Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Winnebago 
Winneshiek 
Woodbury 
Worth 
Wright 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
2007 
1,257 
814 
1,103 
679 
1,418 
1,149 
683 
771 
acres, 2012 
314,409 
273,774 
408,928 
235,443 
376,279 
445,641 
234,958 
359,713 
2007 
325,836 
273,212 
453,930 
251,523 
313,762 
445,554 
231,605 
327,728 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
755 
440 
711 
417 
978 
716 
439 
540 
2007 
783 
415 
818 
421 
807 
737 
408 
536 
acres, 2012 
231,531 
155,767 
369,453 
208,986 
275,051 
366,777 
208,212 
331,680 
TENURE 
2007 
223,452 
120,617 
399,595 
215,607 
202,041 
345,472 
196,486 
291,026 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
695 
490 
484 
327 
980 
500 
333 
387 
2007 
769 
624 
582 
364 
921 
663 
380 
381 
acres, 2012 
92,631 
99,506 
69,666 
30,353 
112,501 
89,758 
30,825 
39,388 
2007 
117,570 
144,279 
97,997 
54,194 
103,483 
105,856 
42,353 
46,872 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
339 
262 
245 
114 
451 
271 
143 
171 
2007 
335 
253 
324 
126 
339 
267 
122 
163 
acres, 2012 
40,500 
28,753 
49,805 
16,915 
51,499 
53,093 
13,191 
26,500 
2007 
51,910 
40,451 
69,528 
35,424 
31,650 
46,192 
19,005 
26,932 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
359 
171 
347 
226 
447 
346 
244 
272 
2007 
381 
159 
347 
209 
370 
327 
244 
269 
acres, 2012 
196,954 
151,172 
282,374 
165,309 
242,525 
292,509 
179,425 
250,468 
2007 
185,472 
115,989 
273,266 
153,997 
187,261 
253,644 
169,100 
220,957 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
82,874 
66,442 
71,245 
50,282 
125,708 
108,610 
60,181 
65,829 
2007 
76,574 
54,625 
65,590 
44,769 
91,830 
80,495 
57,511 
62,060 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
114,080 
84,730 
211,129 
115,027 
116,817 
183,899 
119,244 
184,639 
2007 
108,898 
61,364 
207,676 
109,228 
95,431 
173,149 
111,589 
158,897 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
338 
158 
338 
218 
440 
328 
237 
267 
2007 
359 
149 
336 
204 
351 
318 
237 
260 
acres, 2012 
169,420 
106,223 
264,301 
154,211 
205,412 
258,261 
171,189 
237,666 
2007 
153,991 
71,330 
253,087 
142,323 
151,003 
216,669 
158,503 
206,470 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
85 
30 
137 
89 
108 
127 
63 
116 
2007 
107 
31 
174 
106 
127 
159 
59 
121 
acres, 2012 
24,824 
23,096 
56,888 
39,781 
21,253 
63,374 
24,708 
69,857 
2007 
22,794 
12,944 
82,667 
43,332 
23,018 
86,054 
20,152 
59,899 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
78 
20 
128 
85 
87 
117 
59 
102 
2007 
89 
13 
158 
91 
117 
152 
49 
113 
acres, 2012 
21,611 
20,791 
55,347 
37,860 
18,140 
55,423 
23,832 
67,514 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
17,551 
8,836 
76,980 
37,860 
19,388 
82,611 
18,978 
57,624 
Total operators 
number 
1,723 
1,040 
1,350 
975 
2,446 
1,418 
904 
1,101 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
668 
392 
669 
353 
785 
596 
417 
511 
2 operators 
390 
265 
247 
259 
638 
319 
189 
221 
3 operators 
61 
27 
41 
27 
90 
51 
27 
36 
4 operators 
16 
4 
7 
2 
20 
5 
7 
5 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
4 
1 
2 
2 
" 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
428 
289 
277 
258 
740 
333 
210 
229 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
382 
269 
248 
239 
642 
304 
198 
208 
2 operators 
14 
10 
9 
7 
30 
10 
6 
8 
3 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
6 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
- 
1 
1 
* 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,869 
1,190 
1,597 
982 
2,102 
1,652 
938 
1,090 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
782 
493 
697 
438 
861 
743 
475 
524 
2 operators 
379 
276 
329 
201 
474 
333 
169 
197 
3 operators 
75 
38 
71 
30 
56 
62 
31 
40 
4 operators 
16 
5 
2 
8 
20 
5 
8 
8 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
4 
2 
7 
6 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
437 
353 
311 
245 
556 
427 
203 
234 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
394 
327 
292 
197 
471 
392 
201 
209 
2 operators 
14 
11 
8 
17 
10 
16 
1 
10 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
3 
8 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,059 
630 
883 
599 
1,402 
895 
590 
717 
2007 
1,147 
705 
1,028 
601 
1,292 
1,011 
600 
712 
acres, 2012 
302,717 
264,972 
398,528 
227,871 
360,349 
436,056 
230,907 
352,585 
2007 
307,978 
257,506 
446,230 
242,639 
304,051 
427,456 
221,669 
320,218 
Female 
farms, 2012 
80 
61 
85 
43 
133 
78 
50 
58 
2007 
110 
109 
75 
78 
126 
138 
83 
59 
acres, 2012 
11,692 
8,802 
10,400 
7,572 
15,930 
9,585 
4,051 
7,128 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,858 
15,706 
7,700 
8,884 
9,711 
18,098 
9,936 
7,510 
Farming 
2012 
613 
297 
621 
337 
754 
570 
349 
475 
2007 
655 
348 
695 
383 
708 
561 
345 
435 
Other 
2012 
526 
394 
347 
305 
781 
403 
291 
300 
Place of residence: 
2007 
602 
466 
408 
296 
710 
588 
338 
336 
On farm operated 
2012 
878 
482 
577 
460 
1,206 
706 
485 
488 
2007 
924 
487 
715 
454 
1,028 
772 
469 
478 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
261 
209 
391 
182 
329 
267 
155 
287 
2007 
333 
327 
388 
225 
390 
377 
214 
293 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 631 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
