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 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
2007 
880 
877 
632 
633 
1,144 
1,214 
1,166 
773 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
269,561 
299,927 
234,829 
260,962 
336,084 
308,956 
373,652 
198,138 
2007 
239,628 
278,635 
270,227 
272,578 
345,231 
296,433 
427,822 
197,301 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
299 
340 
409 
477 
330 
246 
340 
289 
2007 
272 
318 
428 
431 
302 
244 
367 
255 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
2007 
880 
877 
632 
633 
1,144 
1,214 
1,166 
773 
$1,000, 2012 
1,328,583 
1,977,316 
1,791,006 
1,770,898 
2,034,265 
1,646,978 
2,322,981 
909,746 
2007 
731,990 
850,192 
1,013,675 
876,366 
1,063,488 
841,593 
1,477,450 
561,583 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,471,298 
2,239,316 
3,120,219 
3,237,474 
1,996,335 
1,312,333 
2,115,648 
1,328,096 
2007 
831,807 
969,433 
1,603,916 
1,384,465 
929,623 
693,239 
1,267,110 
726,498 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,929 
6,593 
7,627 
6,786 
6,053 
5,331 
6,217 
4,591 
2007 
3,055 
3,051 
3,751 
3,215 
3,081 
2,839 
3,453 
2,846 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
69 
49 
37 
31 
69 
71 
100 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
83 
64 
38 
40 
58 
56 
62 
52 
$100,000 to $199,999 
116 
93 
65 
48 
120 
183 
109 
107 
$200,000 to $499,999 
259 
168 
57 
106 
239 
314 
268 
209 
$500,000 to $999,999 
119 
119 
62 
47 
150 
251 
128 
96 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
95 
148 
66 
55 
118 
166 
132 
59 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
86 
141 
146 
117 
170 
140 
165 
59 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
52 
56 
54 
61 
65 
47 
83 
28 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
45 
49 
42 
30 
27 
51 
17 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
277,968 
302,879 
277,985 
276,165 
375,332 
407,065 
467,469 
278,726 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
97.0 
99.0 
84.5 
94.5 
89.5 
75.9 
79.9 
71.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
57 
59 
56 
41 
81 
73 
93 
22 
acres 
248 
283 
256 
210 
301 
327 
435 
74 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
226 
208 
108 
124 
245 
298 
290 
181 
acres 
6,253 
5,079 
2,602 
3,037 
6,855 
8,406 
7,654 
5,467 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
75 
45 
12 
21 
51 
96 
55 
48 
acres 
4,345 
2,574 
701 
1,178 
2,976 
5,599 
3,173 
2,853 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
89 
58 
44 
21 
86 
110 
83 
84 
acres 
7,275 
4,813 
3,592 
1,656 
7,234 
9,037 
6,768 
6,837 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
80 
70 
24 
21 
75 
115 
66 
65 
acres 
9,516 
8,202 
2,898 
2,471 
8,717 
13,219 
7,825 
7,754 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
50 
84 
39 
28 
72 
95 
47 
44 
acres 
7,931 
13,051 
6,217 
4,376 
11,301 
14,858 
7,325 
6,646 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
48 
31 
14 
21 
38 
64 
45 
40 
acres 
9,369 
6,050 
2,697 
4,166 
7,587 
12,634 
8,709 
7,898 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
23 
36 
21 
17 
49 
47 
29 
21 
acres 
5,422 
8,622 
4,990 
4,057 
11,639 
11,176 
6,936 
4,934 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
107 
122 
83 
86 
149 
198 
151 
73 
acres 
38,047 
42,392 
31,403 
31,164 
54,646 
71,663 
56,764 
27,001 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
85 
95 
95 
95 
96 
110 
136 
55 
acres 
57,511 
68,455 
66,598 
69,041 
67,586 
78,961 
95,452 
36,685 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
40 
56 
67 
50 
59 
38 
87 
34 
acres 
49,364 
77,060 
86,134 
63,371 
74,155 
49,613 
115,185 
44,373 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
23 
19 
11 
22 
18 
11 
16 
18 
acres 
74,280 
63,346 
26,741 
76,235 
83,087 
33,463 
57,426 
47,616 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
98 
53 
56 
75 
96 
75 
122 
32 
acres 
434 
290 
353 
281 
407 
295 
542 
138 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
166 
196 
92 
107 
205 
263 
250 
133 
acres 
4,401 
4,833 
2,240 
2,700 
5,251 
7,097 
6,292 
3,763 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
64 
43 
13 
25 
60 
85 
43 
76 
acres 
3,708 
2,470 
725 
1,419 
3,504 
5,025 
2,484 
4,505 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
85 
72 
26 
46 
94 
98 
89 
90 
acres 
7,064 
5,940 
2,092 
3,588 
7,854 
8,108 
7,238 
7,450 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
69 
59 
17 
16 
100 
125 
79 
82 
acres 
8,175 
7,144 
2,031 
1,979 
11,661 
14,770 
9,236 
9,347 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
61 
93 
71 
48 
89 
104 
67 
76 
acres 
9,757 
14,496 
11,176 
7,644 
14,006 
16,226 
10,488 
11,711 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
45 
51 
14 
19 
66 
70 
37 
52 
acres 
8,855 
10,083 
2,771 
3,779 
13,080 
13,645 
7,267 
10,197 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
35 
33 
20 
42 
53 
45 
31 
acres 
4,751 
8,433 
7,814 
4,749 
10,033 
12,715 
10,731 
7,343 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
133 
124 
106 
115 
217 
189 
186 
112 
acres 
49,530 
45,033 
40,017 
40,502 
78,336 
65,281 
69,110 
40,833 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
103 
91 
141 
76 
110 
98 
139 
50 
acres 
73,315 
67,030 
100,089 
54,194 
74,840 
64,598 
98,938 
33,839 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
27 
44 
52 
59 
53 
42 
84 
28 
acres 
35,752 
55,965 
73,162 
76,194 
67,305 
53,833 
109,673 
37,700 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
16 
11 
27 
12 
12 
25 
11 
acres 
33,886 
56,918 
27,757 
75,549 
58,954 
34,840 
95,823 
30,475 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
829 
824 
534 
495 
906 
1,081 
973 
624 
2007 
767 
809 
603 
547 
1,027 
1,036 
1,017 
698 
acres, 2012 
220,657 
273,269 
220,139 
234,140 
275,469 
214,246 
324,792 
153,400 
2007 
192,814 
248,796 
256,184 
251,150 
281,066 
191,521 
378,768 
145,015 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
526 
597 
428 
409 
674 
863 
791 
410 
2007 
525 
539 
510 
409 
721 
730 
820 
418 
acres, 2012 
193,483 
253,250 
212,611 
225,658 
244,042 
188,877 
306,706 
127,230 
2007 
165,337 
223,497 
248,950 
233,623 
228,676 
151,979 
354,061 
106,734 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
56 
58 
21 
34 
103 
98 
87 
71 
2007 
140 
151 
83 
97 
218 
189 
161 
128 
acres, 2012 
2,161 
1,645 
541 
2,634 
4,403 
3,593 
2,391 
3,266 
2007 
8,768 
6,607 
2,929 
4,921 
14,599 
9,377 
7,932 
7,669 
-continued 
336 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
