USDA/NASS Statistics

Van Buren 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 11,907 acres
AG LAND, (EXCL HARVESTED CROPLAND), IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 82,242 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 139,752 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 27,300 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 998 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 26,302 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 109,370 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 3,082 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 21 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 40,991 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 29,997 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 28,663 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 20,751 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 7,912 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,772 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,286 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,290 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,169 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 9,519 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 720 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 3,241 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 515 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,068 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 960 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 242 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 12,397 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 11,711 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 11,000 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
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) 3,051 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,836 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,460 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,113 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 100 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 686 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 430 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 800 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,905 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 475 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,993 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,711 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 11,278 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,995 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 157 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 2,268 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 4,822 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 10,854 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 21,916 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 21,000 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,165 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,313 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 6,786 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 405 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,438 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 160 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 525 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 2,206 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 3,429 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,693 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 3,068 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 14,519 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 404 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) 560 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 1,683 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 257 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 1,790 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,364 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 278 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 450 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 439 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 814 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 1,126 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 430 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 213 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 303 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 49,400 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 43,534 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 42,800 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 1,708 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY (D)*
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
ELK - INVENTORY (D)*
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 539 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 1,010 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 93 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 29 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 690 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 802 head
GOATS - INVENTORY 1,286 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 611 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 685 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 466 head
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 601 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 145 head
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 19,243 acres
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 18,543 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 9,140 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 7,931 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 10,612 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 11,800 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 911 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 397 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 514 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 100 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 116,917 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 79,621 head
HOGS - INVENTORY 118,233 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 341,271 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 342,547 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 43 head
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 95,817 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 310,277 acres
LLAMAS - INVENTORY 8 head
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 496 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 360 acres
OATS - ACRES PLANTED 800 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY (D)*
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD 162 head
QUAIL - INVENTORY (D)*
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 175 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 491 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) 1,482 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,450 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 2,148 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,555 head
SORGHUM, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 43,993 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 50,600 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 51,400 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 44 head
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 32 head
WHEAT - ACRES HARVESTED 298 acres
WHEAT, WINTER - ACRES HARVESTED 298 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.