Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
37,692 
309 
194 
440 
287 
312 
483 
2007 
35,689 
326 
218 
428 
263 
290 
518 
Any 
2012 
50,945 
417 
273 
571 
457 
310 
732 
2007 
57,167 
440 
392 
604 
468 
376 
733 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
7,535 
42 
45 
64 
94 
42 
137 
2007 
9,827 
75 
78 
93 
76 
69 
110 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,331 
22 
13 
44 
27 
15 
26 
2007 
4,306 
34 
16 
28 
39 
17 
45 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
6,469 
53 
25 
71 
61 
31 
87 
2007 
7,065 
58 
29 
84 
62 
47 
98 
200 days or more 
2012 
33,610 
300 
190 
392 
275 
222 
482 
2007 
35,969 
273 
269 
399 
291 
243 
480 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,285 
24 
10 
27 
11 
13 
21 
2007 
2,947 
21 
8 
31 
27 
10 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,616 
29 
17 
43 
34 
24 
49 
2007 
4,325 
40 
18 
70 
49 
27 
55 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
10,048 
66 
70 
136 
136 
59 
147 
2007 
11,480 
93 
108 
111 
98 
95 
161 
10 years or more 
2012 
72,688 
607 
370 
805 
563 
526 
998 
2007 
74,104 
612 
476 
820 
557 
534 
1,009 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.6 
27.5 
25.8 
23.7 
22.4 
26.4 
25.2 
2007 
24.9 
25.9 
25.4 
25.1 
23.5 
25.6 
25.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,671 
16 
4 
21 
9 
10 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,807 
23 
11 
35 
27 
18 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,373 
57 
54 
118 
114 
51 
113 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
75,786 
630 
398 
837 
594 
543 
1,046 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.9 
30.2 
29.0 
25.9 
25.5 
28.1 
27.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
595 
7 
3 
15 
6 
2 
12 
2007 
686 
4 
6 
2 
5 
3 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
5,647 
39 
35 
65 
76 
31 
79 
2007 
5,592 
44 
26 
35 
33 
30 
75 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
9,824 
80 
32 
125 
72 
74 
106 
2007 
12,358 
93 
63 
129 
69 
103 
153 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
20,765 
134 
118 
263 
115 
147 
290 
2007 
25,023 
193 
160 
267 
170 
173 
349 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
13,456 
111 
73 
142 
94 
80 
179 
2007 
12,556 
71 
66 
152 
88 
80 
162 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
12,245 
97 
62 
124 
128 
88 
183 
2007 
10,645 
106 
92 
138 
102 
90 
160 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
9,085 
83 
48 
88 
95 
64 
149 
2007 
8,835 
81 
56 
79 
92 
70 
107 
70 years and over 
2012 
17,020 
175 
96 
189 
158 
136 
217 
2007 
17,161 
174 
141 
230 
172 
117 
232 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
58.9 
57.9 
56.0 
57.6 
57.9 
57.4 
2007 
56.1 
57.8 
58.2 
57.6 
59.2 
56.3 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
65,875 
497 
287 
710 
467 
481 
984 
2007 
58,087 
425 
348 
540 
394 
437 
828 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
6,537 
55 
37 
68 
35 
81 
156 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
27,187 
237 
116 
336 
161 
213 
411 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
7,729 
39 
32 
55 
81 
62 
112 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
6,162 
23 
8 
43 
43 
14 
104 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
12,418 
88 
43 
115 
73 
68 
219 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
12,840 
80 
77 
154 
92 
82 
105 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,088 
4 
4 
6 
- 
2 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,338 
5 
4 
7 
22 
3 
5 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
85,307 
703 
454 
953 
724 
610 
1,182 
acres, 2012 
29,067,738 
315,926 
227,573 
270,593 
181,828 
267,662 
405,051 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,901 
21 
15 
28 
18 
15 
65 
acres, 2012 
1,024,460 
15,452 
4,830 
12,452 
8,621 
9,045 
16,892 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
74,673 
629 
410 
890 
681 
564 
1,020 
2007 
77,452 
625 
498 
900 
638 
570 
1,037 
acres, 2012 
22,466,500 
251,068 
203,794 
239,921 
159,631 
228,121 
314,250 
2007 
22,445,574 
235,243 
181,533 
225,518 
168,524 
226,345 
293,982 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
4,986 
39 
27 
56 
32 
25 
48 
2007 
6,990 
74 
58 
89 
49 
45 
75 
acres, 2012 
2,761,129 
26,600 
4,583 
28,859 
13,474 
27,154 
19,099 
2007 
3,324,382 
40,317 
18,375 
35,051 
12,884 
32,065 
26,626 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6,739 
36 
20 
19 
12 
24 
98 
2007 
6,029 
43 
19 
14 
10 
25 
105 
acres, 2012 
4,847,309 
39,819 
17,928 
13,525 
8,938 
20,926 
82,341 
2007 
4,399,004 
29,749 
14,484 
9,105 
8,912 
17,679 
75,962 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
450 
5 
2 
9 
2 
2 
3 
2007 
480 
2 
3 
10 
11 
6 
6 
acres, 2012 
191,996 
(D) 
(D) 
2,047 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
203,312 
(D) 
504 
1,180 
2,616 
(D) 
540 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,789 
17 
8 
37 
17 
7 
46 
2007 
1,905 
22 
32 
19 
23 
20 
28 
acres, 2012 
355,797 
(D) 
(D) 
4,812 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
375,278 
(D) 
9,986 
3,990 
4,968 
(D) 
3,824 
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632 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
