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 
Johnson 
Jones 
Keokuk 
Kossuth 
Lee 
Linn 
Louisa 
Lucas 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,342 
1,061 
982 
1,349 
917 
1,402 
612 
648 
2007 
1,293 
1,117 
1,163 
1,395 
883 
1,413 
701 
699 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
328,672 
314,005 
295,483 
599,439 
236,004 
339,283 
168,540 
177,342 
2007 
321,139 
324,003 
318,160 
601,517 
238,266 
335,378 
186,007 
171,150 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
245 
296 
301 
444 
257 
242 
275 
274 
2007 
248 
290 
274 
431 
270 
237 
265 
245 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,342 
1,061 
982 
1,349 
917 
1,402 
612 
648 
2007 
1,293 
1,117 
1,163 
1,395 
883 
1,413 
701 
699 
$1,000, 2012 
2,257,434 
2,103,374 
1,472,588 
4,560,759 
1,007,343 
2,280,589 
967,907 
509,649 
2007 
1,204,743 
1,132,609 
946,081 
2,167,174 
645,684 
1,261,698 
593,524 
372,001 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,682,141 
1,982,445 
1,499,581 
3,380,844 
1,098,520 
1,626,668 
1,581,547 
786,496 
2007 
931,742 
1,013,974 
813,483 
1,553,530 
731,239 
892,921 
846,682 
532,190 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,868 
6,699 
4,984 
7,608 
4,268 
6,722 
5,743 
2,874 
2007 
3,751 
3,496 
2,974 
3,603 
2,710 
3,762 
3,191 
2,174 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
82 
58 
73 
75 
80 
96 
54 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
69 
66 
71 
66 
72 
73 
48 
50 
$100,000 to $199,999 
108 
111 
162 
135 
155 
170 
86 
126 
$200,000 to $499,999 
342 
225 
190 
184 
274 
363 
137 
186 
$500,000 to $999,999 
273 
150 
163 
118 
112 
228 
89 
96 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
163 
143 
116 
168 
86 
187 
62 
72 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
190 
177 
121 
304 
96 
152 
76 
47 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
81 
100 
68 
170 
31 
97 
48 
14 
$10,000,000 or more 
34 
31 
18 
129 
11 
36 
12 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
392,986 
368,397 
370,675 
622,541 
331,215 
458,813 
257,134 
275,586 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
83.6 
85.2 
79.7 
96.3 
71.3 
73.9 
65.5 
64.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
78 
84 
44 
101 
44 
108 
58 
9 
acres 
359 
388 
177 
513 
243 
540 
296 
46 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
388 
222 
223 
236 
253 
416 
152 
153 
acres 
10,533 
5,652 
6,282 
5,910 
6,802 
10,996 
3,566 
4,369 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
107 
72 
60 
44 
81 
107 
30 
49 
acres 
6,302 
4,192 
3,442 
2,534 
4,783 
6,186 
1,803 
2,774 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
136 
87 
117 
65 
102 
135 
60 
73 
acres 
1 1 ,352 
7,129 
9,561 
5,216 
8,470 
11,139 
4,799 
5,876 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
113 
74 
79 
50 
61 
101 
36 
57 
acres 
13,157 
8,585 
9,214 
5,986 
7,010 
11,598 
4,338 
6,635 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
71 
57 
66 
87 
48 
97 
41 
50 
acres 
11,176 
9,158 
10,189 
13,735 
7,588 
15,267 
6,413 
7,927 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
59 
48 
31 
42 
48 
60 
29 
35 
acres 
1 1 ,583 
9,571 
6,063 
8,311 
9,316 
11,780 
5,708 
6,936 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
49 
43 
40 
49 
28 
38 
23 
29 
acres 
11,621 
10,123 
9,585 
11,574 
6,609 
8,964 
5,401 
6,798 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
144 
153 
126 
223 
102 
123 
72 
97 
acres 
52,567 
56,895 
44,837 
82,715 
37,943 
43,776 
25,497 
34,428 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
121 
159 
118 
270 
102 
146 
59 
61 
acres 
83,729 
111,748 
82,081 
187,331 
70,986 
103,049 
41,930 
42,160 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
65 
56 
68 
159 
42 
57 
49 
27 
acres 
85,957 
73,512 
86,625 
205,875 
53,291 
74,495 
62,465 
35,648 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
6 
10 
23 
6 
14 
3 
8 
acres 
30,336 
17,052 
27,427 
69,739 
22,963 
41,493 
6,324 
23,745 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
66 
132 
75 
144 
65 
141 
68 
41 
acres 
315 
580 
280 
694 
301 
708 
372 
193 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
316 
194 
199 
189 
175 
352 
135 
166 
acres 
9,123 
5,240 
5,768 
4,739 
4,645 
9,637 
3,424 
4,984 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
100 
50 
69 
43 
81 
97 
38 
36 
acres 
5,972 
2,912 
4,038 
2,542 
4,792 
5,627 
2,258 
2,143 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
146 
74 
144 
67 
77 
145 
59 
74 
acres 
11,903 
5,992 
11,707 
5,244 
6,348 
11,902 
4,866 
6,019 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
131 
71 
110 
66 
82 
85 
70 
72 
acres 
15,148 
8,194 
12,971 
7,616 
9,430 
9,949 
8,148 
8,514 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
95 
87 
89 
107 
69 
85 
41 
55 
acres 
14,814 
13,708 
14,022 
16,729 
10,893 
13,156 
6,532 
8,703 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
50 
69 
60 
61 
40 
72 
46 
38 
acres 
9,947 
13,653 
11,515 
12,064 
7,875 
14,282 
9,075 
7,467 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
40 
57 
53 
39 
34 
38 
39 
36 
acres 
9,506 
13,467 
12,514 
9,193 
8,159 
9,089 
9,210 
8,568 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
162 
168 
166 
241 
110 
204 
80 
100 
acres 
59,643 
59,843 
60,438 
87,962 
41,684 
72,746 
27,470 
34,890 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
125 
148 
145 
275 
97 
129 
84 
54 
acres 
85,304 
104,647 
100,491 
194,586 
67,122 
87,756 
56,126 
37,175 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
51 
62 
44 
128 
47 
58 
35 
17 
acres 
66,441 
82,183 
60,337 
167,910 
58,069 
82,296 
45,347 
23,894 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
5 
9 
35 
6 
7 
6 
10 
acres 
33,023 
13,584 
24,079 
92,238 
18,948 
18,230 
13,179 
28,600 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,221 
946 
921 
1,278 
832 
1,284 
542 
578 
2007 
1,193 
981 
1,039 
1,284 
799 
1,274 
616 
600 
acres, 2012 
285,139 
255,729 
240,609 
568,629 
172,333 
292,561 
139,524 
101,496 
2007 
282,022 
271,236 
255,215 
573,301 
174,371 
295,158 
153,487 
91,187 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
944 
784 
602 
1,044 
631 
1,067 
377 
389 
2007 
927 
791 
661 
1,090 
622 
1,046 
451 
411 
acres, 2012 
260,980 
239,045 
199,448 
549,004 
153,827 
279,019 
125,750 
72,100 
2007 
244,607 
247,300 
197,565 
549,182 
153,719 
275,984 
131,453 
55,000 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
167 
71 
79 
37 
36 
79 
36 
69 
2007 
279 
152 
198 
144 
107 
202 
89 
137 
acres, 2012 
3,837 
2,480 
5,373 
904 
1,369 
1,731 
1,344 
7,597 
2007 
13,568 
8,831 
14,188 
8,551 
5,957 
7,065 
4,757 
13,351 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
