1.the number of hispanic operated farms is increasing faster than other demographic groups. 3. the...

1. The number of Hispanic Operated Farms is increasing faster than other demographic groups.

Number of Farms Operated by Minorities and Women1978 to 1997 US Census of Agriculture

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

1978 2,257,775 37,351 6,889 7,942 5,806 17,476 112,799

1982 2,240,976 33,250 7,211 8,000 5,906 16,183 121,599

1987 2,087,759 22,954 7,134 7,900 6,652 17,476 131,641

1992 1,925,300 18,816 8,346 8,096 8,229 20,956 145,156

1997 1,911,859 18,451 10,638 8,731 9,838 27,717 165,102

Total Farms BlackAmerican

IndianAsian-Pacif ic

IslanderOther Hispanic Female

3. The rate of increase of Hispanic farms continues to rise.

2. Average acres per farm operated by Hispanics are higher than the U.S. average and other demographic groups.

4. The percentage of operator-owned land by Hispanics has risen above that of the US.

5. Average sales for Hispanic Operated Farms increased faster than most groups.

(Note: 80% of the ‘Other’ race category are Hispanics)

6. Hispanics have a higher proportion of Very Large farms 7. . Hispanics have a higher proportion of Very Small farms.

8. The number of Hispanic operators with less than five years on the present farm has increased. Many Hispanic operators have not been on the farm long enough to establish long-term relationships with USDA personnel. 12. The share of high-value specialty crops (fruit, tree nuts, etc.)

was much higher than for U.S. farms. This helps explain high sales per farms for Hispanics. Some of the low USDA program participation may be attributed to the fact that only 12% of Hispanic farmers specialized in traditional commodity crops such as corn and grain.

10. USDA program participation among Hispanics is low.

11. But Hispanic Participation in USDA programs is increasing steadily.

9. In the 1990s, the number of Hispanic farms outside the border region increased and the geographic distribution of Hispanic farms transformed from a regional to a national phenomenon. The number of counties with Hispanic Farms increased from 589 counties in 1982 to 1,775 counties in 1997. (Based on published Ag. Census counts. Counties with less than three Hispanic farms may be showed as zero.)

Twelve Trends of Hispanic Operated Farms Twelve Trends of Hispanic Operated Farms ..Twelve Trends of Hispanic Operated Farms Twelve Trends of Hispanic Operated Farms ..

By David Buland and Fen Hunt,USDA/NRCS Economists

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-7% -8%

-1%

-7%

8%20%

32%

-20%-10%

0%10%20%30%40%

1982 1987 1992 1997US Hispanic

Land per Farm by Minority Group (Acres)

0

500

1000

1978 449 110 157 493 654 313

1982 440 104 172 323 548 291

1987 462 115 161 360 477 303

1992 491 123 140 421 591 309

1997 487 129 152 307 592 287

US Average B lackAsian-P acific

Islander Other Hispanic Female

Percentage of Operator-Owned Land

50%

55%

60%

65%

Percent

Owners

hip

US

Hispanic

US 61% 57% 59%

Hispanic 54% 54% 64%

1987 1992 1997

Average Sales per Farm

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

1982 $58,858 $12,212 $32,860 $145,472 $45,409 $55,919 $22,541

1987 $65,165 $14,483 $38,337 $169,782 $50,213 $60,686 $27,979

1992 $84,459 $19,431 $49,338 $192,156 $89,887 $115,200 $35,281

1997 $102,970 $25,826 $62,265 $208,783 $129,046 $117,728 $41,534

United States BlackAmerican

IndianAsian-Pacif ic

IslanderOther Hispanic Female

Classification of Farmsby the North Am erican Industry Classifications System

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

US

Hispanic

US 24% 2% 4% 3% 3% 1% 10% 34% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 6%

Hispanic 9% 4% 14% 4% 1% 2% 10% 41% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 6%

Oilseed and grain

Veg. and

M elons

Fruits & Nuts Trees

Greenhouse,nursery&floricult

Tobacco Cotton

Sugar Cane,

Hay, all other

Beef Ranchi

ng

Beef Feedlo

tsDairy Hogs

P oultry and

Eggs

Sheep and

Goats

Aquaculture and

other

Percentage of Farms Receiving Government Payments

33%

30%

36%

13%15%

19%

10%

20%

30%

40%

1987 1992 1997

USHispanic

Years on Present Farm

Percentage Change in # Farms compared with the previous census.

Number of Farms Receiving Government Payments

2,223

5,227

3,057

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

198719921997

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100,000200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000600,000

700,000

800,000

Tota

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ms

US and Hispanic Farm Sales (including Gov’t Payments)Max. Value of Sales Number of Farms Percentage 

US Hispanic US Hispanic

$ 1,000 195,344 4,610 10% 17%

$ 2,500 237,793 4,158 12% 15%

$ 5,000 245,256 3,777 13% 14%

$ 10,000 254,046 3,554 13% 13%

$ 25,000 286,849 3,592 15% 13%

$ 50,000 175,282 2,150 9% 8%

$ 100,000 161,582 1,791 8% 6%

$ 250,000 193,068 1,926 10% 7%

$ 500,000 91,528 1,030 5% 4%

$ 1,000,000 44,626 584 2% 2%

$1,000,000+ 26,485 545 1.4% 2.0%

Total 1,911,859 27,717 100% 100%

Years 1982 1997 % D 1982 1997 % D a/ b/ {[(b-a)/a]-1} c/ d/ {[(d-c)/c]-1} 1982 1997

2 or less 1,588 2,085 31% 127,176 92,574 -27% 1.2% 2.3% 3 - 4 2,079 2,759 33% 192,714 126,791 -34% 1.1% 2.2% 5 - 9 3,394 4,933 45% 360,458 263,642 -27% 0.9% 1.9%10 or more 6,644 14,348 116% 1,097,660 1,113,839 1% 0.6% 1.3%not reported 2,478 3,592 45% 462,968 315,013 -32% 0.5% 1.1%Total 16,183 27,717 71% 2,240,976 1,911,859 -15% 0.7% 1.4%

Hispanics U.S. % of Hispanic Farms

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