Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
34,239 
1,778,876,784 
40,092 
1,761,362,028 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
51,955 
(X) 
43,933 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
2,560 
6,253,338 
3,610 
9,073,148 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
3,630 
25,093,344 
4,604 
32,449,458 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
6,279 
85,441,706 
8,201 
112,964,144 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
4,565 
107,175,490 
5,561 
131,665,911 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
5,872 
219,380,803 
6,913 
258,836,575 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
6,452 
434,482,412 
6,921 
464,468,863 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
4,095 
577,368,558 
3,682 
517,227,772 
250,000 bushels or more 
786 
323,681,133 
600 
234,676,157 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
393 
8,471,231 
792 
10,927,562 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,775 
25,953,714 
2,021 
28,901,571 
50 to 69 acres 
622 
9,517,662 
712 
9,083,002 
70 to 99 acres 
1,313 
17,559,359 
1,602 
20,095,895 
100 to 139 acres 
1,501 
18,919,762 
1,892 
23,937,659 
140 to 179 acres 
2,106 
32,150,697 
2,699 
37,390,520 
180 to 219 acres 
1,547 
25,954,838 
2,088 
35,406,552 
220 to 259 acres 
1,621 
32,827,331 
2,143 
39,994,862 
260 to 499 acres 
7,475 
219,684,978 
9,471 
254,550,332 
500 to 999 acres 
8,916 
481,293,770 
9,936 
491,834,729 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
5,541 
566,604,416 
5,331 
511,450,988 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,310 
268,626,726 
1,336 
259,011,700 
5,000 acres or more 
119 
71,312,300 
69 
38,776,656 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
2,389 
55,971,344 
3,343 
62,263,652 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,624 
16,020,648 
2,061 
20,483,777 
50 to 69 acres 
821 
7,759,025 
1,010 
10,441,979 
70 to 99 acres 
1,432 
17,884,353 
1,782 
21,193,565 
100 to 139 acres 
1,882 
25,115,052 
2,350 
29,348,871 
140 to 179 acres 
2,014 
34,631,656 
2,612 
41,391,077 
180 to 219 acres 
1,626 
32,547,718 
2,093 
37,962,455 
220 to 259 acres 
1,469 
33,531,283 
1,896 
39,810,382 
260 to 499 acres 
7,269 
241,082,949 
8,656 
270,871,797 
500 to 999 acres 
8,045 
494,522,890 
8,834 
496,417,181 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4,534 
520,245,590 
4,380 
473,903,824 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,042 
240,018,976 
1,022 
223,020,812 
5,000 acres or more 
92 
59,545,300 
53 
34,252,656 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
27,347 
1,496,925,347 
29,823 
1,399,781,022 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
6,892 
281,951,437 
10,269 
361,581,006 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
