2017 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 7

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2017 and Earlier Census Years

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

All farms 2017 2012 2007 2002 1997

Not adjusted for coverage 

1997 1992 1987

Farms ...............................................................number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farm .................................... acres 

 

Estimated market value of land and buildings 1: 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

 

Estimated market value of all machinery 

 and equipment 1...............................................$1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 

Farms by size: 

 1 to 9 acres ............................................................... 

 10 to 49 acres ........................................................... 

 50 to 179 acres ......................................................... 

 180 to 499 acres ....................................................... 

 500 to 999 acres ....................................................... 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................. 

 2,000 acres or more .................................................. 

 

Total cropland ......................................................farms 

acres 

 Harvested cropland...........................................farms 

acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................farms 

acres 

 

Market value of agricultural products 

 sold (see text) ..................................................$1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 

 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

 crops ............................................................$1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............$1,000 

 

Farms by value of sales: 

 Less than $2,500 ...................................................... 

 $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 

 $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 

 $100,000 to $499,999 ............................................... 

 $500,000 or more ..................................................... 

 

Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 

 Family or individual ................................................... 

 Partnership ............................................................... 

 Corporation ............................................................... 

 Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian Reservation, etc. ...... 

 

Total farm production expenses 1......................$1,000 

 

Selected farm production expenses 1: 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ....$1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................ $1,000 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased 2..................................................$1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ...............$1,000 

 Hired farm labor .............................................$1,000 

 Interest expense ............................................$1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ....................................$1,000 

 

Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves inventory ..............................farms 

number 

 Beef cows ....................................................farms 

number 

 Milk cows .....................................................farms 

number 

 Cattle and calves sold ......................................farms 

number 

 Hogs and pigs inventory ..................................farms 

number 

 Hogs and pigs sold ..........................................farms 

number 

 Layers inventory (see text) ..............................farms 

number 

 Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

 sold ................................................................farms 

number 

 

Selected crops harvested: 

 Corn for grain ...................................................farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Corn for silage or greenchop ...........................farms 

acres 

tons 

 Wheat for grain, all ...........................................farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Durum wheat for grain .................................farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ........farms 

acres 

bushels 

2,042,220

900,217,576

441

1,311,808

2,976

272,297,744

133,363

273,325

583,001

564,763

315,017

133,321

87,666

85,127

1,475,627

396,433,817

1,245,548

320,041,858

294,235

58,013,907

388,522,695

190,245

193,546,699

194,975,996

791,701

185,341

208,074

228,218

144,113

119,434

218,771

146,568

1,751,126

130,173

116,840

44,081

326,390,640

44,934,482

62,625,223

23,543,177

13,474,121

31,635,981

12,396,094

17,585,163

882,692

93,648,041

729,046

31,722,039

54,599

9,539,631

711,827

69,812,061

66,439

72,381,007

64,871

235,282,860

232,500

368,241,393

32,751

8,889,759,283

304,801

84,738,562

14,773,403,430

59,500

6,109,414

120,443,839

104,792

38,811,620

1,788,456,593

3,093

2,206,169

63,273,647

20,076

10,419,033

440,770,319

2,109,303

914,527,657

434

1,075,491

2,481

243,966,688

115,706

223,634

589,549

634,047

346,038

142,555

91,273

82,207

1,551,654

389,690,414

1,288,875

314,964,600

296,303

55,822,231

394,644,481

187,097

212,397,074

182,247,407

788,310

191,422

214,245

244,954

152,873

129,366

232,955

155,178

1,828,946

137,987

106,716

35,654

328,939,354

41,586,018

75,706,467

28,532,713

16,573,188

26,986,669

12,123,573

16,459,840

913,246

89,994,614

727,906

28,956,553

64,098

9,252,272

740,978

69,759,776

63,246

66,026,785

55,882

199,115,305

198,272

350,715,978

32,935

8,463,194,794

348,530

87,413,045

10,333,410,157

86,365

7,196,628

113,153,064

147,632

49,040,226

2,185,108,114

3,515

2,139,150

86,110,218

25,794

12,177,715

521,904,259

2,204,792

922,095,840

418

791,138

1,892

194,783,471

88,357

232,849

620,283

660,530

368,368

149,713

92,656

80,393

1,685,339

406,424,909

1,328,004

309,607,601

301,028

56,599,305

297,220,491

134,807

143,657,928

153,562,563

900,327

200,302

218,531

248,285

154,732

125,456

240,873

116,286

1,906,335

174,247

96,074

28,136

241,113,666

38,003,682

49,095,106

18,107,194

12,912,179

21,877,661

10,880,731

10,074,914

963,669

96,347,858

764,984

32,834,801

69,890

9,266,574

798,290

74,071,936

75,442

67,786,318

74,789

206,807,181

145,615

349,772,508

27,091

8,914,828,122

347,760

86,248,542

12,738,519,330

84,317

5,979,661

104,224,795

160,810

50,932,969

1,993,648,378

3,723

2,138,734

73,201,303

28,733

13,008,266

475,906,637

2,128,982

938,279,056

441

537,833

1,213

136,624,880

66,570

179,346

563,772

658,705

388,617

161,552

99,020

77,970

1,751,450

434,164,946

1,362,608

302,697,252

299,583

55,311,236

200,646,355

94,245

95,151,954

105,494,401

826,558

213,326

223,168

256,157

157,906

140,479

240,746

70,642

1,909,598

129,593

73,752

16,039

173,199,216

27,420,965

31,694,850

9,751,460

6,675,419

18,568,446

9,571,577

7,608,921

1,018,359

95,497,994

796,436

33,398,271

91,989

9,103,959

851,971

73,509,165

78,895

60,405,103

82,028

184,997,686

98,315

334,435,155

32,006

8,500,313,357

348,590

68,230,523

8,613,061,814

103,621

6,683,995

97,132,738

169,528

45,519,976

1,577,005,140

5,325

2,717,841

81,170,077

30,333

13,498,842

391,500,672

2,215,876

954,752,502

431

416,007

967

119,302,923

53,861

205,390

530,902

694,489

428,215

179,447

103,007

74,426

1,857,239

445,324,765

1,545,681

318,937,401

308,818

56,289,172

201,379,812

90,880

100,668,794

100,711,018

693,026

265,667

267,575

293,639

179,629

163,510

282,422

70,408

1,922,590

185,607

90,432

17,247

157,752,357

22,213,229

34,749,048

9,999,752

6,715,936

15,457,896

9,392,431

7,934,936

1,188,659

99,907,017

899,756

34,193,965

125,041

9,139,812

1,121,003

75,005,184

124,889

61,188,149

112,377

142,956,569

(NA)

(NA)

27,737

7,366,526,456

450,520

71,088,454

8,732,478,098

123,325

5,771,666

89,219,954

252,922

62,084,743

2,329,807,815

7,070

3,202,949

88,251,199

47,193

18,024,687

537,892,213

1,911,859

931,795,255

487

449,748

933

110,256,802

57,678

153,515

410,833

592,972

402,769

175,690

101,468

74,612

1,661,395

431,144,896

1,410,606

309,395,475

279,442

55,058,128

196,864,649

102,970

98,055,656

98,808,993

496,514

228,477

237,975

274,040

170,705

158,160

277,194

68,794

1,643,424

169,462

84,002

14,971

150,590,993

21,614,559

32,759,966

9,597,128

6,371,515

14,841,036

8,928,107

7,581,424

1,046,863

98,989,244

804,595

34,066,615

116,874

9,095,439

1,011,809

74,089,046

109,754

61,206,236

102,106

142,611,882

(NA)

(NA)

23,937

6,741,927,110

430,711

69,796,716

8,578,634,770

119,308

5,727,594

88,380,934

243,568

58,836,344

2,204,026,684

6,887

3,099,732

85,802,466

46,268

17,488,113

519,176,940

1,925,300

945,531,506

491

357,056

727

93,316,496

48,605

166,496

387,711

584,146

427,648

186,387

101,923

70,989

1,697,137

435,365,878

1,491,786

295,936,976

279,357

49,404,030

162,608,334

84,459

75,228,256

87,380,078

422,767

231,867

251,883

301,804

195,354

187,760

286,951

46,914

1,653,491

186,806

72,567

12,436

130,779,261

23,043,431

24,084,507

8,204,324

6,120,452

12,961,639

8,111,337

6,133,705

1,074,349

96,135,825

803,241

32,545,976

155,339

9,491,818

1,034,189

70,562,908

191,347

57,563,118

188,167

111,326,807

(NA)

(NA)

23,949

5,428,589,485

503,935

69,339,869

8,697,362,804

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

292,464

59,089,470

2,206,729,476

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

2,087,759

964,470,625

462

289,387

627

85,801,360

41,227

183,257

412,437

644,849

478,294

200,058

102,078

66,786

1,848,574

443,318,233

1,643,633

282,223,880

291,628

46,386,201

136,048,516

65,165

58,931,085

77,117,431

490,296

262,918

274,972

326,166

219,636

218,050

263,698

32,023

1,809,324

199,559

66,969

11,907

108,138,053

19,344,645

19,163,364

6,684,944

5,277,227

10,866,236

8,158,268

4,690,243

1,176,346

95,847,299

841,778

31,652,593

202,068

10,084,697

1,150,523

72,603,841

243,398

52,271,120

238,819

96,569,359

(NA)

(NA)

27,645

4,361,975,630

627,602

58,701,505

6,725,001,837

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

352,237

53,224,174

1,887,103,964

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
8 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2017 and Earlier Census Years (continued)

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

All farms 2017 2012 2007 2002 1997

Not adjusted for coverage 

1997 1992 1987

Selected crops harvested: - Con. 

 Wheat for grain, all - Con. 

 

 Winter wheat for grain ................................. farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Oats for grain .................................................. farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Barley for grain ................................................ farms 

acres 

bushels 

 

 Sorghum for grain ........................................... farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Sorghum for silage or greenchop .................... farms 

acres 

tons 

 Soybeans for beans ........................................ farms 

acres 

bushels 

 Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and 

 limas (see text) .............................................. farms 

acres 

cwt 

 Cotton, all ........................................................ farms 

acres 

bales 

 

 Tobacco .......................................................... farms 

acres 

pounds 

 Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, 

 grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ......... farms 

acres 

tons, dry equivalent 

 Rice ................................................................. farms 

acres 

cwt 

 Sunflower seed, all .......................................... farms 

acres 

pounds 

 Sugarbeets for sugar ....................................... farms 

acres 

tons 

 

 Sugarcane for sugar ........................................ farms 

acres 

tons 

 Peanuts for nuts .............................................. farms 

acres 

pounds 

 Vegetables harvested for sale 3(see text) ....... farms 

acres 

 Potatoes ...................................................... farms 

acres 

 Sweet potatoes ........................................... farms 

acres 

 Land in orchards 4........................................... farms 

acres 

86,596

26,186,417

1,284,412,628

19,842

814,140

50,406,624

11,188

2,206,808

161,624,924

15,339

5,070,159

354,737,072

3,064

335,647

4,434,915

303,191

90,149,480

4,356,024,186

5,408

1,470,136

30,625,986

16,149

11,401,965

20,413,180

6,237

331,552

715,446,022

799,627

56,858,622

140,229,237

4,637

2,395,054

176,274,671

3,389

1,324,030

2,086,855,236

3,496

1,150,682

35,488,911

627

843,454

30,949,944

6,379

1,786,767

7,114,985,199

74,276

4,365,149

16,554

1,133,128

4,798

172,983

111,955

5,665,600

126,085

34,723,361

1,577,093,637

35,038

1,078,698

65,646,178

18,667

3,283,905

215,059,358

20,037

5,142,099

264,337,547

5,288

466,645

5,639,863

302,963

76,104,780

2,926,822,777

6,896

1,642,797

31,424,290

18,155

9,384,080

16,534,302

10,014

342,932

766,609,252

813,583

55,775,162

127,345,016

5,591

2,693,759

200,239,288

4,953

1,877,145

2,728,794,260

3,913

1,249,481

35,417,494

666

(D)

30,269,684

6,561

1,621,631

6,660,492,899

72,045

4,492,086

21,079

1,168,199

2,202

125,726

106,488

5,199,729

136,103

35,785,969

1,444,540,438

42,558

1,509,149

89,508,669

19,848

3,521,957

207,089,232

26,242

6,769,834

482,452,865

5,625

450,041

5,763,450

279,110

63,915,821

2,582,423,697

6,236

1,455,549

25,353,900

18,605

10,493,238

18,898,128

16,234

359,846

778,301,825

869,534

61,455,483

155,393,762

6,084

2,758,792

198,538,690

6,403

2,000,153

2,820,962,445

4,022

1,253,817

31,937,325

692

846,666

31,127,405

6,182

1,200,564

3,703,138,887

69,172

4,682,588

15,014

1,131,963

1,910

105,284

115,935

5,039,476

141,062

29,303,293

1,104,334,391

63,763

1,996,916

109,840,449

24,747

4,015,654

214,800,035

33,172

6,755,326

333,485,523

7,042

406,031

3,904,834

317,611

72,399,844

2,707,719,216

8,647

1,691,775

29,687,475

24,805

12,456,162

17,145,345

56,977

428,631

873,350,412

884,831

64,041,337

154,976,932

8,046

3,197,641

210,358,014

7,506

1,833,435

2,042,510,240

5,027

1,365,769

27,793,126

953

978,393

35,319,767

8,640

1,223,093

3,137,586,781

54,391

3,698,744

9,408

1,266,087

2,366

92,310

113,649

5,330,439

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

94,811

2,739,810

154,654,269

43,269

6,108,682

346,413,080

50,860

8,647,643

569,984,239

7,962

384,320

4,669,985

367,300

67,773,274

2,560,330,804

11,348

1,731,898

27,888,555

33,640

13,897,404

18,706,703

93,530

837,363

1,744,192,909

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

9,627

3,161,576

184,412,536

11,176

(D)

(D)

7,057

1,449,819

29,740,760

1,079

890,193

31,986,258

12,788

1,377,097

3,434,648,039

60,631

3,906,983

11,649

1,372,458

1,976

80,953

123,420

5,349,292

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

89,606

2,680,958

151,327,329

41,930

5,944,951

336,435,009

49,397

8,470,353

559,070,136

7,918

382,024

4,640,291

354,692

66,147,726

2,504,307,294

10,911

1,691,899

27,223,851

31,493

13,235,236

17,878,743

89,706

838,530

1,747,702,321

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

9,291

3,122,120

182,231,457

11,067

2,534,708

3,198,790,249

7,102

1,453,824

29,775,479

973

875,180

31,549,377

12,221

1,352,155

3,377,142,874

53,727

3,773,219

10,523

1,355,241

1,770

77,384

106,069

5,158,064

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

381,000

56,351,304

2,053,163,265

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

34,812

10,961,720

15,370,310

124,270

831,231

1,697,831,562

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

61,969

3,782,358

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

116,207

4,770,778

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

441,899

55,291,205

1,838,053,979

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

43,046

9,826,081

13,280,143

136,682

633,310

1,215,221,360

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

60,819

3,467,563

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

120,434

4,560,163

1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms.

2 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure.

3 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng.

4 Data for 2012 and prior years exclude pineapples.