Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
1 1 ,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
percent 
6.2 
4.1 
3.6 
13.3 
13.1 
7.4 
1.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
870,654 
710,968 
767,187 
4,312,506 
8,121,461 
8,693,625 
5,091,475 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
197 
238 
365 
701 
1,319 
3,080 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
1 1 ,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
814,480 
686,730 
794,935 
4,436,048 
8,017,632 
8,104,503 
4,339,731 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,311 
190,600 
246,339 
375,173 
692,309 
1,230,005 
2,625,367 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
102 
56 
48 
75 
21 
7 
4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
106 
54 
42 
64 
14 
3 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
158 
99 
49 
71 
11 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
367 
160 
83 
147 
25 
7 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
783 
433 
240 
379 
89 
17 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
386 
308 
640 
120 
10 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,416 
715 
523 
981 
246 
42 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,579 
1,366 
1,459 
3,625 
974 
92 
15 
$250,000 to $499,999 
170 
163 
291 
4,309 
3,920 
442 
41 
$500,000 to $999,999 
104 
97 
97 
914 
4,782 
3,084 
138 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
80 
74 
87 
619 
1,379 
2,882 
1,444 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
49 
67 
466 
1,094 
2,485 
915 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
18 
16 
10 
120 
206 
294 
390 
$5,000,000 or more 
8 
9 
10 
33 
79 
103 
139 
Total sales 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
11,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
782,976 
662,175 
769,813 
4,311,085 
7,820,938 
7,917,584 
4,259,605 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,910 
2,593 
2,564 
10,374 
11,104 
6,464 
1,615 
$1,000 
315,783 
266,844 
322,922 
2,240,701 
4,906,202 
5,497,117 
3,154,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,727 
2,012 
2,084 
9,466 
10,787 
6,414 
1,608 
$1,000 
286,018 
252,078 
311,437 
2,219,345 
4,898,213 
5,495,768 
3,154,527 
Corn 
farms 
3,575 
2,428 
2,416 
10,064 
10,880 
6,361 
1,589 
$1,000 
211,683 
179,346 
220,168 
1,526,386 
3,333,555 
3,760,328 
2,217,359 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,877 
1,539 
1,747 
8,659 
10,291 
6,255 
1,577 
$1,000 
167,285 
155,755 
203,197 
1,492,107 
3,319,175 
3,757,692 
2,216,931 
Wheat 
farms 
24 
18 
10 
39 
69 
78 
20 
$1,000 
119 
104 
57 
386 
782 
1,711 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
8 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
628 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,937 
2,044 
2,048 
8,885 
10,175 
6,137 
1,515 
$1,000 
103,170 
86,746 
102,116 
709,522 
1 ,566,365 
1,731,176 
933,428 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
650 
721 
989 
6,426 
9,241 
5,988 
1,483 
$1,000 
41,772 
50,321 
72,455 
637,553 
1,539,721 
1,727,158 
932,450 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
1 
4 
13 
7 
8 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
156 
28 
232 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
8 
7 
5 
17 
13 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
224 
156 
22 
- 
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 
231 
156 
158 
597 
589 
264 
71 
$1,000 
735 
622 
505 
4,026 
5,316 
3,648 
2,460 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
11 
15 
6 
8 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
834 
1,774 
1,392 
(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 
33 
24 
12 
51 
49 
13 
5 
$1,000 
885 
206 
241 
1,723 
2,201 
4,389 
208 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
2 
7 
13 
9 
2 
$1,000 
530 
(D) 
(D) 
1,127 
1,631 
4,329 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
20 
6 
6 
23 
11 
3 
6 
$1,000 
379 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
68 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
7 
2 
6 
17 
10 
2 
4 
$1,000 
241 
(D) 
(D) 
284 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
13 
4 
1 
6 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
138 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
32 
18 
7 
28 
11 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
529 
2,462 
2,685 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
4 
3 
7 
8 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
655 
419 
2,156 
2,649 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 57 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
