Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Muscatine 
O'Brien 
Osceola 
Page 
Palo Alto 
Plymouth 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
592 
499 
786 
884 
555 
739 
874 
1,331 
2007 
660 
558 
838 
987 
663 
788 
849 
1,442 
acres, 2012 
195,115 
244,925 
214,992 
304,497 
238,220 
317,063 
358,769 
541,817 
2007 
201,204 
220,463 
221,904 
345,774 
251,161 
271,128 
353,332 
517,248 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
395 
387 
531 
719 
435 
584 
596 
1,085 
2007 
436 
400 
573 
774 
506 
538 
586 
1,083 
acres, 2012 
88,196 
195,213 
169,674 
271,874 
215,342 
244,828 
324,555 
463,717 
TENURE 
2007 
85,537 
157,718 
170,208 
310,468 
227,045 
189,797 
319,428 
432,187 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
436 
258 
475 
361 
236 
405 
542 
2007 
489 
319 
494 
382 
265 
484 
642 
acres, 2012 
83,413 
45,114 
49,766 
37,397 
33,523 
71,893 
74,948 
2007 
97,308 
60,992 
57,552 
39,920 
38,728 
81,589 
49,618 
93,051 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
263 
156 
233 
210 
127 
256 
179 
328 
2007 
285 
171 
250 
196 
116 
260 
185 
320 
acres, 2012 
22,847 
26,707 
24,343 
28,171 
25,213 
41,060 
33,879 
47,880 
2007 
24,130 
29,629 
28,070 
28,927 
26,350 
43,683 
31,480 
52,872 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
133 
184 
233 
392 
245 
260 
320 
599 
2007 
145 
161 
246 
483 
283 
235 
275 
595 
acres, 2012 
108,628 
165,216 
138,363 
225,025 
164,917 
215,067 
262,288 
401,581 
2007 
95,857 
124,604 
138,006 
273,870 
167,058 
174,086 
217,098 
351,694 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
43,798 
61,348 
60,181 
82,786 
51,290 
89,599 
69,161 
155,284 
2007 
47,150 
46,082 
51,560 
85,025 
47,708 
65,710 
57,108 
131,794 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
64,830 
103,868 
78,182 
142,239 
113,627 
125,468 
193,127 
246,297 
2007 
48,707 
78,522 
86,446 
188,845 
119,350 
108,376 
159,990 
219,900 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
116 
179 
225 
385 
241 
258 
312 
581 
2007 
132 
156 
239 
473 
279 
227 
268 
581 
acres, 2012 
63,642 
137,737 
120,621 
203,979 
152,749 
179,063 
249,514 
355,900 
2007 
56,867 
97,021 
119,255 
252,354 
157,694 
135,101 
205,160 
311,827 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
23 
57 
78 
131 
74 
74 
110 
190 
2007 
26 
78 
98 
122 
115 
69 
146 
205 
acres, 2012 
3,074 
34,595 
26,863 
42,075 
39,780 
30,103 
43,480 
65,288 
2007 
8,039 
34,867 
26,346 
31,984 
45,375 
15,453 
86,616 
72,503 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16 
52 
73 
124 
67 
70 
105 
176 
2007 
19 
73 
84 
105 
111 
51 
133 
182 
acres, 2012 
1,707 
30,769 
24,710 
39,724 
37,380 
24,705 
41,162 
59,937 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,540 
31,068 
22,883 
29,187 
43,001 
11,013 
82,788 
67,488 
Total operators 
number 
859 
729 
1,144 
1,307 
836 
1,090 
1,312 
1,912 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
359 
325 
483 
531 
328 
438 
521 
866 
2 operators 
204 
137 
259 
301 
184 
260 
289 
373 
3 operators 
25 
33 
37 
43 
34 
35 
49 
73 
4 operators 
3 
1 
5 
6 
8 
3 
9 
15 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
2 
3 
1 
3 
6 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
238 
158 
286 
302 
192 
254 
351 
356 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
228 
148 
266 
290 
180 
231 
314 
344 
2 operators 
5 
2 
10 
2 
6 
10 
14 
6 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
997 
811 
1,240 
1,426 
948 
1,118 
1,247 
2,001 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
408 
343 
515 
607 
423 
508 
557 
971 
2 operators 
209 
185 
268 
329 
205 
235 
211 
402 
3 operators 
29 
27 
44 
47 
27 
40 
63 
53 
4 operators 
3 
2 
4 
3 
7 
5 
13 
15 
5 or more operators 
11 
1 
7 
1 
1 
" 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
273 
194 
282 
327 
214 
263 
296 
380 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
237 
183 
258 
315 
195 
237 
257 
358 
2 operators 
3 
4 
12 
4 
8 
13 
18 
11 
3 operators 
10 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
533 
458 
706 
850 
521 
686 
792 
1,275 
2007 
585 
512 
768 
948 
617 
697 
755 
1,367 
acres, 2012 
185,966 
237,587 
208,256 
300,239 
234,706 
307,578 
346,559 
529,430 
2007 
190,388 
214,147 
208,503 
342,284 
246,860 
254,619 
338,421 
502,703 
Female 
farms, 2012 
59 
41 
80 
34 
34 
53 
82 
56 
2007 
75 
46 
70 
39 
46 
91 
94 
75 
acres, 2012 
9,149 
7,338 
6,736 
4,258 
3,514 
9,485 
12,210 
12,387 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,816 
6,316 
13,401 
3,490 
4,301 
16,509 
14,911 
14,545 
Farming 
2012 
206 
311 
404 
542 
396 
435 
477 
902 
2007 
286 
306 
400 
626 
435 
418 
463 
866 
Other 
2012 
386 
188 
382 
342 
159 
304 
397 
429 
Place of residence: 
2007 
374 
252 
438 
361 
228 
370 
386 
576 
On farm operated 
2012 
416 
345 
642 
652 
414 
482 
508 
1,005 
2007 
469 
340 
627 
740 
480 
490 
534 
1,057 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
176 
154 
144 
232 
141 
257 
366 
326 
2007 
191 
218 
211 
247 
183 
298 
315 
385 
-continued 
628 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
