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 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
2007 
978 
763 
1,036 
844 
840 
1,037 
690 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
358,858 
289,926 
312,457 
326,879 
337,334 
299,179 
168,964 
2007 
358,142 
317,913 
336,885 
336,732 
314,896 
289,146 
190,727 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
337 
412 
327 
419 
419 
289 
269 
2007 
366 
417 
325 
399 
375 
279 
276 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
2007 
978 
763 
1,036 
844 
840 
1,037 
690 
$1,000, 2012 
2,700,070 
1,584,234 
2,240,604 
2,167,459 
2,503,858 
2,141,436 
570,746 
2007 
1,318,204 
976,056 
1,238,932 
1,208,166 
1,195,372 
1,047,567 
441,167 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,535,277 
2,253,534 
2,346,182 
2,778,794 
3,110,383 
2,067,023 
910,281 
2007 
1,347,857 
1,279,235 
1,195,881 
1,431,476 
1,423,062 
1,010,190 
639,372 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,524 
5,464 
7,171 
6,631 
7,422 
7,158 
3,378 
2007 
3,681 
3,070 
3,678 
3,588 
3,796 
3,623 
2,313 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
76 
40 
74 
49 
48 
64 
37 
$50,000 to $99,999 
66 
58 
63 
57 
20 
77 
43 
$100,000 to $199,999 
96 
84 
131 
111 
60 
150 
134 
$200,000 to $499,999 
123 
130 
196 
153 
109 
186 
201 
$500,000 to $999,999 
143 
103 
98 
84 
78 
122 
91 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
186 
61 
98 
80 
136 
108 
59 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
233 
120 
167 
108 
191 
206 
45 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
89 
85 
74 
83 
111 
79 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
53 
22 
54 
55 
52 
44 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
364,440 
361,132 
370,838 
363,710 
369,220 
322,803 
275,946 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.5 
80.3 
84.3 
89.9 
91.4 
92.7 
61.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
101 
44 
80 
54 
53 
101 
29 
acres 
509 
214 
423 
289 
265 
536 
78 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
209 
134 
279 
220 
124 
251 
141 
acres 
4,927 
3,189 
6,625 
5,144 
3,345 
6,458 
4,191 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
41 
43 
44 
28 
62 
49 
acres 
1,848 
2,407 
2,535 
2,467 
1,746 
3,585 
2,831 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
51 
62 
51 
42 
42 
82 
78 
acres 
4,070 
4,920 
4,221 
3,338 
3,405 
6,750 
6,198 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
80 
45 
54 
30 
46 
64 
45 
acres 
9,219 
5,271 
6,365 
3,476 
5,373 
7,319 
5,384 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
87 
44 
50 
40 
47 
55 
46 
acres 
13,695 
6,859 
8,074 
6,365 
7,379 
8,735 
7,291 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
34 
21 
30 
33 
32 
41 
41 
acres 
6,771 
4,181 
5,905 
6,425 
6,410 
8,184 
8,045 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
34 
28 
40 
13 
45 
29 
28 
acres 
8,074 
6,696 
9,564 
3,183 
10,832 
6,851 
6,636 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
207 
79 
125 
90 
158 
156 
74 
acres 
75,336 
29,835 
45,310 
32,193 
61,614 
55,141 
25,810 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
148 
109 
113 
109 
151 
128 
67 
acres 
100,483 
78,086 
75,800 
77,604 
104,368 
87,125 
47,278 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
65 
79 
69 
79 
64 
53 
18 
acres 
85,793 
103,619 
92,494 
99,915 
86,318 
69,051 
24,630 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
17 
21 
26 
15 
14 
11 
acres 
48,133 
44,649 
55,141 
86,480 
46,279 
39,444 
30,592 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
99 
35 
98 
80 
79 
111 
56 
acres 
494 
154 
408 
422 
423 
457 
170 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
153 
120 
215 
194 
115 
222 
98 
acres 
3,596 
3,136 
4,756 
4,659 
3,113 
5,651 
2,974 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
31 
37 
38 
39 
27 
60 
41 
acres 
1,801 
2,254 
2,183 
2,267 
1,651 
3,649 
2,457 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
45 
65 
64 
47 
61 
62 
79 
acres 
3,695 
5,227 
5,264 
3,879 
5,047 
5,202 
6,300 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
69 
56 
67 
25 
25 
74 
43 
acres 
7,979 
6,706 
7,981 
2,977 
2,821 
8,365 
5,083 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
65 
56 
66 
41 
67 
65 
67 
acres 
10,327 
8,792 
10,399 
6,529 
10,353 
10,230 
10,554 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
52 
36 
45 
26 
34 
36 
45 
acres 
10,421 
7,118 
8,869 
5,079 
6,749 
7,091 
8,827 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
37 
44 
56 
19 
38 
67 
36 
acres 
8,890 
10,441 
13,488 
4,613 
9,021 
15,939 
8,650 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
192 
97 
175 
126 
178 
167 
126 
acres 
70,555 
35,920 
63,099 
45,598 
67,527 
59,759 
44,113 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
153 
116 
123 
155 
151 
112 
70 
acres 
104,591 
86,206 
86,738 
106,873 
104,805 
75,546 
47,360 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
63 
84 
75 
78 
53 
48 
19 
acres 
84,431 
110,244 
100,036 
105,057 
68,949 
62,199 
23,455 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
19 
17 
14 
14 
12 
13 
10 
acres 
51,362 
41,715 
33,664 
48,779 
34,437 
35,058 
30,784 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
979 
631 
851 
726 
728 
936 
561 
2007 
887 
689 
906 
770 
748 
942 
598 
acres, 2012 
328,077 
240,732 
275,638 
306,276 
290,417 
271,262 
98,944 
2007 
329,601 
264,109 
299,686 
319,671 
275,527 
260,520 
105,505 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
826 
495 
659 
554 
665 
726 
417 
2007 
756 
513 
724 
588 
671 
749 
413 
acres, 2012 
312,964 
220,308 
262,666 
293,224 
285,204 
257,092 
76,141 
2007 
306,569 
232,760 
279,545 
304,684 
265,507 
245,183 
68,343 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
39 
38 
49 
33 
33 
56 
49 
2007 
147 
121 
127 
87 
88 
139 
123 
acres, 2012 
1,488 
1,842 
1,121 
754 
632 
1,601 
3,553 
2007 
9,025 
9,603 
7,991 
3,082 
5,956 
5,935 
1 1 ,987 
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332 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
