Farm operations
1,203
Avg 468 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IA · FIPS 19155 1,203 farms Top quartile (#21/99) 90% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Pottawattamie County. Ranked #21 of 99 counties in Iowa.
564K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 90.3% 509K acres
- Other land
- 9.7% 55K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Pottawattamie County received $14.00 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Iowa county median of $25.16.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.00
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $25.16
- Iowa county median per acre
- 0.56×
- Iowa median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
1,203 farms · $605.3M sales
Pottawattamie County, Iowa reports 1,203 farms and $605.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #362 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #21 of 99 counties in Iowa; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #21 of 99
- National payments rank #362 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.3%
Commodity sales
$605.3M
1.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$7.9M
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$240.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Pottawattamie County's net farm income sits at the 97th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Pottawattamie County Farm Data Shows
Pottawattamie County, Iowa reported 1,203 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $605.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($14.00/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $240.7M. In-state sales rank #21 of 99 in Iowa.
Of 563,574 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 508,806 acres (90.3%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Iowa.
Land Use
$14.00 per acre of agricultural land · the median Iowa county receives $25.16. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
563,574 acres
Cropland
508,806 acres
Avg Farm Size
468 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 90.3%
508,806 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 563,574 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 508,806 | 90.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 54,768 | 9.7% |
| Average farm size | 468 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Pottawattamie County, Iowa?
Pottawattamie County, Iowa has 1,203 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 468 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Pottawattamie County?
Pottawattamie County's total commodity sales are $605.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #21 among 99 counties in Iowa.
How much federal farm assistance does Pottawattamie County receive?
Pottawattamie County received $7.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.00/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Pottawattamie County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Pottawattamie County is $240.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Pottawattamie County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Pottawattamie (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Shelby County, IA · DENSE
$7.9M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Pottawattamie; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Aurora County, SD · DENSE
$7.9M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Pottawattamie; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Dewey County, OK · HEAVY
$7.9M federal receipts is lower by $23K than Pottawattamie; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Maricopa County, AZ · HEAVY
$7.9M federal receipts is higher by $30K than Pottawattamie; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Lavaca County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Lavaca sits near Pottawattamie on payments-per-acre ($13.99) while total receipts differ.
Craig County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Craig sits near Pottawattamie on payments-per-acre ($14.02) while total receipts differ.
Iowa ERS state roll-up
Pottawattamie stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Iowa's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#362)
Pottawattamie ranks #362 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Pottawattamie County, Iowa stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #362 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Iowa compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Iowa state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.