Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
88,637 
30,622,731 
24,507,219 
2,207,220 
213,856 
30,821,532 
17,366,814 
13,454,718 
Crop production (111) 
65,983 
25,686,977 
21,227,223 
2,475,901 
227,728 
17,046,680 
15,572,379 
1,474,301 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
43,727 
23,741,850 
21,033,196 
3,538,449 
326,249 
16,845,993 
15,397,506 
1,448,487 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
7,075 
2,036,173 
1,627,949 
1,617,037 
169,819 
881,999 
861,011 
20,989 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
40 
3,635 
2,401 
386,401 
44,232 
430 
425 
5 
Corn farming (11115) 
31,349 
18,098,773 
16,501,787 
3,886,179 
354,543 
13,144,828 
12,651,558 
493,270 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
5,263 
3,603,269 
2,901,059 
4,074,086 
370,115 
2,818,737 
1,884,513 
934,224 
Vegetable and melon farmi ng ( 1 1 1 21 ) 
489 
16,117 
7,904 
255,605 
33,066 
13,760 
13,392 
368 
Potato farming (111211) 
5 
(D) 
8 
367,172 
20,300 
24 
24 
- 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (1 11219) 
484 
(D) 
7,896 
254,452 
33,198 
13,736 
13,368 
368 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
533 
18,402 
3,356 
270,855 
28,069 
3,141 
3,107 
34 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
533 
18,402 
3,356 
270,855 
28,069 
3,141 
3,107 
34 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
121 
4,021 
740 
252,023 
31,870 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
239 
7,227 
1,407 
267,135 
27,669 
1,689 
1,662 
27 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
81 
79 
2 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
88 
3,067 
426 
257,058 
22,537 
144 
142 
2 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
49 
2,500 
533 
318,411 
19,076 
573 
573 
(Z) 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
2 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
24 
1,069 
182 
376,602 
47,652 
161 
159 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
515 
24,197 
10,788 
394,561 
91,364 
98,290 
97,927 
362 
Food crops grown undercover (11141) 
84 
2,227 
520 
259,928 
29,913 
5,810 
5,731 
79 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
431 
21,970 
10,268 
420,801 
103,341 
92,479 
92,196 
283 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
253 
17,359 
8,997 
523,278 
84,193 
30,672 
30,626 
46 
Floriculture production (111422) 
178 
4,611 
1,271 
275,146 
130,557 
61,807 
61,570 
237 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
20,719 
1,886,411 
171,979 
394,281 
32,908 
85,496 
60,447 
25,049 
T obacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
4,174 
354,282 
110,742 
373,821 
35,779 
32,250 
30,209 
2,040 
All other crop farming (11199) 
16,545 
1,532,129 
61,237 
399,443 
32,183 
53,247 
30,238 
23,009 
Animal production (112) 
22,654 
4,935,754 
3,279,996 
1,424,646 
173,453 
13,774,852 
1,794,435 
11,980,418 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
13,050 
2,987,563 
1,748,220 
1,268,704 
165,315 
5,045,973 
755,760 
4,290,213 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
11,826 
2,549,599 
1,412,663 
1,154,825 
146,509 
4,086,952 
655,843 
3,431,109 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,697 
1,614,827 
686,741 
774,580 
96,574 
1 ,269,383 
245,200 
1,024,183 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
2,129 
934,772 
725,922 
2,886,731 
373,950 
2,817,569 
410,643 
2,406,926 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1,224 
437,964 
335,557 
2,368,979 
347,007 
959,021 
99,917 
859,105 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3,310 
1,404,960 
1,231,805 
3,586,762 
364,720 
6,857,092 
847,482 
6,009,610 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
732 
90,784 
58,659 
1,103,175 
275,723 
1 ,342,883 
44,838 
1,298,044 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
456 
29,818 
14,999 
660,600 
320,556 
923,866 
11,169 
912,697 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
45 
9,482 
5,865 
1,735,416 
175,396 
32,798 
3,376 
29,422 
Turkey production (11233) 
101 
40,582 
35,922 
3,538,972 
363,871 
334,003 
29,884 
304,119 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
8 
97 
- 
781,619 
(D) 
46,945 
- 
46,945 
Other poultry production (11239) 
122 
10,805 
1,873 
528,751 
(D) 
5,271 
409 
4,861 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,621 
55,707 
12,748 
228,300 
34,707 
29,958 
3,983 
25,975 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
1,069 
34,008 
7,369 
214,324 
36,429 
16,333 
2,267 
14,066 
Goat farming (11242) 
552 
21,699 
5,379 
255,365 
31,373 
13,626 
1,716 
11,909 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
37 
1,797 
60 
578,788 
97,850 
7,660 
8 
7,653 
Other animal production (1129) 
3,904 
394,943 
228,504 
677,807 
77,645 
491,286 
142,363 
348,923 
Apiculture (11291) 
116 
6,484 
(D) 
316,551 
40,264 
4,186 
5 
4,181 
Horse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
3,043 
89,613 
12,797 
234,689 
40,044 
11,306 
480 
10,826 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
8 
36 
(D) 
104,574 
9,645 
32 
. 
32 
All other animal production (11299) 
737 
298,810 
215,612 
2,570,482 
239,514 
475,762 
141,878 
333,884 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
2,463 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
406 
Biodiesel 
1 
Wind turbines 
916 
Ethanol 
1 
Methane digesters 
2 
Other 
13 
Geoexchange systems 
1,172 
Wind rights leased to others 
899 
Small hydro systems 
18 
40 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
