USDA/NASS Statistics

Louisa 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 7,530 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 140,946 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 165,329 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 15,197 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 35 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 15,162 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 149,708 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES 16,901 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 424 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 16,901 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 8,657 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 6,069 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 11,091 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 8,927 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 2,164 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 249 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 2,733 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 687 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 665 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 720 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 600 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 141 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 81 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 2,913 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,237 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 696 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 712 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 147 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 90 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 319 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 519 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,235 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 2,947 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 224 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,127 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 143 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 792 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 841 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 2,641 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 6,500 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 5,646 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,519 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 783 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 914 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 3,547 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 955 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 83 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 260 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 552 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 557 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
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 - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 80 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 1,165 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 594 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: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 118 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,058 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 931 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 943 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 441 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 410 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 410 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 84,300 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 83,700 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 79,809 acres
CORN, GRAIN, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 12,586 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 166 acres
DEER - INVENTORY (D)*
DUCKS - INVENTORY 140 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 126 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 183 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 13 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 576 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS - INVENTORY 670 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 660 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 114 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 670 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 114 head
GUINEAS - INVENTORY (D)*
GUINEAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 2,639 acres
HAY & HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 2,466 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 735 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA), IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 2,370 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 1,731 acres
HAY, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 264 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 82 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA), IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 182 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 69 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 271,563 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY 272,771 head
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 109,373 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 915,769 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 915,580 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 848,080 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 257,133 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 79 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY (D)*
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
PHEASANTS - INVENTORY (D)*
PHEASANTS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
PIGEONS & SQUAB - INVENTORY (D)*
PIGEONS & SQUAB - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD 2,040 head
QUAIL - INVENTORY (D)*
QUAIL - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED 137 acres
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (300 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 529 head
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 66,419 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 71,200 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 71,600 acres
SOYBEANS, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 3,872 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
TURKEYS - INVENTORY (D)*
TURKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
WHEAT - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
WHEAT, WINTER - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*

(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.