Regional Capacity Analysis Program

Number of farms

Table: AGR-3
1940-2002
Farms

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County IDArea Name196419691974197819821987199219971997adj2002
19000Iowa154,162140,354126,104121,339115,413105,18096,54390,79296,70590,655
19001Adair County1,5661,4231,2611,1341,065970891792837843
19003Adams County1,037924874783737688643573608567
19005Allamakee County1,5571,4391,2101,1851,1341,0621,0009581,0251,083
19007Appanoose County1,2441,108937950900891827797862816
19009Audubon County1,3481,2111,0631,000905851740649686638
19011Benton County1,9911,8271,6691,6441,5851,4341,3251,2101,2861,186
19013Black Hawk County1,7761,6091,4471,3771,3521,2691,1111,0021,061939
19015Boone County1,6471,5071,3731,2491,1531,029923863920827
19017Bremer County1,6811,5431,4211,3851,2871,1401,0589821,044956
19019Buchanan County1,9131,7121,5191,4661,4031,3321,1931,1361,2031,067
19021Buena Vista County1,5691,4651,3241,2741,1851,097972867904825
19023Butler County1,8731,6921,5651,4751,4671,2941,1461,0851,1581,076
19025Calhoun County1,5181,3831,2661,2161,164992899793829762
19027Carroll County1,7671,5651,4871,4221,3961,3191,1971,1021,1511,045
19029Cass County1,4691,3981,2401,1571,087942905804852764
19031Cedar County1,7231,6671,4461,4021,3231,1701,0999651,023971
19033Cerro Gordo County1,5071,3311,1461,1191,045929821822880795
19035Cherokee County1,4101,3321,1981,2491,2141,091979890930837
19037Chickasaw County1,6071,4031,2981,2061,1801,0541,007926979951
19039Clarke County972899908787766697680678737726
19041Clay County1,3451,2871,0931,0931,045877770668705691
19043Clayton County2,2532,1001,8271,7621,7251,7051,6171,6381,7381,601
19045Clinton County2,0981,8801,6891,6551,5701,4371,3621,2681,3551,219
19047Crawford County1,9091,7941,6361,5901,5111,3391,2601,1071,169927
19049Dallas County1,5941,4851,3401,2681,2081,0819449181,002938
19051Davis County1,2471,1039889589549218928849641,007
19053Decatur County1,118981855791769715648730803788
19055Delaware County1,9011,7191,4991,5041,4811,4521,3671,2781,3181,253
19057Des Moines County1,1841,014840853815753681650697674
19059Dickinson County906820749700652593554512551492
19061Dubuque County1,8231,8411,7591,7001,7081,6891,6531,5791,6691,481
19063Emmet County952841790757714609557519556510
19065Fayette County2,3582,0441,8331,7421,6411,5101,4161,2951,3691,344
19067Floyd County1,4091,3261,1961,1441,097985882850908895
19069Franklin County1,6531,4251,2871,2631,1681,012929856896825
19071Fremont County1,012976896827771719596568607547
19073Greene County1,4011,2651,1561,1321,054948851763802727
19075Grundy County1,5481,4221,2961,2241,1351,037853754791724
19077Guthrie County1,5931,4221,3271,1541,105960946847910885
19079Hamilton County1,6601,4861,2931,2831,1581,026873790832797
19081Hancock County1,6411,4551,3301,2751,1761,052939849895827
19083Hardin County1,6161,4851,3001,2781,2081,065986857902829
19085Harrison County1,6591,4901,3931,2781,1921,024919876938828
19087Henry County1,3231,2201,0471,022963893795835899857
19089Howard County1,4001,2701,0901,0991,055938881862915891
19091Humboldt County1,1091,036970895848754677600630606
19093Ida County1,1551,061896918874787729637673618
19095Iowa County1,5601,4161,2351,2121,1501,0579779761,0491,024
19097Jackson County1,7231,6181,4841,4121,4221,3541,3261,2801,3681,336
19099Jasper County2,0971,9711,8051,6751,5891,4651,3091,2041,2751,212
19101Jefferson County1,2721,113911968894775740765828808
19103Johnson County1,8211,6671,4441,5541,5081,3561,2421,2611,3691,261
19105Jones County1,7111,5611,4121,3721,3071,1611,1121,0291,1001,024
19107Keokuk County1,6631,5211,3341,2581,1931,0369529681,0351,093
19109Kossuth County2,5822,2042,0032,0341,8851,7181,5921,4041,4681,340
19111Lee County1,4631,2751,1041,0981,060989872861932945
19113Linn County2,3432,1181,9261,8571,8101,6901,5291,4801,6081,445
19115Louisa County944859776771699634554593639601
19117Lucas County1,088938899800769690630706771747
19119Lyon County1,6741,5031,3791,4201,3911,2341,1941,1491,2011,045
19121Madison County1,4641,3531,2711,2051,1541,0591,0269861,064990
19123Mahaska County1,7641,5611,4131,3441,2651,1931,0751,0221,0831,043
19125Marion County1,5991,5081,3261,3001,2311,1319969711,0591,051
19127Marshall County1,6961,5551,3601,2261,2011,073949912979848
19129Mills County979868784793684641563496535462
19131Mitchell County1,3091,2081,1091,0651,011939825824871828
19133Monona County1,3711,2671,2271,058933854822697740625
19135Monroe County1,034916849768761736682691739714
19137Montgomery County1,123984842796769701617577616583
19139Muscatine County1,3071,2721,1351,0541,005901803783844816
19141O'Brien County1,6041,5141,3571,3681,3371,2321,1479771,011993
19143Osceola County1,070949903857833731737649677636
19145Page County1,4461,4431,2001,1661,0571,015916845902873
19147Palo Alto County1,3931,2351,0851,0961,015934841787831783
19149Plymouth County2,2962,1732,0371,9421,8741,7401,6151,4901,5661,339
19151Pocahontas County1,5111,3691,2391,1771,105987919778810730
19153Polk County1,5781,3741,1661,1311,1101,001832800886764
19155Pottawattamie County2,5012,2771,9181,8881,8281,6521,4411,3251,4161,255
19157Poweshiek County1,5741,4571,3501,2211,1521,0479339341,005925
19159Ringgold County1,1301,042924824776701676671728758
19161Sac County1,5381,4101,3191,1841,1461,035967813847791
19163Scott County1,5491,3491,1211,1711,097973913799845750
19165Shelby County1,6531,5241,4121,3681,3171,1771,088921963868
19167Sioux County2,4382,2422,1052,1842,1002,0151,9981,7521,8191,673
19169Story County1,5601,4241,3541,3301,2481,1389909461,004977
19171Tama County2,0811,9291,7021,6281,5081,4041,2941,1521,2271,159
19173Taylor County1,3951,1891,045976890774741746807794
19175Union County1,020978854823772693671671726698
19177Van Buren County1,2451,1131,006967883783752807875870
19179Wapello County1,2871,190997971959899757781863845
19181Warren County1,6291,5761,5021,4061,3941,3101,2161,2141,3291,338
19183Washington County1,6211,4411,2711,3091,2381,1581,0781,0611,1141,200
19185Wayne County1,2541,106913872824743734729783788
19187Webster County1,7871,6811,5501,4171,3571,2351,059937988932
19189Winnebago County1,2961,092987929847742645607654631
19191Winneshiek County2,2572,0151,8161,8261,7241,6331,4951,4501,5611,501
19193Woodbury County2,1171,9701,7971,6591,5791,3601,2541,3061,4181,148
19195Worth County1,214997924874798667642608649588
19197Wright County1,4891,3531,1951,0901,009882812717759752

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Source: Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (1969-2002 data); "Number of farms by County, years 1940 to 1997," originated by Chris Kahle, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Geological Survey, compiled February 2003 (1940-1964 data).
Release Date: January 2005
Notes:

  • A farm is defined as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. For the 1997 and 2002 census, operations receiving $1,000 or more in Federal government payments were counted as farms, even if they had no sales reported in the census year.
  • The 2002 Census introduced a procedural change in the method for counting farms. As a result, the 2002 data are not directly comparable with data collected in earlier census years. The values shown in "1997adj" reflect a backward revision of the 1997 values using the 2002 methodology, and are provided to allow comparison with 2002 values.
  • Due to the significant change in methodology applied during the 2002 Census of Agriculture, and other procedural and definitional changes through the years, all longitudinal changes should be interpreted with caution.