Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary 02/20/2020

1 United States Department of Agriculture national agricultural statistics Service ISSN: 1995-2004 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary February 2020 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) 3 USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Contents Farms and Land in Farms Highlights .. 4 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size United States: 2012-2019 .. 5 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class United States: 2018-2019 .. 5 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 6 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $1,000-$9,999 States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 7 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $10,000-$99,999 States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 8 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $100,000-$249,999 States and United States: 2018-2019.

2 9 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $250,000-$499,999 States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 10 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $500,000-$999,999 States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 11 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size, $1,000,000 or more States and United States: 2018-2019 .. 12 Statistical Methodology .. 13 Terms and Definitions .. 14 Farm Definition History .. 15 Information Contacts .. 16 4 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Farms and Land in Farms Highlights The number of Farms in the United States for 2019 is estimated at 2,023,400, down 5,800 Farms from 2018. Total land in Farms , at 897,400,000 acres, decreased 2,100,000 acres from 2018. The average farm size for 2019 is 444 acres, up 1 acre from the previous year.

3 Farm numbers and land in Farms are differentiated by six economic sales classes. Farms and ranches are classified into these six sales classes by summing the sales of agricultural products and government program payments. Sales class breaks occur at $10,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000. Producers were asked during the 2019 mid-year surveys to report the value of sales based on production during the 2018 calendar year. Point Farms are Farms that did not have the required minimum $1,000 in sales for the year to qualify as a farm, but had sufficient crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1,000 or more. Point Farms are assigned a sales class based on the sum of the agricultural point (dollar) values assigned to the quantity of commodities produced but not sold. The 2017 Census of Agriculture showed that 471,593 Farms or percent of the 2,042,220 Farms were Point Farms .

4 These Point Farms operated 59,166,158 acres or percent of the 900,217,576 acres of farmland. Number of Farms declined by 5,800 from 2018. The number of Farms in the $100,000 - $249,999 and $250,000 -$499,999 sales classes increased while all other sales classes declined. In 2019, percent of all Farms had less than $10,000 in sales and percent of all Farms had less than $100,000 in sales. In 2019, percent of all Farms had sales of $500,000 or more. Land in Farms , at 897,400,000 acres, is down 2,100,000 acres from 2018. The biggest change for 2019 is that producers in Sales Class $100,000 - $249,999 operated 1,170,000 fewer acres than in 2018. In 2019, percent of all farmland was operated by Farms with less than $100,000 in sales, while percent of all farmland was operated by Farms with sales of $500,000 or more. The average farm size continued to increase in 2019 as the number of Farms declined.

5 The overall average size increased by 1 acre to 444 acres per farm. Average farm size decreased in the $100,000-$249,999 and $250,000 - $499,999 sales classes and increased or remained unchanged in all others. Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) 5 USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size United States: 2012-2019 Year Number of Farms Land in Farms Average farm size (number) (1,000 acres) (acres) 2012 .. 2013 .. 2014 .. 2015 .. 2016 .. 2017 .. 2018 .. 2019 .. 2,109,810 2,100,350 2,082,440 2,063,890 2,055,340 2,042,000 2,029,200 2,023,400 914,600 911,720 908,920 905,790 902,680 900,370 899,500 897,400 433 434 436 439 439 441 443 444 Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class United States: 2018-2019 Economic sales class Percent of total Average farm size Number of Farms Land in Farms 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (acres) (acres) $1,000 - $9,999.

6 $10,000 - $99,999 .. $100,000 - $249,999 .. $250,000 - $499,999 .. $500,000 - $999,999 .. $1,000,000 or more .. Total 1 .. 81 302 987 1,450 1,925 2,897 443 81 304 976 1,448 1,940 2,910 444 1 Percent of total may not add to 100 due to rounding. 6 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size States and United States: 2018-2019 State Number of Farms Land in Farms Average farm size 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 (number) (number) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (acres) (acres) Alabama .. Alaska .. Arizona .. Arkansas .. California .. Colorado .. Connecticut .. Delaware .. Florida .. Georgia .. Hawaii .. Idaho .. Illinois .. Indiana.

7 Iowa .. Kansas .. Kentucky .. Louisiana .. Maine .. Maryland .. Massachusetts .. Michigan .. Minnesota .. Mississippi .. Missouri .. Montana .. Nebraska .. Nevada .. New Hampshire .. New Jersey .. New Mexico .. New York .. North Carolina .. North Dakota .. Ohio .. Oklahoma .. Oregon .. Pennsylvania .. Rhode Island .. South Carolina .. South Dakota .. Tennessee .. Texas .. Utah .. Vermont .. Virginia .. Washington .. West Virginia .. Wisconsin .. Wyoming .. United States .. 39,700 1,000 19,200 42,500 69,400 38,900 5,500 2,300 47,500 41,600 7,300 24,800 72,000 56,100 86,000 58,900 75,100 27,400 7,600 12,400 7,200 47,000 68,500 34,700 95,000 26,900 45,900 3,400 4,100 9,900 24,700 33,400 46,400 26,100 77,800 77,300 37,200 53,000 1,100 24,600 29,600 70,000 247,000 18,100 6,800 42,500 35,700 23,400 64,800 11,900 2,029,200 38,800 1,050 19,000 42,300 69,900 38,700 5,500 2,300 47,400 41,500 7,300 24,600 71,400 56,000 85,300 58,500 74,800 27,400 7,600 12,400 7,200 47,000 68,000 34,500 95,200 26,800 45,700 3,350 4,100 9,900 24,800 33,400 46,200 26,100 77,800 77,300 37,200 52,700 1,100 24,600 29,600 69,700 247,000 17,800 6,800 42,400 35,600 22,900 64,900 12,000 2,023,400 8,500 850 26,200 13,900 24,300 31,800 380 530 9,700 10,100 1,100 11,600 27,000 15,000 30,600 45,800 12,900 8,000 1,300 2,000 500 9,800 25.

8 500 10,400 27,700 58,000 45,000 6,100 430 750 40,500 6,900 8,400 39,300 13,900 34,200 16,000 7,300 60 4,800 43,200 10,900 127,000 10,700 1,200 7,800 14,700 3,600 14,300 29,000 899,500 8,300 850 26,200 14,000 24,300 31,800 380 530 9,700 10,200 1,100 11,500 27,000 14,900 30,600 45,700 12,900 8,000 1,300 2,000 500 9,800 25,500 10,400 27,600 58,000 44,900 6,100 430 750 40,000 6,900 8,400 39,300 13,600 34,400 15,800 7,300 60 4,800 43,200 10,800 126,500 10,700 1,200 7,800 14,600 3,500 14,300 29,000 897,400 214 850 1,365 327 350 817 69 230 204 243 151 468 375 267 356 778 172 292 171 161 69 209 372 300 292 2,156 980 1,794 105 76 1,640 207 181 1,506 179 442 430 138 55 195 1,459 156 514 591 176 184 412 154 221 2,437 443 214 810 1,379 331 348 822 69 230 205 246 151 467 378 266 359 781 172 292 171 161 69 209 375 301 290 2,164 982 1,821 105 76 1,613 207 182 1,506 175 445 425 139 55 195 1,459 155 512 601 176 184 410 153 220 2,417 444 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) 7 USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class States and United States: 2018-2019 State Economic sales class: $1,000-$9,999 Number of Farms Land in Farms Average farm size 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 (number) (number) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (acres) (acres) Alabama.

9 Alaska .. Arizona .. Arkansas .. California .. Colorado .. Connecticut .. Delaware .. Florida .. Georgia .. Hawaii .. Idaho .. Illinois .. Indiana .. Iowa .. Kansas .. Kentucky .. Louisiana .. Maine .. Maryland .. Massachusetts .. Michigan .. Minnesota .. Mississippi .. Missouri .. Montana .. Nebraska .. Nevada .. New Hampshire .. New Jersey .. New Mexico .. New York .. North Carolina .. North Dakota .. Ohio .. Oklahoma .. Oregon .. Pennsylvania .. Rhode Island .. South Carolina .. South Dakota .. Tennessee .. Texas .. Utah .. Vermont .. Virginia .. Washington .. West Virginia .. Wisconsin .. Wyoming .. United States .. 22,600 540 14,300 20,700 26,400 21,900 3,650 820 29,000 23,300 4,250 13,500 27,900 25,800 25,400 21,800 44,300 15,300 4,800 6,700 4,500 24,000 25,400 19,700 44,400 11,600 11,500 1,700 2,750 6,400 16,800 15,400 26,100 7,200 40,400 39,800 23,400 25,000 630 16,500 7,200 43,800 156,500 11,000 3,750 24,100 21,800 17,000 28,800 5,600 1,035,690 21,800 590 14,200 20,500 27,200 22,000 3,650 820 28,900 23,200 4,250 13,300 27,700 26,100 25,000 21,300 44,000 15,400 4,800 6,700 4,500 24,500 24,900 19,600 44,500 11,400 11,300 1,700 2,750 6,400 17,000 15,500 25,900 7,400 41,400 40,300 23,500 24,900 630 16,400 7,000 43,600 156,500 10,800 3,750 24,100 21,700 16,600 29,000 5,600 1,034,540 2,100 80 4,800 1,800 1,400 2,100 130 20 1,300 2,300 70 700 1,200 900 900 2,000 3,100 1,100 390 260 190 1,200 1,600 2,300 3,300 1,900 800 500 170 160 5,100 1.

10 100 1,500 1,100 1,600 4,100 1,000 1,300 20 1,600 900 2,700 15,600 600 280 1,700 800 1,600 1,800 1,200 84,370 1,900 80 4,800 1,750 1,300 2,200 130 20 1,300 2,300 70 650 1,200 1,000 900 1,900 3,000 1,100 390 260 190 1,250 1,600 2,200 3,200 2,000 800 520 170 160 5,000 1,100 1,400 1,200 1,900 4,200 1,100 1,300 20 1,500 1,000 2,700 15,200 600 280 1,700 800 1,500 1,900 1,200 83,940 93 148 336 87 53 96 36 24 45 99 16 52 43 35 35 92 70 72 81 39 42 50 63 117 74 164 70 294 62 25 304 71 57 153 40 103 43 52 32 97 125 62 100 55 75 71 37 94 63 214 81 87 136 338 85 48 100 36 24 45 99 16 49 43 38 36 89 68 71 81 39 42 51 64 112 72 175 71 306 62 25 294 71 54 162 46 104 47 52 32 91 143 62 97 56 75 71 37 90 66 214 81 8 Farms and Land in Farms 2019 Summary (February 2020) USDA, national agricultural statistics Service Number of Farms , Land in Farms , and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class States and United States: 2018-2019 State Economic sales class: $10,000-$99,999 Number of Farms Land in Farms Average farm size 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 (number) (number) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (acres) (acres) Alabama.