USDA/NASS Statistics

Clarke 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 11,403 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 41,965 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 112,241 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 38,424 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 182 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 38,242 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 66,881 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 6,936 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 63,129 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 50,329 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 18,872 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 13,008 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 5,864 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 3,430 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,705 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 5,897 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,986 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,800 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 18,462 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 219 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 425 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 306 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 642 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 483 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 786 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 2,917 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 16,839 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 16,817 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 15,700 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 167 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 468 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,722 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,708 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 6,031 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,721 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 22 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 22 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 8,100 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 124 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 418 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 21,224 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 2,188 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,051 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 5,532 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,811 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 11,929 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 12,621 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,465 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,873 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 531 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 118 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 31,500 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 18,389 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 35,301 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,764 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 6,168 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 112 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 357 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 3,192 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 2,276 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,936 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 8,100 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 24,141 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 4,876 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,200 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) 508 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 298 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 7,525 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,900 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 41 head
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) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,000 head
CATTLE, PRODUCTION CONTRACT, ON FEED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,800 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 165 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 816 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 972 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 133 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 173 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 163 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY 13 head
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 19,936 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 2,156 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY 44 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 531 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 384 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 358 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 43 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 624 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS - INVENTORY 489 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 406 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 212 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 464 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 25 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 20,973 acres
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 20,181 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 5,717 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 14,464 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 1,088 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 714 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 374 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (25 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 320 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 133,612 head
HOGS - INVENTORY 134,081 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 312 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 641,111 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 639,968 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 92 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) 91 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 275,947 acres
LLAMAS - INVENTORY (D)*
LLAMAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 436 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY 15 head
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 805 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 562 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 538 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,007 head
SORGHUM, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 23,159 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 6 head
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 6 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.