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 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
2007 
806 
738 
1,158 
938 
733 
802 
861 
871 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
332,065 
197,535 
532,833 
334,447 
269,777 
357,032 
220,578 
372,350 
2007 
362,404 
249,427 
485,943 
312,853 
264,886 
363,295 
248,646 
358,376 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
448 
256 
449 
393 
414 
391 
291 
428 
2007 
450 
338 
420 
334 
361 
453 
289 
411 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
2007 
806 
738 
1,158 
938 
733 
802 
861 
871 
$1,000, 2012 
2,535,279 
1,392,976 
3,747,303 
2,033,443 
922,665 
2,649,292 
1,790,621 
2,521,572 
2007 
1,334,692 
959,306 
1,763,898 
1,039,007 
602,209 
1,401,322 
1,045,845 
1,151,549 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,416,818 
1,802,039 
3,154,296 
2,386,670 
1,417,304 
2,898,568 
2,359,184 
2,901,694 
2007 
1,655,945 
1,299,872 
1,523,228 
1,107,683 
821,568 
1,747,284 
1,214,686 
1,322,099 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,635 
7,052 
7,033 
6,080 
3,420 
7,420 
8,118 
6,772 
2007 
3,683 
3,846 
3,630 
3,321 
2,273 
3,857 
4,206 
3,213 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
104 
72 
63 
48 
60 
55 
36 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
64 
46 
61 
48 
84 
42 
34 
$100,000 to $199,999 
44 
121 
126 
91 
88 
87 
64 
81 
$200,000 to $499,999 
77 
174 
198 
180 
165 
136 
169 
121 
$500,000 to $999,999 
72 
112 
154 
118 
103 
113 
129 
92 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
96 
72 
141 
97 
71 
102 
90 
145 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
128 
78 
224 
150 
70 
145 
104 
171 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
140 
44 
141 
68 
32 
126 
90 
140 
$10,000,000 or more 
58 
36 
95 
39 
14 
66 
35 
43 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
369,434 
367,236 
608,186 
374,365 
342,719 
368,007 
293,177 
378,099 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
89.9 
53.8 
87.6 
89.3 
78.7 
97.0 
75.2 
98.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
61 
121 
84 
56 
16 
99 
69 
57 
acres 
299 
554 
393 
253 
85 
517 
377 
339 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
129 
275 
267 
179 
117 
198 
200 
132 
acres 
3,060 
6,272 
5,973 
4,749 
3,253 
4,688 
4,469 
3,195 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
42 
51 
45 
21 
37 
39 
21 
acres 
1,452 
2,425 
2,965 
2,641 
1,167 
2,203 
2,335 
1,231 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
39 
59 
70 
72 
75 
49 
73 
51 
acres 
3,138 
4,802 
5,621 
5,748 
6,071 
3,997 
5,745 
4,096 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
30 
39 
69 
56 
58 
49 
31 
42 
acres 
3,520 
4,391 
8,065 
6,348 
6,736 
5,774 
3,693 
4,886 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
40 
24 
63 
54 
46 
53 
45 
71 
acres 
6,314 
3,751 
9,963 
8,563 
7,351 
8,375 
7,207 
1 1 ,248 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
23 
15 
41 
39 
34 
31 
26 
24 
acres 
4,539 
2,973 
8,030 
7,686 
6,712 
6,014 
5,150 
4,664 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
21 
22 
39 
25 
36 
26 
20 
42 
acres 
4,997 
5,189 
9,246 
5,956 
8,542 
6,229 
4,702 
9,998 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
115 
52 
144 
115 
86 
108 
114 
141 
acres 
43,682 
18,876 
52,479 
41,981 
31,547 
39,744 
42,399 
52,454 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
168 
62 
168 
120 
85 
161 
83 
210 
acres 
121,480 
45,118 
121,616 
82,819 
57,536 
112,200 
59,274 
149,548 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
78 
48 
159 
70 
47 
82 
50 
66 
acres 
103,225 
61,085 
207,751 
92,353 
61,360 
109,436 
61,802 
85,392 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
14 
33 
21 
30 
21 
9 
12 
acres 
36,359 
42,099 
100,731 
75,350 
79,417 
57,855 
23,425 
45,299 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
59 
121 
130 
90 
35 
83 
115 
70 
acres 
291 
508 
534 
365 
117 
426 
472 
360 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
138 
230 
226 
194 
90 
130 
168 
121 
acres 
3,018 
5,478 
5,582 
5,242 
2,565 
2,916 
4,299 
2,881 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
26 
41 
53 
40 
21 
29 
11 
acres 
1,046 
1,520 
2,267 
3,130 
2,252 
1,199 
1,748 
628 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
38 
60 
74 
64 
64 
37 
62 
51 
acres 
3,061 
4,915 
5,936 
5,163 
5,173 
2,985 
5,097 
4,103 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
37 
41 
59 
53 
79 
41 
47 
52 
acres 
4,534 
4,685 
6,930 
6,239 
9,348 
4,826 
5,387 
5,892 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
39 
25 
65 
77 
71 
42 
75 
50 
acres 
6,185 
3,923 
10,164 
12,423 
11,096 
6,656 
11,911 
7,873 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
22 
69 
41 
34 
35 
35 
31 
acres 
2,984 
4,355 
13,664 
8,084 
6,863 
6,921 
6,823 
6,160 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
28 
16 
38 
33 
33 
32 
37 
55 
acres 
6,643 
3,712 
9,028 
7,781 
7,822 
7,711 
8,936 
13,270 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
147 
55 
138 
139 
148 
130 
136 
171 
acres 
58,295 
20,340 
50,960 
49,958 
55,313 
48,568 
49,589 
64,008 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
181 
60 
157 
112 
73 
147 
100 
170 
acres 
128,034 
44,191 
111,004 
77,920 
51,180 
103,477 
68,938 
114,774 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
96 
57 
127 
65 
43 
79 
48 
76 
acres 
120,642 
80,080 
176,246 
88,282 
54,216 
111,766 
61,053 
91,991 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
25 
34 
17 
23 
25 
9 
13 
acres 
27,671 
75,720 
93,628 
48,266 
58,941 
65,844 
24,393 
46,436 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
712 
671 
1,072 
780 
568 
838 
671 
817 
2007 
773 
651 
1,014 
846 
657 
741 
758 
789 
acres, 2012 
317,484 
178,551 
481,829 
286,815 
178,811 
332,957 
201,361 
344,274 
2007 
348,121 
232,636 
434,777 
267,749 
180,805 
337,872 
230,695 
333,693 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
584 
572 
936 
587 
427 
689 
583 
716 
2007 
669 
550 
844 
598 
410 
622 
667 
704 
acres, 2012 
307,390 
170,719 
466,379 
259,867 
137,082 
322,177 
194,059 
333,297 
2007 
335,442 
221,087 
411,268 
231,216 
106,835 
324,745 
222,998 
317,899 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19 
30 
70 
65 
88 
41 
37 
49 
2007 
70 
69 
226 
196 
182 
118 
94 
149 
acres, 2012 
638 
922 
3,033 
3,642 
12,784 
618 
612 
2,898 
2007 
4,006 
2,845 
14,445 
13,426 
25,362 
5,252 
2,088 
8,996 
-continued 
340 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
