Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
88,637 
150 
1,050 
4,962 
13,737 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
1.2 
5.6 
15.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
234,590 
1,936,657 
7,302,408 
15,807,875 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
1,564 
1,844 
1,472 
1,151 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
88,637 
150 
1,050 
4,962 
13,737 
$1,000 
195,641,346 
2,012,936 
14,636,196 
52,911,356 
110,506,094 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,207,220 
13,419,570 
13,939,235 
10,663,312 
8,044,412 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,389 
8,581 
7,557 
7,246 
6,991 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
18,954,910 
327,800 
1,343,810 
4,549,947 
9,808,627 
percent 
100.0 
1.7 
7.1 
24.0 
51.7 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
26,256,347 
214,031 
1,808,941 
6,848,363 
14,777,864 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
24,507,219 
211,221 
1,784,410 
6,741,298 
14,530,675 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
2,130,373 
7,873 
61,007 
239,949 
550,312 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
3,086,932 
7,708,199 
15,411,288 
23,117,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
347,728 
20,579,546 
7,341,142 
3,105,862 
1,682,872 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
63 
782 
4,261 
12,632 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
(D) 
1,382,297 
5,260,050 
10,984,292 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
978 
- 
1 
14 
54 
$1,000 
19,699 
- 
(D) 
3,655 
6,928 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
592 
- 
2 
9 
18 
$1,000 
3,668 
- 
(D) 
141 
174 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
- 
1 
6 
8 
$1,000 
2,976 
- 
(D) 
67 
72 
Berries 
farms 
212 
- 
1 
4 
11 
$1,000 
692 
- 
(D) 
74 
102 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
631 
1 
6 
14 
41 
$1,000 
99,218 
(D) 
48,548 
60,394 
71,247 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
137 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
774 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
735 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
10 
63 
399 
1,146 
$1,000 
96,776 
115 
(D) 
(D) 
26,269 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
$1,000 
34 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
55 
446 
1,975 
5,383 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
576,881 
1,675,860 
2,758,442 
3,615,537 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
12 
44 
155 
464 
$1,000 
799,467 
181,420 
328,098 
464,809 
615,760 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
76 
589 
2,419 
4,246 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
1,323,188 
3,146,646 
5,596,758 
6,499,635 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
1 
16 
81 
268 
$1,000 
43,020 
(D) 
265 
2,694 
7,858 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
1 
12 
48 
144 
$1,000 
14,750 
(D) 
150 
496 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
30 
94 
195 
326 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
828,699 
1,116,016 
1,236,369 
1,265,479 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
- 
1 
2 
5 
$1,000 
7,690 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,276 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
- 
5 
20 
59 
$1,000 
26,186 
- 
(D) 
13,553 
18,964 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
512 
- 
3 
12 
36 
$1,000 
57,545 
- 
(D) 
13,061 
22,665 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
7 
117 
787 
2,353 
$1,000 
668,830 
3,930 
43,912 
193,914 
440,243 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
88,637 
150 
1,050 
4,962 
13,737 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
2,615,097 
6,253,511 
11,726,640 
17,322,728 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
77 
836 
4,392 
12,803 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
20,946 
188,721 
720,108 
1,558,273 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
81 
844 
4,440 
12,890 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
16,269 
102,315 
336,652 
701,460 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
24,040 
143 
898 
3,556 
7,562 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
516,177 
1,476,688 
2,519,966 
3,094,402 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
145 
935 
3,821 
8,691 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
1,397,570 
2,754,658 
4,127,669 
4,818,001 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
149 
1,045 
4,941 
13,673 
$1,000 
866,990 
42,073 
121,146 
290,824 
524,538 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
63,853 
150 
1,050 
4,962 
13,735 
$1,000 
329,138 
43,889 
77,428 
129,137 
198,568 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
146 
941 
3,954 
9,555 
$1,000 
697,719 
122,599 
249,389 
407,680 
549,392 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
131 
957 
4,393 
11,617 
$1,000 
928,806 
40,875 
128,351 
307,459 
537,924 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
71 
770 
4,136 
12,266 
$1,000 
782,290 
3,351 
32,411 
142,720 
338,970 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
26,827 
57 
447 
1,988 
5,476 
number 
3,893,683 
296,909 
846,632 
1,538,406 
2,379,240 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,810 
12 
44 
162 
473 
number 
204,757 
39,736 
73,526 
107,951 
147,054 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,266 
76 
578 
2,252 
3,905 
number 
20,455,666 
3,942,623 
8,835,229 
15,502,321 
18,707,439 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
