Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Black Hawk 
Boone 
Bremer 
Buchanan 
Buena Vista 
Butler 
Calhoun 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
924 
938 
982 
1,075 
858 
1,096 
826 
2007 
942 
925 
995 
1,174 
924 
1,214 
845 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
296,765 
313,343 
271,500 
341,903 
360,849 
362,751 
358,205 
2007 
282,163 
332,048 
243,057 
360,316 
362,553 
375,781 
359,434 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
321 
334 
276 
318 
421 
331 
434 
2007 
300 
359 
244 
307 
392 
310 
425 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
924 
938 
982 
1,075 
858 
1,096 
826 
2007 
942 
925 
995 
1,174 
924 
1,214 
845 
$1,000, 2012 
2,364,930 
2,364,590 
2,094,133 
2,506,889 
2,634,602 
2,477,158 
2,752,903 
2007 
1,100,202 
1,247,459 
962,048 
1,358,236 
1,388,072 
1,319,332 
1,369,862 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,559,448 
2,520,885 
2,132,518 
2,331,990 
3,070,632 
2,260,181 
3,332,812 
2007 
1,167,942 
1,348,605 
966,883 
1,156,930 
1,502,243 
1,086,765 
1,621,138 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,969 
7,546 
7,713 
7,332 
7,301 
6,829 
7,685 
2007 
3,899 
3,757 
3,958 
3,770 
3,829 
3,511 
3,811 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
75 
44 
51 
59 
59 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
62 
64 
64 
54 
44 
106 
57 
$100,000 to $199,999 
93 
155 
120 
151 
88 
163 
95 
$200,000 to $499,999 
179 
216 
239 
206 
122 
210 
119 
$500,000 to $999,999 
107 
106 
97 
150 
85 
118 
85 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
130 
81 
116 
133 
86 
156 
101 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
145 
108 
175 
176 
188 
157 
162 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
72 
69 
88 
110 
124 
64 
100 
$10,000,000 or more 
70 
64 
39 
44 
62 
63 
73 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
362,092 
365,804 
278,705 
365,453 
367,946 
371,284 
364,779 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
82.0 
85.7 
97.4 
93.6 
98.1 
97.7 
98.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
84 
120 
99 
117 
77 
98 
57 
acres 
392 
655 
441 
581 
332 
534 
292 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
221 
280 
242 
212 
162 
310 
187 
acres 
5,822 
7,078 
5,980 
4,772 
3,698 
7,310 
4,178 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
50 
65 
66 
48 
34 
71 
30 
acres 
2,960 
3,779 
3,824 
2,854 
1,965 
4,166 
1,747 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
68 
58 
78 
104 
41 
57 
46 
acres 
5,593 
4,786 
6,422 
8,296 
3,347 
4,765 
3,674 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
62 
59 
69 
77 
33 
65 
33 
acres 
7,165 
6,853 
8,183 
9,210 
3,997 
7,630 
3,924 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
48 
31 
51 
90 
45 
65 
54 
acres 
7,579 
4,879 
8,151 
14,112 
7,078 
10,140 
8,561 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
43 
21 
42 
28 
24 
36 
19 
acres 
8,586 
4,136 
8,283 
5,436 
4,808 
7,072 
3,738 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
31 
28 
35 
22 
23 
52 
24 
acres 
7,212 
6,674 
8,237 
5,254 
5,571 
12,231 
5,747 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
119 
89 
137 
165 
140 
124 
119 
acres 
43,682 
31,527 
49,146 
59,404 
53,818 
44,894 
43,419 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
111 
86 
95 
135 
189 
129 
132 
acres 
76,801 
59,973 
62,076 
94,786 
131,988 
88,066 
94,236 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
81 
75 
59 
58 
74 
69 
100 
acres 
113,877 
100,763 
80,595 
78,007 
97,124 
98,773 
124,251 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
26 
9 
19 
16 
20 
25 
acres 
17,096 
82,240 
30,162 
59,191 
47,123 
77,170 
64,438 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
104 
115 
127 
174 
83 
141 
82 
acres 
402 
474 
600 
884 
385 
697 
399 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
196 
212 
212 
221 
161 
307 
181 
acres 
4,943 
5,679 
5,589 
5,013 
3,468 
7,226 
4,833 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
37 
51 
54 
52 
27 
59 
25 
acres 
2,108 
2,920 
3,136 
2,948 
1,517 
3,474 
1,415 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
65 
72 
80 
83 
39 
68 
54 
acres 
5,343 
5,925 
6,529 
6,824 
3,144 
5,623 
4,402 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
59 
45 
85 
81 
37 
78 
21 
acres 
6,817 
5,179 
10,193 
9,374 
4,345 
9,315 
2,476 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
61 
40 
60 
68 
59 
83 
49 
acres 
9,664 
6,385 
9,542 
10,646 
9,503 
13,077 
7,893 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
50 
23 
54 
51 
35 
40 
26 
acres 
9,694 
4,529 
10,582 
10,032 
6,869 
7,783 
5,043 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
35 
50 
39 
38 
25 
71 
25 
acres 
8,183 
11,784 
9,254 
9,044 
5,962 
16,861 
5,992 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
152 
111 
145 
179 
174 
142 
132 
acres 
54,209 
38,560 
52,111 
66,168 
65,858 
51,710 
48,527 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
116 
92 
91 
150 
206 
132 
143 
acres 
79,304 
69,475 
60,942 
103,775 
144,697 
91,841 
106,920 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
60 
93 
43 
58 
67 
75 
83 
acres 
83,348 
125,453 
59,406 
77,352 
86,820 
104,697 
1 1 1 ,394 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
21 
5 
19 
11 
18 
24 
acres 
18,148 
55,685 
15,173 
58,256 
29,985 
63,477 
60,140 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
857 
841 
878 
971 
797 
991 
789 
2007 
851 
824 
890 
1,027 
843 
1,096 
792 
acres, 2012 
273,813 
283,251 
242,541 
318,462 
333,950 
330,867 
337,429 
2007 
263,232 
301,744 
222,988 
330,796 
335,772 
343,222 
339,478 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
716 
659 
703 
844 
658 
737 
594 
2007 
720 
662 
740 
910 
693 
799 
589 
acres, 2012 
265,823 
271,424 
232,900 
308,349 
324,664 
314,807 
317,220 
2007 
252,509 
287,005 
212,259 
319,551 
325,157 
320,270 
318,130 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
38 
37 
75 
28 
60 
24 
2007 
90 
92 
133 
147 
76 
160 
85 
acres, 2012 
1,054 
837 
1,060 
1,325 
690 
1,081 
175 
2007 
3,896 
5,009 
3,566 
3,466 
2,333 
8,045 
4,645 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
