Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
2007 
1,470 
646 
566 
1,483 
532 
1,398 
991 
923 
acres, 2012 
365,560 
172,683 
187,363 
291,441 
218,987 
388,497 
317,709 
355,381 
2007 
333,920 
184,975 
226,331 
310,817 
249,779 
417,219 
298,459 
366,609 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,035 
443 
336 
1,109 
340 
859 
631 
613 
2007 
1,053 
457 
420 
1,058 
379 
926 
641 
654 
acres, 2012 
304,615 
127,456 
166,908 
205,371 
194,965 
309,392 
274,162 
325,315 
TENURE 
2007 
266,746 
146,609 
201,218 
208,616 
222,725 
321,423 
255,312 
334,846 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
789 
427 
217 
899 
221 
761 
541 
407 
2007 
889 
376 
289 
976 
255 
830 
545 
474 
acres, 2012 
102,150 
45,381 
26,615 
110,688 
32,597 
97,017 
53,248 
48,602 
2007 
105,182 
51,934 
40,062 
140,197 
32,269 
113,436 
48,857 
58,793 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
460 
223 
118 
570 
101 
345 
244 
185 
2007 
521 
202 
151 
593 
114 
389 
214 
221 
acres, 2012 
66,914 
18,042 
17,058 
59,732 
23,499 
48,998 
29,661 
34,030 
2007 
64,153 
30,458 
26,157 
71,992 
19,263 
55,795 
23,797 
42,994 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
479 
176 
171 
430 
190 
406 
319 
320 
2007 
448 
197 
175 
376 
210 
417 
309 
311 
acres, 2012 
237,242 
108,134 
142,630 
160,977 
164,851 
259,317 
236,611 
256,577 
2007 
195,542 
108,904 
152,396 
147,014 
194,989 
250,435 
205,114 
247,398 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
112,609 
40,084 
41,750 
89,489 
50,577 
113,256 
89,670 
72,988 
2007 
88,327 
41,122 
38,163 
77,202 
56,989 
105,369 
75,751 
73,028 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
124,633 
68,050 
100,880 
71,488 
114,274 
146,061 
146,941 
183,589 
2007 
107,215 
67,782 
114,233 
69,812 
138,000 
145,066 
129,363 
174,370 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
468 
172 
166 
419 
184 
401 
311 
313 
2007 
420 
187 
171 
359 
206 
396 
301 
302 
acres, 2012 
214,081 
91,612 
132,612 
129,932 
152,109 
232,027 
218,158 
242,758 
2007 
174,671 
94,086 
142,885 
116,142 
182,927 
216,961 
189,112 
234,197 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
114 
60 
53 
133 
64 
119 
84 
126 
2007 
133 
73 
102 
131 
67 
151 
137 
138 
acres, 2012 
26,168 
19,168 
18,118 
19,776 
21,539 
32,163 
27,850 
50,202 
2007 
33,196 
24,137 
33,873 
23,606 
22,521 
53,348 
44,488 
60,418 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
107 
48 
52 
120 
55 
113 
76 
115 
2007 
112 
68 
98 
106 
59 
141 
126 
131 
acres, 2012 
23,620 
17,802 
17,238 
15,707 
19,357 
28,367 
26,343 
48,527 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
27,922 
22,065 
32,176 
20,482 
20,535 
48,667 
42,403 
57,655 
Total operators 
number 
2,176 
916 
618 
2,222 
700 
1,838 
1,465 
1,295 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
738 
453 
297 
815 
293 
822 
521 
488 
2 operators 
533 
172 
120 
566 
143 
402 
344 
303 
3 operators 
74 
34 
15 
56 
35 
46 
69 
53 
4 operators 
35 
3 
9 
21 
4 
11 
4 
6 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
" 
4 
5 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
603 
214 
153 
530 
172 
464 
401 
288 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
586 
185 
143 
504 
161 
430 
370 
267 
2 operators 
7 
13 
5 
9 
4 
12 
11 
6 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,263 
972 
866 
2,306 
791 
2,017 
1,418 
1,343 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
791 
395 
337 
809 
315 
870 
627 
580 
2 operators 
585 
181 
192 
565 
185 
456 
304 
283 
3 operators 
77 
66 
27 
83 
22 
59 
57 
47 
4 operators 
14 
3 
6 
18 
10 
10 
3 
11 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
4 
8 
3 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
639 
245 
205 
574 
175 
510 
348 
302 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
603 
207 
189 
533 
171 
465 
333 
286 
2 operators 
18 
19 
8 
14 
2 
21 
6 
8 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
“ 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,277 
588 
401 
1,386 
432 
1,179 
871 
796 
2007 
1,372 
590 
501 
1,380 
493 
1,295 
890 
854 
acres, 2012 
359,082 
165,471 
184,262 
282,829 
214,061 
373,890 
311,561 
342,696 
2007 
325,091 
178,700 
219,690 
296,015 
245,448 
402,852 
287,652 
359,175 
Female 
farms, 2012 
105 
75 
40 
76 
43 
107 
73 
57 
2007 
98 
56 
65 
103 
39 
103 
101 
69 
acres, 2012 
6,478 
7,212 
3,101 
8,612 
4,926 
14,607 
6,148 
12,685 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,829 
6,275 
6,641 
14,802 
4,331 
14,367 
10,807 
7,434 
Farming 
2012 
832 
308 
256 
767 
304 
723 
489 
463 
2007 
876 
308 
299 
787 
364 
767 
510 
527 
Other 
2012 
550 
355 
185 
695 
171 
563 
455 
390 
Place of residence: 
2007 
594 
338 
267 
696 
168 
631 
481 
396 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,063 
455 
323 
1,083 
345 
966 
697 
546 
2007 
1,179 
454 
371 
1,176 
377 
1,019 
703 
565 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
319 
208 
118 
379 
130 
320 
247 
307 
2007 
291 
192 
195 
307 
155 
379 
288 
358 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 623 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
