Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
percent 
100.0 
7.6 
23.3 
5.4 
7.7 
6.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
32,614 
525,668 
277,572 
556,647 
662,354 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
5 
25 
58 
81 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
31,603,822 
934,841 
1,631,194 
503,069 
666,406 
674,251 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,553 
139,383 
78,935 
105,642 
97,542 
119,021 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,386 
1,478 
2,887 
302 
256 
150 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,911 
1,600 
4,990 
463 
381 
193 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,476 
1,126 
4,273 
732 
636 
318 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,901 
891 
3,502 
1,056 
1,001 
662 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,687 
580 
2,869 
889 
1,323 
1,081 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,501 
212 
1,191 
783 
1,345 
841 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,788 
169 
266 
345 
1,505 
1,575 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,228 
118 
152 
57 
181 
610 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,759 
112 
91 
37 
68 
115 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,651 
155 
118 
49 
68 
45 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7,349 
266 
326 
49 
68 
75 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
5,610 
189 
177 
27 
37 
50 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,224 
63 
78 
5 
12 
12 
$5,000,000 or more 
515 
14 
71 
17 
19 
13 
Total sales 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
929,749 
1,593,492 
487,925 
640,247 
645,943 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
726 
4,553 
1,689 
3,561 
3,356 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
2,211 
58,009 
44,768 
146,896 
190,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38,452 
- 
45 
213 
1,278 
1,818 
$1,000 
16,875,788 
- 
2,526 
13,449 
89,087 
153,340 
Corn 
farms 
47,744 
450 
2,947 
1,271 
2,846 
2,917 
$1,000 
11,745,805 
1,529 
38,703 
30,445 
98,934 
127,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33,778 
- 
39 
135 
643 
1,016 
$1,000 
11,449,975 
- 
2,195 
8,889 
46,398 
80,352 
Wheat 
farms 
338 
7 
33 
11 
13 
16 
$1,000 
4,948 
(D) 
128 
42 
130 
70 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,852 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
41,621 
300 
2,082 
926 
2,212 
2,360 
$1,000 
5,375,888 
657 
18,928 
14,168 
47,167 
62,445 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25,825 
- 
2 
14 
111 
200 
$1,000 
5,022,094 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,642 
13,152 
Sorghum 
farms 
47 
2 
3 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
581 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
77 
- 
9 
3 
6 
5 
$1,000 
572 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,629 
8 
117 
63 
179 
196 
$1,000 
18,885 
12 
222 
103 
624 
612 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
6,015 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
* 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
978 
313 
321 
43 
65 
49 
$1,000 
19,699 
2,133 
3,957 
1,052 
1,882 
821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
2 
14 
9 
11 
3 
$1,000 
11,660 
(D) 
1,174 
682 
1,200 
474 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
592 
180 
229 
43 
34 
31 
$1,000 
3,668 
581 
1,368 
378 
(D) 
198 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
708 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
127 
174 
27 
26 
20 
$1,000 
2,976 
493 
1,203 
310 
(D) 
124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
532 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
212 
72 
69 
17 
11 
13 
$1,000 
692 
87 
164 
69 
20 
74 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
631 
222 
211 
31 
40 
26 
$1,000 
99,218 
20,095 
28,017 
(D) 
10,303 
7,016 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
172 
54 
49 
7 
15 
10 
$1,000 
92,608 
17,813 
25,760 
(D) 
9,889 
6,688 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
