Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
9,779,193 
46,734 
49,105 
67,172 
5,595 
77,397 
126,865 
2007 
6,451,702 
48,980 
29,406 
40,295 
15,472 
59,336 
103,142 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
110,329 
64,371 
105,149 
66,441 
7,520 
124,432 
104,415 
2007 
69,481 
63,942 
48,207 
39,045 
21,165 
89,093 
82,448 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
62,780 
500 
314 
675 
393 
458 
868 
2007 
69,025 
598 
479 
720 
486 
504 
953 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
171,276 
113,204 
170,942 
114,293 
30,659 
185,469 
165,012 
2007 
101,667 
90,785 
68,030 
61,831 
36,494 
122,518 
112,199 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
25,857 
226 
153 
336 
351 
164 
347 
2007 
23,831 
168 
131 
312 
245 
162 
298 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
37,649 
43,665 
29,877 
29,690 
18,387 
46,023 
47,163 
2007 
23,744 
31,604 
24,277 
13,536 
9,243 
14,898 
12,695 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
8,279,386 
42,313 
41,111 
60,522 
3,974 
66,737 
115,723 
2007 
5,816,030 
44,792 
26,957 
38,696 
14,507 
56,034 
98,775 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
93,408 
58,282 
88,032 
59,864 
5,341 
107,293 
95,245 
2007 
62,635 
58,475 
44,191 
37,497 
19,846 
84,135 
78,957 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
62,158 
499 
311 
673 
391 
450 
862 
2007 
68,303 
587 
480 
718 
482 
502 
938 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
149,834 
105,482 
148,001 
104,177 
26,982 
166,208 
153,548 
2007 
93,991 
85,871 
62,772 
60,027 
35,397 
116,530 
109,511 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
26,479 
227 
156 
338 
353 
172 
353 
2007 
24,553 
179 
130 
314 
249 
164 
313 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
39,050 
45,474 
31,522 
28,370 
18,630 
46,844 
47,127 
2007 
24,592 
31,366 
24,415 
14,023 
10,257 
15,028 
12,608 
Item 
Black Hawk 
Boone 
Bremer 
Buchanan 
Buena Vista 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
83,044 
125,148 
80,268 
111,133 
221,139 
91,243 
126,702 
2007 
57,478 
70,452 
47,605 
69,485 
95,636 
75,587 
99,302 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
89,874 
133,420 
81,739 
103,379 
257,738 
83,251 
153,392 
2007 
61,017 
76,165 
47,844 
59,187 
103,502 
62,263 
117,517 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
659 
665 
672 
723 
718 
750 
649 
2007 
714 
661 
704 
831 
771 
943 
688 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
140,511 
200,186 
143,829 
184,229 
315,496 
140,982 
202,597 
2007 
85,477 
117,190 
74,434 
92,878 
136,042 
84,582 
155,099 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
265 
273 
310 
352 
140 
346 
177 
2007 
228 
264 
291 
343 
153 
271 
157 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
36,051 
29,217 
52,856 
62,683 
38,481 
41,889 
27,025 
2007 
15,580 
26,555 
16,483 
22,439 
60,470 
15,400 
47,174 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
70,300 
110,392 
69,234 
99,447 
142,893 
78,294 
97,976 
2007 
51,634 
59,710 
45,728 
64,883 
79,171 
70,446 
73,578 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
76,082 
117,689 
70,503 
92,509 
166,542 
71,436 
118,615 
2007 
54,813 
64,551 
45,958 
55,267 
85,683 
58,028 
87,075 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
651 
661 
662 
714 
708 
746 
628 
2007 
709 
657 
700 
821 
763 
939 
681 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
124,357 
179,496 
131,675 
171,582 
210,965 
125,216 
166,074 
2007 
78,215 
103,774 
72,290 
88,927 
115,555 
79,412 
120,404 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
273 
277 
320 
361 
150 
350 
198 
2007 
233 
268 
295 
353 
161 
275 
164 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
39,034 
29,799 
56,046 
63,885 
43,132 
43,190 
31,913 
2007 
16,396 
31,605 
16,526 
23,018 
55,883 
14,988 
51,322 
Item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
136,544 
63,591 
107,769 
91,462 
148,064 
90,880 
14,834 
2007 
105,315 
68,550 
53,998 
66,938 
85,654 
65,036 
25,809 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
128,210 
90,456 
112,847 
117,259 
183,931 
87,722 
23,658 
2007 
107,684 
89,843 
52,121 
79,311 
101,969 
62,716 
37,404 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
796 
466 
670 
578 
670 
765 
346 
2007 
769 
601 
749 
676 
682 
760 
421 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
194,911 
162,915 
172,231 
167,004 
230,211 
129,422 
57,550 
2007 
152,903 
119,307 
82,441 
103,288 
131,978 
94,654 
71,114 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
269 
237 
285 
202 
135 
271 
281 
2007 
209 
162 
287 
168 
158 
277 
269 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,163 
52,015 
26,757 
25,079 
45,754 
29,992 
18,073 
2007 
58,695 
19,464 
27,005 
17,167 
27,562 
24,912 
15,354 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
100,644 
62,524 
99,125 
89,368 
122,143 
84,463 
13,912 
2007 
96,740 
65,379 
50,637 
63,865 
77,184 
63,765 
24,717 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
94,502 
88,939 
103,795 
114,575 
151,730 
81,528 
22,188 
2007 
98,916 
85,687 
48,878 
75,669 
91,886 
61,490 
35,822 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
785 
459 
663 
576 
658 
761 
346 
2007 
759 
600 
744 
671 
678 
749 
421 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
154,179 
158,117 
162,139 
163,839 
196,932 
122,249 
54,408 
2007 
145,893 
114,052 
78,867 
99,374 
120,793 
94,675 
68,374 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
280 
244 
292 
204 
147 
275 
281 
2007 
219 
163 
292 
173 
162 
288 
269 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
72,808 
41,196 
28,678 
24,525 
50,604 
31,159 
17,486 
2007 
63,897 
18,724 
27,534 
16,274 
29,095 
24,814 
15,123 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
292 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
