Counties in Iowa by land in farms

Kossuth County had the highest land in farms of 99 counties in 2007, at 601,517 acres. Wapello County had the lowest, at 166,199 acres. The median was 313,762 acres and the figure for Iowa was 30,747,550 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest601,517Kossuth County
Lowest166,199Wapello County
Median313,76299 counties
Iowa30,747,550History

Map of counties, 2007

Adair County: 311,678 acresAdams County: 224,882 acresAllamakee County: 274,844 acresAppanoose County: 197,904 acresAudubon County: 279,079 acresBenton County: 400,934 acresBlack Hawk County: 282,163 acresBoone County: 332,048 acresBremer County: 243,057 acresBuchanan County: 360,316 acresBuena Vista County: 362,553 acresButler County: 375,781 acresCalhoun County: 359,434 acresCarroll County: 358,142 acresCass County: 317,913 acresCedar County: 336,885 acresCerro Gordo County: 336,732 acresCherokee County: 314,896 acresChickasaw County: 289,146 acresClarke County: 190,727 acresClay County: 328,216 acresClayton County: 408,987 acresClinton County: 395,585 acresCrawford County: 432,351 acresDallas County: 297,090 acresDavis County: 218,698 acresDecatur County: 228,528 acresDelaware County: 333,920 acresDes Moines County: 184,975 acresDickinson County: 226,331 acresDubuque County: 310,817 acresEmmet County: 249,779 acresFayette County: 417,219 acresFloyd County: 298,459 acresFranklin County: 366,609 acresFremont County: 245,299 acresGreene County: 353,516 acresGrundy County: 315,968 acresGuthrie County: 354,851 acresHamilton County: 346,552 acresHancock County: 361,006 acresHardin County: 339,001 acresHarrison County: 365,071 acresHenry County: 239,628 acresHoward County: 278,635 acresHumboldt County: 270,227 acresIda County: 272,578 acresIowa County: 345,231 acresJackson County: 296,433 acresJasper County: 427,822 acresJefferson County: 197,301 acresJohnson County: 321,139 acresJones County: 324,003 acresKeokuk County: 318,160 acresKossuth County: 601,517 acresLee County: 238,266 acresLinn County: 335,378 acresLouisa County: 186,007 acresLucas County: 171,150 acresLyon County: 323,054 acresMadison County: 283,393 acresMahaska County: 295,128 acresMarion County: 246,191 acresMarshall County: 324,270 acresMills County: 196,840 acresMitchell County: 294,041 acresMonona County: 393,600 acresMonroe County: 201,204 acresMontgomery County: 220,463 acresMuscatine County: 221,904 acresO'Brien County: 345,774 acresOsceola County: 251,161 acresPage County: 271,128 acresPalo Alto County: 353,332 acresPlymouth County: 517,248 acresPocahontas County: 362,404 acresPolk County: 249,427 acresPottawattamie County: 485,943 acresPoweshiek County: 312,853 acresRinggold County: 264,886 acresSac County: 363,295 acresScott County: 248,646 acresShelby County: 358,376 acresSioux County: 478,697 acresStory County: 352,240 acresTama County: 430,855 acresTaylor County: 282,637 acresUnion County: 214,618 acresVan Buren County: 221,529 acresWapello County: 166,199 acresWarren County: 241,647 acresWashington County: 325,836 acresWayne County: 273,212 acresWebster County: 453,930 acresWinnebago County: 251,523 acresWinneshiek County: 313,762 acresWoodbury County: 445,554 acresWorth County: 231,605 acresWright County: 327,728 acres
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acres, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Kossuth County: 601,517 acresKossuth County601,517Plymouth County: 517,248 acresPlymouth County517,248Pottawattamie County: 485,943 acresPottawattamie County485,943Sioux County: 478,697 acresSioux County478,697Webster County: 453,930 acresWebster County453,930Woodbury County: 445,554 acresWoodbury County445,554Crawford County: 432,351 acresCrawford County432,351Tama County: 430,855 acresTama County430,855Jasper County: 427,822 acresJasper County427,822Fayette County: 417,219 acresFayette County417,219Clayton County: 408,987 acresClayton County408,987Benton County: 400,934 acresBenton County400,934Clinton County: 395,585 acresClinton County395,585Monona County: 393,600 acresMonona County393,600Butler County: 375,781 acresButler County375,781Franklin County: 366,609 acresFranklin County366,609Harrison County: 365,071 acresHarrison County365,071Sac County: 363,295 acresSac County363,295Buena Vista County: 362,553 acresBuena Vista County362,553Pocahontas County: 362,404 acresPocahontas County362,404Hancock County: 361,006 acresHancock County361,006Buchanan County: 360,316 acresBuchanan County360,316Calhoun County: 359,434 acresCalhoun County359,434Shelby County: 358,376 acresShelby County358,376Carroll County: 358,142 acresCarroll County358,142Guthrie County: 354,851 acresGuthrie County354,851Greene County: 353,516 acresGreene County353,516Palo Alto County: 353,332 acresPalo Alto County353,332Story County: 352,240 acresStory County352,240Hamilton County: 346,552 acresHamilton County346,552O'Brien County: 345,774 acresO'Brien County345,774Iowa County: 345,231 acresIowa County345,231Hardin County: 339,001 acresHardin County339,001Cedar County: 336,885 acresCedar County336,885Cerro Gordo County: 336,732 acresCerro Gordo County336,732Linn County: 335,378 acresLinn County335,378Delaware County: 333,920 acresDelaware County333,920Boone County: 332,048 acresBoone County332,048Clay County: 328,216 acresClay County328,216Wright County: 327,728 acresWright County327,728Kossuth County: 601,517 acresKossuth County601,517Plymouth County: 517,248 acresPlymouth County517,248Pottawattamie County: 485,943 acresPottawattamie County485,943Sioux County: 478,697 acresSioux County478,697Webster County: 453,930 acresWebster County453,930Woodbury County: 445,554 acresWoodbury County445,554Crawford County: 432,351 acresCrawford County432,351Tama County: 430,855 acresTama County430,855Jasper County: 427,822 acresJasper County427,822Fayette County: 417,219 acresFayette County417,219Clayton County: 408,987 acresClayton County408,987Benton County: 400,934 acresBenton County400,934Clinton County: 395,585 acresClinton County395,585Monona County: 393,600 acresMonona County393,600Butler County: 375,781 acresButler County375,781Franklin County: 366,609 acresFranklin County366,609Harrison County: 365,071 acresHarrison County365,071Sac County: 363,295 acresSac County363,295Buena Vista County: 362,553 acresBuena Vista County362,553Pocahontas County: 362,404 acresPocahontas County362,404Hancock County: 361,006 acresHancock County361,006Buchanan County: 360,316 acresBuchanan County360,316Calhoun County: 359,434 acresCalhoun County359,434Shelby County: 358,376 acresShelby County358,376Carroll County: 358,142 acresCarroll County358,142Guthrie County: 354,851 acresGuthrie County354,851Greene County: 353,516 acresGreene County353,516Palo Alto County: 353,332 acresPalo Alto County353,332Story County: 352,240 acresStory County352,240Hamilton County: 346,552 acresHamilton County346,552O'Brien County: 345,774 acresO'Brien County345,774Iowa County: 345,231 acresIowa County345,231Hardin County: 339,001 acresHardin County339,001Cedar County: 336,885 acresCedar County336,885Cerro Gordo County: 336,732 acresCerro Gordo County336,732Linn County: 335,378 acresLinn County335,378Delaware County: 333,920 acresDelaware County333,920Boone County: 332,048 acresBoone County332,048Clay County: 328,216 acresClay County328,216Wright County: 327,728 acresWright County327,728
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
acres
1Kossuth County601,517
2Plymouth County517,248
3Pottawattamie County485,943
4Sioux County478,697
5Webster County453,930
6Woodbury County445,554
7Crawford County432,351
8Tama County430,855
9Jasper County427,822
10Fayette County417,219
11Clayton County408,987
12Benton County400,934
13Clinton County395,585
14Monona County393,600
15Butler County375,781
16Franklin County366,609
17Harrison County365,071
18Sac County363,295
19Buena Vista County362,553
20Pocahontas County362,404
21Hancock County361,006
22Buchanan County360,316
23Calhoun County359,434
24Shelby County358,376
25Carroll County358,142
26Guthrie County354,851
27Greene County353,516
28Palo Alto County353,332
29Story County352,240
30Hamilton County346,552
31O'Brien County345,774
32Iowa County345,231
33Hardin County339,001
34Cedar County336,885
35Cerro Gordo County336,732
36Linn County335,378
37Delaware County333,920
38Boone County332,048
39Clay County328,216
40Wright County327,728
41Washington County325,836
42Marshall County324,270
43Jones County324,003
44Lyon County323,054
45Johnson County321,139
46Keokuk County318,160
47Cass County317,913
48Grundy County315,968
49Cherokee County314,896
50Winneshiek County313,762
51Poweshiek County312,853
52Adair County311,678
53Dubuque County310,817
54Floyd County298,459
55Dallas County297,090
56Jackson County296,433
57Mahaska County295,128
58Mitchell County294,041
59Chickasaw County289,146
60Madison County283,393
61Taylor County282,637
62Black Hawk County282,163
63Audubon County279,079
64Howard County278,635
65Allamakee County274,844
66Wayne County273,212
67Ida County272,578
68Page County271,128
69Humboldt County270,227
70Ringgold County264,886
71Winnebago County251,523
72Osceola County251,161
73Emmet County249,779
74Polk County249,427
75Scott County248,646
76Marion County246,191
77Fremont County245,299
78Bremer County243,057
79Warren County241,647
80Henry County239,628
81Lee County238,266
82Worth County231,605
83Decatur County228,528
84Dickinson County226,331
85Adams County224,882
86Muscatine County221,904
87Van Buren County221,529
88Montgomery County220,463
89Davis County218,698
90Union County214,618
91Monroe County201,204
92Appanoose County197,904
93Jefferson County197,301
94Mills County196,840
95Clarke County190,727
96Louisa County186,007
97Des Moines County184,975
98Lucas County171,150
99Wapello County166,199

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Kossuth County, with 601,517 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wapello County, with 166,199 acres in 2007.

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