Farm operator characteristics

Table ID: AGR-5
Unit of measure: Number of principal farm operators
Vintage: 2002

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State ID	Area Name	Total principal operators	Under age 35 years	Age 65 years or older	Female	Living on farm operated	Primary occupation is farming	Worked 1 or more days off-farm during the year	Fewer than 10 years operating this farm
19000	Iowa	90,655	6,151	22,391	6,204	69,329	61,935	49,246	18,845
19001	Adair County	843	61	255	54	595	585	448	164
19003	Adams County	567	42	174	55	416	396	300	104
19005	Allamakee County	1,083	60	286	100	827	703	526	249
19007	Appanoose County	816	53	224	81	633	459	485	208
19009	Audubon County	638	35	148	34	453	446	336	117
19011	Benton County	1,186	71	244	78	940	807	683	232
19013	Black Hawk County	939	30	231	46	717	581	511	150
19015	Boone County	827	57	223	56	651	561	465	135
19017	Bremer County	956	96	170	34	800	640	560	182
19019	Buchanan County	1,067	115	215	35	840	765	590	262
19021	Buena Vista County	825	54	186	35	608	642	424	193
19023	Butler County	1,076	86	244	46	865	740	531	214
19025	Calhoun County	762	71	136	56	534	570	418	138
19027	Carroll County	1,045	84	210	39	785	806	543	170
19029	Cass County	764	55	227	35	578	551	404	159
19031	Cedar County	971	48	198	126	783	650	541	164
19033	Cerro Gordo County	795	49	185	33	638	607	459	162
19035	Cherokee County	837	66	185	40	685	639	418	138
19037	Chickasaw County	951	75	208	66	732	674	516	225
19039	Clarke County	726	45	229	57	574	433	399	197
19041	Clay County	691	35	216	55	563	557	313	101
19043	Clayton County	1,601	123	360	102	1,246	1,111	809	368
19045	Clinton County	1,219	83	289	74	948	818	693	252
19047	Crawford County	927	63	199	41	694	684	485	139
19049	Dallas County	938	26	265	63	736	508	564	198
19051	Davis County	1,007	104	269	70	806	588	652	277
19053	Decatur County	788	40	238	90	559	427	485	217
19055	Delaware County	1,253	105	210	57	1,061	948	668	221
19057	Des Moines County	674	44	188	65	500	381	376	125
19059	Dickinson County	492	33	126	31	381	358	287	71
19061	Dubuque County	1,481	92	302	74	1,242	1,054	760	303
19063	Emmet County	510	48	109	27	365	368	283	107
19065	Fayette County	1,344	88	300	74	1,092	916	713	253
19067	Floyd County	895	56	218	59	667	618	487	202
19069	Franklin County	825	60	218	46	610	623	418	134
19071	Fremont County	547	20	172	32	404	430	248	96
19073	Greene County	727	59	160	37	494	524	379	150
19075	Grundy County	724	43	146	31	568	539	386	121
19077	Guthrie County	885	58	259	88	644	578	483	188
19079	Hamilton County	797	42	223	26	587	602	428	147
19081	Hancock County	827	56	219	26	579	654	430	143
19083	Hardin County	829	90	178	41	591	576	485	186
19085	Harrison County	828	58	188	41	612	569	432	196
19087	Henry County	857	39	221	68	660	503	482	209
19089	Howard County	891	75	252	65	658	608	425	185
19091	Humboldt County	606	49	153	32	410	469	328	108
19093	Ida County	618	67	129	67	500	457	314	166
19095	Iowa County	1,024	55	297	96	744	677	556	200
19097	Jackson County	1,336	65	317	116	1,040	829	783	287
19099	Jasper County	1,212	82	300	87	928	833	645	292
19101	Jefferson County	808	49	252	91	600	493	485	190
19103	Johnson County	1,261	88	329	133	997	833	719	265
19105	Jones County	1,024	61	239	57	799	712	531	209
19107	Keokuk County	1,093	75	339	108	778	756	601	216
19109	Kossuth County	1,340	100	374	59	1,004	1,016	710	218
19111	Lee County	945	42	249	75	745	570	515	192
19113	Linn County	1,445	73	400	118	1,199	890	783	319
19115	Louisa County	601	27	140	46	458	390	365	150
19117	Lucas County	747	55	232	65	563	406	440	195
19119	Lyon County	1,045	137	164	26	857	800	580	229
19121	Madison County	990	51	262	67	758	570	612	234
19123	Mahaska County	1,043	59	283	70	799	721	542	198
19125	Marion County	1,051	53	336	88	835	629	604	226
19127	Marshall County	848	37	237	85	646	576	399	175
19129	Mills County	462	23	102	40	369	313	222	85
19131	Mitchell County	828	87	153	29	655	589	432	200
19133	Monona County	625	47	173	19	459	500	297	121
19135	Monroe County	714	48	220	79	518	437	399	198
19137	Montgomery County	583	24	158	32	390	382	308	104
19139	Muscatine County	816	41	185	75	671	526	446	175
19141	O'Brien County	993	84	212	34	767	770	532	183
19143	Osceola County	636	51	150	41	495	512	328	118
19145	Page County	873	49	254	67	624	551	473	151
19147	Palo Alto County	783	61	237	90	497	627	350	181
19149	Plymouth County	1,339	104	249	51	1,020	1,028	739	258
19151	Pocahontas County	730	44	185	23	535	592	368	100
19153	Polk County	764	23	218	75	566	427	405	187
19155	Pottawattamie County	1,255	90	316	71	982	930	613	249
19157	Poweshiek County	925	54	249	89	661	641	497	178
19159	Ringgold County	758	51	248	100	531	463	424	202
19161	Sac County	791	82	156	36	591	597	434	179
19163	Scott County	750	49	163	35	616	517	421	141
19165	Shelby County	868	57	177	23	683	668	438	133
19167	Sioux County	1,673	166	255	45	1,372	1,295	965	354
19169	Story County	977	61	250	59	661	627	534	196
19171	Tama County	1,159	70	268	99	852	789	617	233
19173	Taylor County	794	39	228	103	552	490	433	186
19175	Union County	698	55	184	64	551	439	395	140
19177	Van Buren County	870	54	254	74	653	495	504	213
19179	Wapello County	845	47	222	90	679	492	553	218
19181	Warren County	1,338	47	428	126	1,086	719	769	361
19183	Washington County	1,200	71	269	111	948	829	641	293
19185	Wayne County	788	50	273	92	523	470	411	196
19187	Webster County	932	34	239	33	695	702	483	124
19189	Winnebago County	631	106	122	38	446	381	395	166
19191	Winneshiek County	1,501	104	282	99	1,195	993	791	341
19193	Woodbury County	1,148	80	259	110	868	727	635	254
19195	Worth County	588	35	116	27	473	445	336	92
19197	Wright County	752	45	202	50	564	548	418	114

Release Date: June 2004
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Notes:

A principal farm operator is the person primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of a farm or ranch business. This person may be a hired manager or business manager.

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Farm operator characteristics