Counties in Iowa by farms

Sioux County had the highest farms of 99 counties in 2007, at 1,664. Fremont County had the lowest, at 497. The median was 883 and the figure for Iowa was 92,856. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,664Sioux County
Median88399 counties
Iowa92,856History

Map of counties, 2007

Adair County: 766 countAdams County: 610 countAllamakee County: 1,032 countAppanoose County: 731 countAudubon County: 666 countBenton County: 1,251 countBlack Hawk County: 942 countBoone County: 925 countBremer County: 995 countBuchanan County: 1,174 countBuena Vista County: 924 countButler County: 1,214 countCalhoun County: 845 countCarroll County: 978 countCass County: 763 countCedar County: 1,036 countCerro Gordo County: 844 countCherokee County: 840 countChickasaw County: 1,037 countClarke County: 690 countClay County: 798 countClayton County: 1,655 countClinton County: 1,314 countCrawford County: 855 countDallas County: 912 countDavis County: 910 countDecatur County: 738 countDelaware County: 1,470 countDes Moines County: 646 countDickinson County: 566 countDubuque County: 1,483 countEmmet County: 532 countFayette County: 1,398 countFloyd County: 991 countFranklin County: 923 countFremont County: 497 countGreene County: 820 countGrundy County: 800 countGuthrie County: 987 countHamilton County: 882 countHancock County: 949 countHardin County: 943 countHarrison County: 817 countHenry County: 880 countHoward County: 877 countHumboldt County: 632 countIda County: 633 countIowa County: 1,144 countJackson County: 1,214 countJasper County: 1,166 countJefferson County: 773 countJohnson County: 1,293 countJones County: 1,117 countKeokuk County: 1,163 countKossuth County: 1,395 countLee County: 883 countLinn County: 1,413 countLouisa County: 701 countLucas County: 699 countLyon County: 1,087 countMadison County: 956 countMahaska County: 1,031 countMarion County: 951 countMarshall County: 928 countMills County: 511 countMitchell County: 893 countMonona County: 649 countMonroe County: 660 countMontgomery County: 558 countMuscatine County: 838 countO'Brien County: 987 countOsceola County: 663 countPage County: 788 countPalo Alto County: 849 countPlymouth County: 1,442 countPocahontas County: 806 countPolk County: 738 countPottawattamie County: 1,158 countPoweshiek County: 938 countRinggold County: 733 countSac County: 802 countScott County: 861 countShelby County: 871 countSioux County: 1,664 countStory County: 1,077 countTama County: 1,210 countTaylor County: 779 countUnion County: 681 countVan Buren County: 808 countWapello County: 744 countWarren County: 1,189 countWashington County: 1,257 countWayne County: 814 countWebster County: 1,103 countWinnebago County: 679 countWinneshiek County: 1,418 countWoodbury County: 1,149 countWorth County: 683 countWright County: 771 count
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count, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Sioux County: 1,664 countSioux County1,664Clayton County: 1,655 countClayton County1,655Dubuque County: 1,483 countDubuque County1,483Delaware County: 1,470 countDelaware County1,470Plymouth County: 1,442 countPlymouth County1,442Winneshiek County: 1,418 countWinneshiek County1,418Linn County: 1,413 countLinn County1,413Fayette County: 1,398 countFayette County1,398Kossuth County: 1,395 countKossuth County1,395Clinton County: 1,314 countClinton County1,314Johnson County: 1,293 countJohnson County1,293Washington County: 1,257 countWashington County1,257Benton County: 1,251 countBenton County1,251Butler County: 1,214 countButler County1,214Jackson County: 1,214 countJackson County1,214Tama County: 1,210 countTama County1,210Warren County: 1,189 countWarren County1,189Buchanan County: 1,174 countBuchanan County1,174Jasper County: 1,166 countJasper County1,166Keokuk County: 1,163 countKeokuk County1,163Pottawattamie County: 1,158 countPottawattamie County1,158Woodbury County: 1,149 countWoodbury County1,149Iowa County: 1,144 countIowa County1,144Jones County: 1,117 countJones County1,117Webster County: 1,103 countWebster County1,103Lyon County: 1,087 countLyon County1,087Story County: 1,077 countStory County1,077Chickasaw County: 1,037 countChickasaw County1,037Cedar County: 1,036 countCedar County1,036Allamakee County: 1,032 countAllamakee County1,032Mahaska County: 1,031 countMahaska County1,031Bremer County: 995 countBremer County995Floyd County: 991 countFloyd County991Guthrie County: 987 countGuthrie County987O'Brien County: 987 countO'Brien County987Carroll County: 978 countCarroll County978Madison County: 956 countMadison County956Marion County: 951 countMarion County951Hancock County: 949 countHancock County949Hardin County: 943 countHardin County943Sioux County: 1,664 countSioux County1,664Clayton County: 1,655 countClayton County1,655Dubuque County: 1,483 countDubuque County1,483Delaware County: 1,470 countDelaware County1,470Plymouth County: 1,442 countPlymouth County1,442Winneshiek County: 1,418 countWinneshiek County1,418Linn County: 1,413 countLinn County1,413Fayette County: 1,398 countFayette County1,398Kossuth County: 1,395 countKossuth County1,395Clinton County: 1,314 countClinton County1,314Johnson County: 1,293 countJohnson County1,293Washington County: 1,257 countWashington County1,257Benton County: 1,251 countBenton County1,251Butler County: 1,214 countButler County1,214Jackson County: 1,214 countJackson County1,214Tama County: 1,210 countTama County1,210Warren County: 1,189 countWarren County1,189Buchanan County: 1,174 countBuchanan County1,174Jasper County: 1,166 countJasper County1,166Keokuk County: 1,163 countKeokuk County1,163Pottawattamie County: 1,158 countPottawattamie County1,158Woodbury County: 1,149 countWoodbury County1,149Iowa County: 1,144 countIowa County1,144Jones County: 1,117 countJones County1,117Webster County: 1,103 countWebster County1,103Lyon County: 1,087 countLyon County1,087Story County: 1,077 countStory County1,077Chickasaw County: 1,037 countChickasaw County1,037Cedar County: 1,036 countCedar County1,036Allamakee County: 1,032 countAllamakee County1,032Mahaska County: 1,031 countMahaska County1,031Bremer County: 995 countBremer County995Floyd County: 991 countFloyd County991Guthrie County: 987 countGuthrie County987O'Brien County: 987 countO'Brien County987Carroll County: 978 countCarroll County978Madison County: 956 countMadison County956Marion County: 951 countMarion County951Hancock County: 949 countHancock County949Hardin County: 943 countHardin County943
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
count
1Sioux County1,664
2Clayton County1,655
3Dubuque County1,483
4Delaware County1,470
5Plymouth County1,442
6Winneshiek County1,418
7Linn County1,413
8Fayette County1,398
9Kossuth County1,395
10Clinton County1,314
11Johnson County1,293
12Washington County1,257
13Benton County1,251
14Butler County1,214
14Jackson County1,214
16Tama County1,210
17Warren County1,189
18Buchanan County1,174
19Jasper County1,166
20Keokuk County1,163
21Pottawattamie County1,158
22Woodbury County1,149
23Iowa County1,144
24Jones County1,117
25Webster County1,103
26Lyon County1,087
27Story County1,077
28Chickasaw County1,037
29Cedar County1,036
30Allamakee County1,032
31Mahaska County1,031
32Bremer County995
33Floyd County991
34Guthrie County987
34O'Brien County987
36Carroll County978
37Madison County956
38Marion County951
39Hancock County949
40Hardin County943
41Black Hawk County942
42Poweshiek County938
43Marshall County928
44Boone County925
45Buena Vista County924
46Franklin County923
47Dallas County912
48Davis County910
49Mitchell County893
50Lee County883
51Hamilton County882
52Henry County880
53Howard County877
54Shelby County871
55Scott County861
56Crawford County855
57Palo Alto County849
58Calhoun County845
59Cerro Gordo County844
60Cherokee County840
61Muscatine County838
62Greene County820
63Harrison County817
64Wayne County814
65Van Buren County808
66Pocahontas County806
67Sac County802
68Grundy County800
69Clay County798
70Page County788
71Taylor County779
72Jefferson County773
73Wright County771
74Adair County766
75Cass County763
76Wapello County744
77Decatur County738
77Polk County738
79Ringgold County733
80Appanoose County731
81Louisa County701
82Lucas County699
83Clarke County690
84Worth County683
85Union County681
86Winnebago County679
87Audubon County666
88Osceola County663
89Monroe County660
90Monona County649
91Des Moines County646
92Ida County633
93Humboldt County632
94Adams County610
95Dickinson County566
96Montgomery County558
97Emmet County532
98Mills County511
99Fremont County497

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Iowa by farms, 2007) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Iowa by farms, 2007. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/iowa-counties?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Iowa by farms, 2007. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/iowa-counties?period=2007.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Iowa by farms, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/iowa-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Iowa by farms, 2007}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Sioux County, with 1,664 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Fremont County, with 497 in 2007.

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