Apr 9, 2025 · The most recent data show the number of U.S. farms in 2024 was down about 1 percent from the 1.90 million reported in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture and 8 percent …

Mar 12, 2025 · Rapidly falling farm numbers during the earlier period reflected growing productivity in agriculture and increased nonfarm employment opportunities. Since 1982, the …

Feb 13, 2024 · Census of Agriculture data are used by all those who serve farmers and rural communities — federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, and …

Mar 12, 2025 · In the most recent survey, there were 1.88 million U.S. farms in 2024, down 8 percent from the 2.04 million found in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Similarly, acres of land …

Feb 13, 2024 · Family-owned and operated farms accounted for 95% of all U.S. farms and operated 84% of land in farms. U.S. farms and ranches produced $543 billion in agricultural …

What is a “Farm”? Since 1974, the Census of Agriculture has defined a farm as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have …

Ranches, institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian Reservations are included as farms. Places with the entire acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve …

Dec 10, 2024 · American farms represent a diverse set of business operations and farm operators. This annual report describes the characteristics of U.S. farms and ranches with the …

Jan 23, 2020 · Most farms are small family farms, and they operate almost half of U.S. farm land, while generating 21% of production. The more than 2 million farms in the U.S. vary greatly in …

Jul 20, 2017 · Family farms make up 99 percent of America’s 2.1 million farms and 89 percent of agricultural production. Most farms in the United States are small: 90 percent are small family …