USDA/NASS Statistics

Clay County, IA

The USDA Census of Agriculture collects data every 5 years (e.g., 2017, 2012, 2007), while the NASS Agricultural Survey collects a smaller amount of data annually.

2017 Statistics (Sources: USDA Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service) Notes Value
AG LAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & PASTURELAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 8,241 acres
AG LAND, (EXCL HARVESTED CROPLAND), IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 263,511 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 306,817 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 21,348 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 114 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 21,234 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 284,860 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 609 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 744 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 10,439 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 9,250 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 4,801 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 4,221 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 580 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 884 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,425 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 18,271 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,486 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 118 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 247 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 764 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 24,195 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 171 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 708 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 71 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 466 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 5,135 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,210 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 5,400 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 5,129 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,454 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 760 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,316 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 290 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 99 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 6 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 6 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 31,382 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 26,292 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 542 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,269 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,860 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 174 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 97 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,148 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 18,771 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 30,000 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 16,179 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 96 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 183 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 3,650 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,031 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 4,132 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,467 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 29,330 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 32,090 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 26,292 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,288 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,860 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 988 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,294 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 256 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 112 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 15,415 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 13,158 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,625 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 460 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,860 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 19,664 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 17,232 head
CATTLE, PRODUCTION CONTRACT, ON FEED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 2,599,080 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 7,132,000 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 5,729,000 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 151,000 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 145,604 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 148,400 acres
CORN, GRAIN, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 380 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 4,965 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY (D)*
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 271 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 299 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 38 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 23 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 716 operations
GOATS - INVENTORY 188 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 132 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 96 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GRASSES & LEGUMES TOTALS, SEED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
GRASSES & LEGUMES, OTHER, SEED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
GUINEAS - INVENTORY (D)*
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 3,995 acres
HAY & HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 3,864 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,900 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,256 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 2,608 acres
HAY, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 131 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 79 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA), IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 52 acres
HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 4,106 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 228,434 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,150 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY 234,766 head
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 71,013 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 453,293 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 26 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 450,167 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 2,300 head
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 250,422 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 363,032 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 94 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY (D)*
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
QUAIL - INVENTORY (D)*
QUAIL - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (300 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 454 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) 1,740 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 4,012 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,084 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 2,295 head
SORGHUM, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 127,300 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 130,118 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 128,000 acres
SOYBEANS, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 180 acres

(D)*: Suppressed/Censored Values

Based on USDA/NASS standards, these values were determined by NASS to be sensitive to a disclosure of information if they violated either of two criteria rules.

1) The threshold rule was violated if the data cell contained less than three operations. For example, if only one farmer produced turkeys in a county, NASS could not publish the county total for turkey inventory without disclosing that individual’s information.

or

2) The dominance rule was violated if the distribution of the data within the cell allowed a data user to estimate any respondent’s data too closely. For example, if there are many farmers producing turkeys in a county and some of them were large enough to dominate the cell total, NASS could not publish the county total for turkey inventory without risking disclosing an individual respondent’s data.

In both of these situations, the data were suppressed and a “(D)” was placed in the cell in the census publication table. These data cells were referred to as primary suppressions.

Since most items were summed to marginal totals, primary suppressions within these summation relationships were protected by ensuring that there were additional suppressions within the linear relationship that provided adequate protection for the primary. A detailed computer routine selected additional data cells for suppression to ensure all primary suppressions were properly protected in all linear relationships in all tables. These data cells were referred to as complementary suppressions. These cells were not themselves sensitive to a disclosure of information but were suppressed to protect other primary suppressions. A “(D)” was also placed in the cell of the census publication table to indicate a complementary suppression. A data user could not determine whether a cell with a (D) represented a primary or a complementary suppression.