Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
2007 
798 
1,655 
1,314 
855 
912 
910 
738 
acres, 2012 
318,772 
398,022 
417,189 
450,871 
306,423 
214,033 
231,504 
2007 
328,216 
408,987 
395,585 
432,351 
297,090 
218,698 
228,528 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
559 
953 
939 
710 
701 
605 
452 
2007 
611 
942 
962 
622 
632 
594 
445 
acres, 2012 
281,334 
256,297 
357,198 
392,883 
256,702 
106,445 
97,556 
TENURE 
2007 
293,049 
240,057 
332,681 
356,114 
241,935 
92,277 
80,153 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
353 
1,089 
550 
411 
643 
686 
524 
2007 
387 
1,127 
664 
421 
572 
688 
550 
acres, 2012 
54,276 
156,418 
62,553 
67,605 
52,166 
96,381 
108,308 
2007 
47,392 
177,389 
73,672 
58,000 
60,012 
108,971 
122,034 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
202 
496 
277 
245 
361 
390 
289 
2007 
210 
456 
338 
213 
319 
403 
288 
acres, 2012 
35,051 
59,950 
38,643 
46,344 
28,549 
28,646 
25,682 
2007 
29,995 
57,337 
38,861 
30,711 
30,792 
31,810 
31,534 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
287 
394 
533 
381 
254 
197 
150 
2007 
300 
376 
453 
326 
236 
182 
158 
acres, 2012 
222,439 
217,159 
311,152 
344,264 
195,759 
99,064 
109,558 
2007 
232,796 
198,756 
262,196 
322,085 
159,650 
104,534 
98,910 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
60,998 
108,731 
118,403 
123,358 
75,855 
55,550 
58,224 
2007 
55,499 
105,086 
91,948 
100,217 
51,415 
60,552 
59,703 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
161,441 
108,428 
192,749 
220,906 
119,904 
43,514 
51,334 
2007 
177,297 
93,670 
170,248 
221,868 
108,235 
43,982 
39,207 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
280 
370 
519 
375 
241 
185 
135 
2007 
293 
370 
442 
316 
223 
166 
142 
acres, 2012 
206,879 
175,173 
278,013 
311,021 
172,659 
60,667 
61,555 
2007 
217,855 
156,930 
236,645 
279,045 
137,913 
57,478 
46,123 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
80 
94 
161 
108 
104 
34 
37 
2007 
111 
152 
197 
108 
104 
40 
30 
acres, 2012 
42,057 
24,445 
43,484 
39,002 
58,498 
18,588 
13,638 
2007 
48,028 
32,842 
59,717 
52,266 
77,428 
5,193 
7,584 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
77 
87 
143 
90 
99 
30 
28 
2007 
108 
116 
182 
93 
90 
25 
15 
acres, 2012 
39,404 
21,174 
40,542 
35,518 
55,494 
17,132 
10,319 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
45,199 
25,790 
57,175 
46,358 
73,230 
2,989 
2,496 
Total operators 
number 
1,085 
2,409 
1,794 
1,274 
1,530 
1,394 
1,151 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
414 
891 
765 
600 
551 
519 
328 
2 operators 
263 
584 
423 
244 
382 
337 
335 
3 operators 
33 
80 
44 
40 
59 
49 
41 
4 operators 
7 
10 
9 
15 
7 
6 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
12 
3 
1 
2 
6 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
259 
652 
416 
266 
442 
374 
394 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
248 
593 
398 
234 
411 
353 
346 
2 operators 
4 
20 
5 
16 
14 
9 
21 
3 operators 
1 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,156 
2,546 
1,897 
1,268 
1,350 
1,366 
1,108 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
497 
945 
824 
508 
565 
531 
416 
2 operators 
258 
602 
419 
301 
282 
329 
281 
3 operators 
37 
71 
53 
32 
47 
33 
35 
4 operators 
4 
20 
17 
11 
16 
8 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
17 
1 
3 
2 
9 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
278 
708 
439 
304 
358 
379 
338 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
262 
618 
415 
263 
300 
355 
330 
2 operators 
5 
35 
12 
10 
29 
9 
4 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
7 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
676 
1,460 
1,169 
843 
894 
856 
628 
2007 
725 
1,486 
1,222 
805 
829 
826 
646 
acres, 2012 
311,474 
381,411 
410,018 
443,533 
298,029 
203,868 
219,055 
2007 
315,238 
384,422 
385,340 
424,811 
291,767 
204,239 
208,828 
Female 
farms, 2012 
44 
117 
75 
57 
107 
61 
83 
2007 
73 
169 
92 
50 
83 
84 
92 
acres, 2012 
7,298 
16,611 
7,171 
7,338 
8,394 
10,165 
12,449 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,978 
24,565 
10,245 
7,540 
5,323 
14,459 
19,700 
Farming 
2012 
415 
794 
785 
555 
437 
404 
317 
2007 
462 
830 
681 
492 
422 
366 
336 
Other 
2012 
305 
783 
459 
345 
564 
513 
394 
Place of residence: 
2007 
336 
825 
633 
363 
490 
544 
402 
On farm operated 
2012 
543 
1,083 
918 
656 
707 
725 
509 
2007 
591 
1,109 
977 
638 
647 
673 
482 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
177 
494 
326 
244 
294 
192 
202 
2007 
207 
546 
337 
217 
265 
237 
256 
-continued 
622 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
