USDA/NASS Statistics

Dubuque 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 9,166 acres
AG LAND, (EXCL HARVESTED CROPLAND), IRRIGATED - ACRES 414 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 197,837 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 258,498 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 13,854 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 177 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 13,677 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 238,521 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES 23 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 6,123 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 437 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 34,167 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 22,156 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 23,656 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 17,768 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 5,888 acres
ALPACAS - INVENTORY (D)*
ALPACAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
BARLEY - ACRES HARVESTED 107 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 1,124 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 94,249 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 40,859 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 6,786 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 30,280 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 3,600 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 11,134 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 466 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 891 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 7,708 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,362 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,181 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 126 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 699 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 36,950 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 899 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,043 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 3,838 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 3,900 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,664 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 14,634 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 290 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 15,000 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 8,152 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 7,480 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,709 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 2,458 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 22,316 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 37 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 21,500 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 462 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 18 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 1,418 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 484 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 8,412 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 4,464 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 23,930 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 5,721 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 79,791 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 124,220 head
CATTLE, HEIFERS, GE 500 LBS, MILK REPLACEMENT, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,569 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 7,612 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 43,592 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 288 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 3,834 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 1,062 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 14,898 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 58,328 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 135,000 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 59,913 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 131,199 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 456 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 4,804 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 26,280 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 6,812 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 81,391 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 131,928 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 1,084 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 11,101 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,576 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 55,517 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 31,044 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,409 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 16,133 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,088 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 267 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 5,274 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 142 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,199 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 14,796 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,501 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 59,445 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 83,357 head
CATTLE, PRODUCTION CONTRACT, ON FEED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 4,782 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 81 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 81 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 760 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,845 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 1,991 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 400 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 151,500 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 134,100 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 152,316 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 11,359 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY 49 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 36 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 511 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 444 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 27 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 40 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 1,402 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY 12 head
GOATS - INVENTORY 1,071 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 782 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 467 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 486 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 222 head
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 585 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 245 head
GUINEAS - INVENTORY (D)*
GUINEAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 36,534 acres
HAY & HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 25,746 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,903 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 25,000 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 23,843 acres
HAY, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 13,083 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,739 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 11,344 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 3,937 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY 140,922 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 5,948 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 130,903 head
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 89,355 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 322,291 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 3,600 head
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) 2,480 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) 315,979 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 83,372 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 389,311 acres
LLAMAS - INVENTORY (D)*
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 1,010 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 1,432 acres
OATS - ACRES PLANTED 5,600 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY 18 head
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 3 head
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED 29 acres
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 1,153 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (300 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 1,356 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 401 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 145 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,020 head
SORGHUM, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 165 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 40,400 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 36,196 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 40,600 acres
TRITICALE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 13 head
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 13 head
TURKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 21 head
WHEAT - ACRES HARVESTED 147 acres
WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) - 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.