Texas was by far the leading U.S. state in terms of total number of farms, with about 231 thousand farms by the end of 2024. Iowa was ranked second, among the leading ten states, with 86.7 thousand farms as of 2023. Farms classification In the United States farms are classified based on the farm income and government payments into six sales classes. According to the USDA, about half of all farms in the U.S. were classified in the 1,000 to 9,999 U.S. dollars sales class in 2023. Farming sector in the U.S. The total number of farms in the United States has decreased steadily since 2007. As of 2022, there were about 1.89 million farms in the U.S., down slightly from 1.9 million in the previous year. Contrastingly, the average farm acreage in the United States has increased in the past few years. The number of employees, including both part-time and full-time workers, in this sector was over 965 thousand as of 2019.

State comparisons data for agricultural output, number of farms, value of farms, etc. Data include a national ranking.

In 2022, Brazil's agricultural production value amounted to around 830 billion Brazilian reals, out of which more than 21 percent originated in the state of Mato Grosso. São Paulo was the second largest crop producing state that year, accounting for 12.4 percent of the country's production value.

State fact sheets provide information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports, for each State in the United States. Links to county-level data are included when available.This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: Query tool For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

In 2024, there were about 1.88 million farms in the United States. However, the number of farms has been steadily dropping since the year 2007, when there were about 2.2 million farms in the United States. U.S. farms In 2007, the average size of farms in the United States was the smallest it had been since the year 2000. As the number of farms in the United States decrease, the average size of farms increases. Texas, the largest state in the contiguous United States, also contains the highest number of farms, at 231 thousand in 2023. Organic farming in the United States The United States has over 2.3 million hectares of organic agricultural land as of 2021. In 2022, organic food sales in the United States amounted to almost 59 billion euros, making it the largest market for organic food worldwide. In 2021, the number of certified organic farms in the United States reached 17,445, up from about 14,185 farms in 2016.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product: Farms (111-112) in the United States (USFARMNGSP) from 1997 to 2023 about hunting, forestry, fishing, agriculture, GSP, private industries, private, industry, GDP, and USA.

Abstract (en): This collection includes county-level data from the United States Censuses of Agriculture for the years 1840 to 2012. The files provide data about the number, types, output, and prices of various agricultural products, as well as information on the amount, expenses, sales, values, and production of machinery. Most of the basic crop output data apply to the previous harvest year. Data collected also included the population and value of livestock, the number of animals slaughtered, and the size, type, and value of farms. Part 46 of this collection contains data from 1980 through 2010. Variables in part 46 include information such as the average value of farmland, number and value of buildings per acre, food services, resident population, composition of households, and unemployment rates. ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.. Response Rates: Not applicable. Datasets:DS0: Study-Level FilesDS1: Farm Land Value Data Set (County and State) 1850-1959DS2: 1840 County and StateDS3: 1850 County and StateDS4: 1860 County and StateDS5: 1870 County and StateDS6: 1880 County and StateDS7: 1890 County and StateDS8: 1900 County and StateDS9: 1910 County and StateDS10: 1920 County and State, Dataset 1DS11: 1920 County and State, Dataset 2DS12: 1925 County and StateDS13: 1930 County and State, Dataset 1DS14: 1930 County and State, Dataset 2DS15: 1935 County and StateDS16: 1940 County and State, Dataset 1DS17: 1940 County and State, Dataset 2DS18: 1940 County and State, Dataset 3DS19: 1940 County and State, Dataset 4 (Water)DS20: 1945 County and StateDS21: 1950 County and State, Dataset 1DS22: 1950 Crops, County and State, Dataset 2DS23: 1950 County, Dataset 3DS24: 1950 County and State, Dataset 4DS25: 1954 County and State, Dataset 1DS26: 1954 Crops, County and State, Dataset 2DS27: 1959 County and State, Dataset 1DS28: 1959 Crops, County and State, Dataset 2DS29: 1959 County, Dataset 3DS30: 1964 Dataset 1DS31: 1964 Crops, County and State, Dataset 2DS32: 1964 County, Dataset 3DS33: 1969 All Farms, County and State, Dataset 1DS34: 1969 Farms 2500, County and State, Dataset 2DS35: 1969 Crops, County and State, Dataset 3DS36: 1974 All Farms, County and State, Dataset 1DS37: 1974 Farms 2500, County and State, Dataset 2DS38: 1974 Crops, County and State, Dataset 3DS39: 1978 County and StateDS40: 1982 County and StateDS41: 1987 County and StateDS42: 1992 County and StateDS43: 1997 County and StateDS44: 2002 County and StateDS45: 2007 County and StateDS46: State and County Data, United States, 1980-2010DS47: 2012 County and State Farms within United States counties and states. Smallest Geographic Unit: FIPS code The sample was the universe of agricultural operating units. For 1969-2007, data were taken from computer files from the Census Bureau and the United States Department of Agriculture. 2018-08-20 The P.I. resupplied data and documentation for 1935 County and State (dataset 15) and 1997 County and State (dataset 43). Additionally, documentation updates and variable label revisions have been incorporated in datasets 22, 26, 28, 31, 35, and 38 at the request of the P.I.2016-06-29 The data and documentation for 2012 County and State (data set 47) have been added to this collection. The collection and documentation titles have been updated to reflect the new year.2015-08-05 The data, setup files, and documentation for 1964 Dataset 1 have been updated to reflect changes from the producer. Funding insitution(s): National Science Foundation (NSF-SES-0921732; 0648045). United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health (R01 HD057929).

Graph and download economic data for Proprietors' Farm Income in Tennessee (TNOFAR) from Q1 1948 to Q1 2025 about proprietors, agriculture, TN, income, and USA.

The Census of Agriculture, produced by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA), provides a complete count of America's farms, ranches and the people who grow our food. The census is conducted every five years, most recently in 2017, and provides an in-depth look at the agricultural industry.This layer summarizes cattle production from the 2017 Census of Agriculture at the county level.This layer was produced from data downloaded using the USDA's QuickStats Application. The data was transformed using the Pivot Table tool in ArcGIS Pro and joined to the county boundary file provided by the USDA. The layer was published as feature layer in ArcGIS Online. Dataset SummaryPhenomenon Mapped: 2017 Cattle ProductionCoordinate System: Web Mercator Auxiliary SphereExtent: 48 Contiguous United States, Alaska, and HawaiiVisible Scale: All ScalesSource: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service QuickStats ApplicationPublication Date: 2017AttributesThis layer provides values for the following attributes. Note that some values are not disclosed (coded as -1 in the layer) to protect the privacy of producers in areas with limited production.Cattle - Operations with SalesCattle - Sales in US DollarsCattle - Sales in HeadDairy - Operations with SalesDairy - Sales in US DollarsAdditionally attributes of State Name, State Code, County Name and County Code are included to facilitate cartography and use with other layers.What can you do with this layer?This layer can be used throughout the ArcGIS system. Feature layers can be used just like any other vector layer. You can use feature layers as an input to geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro or in Analysis in ArcGIS Online. Combine the layer with others in a map and set custom symbology or create a pop-up tailored for your users.For the details of working with feature layers the help documentation for ArcGIS Pro or the help documentation for ArcGIS Online are great places to start. The ArcGIS Blog is a great source of ideas for things you can do with feature layers.This layer is part of ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World that provides an easy way to find and explore many other beautiful and authoritative layers, maps, and applications on hundreds of topics.

In nine of the last 10 years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that the average funds generated on-farm for farm operators to meet living expenses and debt obligations have been negative. This paper pieces together disparate data to understand why farm operators in the most productive agricultural systems on the planet are systematically losing money. The data-driven narrative we present highlights some troubling trends in US farm operator livelihoods. Though US farms are more productive than ever before, rising input costs, volatile production values, and rising land rents have left farmers with unprecedented levels of farm debt, low on-farm incomes, and high reliance on federal programs. For many US farm operators, the indicators of a “good livelihood”—stability, security, equitable rewards for work—are largely absent. We conclude by proposing three axes of intervention that would help US agriculture better sustain all farmers' livelihoods, a crucial step toward improving overall agricultural sustainability: (1) increase the diversity of people, crops, and cropping systems, (2) improve equity in access to land, support, and capital, and (3) improve the quality, accessibility, and content of data to facilitate monitoring of multiple indicators of agricultural “success.”

The unique landscape of South Dakota, known for its diverse wetlands and large areas of native prairie, provides critical habitat for many of the nation’s migratory birds, including grassland birds.

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From 1910 until 1941, net income from farming fluctuated greatly. Income peaked at 8.8 billion U.S. dollars in the late 1910s, after the U.S. joined the First World War in 1917, which caused agricultural demand to skyrocket. Production then rose to meet this demand, but the war's end resulted in a surplus of goods which drove down crop prices and led to a farming crisis in the early-1920s.

Great Depression After recovery in the late-1920s, the Great Depression saw agricultural and rural sectors become some of the hardest-hit industries in the economy, as crop prices fell once more and international trade tariffs were raised. A scenario emerged where returns were so low that farmers were losing money by taking their goods to market - a large share of agricultural produce spoiled or was destroyed as a result, all while much of the population was going hungry. This was compounded by a series of droughts and sandstorms (known as the Dust Bowl) in the South and Midwest, which led to crop failure in many areas. Many farmers' homes were foreclosed, and rural eviction rates were high. This saw the concept of the penny auction emerging - this was where neighbors would go to home auctions, intimidate potential buyers, purchase the house, and return it to its original owner - however, most farmers were not lucky enough to have this support, especially Black sharecroppers, and many families migrated westward or to urban areas in search of opportunities.

Recovery Federal relief via the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) helped stabilize the agricultural sector after 1933, as part of the New Deal. The AAA granted subsidies for farmers who limited their production, therefore increasing crop prices and rejuvenating the agricultural sector (although this system unintentionally favored larger landowners over sharecroppers). The government also bought large numbers of livestock for slaughter, as a means of rapidly injecting capital into the industry. Initially, a tax was levied against large companies that processes agricultural produce (namely food, textile, and cigarette companies) in order to fund the AAA, but the Supreme Court ruled this as unconstitutional in 1936, and the government funded these subsidies from 1938 onward.

Kaduna state agricultural production data for a set of crops for the period 1999 to 2014.

Graph and download economic data for Proprietors' Farm Income in California (CAOFAR) from Q1 1948 to Q4 2024 about proprietors, agriculture, CA, income, and USA.

The "State Farm Income Data" dataset contains information on farm income indicators, cash receipts by commodity groups and selected commodities, and ranking tables for the 25 leading commodities and for major commodity groups for states and the U.S. Also includes ranking tables for the top 25 states for 25 leading commodities, 50-state summary of cash receipts, and farm income and leading commodities by state. Data are updated anually.

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Cash Receipts, by Commodity Groups and Selected Commodities, 1990-1994 Farm Income Indicators for the U.S. and 50 States, 1990-94 Ranking Tables for the 25 Leading Commodities and Major Groups, 1994

Graph and download economic data for Proprietors' Farm Income in North Dakota (NDOFAR) from Q1 1948 to Q1 2025 about proprietors, ND, agriculture, income, and USA.

United States Agricultural Price Index: Received by Farmers: All Farm Products data was reported at 180.000 1990-1992=100 in Dec 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 184.000 1990-1992=100 for Nov 2013. United States Agricultural Price Index: Received by Farmers: All Farm Products data is updated monthly, averaging 101.000 1990-1992=100 from Jan 1975 (Median) to Dec 2013, with 468 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 217.000 1990-1992=100 in Jan 2013 and a record low of 67.000 1990-1992=100 in Apr 1975. United States Agricultural Price Index: Received by Farmers: All Farm Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Agriculture. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I043: Agricultural Price Index.

United States - Farm output was 555.34300 Bil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Farm output reached a record high of 574.22300 in January of 2022 and a record low of 5.85100 in January of 1932. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Farm output - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

In 2023, Mato Grosso was the Brazilian state with the largest planted area for agricultural production, amounting to more than 19 million hectares. This represented around one fifth of the planted area for agricultural production in Brazil. Paraná ranked second, with around 11.5 million hectares planted with permanent and temporary crops.