farm definition any place from which $1,000 of agricultural products were produced and sold, or...
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Farm Definition
Any place from which $1,000 of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. Government payments are included.
Conducting the Census
• 3.2 million on the list
• 97,000 online responses
• 85.2 percent response rate
Farm Numbers
• 2,204,792 farms & ranches
• 4 percent more than 2002
Farm Numbers, United States
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Farms by Typology, 2007
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Residential/Lifestyle
Retirement
Limited Resource
Farming Occupation/Lower Sales
Very Large Family
Farming Occupation/Higher Sales
Nonfamily
Large Family
Farms by Sales Class, 2002 and 2007
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Less than $1,000
$1,000 - $9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 or more
2002
Farms by Sales Class, 2002 and 2007
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Less than $1,000
$1,000 - $9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 or more
2007
2002
Top States
# of Farms
1. Texas
2. Missouri
3. Iowa
4. Oklahoma
5. Kentucky
Value of Production
1. California
2. Texas
3. Iowa
4. Nebraska
5. Kansas
Top Producing County = Fresno County, California
New Farms
All Farms New Farms
Percent of total 100% 13%
Average size 418 acres 201 acres
Average sales $135,000 $71,000
Sales & govt payments <$10,000 58% 73%
Average age of operator 57 48
Farming as primary occupation 45% 32%
Value of Sales by Class, 2002 and 2007
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Less than $1,000
$1,000 - $9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 or more
2007
2002
Farms and Sales by Class, 2007
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Less than $1,000
$1,000 - $9,999
$10,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 or more
Sales
Farms
Concentration of Production
2002• 144,000 farms = 75% of value of
production
2007• 125,000 farms = 75% of value of
production
Value of Crop Sales, 2002 and 2007
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80
Christmas trees
Tobacco
Cotton
Other crops and hay
Vegetables
Nursery and greenhouse
Fruits and nuts
Grains and oilseeds
Billions
2007
2002
Value of Livestock Sales, 2002 and 2007
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80
Sheep and goats
Other animals
Aquaculture
Horses
Hogs and pigs
Milk
Poultry and eggs
Cattle and calves
Billions
2007
2002
Demographic Changes
• Diversity has increased
• More women and minority operators
• More operators working off-farm
• Farmers continue to get older
Percent of Operators by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
0% 5% 10% 15%
Women
Hispanic
More than one race
Black
Asian
American Indian 2007
2002
Average Age of Principal Operator
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Internet Access
• 57 percent of all farms
• Up 7 percentage points from 2002
• 58 percent of farms with Internet have high-speed access
What’s New in 2007?# of Farms
Organic Production 20,437
Generated Energy On-Farm 23,451
Marketed Through Community Supported Agriculture
12,549
Barns Built Prior to 1960 664,264
What Else is Available?• Production practices
• Production expenditures
• Value-added & specialty production
• Conservation practices
• Income from agritourism & recreation
• Much, much more
Data Availability• National, State, County Data• On-line Database• Agricultural Atlas Maps• State & County Profiles• Market Rankings• Puerto Rico• Outlying Areas
Future Products
• Congressional District Tabulations– Spring 2009
• Watershed Tabulations– Spring 2009
• American Indian Reservation Summary–Spring 2009
• ZIP Code Tabulations–Summer 2009
Supplemental Surveys
• Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey– Currently Underway
– Results Available Late 2009
• Organic Production Survey– Conducted Spring 2009
– Results Available Late 2009
2012 Census: Looking Ahead
• Content Team already formed
• Ideas for changes, new questions
• Comments to: [email protected]
www.agcensus.usda.gov
