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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.
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Conducting the Census
• 3.2 million on the list
• 97,000 online responses
• 85.2 percent response rate
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Farm Numbers
• 2,204,792 farms & ranches
• 4 percent more than 2002
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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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
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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
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Concentration of Production
2002• 144,000 farms = 75% of value of
production
2007• 125,000 farms = 75% of value of
production
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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
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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
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Demographic Changes
• Diversity has increased
• More women and minority operators
• More operators working off-farm
• Farmers continue to get older
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Percent of Operators by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
0% 5% 10% 15%
Women
Hispanic
More than one race
Black
Asian
American Indian 2007
2002
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Average Age of Principal Operator
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
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Internet Access
• 57 percent of all farms
• Up 7 percentage points from 2002
• 58 percent of farms with Internet have high-speed access
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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
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What Else is Available?• Production practices
• Production expenditures
• Value-added & specialty production
• Conservation practices
• Income from agritourism & recreation
• Much, much more
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Data Availability• National, State, County Data• On-line Database• Agricultural Atlas Maps• State & County Profiles• Market Rankings• Puerto Rico• Outlying Areas
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Future Products
• Congressional District Tabulations– Spring 2009
• Watershed Tabulations– Spring 2009
• American Indian Reservation Summary–Spring 2009
• ZIP Code Tabulations–Summer 2009
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Supplemental Surveys
• Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey– Currently Underway
– Results Available Late 2009
• Organic Production Survey– Conducted Spring 2009
– Results Available Late 2009
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2012 Census: Looking Ahead
• Content Team already formed
• Ideas for changes, new questions
• Comments to: [email protected]
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www.agcensus.usda.gov
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