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 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
2007 
1,664 
1,077 
1,210 
779 
681 
808 
744 
1,189 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
484,491 
306,000 
402,701 
278,630 
214,412 
213,358 
188,845 
263,540 
2007 
478,697 
352,240 
430,855 
282,637 
214,618 
221,529 
166,199 
241,647 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
299 
317 
356 
436 
331 
283 
255 
198 
2007 
288 
327 
356 
363 
315 
274 
223 
203 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
2007 
1,664 
1,077 
1,210 
779 
681 
808 
744 
1,189 
$1,000, 2012 
4,411,400 
2,398,562 
2,618,656 
1,066,299 
737,883 
741,349 
779,027 
1,347,691 
2007 
2,170,615 
1,253,613 
1,492,913 
702,890 
540,404 
548,848 
512,890 
756,361 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,726,452 
2,482,984 
2,313,301 
1,668,700 
1,138,708 
984,527 
1,049,901 
1,010,263 
2007 
1,304,456 
1,163,987 
1,233,812 
902,297 
793,544 
679,268 
689,369 
636,132 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
9,105 
7,838 
6,503 
3,827 
3,441 
3,475 
4,125 
5,114 
2007 
4,534 
3,559 
3,465 
2,487 
2,518 
2,478 
3,086 
3,130 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
87 
69 
79 
36 
45 
54 
57 
89 
$50,000 to $99,999 
44 
47 
59 
52 
66 
71 
76 
82 
$100,000 to $199,999 
111 
103 
153 
103 
108 
141 
164 
257 
$200,000 to $499,999 
317 
246 
204 
142 
174 
213 
207 
450 
$500,000 to $999,999 
177 
129 
161 
101 
91 
129 
87 
214 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
268 
103 
122 
69 
84 
64 
52 
110 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
338 
116 
198 
91 
54 
47 
57 
65 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
190 
97 
100 
26 
18 
24 
26 
52 
$10,000,000 or more 
86 
56 
56 
19 
8 
10 
16 
15 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
491,734 
366,515 
461,447 
340,417 
271,133 
310,265 
276,373 
364,689 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.5 
83.5 
87.3 
81.8 
79.1 
68.8 
68.3 
72.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
234 
129 
88 
22 
45 
38 
28 
110 
acres 
1,067 
637 
458 
91 
217 
161 
127 
573 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
274 
284 
248 
139 
169 
167 
205 
469 
acres 
6,477 
7,458 
6,373 
4,044 
4,605 
5,163 
6,095 
12,234 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
32 
54 
28 
28 
62 
78 
109 
acres 
2,619 
1,844 
3,283 
1,687 
1,631 
3,568 
4,588 
6,347 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
108 
84 
88 
50 
80 
70 
87 
153 
acres 
8,769 
6,855 
7,059 
4,110 
6,345 
5,735 
7,089 
12,326 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
80 
40 
63 
49 
46 
83 
64 
97 
acres 
9,280 
4,500 
7,294 
5,855 
5,290 
9,575 
7,636 
11,152 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
112 
45 
75 
56 
37 
71 
47 
99 
acres 
17,620 
7,132 
11,875 
8,999 
5,786 
10,986 
7,489 
15,529 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
88 
31 
47 
44 
24 
34 
37 
40 
acres 
17,318 
6,112 
9,269 
8,640 
4,703 
6,570 
7,312 
7,839 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
87 
19 
37 
23 
29 
28 
18 
37 
acres 
20,910 
4,461 
8,910 
5,373 
6,879 
6,628 
4,271 
8,665 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
279 
100 
159 
87 
82 
94 
67 
86 
acres 
100,164 
36,726 
58,296 
31,475 
30,063 
33,203 
23,676 
30,709 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
222 
113 
167 
65 
47 
61 
66 
64 
acres 
148,649 
82,029 
113,981 
44,879 
33,077 
44,848 
46,565 
46,392 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
69 
75 
84 
51 
52 
33 
34 
57 
acres 
92,056 
96,744 
114,008 
70,344 
72,806 
47,910 
41,686 
74,063 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
19 
14 
22 
25 
9 
12 
11 
13 
acres 
59,562 
51,502 
61,895 
93,133 
43,010 
39,011 
32,311 
37,711 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
335 
146 
104 
36 
42 
60 
52 
103 
acres 
1,559 
621 
462 
131 
137 
292 
(D) 
482 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
239 
243 
176 
111 
137 
122 
203 
357 
acres 
5,152 
6,207 
4,518 
3,392 
3,586 
3,807 
6,203 
9,522 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
53 
46 
54 
30 
34 
55 
68 
89 
acres 
3,157 
2,669 
3,227 
1,713 
1,988 
3,136 
4,031 
5,233 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
87 
101 
123 
100 
79 
90 
90 
154 
acres 
6,895 
8,283 
10,045 
8,063 
6,401 
7,406 
7,299 
12,540 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
80 
60 
89 
65 
63 
88 
57 
87 
acres 
9,403 
6,838 
10,750 
7,703 
7,182 
10,485 
6,617 
10,189 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
108 
58 
91 
87 
49 
68 
61 
79 
acres 
17,158 
9,094 
14,358 
13,637 
7,646 
10,505 
9,717 
12,356 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
76 
42 
60 
46 
27 
62 
34 
52 
acres 
15,178 
8,277 
11,672 
8,927 
5,198 
12,300 
6,720 
10,173 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
87 
32 
48 
46 
34 
40 
22 
33 
acres 
20,595 
7,598 
11,478 
10,983 
8,217 
9,748 
5,287 
7,917 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
285 
133 
182 
115 
92 
111 
69 
119 
acres 
103,188 
48,725 
65,435 
41,760 
32,407 
39,567 
24,293 
43,451 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
226 
122 
184 
83 
69 
70 
55 
65 
acres 
154,368 
87,398 
128,383 
55,007 
45,366 
47,519 
39,040 
46,402 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
75 
73 
77 
37 
46 
32 
24 
40 
acres 
96,203 
95,843 
104,616 
50,080 
59,737 
45,934 
31,422 
53,700 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
21 
22 
23 
9 
10 
9 
11 
acres 
45,841 
70,687 
65,911 
81,241 
36,753 
30,830 
(D) 
29,682 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,390 
875 
1,033 
573 
559 
681 
685 
1,190 
2007 
1,364 
944 
1,102 
717 
589 
695 
662 
1,017 
acres, 2012 
442,375 
279,417 
351,667 
211,993 
147,608 
140,830 
138,692 
183,991 
2007 
441,832 
328,069 
380,834 
209,605 
139,533 
144,945 
119,253 
160,336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,261 
718 
810 
407 
420 
488 
529 
928 
2007 
1,232 
786 
824 
465 
400 
483 
485 
779 
acres, 2012 
431,644 
266,536 
324,959 
178,987 
127,506 
117,184 
124,860 
159,964 
2007 
430,529 
313,099 
343,790 
147,601 
106,699 
105,657 
100,963 
129,562 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
56 
39 
66 
38 
74 
63 
30 
98 
2007 
193 
109 
199 
184 
143 
125 
141 
183 
acres, 2012 
1,108 
593 
2,387 
2,154 
4,284 
3,096 
1,278 
3,786 
2007 
5,253 
4,597 
11,847 
23,612 
13,777 
14,904 
6,556 
11,015 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 341 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
