Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
88,637 
74,673 
4,986 
3,497 
percent 
100.0 
84.2 
5.6 
3.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
22,466,500 
2,761,129 
1,995,162 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
301 
554 
571 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
88,637 
74,673 
4,986 
3,497 
$1,000 
31,603,822 
19,843,007 
3,995,234 
3,332,795 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,553 
265,732 
801,290 
953,044 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,386 
4,956 
189 
124 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,911 
6,923 
384 
268 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,476 
6,527 
377 
269 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,901 
6,867 
421 
283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,687 
7,697 
439 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,501 
5,823 
330 
237 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,788 
6,966 
384 
245 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,228 
8,911 
588 
378 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,759 
8,219 
493 
323 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,651 
7,366 
528 
404 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7,349 
4,418 
853 
671 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
5,610 
3,577 
531 
397 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,224 
658 
179 
149 
$5,000,000 or more 
515 
183 
143 
125 
Total sales 
farms 
88,637 
74,673 
4,986 
3,497 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
19,253,024 
3,931,629 
3,287,270 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
43,641 
2,961 
2,028 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
12,114,349 
1,582,291 
1,166,869 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38,452 
30,815 
2,317 
1,627 
$1,000 
16,875,788 
11,869,299 
1,568,714 
1,158,300 
Corn 
farms 
47,744 
39,389 
2,751 
1,884 
$1,000 
11,745,805 
8,251,285 
1,116,016 
826,284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33,778 
26,755 
2,048 
1,440 
$1,000 
11,449,975 
7,986,147 
1,100,136 
816,060 
Wheat 
farms 
338 
234 
41 
28 
$1,000 
4,948 
2,732 
960 
760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
6 
6 
6 
$1,000 
1,852 
777 
504 
504 
Soybeans 
farms 
41,621 
34,148 
2,387 
1,661 
$1,000 
5,375,888 
3,846,350 
462,299 
337,701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25,825 
19,951 
1,606 
1,164 
$1,000 
5,022,094 
3,531,409 
443,860 
325,740 
Sorghum 
farms 
47 
27 
10 
5 
$1,000 
581 
(D) 
186 
86 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
77 
66 
8 
4 
$1,000 
572 
(D) 
42 
15 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
2,187 
210 
133 
$1,000 
18,885 
13,236 
2,788 
2,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
30 
7 
5 
$1,000 
6,015 
3,349 
1,235 
(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 
842 
46 
31 
$1,000 
19,699 
14,965 
1,695 
748 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
55 
9 
6 
$1,000 
11,660 
8,134 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
592 
486 
48 
40 
$1,000 
3,668 
2,566 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
708 
406 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
335 
38 
34 
$1,000 
2,976 
2,053 
330 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
$1,000 
532 
(D) 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
212 
186 
13 
8 
$1,000 
692 
514 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
631 
472 
41 
32 
$1,000 
99,218 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
172 
99 
14 
11 
$1,000 
92,608 
19,330 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
