USDA/NASS Statistics

Boone 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 8,016 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 262,074 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 288,726 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 13,069 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 281 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 12,788 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 274,405 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES 208 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 1,252 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 208 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 12,717 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 8,814 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 9,505 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 6,854 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 2,651 acres
BARLEY - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 10,287 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 382 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 276 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 603 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 732 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 3,500 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 394 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,400 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 194 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 68 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 36 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,720 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 264 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 4,091 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 4,091 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 283 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 760 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 812 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,400 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 597 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 239 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 719 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 259 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 271 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 932 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 4,527 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 376 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 3,800 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 10,884 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 14,378 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 5,660 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 978 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 4,218 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 466 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 940 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 460 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,656 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 15,800 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 9,272 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 910 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 4,367 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 490 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 5,118 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 12,604 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,192 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 294 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 233 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 6,056 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 3,400 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) 1,700 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 131 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 693 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY 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) 690 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) 2,727 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 3,800 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 7,470 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 402 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 3,726 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,413 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 12,144 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 240 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 508 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 236 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHUKARS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHUKARS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 158,500 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 160,656 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 157,400 acres
CORN, GRAIN, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 905 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY 88 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 65 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 446 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 784 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 100 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 37 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 967 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY 15 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 216 head
GOATS - INVENTORY 1,189 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 573 head
GOATS, ANGORA - INVENTORY 12 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 1,171 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 565 head
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 6 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 8 head
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 5,742 acres
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 5,427 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,090 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 4,337 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 339 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 231 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 108 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 10,774 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 196 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 2,400 head
HOGS - INVENTORY 144,977 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 141,570 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 440 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 129 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 241,623 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
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) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 243,509 head
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 151,520 head
HOPS - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HOPS, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 365,811 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 326 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 470 acres
OATS - ACRES PLANTED 700 acres
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 318 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 497 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 557 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 966 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,203 head
SORGHUM, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 106,900 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 106,391 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 107,500 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 33 head
TURKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 25 head
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.