Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
2007 
880 
877 
632 
633 
1,144 
1,214 
1,166 
773 
acres, 2012 
269,561 
299,927 
234,829 
260,962 
336,084 
308,956 
373,652 
198,138 
2007 
239,628 
278,635 
270,227 
272,578 
345,231 
296,433 
427,822 
197,301 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
526 
597 
428 
409 
674 
863 
791 
410 
2007 
525 
539 
510 
409 
721 
730 
820 
418 
acres, 2012 
193,483 
253,250 
212,611 
225,658 
244,042 
188,877 
306,706 
127,230 
TENURE 
2007 
165,337 
223,497 
248,950 
233,623 
228,676 
151,979 
354,061 
106,734 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
608 
506 
254 
250 
630 
813 
579 
492 
2007 
577 
546 
260 
330 
708 
825 
627 
575 
acres, 2012 
103,013 
59,984 
28,041 
29,565 
109,457 
118,049 
66,472 
74,711 
2007 
92,236 
81,309 
36,814 
42,284 
114,394 
118,135 
85,067 
92,472 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
258 
237 
124 
130 
304 
462 
324 
234 
2007 
255 
233 
145 
120 
319 
378 
328 
241 
acres, 2012 
53,572 
33,911 
19,756 
18,277 
51,539 
48,214 
39,445 
26,377 
2007 
42,879 
44,410 
29,341 
22,200 
45,120 
35,279 
51,950 
28,010 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
234 
294 
221 
231 
323 
351 
397 
161 
2007 
232 
231 
252 
221 
339 
290 
391 
159 
acres, 2012 
144,202 
201,667 
170,915 
206,963 
205,670 
164,597 
271,709 
108,898 
2007 
132,950 
158,362 
187,017 
205,167 
206,498 
153,313 
301,462 
90,558 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
68,088 
89,720 
52,503 
70,794 
90,633 
78,365 
116,346 
41,671 
2007 
53,592 
63,886 
52,429 
59,328 
94,204 
73,447 
107,335 
39,463 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
76,114 
111,947 
118,412 
136,169 
115,037 
86,232 
155,363 
67,227 
2007 
79,358 
94,476 
134,588 
145,839 
112,294 
79,866 
194,127 
51,095 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
215 
286 
217 
221 
310 
322 
373 
147 
2007 
212 
223 
249 
215 
318 
272 
376 
146 
acres, 2012 
119,644 
182,505 
160,150 
186,019 
173,869 
121,003 
235,678 
89,474 
2007 
110,043 
142,340 
174,562 
188,480 
162,270 
101,045 
263,936 
67,117 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
61 
83 
99 
66 
66 
91 
122 
32 
2007 
71 
100 
120 
82 
97 
99 
148 
39 
acres, 2012 
22,346 
38,276 
35,873 
24,434 
20,957 
26,310 
35,471 
14,529 
2007 
14,442 
38,964 
46,396 
25,127 
24,339 
24,985 
41,293 
14,271 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53 
74 
87 
58 
60 
79 
94 
29 
2007 
58 
83 
116 
74 
84 
80 
116 
31 
acres, 2012 
20,267 
36,834 
32,705 
21,362 
18,634 
19,660 
31,583 
1 1 ,379 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
12,415 
36,747 
45,047 
22,943 
21,286 
15,655 
38,175 
11,607 
Total operators 
number 
1,348 
1,326 
808 
779 
1,519 
1,901 
1,633 
1,042 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
509 
512 
375 
363 
607 
723 
665 
379 
2 operators 
353 
315 
168 
151 
342 
450 
354 
264 
3 operators 
35 
43 
29 
26 
58 
68 
68 
36 
4 operators 
4 
11 
- 
2 
9 
7 
5 
3 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
2 
5 
3 
7 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
392 
354 
177 
168 
383 
484 
411 
320 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
366 
328 
171 
148 
355 
463 
389 
300 
2 operators 
10 
7 
3 
8 
14 
9 
8 
7 
3 operators 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,227 
1,295 
890 
946 
1,681 
1,739 
1,682 
1,085 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
567 
550 
428 
401 
719 
765 
742 
522 
2 operators 
284 
265 
170 
185 
352 
384 
359 
209 
3 operators 
24 
45 
27 
37 
52 
59 
44 
36 
4 operators 
5 
12 
1 
4 
12 
4 
15 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
6 
6 
9 
2 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
331 
361 
184 
263 
448 
470 
430 
279 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
321 
319 
172 
213 
402 
445 
392 
259 
2 operators 
5 
10 
6 
13 
14 
9 
14 
8 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
6 
" 
1 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
810 
793 
529 
512 
928 
1,169 
1,026 
609 
2007 
786 
764 
582 
559 
1,025 
1,079 
1,076 
675 
acres, 2012 
256,757 
292,169 
229,964 
258,357 
324,125 
296,784 
366,158 
190,206 
2007 
230,706 
260,887 
263,318 
264,889 
330,359 
279,002 
419,229 
177,587 
Female 
farms, 2012 
93 
90 
45 
35 
91 
86 
72 
76 
2007 
94 
113 
50 
74 
119 
135 
90 
98 
acres, 2012 
12,804 
7,758 
4,865 
2,605 
11,959 
12,172 
7,494 
7,932 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,922 
17,748 
6,909 
7,689 
14,872 
17,431 
8,593 
19,714 
Farming 
2012 
429 
454 
301 
303 
493 
595 
580 
317 
2007 
395 
471 
387 
357 
584 
549 
623 
338 
Other 
2012 
474 
429 
273 
244 
526 
660 
518 
368 
Place of residence: 
2007 
485 
406 
245 
276 
560 
665 
543 
435 
On farm operated 
2012 
649 
623 
371 
369 
725 
969 
843 
457 
2007 
613 
614 
437 
382 
868 
889 
877 
525 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
254 
260 
203 
178 
294 
286 
255 
228 
2007 
267 
263 
195 
251 
276 
325 
289 
248 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 625 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
