USDA/NASS Statistics

Lucas 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 9,551 acres
AG LAND, (EXCL HARVESTED CROPLAND), IRRIGATED - ACRES 13 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 48,518 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 106,942 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 24,628 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 778 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 23,850 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 76,567 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES 3 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 5,747 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 16 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 52,964 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 41,048 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 17,896 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 11,727 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 6,169 acres
ALPACAS - INVENTORY 15 head
ALPACAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 10 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,281 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 6,128 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,626 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,366 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 14,552 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 586 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 228 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 2,337 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 5,115 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 155 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 207 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 582 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 739 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,469 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 963 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 17,991 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,075 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 17,974 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 7,204 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 456 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,282 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,610 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 17,900 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 17 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 17 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 469 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,363 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,651 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,284 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 11,888 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 1,609 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 139 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,373 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 12,045 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 84 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 367 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 5,843 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,574 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 9,858 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 13,819 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 31,500 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 32,543 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,772 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 1,709 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 129 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 406 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,931 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,816 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 5,855 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,157 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 17,003 head
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) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 612 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 263 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 375 head
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: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 588 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,584 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, PRODUCTION CONTRACT, ON FEED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 1,525 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 6,012 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 1,730 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,089 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 75 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 75 head
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 23,562 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 610 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY 276 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 144 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 481 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 614 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 91 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 28 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 5 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 567 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY 96 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 277 head
GOATS - INVENTORY 284 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 60 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 201 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 45 head
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 83 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 15 head
GUINEAS - INVENTORY 63 head
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 24,736 acres
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 23,600 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 9,677 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 13,923 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 1,149 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,149 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY 44,499 head
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 4,955 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) 143 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,200 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 43,033 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 84,461 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,470 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 332 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 81,833 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 64,800 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 275,586 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 223 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY 24 head
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
PIGEONS & SQUAB - INVENTORY 24 head
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD 251 head
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 197 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 377 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 297 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 80 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 286 head
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 27,040 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 37,400 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 37,500 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY (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.