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 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
2007 
1,087 
956 
1,031 
951 
928 
511 
893 
649 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
369,847 
276,104 
322,964 
264,902 
312,402 
206,299 
296,235 
338,164 
2007 
323,054 
283,393 
295,128 
246,191 
324,270 
196,840 
294,041 
393,600 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
325 
287 
319 
259 
354 
413 
328 
629 
2007 
297 
296 
286 
259 
349 
385 
329 
606 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
2007 
1,087 
956 
1,031 
951 
928 
511 
893 
649 
$1,000, 2012 
3,049,381 
1,353,677 
1,816,144 
1,181,982 
2,069,000 
1,303,042 
2,183,927 
1,856,843 
2007 
1,357,540 
837,286 
905,474 
717,736 
1,207,464 
656,028 
1,053,339 
1,248,485 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,677,244 
1,408,613 
1,794,609 
1,154,279 
2,345,804 
2,606,084 
2,418,524 
3,451,382 
2007 
1,248,886 
875,822 
878,248 
754,717 
1,301,147 
1,283,812 
1,179,551 
1,923,705 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
8,245 
4,903 
5,623 
4,462 
6,623 
6,316 
7,372 
5,491 
2007 
4,202 
2,955 
3,068 
2,915 
3,724 
3,333 
3,582 
3,172 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
39 
63 
68 
106 
45 
24 
43 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
69 
81 
102 
41 
26 
45 
37 
$100,000 to $199,999 
135 
127 
175 
190 
120 
50 
115 
53 
$200,000 to $499,999 
155 
301 
190 
262 
171 
117 
162 
93 
$500,000 to $999,999 
118 
148 
122 
127 
114 
53 
102 
61 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
169 
90 
108 
82 
97 
50 
112 
57 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
295 
110 
152 
94 
164 
98 
177 
97 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
139 
37 
80 
48 
86 
54 
106 
60 
$10,000,000 or more 
58 
16 
36 
13 
44 
28 
41 
54 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
376,096 
359,044 
365,352 
354,902 
366,401 
279,958 
300,245 
444,206 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.3 
76.9 
88.4 
74.6 
85.3 
73.7 
98.7 
76.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
126 
52 
68 
95 
61 
43 
76 
33 
acres 
563 
284 
297 
413 
269 
246 
373 
145 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
161 
306 
240 
297 
242 
117 
187 
72 
acres 
3,683 
8,494 
6,117 
8,050 
5,740 
3,054 
4,856 
1,806 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
28 
83 
60 
69 
65 
31 
57 
24 
acres 
1,708 
4,840 
3,476 
3,969 
3,770 
1,763 
3,295 
1,437 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
87 
64 
80 
104 
56 
27 
63 
41 
acres 
7,025 
5,198 
6,619 
8,494 
4,671 
2,140 
5,159 
3,387 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
79 
63 
81 
43 
25 
42 
30 
acres 
5,272 
9,332 
7,428 
9,311 
5,003 
2,970 
4,943 
3,453 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
96 
59 
64 
66 
42 
18 
57 
24 
acres 
15,019 
9,242 
10,026 
10,323 
6,703 
2,873 
8,935 
3,727 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
36 
49 
47 
28 
24 
12 
38 
18 
acres 
7,252 
9,545 
9,267 
5,509 
4,692 
2,392 
7,550 
3,630 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
51 
23 
39 
29 
20 
8 
34 
18 
acres 
12,118 
5,547 
9,407 
6,893 
4,771 
1,934 
8,144 
4,289 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
268 
95 
122 
91 
106 
65 
124 
67 
acres 
99,580 
33,604 
43,351 
32,875 
38,928 
23,949 
45,365 
22,870 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
168 
83 
135 
96 
138 
86 
144 
97 
acres 
116,558 
58,361 
95,059 
65,238 
99,155 
59,867 
100,430 
70,167 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
68 
49 
83 
53 
67 
54 
73 
80 
acres 
85,023 
63,121 
102,800 
70,661 
90,430 
65,591 
89,651 
112,248 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
19 
11 
15 
18 
14 
8 
34 
acres 
16,046 
68,536 
29,117 
43,166 
48,270 
39,520 
17,534 
111,005 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
146 
105 
96 
80 
94 
47 
104 
47 
acres 
674 
464 
380 
349 
382 
211 
518 
146 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
160 
242 
179 
232 
196 
92 
156 
83 
acres 
3,582 
6,702 
4,804 
6,546 
4,745 
2,257 
4,122 
1,900 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
37 
53 
70 
77 
42 
21 
48 
20 
acres 
2,116 
3,064 
4,114 
4,512 
2,386 
1,191 
2,880 
1,168 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
66 
88 
88 
100 
54 
27 
77 
37 
acres 
5,396 
7,108 
7,229 
8,297 
4,438 
2,116 
6,325 
3,040 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
54 
69 
92 
70 
67 
30 
45 
35 
acres 
6,264 
8,258 
10,680 
8,031 
8,025 
3,509 
5,226 
4,138 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
87 
72 
89 
72 
53 
31 
53 
44 
acres 
13,715 
11,416 
13,933 
11,012 
8,380 
4,868 
8,350 
7,105 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
60 
36 
50 
42 
30 
27 
31 
29 
acres 
11,969 
6,925 
9,921 
8,370 
5,925 
5,210 
6,078 
5,778 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
55 
30 
49 
31 
32 
13 
32 
36 
acres 
12,956 
7,215 
11,758 
7,311 
7,691 
3,134 
7,717 
8,582 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
196 
109 
145 
103 
156 
72 
139 
85 
acres 
68,470 
38,211 
51,310 
36,193 
57,392 
24,595 
50,279 
30,788 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
165 
87 
114 
89 
110 
95 
141 
112 
acres 
111,972 
59,495 
82,425 
62,937 
77,359 
63,732 
101,411 
76,231 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
55 
46 
39 
42 
76 
45 
55 
75 
acres 
69,620 
62,763 
48,860 
57,040 
99,980 
57,028 
72,325 
109,631 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
19 
20 
13 
18 
11 
12 
46 
acres 
16,320 
71,772 
49,714 
35,593 
47,567 
28,989 
28,810 
145,093 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
994 
865 
948 
894 
792 
466 
834 
485 
2007 
936 
835 
916 
832 
849 
470 
817 
584 
acres, 2012 
334,006 
184,056 
273,911 
199,958 
280,597 
182,255 
272,780 
300,638 
2007 
290,911 
185,223 
244,728 
183,327 
295,278 
175,012 
270,836 
346,530 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
944 
673 
697 
658 
639 
370 
718 
419 
2007 
845 
627 
625 
589 
644 
363 
700 
480 
acres, 2012 
326,253 
157,324 
244,417 
172,883 
267,050 
174,708 
263,004 
292,450 
2007 
278,919 
154,944 
203,578 
151,306 
276,124 
163,038 
259,681 
325,668 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
60 
63 
69 
60 
52 
44 
55 
23 
2007 
171 
180 
141 
190 
109 
77 
116 
87 
acres, 2012 
2,109 
2,673 
4,025 
3,657 
1,167 
1,754 
1,341 
856 
2007 
9,071 
9,724 
1 1 ,636 
10,777 
3,662 
2,923 
3,489 
8,374 
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338 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
