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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
475 
223 
481 
269 
598 
445 
289 
410 
2007 
469 
279 
449 
284 
528 
422 
333 
313 
Any 
2012 
664 
468 
487 
373 
937 
528 
351 
365 
2007 
788 
535 
654 
395 
890 
727 
350 
458 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
96 
54 
94 
47 
107 
65 
49 
78 
2007 
117 
87 
195 
79 
121 
144 
72 
92 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
39 
41 
52 
26 
46 
21 
24 
18 
2007 
66 
36 
50 
50 
54 
57 
24 
53 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
61 
74 
70 
31 
102 
82 
64 
80 
2007 
91 
53 
86 
54 
118 
54 
39 
66 
200 days or more 
2012 
468 
299 
271 
269 
682 
360 
214 
189 
2007 
514 
359 
323 
212 
597 
472 
215 
247 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
27 
30 
16 
34 
36 
11 
18 
2007 
54 
45 
21 
8 
43 
41 
19 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
48 
28 
39 
34 
68 
41 
19 
24 
2007 
56 
73 
42 
39 
57 
55 
27 
17 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
187 
124 
90 
37 
136 
90 
53 
79 
2007 
167 
110 
93 
87 
201 
148 
69 
53 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
882 
512 
809 
555 
1,297 
806 
557 
654 
2007 
980 
586 
947 
545 
1,117 
905 
568 
688 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.6 
22.2 
26.5 
26.8 
25.0 
26.6 
26.5 
28.0 
2007 
24.0 
22.9 
26.4 
25.8 
24.5 
24.5 
26.2 
30.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
21 
25 
14 
23 
23 
5 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
21 
31 
26 
61 
30 
15 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
127 
99 
75 
28 
115 
79 
52 
46 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
959 
550 
837 
574 
1,336 
841 
568 
700 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.7 
24.8 
29.4 
28.8 
27.2 
28.7 
28.2 
31.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
3 
2 
2 
9 
5 
2 
9 
2007 
3 
5 
2 
10 
1 
2 
2 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
52 
59 
44 
34 
73 
55 
38 
32 
2007 
84 
30 
24 
38 
75 
62 
35 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
142 
74 
65 
65 
173 
100 
62 
76 
2007 
222 
107 
100 
89 
231 
145 
90 
73 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
334 
175 
227 
180 
469 
236 
184 
153 
2007 
317 
207 
289 
191 
433 
291 
211 
195 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
122 
92 
147 
109 
286 
135 
120 
104 
2007 
167 
81 
209 
100 
171 
196 
88 
107 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
170 
71 
134 
93 
164 
176 
71 
107 
2007 
141 
96 
113 
65 
139 
156 
66 
81 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
113 
62 
89 
42 
129 
92 
53 
69 
2007 
127 
80 
112 
55 
135 
104 
62 
79 
70 years and over 
2012 
203 
155 
260 
117 
232 
174 
110 
225 
2007 
196 
208 
254 
131 
233 
193 
129 
210 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
56.5 
60.2 
57.5 
55.8 
57.4 
56.6 
59.5 
2007 
55.0 
58.5 
59.3 
55.6 
55.3 
56.6 
55.9 
59.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
847 
440 
752 
525 
1,094 
752 
498 
607 
2007 
772 
415 
724 
430 
787 
697 
457 
481 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
67 
47 
117 
43 
144 
75 
54 
39 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
345 
214 
238 
318 
539 
391 
131 
238 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
42 
88 
67 
97 
88 
57 
70 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
81 
28 
314 
95 
83 
18 
149 
36 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
167 
73 
160 
62 
214 
125 
68 
158 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
191 
59 
37 
33 
312 
113 
80 
115 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
26 
50 
5 
8 
16 
7 
9 
9 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
5 
7 
3 
12 
9 
17 
17 
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 
1,093 
672 
915 
620 
1,501 
938 
614 
744 
acres, 2012 
297,682 
262,344 
394,233 
226,450 
364,741 
408,172 
224,278 
349,397 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
52 
21 
32 
8 
50 
45 
14 
27 
acres, 2012 
13,927 
12,843 
16,870 
4,127 
14,662 
24,532 
5,786 
19,643 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
870 
623 
803 
467 
1,379 
826 
548 
631 
2007 
962 
708 
899 
534 
1,233 
992 
586 
614 
acres, 2012 
177,667 
235,961 
314,891 
160,063 
318,750 
353,190 
197,866 
258,416 
2007 
197,417 
217,356 
363,904 
172,186 
263,695 
347,833 
189,064 
240,086 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
79 
37 
71 
33 
93 
90 
30 
43 
2007 
94 
63 
104 
73 
119 
81 
43 
63 
acres, 2012 
41,815 
19,713 
40,097 
15,350 
28,352 
54,948 
11,705 
36,699 
2007 
22,574 
34,259 
40,530 
32,782 
31,300 
38,925 
17,069 
30,639 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
146 
20 
54 
124 
40 
32 
35 
72 
2007 
156 
16 
57 
48 
44 
41 
32 
65 
acres, 2012 
84,695 
14,901 
49,146 
57,469 
25,926 
21,627 
19,711 
60,993 
2007 
97,103 
11,839 
38,847 
44,482 
15,678 
48,539 
19,905 
52,293 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
1 
5 
6 
1 
8 
2 
2 
2007 
6 
3 
4 
3 
1 
3 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
398 
1,803 
(D) 
4,606 
(D) 
(□) 
2007 
694 
2,945 
(D) 
848 
(D) 
1,249 
(D) 
1,120 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
41 
10 
35 
12 
22 
17 
25 
27 
2007 
39 
24 
39 
21 
21 
32 
18 
25 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
4,396 
758 
(D) 
1 1 ,270 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
8,048 
6,813 
(D) 
1,225 
(D) 
9,008 
(D) 
3,590 
644 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
