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 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Winnebago 
Winneshiek 
Woodbury 
Worth 
Wright 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
2007 
1,257 
814 
1,103 
679 
1,418 
1,149 
683 
771 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
314,409 
273,774 
408,928 
235,443 
376,279 
445,641 
234,958 
359,713 
2007 
325,836 
273,212 
453,930 
251,523 
313,762 
445,554 
231,605 
327,728 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
276 
396 
422 
367 
245 
458 
367 
464 
2007 
259 
336 
412 
370 
221 
388 
339 
425 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
2007 
1,257 
814 
1,103 
679 
1,418 
1,149 
683 
771 
$1,000, 2012 
1,920,059 
884,977 
3,006,612 
1,588,679 
2,242,244 
2,662,165 
1,443,787 
2,593,102 
2007 
1,201,733 
611,741 
1,640,758 
842,964 
1,019,652 
1,327,998 
820,028 
1,281,500 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,685,741 
1,280,719 
3,106,004 
2,474,578 
1,460,745 
2,736,038 
2,255,917 
3,345,938 
2007 
956,033 
751,524 
1,487,541 
1,241,478 
719,078 
1,155,786 
1,200,627 
1,662,127 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,107 
3,233 
7,352 
6,748 
5,959 
5,974 
6,145 
7,209 
2007 
3,688 
2,239 
3,615 
3,351 
3,250 
2,981 
3,541 
3,910 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
70 
50 
75 
75 
95 
43 
55 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
55 
54 
77 
55 
106 
58 
46 
67 
$100,000 to $199,999 
145 
126 
96 
57 
198 
112 
61 
110 
$200,000 to $499,999 
263 
178 
110 
94 
352 
197 
117 
99 
$500,000 to $999,999 
184 
103 
150 
83 
259 
119 
77 
67 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
149 
65 
117 
82 
200 
118 
79 
105 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
160 
72 
140 
97 
219 
166 
106 
97 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
89 
31 
123 
60 
75 
93 
76 
94 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
12 
80 
39 
31 
67 
23 
83 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
364,066 
336,296 
457,996 
256,313 
441,516 
558,614 
256,079 
371,470 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
86.4 
81.4 
89.3 
91.9 
85.2 
79.8 
91.8 
96.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
94 
35 
81 
42 
98 
39 
62 
71 
acres 
429 
144 
398 
215 
487 
190 
370 
363 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
263 
154 
207 
176 
414 
238 
152 
194 
acres 
6,837 
4,379 
4,782 
4,231 
10,717 
5,631 
3,625 
4,796 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
69 
45 
44 
39 
87 
42 
20 
32 
acres 
4,005 
2,621 
2,575 
2,221 
5,077 
2,476 
1,153 
1,802 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
94 
68 
64 
39 
127 
62 
48 
32 
acres 
7,692 
5,495 
5,183 
3,083 
10,388 
5,011 
3,911 
2,564 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
91 
38 
46 
28 
117 
43 
40 
27 
acres 
10,630 
4,460 
5,327 
3,251 
13,786 
4,973 
4,682 
3,209 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
74 
39 
53 
32 
102 
65 
26 
41 
acres 
11,641 
6,128 
8,324 
5,069 
16,153 
10,357 
4,144 
6,438 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
32 
51 
20 
75 
45 
24 
19 
acres 
10,127 
6,382 
10,196 
3,962 
14,779 
8,900 
4,814 
3,795 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
45 
37 
24 
74 
37 
19 
23 
acres 
10,318 
10,541 
8,777 
5,677 
17,741 
8,763 
4,562 
5,432 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
163 
88 
101 
74 
207 
124 
70 
82 
acres 
59,965 
31,041 
36,632 
26,654 
76,327 
46,043 
26,427 
29,722 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
135 
60 
155 
96 
165 
135 
95 
128 
acres 
96,075 
39,971 
109,289 
70,766 
110,224 
95,232 
68,802 
93,562 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
55 
56 
99 
57 
58 
111 
79 
102 
acres 
72,225 
78,204 
131,391 
71,064 
74,106 
150,813 
99,791 
139,143 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
31 
30 
15 
11 
32 
5 
24 
acres 
24,465 
84,408 
86,054 
39,250 
26,494 
107,252 
12,677 
68,887 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
114 
67 
109 
66 
106 
101 
65 
50 
acres 
487 
225 
436 
246 
560 
486 
366 
284 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
232 
105 
205 
149 
304 
212 
165 
145 
acres 
5,685 
3,090 
4,864 
3,608 
8,089 
5,256 
3,960 
3,403 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
98 
41 
36 
26 
97 
57 
39 
40 
acres 
5,747 
2,474 
2,100 
1,532 
5,598 
3,433 
2,295 
2,261 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
107 
71 
69 
35 
108 
101 
50 
51 
acres 
8,765 
5,752 
5,515 
2,766 
8,778 
7,935 
4,029 
4,154 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
84 
71 
63 
32 
138 
73 
31 
40 
acres 
9,967 
8,277 
7,517 
3,736 
16,081 
8,642 
3,569 
4,690 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
70 
72 
73 
38 
128 
79 
31 
57 
acres 
11,004 
11,309 
11,505 
5,832 
20,158 
12,409 
5,026 
8,898 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
77 
66 
43 
26 
90 
66 
20 
20 
acres 
15,177 
12,966 
8,799 
5,058 
17,705 
12,900 
3,993 
3,985 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
59 
51 
38 
31 
76 
43 
22 
30 
acres 
14,071 
12,126 
8,882 
7,429 
18,104 
10,140 
5,090 
7,055 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
201 
127 
173 
90 
214 
161 
83 
112 
acres 
70,013 
45,528 
65,624 
30,625 
75,635 
58,532 
31,908 
41,097 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
166 
77 
141 
113 
104 
132 
108 
117 
acres 
114,984 
54,060 
101,508 
79,771 
68,626 
91,208 
75,719 
82,748 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
44 
49 
130 
68 
48 
87 
64 
94 
acres 
56,735 
66,833 
173,608 
95,106 
61,779 
123,089 
83,545 
125,162 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
17 
23 
5 
5 
37 
5 
15 
acres 
13,201 
50,572 
63,572 
15,814 
12,649 
1 1 1 ,524 
12,105 
43,991 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,034 
604 
907 
600 
1,385 
863 
592 
733 
2007 
1,130 
698 
1,014 
605 
1,226 
1,041 
618 
727 
acres, 2012 
264,570 
198,977 
383,606 
221 ,994 
305,262 
384,576 
218,403 
344,622 
2007 
268,778 
192,106 
426,609 
235,622 
244,187 
385,307 
213,842 
309,054 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
755 
440 
711 
417 
978 
716 
439 
540 
2007 
783 
415 
818 
421 
807 
737 
408 
536 
acres, 2012 
231,531 
155,767 
369,453 
208,986 
275,051 
366,777 
208,212 
331,680 
2007 
223,452 
120,617 
399,595 
215,607 
202,041 
345,472 
196,486 
291,026 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
87 
71 
18 
21 
129 
51 
37 
24 
2007 
225 
184 
123 
70 
269 
143 
121 
78 
acres, 2012 
2,046 
6,698 
375 
631 
2,891 
4,183 
642 
747 
2007 
9,214 
27,173 
9,476 
5,868 
10,951 
9,731 
5,775 
5,074 
-continued 
342 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
