Transcription of U.S. Farmers by Gender, Age, Race, Ethnicity, and More
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U.S. Farmers by Gender, Age, Race, Ethnicity, and More
1 Farm Demographics Farmers by Gender, Age, Race, Ethnicity, and MoreUnited States Department of AgricultureNational Agricultural Statistics (800)727-9540 ACH12-3/May 2014 HighlightsIn 2012, Farmers were older and more diverse than in 2007, the last time the agriculture census was conducted. The total number of Farmers declined, with the percentage decline more for women than men. More minorities operat-ed farms in 2012, and the number of beginning Farmers Many Farmers ?In 2012, million Farmers operated million farms.
Of the 2.1 million principal operators in the United States, 288,264 were women (Table 3). This was a 6 percent decrease since 2007 – larger than the decrease in male principal operators. But for all female operators (principal, second, and third), the decrease was only 1.6 percent. Women were 14 percent of principal operators but 30
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