Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
2007 
1,664 
1,077 
1,210 
779 
681 
808 
744 
1,189 
acres, 2012 
484,491 
306,000 
402,701 
278,630 
214,412 
213,358 
188,845 
263,540 
2007 
478,697 
352,240 
430,855 
282,637 
214,618 
221,529 
166,199 
241,647 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,261 
718 
810 
407 
420 
488 
529 
928 
2007 
1,232 
786 
824 
465 
400 
483 
485 
779 
acres, 2012 
431,644 
266,536 
324,959 
178,987 
127,506 
117,184 
124,860 
159,964 
TENURE 
2007 
430,529 
313,099 
343,790 
147,601 
106,699 
105,657 
100,963 
129,562 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
701 
553 
602 
434 
443 
572 
535 
1,011 
2007 
741 
601 
669 
554 
476 
614 
564 
905 
acres, 2012 
72,097 
54,543 
90,166 
83,789 
58,233 
89,386 
61,182 
97,399 
2007 
63,917 
61,854 
95,836 
112,971 
83,293 
100,493 
58,799 
102,065 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
381 
327 
309 
213 
235 
328 
330 
632 
2007 
335 
337 
310 
257 
221 
298 
320 
529 
acres, 2012 
53,621 
35,624 
49,326 
29,532 
22,204 
22,770 
21,972 
34,545 
2007 
45,872 
41,782 
45,965 
30,606 
31,760 
23,168 
17,487 
33,665 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
679 
297 
417 
159 
172 
146 
176 
259 
2007 
713 
329 
407 
185 
154 
162 
159 
213 
acres, 2012 
346,473 
217,198 
273,706 
172,936 
146,917 
116,726 
114,113 
150,157 
2007 
359,486 
227,561 
283,918 
158,029 
119,336 
110,044 
102,251 
127,199 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
125,896 
71,386 
114,644 
67,572 
67,191 
51,153 
50,903 
57,586 
2007 
112,521 
73,529 
107,956 
68,603 
50,916 
49,753 
47,448 
49,432 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
220,577 
145,812 
159,062 
105,364 
79,726 
65,573 
63,210 
92,571 
2007 
246,965 
154,032 
175,962 
89,426 
68,420 
60,291 
54,803 
77,767 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
664 
290 
395 
151 
158 
135 
172 
241 
2007 
698 
318 
393 
176 
146 
156 
148 
197 
acres, 2012 
315,809 
199,594 
242,278 
129,720 
99,654 
89,170 
90,601 
113,486 
2007 
332,690 
210,389 
250,681 
109,060 
67,133 
74,701 
79,558 
86,524 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
238 
116 
113 
46 
33 
35 
31 
64 
2007 
210 
147 
134 
40 
51 
32 
21 
71 
acres, 2012 
65,921 
34,259 
38,829 
21,905 
9,262 
7,246 
13,550 
15,984 
2007 
55,294 
62,825 
51,101 
11,637 
11,989 
10,992 
5,149 
12,383 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
216 
101 
106 
43 
27 
25 
27 
55 
2007 
199 
131 
121 
32 
33 
29 
17 
53 
acres, 2012 
62,214 
31,318 
33,355 
19,735 
5,648 
5,244 
12,287 
1 1 ,933 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
51,967 
60,928 
47,144 
7,935 
7,806 
7,788 
3,918 
9,373 
Total operators 
number 
2,523 
1,447 
1,640 
948 
965 
1,112 
1,097 
2,031 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
941 
570 
705 
392 
388 
440 
429 
729 
2 operators 
532 
330 
365 
212 
224 
274 
277 
537 
3 operators 
103 
55 
53 
25 
22 
36 
31 
53 
4 operators 
25 
5 
6 
5 
10 
1 
4 
10 
5 or more operators 
17 
6 
3 
5 
4 
2 
1 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
536 
367 
405 
241 
265 
317 
324 
617 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
482 
333 
378 
221 
242 
293 
309 
587 
2 operators 
27 
14 
8 
7 
7 
9 
6 
12 
3 operators 
- 
2 
2 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,504 
1,593 
1,716 
1,138 
1,013 
1,190 
1,113 
1,821 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,037 
653 
804 
487 
406 
501 
448 
692 
2 operators 
504 
348 
331 
244 
227 
243 
248 
413 
3 operators 
88 
61 
59 
37 
41 
57 
33 
54 
4 operators 
18 
14 
12 
7 
5 
6 
5 
16 
5 or more operators 
17 
1 
4 
4 
2 
1 
10 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
503 
351 
408 
327 
276 
344 
319 
519 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
462 
337 
355 
297 
237 
309 
291 
458 
2 operators 
8 
7 
17 
12 
9 
7 
14 
20 
3 operators 
7 
- 
5 
2 
7 
7 
- 
7 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,559 
872 
1,038 
567 
580 
674 
644 
1,202 
2007 
1,598 
997 
1,114 
659 
610 
716 
659 
1,064 
acres, 2012 
478,899 
293,223 
393,683 
268,534 
207,124 
199,693 
177,028 
250,855 
2007 
471,842 
347,881 
418,221 
264,456 
205,956 
207,144 
158,508 
227,954 
Female 
farms, 2012 
59 
94 
94 
72 
68 
79 
98 
132 
2007 
66 
80 
96 
120 
71 
92 
85 
125 
acres, 2012 
5,592 
12,777 
9,018 
10,096 
7,288 
13,665 
11,817 
12,685 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,855 
4,359 
12,634 
18,181 
8,662 
14,385 
7,691 
13,693 
Farming 
2012 
987 
474 
706 
284 
287 
363 
334 
497 
2007 
1,012 
546 
663 
336 
329 
328 
287 
425 
Other 
2012 
631 
492 
426 
355 
361 
390 
408 
837 
Place of residence: 
2007 
652 
531 
547 
443 
352 
480 
457 
764 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,251 
628 
826 
416 
496 
563 
590 
1,048 
2007 
1,347 
745 
902 
422 
451 
570 
567 
935 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
367 
338 
306 
223 
152 
190 
152 
286 
2007 
317 
332 
308 
357 
230 
238 
177 
254 
-continued 
630 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
