Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
584 
280 
218 
603 
238 
593 
387 
349 
2007 
615 
228 
227 
608 
279 
546 
380 
364 
Any 
2012 
798 
383 
223 
859 
237 
693 
557 
504 
2007 
855 
418 
339 
875 
253 
852 
611 
559 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
84 
55 
33 
88 
50 
75 
102 
82 
2007 
120 
74 
53 
93 
55 
139 
106 
81 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
55 
25 
16 
45 
11 
38 
41 
29 
2007 
69 
24 
21 
44 
22 
62 
36 
72 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
82 
50 
38 
86 
27 
84 
60 
61 
2007 
84 
68 
46 
83 
21 
98 
76 
64 
200 days or more 
2012 
577 
253 
136 
640 
149 
496 
354 
332 
2007 
582 
252 
219 
655 
155 
553 
393 
342 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
13 
8 
42 
12 
33 
17 
12 
2007 
61 
13 
12 
34 
16 
32 
42 
25 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
54 
20 
10 
62 
18 
56 
41 
26 
2007 
63 
31 
35 
87 
25 
53 
55 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
144 
70 
55 
179 
31 
103 
106 
79 
2007 
164 
77 
41 
160 
65 
132 
126 
98 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,154 
560 
368 
1,179 
414 
1,094 
780 
736 
2007 
1,182 
525 
478 
1,202 
426 
1,181 
768 
755 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.4 
26.9 
27.6 
25.0 
26.6 
26.7 
25.8 
28.7 
2007 
23.9 
25.2 
26.0 
24.2 
26.4 
26.3 
24.5 
26.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
11 
4 
33 
9 
22 
13 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
13 
11 
44 
13 
43 
29 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
129 
54 
49 
145 
28 
92 
85 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,193 
585 
377 
1,240 
425 
1,129 
817 
759 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.7 
29.1 
29.5 
27.2 
28.5 
28.7 
27.8 
30.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
3 
5 
9 
. 
10 
6 
1 
2007 
24 
2 
1 
7 
2 
3 
2 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
95 
29 
20 
110 
33 
70 
55 
45 
2007 
130 
28 
37 
78 
40 
87 
99 
48 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
234 
61 
55 
180 
50 
119 
117 
71 
2007 
247 
76 
71 
267 
67 
204 
117 
101 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
382 
113 
86 
376 
116 
288 
240 
174 
2007 
502 
173 
138 
436 
148 
430 
250 
246 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
219 
87 
87 
198 
81 
191 
127 
140 
2007 
159 
91 
108 
185 
77 
173 
130 
119 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
174 
106 
76 
224 
72 
234 
129 
111 
2007 
126 
90 
49 
169 
49 
150 
120 
96 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
100 
116 
29 
129 
49 
138 
101 
86 
2007 
109 
73 
54 
137 
34 
124 
97 
100 
70 years and over 
2012 
172 
148 
83 
236 
74 
236 
169 
225 
2007 
173 
113 
108 
204 
115 
227 
176 
202 
Average age 
2012 
53.9 
60.2 
57.3 
55.7 
56.5 
57.9 
56.7 
59.4 
2007 
52.1 
57.2 
56.6 
54.6 
55.7 
55.3 
55.7 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,027 
470 
348 
1,073 
383 
875 
632 
680 
2007 
976 
382 
363 
847 
328 
849 
588 
589 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
89 
40 
17 
103 
29 
84 
40 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
454 
272 
96 
367 
154 
437 
199 
307 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
98 
52 
71 
160 
92 
86 
73 
56 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
24 
33 
50 
19 
40 
97 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
166 
92 
51 
207 
54 
112 
126 
97 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
272 
50 
108 
305 
89 
190 
162 
191 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
1 
4 
14 
4 
14 
12 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
3 
5 
17 
2 
14 
6 
27 
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 
1,338 
619 
426 
1,423 
455 
1,243 
907 
826 
acres, 2012 
351,520 
151,057 
180,345 
280,507 
211,495 
372,210 
297,043 
341,182 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
58 
26 
16 
82 
9 
36 
23 
24 
acres, 2012 
7,632 
10,722 
3,754 
10,887 
4,861 
4,573 
9,454 
8,487 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,221 
539 
369 
1,252 
384 
1,115 
803 
727 
2007 
1,300 
512 
436 
1,244 
457 
1,203 
816 
760 
acres, 2012 
286,953 
104,766 
139,316 
232,335 
180,238 
309,750 
229,382 
275,215 
2007 
274,807 
124,700 
159,251 
245,658 
211,756 
324,616 
199,713 
281,363 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
79 
32 
21 
138 
21 
79 
44 
34 
2007 
96 
47 
55 
133 
31 
110 
74 
53 
acres, 2012 
34,464 
17,945 
13,719 
31,171 
10,956 
26,305 
30,770 
31,441 
2007 
25,205 
19,664 
25,761 
40,378 
20,757 
48,024 
35,994 
24,062 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
67 
70 
38 
58 
43 
65 
78 
69 
2007 
60 
67 
53 
63 
28 
55 
75 
76 
acres, 2012 
40,742 
43,475 
31,098 
25,489 
25,822 
48,265 
55,478 
41,073 
2007 
31,895 
38,473 
37,754 
16,821 
15,194 
40,951 
57,770 
54,025 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
7 
2 
9 
2 
2 
3 
7 
2007 
3 
4 
2 
23 
5 
1 
4 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,941 
(D) 
2,010 
(□) 
(D) 
126 
4,593 
2007 
1,023 
1,324 
(D) 
4,931 
478 
(D) 
1,517 
323 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
15 
11 
5 
25 
25 
16 
16 
2007 
11 
16 
20 
20 
11 
29 
22 
27 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,556 
(D) 
436 
(D) 
(□) 
1,953 
3,059 
2007 
990 
814 
(D) 
3,029 
1,594 
(D) 
3,465 
6,836 
-continued 
636 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
