Jan 1,1997 Beef Cow Census Based on Extrapolations and Analysis of 1992 Census of Agriculture Numbers. 1992 Jan 1, 1997 Sum 97 - 92 % Change 97/92 Census Beef cows Beef cows Beef cows Beef cows IOWA 1,065,744 1,030,000 ADAIR 24,237 23,100 (1,137) -4.7% ADAMS 17,897 16,800 (1,097) -6.1% ALLAMAKEE 18,891 18,300 (591) -3.1% APPANOOSE 23,722 23,300 (422) -1.8% AUDUBON 9,227 8,800 (427) -4.6% BENTON 11,654 11,100 (554) -4.8% BLACK HAWK 3,223 3,200 (23) -0.7% BOONE 5,571 5,300 (271) -4.9% BREMER 4,043 3,900 (143) -3.5% BUCHANAN 5,420 5,300 (120) -2.2% BUENA VISTA 4,368 4,300 (68) -1.6% BUTLER 4,889 4,900 11 0.2% CALHOUN 4,193 4,200 7 0.2% CARROLL 11,870 11,700 (170) -1.4% CASS 18,918 17,800 (1,118) -5.9% CEDAR 10,185 9,700 (485) -4.8% CERRO GORDO 3,346 3,100 (246) -7.4% CHEROKEE 11,519 11,200 (319) -2.8% CHICKASAW 5,043 4,900 (143) -2.8% CLARKE 20,117 19,000 (1,117) -5.6% CLAY 5,358 5,200 (158) -2.9% CLAYTON 17,624 16,800 (824) -4.7% CLINTON 10,612 10,500 (112) -1.1% CRAWFORD 20,667 19,700 (967) -4.7% DALLAS 7,309 7,000 (309) -4.2% DAVIS 19,722 19,200 (522) -2.6% DECATUR 20,380 19,800 (580) -2.8% DELAWARE 7,210 7,400 190 2.6% DES MOINES 5,866 5,600 (266) -4.5% DICKINSON 3,872 3,900 28 0.7% DUBUQUE 13,032 13,200 168 1.3% EMMET (D) 5,000 (D) FAYETTE 9,645 9,800 155 1.6% FLOYD 3,951 4,000 49 1.2% FRANKLIN 3,963 3,800 (163) -4.1% FREMONT (D) 7,000 (D) GREENE (D) 8,100 (D) GRUNDY 3,345 3,300 (45) -1.3% GUTHRIE 16,346 15,300 (1,046) -6.4% HAMILTON 1,401 1,400 (1) -0.1% HANCOCK 2,902 2,700 (202) -7.0% HARDIN 6,685 6,400 (285) -4.3% HARRISON 12,613 12,100 (513) -4.1% HENRY 6,682 6,600 (82) -1.2% HOWARD 6,397 6,000 (397) -6.2% HUMBOLDT 2,066 1,900 (166) -8.0% IDA 8,255 8,100 (155) -1.9% IOWA 16,405 16,100 (305) -1.9% JACKSON 27,476 26,000 (1,476) -5.4% JASPER 19,054 18,100 (954) -5.0% JEFFERSON 10,048 9,700 (348) -3.5% JOHNSON 12,853 12,200 (653) -5.1% JONES 15,263 14,700 (563) -3.7% KEOKUK 13,997 13,400 (597) -4.3% KOSSUTH 5,657 5,600 (57) -1.0% LEE 10,252 10,100 (152) -1.5% LINN 12,075 11,500 (575) -4.8% LOUISA (D) 4,100 (D) LUCAS 19,583 18,900 (683) -3.5% LYON 11,764 11,200 (564) -4.8% MADISON 22,688 21,900 (788) -3.5% MAHASKA 11,417 11,100 (317) -2.8% MARION 13,220 12,600 (620) -4.7% MARSHALL 8,658 8,200 (458) -5.3% MILLS 5,832 5,800 (32) -0.5% MITCHELL 3,033 3,200 167 5.5% MONONA 9,938 9,500 (438) -4.4% MONROE 19,376 18,500 (876) -4.5% MONTGOMERY 10,286 9,900 (386) -3.8% MUSCATINE 7,493 7,200 (293) -3.9% O'BRIEN 4,805 4,800 (5) -0.1% OSCEOLA 2,082 2,100 18 0.9% PAGE 15,073 14,800 (273) -1.8% PALO ALTO 4,177 4,000 (177) -4.2% PLYMOUTH 18,506 17,500 (1,006) -5.4% POCAHONTAS 1,882 2,000 118 6.3% POLK 4,721 4,500 (221) -4.7% POTTAWATTAMIE 18,886 17,900 (986) -5.2% POWESHIEK 17,404 16,400 (1,004) -5.8% RINGGOLD 26,840 25,200 (1,640) -6.1% SAC 7,437 7,400 (37) -0.5% SCOTT 5,477 5,500 23 0.4% SHELBY 12,117 11,900 (217) -1.8% SIOUX 10,127 10,400 273 2.7% STORY 3,896 3,700 (196) -5.0% TAMA 15,157 14,200 (957) -6.3% TAYLOR 17,054 16,300 (754) -4.4% UNION 19,823 19,100 (723) -3.6% VAN BUREN 14,465 14,000 (465) -3.2% WAPELLO 12,320 11,500 (820) -6.7% WARREN 19,273 18,700 (573) -3.0% WASHINGTON 10,301 9,900 (401) -3.9% WAYNE 19,236 18,800 (436) -2.3% WEBSTER 3,483 3,500 17 0.5% WINNEBAGO 1,233 1,200 (33) -2.7% WINNESHIEK 16,005 15,700 (305) -1.9% WOODBURY 15,349 15,500 151 1.0% WORTH 3,034 2,800 (234) -7.7% WRIGHT 1,663 1,500 (163) -9.8% Totals 1,042,430 1,030,000 (12,430) -1.2%