Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Jones 
Keokuk 
Kossuth 
Lee 
Linn 
Louisa 
Lucas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,342 
1,061 
982 
1,349 
917 
1,402 
612 
648 
2007 
1,293 
1,117 
1,163 
1,395 
883 
1,413 
701 
699 
acres, 2012 
328,672 
314,005 
295,483 
599,439 
236,004 
339,283 
168,540 
177,342 
2007 
321,139 
324,003 
318,160 
601,517 
238,266 
335,378 
186,007 
171,150 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
944 
784 
602 
1,044 
631 
1,067 
377 
389 
2007 
927 
791 
661 
1,090 
622 
1,046 
451 
411 
acres, 2012 
260,980 
239,045 
199,448 
549,004 
153,827 
279,019 
125,750 
72,100 
TENURE 
2007 
244,607 
247,300 
197,565 
549,182 
153,719 
275,984 
131,453 
55,000 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
843 
584 
607 
563 
609 
839 
367 
477 
2007 
808 
642 
799 
620 
587 
826 
441 
545 
acres, 2012 
82,117 
80,712 
87,227 
88,928 
76,017 
82,459 
39,069 
81,256 
2007 
92,925 
85,041 
125,005 
107,113 
91,620 
75,736 
60,337 
85,856 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
481 
342 
253 
284 
346 
534 
150 
240 
2007 
468 
357 
324 
341 
343 
481 
213 
272 
acres, 2012 
42,547 
45,427 
33,965 
67,707 
29,693 
48,186 
14,660 
18,933 
2007 
48,012 
41,691 
45,453 
81,768 
39,883 
39,985 
24,944 
17,605 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
389 
382 
274 
590 
245 
426 
185 
148 
2007 
386 
352 
272 
572 
217 
441 
194 
123 
acres, 2012 
222,361 
211,782 
182,781 
424,617 
146,129 
224,499 
109,072 
93,005 
2007 
204,527 
212,517 
170,098 
428,576 
129,031 
224,197 
105,192 
81,456 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
85,330 
96,301 
94,702 
150,437 
65,924 
84,665 
48,963 
43,986 
2007 
77,098 
92,044 
75,892 
146,044 
58,804 
81,987 
40,978 
40,705 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
137,031 
115,481 
88,079 
274,180 
80,205 
139,834 
60,109 
49,019 
2007 
127,429 
120,473 
94,206 
282,532 
70,227 
142,210 
64,214 
40,751 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
369 
362 
258 
579 
232 
409 
178 
134 
2007 
376 
340 
261 
557 
206 
430 
182 
118 
acres, 2012 
196,968 
174,199 
144,349 
398,299 
111,985 
201,719 
91,627 
51,843 
2007 
179,991 
182,369 
133,544 
405,232 
100,031 
203,371 
88,988 
35,923 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
110 
95 
101 
196 
63 
137 
60 
23 
2007 
99 
123 
92 
203 
79 
146 
66 
31 
acres, 2012 
24,194 
21,511 
85,894 
13,858 
32,325 
20,399 
3,081 
2007 
23,687 
26,445 
23,057 
65,828 
17,615 
35,445 
20,478 
3,838 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
80 
91 
181 
53 
124 
49 
15 
2007 
83 
94 
76 
192 
73 
135 
56 
21 
acres, 2012 
21,465 
19,419 
21,134 
82,998 
12,149 
29,114 
19,463 
1,324 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
16,604 
23,240 
18,568 
62,182 
13,805 
32,628 
17,521 
1,472 
Total operators 
number 
2,043 
1,574 
1,446 
1,924 
1,401 
2,184 
932 
980 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
779 
638 
610 
886 
495 
772 
352 
355 
2 operators 
457 
360 
300 
377 
380 
512 
212 
261 
3 operators 
82 
46 
54 
72 
28 
95 
40 
25 
4 operators 
21 
11 
17 
10 
11 
17 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
1 
4 
3 
6 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
517 
392 
339 
373 
400 
609 
229 
322 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
469 
369 
313 
351 
371 
566 
216 
298 
2 operators 
18 
7 
13 
9 
4 
20 
5 
12 
3 operators 
4 
3 
- 
- 
7 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,912 
1,704 
1,701 
2,061 
1,358 
2,038 
1,014 
994 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
790 
662 
747 
862 
517 
881 
441 
438 
2 operators 
406 
357 
322 
435 
314 
453 
214 
229 
3 operators 
84 
74 
74 
82 
37 
70 
39 
30 
4 operators 
10 
17 
18 
13 
5 
7 
7 
2 
5 or more operators 
3 
7 
2 
3 
10 
2 
" 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
490 
413 
442 
430 
339 
534 
270 
291 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
443 
363 
429 
392 
326 
501 
252 
273 
2 operators 
17 
13 
4 
17 
5 
13 
9 
9 
3 operators 
3 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,189 
983 
891 
1,279 
828 
1,275 
541 
554 
2007 
1,153 
1,024 
1,000 
1,322 
803 
1,268 
603 
604 
acres, 2012 
315,863 
307,071 
281,120 
583,092 
221,454 
324,971 
157,635 
162,436 
2007 
285,845 
313,355 
292,199 
589,431 
227,779 
316,796 
173,371 
157,562 
Female 
farms, 2012 
153 
78 
91 
70 
89 
127 
71 
94 
2007 
140 
93 
163 
73 
80 
145 
98 
95 
acres, 2012 
12,809 
6,934 
14,363 
16,347 
14,550 
14,312 
10,905 
14,906 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
35,294 
10,648 
25,961 
12,086 
10,487 
18,582 
12,636 
13,588 
Farming 
2012 
674 
565 
466 
909 
391 
821 
263 
244 
2007 
691 
580 
583 
918 
399 
675 
334 
240 
Other 
2012 
668 
496 
516 
440 
526 
581 
349 
404 
Place of residence: 
2007 
602 
537 
580 
477 
484 
738 
367 
459 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,031 
795 
640 
904 
683 
1,047 
388 
456 
2007 
1,034 
804 
750 
919 
654 
1,094 
488 
454 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
311 
266 
342 
445 
234 
355 
224 
192 
2007 
259 
313 
413 
476 
229 
319 
213 
245 
-continued 
626 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
