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 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
2007 
1,470 
646 
566 
1,483 
532 
1,398 
991 
923 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
365,560 
172,683 
187,363 
291,441 
218,987 
388,497 
317,709 
355,381 
2007 
333,920 
184,975 
226,331 
310,817 
249,779 
417,219 
298,459 
366,609 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
265 
260 
425 
199 
461 
302 
337 
417 
2007 
227 
286 
400 
210 
470 
298 
301 
397 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
2007 
1,470 
646 
566 
1,483 
532 
1,398 
991 
923 
$1,000, 2012 
2,634,300 
962,595 
1,322,910 
1,775,664 
1,594,137 
2,672,302 
2,033,792 
2,361,985 
2007 
1,269,290 
608,001 
800,761 
1,055,217 
897,685 
1,407,591 
1,112,734 
1,335,024 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,906,150 
1,451,878 
2,999,797 
1,214,545 
3,356,077 
2,077,995 
2,154,441 
2,769,033 
2007 
863,463 
941,178 
1,414,772 
711,542 
1,687,378 
1,006,861 
1,122,840 
1,446,396 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,206 
5,574 
7,061 
6,093 
7,280 
6,879 
6,401 
6,646 
2007 
3,801 
3,287 
3,538 
3,395 
3,594 
3,374 
3,728 
3,642 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
78 
25 
79 
28 
91 
67 
61 
$50,000 to $99,999 
88 
36 
18 
61 
38 
83 
70 
61 
$100,000 to $199,999 
178 
109 
49 
141 
54 
178 
124 
108 
$200,000 to $499,999 
234 
150 
87 
357 
61 
232 
187 
111 
$500,000 to $999,999 
185 
81 
40 
294 
39 
174 
118 
120 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
222 
85 
50 
256 
56 
189 
96 
99 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
255 
62 
86 
216 
85 
185 
157 
130 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
128 
51 
56 
50 
62 
100 
80 
115 
$10,000,000 or more 
26 
11 
30 
8 
52 
54 
45 
48 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
369,764 
266,326 
243,588 
389,315 
253,364 
467,722 
320,404 
372,462 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.9 
64.8 
76.9 
74.9 
86.4 
83.1 
99.2 
95.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
140 
49 
28 
100 
27 
81 
51 
65 
acres 
(D) 
211 
128 
(D) 
106 
402 
246 
325 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
270 
199 
102 
314 
96 
310 
280 
190 
acres 
7,015 
5,468 
2,704 
7,907 
2,185 
7,940 
6,974 
4,298 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
45 
49 
17 
89 
27 
78 
55 
33 
acres 
(D) 
2,852 
986 
(D) 
1,533 
4,552 
3,227 
1,913 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
94 
65 
19 
119 
27 
88 
78 
69 
acres 
7,679 
5,483 
1,544 
9,903 
2,166 
7,160 
6,384 
5,554 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
104 
39 
25 
159 
17 
81 
46 
43 
acres 
12,249 
4,472 
2,903 
18,454 
2,090 
9,661 
5,199 
5,059 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
124 
37 
29 
121 
22 
86 
51 
64 
acres 
19,721 
5,750 
4,638 
19,057 
3,440 
13,598 
7,980 
10,086 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
76 
22 
13 
111 
13 
73 
33 
22 
acres 
14,892 
4,494 
2,615 
21,975 
2,605 
14,438 
6,628 
4,153 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
76 
23 
7 
92 
12 
53 
27 
15 
acres 
18,118 
5,401 
1,644 
21,821 
2,888 
12,601 
6,359 
3,574 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
229 
65 
60 
206 
57 
202 
107 
102 
acres 
85,005 
24,080 
20,853 
71,901 
21,324 
73,197 
37,872 
39,149 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
163 
75 
87 
125 
103 
150 
119 
142 
acres 
107,432 
54,187 
60,624 
80,692 
70,397 
106,135 
88,814 
102,613 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
59 
34 
41 
25 
65 
67 
88 
87 
acres 
74,872 
45,629 
55,991 
31,561 
83,082 
92,124 
117,474 
113,605 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
6 
13 
1 
9 
17 
9 
21 
acres 
(D) 
14,656 
32,733 
(□) 
27,171 
46,689 
30,552 
65,052 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
181 
48 
35 
101 
51 
117 
74 
93 
acres 
(D) 
202 
164 
482 
178 
553 
390 
424 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
279 
152 
113 
284 
91 
264 
257 
187 
acres 
6,432 
4,173 
2,933 
6,999 
2,013 
6,581 
6,774 
4,708 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
36 
55 
34 
89 
25 
59 
46 
32 
acres 
2,094 
3,263 
2,109 
5,242 
1,479 
3,459 
2,648 
1,919 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
103 
73 
38 
159 
18 
98 
72 
46 
acres 
8,596 
5,950 
3,207 
13,191 
1,403 
8,007 
5,853 
3,703 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
112 
31 
21 
140 
25 
81 
75 
53 
acres 
13,287 
3,578 
2,368 
16,404 
2,912 
9,516 
8,604 
6,350 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
158 
31 
46 
130 
27 
137 
58 
61 
acres 
25,263 
4,948 
7,178 
20,363 
4,267 
21,555 
9,108 
9,794 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
82 
33 
32 
119 
29 
78 
38 
17 
acres 
15,977 
6,571 
6,449 
23,459 
5,808 
15,564 
7,682 
3,295 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
70 
23 
20 
70 
15 
77 
40 
24 
acres 
16,623 
5,389 
4,773 
16,549 
3,610 
18,119 
9,355 
5,767 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
265 
84 
70 
227 
71 
241 
133 
130 
acres 
96,452 
29,472 
25,447 
78,903 
26,400 
91,041 
49,203 
47,596 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
144 
70 
105 
135 
102 
168 
114 
192 
acres 
95,685 
47,800 
74,086 
90,412 
71,749 
118,038 
79,891 
140,991 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
38 
37 
34 
26 
60 
62 
75 
69 
acres 
48,605 
51,447 
44,615 
31,999 
80,962 
84,136 
94,959 
88,370 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
9 
18 
3 
18 
16 
9 
19 
acres 
(D) 
22,182 
53,002 
6,814 
48,998 
40,650 
23,992 
53,692 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,262 
606 
419 
1,322 
427 
1,206 
877 
790 
2007 
1,314 
579 
521 
1,326 
468 
1,228 
889 
838 
acres, 2012 
321,161 
137,576 
173,603 
224,256 
201,900 
333,297 
291,111 
336,741 
2007 
290,993 
157,141 
211,532 
237,390 
233,934 
355,542 
274,051 
345,951 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,035 
443 
336 
1,109 
340 
859 
631 
613 
2007 
1,053 
457 
420 
1,058 
379 
926 
641 
654 
acres, 2012 
304,615 
127,456 
166,908 
205,371 
194,965 
309,392 
274,162 
325,315 
2007 
266,746 
146,609 
201,218 
208,616 
222,725 
321,423 
255,312 
334,846 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
106 
29 
18 
91 
9 
93 
39 
31 
2007 
217 
72 
65 
252 
64 
203 
101 
103 
acres, 2012 
1,861 
689 
733 
2,551 
151 
1,881 
856 
769 
2007 
7,621 
3,193 
4,012 
9,544 
3,232 
8,177 
3,260 
4,400 
-continued 
334 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
