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 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
2007 
798 
1,655 
1,314 
855 
912 
910 
738 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
318,772 
398,022 
417,189 
450,871 
306,423 
214,033 
231,504 
2007 
328,216 
408,987 
395,585 
432,351 
297,090 
218,698 
228,528 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
443 
252 
335 
501 
306 
233 
326 
2007 
411 
247 
301 
506 
326 
240 
310 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
2007 
798 
1,655 
1,314 
855 
912 
910 
738 
$1,000, 2012 
2,354,233 
1,904,868 
2,963,086 
3,119,289 
2,061,556 
629,795 
691,745 
2007 
1,184,773 
1,271,296 
1,347,455 
1,346,853 
993,274 
513,369 
470,871 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,269,767 
1,207,906 
2,381,902 
3,465,876 
2,059,497 
686,799 
972,919 
2007 
1,484,677 
768,155 
1,025,461 
1,575,267 
1,089,116 
564,142 
638,036 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,385 
4,786 
7,103 
6,918 
6,728 
2,943 
2,988 
2007 
3,610 
3,108 
3,406 
3,115 
3,343 
2,347 
2,060 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
44 
114 
74 
51 
65 
70 
71 
$50,000 to $99,999 
46 
106 
53 
61 
55 
68 
52 
$100,000 to $199,999 
64 
207 
155 
89 
175 
184 
113 
$200,000 to $499,999 
124 
404 
252 
116 
261 
310 
200 
$500,000 to $999,999 
72 
283 
156 
95 
134 
142 
112 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
80 
193 
146 
126 
81 
66 
82 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
117 
182 
216 
152 
115 
60 
53 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
109 
69 
123 
145 
71 
15 
23 
$10,000,000 or more 
64 
19 
69 
65 
44 
2 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
363,032 
498,265 
444,748 
457,082 
376,604 
321,400 
340,404 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
87.8 
79.9 
93.8 
98.6 
81.4 
66.6 
68.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
51 
124 
102 
71 
103 
31 
30 
acres 
276 
526 
516 
315 
558 
150 
108 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
137 
336 
282 
168 
333 
234 
164 
acres 
3,235 
8,573 
6,849 
3,851 
7,534 
7,091 
4,814 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
95 
65 
52 
70 
77 
42 
acres 
1,471 
5,597 
3,673 
2,950 
4,108 
4,480 
2,354 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
39 
136 
78 
47 
69 
95 
51 
acres 
3,167 
1 1 ,242 
6,339 
3,891 
5,577 
7,789 
4,200 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
38 
146 
68 
54 
68 
100 
63 
acres 
4,439 
17,147 
7,876 
6,359 
7,941 
11,850 
7,273 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
39 
106 
74 
54 
47 
74 
48 
acres 
6,114 
16,639 
11,591 
8,504 
7,295 
11,563 
7,603 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
112 
40 
27 
27 
45 
30 
acres 
5,291 
22,134 
7,808 
5,311 
5,155 
8,907 
6,017 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
25 
84 
46 
38 
25 
50 
33 
acres 
5,934 
19,877 
10,912 
9,029 
6,017 
11,721 
7,805 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
108 
219 
198 
114 
84 
111 
120 
acres 
40,943 
77,519 
72,971 
41,735 
32,597 
37,964 
43,636 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
141 
141 
185 
168 
96 
54 
80 
acres 
99,632 
95,629 
131,951 
122,867 
65,727 
36,807 
56,596 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
69 
63 
95 
76 
54 
34 
33 
acres 
89,821 
83,509 
122,618 
104,563 
74,015 
43,676 
41,726 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
21 
15 
11 
31 
25 
12 
17 
acres 
58,449 
39,630 
34,085 
141,496 
89,899 
32,035 
49,372 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
86 
132 
150 
82 
104 
43 
46 
acres 
395 
554 
676 
404 
533 
146 
179 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
112 
278 
259 
123 
243 
164 
134 
acres 
2,546 
6,952 
6,389 
3,066 
5,936 
4,855 
3,639 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
87 
57 
38 
45 
73 
42 
acres 
1,042 
5,067 
3,164 
2,195 
2,651 
4,240 
2,370 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
57 
140 
81 
53 
83 
84 
59 
acres 
4,623 
11,498 
6,679 
4,344 
6,576 
6,820 
4,735 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
47 
163 
97 
51 
62 
116 
64 
acres 
5,477 
19,172 
1 1 ,492 
6,039 
7,237 
13,593 
7,622 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
58 
141 
97 
64 
48 
88 
66 
acres 
9,070 
22,134 
15,143 
9,956 
7,557 
13,824 
10,588 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
120 
72 
32 
33 
61 
29 
acres 
5,101 
23,813 
14,226 
6,347 
6,61 5 
11,918 
5,688 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
96 
56 
45 
19 
49 
40 
acres 
6,193 
22,734 
13,272 
10,633 
4,465 
11,754 
9,417 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
140 
282 
205 
137 
93 
135 
128 
acres 
52,734 
99,259 
74,719 
49,996 
34,229 
47,352 
44,966 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
138 
158 
148 
125 
96 
59 
96 
acres 
95,735 
105,747 
101,215 
89,951 
66,282 
41,252 
68,016 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
69 
50 
80 
62 
57 
30 
18 
acres 
92,156 
69,007 
106,184 
84,762 
73,438 
38,588 
22,999 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
21 
8 
12 
43 
29 
8 
16 
acres 
53,144 
23,050 
42,426 
164,658 
81,571 
24,356 
48,309 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
673 
1,385 
1,132 
806 
902 
781 
610 
2007 
710 
1,456 
1,179 
751 
802 
800 
627 
acres, 2012 
292,462 
291,664 
372,073 
404,713 
270,743 
135,167 
126,992 
2007 
304,774 
296,098 
355,595 
384,715 
263,668 
131,016 
116,729 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
559 
953 
939 
710 
701 
605 
452 
2007 
611 
942 
962 
622 
632 
594 
445 
acres, 2012 
281,334 
256,297 
357,198 
392,883 
256,702 
106,445 
97,556 
2007 
293,049 
240,057 
332,681 
356,114 
241,935 
92,277 
80,153 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
118 
58 
55 
42 
111 
47 
2007 
78 
262 
159 
179 
117 
215 
120 
acres, 2012 
537 
3,750 
2,396 
4,876 
978 
5,853 
4,207 
2007 
3,835 
12,840 
9,721 
14,854 
10,135 
15,531 
11,179 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 333 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
