
3,240 
5,024 
6,253 
acres 
1,306,040 
581,155 
752 
14,990 
34,831 
93,617 
164,713 
272,252 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
42,536 
31,285 
241 
2,002 
3,242 
7,600 
9,729 
8,471 
acres 
20,892,364 
18,794,495 
70,183 
954,818 
2,181,060 
5,516,072 
6,470,345 
3,602,017 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
512 
387 
2 
65 
89 
85 
100 
46 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
57,545 
53,272 
(D) 
6,861 
17,067 
11,800 
12,452 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
195,641,346 
167,459,966 
524,717 
7,564,271 
17,978,251 
47,985,443 
57,670,312 
35,736,971 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,207,220 
3,492,460 
1,494,921 
2,586,960 
3,772,980 
4,593,227 
4,111,672 
2,315,170 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,389 
6,529 
6,029 
6,169 
6,541 
6,742 
6,657 
6,157 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,912 
1,834 
33 
157 
214 
317 
413 
700 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,794 
1,743 
20 
102 
154 
280 
424 
763 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,214 
3,291 
44 
238 
355 
479 
789 
1,386 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18,001 
6,196 
69 
459 
525 
962 
1,605 
2,576 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,731 
5,791 
68 
432 
506 
954 
1,403 
2,428 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
10,655 
6,998 
39 
458 
691 
1,390 
1,842 
2,578 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13,474 
10,991 
54 
608 
1,127 
2,642 
3,517 
3,043 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,757 
7,158 
15 
329 
761 
2,172 
2,550 
1,331 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
4,099 
3,947 
9 
141 
432 
1,251 
1,483 
631 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
88,634 
47,946 
351 
2,924 
4,764 
10,445 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
18,954,910 
15,855,840 
79,093 
952,658 
1,854,885 
4,504,508 
5,188,955 
3,275,741 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,676 
1,730 
10 
82 
182 
264 
395 
797 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,788 
1,545 
7 
87 
140 
231 
342 
738 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,778 
2,951 
33 
181 
235 
410 
714 
1,378 
$20,000 to $49,999 
17,040 
6,250 
62 
419 
530 
896 
1,593 
2,750 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12,323 
5,877 
74 
386 
447 
950 
1,475 
2,545 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,862 
7,146 
53 
514 
674 
1,398 
2,069 
2,438 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,063 
11,420 
64 
662 
1,241 
2,926 
3,714 
2,813 
$500,000 or more 
12,104 
11,027 
48 
593 
1,315 
3,370 
3,724 
1,977 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
67,630 
41,756 
292 
2,470 
4,043 
9,413 
12,504 
13,034 
number 
137,117 
97,331 
526 
5,168 
9,708 
24,428 
31,154 
26,347 
Tractors, all 
farms 
70,810 
42,503 
238 
2,308 
4,103 
9,528 
12,729 
13,597 
number 
232,016 
167,249 
692 
7,016 
15,260 
40,882 
53,735 
49,664 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,050 
14,996 
70 
541 
1,204 
3,069 
4,528 
5,584 
number 
41,846 
24,499 
101 
825 
1,822 
5,026 
7,337 
9,388 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
48,404 
29,719 
116 
1,186 
2,535 
6,620 
9,185 
10,077 
number 
80,260 
53,281 
179 
1,819 
4,244 
1 1 ,794 
16,814 
18,431 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
45,484 
33,758 
182 
1,857 
3,371 
8,311 
10,609 
9,428 
number 
109,910 
89,469 
412 
4,372 
9,194 
24,062 
29,584 
21,845 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
33,430 
27,164 
106 
1,269 
2,586 
7,052 
8,984 
7,167 
number 
36,451 
29,749 
111 
1,398 
2,858 
7,738 
9,792 
7,852 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,580 
2,116 
17 
142 
278 
588 
587 
504 
number 
2,709 
2,219 
18 
149 
299 
610 
616 
527 
Hay balers 
farms 
21,739 
14,647 
88 
795 
1,501 
3,607 
4,345 
4,311 
number 
26,276 
17,878 
105 
935 
1,821 
4,438 
5,377 
5,202 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
