Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
2007 
92,856 
766 
610 
1,032 
731 
666 
1,251 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,622,731 
323,549 
229,267 
289,164 
187,713 
280,351 
422,127 
2007 
30,747,550 
311,678 
224,882 
274,844 
197,904 
279,079 
400,934 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
345 
446 
491 
286 
252 
451 
347 
2007 
331 
407 
369 
266 
271 
419 
320 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
2007 
92,856 
766 
610 
1,032 
731 
666 
1,251 
$1,000, 2012 
195,641,346 
1,513,820 
983,996 
1,230,507 
557,300 
1,868,102 
3,047,544 
2007 
104,186,583 
844,727 
574,047 
765,485 
427,202 
968,181 
1,446,850 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,207,220 
2,085,152 
2,107,057 
1,217,119 
749,060 
3,003,380 
2,508,267 
2007 
1,122,023 
1,102,777 
941,061 
741,749 
584,408 
1,453,725 
1,156,555 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,389 
4,679 
4,292 
4,255 
2,969 
6,663 
7,219 
2007 
3,388 
2,710 
2,553 
2,785 
2,159 
3,469 
3,609 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,912 
40 
36 
75 
66 
57 
45 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,794 
47 
46 
70 
83 
57 
81 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,214 
77 
46 
165 
132 
67 
133 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18,001 
116 
95 
231 
242 
86 
239 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,731 
134 
63 
165 
83 
72 
152 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
10,655 
91 
53 
129 
76 
78 
167 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13,474 
136 
78 
119 
46 
95 
208 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,757 
56 
34 
37 
10 
59 
120 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,099 
29 
16 
20 
6 
51 
70 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
35,748,541 
364,333 
271,001 
409,012 
318,268 
283,495 
458,410 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
85.7 
88.8 
84.6 
70.7 
59.0 
98.9 
92.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,707 
43 
26 
46 
32 
54 
83 
acres 
32,614 
208 
124 
237 
173 
274 
430 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,665 
142 
88 
211 
192 
152 
283 
acres 
525,668 
3,879 
2,397 
5,475 
5,413 
3,557 
7,101 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,762 
32 
25 
64 
47 
25 
71 
acres 
277,572 
1,875 
1,459 
3,844 
2,738 
1,507 
4,116 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,832 
51 
32 
94 
93 
39 
77 
acres 
556,647 
4,175 
2,585 
7,686 
7,461 
3,158 
6,279 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5,665 
42 
30 
99 
74 
36 
53 
acres 
662,354 
5,056 
3,538 
11,498 
8,632 
4,054 
6,284 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5,529 
50 
36 
64 
63 
18 
66 
acres 
870,654 
7,873 
5,688 
10,086 
9,846 
2,784 
10,394 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,603 
34 
16 
68 
33 
21 
54 
acres 
710,968 
6,524 
3,187 
13,492 
6,509 
4,136 
10,732 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,227 
29 
23 
61 
37 
13 
44 
acres 
767,187 
6,997 
5,481 
14,655 
8,821 
3,103 
10,397 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
11,824 
96 
63 
127 
73 
89 
191 
acres 
4,312,506 
34,506 
23,520 
45,045 
26,102 
31,680 
69,571 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11,581 
106 
67 
112 
58 
90 
179 
acres 
8,121,461 
76,307 
46,855 
74,197 
37,183 
64,898 
123,337 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
6,589 
72 
40 
50 
34 
57 
93 
acres 
8,693,625 
95,490 
59,424 
64,133 
46,350 
71,117 
120,896 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,653 
29 
21 
15 
8 
28 
21 
acres 
5,091,475 
80,659 
75,009 
38,816 
28,485 
90,083 
52,590 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
8,709 
45 
32 
54 
26 
69 
138 
acres 
39,686 
200 
188 
287 
121 
336 
610 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,824 
127 
72 
200 
153 
130 
212 
acres 
456,783 
3,505 
2,153 
5,171 
4,369 
2,938 
5,416 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,428 
31 
23 
56 
35 
27 
60 
acres 
258,754 
1,853 
1,275 
3,376 
2,080 
1,561 
3,523 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,253 
67 
42 
104 
70 
36 
118 
acres 
592,231 
5,497 
3,379 
8,629 
5,740 
2,977 
9,773 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,280 
47 
57 
89 
75 
48 
67 
acres 
736,483 
5,408 
6,633 
10,250 
8,617 
5,673 
8,068 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
6,731 
66 
68 
77 
78 
46 
80 
acres 
1,059,126 
10,390 
10,823 
12,087 
12,156 
7,329 
12,429 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,364 
39 
19 
75 
40 
31 
47 
acres 
861,308 
7,579 
3,863 
14,883 
7,903 
5,998 
9,357 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,943 
41 
59 
57 
34 
14 
58 
acres 
937,864 
9,666 
14,401 
13,612 
7,890 
3,312 
13,911 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14,047 
121 
108 
161 
111 
96 
207 
acres 
5,104,492 
42,536 
40,950 
57,850 
41,126 
35,284 
75,713 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11,826 
96 
87 
114 
69 
94 
169 
acres 
8,248,050 
65,879 
62,378 
77,956 
46,313 
69,774 
119,722 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
5,898 
61 
29 
33 
33 
47 
81 
acres 
7,866,091 
82,909 
41,398 
40,917 
42,570 
66,337 
106,663 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,553 
25 
14 
12 
7 
28 
14 
acres 
4,586,682 
76,256 
37,441 
29,826 
19,019 
77,560 
35,749 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
80,426 
654 
435 
898 
656 
554 
1,105 
2007 
82,785 
698 
549 
911 
635 
589 
1,114 
acres, 2012 
26,256,347 
251,540 
165,853 
185,754 
1 1 1 ,843 
251,918 
381,759 
2007 
26,316,332 
243,656 
167,805 
164,379 
120,442 
245,172 
356,254 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
63,214 
532 
322 
601 
472 
402 
915 
2007 
63,672 
530 
350 
517 
449 
425 
891 
acres, 2012 
24,507,219 
225,573 
142,020 
159,113 
87,266 
232,137 
364,605 
2007 
23,799,380 
204,816 
122,625 
125,907 
82,993 
219,637 
328,438 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5,243 
68 
45 
80 
62 
47 
68 
2007 
13,522 
184 
95 
170 
171 
113 
185 
acres, 2012 
223,963 
7,387 
4,643 
3,011 
5,509 
1,869 
2,065 
2007 
829,784 
17,470 
9,740 
8,684 
19,967 
8,317 
8,817 
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330 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
