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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
85,307 
46,180 
345 
2,824 
4,565 
10,078 
13,411 
14,957 
acres 
29,067,738 
24,395,933 
83,745 
1,174,739 
2,627,171 
6,852,284 
8,149,026 
5,508,968 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,901 
1,431 
5 
119 
166 
323 
426 
392 
acres 
1,024,460 
766,344 
(D) 
(D) 
69,941 
179,845 
253,826 
206,959 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
74,673 
39,313 
331 
2,585 
3,910 
8,476 
11,142 
12,869 
acres 
22,466,500 
18,545,630 
80,072 
1,020,550 
2,039,035 
5,275,848 
6,051,973 
4,078,152 
Partnership 
farms 
4,986 
2,817 
18 
133 
285 
592 
886 
903 
acres 
2,761,129 
2,355,519 
(D) 
(D) 
259,391 
584,921 
845,783 
573,424 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,497 
1,947 
7 
94 
229 
424 
625 
568 
acres 
1,995,162 
1,703,462 
(D) 
(D) 
209,413 
433,894 
591,462 
415,127 
Corporation 
farms 
7,189 
5,226 
1 
171 
526 
1,289 
1,839 
1,400 
acres 
5,039,305 
4,552,381 
(D) 
(D) 
425,267 
1,223,219 
1,707,680 
1,081,057 
Family held 
farms 
6,739 
5,010 
1 
162 
491 
1,233 
1,764 
1,359 
acres 
4,847,309 
4,412,876 
(D) 
(D) 
410,862 
1,161,237 
1,667,420 
1,060,414 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
114 
63 
3 
11 
29 
20 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
6,625 
4,947 
1 
162 
488 
1,222 
1,735 
1,339 
Other than family held 
farms 
450 
216 
- 
9 
35 
56 
75 
41 
acres 
191,996 
139,505 
- 
2,215 
14,405 
61,982 
40,260 
20,643 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
43 
19 
- 
2 
2 
3 
8 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
407 
197 
- 
7 
33 
53 
67 
37 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,789 
593 
1 
35 
44 
90 
159 
264 
acres 
355,797 
193,914 
(D) 
(D) 
25,042 
33,842 
58,010 
71,500 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
19,835 
108 
1,005 
2,054 
5,252 
6,291 
5,125 
workers 
79,838 
59,181 
236 
2,980 
6,650 
16,711 
18,081 
14,523 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
11,099 
8,905 
32 
419 
980 
2,525 
2,870 
2,079 
workers 
25,620 
20,461 
45 
926 
2,283 
6,097 
6,639 
4,471 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
21,219 
14,730 
81 
776 
1,555 
3,915 
4,568 
3,835 
workers 
54,218 
38,720 
191 
2,054 
4,367 
10,614 
1 1 ,442 
10,052 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
54 
37 
5 
6 
8 
9 
9 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
15 
13 
- 
- 
2 
4 
5 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,555 
13,868 
97 
962 
1,678 
3,247 
3,769 
4,115 
workers 
58,413 
29,727 
215 
2,130 
4,254 
7,197 
7,481 
8,450 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
6,707 
2,003 
30 
208 
311 
404 
490 
560 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,665 
5,755 
57 
398 
537 
919 
1,459 
2,385 
50 to 69 acres 
4,762 
1,615 
28 
132 
128 
231 
396 
700 
70 to 99 acres 
6,832 
2,552 
28 
208 
218 
364 
575 
1,159 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
5,665 
2,494 
40 
212 
229 
347 
536 
1,130 
140 to 179 acres 
5,529 
2,828 
35 
182 
215 
452 
656 
1,288 
180 to 219 acres 
3,603 
1,973 
13 
104 
183 
327 
505 
841 
220 to 259 acres 
3,227 
1,963 
10 
126 
190 
295 
514 
828 
260 to 499 acres 
1 1 ,824 
8,701 
57 
539 
813 
1,855 
2,570 
2,867 
500 to 999 acres 
11,581 
10,198 
41 
499 
1,050 
2,801 
3,463 
2,344 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6,589 
6,279 
11 
246 
692 
1,951 
2,299 
1,080 
2,000 acres or more 
1,653 
1,588 
1 
70 
199 
501 
563 
254 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
43,727 
30,272 
239 
1 ,656 
2,696 
6,850 
9,405 
9,426 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
489 
269 
7 
21 
46 
33 
82 
80 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
533 
166 
- 
5 
8 
30 
53 
70 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
515 
226 
2 
10 
27 
41 
71 
75 
Other crop farming (1119) 
20,719 
5,032 
8 
171 
306 
606 
1,259 
2,682 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
20,719 
5,032 
8 
171 
306 
606 
1,259 
2,682 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,697 
4,269 
61 
354 
437 
738 
1,074 
1,605 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2,129 
1,694 
10 
162 
308 
413 
479 
322 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,224 
1,139 
6 
97 
209 
380 
284 
163 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3,310 
2,554 
8 
284 
418 
843 
716 
285 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
732 
355 
1 
37 
59 
87 
98 
73 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,621 
540 
3 
59 
82 
104 
120 
172 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,941 
1,433 
6 
68 
169 
322 
385 
483 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26,827 
17,731 
181 
1,362 
2,185 
4,388 
5,038 
4,577 
number 
3,893,683 
3,384,552 
20,325 
228,517 
509,500 
971,799 
1,064,784 
589,627 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,975 
1,397 
20 
127 
165 
293 
378 
414 
1 0 to 49 
9,599 
5,312 
70 
428 
507 
1,016 
1,410 
1,881 
50 to 99 
4,580 
3,441 
20 
216 
360 
856 
1,020 
969 
100 to 199 
3,740 
3,118 
37 
245 
431 
904 
926 
575 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
