Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
2007 
92,856 
766 
610 
1,032 
731 
666 
1,251 
acres, 2012 
30,622,731 
323,549 
229,267 
289,164 
187,713 
280,351 
422,127 
2007 
30,747,550 
311,678 
224,882 
274,844 
197,904 
279,079 
400,934 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
63,214 
532 
322 
601 
472 
402 
915 
2007 
63,672 
530 
350 
517 
449 
425 
891 
acres, 2012 
24,507,219 
225,573 
142,020 
159,113 
87,266 
232,137 
364,605 
TENURE 
2007 
23,799,380 
204,816 
122,625 
125,907 
82,993 
219,637 
328,438 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
49,525 
412 
278 
695 
553 
344 
599 
2007 
53,492 
469 
435 
745 
559 
397 
635 
acres, 2012 
6,538,547 
80,292 
72,554 
109,751 
75,353 
40,315 
63,057 
2007 
7,619,098 
85,941 
95,169 
125,318 
99,044 
62,007 
76,814 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26,141 
242 
143 
305 
310 
143 
320 
2007 
26,540 
257 
191 
259 
297 
179 
307 
acres, 2012 
3,369,536 
39,493 
27,568 
30,354 
23,201 
19,817 
34,780 
2007 
3,690,076 
39,775 
34,005 
28,223 
29,613 
29,350 
41,498 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
30,025 
256 
156 
258 
166 
222 
456 
2007 
28,937 
229 
143 
239 
153 
208 
440 
acres, 2012 
20,867,251 
223,847 
144,899 
165,310 
106,444 
222,421 
290,112 
2007 
19,529,558 
201,068 
118,571 
138,396 
91,382 
199,198 
268,322 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,840,604 
96,172 
56,568 
83,971 
55,385 
83,217 
110,933 
2007 
6,957,334 
82,556 
48,528 
73,709 
51,191 
63,484 
97,205 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,026,647 
127,675 
88,331 
81,339 
51,059 
139,204 
179,179 
2007 
12,572,224 
118,512 
70,043 
64,687 
40,191 
135,714 
171,117 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
28,924 
247 
154 
248 
147 
214 
444 
2007 
27,908 
219 
134 
220 
141 
199 
426 
acres, 2012 
18,201,315 
171,215 
105,394 
117,903 
61,389 
197,168 
264,813 
2007 
16,850,476 
145,820 
80,339 
89,481 
48,419 
174,456 
236,232 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
9,087 
58 
33 
58 
25 
56 
160 
2007 
10,427 
68 
32 
48 
19 
61 
176 
acres, 2012 
3,216,933 
19,410 
11,814 
14,103 
5,916 
17,615 
68,958 
2007 
3,598,894 
24,669 
11,142 
11,130 
7,478 
17,874 
55,798 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8,149 
43 
25 
48 
15 
45 
151 
2007 
9,224 
54 
25 
38 
11 
47 
158 
acres, 2012 
2,936,368 
14,865 
9,058 
10,856 
2,676 
15,152 
65,012 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,258,828 
19,221 
8,281 
8,203 
4,961 
15,831 
50,708 
Total operators 
number 
131,535 
1,084 
676 
1,490 
1,101 
890 
1,755 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
53,202 
436 
299 
606 
432 
396 
752 
2 operators 
29,863 
247 
131 
344 
281 
196 
399 
3 operators 
4,454 
35 
33 
52 
22 
21 
55 
4 operators 
787 
5 
4 
7 
5 
6 
8 
5 or more operators 
331 
3 
2 
4 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
32,907 
264 
161 
386 
307 
220 
466 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,451 
236 
148 
364 
287 
198 
440 
2 operators 
948 
14 
5 
8 
7 
11 
13 
3 operators 
133 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
21 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
- 
- 
- 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
136,068 
1,150 
872 
1,515 
1,050 
1,004 
1,820 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
57,549 
454 
394 
651 
453 
392 
759 
2 operators 
29,474 
269 
177 
304 
245 
234 
427 
3 operators 
4,638 
29 
34 
57 
25 
26 
57 
4 operators 
820 
6 
4 
16 
8 
6 
6 
5 or more operators 
375 
8 
1 
4 
" 
8 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
33,763 
269 
243 
385 
299 
248 
456 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
31,016 
255 
212 
341 
285 
222 
434 
2 operators 
1,054 
7 
14 
19 
7 
11 
11 
3 operators 
141 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
34 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
15 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
81,529 
678 
433 
924 
684 
579 
1,099 
2007 
84,404 
693 
524 
925 
641 
613 
1,118 
acres, 2012 
29,753,822 
315,409 
223,721 
279,696 
178,295 
267,618 
410,544 
2007 
29,656,571 
302,563 
206,741 
263,026 
178,697 
269,733 
389,877 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,108 
48 
34 
87 
60 
43 
116 
2007 
8,452 
73 
86 
107 
90 
53 
133 
acres, 2012 
868,909 
8,140 
5,546 
9,468 
9,418 
12,733 
11,583 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,090,979 
9,115 
18,141 
11,818 
19,207 
9,346 
11,057 
Farming 
2012 
47,949 
401 
249 
420 
343 
380 
660 
2007 
48,637 
419 
294 
490 
268 
343 
656 
Other 
2012 
40,688 
325 
218 
591 
401 
242 
555 
Place of residence: 
2007 
44,219 
347 
316 
542 
463 
323 
595 
On farm operated 
2012 
63,911 
511 
311 
746 
545 
435 
923 
2007 
65,736 
497 
377 
704 
503 
437 
886 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
24,726 
215 
156 
265 
199 
187 
292 
2007 
27,120 
269 
233 
328 
228 
229 
365 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 619 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
