United States Department of Agriculture Farms and Land in Farms Final Estimates 1993-97 National Agricultural Statistics Service Statistical Bulletin Number 955 Farms and Land in Farms: Final Estimates by State and United States, 1993-97, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics Board, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Statistical Bulletin No. 955. Introduction: Number of farms and land in farms estimates are published annually. These data were collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service during the June Agricultural Survey and the Fall Agricultural Survey using sampling procedures to ensure every farm operator had a chance of being selected. In addition, the responsibility for the Census of Agriculture was transferred to NASS from the Census Bureau starting with the 1997 Agricultural Census. The farm definition for the Census of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) NASS official estimates of farms are now the same. That is, a farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Over the last five years, there have been some substantial changes in the farm definition so that the Census of Agriculture and NASS official series would have the same definition. In addition, new industries were added to both counts because of the implementation of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The following changes were made to ensure comparability between the Census of Agriculture data and the annually published NASS estimates. Beginning in 1995, NASS survey interviewers counted operations having five or more horses or ponies and no other agricultural sales as farms. An operation with one or more horses with agricultural sales of at least $1,000 already qualified as a farm on both the NASS survey and the Census. Beginning in 1997, the NASS Fall Agricultural Survey was added to estimate all operations qualifying as a farm during the year, the census reference period. Beginning with the 1997 Census of Agriculture, Christmas tree farms and farms that were wholly enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program were included in the census farm count to coincide with the NASS official estimates. Two new industries, Maple Syrup and Short Rotation Woody Crop farms, were added to both counts beginning in 1997 as a result of NAICS. All the changes in the farm definition occurring over the last five years were carried back to 1993 and included in the 1993-97 estimates. This "level" change ensured comparability not only between the Census of Agriculture data and the annually published NASS estimates, but also between years within this publication. This publication provides five years of consistent estimates. Because of these changes in the farm definition, the official estimates show a sizeable difference in the number of farms between 1992 and 1993 in some States. Land in farms is all land operated by farms during the year. It includes crop and livestock acreage, wasteland, woodland, pasture, land in summer fallow, idle cropland, and land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and other set aside or commodity acreage programs. It excludes public, industrial, and grazing association land and nonagricultural land. It excludes all land operated by establishments not qualifying as farms. The reevaluation of the use of public lands in the West caused some significant changes in land in farms estimates in some States. Public land used as a common grazing area is not considered land in farms while public land leased solely by a farm or ranch operator is. There was also some re-determination of the amount of Indian reservation land that was included in land in farms. Economic sales classes are based on the gross value of sales, which include sales of agricultural products such as crops, livestock, horses, honey, furs, fish, nursery and greenhouse products, rabbits, etc. Governments program payments are also included. Procedures: Revisions were made after a thorough review of the original survey data and the 1997 Census of Agriculture and account for the definitional changes described in the introduction. The 1993 - 1997 estimates shown here are considered final and will not be revised again. At the National level, revisions to estimates of number of farms in the United States ranged from an increase of 5.7% to 6.4%. The revisions to estimates of land in farms in the United States ranged from a decrease of 0.8% to a decrease of 1.3%. Number of Farms Land in Farms Year From To Change From To Change % (000) (000) % 1997 2,057,910 2,190,510 +6.4 968,338 956,010 - 1.3 1996 2,063,910 2,190,500 +6.1 970,048 958,675 - 1.2 1995 2,071,520 2,196,400 +6.0 972,253 962,515 - 1.0 1994 2,064,720 2,197,690 +6.4 973,403 965,935 - 0.8 1993 2,083,430 2,201,590 +5.7 976,463 968,845 - 0.8 Historic Estimates: Final estimates of Farms and Land in Farms in earlier years are available in Statistical Bulletins No. 895 for 1988-92, No. 792 for 1979-87, SpSy3 for 1975-80, No. 594 for 1969-75, No. 507 for 1959-70, No. 316 for number of farms estimates for 1910-59 and land in farms estimates for 1950-59. Other Statistical Bulletins: The National Agricultural Statistics Service will issue a series of twenty bulletins in 1998-99 containing final estimates for agricultural commodities based on the review of the 1997 Census of Agriculture and other information. The product number, bulletin title, and tentative release dates are as follows. NASS-SB944 Chickens and Eggs - Final Estimates 1994-97 12/10/98 NASS-SB945 Turkeys - Final Estimates 1994-97 12/17/98 NASS-SB947 Field Crops - Final Estimates 1992-97 12/18/98 NASS-SB948 Stocks of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay - Final Estimates 1993-98 12/18/98 NASS-SB949 Rice Stocks - Final Estimates 1993-98 12/21/98 NASS-SB950 Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts - Final Estimates 1992-97 12/21/98 NASS-SB951 Hogs and Pigs - Final Estimates 1993-97 12/22/98 NASS-SB946 Vegetables - Final Estimates 1992-97 01/11/99 NASS-SB952 Milk Cows and Production - Final Estimates 1993-97 01/19/99 NASS-SB953 Cattle - Final Estimates 1994-98 01/19/99 NASS-SB954 Sheep and Goats - Final Estimates 1994-98 01/19/99 NASS-SB955 Farms and Land in Farms - Final Estimates 1993-97 01/19/99 NASS-SB956 Honey - Final Estimates 1993-97 02/09/99 NASS-SB957 Agricultural Land Values - Final Estimates 1994-98 03/12/99 NASS-SB958 Poultry Production and Value - Final Estimates 1994-97 03/15/99 NASS-SB959 Meat Animals, PDI - Final Estimates 1993-97 05/21/99 NASS-SB960 Milk Disposition and Income - Final Estimates 1993-97 05/21/99 NASS-SB961 Citrus Fruits - Final Estimates 1992-97 Aug. 99 NASS-SB962 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes - Final Estimates 1992-97 Aug. 99 NASS-SB963 Crop Values - Final Estimates 1992-97 Oct. 99 Electronic Publications: These bulletins will be available free of charge on the Internet from the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/, in either text or PDF format. 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Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: United States, 1993-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Land : Average Year : of Farms : in Farms : Farm Size -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Acres : 1993 : 2,201,590 968,845 440 1994 : 2,197,690 965,935 440 1995 : 2,196,400 962,515 438 1996 : 2,190,500 958,675 438 1997 : 2,190,510 956,010 436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Number of Farms: By State and United States, 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 AK : 540 540 550 550 560 AZ : 7,800 7,800 7,800 7,900 7,900 AR : 51,000 50,000 50,000 49,500 49,000 CA : 85,000 85,000 86,000 86,000 87,000 CO : 29,500 29,500 29,500 29,500 29,500 CT : 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 DE : 2,900 2,900 2,800 2,800 2,800 FL : 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 GA : 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 HI : 5,200 5,300 5,300 5,400 5,500 ID : 23,500 23,500 23,500 24,000 24,500 IL : 81,000 80,000 80,000 79,000 79,000 IN : 68,000 67,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 IA : 102,000 101,000 100,000 99,000 98,000 KS : 66,000 66,000 66,000 65,000 65,000 KY : 95,000 94,000 93,000 92,000 91,000 LA : 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 ME : 7,300 7,400 7,400 7,200 7,000 MD : 15,000 14,500 14,300 13,700 13,000 MA : 6,200 6,100 6,000 6,000 6,000 MI : 55,000 55,000 55,000 54,000 53,000 MN : 86,000 84,500 83,000 82,000 81,000 MS : 40,000 40,000 41,000 42,000 42,000 MO : 111,000 111,000 111,000 110,000 110,000 MT : 25,000 26,000 26,000 26,500 27,000 NE : 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 55,000 NV : 3,100 3,100 3,000 3,000 3,000 NH : 2,700 2,700 2,800 2,900 3,000 NJ : 9,400 9,400 9,500 9,500 9,600 NM : 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,500 15,500 NY : 38,500 38,500 38,000 38,000 38,000 NC : 60,000 59,500 59,500 59,000 59,000 ND : 33,000 32,500 32,500 32,000 31,500 OH : 81,000 80,000 79,000 78,000 79,000 OK : 79,000 80,000 81,000 82,000 83,000 OR : 37,500 38,000 38,500 38,500 39,000 PA : 57,000 58,000 59,000 59,000 60,000 RI : 750 750 750 750 750 SC : 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 SD : 34,500 34,000 33,000 32,500 32,500 TN : 93,000 93,000 92,000 91,000 91,000 TX : 218,000 220,000 222,000 224,000 225,000 UT : 14,500 14,500 15,000 15,000 15,000 VT : 6,400 6,400 6,400 6,500 6,600 VA : 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 WA : 38,000 38,000 38,000 39,000 39,000 WV : 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 WI : 80,000 80,000 80,000 79,000 79,000 WY : 9,200 9,200 9,200 9,200 9,200 : US : 2,201,590 2,197,690 2,196,400 2,190,500 2,190,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land in Farms: By State and United States, 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 10,000 10,100 10,000 9,700 9,600 AK : 940 930 920 920 910 AZ : 28,300 28,300 28,300 28,300 28,300 AR : 15,100 15,000 15,000 14,900 14,800 CA : 29,900 29,600 29,300 29,000 28,700 CO : 32,800 32,700 32,700 32,500 32,500 CT : 400 390 380 380 380 DE : 590 590 590 590 585 FL : 10,800 10,800 10,700 10,700 10,600 GA : 11,700 11,600 11,500 11,400 11,300 HI : 1,560 1,530 1,470 1,440 1,440 ID : 12,200 12,200 12,200 12,100 12,000 IL : 28,100 28,100 28,000 27,900 27,800 IN : 15,800 15,700 15,600 15,600 15,600 IA : 33,100 33,100 33,000 33,000 33,000 KS : 47,700 47,600 47,600 47,500 47,500 KY : 14,100 14,100 14,000 14,000 13,900 LA : 8,500 8,400 8,400 8,300 8,200 ME : 1,400 1,360 1,330 1,310 1,280 MD : 2,300 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,200 MA : 610 590 570 570 570 MI : 10,700 10,700 10,700 10,600 10,400 MN : 29,700 29,500 29,400 29,200 29,100 MS : 12,500 12,200 12,300 11,900 11,700 MO : 30,200 30,100 30,100 30,100 30,100 MT : 59,900 59,600 59,400 58,500 57,800 NE : 46,500 46,500 46,400 46,400 46,400 NV : 7,000 7,000 7,000 6,900 6,900 NH : 430 420 420 420 420 NJ : 870 860 850 840 830 NM : 45,200 45,200 45,000 45,100 45,300 NY : 8,100 7,900 7,900 7,800 7,800 NC : 9,600 9,600 9,600 9,500 9,500 ND : 40,300 40,200 39,900 39,900 39,700 OH : 15,200 15,100 15,000 14,900 14,900 OK : 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 OR : 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 PA : 7,900 7,800 7,700 7,600 7,700 RI : 65 65 65 65 65 SC : 5,150 5,100 5,050 5,000 5,000 SD : 44,200 44,200 44,000 44,000 44,000 TN : 12,100 12,100 12,000 12,000 12,000 TX : 133,000 133,000 132,000 132,000 131,500 UT : 11,200 11,200 11,400 11,400 11,600 VT : 1,430 1,400 1,370 1,340 1,330 VA : 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800 WA : 16,000 15,800 15,800 15,700 15,700 WV : 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 WI : 17,100 16,900 16,800 16,600 16,500 WY : 34,600 34,600 34,600 34,600 34,600 : US : 968,845 965,935 962,515 958,675 956,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Northeast : NY : 18,600 11,900 8,000 38,500 PA : 30,400 18,100 8,500 57,000 Other States 1/ : 23,650 8,000 5,200 36,850 Total : 72,650 38,000 21,700 132,350 : North Central : IL : 25,500 32,500 23,000 81,000 IN : 31,000 24,500 12,500 68,000 IA : 24,000 45,000 33,000 102,000 KS : 23,500 30,500 12,000 66,000 MI : 29,500 18,000 7,500 55,000 MN : 30,500 33,500 22,000 86,000 MO : 59,600 41,800 9,600 111,000 NE : 11,200 27,800 17,000 56,000 ND : 6,700 16,800 9,500 33,000 OH : 41,900 29,000 10,100 81,000 SD : 7,000 18,500 9,000 34,500 WI : 30,500 32,000 17,500 80,000 Total : 320,900 349,900 182,700 853,500 : South : AL 2/ : 33,000 49,000 AR : 27,000 13,500 10,500 51,000 FL 2/ : 29,500 45,000 GA : 30,900 11,200 6,900 49,000 KY 2/ : 55,000 95,000 LA 2/ : 19,000 30,000 MS 2/ : 27,000 40,000 NC : 33,500 17,500 9,000 60,000 OK : 48,000 25,000 6,000 79,000 TN 2/ : 67,000 93,000 TX : 140,000 61,000 17,000 218,000 VA 2/ : 31,500 49,000 Other States 2/ 3/ : 47,500 63,900 Total : 588,900 245,000 88,000 921,900 : West : CA : 39,200 27,000 18,800 85,000 OR 2/ : 25,000 37,500 WA : 22,700 8,300 7,000 38,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 66,040 133,340 Total : 152,940 87,500 53,400 293,840 : US : 1,135,390 720,400 345,800 2,201,590 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Northeast : NY : 1,800 2,400 3,900 8,100 PA : 2,200 2,700 3,000 7,900 Other States 1/ : 1,600 1,500 2,105 5,205 Total : 5,600 6,600 9,005 21,205 : North Central : IL : 1,700 7,200 19,200 28,100 IN : 1,500 4,800 9,500 15,800 IA : 1,500 10,800 20,800 33,100 KS : 3,900 18,800 25,000 47,700 MI : 2,100 3,400 5,200 10,700 MN : 3,200 9,600 16,900 29,700 MO : 7,300 12,500 10,400 30,200 NE : 2,000 14,500 30,000 46,500 ND : 3,100 16,000 21,200 40,300 OH : 2,800 5,700 6,700 15,200 SD : 3,000 16,900 24,300 44,200 WI : 2,600 6,300 8,200 17,100 Total : 34,700 126,500 197,400 358,600 : South : AL 2/ : 4,000 10,000 AR : 2,300 3,800 9,000 15,100 FL 2/ : 1,800 10,800 GA : 2,900 3,000 5,800 11,700 KY 2/ : 3,900 14,100 LA 2/ : 1,900 8,500 MS 2/ : 3,400 12,500 NC : 2,300 2,400 4,900 9,600 OK : 7,000 15,000 12,000 34,000 TN 2/ : 4,600 12,100 TX : 20,000 48,000 65,000 133,000 VA 2/ : 2,800 8,800 Other States 2/ 3/ : 8,340 11,740 Total : 65,240 100,700 126,000 291,940 : West : CA : 3,400 7,500 19,000 29,900 OR 2/ : 1,700 17,500 WA : 2,500 3,800 9,700 16,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 18,750 233,700 Total : 26,350 81,150 189,600 297,100 : US : 131,890 314,950 522,005 968,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Northeast : NY : 19,100 11,200 8,200 38,500 PA : 31,400 17,900 8,700 58,000 Other States 1/ : 23,350 7,900 5,600 36,850 Total : 73,850 37,000 22,500 133,350 : North Central : IL : 26,500 30,500 23,000 80,000 IN : 30,000 24,500 12,500 67,000 IA : 25,000 45,000 31,000 101,000 KS : 24,000 30,000 12,000 66,000 MI : 30,500 17,000 7,500 55,000 MN : 30,000 33,500 21,000 84,500 MO : 60,700 40,500 9,800 111,000 NE : 11,300 27,200 17,500 56,000 ND : 6,500 16,000 10,000 32,500 OH : 41,200 28,800 10,000 80,000 SD : 6,900 18,100 9,000 34,000 WI : 31,000 30,900 18,100 80,000 Total : 323,600 342,000 181,400 847,000 : South : AL 2/ : 34,000 49,000 AR : 26,000 13,000 11,000 50,000 FL 2/ : 29,500 45,000 GA : 31,500 10,500 7,000 49,000 KY 2/ : 54,000 94,000 LA 2/ : 18,700 30,000 MS 2/ : 27,000 40,000 NC : 33,000 17,000 9,500 59,500 OK : 48,000 26,000 6,000 80,000 TN 2/ : 67,000 93,000 TX : 141,000 61,500 17,500 220,000 VA 2/ : 31,500 49,000 Other States 2/ 3/ : 48,300 63,400 Total : 589,500 243,500 88,900 921,900 : West : CA : 38,500 27,800 18,700 85,000 OR 2/ : 25,000 38,000 WA : 22,600 8,300 7,100 38,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 68,340 134,440 Total : 154,440 87,000 54,000 295,440 : US : 1,141,390 709,500 346,800 2,197,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Northeast : NY : 1,800 2,300 3,800 7,900 PA : 2,200 2,600 3,000 7,800 Other States 1/ : 1,620 1,400 2,065 5,085 Total : 5,620 6,300 8,865 20,785 : North Central : IL : 1,700 6,800 19,600 28,100 IN : 1,500 4,700 9,500 15,700 IA : 1,700 11,400 20,000 33,100 KS : 3,900 18,700 25,000 47,600 MI : 2,200 3,300 5,200 10,700 MN : 3,300 9,500 16,700 29,500 MO : 7,300 12,300 10,500 30,100 NE : 2,000 14,000 30,500 46,500 ND : 3,300 15,500 21,400 40,200 OH : 2,800 5,600 6,700 15,100 SD : 2,900 16,500 24,800 44,200 WI : 2,600 5,800 8,500 16,900 Total : 35,200 124,100 198,400 357,700 : South : AL 2/ : 4,200 10,100 AR : 2,300 3,600 9,100 15,000 FL 2/ : 1,800 10,800 GA : 2,900 2,900 5,800 11,600 KY 2/ : 3,900 14,100 LA 2/ : 1,800 8,400 MS 2/ : 3,400 12,200 NC : 2,300 2,300 5,000 9,600 OK : 6,800 15,000 12,200 34,000 TN 2/ : 4,600 12,100 TX : 20,000 48,000 65,000 133,000 VA 2/ : 2,800 8,800 Other States 2/ 3/ : 8,190 11,590 Total : 64,990 99,800 126,500 291,290 : West : CA : 3,300 7,500 18,800 29,600 OR 2/ : 1,700 17,500 WA : 2,500 3,500 9,800 15,800 Other States 2/ 4/ : 19,600 233,260 Total : 27,100 80,260 188,800 296,160 : US : 132,910 310,460 522,565 965,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Northeast : NY : 18,600 11,400 8,000 38,000 PA : 32,800 17,200 9,000 59,000 Other States 1/ : 23,850 8,500 4,600 36,950 Total : 75,250 37,100 21,600 133,950 : North Central : IL : 27,000 29,500 23,500 80,000 IN : 29,500 24,000 12,500 66,000 IA : 26,000 42,800 31,200 100,000 KS : 24,400 29,000 12,600 66,000 MI : 31,000 17,000 7,000 55,000 MN : 30,000 32,500 20,500 83,000 MO : 61,500 39,500 10,000 111,000 NE : 12,000 26,000 18,000 56,000 ND : 6,700 15,600 10,200 32,500 OH : 40,600 28,400 10,000 79,000 SD : 6,500 17,000 9,500 33,000 WI : 33,100 28,100 18,800 80,000 Total : 328,300 329,400 183,800 841,500 : South : AL 2/ : 34,500 49,000 AR : 26,000 13,000 11,000 50,000 FL 2/ : 29,500 45,000 GA : 31,900 10,000 7,100 49,000 KY 2/ : 53,000 93,000 LA 2/ : 18,500 30,000 MS 2/ : 28,000 41,000 NC : 34,000 16,000 9,500 59,500 OK : 50,000 25,000 6,000 81,000 TN 2/ : 68,000 92,000 TX : 144,000 61,000 17,000 222,000 VA 2/ : 32,000 49,000 Other States 2/ 3/ : 48,600 63,100 Total : 598,000 237,600 88,000 923,600 : West : CA : 39,800 28,000 18,200 86,000 OR 2/ : 25,500 38,500 WA : 23,100 7,700 7,200 38,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 67,450 134,850 Total : 155,850 88,000 53,500 297,350 : US : 1,157,400 692,100 346,900 2,196,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Northeast : NY : 1,900 2,300 3,700 7,900 PA : 2,100 2,600 3,000 7,700 Other States 1/ : 1,535 1,400 2,050 4,985 Total : 5,535 6,300 8,750 20,585 : North Central : IL : 1,700 6,700 19,600 28,000 IN : 1,500 4,500 9,600 15,600 IA : 1,800 11,000 20,200 33,000 KS : 3,800 17,300 26,500 47,600 MI : 2,200 3,200 5,300 10,700 MN : 3,300 9,300 16,800 29,400 MO : 7,400 12,100 10,600 30,100 NE : 2,100 13,600 30,700 46,400 ND : 3,300 14,900 21,700 39,900 OH : 2,800 5,400 6,800 15,000 SD : 2,500 16,000 25,500 44,000 WI : 2,700 5,200 8,900 16,800 Total : 35,100 119,200 202,200 356,500 : South : AL 2/ : 4,200 10,000 AR : 2,200 3,600 9,200 15,000 FL 2/ : 1,800 10,700 GA : 2,900 2,800 5,800 11,500 KY 2/ : 4,000 14,000 LA 2/ : 1,800 8,400 MS 2/ : 3,500 12,300 NC : 2,400 2,200 5,000 9,600 OK : 7,000 14,500 12,500 34,000 TN 2/ : 4,700 12,000 TX : 21,000 47,000 64,000 132,000 VA 2/ : 2,800 8,800 Other States 2/ 3/ : 6,740 11,540 Total : 65,040 97,800 127,000 289,840 : West : CA : 3,200 7,600 18,500 29,300 OR 2/ : 1,700 17,500 WA : 2,500 3,300 10,000 15,800 Other States 2/ 4/ : 20,440 232,990 Total : 27,840 79,900 187,850 295,590 : US : 133,515 303,200 525,800 962,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Northeast : NY : 18,600 11,200 8,200 38,000 PA : 32,600 17,200 9,200 59,000 Other States 1/ : 24,650 8,500 3,800 36,950 Total : 75,850 36,900 21,200 133,950 : North Central : IL : 27,000 28,500 23,500 79,000 IN : 30,000 23,000 13,000 66,000 IA : 27,000 41,000 31,000 99,000 KS : 23,500 28,500 13,000 65,000 MI : 29,800 17,000 7,200 54,000 MN : 29,000 31,500 21,500 82,000 MO : 61,500 38,200 10,300 110,000 NE : 12,800 25,000 18,200 56,000 ND : 7,400 15,100 9,500 32,000 OH : 39,000 28,600 10,400 78,000 SD : 6,000 17,000 9,500 32,500 WI : 32,900 27,400 18,700 79,000 Total : 325,900 320,800 185,800 832,500 : South : AL 2/ : 35,000 49,000 AR : 26,500 12,500 10,500 49,500 FL 2/ : 29,500 45,000 GA : 32,000 9,700 7,300 49,000 KY 2/ : 52,000 92,000 LA 2/ : 19,000 30,000 MS 2/ : 30,000 42,000 NC : 34,000 15,000 10,000 59,000 OK : 50,200 25,500 6,300 82,000 TN 2/ : 68,000 91,000 TX : 151,000 56,000 17,000 224,000 VA 2/ : 32,000 49,000 Other States 2/ 3/ : 49,300 62,500 Total : 608,500 227,400 88,100 924,000 : West : CA : 41,500 26,000 18,500 86,000 OR 2/ : 25,500 38,500 WA : 24,200 7,700 7,100 39,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 66,350 136,550 Total : 157,550 88,500 54,000 300,050 : US : 1,167,800 673,600 349,100 2,190,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Northeast : NY : 1,900 2,200 3,700 7,800 PA : 2,100 2,500 3,000 7,600 Other States 1/ : 1,490 1,400 2,035 4,925 Total : 5,490 6,100 8,735 20,325 : North Central : IL : 1,700 6,400 19,800 27,900 IN : 1,400 4,300 9,900 15,600 IA : 1,800 10,600 20,600 33,000 KS : 3,800 16,800 26,900 47,500 MI : 2,200 3,100 5,300 10,600 MN : 3,100 9,000 17,100 29,200 MO : 7,300 11,900 10,900 30,100 NE : 2,100 13,300 31,000 46,400 ND : 3,400 14,500 22,000 39,900 OH : 2,800 5,200 6,900 14,900 SD : 2,100 15,700 26,200 44,000 WI : 2,700 5,100 8,800 16,600 Total : 34,400 115,900 205,400 355,700 : South : AL 2/ : 4,100 9,700 AR : 2,200 3,500 9,200 14,900 FL 2/ : 1,800 10,700 GA : 2,900 2,700 5,800 11,400 KY 2/ : 4,000 14,000 LA 2/ : 1,800 8,300 MS 2/ : 3,600 11,900 NC : 2,400 2,100 5,000 9,500 OK : 7,300 14,000 12,700 34,000 TN 2/ : 4,800 12,000 TX : 22,000 46,000 64,000 132,000 VA 2/ : 2,800 8,800 Other States 2/ 3/ : 5,990 11,490 Total : 65,690 95,500 127,500 288,690 : West : CA : 3,100 7,600 18,300 29,000 OR 2/ : 1,700 17,500 WA : 2,500 3,100 10,100 15,700 Other States 2/ 4/ : 20,910 231,760 Total : 28,210 79,700 186,050 293,960 : US : 133,790 297,200 527,685 958,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Northeast : NY : 18,700 11,000 8,300 38,000 PA : 33,300 17,200 9,500 60,000 Other States 1/ : 24,050 9,100 3,900 37,050 Total : 76,050 37,300 21,700 135,050 : North Central : IL : 27,700 27,800 23,500 79,000 IN : 31,500 22,000 12,500 66,000 IA : 27,500 38,500 32,000 98,000 KS : 24,200 27,300 13,500 65,000 MI : 28,500 17,000 7,500 53,000 MN : 29,500 30,500 21,000 81,000 MO : 62,700 36,500 10,800 110,000 NE : 13,500 23,300 18,200 55,000 ND : 8,500 14,000 9,000 31,500 OH : 40,600 27,500 10,900 79,000 SD : 7,000 15,500 10,000 32,500 WI : 33,600 26,700 18,700 79,000 Total : 334,800 306,600 187,600 829,000 : South : AL 2/ : 35,000 49,000 AR : 26,500 12,000 10,500 49,000 FL 2/ : 29,500 45,000 GA : 31,900 9,600 7,500 49,000 KY 2/ : 53,000 91,000 LA 2/ : 19,500 30,000 MS 2/ : 30,000 42,000 NC : 35,000 14,000 10,000 59,000 OK : 52,700 24,000 6,300 83,000 TN 2/ : 69,000 91,000 TX : 154,000 54,000 17,000 225,000 VA 2/ : 32,000 49,000 Other States 2/ 3/ : 49,900 61,800 Total : 618,000 216,000 89,800 923,800 : West : CA : 42,000 25,000 20,000 87,000 OR 2/ : 26,000 39,000 WA : 24,300 7,800 6,900 39,000 Other States 2/ 4/ : 69,900 137,660 Total : 162,200 86,060 54,400 302,660 : US : 1,191,050 645,960 353,500 2,190,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic Sales Class : State :--------------------------------------: and : $1,000- : $10,000- : $100,000 : Total Region : $9,999 : $99,999 : & Over : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Northeast : NY : 1,900 2,200 3,700 7,800 PA : 2,100 2,500 3,100 7,700 Other States 1/ : 1,475 1,400 2,000 4,875 Total : 5,475 6,100 8,800 20,375 : North Central : IL : 1,700 6,000 20,100 27,800 IN : 1,500 4,100 10,000 15,600 IA : 1,800 9,500 21,700 33,000 KS : 3,800 16,000 27,700 47,500 MI : 2,000 2,900 5,500 10,400 MN : 3,100 8,700 17,300 29,100 MO : 7,300 11,500 11,300 30,100 NE : 2,100 12,700 31,600 46,400 ND : 3,500 14,000 22,200 39,700 OH : 2,800 4,800 7,300 14,900 SD : 2,100 14,800 27,100 44,000 WI : 2,800 4,900 8,800 16,500 Total : 34,500 109,900 210,600 355,000 : South : AL 2/ : 4,000 9,600 AR : 2,200 3,300 9,300 14,800 FL 2/ : 1,800 10,600 GA : 3,000 2,500 5,800 11,300 KY 2/ : 4,000 13,900 LA 2/ : 1,800 8,200 MS 2/ : 3,700 11,700 NC : 2,400 2,000 5,100 9,500 OK : 7,000 14,000 13,000 34,000 TN 2/ : 4,800 12,000 TX : 22,000 45,500 64,000 131,500 VA 2/ : 2,800 8,800 Other States 2/ 3/ : 5,400 11,485 Total : 64,900 93,985 128,500 287,385 : West : CA : 3,000 7,300 18,400 28,700 OR 2/ : 1,700 17,500 WA : 2,500 2,900 10,300 15,700 Other States 2/ 4/ : 23,300 231,350 Total : 30,500 78,500 184,250 293,250 : US : 135,375 288,485 532,150 956,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2/ Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3/ DE, MD, SC, and WV. 4/ AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY. Percent of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Farm Size: By Economic Sales Class, United States, 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic : Percent of Total : Sales :-------------------------------: Average Farm Size Class : Farms : Land : (Acres) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : $1,000 - $2,499 : 24.1 4.1 75 $2,500 - $4,999 : 14.5 4.2 127 $5,000 - $9,999 : 13.0 5.3 179 $10,000 - $19,999 : 11.0 5.8 232 $20,000 - $39,999 : 10.0 7.6 334 $40,000 - $99,999 : 11.7 19.1 718 $100,000 - $249,999 : 10.2 25.8 1,113 $250,000 - $499,999 : 3.3 13.1 1,747 $500,000 + : 2.2 15.0 3,000 : Total : 100.0 100.0 440 : : : 1994 : $1,000 - $2,499 : 24.5 4.2 75 $2,500 - $4,999 : 14.5 4.3 130 $5,000 - $9,999 : 12.9 5.3 181 $10,000 - $19,999 : 11.0 5.9 236 $20,000 - $39,999 : 9.8 7.5 336 $40,000 - $99,999 : 11.5 18.7 715 $100,000 - $249,999 : 10.1 25.7 1,118 $250,000 - $499,999 : 3.4 13.5 1,745 $500,000 + : 2.3 14.9 2,847 : Total : 100.0 100.0 440 : : : 1995 : $1,000 - $2,499 : 25.1 4.2 73 $2,500 - $4,999 : 14.6 4.3 129 $5,000 - $9,999 : 13.0 5.4 182 $10,000 - $19,999 : 10.8 5.9 239 $20,000 - $39,999 : 9.6 7.6 347 $40,000 - $99,999 : 11.1 18.0 711 $100,000 - $249,999 : 9.9 25.7 1,138 $250,000 - $499,999 : 3.5 13.5 1,690 $500,000 + : 2.4 15.4 2,812 : Total : 100.0 100.0 438 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Farm Size: By Economic Sales Class, United States, 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic : Percent of Total : Sales :-------------------------------: Average Farm Size Class : Farms : Land : (Acres) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : $1,000 - $2,499 : 26.2 4.3 72 $2,500 - $4,999 : 14.5 4.4 133 $5,000 - $9,999 : 12.6 5.3 184 $10,000 - $19,999 : 10.5 6.0 250 $20,000 - $39,999 : 9.4 7.5 349 $40,000 - $99,999 : 10.9 17.5 703 $100,000 - $249,999 : 9.5 25.3 1,166 $250,000 - $499,999 : 3.8 13.8 1,589 $500,000 + : 2.6 15.9 2,676 : Total : 100.0 100.0 438 : : : 1997 : $1,000 - $2,499 : 27.4 4.4 70 $2,500 - $4,999 : 14.6 4.4 132 $5,000 - $9,999 : 12.4 5.4 190 $10,000 - $19,999 : 9.9 5.8 256 $20,000 - $39,999 : 9.0 7.4 359 $40,000 - $99,999 : 10.6 17.0 700 $100,000 - $249,999 : 9.0 24.0 1,164 $250,000 - $499,999 : 4.1 14.2 1,512 $500,000 + : 3.0 17.4 2,531 : Total : 100.0 100.0 436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Farm Size: By State and United States, 1993-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 204 206 204 198 196 AK : 1,741 1,722 1,673 1,673 1,625 AZ : 3,628 3,628 3,628 3,582 3,582 AR : 296 300 300 301 302 CA : 352 348 341 337 330 CO : 1,112 1,108 1,108 1,102 1,102 CT : 98 95 93 93 93 DE : 203 203 211 211 209 FL : 240 240 238 238 236 GA : 239 237 235 233 231 HI : 300 289 277 267 262 ID : 519 519 519 504 490 IL : 347 351 350 353 352 IN : 232 234 236 236 236 IA : 325 328 330 333 337 KS : 723 721 721 731 731 KY : 148 150 151 152 153 LA : 283 280 280 277 273 ME : 192 184 180 182 183 MD : 153 152 154 161 169 MA : 98 97 95 95 95 MI : 195 195 195 196 196 MN : 345 349 354 356 359 MS : 313 305 300 283 279 MO : 272 271 271 274 274 MT : 2,396 2,292 2,285 2,208 2,141 NE : 830 830 829 829 844 NV : 2,258 2,258 2,333 2,300 2,300 NH : 159 156 150 145 140 NJ : 93 91 89 88 86 NM : 3,013 3,013 3,000 2,910 2,923 NY : 210 205 208 205 205 NC : 160 161 161 161 161 ND : 1,221 1,237 1,228 1,247 1,260 OH : 188 189 190 191 189 OK : 430 425 420 415 410 OR : 467 461 455 455 449 PA : 139 134 131 129 128 RI : 87 87 87 87 87 SC : 206 204 202 200 200 SD : 1,281 1,300 1,333 1,354 1,354 TN : 130 130 130 132 132 TX : 610 605 595 589 584 UT : 772 772 760 760 773 VT : 223 219 214 206 202 VA : 180 180 180 180 180 WA : 421 416 416 403 403 WV : 176 176 176 176 176 WI : 214 211 210 210 209 WY : 3,761 3,761 3,761 3,761 3,761 : US : 440 440 438 438 436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Page Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: United States, 1993-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Number of Farms: By State and United States, 1993-97 . . . . . . 6 Land in Farms: By State and United States, 1993-97 . . . . . . . 7 Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and United States, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Percent of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Farm Size: By Economic Sales Class, United States, 1993-97 . . . . . . 18, 19 Average Farm Size: By State and United States, 1993-97 . . . . . 20