Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
percent 
100.0 
55.9 
33.9 
10.3 
60.0 
40.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
6,538,547 
20,867,251 
3,216,933 
16,948,767 
13,673,964 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
132 
695 
354 
319 
386 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
31,603,822 
7,329,398 
21,022,948 
3,251,476 
16,103,570 
15,500,252 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,553 
147,994 
700,181 
357,816 
302,687 
437,428 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,386 
4,779 
358 
249 
2,827 
2,559 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,911 
7,481 
270 
160 
4,816 
3,095 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,476 
6,830 
378 
268 
4,589 
2,887 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,901 
6,851 
616 
434 
4,717 
3,184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,687 
6,809 
1,165 
713 
5,211 
3,476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,501 
4,211 
1,380 
910 
3,998 
2,503 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,788 
4,182 
2,206 
1,400 
4,997 
2,791 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,228 
3,969 
4,511 
1,748 
6,680 
3,548 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,759 
2,077 
6,275 
1,407 
6,183 
3,576 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,651 
1,146 
7,378 
1,127 
5,707 
3,944 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7,349 
1,190 
5,488 
671 
3,477 
3,872 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
5,610 
784 
4,281 
545 
2,768 
2,842 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,224 
237 
899 
88 
513 
711 
$5,000,000 or more 
515 
169 
308 
38 
196 
319 
Total sales 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
7,080,354 
20,562,341 
3,178,837 
15,665,402 
15,156,130 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
17,805 
27,191 
7,513 
32,379 
20,130 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
2,126,963 
12,925,631 
2,094,085 
9,359,810 
7,786,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38,452 
8,793 
23,945 
5,714 
23,635 
14,817 
$1,000 
16,875,788 
1,971,467 
12,855,848 
2,048,473 
9,188,771 
7,687,017 
Corn 
farms 
47,744 
14,634 
26,178 
6,932 
29,339 
18,405 
$1,000 
11,745,805 
1,429,522 
8,871,439 
1 ,444,844 
6,379,561 
5,366,244 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33,778 
6,745 
22,143 
4,890 
20,601 
13,177 
$1,000 
11,449,975 
1,276,186 
8,780,347 
1,393,442 
6,190,649 
5,259,326 
Wheat 
farms 
338 
119 
185 
34 
182 
156 
$1,000 
4,948 
1,095 
3,249 
604 
2,473 
2,475 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
5 
9 
2 
8 
8 
$1,000 
1,852 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
974 
879 
Soybeans 
farms 
41,621 
12,089 
23,582 
5,950 
25,668 
15,953 
$1,000 
5,375,888 
692,102 
4,036,674 
647,112 
2,966,341 
2,409,547 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25,825 
4,085 
18,259 
3,481 
15,547 
10,278 
$1,000 
5,022,094 
535,902 
3,900,244 
585,949 
2,735,720 
2,286,374 
Sorghum 
farms 
47 
22 
24 
1 
30 
17 
$1,000 
581 
(D) 
303 
(D) 
351 
231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
77 
35 
26 
16 
39 
38 
$1,000 
572 
(D) 
322 
(D) 
310 
262 
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 
956 
1,443 
230 
1,417 
1,212 
$1,000 
18,885 
3,794 
13,644 
1,446 
10,774 
8,112 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
- 
40 
2 
26 
16 
$1,000 
6,015 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
4,090 
1,925 
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 
661 
190 
127 
391 
587 
$1,000 
19,699 
8,363 
9,024 
2,311 
7,789 
11,909 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
35 
35 
9 
33 
46 
$1,000 
11,660 
3,422 
7,033 
1,205 
4,873 
6,787 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
592 
486 
58 
48 
221 
371 
$1,000 
3,668 
(D) 
567 
(D) 
1,480 
2,188 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
2 
3 
4 
$1,000 
708 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
430 
278 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
339 
46 
37 
161 
261 
$1,000 
2,976 
2,390 
388 
198 
1,312 
1,664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
532 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
212 
179 
17 
16 
75 
137 
$1,000 
692 
(D) 
179 
(D) 
168 
524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
631 
482 
95 
54 
269 
362 
$1,000 
99,218 
58,227 
15,984 
25,008 
41,654 
57,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
172 
130 
28 
14 
67 
105 
$1,000 
92,608 
53,271 
14,903 
24,433 
38,744 
53,864 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
