Characteristics of All Farms 

and Farms with Organic Sales 

 

 

Issued October 2019 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Sonny Perdue, Secretary 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Hubert Hamer, Administrator

 

2017 Census of Agriculture 1

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

2,042,220 

900,217,576 

441 

2,042,220 

397,466,269 

194,625 

2,042,220 

388,522,695 

471,593 

217,241 

211,272 

234,209 

252,619 

155,061 

125,899 

134,443 

88,890 

71,607 

79,386 

1,017,021 

193,546,699 

986,790 

194,975,996 

643,145 

8,943,574 

130,056 

2,805,310 

28,958 

9,036,103 

2,042,220 

326,390,640 

159,821 

1,024,978 

23,543,177 

893,815 

17,585,163 

702,954 

20,969,668 

115,954 

257,008 

4,301 

4,082,741 

949 

4,301 

8,473,343 

1,970,087 

4,301 

8,435,721 

18 

37 

59 

151 

364 

422 

582 

776 

532 

423 

937 

4,108 

7,119,268 

2,374 

1,316,453 

1,543 

37,622 

1,041 

93,077 

744 

1,364,786 

4,301 

6,949,106 

1,615,695 

3,544 

513,798 

2,413 

439,340 

3,209 

439,923 

1,363 

5,323 

11,650 

4,912,949 

422 

11,650 

6,744,349 

578,914 

11,650 

6,696,211 

127 

245 

401 

780 

1,277 

1,251 

1,562 

2,525 

1,500 

879 

1,103 

10,336 

3,777,059 

5,602 

2,919,152 

3,505 

48,137 

3,311 

283,844 

2,691 

851,074 

11,650 

5,253,945 

450,982 

8,713 

250,056 

4,436 

153,200 

7,796 

209,013 

3,829 

8,667 

2,215 

112,809 

51 

2,215 

23,698 

10,699 

2,215 

22,534 

339 

462 

490 

437 

329 

104 

31 

17 

2 

3 

1 

1,931 

16,957 

1,062 

5,577 

171 

1,164 

1,477 

3,843 

417 

673 

2,215 

34,537 

15,592 

1,396 

1,417 

567 

377 

1,418 

2,165 

486 

58 

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

556,415 

44,934,482 

326,959 

5,543,456 

314,159 

39,391,026 

1,261,946 

62,625,223 

1,921,692 

13,474,121 

1,338,636 

9,008,838 

1,665,018 

19,671,413 

513,137 

31,635,981 

195,754 

7,594,815 

427,977 

7,555,434 

482,214 

21,060,123 

138,370 

2,423,579 

668,601 

12,396,094 

519,212 

8,915,897 

380,839 

3,480,197 

1,920,421 

9,415,124 

943,985 

4,445,744 

848,744 

18,051,661 

2,042,220 

87,923,453 

43,053 

891,329 

125,754 

1,637 

153,393 

771 

24,482 

1,180 

128,911 

2,318 

560,833 

4,234 

244,866 

3,781 

268,181 

4,177 

452,096 

2,641 

1,661,371 

1,230 

578,210 

2,080 

240,041 

2,085 

435,827 

971 

88,434 

2,611 

154,919 

1,996 

108,543 

1,696 

46,376 

3,952 

94,266 

2,083 

19,345 

3,284 

604,262 

4,301 

1,677,424 

390,008 

3,244 

573,096 

3,260 

204,606 

1,620 

53,559 

2,235 

151,046 

5,717 

1,047,366 

11,395 

185,779 

10,031 

183,869 

11,043 

341,435 

6,824 

1,139,586 

2,798 

376,714 

5,049 

129,958 

4,719 

227,522 

2,149 

39,340 

6,159 

144,768 

4,614 

104,155 

3,858 

40,613 

10,437 

97,653 

4,924 

40,296 

8,336 

482,783 

11,650 

1,664,377 

142,865 

8,210 

231,090 

640 

1,300 

203 

881 

546 

420 

1,118 

2,756 

2,070 

1,626 

1,413 

1,782 

1,834 

3,729 

514 

5,703 

234 

836 

187 

255 

165 

786 

130 

137 

576 

3,158 

458 

2,641 

277 

517 

2,066 

6,200 

647 

465 

861 

1,846 

2,215 

-6,945 

-3,135 

786 

12,980 

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

66,633 

156,683 

103,942 

153,619 

114,269 

296,183 

1,150,891 

20,997 

89,302 

342,608 

256,919 

272,079 

104,865 

85,118 

784,435 

16,847,824 

28,575 

949,323 

1,475,627 

396,433,817 

1,245,548 

320,041,858 

1,130,063 

400,771,178 

294,235 

58,013,907 

238,041 

22,959,083 

380,236 

284,359,292 

18,166 

7,277,350 

2,042,220 

2,679,000,942 

1,311,808 

2,976 

2,041,781 

272,297,744 

49 

167 

166 

439 

414 

2,009 

1,057 

171,900 

34 

149 

91 

204 

156 

423 

2,572 

153,187 

143 

5,260 

4,205 

2,882,881 

4,188 

2,391,939 

1,772 

866,997 

2,201 

1,272,583 

345 

50,473 

1,591 

1,616,084 

4,301 

1,344,891 

4,301 

21,247,014 

4,940,017 

5,204 

4,301 

2,125,890 

169 

534 

540 

1,143 

1,266 

4,558 

3,440 

67,696 

217 

547 

466 

719 

596 

895 

6,279 

173,974 

442 

8,263 

11,090 

2,764,555 

10,985 

2,044,553 

4,786 

1,458,601 

5,783 

738,351 

660 

73,342 

2,827 

1,292,077 

11,650 

5,927,878 

11,650 

21,700,360 

1,862,692 

4,417 

11,650 

2,431,201 

136 

289 

133 

148 

41 

39 

1,429 

11,999 

190 

489 

287 

333 

68 

62 

618 

3,894 

111 

1,012 

2,078 

34,397 

1,959 

20,094 

753 

30,713 

1,343 

5,521 

55 

2,256 

35 

4,450 

2,215 

4,580 

2,215 

925,477 

417,823 

8,204 

2,215 

75,122 

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

218,165 

55,604,663 

212,394 

43,943,451 

53,920 

13,113,309 

279,370 

104,452,339 

217,069 

97,753,854 

264,893 

80,005,292 

153,402 

15,390,674 

1,408,961 

493,137 

140,122 

1,908,519 

609,404,104 

1,917,281 

547,756,082 

621,563 

356,402,913 

616,954 

352,461,494 

299,223 

75,303,979 

3,447,028 

931,799 

930,782 

112,085 

47,674 

19,880 

2,172,373 

1,227,461 

158,298 

1,416,848 

1,982,986 

2,530,442 

869,392 

1,065 

350,049 

658 

334,615 

235 

96,040 

1,010 

455,432 

1,103 

534,464 

2,058 

914,750 

1,858 

300,987 

1,912 

1,902 

487 

3,824 

2,224,086 

3,814 

2,111,431 

2,393 

2,003,938 

2,389 

1,971,310 

556 

145,283 

9,294 

1,406 

1,951 

501 

249 

194 

5,793 

2,790 

2,012 

5,983 

2,600 

6,104 

2,479 

2,265 

282,705 

1,438 

218,911 

808 

171,520 

2,026 

240,749 

2,452 

409,638 

4,662 

956,324 

4,952 

343,579 

5,972 

4,161 

1,517 

10,159 

3,017,702 

10,133 

2,793,123 

5,684 

2,148,795 

5,678 

2,119,826 

1,063 

253,548 

23,159 

3,925 

5,611 

1,277 

569 

268 

14,369 

7,957 

3,840 

15,289 

7,037 

16,766 

5,560 

129 

2,353 

252 

3,960 

123 

6,918 

402 

3,959 

254 

2,541 

248 

2,441 

639 

2,794 

1,909 

160 

146 

2,069 

106,196 

2,069 

98,733 

306 

15,172 

306 

14,076 

222 

8,559 

3,921 

816 

1,198 

120 

66 

15 

1,933 

1,963 

124 

1,476 

2,420 

3,277 

619 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

1,311,334 

2,088,500 

285,477 

151,972 

282,056 

1,368,995 

201,061 

268,316 

495,022 

2,435,435 

21.3 

474,198 

434,076 

2,491,560 

23.4 

50,943 

234,496 

390,345 

614,654 

955,354 

757,936 

396,106 

57.5 

321,261 

112,451 

58,199 

22,016 

45,508 

3,018 

3,244,344 

26,749 

3,029,215 

370,619 

6,577,050 

2,950,329 

2,530,154 

2,095,061 

2,541,028 

1,911,680 

1,959,335 

136,350 

4,548 

4,035 

982 

431 

586 

2,036 

570 

875 

1,608 

5,530 

18.7 

1,394 

1,354 

5,835 

21.3 

301 

1,313 

1,498 

1,557 

2,205 

1,304 

405 

50.7 

1,782 

371 

40 

151 

42 

9 

8,291 

50 

8,157 

426 

22,399 

7,412 

6,720 

4,228 

6,586 

4,712 

3,839 

636 

11,583 

10,743 

2,753 

1,069 

1,721 

5,200 

1,758 

2,336 

4,437 

13,795 

17.2 

3,733 

3,923 

14,670 

19.9 

812 

3,371 

4,246 

4,007 

5,338 

3,477 

1,075 

50.5 

4,705 

984 

80 

381 

116 

50 

21,492 

207 

21,167 

1,159 

53,229 

19,418 

17,497 

10,645 

17,192 

12,035 

10,839 

1,884 

1,132 

2,764 

521 

279 

551 

1,413 

344 

654 

923 

1,975 

13.6 

1,029 

724 

2,143 

16.0 

48 

319 

548 

670 

1,183 

929 

199 

55.5 

408 

208 

64 

75 

78 

2 

3,614 

63 

3,472 

424 

6,888 

3,393 

3,306 

2,138 

2,905 

2,143 

2,140 

277 

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6 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

1,751,126 

130,173 

101,609 

116,840 

104,155 

2,304 

101,851 

12,685 

1,144 

11,541 

44,081 

513,137 

2,411,033 

239,131 

973,940 

381,561 

1,437,093 

273,325 

583,001 

135,126 

163,251 

149,478 

116,908 

74,086 

57,096 

183,835 

133,321 

87,666 

85,127 

325,033 

45,165 

95,441 

45,477 

455,974 

3,757 

8,815 

443,402 

641,496 

13,379 

37,750 

23,048 

44,260 

92,974 

222,223 

1,540,022 

48,669 

2,698 

601 

512 

864 

716 

22 

694 

148 

30 

118 

138 

2,641 

97,525 

1,833 

45,194 

1,919 

52,331 

304 

694 

199 

379 

369 

248 

189 

129 

566 

442 

326 

456 

695 

531 

680 

307 

710 

69 

26 

615 

385 

49 

368 

67 

260 

105 

144 

3,230 

102 

8,229 

1,494 

1,269 

1,655 

1,397 

42 

1,355 

258 

25 

233 

272 

6,824 

79,368 

4,309 

31,462 

5,018 

47,906 

1,612 

2,527 

676 

991 

1,016 

730 

483 

447 

1,423 

885 

445 

415 

1,700 

2,320 

2,204 

470 

1,243 

83 

12 

1,148 

335 

34 

2,372 

28 

764 

57 

123 

8,846 

240 

1,927 

86 

73 

140 

115 

- 

115 

25 

4 

21 

62 

514 

1,318 

161 

268 

430 

1,050 

902 

888 

102 

97 

92 

46 

20 

18 

33 

8 

2 

7 

18 

573 

507 

300 

375 

- 

- 

375 

98 

- 

4 

32 

105 

84 

119 

1,987 

38 

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2017 Census of Agriculture 7

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Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – United States: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

United States 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

388,683 

299,583 

153,886 

594,565 

299,501 

114,448 

46,439 

1,691,986 

256,840 

54,679 

22,781 

15,934 

133,176 

90,142 

14,136 

686 

30,343 

1,710 

2,034 

1,759 

3,171 

20,072 

780 

652 

433 

1,292 

613 

235 

135 

3,219 

684 

216 

80 

102 

788 

660 

81 

3 

78 

7 

11 

2 

19 

44 

2,502 

2,069 

797 

3,057 

1,496 

622 

422 

9,220 

1,711 

429 

141 

149 

2,414 

2,101 

148 

15 

184 

30 

36 

12 

91 

90 

571 

538 

212 

732 

309 

90 

67 

1,967 

209 

27 

5 

7 

632 

552 

31 

2 

80 

21 

3 

3 

18 

8 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

8 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

40,592 

8,580,940 

211 

40,592 

6,115,249 

150,652 

40,592 

5,980,595 

10,181 

5,051 

4,863 

5,595 

5,702 

2,904 

1,812 

971 

666 

1,137 

1,710 

13,985 

1,212,329 

23,477 

4,768,266 

15,144 

134,654 

1,813 

9,384 

242 

6,090 

40,592 

4,615,552 

113,706 

23,733 

235,325 

17,953 

146,880 

11,462 

152,745 

1,967 

4,237 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

1,690 

168,979 

10 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

3 

2 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

6 

73 

3 

(D) 

10 

969 

96,910 

10 

38 

7 

(D) 

10 

111 

10 

36 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

17 

2 

(D) 

4 

245 

61,202 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

17 

3 

2 

23 

965 

42 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

23 

(D) 

13 

2 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

22 

33 

- 

- 

23 

265 

11,542 

14 

(D) 

6 

7 

12 

20 

6 

1 

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

11,933 

867,224 

7,551 

145,206 

6,198 

722,018 

30,366 

1,813,199 

39,015 

166,355 

25,767 

133,598 

34,111 

218,900 

9,881 

238,038 

4,721 

68,037 

6,291 

110,569 

8,188 

95,532 

1,921 

26,233 

11,095 

126,885 

8,616 

101,578 

5,785 

25,306 

38,464 

56,748 

22,185 

27,350 

13,550 

131,932 

40,592 

1,635,556 

40,293 

16,128 

122,303 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

66 

10 

42 

10 

105 

10 

38 

4 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

30 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

4 

33 

7 

37 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

4 

3 

4 

(D) 

4 

3 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

6 

2 

(D) 

3 

12 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

10 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

17 

43 

23 

8 

14 

(D) 

12 

15 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

3 

(Z) 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

10 

39 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D)

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,691 

3,801 

2,296 

2,736 

1,517 

4,087 

24,464 

13,773 

2,150 

8,448 

5,629 

5,511 

1,651 

1,075 

12,580 

135,860 

481 

6,793 

24,665 

2,818,783 

20,714 

2,205,766 

27,563 

2,132,820 

1,891 

142,001 

2,988 

244,577 

3,151 

1,522,181 

37 

979 

40,592 

25,602,853 

630,736 

2,984 

40,592 

3,593,520 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

3 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

7 

88 

- 

- 

10 

1,205 

10 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

10 

544 

10 

17,544 

1,754,415 

2,537 

10 

890 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

232 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

49 

3 

15 

4 

45 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

797 

199,250 

8,663 

4 

128 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

20 

(D) 

9 

5 

2 

4 

- 

- 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

19 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

8 

58 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

23 

(D) 

23 

4,368 

189,917 

4,527 

23 

424 

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

986 

63,718 

3,858 

354,169 

395 

72,003 

2,709 

765,356 

1,290 

413,298 

2,708 

258,752 

2,040 

229,097 

28,608 

9,900 

2,084 

38,586 

6,602,089 

38,508 

6,133,263 

12,090 

2,482,928 

11,984 

2,447,677 

3,976 

504,077 

65,459 

20,153 

17,676 

1,815 

709 

239 

42,541 

22,201 

1,640 

24,509 

40,233 

48,791 

15,951 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

39 

9 

(D) 

4 

3 

3 

7 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

6 

306 

6 

306 

- 

- 

15 

6 

3 

1 

- 

- 

8 

7 

2 

13 

2 

9 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

4 

5 

4 

6 

3 

9 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

10 

98 

20 

- 

3 

20 

1,511 

20 

956 

3 

9 

3 

9 

1 

(D) 

35 

11 

12 

- 

- 

- 

20 

15 

- 

14 

21 

27 

8 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

24,355 

40,387 

4,651 

3,004 

5,361 

27,371 

4,112 

6,163 

9,793 

44,674 

20.4 

10,744 

8,847 

45,151 

22.1 

1,076 

3,866 

6,808 

12,362 

17,374 

15,623 

7,633 

58.0 

5,484 

566 

768 

139 

4,140 

17 

59,062 

616 

56,476 

8,266 

121,488 

56,352 

47,417 

44,897 

48,905 

36,056 

39,353 

2,063 

9 

6 

- 

1 

1 

4 

1 

4 

8 

2 

8.9 

7 

5 

3 

10.1 

- 

3 

2 

4 

4 

2 

- 

48.9 

4 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

11 

- 

13 

2 

38 

15 

13 

5 

13 

6 

9 

5 

6 

3 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

3 

- 

6 

15.2 

3 

- 

6 

15.2 

1 

- 

- 

2 

2 

4 

- 

57.8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

5 

- 

7 

2 

14 

8 

9 

5 

7 

6 

4 

3 

6 

29 

9 

2 

2 

16 

3 

- 

11 

21 

13.2 

- 

7 

28 

20.0 

- 

- 

- 

12 

13 

7 

3 

59.0 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

34 

1 

26 

9 

56 

33 

30 

24 

32 

22 

23 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

36,875 

1,944 

1,404 

1,384 

1,239 

19 

1,220 

145 

6 

139 

389 

9,881 

26,136 

3,784 

9,734 

7,653 

16,402 

3,633 

12,637 

3,628 

4,194 

3,840 

2,445 

1,816 

1,252 

3,424 

2,025 

1,140 

558 

1,056 

1,088 

1,217 

552 

9,200 

- 

440 

8,760 

17,972 

- 

92 

265 

2,709 

1,915 

4,526 

29,461 

817 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

4 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

4 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

- 

3 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

37 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

23 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

7 

8 

2 

3 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

9 

- 

3 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

23 

- 

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Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alabama: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alabama 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

7,854 

6,711 

2,420 

12,648 

5,036 

1,681 

322 

34,328 

5,027 

785 

289 

163 

772 

555 

33 

5 

89 

13 

13 

30 

90 

62 

1 

3 

1 

5 

1 

- 

1 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

8 

2 

11 

2 

- 

- 

23 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

990 

849,753 

858 

990 

72,550 

73,283 

990 

70,459 

141 

143 

130 

149 

199 

71 

65 

43 

23 

13 

13 

648 

29,642 

412 

40,817 

225 

2,091 

260 

4,446 

83 

3,531 

990 

63,833 

64,478 

508 

3,173 

196 

321 

362 

2,706 

55 

11 

4 

170 

43 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

170 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

259 

64,656 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

649 

129,899 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

4 

407 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

495 

98,921 

4 

18 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

571 

71 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

2 

3 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

18 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

5 

6 

1 

(D) 

8 

70 

8,757 

6 

(D) 

- 

- 

7 

4 

2 

(D)

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16 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

181 

845 

55 

209 

146 

636 

417 

6,950 

916 

3,593 

654 

5,289 

781 

5,093 

298 

25,291 

91 

1,341 

53 

508 

111 

447 

48 

281 

166 

1,215 

106 

873 

101 

342 

783 

1,997 

210 

272 

424 

4,512 

990 

14,392 

14,537 

492 

59,136 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

4 

7 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

11 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D)

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

8 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

14 

3 

1 

4 

(D) 

5 

251 

50,124 

5 

50,124 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

4 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

17 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

19 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

54 

127 

79 

106 

50 

76 

498 

29,524 

37 

159 

113 

124 

33 

32 

197 

5,674 

51 

3,958 

777 

83,732 

692 

31,877 

245 

714,377 

377 

2,400 

23 

16,822 

19 

5,786 

17 

(D) 

990 

609,951 

616,112 

718 

990 

90,706 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

1 

1 

(D) 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

36 

4 

9 

- 

- 

4 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

13 

4 

1,566 

391,500 

9,212 

4 

420 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

29 

4 

21 

2 

(D) 

4 

21 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

5 

2,482 

496,420 

12 

5 

292 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

(D) 

1 

1 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

47 

6 

16 

- 

- 

4 

14 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

11 

8 

1,939 

242,375 

3,396 

8 

292 

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18 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

6 

23 

50 

796 

19 

1,176 

89 

2,001 

77 

7,088 

156 

7,234 

98 

862 

790 

105 

95 

895 

197,730 

895 

194,950 

201 

655,123 

200 

654,803 

40 

3,100 

1,847 

405 

493 

41 

22 

29 

916 

802 

143 

774 

944 

1,368 

350 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

3 

1 

4 

1 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

1 

1 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

5 

3 

- 

7 

1 

7 

1 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

7 

- 

1 

7 

295 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

2 

6 

- 

- 

- 

7 

7 

- 

6 

8 

14 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

604 

1,114 

181 

108 

243 

582 

162 

236 

434 

886 

15.0 

426 

361 

931 

16.9 

10 

130 

265 

339 

533 

329 

112 

55.2 

181 

38 

65 

13 

6 

- 

1,604 

30 

1,483 

235 

3,399 

1,501 

1,387 

864 

1,332 

923 

921 

120 

4 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

1 

3 

15.2 

1 

1 

3 

15.2 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

2 

- 

57.2 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

5 

- 

13 

4 

4 

1 

4 

1 

4 

- 

3 

5 

2 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

1 

5 

16.8 

2 

2 

4 

17.1 

- 

1 

1 

2 

4 

- 

- 

50.4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

- 

8 

- 

21 

8 

8 

4 

7 

7 

4 

2 

2 

12 

2 

2 

5 

3 

4 

- 

4 

6 

10.0 

8 

- 

6 

10.1 

- 

1 

3 

3 

3 

3 

1 

53.5 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

2 

13 

1 

32 

13 

13 

9 

13 

10 

8 

1 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

788 

70 

60 

74 

63 

1 

62 

11 

1 

10 

58 

298 

1,988 

104 

537 

269 

1,451 

428 

236 

36 

43 

41 

39 

20 

16 

53 

35 

16 

27 

3 

148 

21 

280 

220 

- 

- 

220 

55 

- 

8 

14 

37 

31 

173 

870 

31 

2 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

3 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

5 

29 

3 

6 

4 

23 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

4 

1 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

8 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Alaska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Alaska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

262 

129 

40 

373 

133 

81 

28 

898 

73 

15 

3 

1 

169 

148 

25 

1 

5 

7 

2 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

1 

1 

2 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

22 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

19,086 

26,125,819 

1,369 

19,086 

3,874,339 

202,994 

19,086 

3,852,008 

11,052 

1,666 

1,536 

1,382 

1,237 

531 

387 

461 

224 

201 

409 

3,958 

2,094,218 

9,024 

1,757,790 

751 

22,331 

826 

26,588 

187 

231,342 

19,086 

3,640,638 

190,749 

2,794 

230,970 

2,182 

154,829 

2,292 

173,118 

382 

914 

30 

109,354 

3,645 

30 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

24 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

70,258 

30 

462,229 

15,407,633 

29 

45,594 

27 

29,778 

25 

39,661 

1 

(D)

32 

13,187 

412 

32 

43,826 

1,369,551 

32 

(D) 

- 

11 

4 

- 

3 

1 

- 

2 

3 

1 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

9 

2,121 

11 

14,126 

32 

43,556 

1,361,121 

17 

4,422 

11 

1,662 

17 

4,420 

4 

(D)

12 

177 

15 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

(D) 

3 

1 

12 

79 

6,570 

7 

8 

4 

5 

9 

1 

2 

(D)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

3,654 

217,994 

2,189 

44,067 

1,927 

173,927 

16,414 

948,609 

16,926 

167,094 

8,533 

178,308 

11,167 

225,535 

3,682 

505,762 

1,128 

152,058 

1,878 

106,843 

2,016 

172,212 

1,590 

37,761 

2,763 

74,425 

1,516 

45,793 

1,828 

28,631 

8,328 

42,478 

12,537 

40,603 

6,302 

212,039 

19,086 

347,958 

18,231 

3,407 

174,778 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

29 

27,061 

30 

24,267 

30 

44,390 

30 

72,774 

21 

42,690 

20 

29,645 

24 

27,081 

20 

(D) 

20 

4,572 

8 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

26 

1,480 

1 

(D) 

29 

24,256 

30 

55,145 

1,838,168 

22 

2,666,581 

3 

19 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

45 

28 

1,874 

30 

2,139 

29 

3,996 

28 

15,593 

11 

2,522 

9 

2,044 

6 

1,120 

9 

1,087 

11 

296 

3 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

28 

331 

5 

14 

21 

1,972 

32 

1,095 

34,217 

7 

541,633 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

12 

3 

10 

7 

10 

3 

4 

15 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

26 

2 

(D) 

3 

4 

12 

45 

3,715 

4 

16,031 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

24 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

395 

803 

399 

519 

329 

962 

15,679 

15,786 

1,372 

5,688 

3,878 

3,037 

952 

752 

2,295 

114,257 

202 

13,788 

7,274 

1,286,648 

4,581 

915,647 

9,823 

22,220,633 

4,808 

910,883 

- 

- 

538 

858,121 

74 

97,956 

19,086 

21,191,236 

1,110,303 

811 

19,072 

1,480,070 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

22 

8 

439,967 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

14 

1,881 

- 

- 

29 

100,939 

29 

75,080 

2 

(D) 

29 

71,656 

- 

- 

10 

52,052 

30 

54,699 

30 

924,638 

30,821,276 

8,455 

30 

53,939 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

25 

107,860 

- 

4 

5 

7 

1 

8 

11 

825 

3 

9 

32 

8,077 

32 

7,185 

2 

(D) 

32 

7,257 

- 

- 

13 

4,520 

32 

43,183 

32 

108,713 

3,397,285 

8,244 

32 

15,915 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

8 

2,443 

3 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

48 

- 

- 

10 

40 

10 

40 

4 

16 

12 

38 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

74 

12 

3,562 

296,797 

20,122 

12 

539 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 25

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

97 

3,344 

536 

113,475 

93 

80,871 

1,214 

58,173 

377 

172,660 

1,639 

397,876 

340 

39,518 

6,078 

2,150 

10,858 

8,255 

18,656,872 

18,326 

23,526,423 

2,050 

2,695,471 

2,044 

2,599,396 

495 

427,717 

33,847 

9,130 

7,354 

1,450 

803 

349 

16,828 

15,968 

1,174 

18,047 

14,749 

25,811 

6,985 

- 

- 

3 

8,550 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

3 

18 

9 

21 

21,925 

21 

21,235 

27 

(D) 

27 

88,119 

8 

2,366 

77 

10 

8 

7 

1 

4 

55 

12 

53 

49 

18 

10 

57 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

27 

2 

3 

29 

8,297 

29 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

65 

16 

5 

7 

2 

2 

44 

19 

11 

42 

21 

23 

40 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

2 

- 

12 

393 

12 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

18 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

9 

9 

4 

9 

9 

14 

4 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

26 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

13,742 

19,054 

2,712 

2,109 

3,020 

11,213 

1,636 

1,989 

4,301 

24,870 

23.9 

3,557 

3,755 

25,484 

26.0 

587 

1,640 

3,271 

5,719 

8,892 

7,563 

5,124 

59.4 

2,493 

1,482 

19,279 

122 

54 

90 

13,011 

240 

29,935 

2,861 

70,928 

27,686 

22,095 

23,100 

20,594 

15,477 

18,079 

1,456 

40 

27 

4 

- 

4 

19 

6 

3 

9 

49 

19.1 

8 

9 

50 

21.7 

- 

1 

8 

19 

27 

8 

4 

55.7 

7 

9 

1 

- 

- 

- 

64 

2 

67 

- 

177 

57 

60 

10 

51 

25 

17 

7 

29 

34 

17 

4 

1 

12 

5 

4 

25 

29 

12.9 

9 

25 

29 

16.5 

5 

11 

14 

12 

16 

5 

- 

46.0 

16 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

63 

- 

60 

3 

118 

46 

43 

7 

46 

22 

32 

11 

8 

10 

- 

3 

2 

5 

4 

- 

1 

13 

13.7 

2 

1 

15 

17.6 

- 

- 

- 

4 

13 

1 

- 

58.9 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

18 

- 

17 

1 

31 

18 

18 

9 

16 

10 

8 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

15,941 

1,286 

1,074 

902 

774 

29 

745 

128 

26 

102 

957 

3,682 

24,648 

2,135 

14,254 

2,320 

10,394 

9,436 

3,753 

515 

368 

457 

408 

236 

105 

744 

963 

808 

1,293 

188 

903 

760 

227 

1,318 

- 

173 

1,145 

5,572 

40 

116 

130 

143 

5,139 

4,550 

10,946 

183 

3 

9 

9 

18 

10 

1 

9 

8 

7 

1 

- 

30 

2,713 

30 

1,759 

14 

954 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

4 

6 

13 

- 

14 

5 

4 

5 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

28 

- 

17 

6 

6 

9 

8 

- 

8 

1 

1 

- 

- 

28 

923 

15 

440 

20 

483 

11 

2 

2 

2 

- 

1 

2 

1 

2 

6 

1 

2 

1 

10 

8 

8 

4 

- 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

28 

5 

8 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

2 

4 

12 

- 

- 

4 

12 

3 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

10 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

28 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arizona: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arizona 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

1,606 

1,579 

346 

6,028 

2,201 

1,069 

323 

14,940 

2,539 

689 

487 

431 

1,444 

1,337 

135 

2 

7 

5 

12 

8 

100 

25 

7 

11 

3 

12 

1 

2 

2 

15 

4 

3 

4 

4 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

13 

1 

17 

1 

3 

1 

26 

3 

- 

3 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

2 

3 

- 

2 

12 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

42,625 

13,888,929 

326 

42,625 

9,972,902 

233,968 

42,625 

9,651,160 

9,110 

4,057 

4,427 

5,745 

6,693 

3,460 

1,995 

1,316 

1,024 

1,365 

3,433 

15,205 

3,624,930 

25,996 

6,026,230 

8,330 

321,742 

1,509 

9,215 

250 

22,835 

42,625 

7,095,900 

166,473 

19,756 

447,414 

17,597 

509,281 

8,893 

473,948 

1,197 

3,793 

16 

13,943 

871 

16 

14,072 

879,510 

16 

13,782 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

2 

- 

1 

2 

7 

12 

7,761 

7 

6,021 

6 

291 

6 

33 

2 

(D) 

16 

9,488 

592,969 

13 

870 

12 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

4 

1 

26 

4,813 

185 

26 

25,959 

998,422 

26 

25,932 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

3 

4 

4 

1 

4 

6 

16 

3,747 

17 

22,185 

5 

27 

7 

134 

7 

(D) 

26 

20,585 

791,743 

20 

118 

9 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

2 

(D)

27 

905 

34 

27 

222 

8,223 

27 

182 

- 

4 

11 

3 

8 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

24 

155 

7 

27 

5 

40 

16 

23 

2 

(D) 

27 

149 

5,510 

11 

2 

2 

(D) 

13 

1 

3 

(D)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

30 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

14,200 

1,006,252 

9,065 

208,808 

7,440 

797,444 

31,653 

2,134,507 

41,155 

366,375 

26,846 

206,468 

35,749 

381,584 

10,373 

371,625 

5,382 

81,968 

8,026 

173,748 

9,350 

224,586 

2,405 

75,862 

15,149 

249,344 

11,408 

170,627 

8,964 

78,717 

40,775 

100,315 

25,299 

40,039 

18,168 

252,586 

42,625 

3,072,573 

72,084 

18,223 

189,850 

5 

714 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

5 

1,629 

16 

660 

13 

541 

16 

338 

13 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

318 

12 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

16 

88 

5 

32 

12 

321 

16 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

365,768 

12 

2,347 

4 

18 

11 

2,329 

16 

10,610 

26 

426 

23 

807 

24 

1,049 

21 

(D) 

5 

188 

7 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

288 

11 

219 

9 

69 

23 

203 

15 

107 

19 

1,018 

26 

5,460 

210,000 

23 

252,671 

7 

41 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

7 

44 

27 

7 

8 

5 

24 

13 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

6 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

27 

24 

5 

(D) 

4 

1 

27 

(D) 

(D) 

18 

7,704 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,535 

3,681 

2,347 

2,702 

1,577 

6,381 

24,402 

15,862 

2,016 

7,625 

5,337 

6,061 

2,051 

1,312 

12,030 

195,571 

295 

4,705 

27,080 

7,825,947 

23,665 

7,098,672 

29,134 

3,188,973 

4,475 

4,855,143 

2,264 

225,211 

6,590 

5,598,194 

69 

24,119 

42,625 

43,935,346 

1,030,741 

3,163 

42,552 

5,389,926 

- 

2 

- 

3 

- 

10 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

13 

12,046 

13 

9,100 

6 

374 

11 

8,984 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

16 

1,039 

16 

69,730 

4,358,129 

5,001 

16 

8,918 

- 

- 

2 

4 

7 

10 

3 

117,139 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

20 

1,849 

19 

1,773 

15 

888 

11 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

26 

23,048 

26 

21,772 

837,380 

4,524 

26 

3,402 

2 

9 

- 

6 

- 

1 

9 

(D) 

2 

5 

- 

2 

- 

- 

10 

13 

- 

- 

26 

131 

24 

75 

7 

100 

16 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

27 

32 

27 

5,950 

220,379 

6,575 

27 

222 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

32 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

931 

432,427 

4,672 

3,096,416 

358 

94,547 

2,073 

988,557 

2,156 

2,172,603 

3,604 

2,722,427 

1,269 

250,274 

29,011 

10,772 

2,842 

39,895 

8,232,141 

39,783 

7,320,371 

13,679 

6,599,656 

13,614 

6,568,558 

3,279 

942,868 

72,555 

17,907 

21,480 

2,048 

862 

328 

44,854 

26,917 

2,486 

30,258 

41,513 

54,532 

17,239 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

4 

8 

12 

4 

- 

16 

6,394 

16 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

30 

5 

9 

1 

1 

- 

16 

14 

9 

19 

11 

21 

9 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

20 

2 

4 

22 

4,198 

22 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

48 

8 

15 

2 

1 

- 

30 

18 

7 

39 

9 

40 

8 

- 

- 

8 

58 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

10 

6 

6 

27 

- 

- 

27 

1,029 

27 

905 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

53 

4 

21 

1 

1 

- 

29 

24 

- 

21 

32 

40 

13 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 33

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

28,880 

42,891 

4,649 

2,928 

5,598 

29,716 

5,545 

6,256 

10,495 

49,475 

20.2 

11,457 

9,290 

51,024 

22.4 

1,144 

4,921 

8,760 

14,173 

18,909 

15,911 

7,953 

57.0 

6,878 

1,065 

613 

616 

1,463 

10 

68,308 

761 

63,936 

7,835 

132,262 

62,949 

52,933 

50,164 

54,822 

40,779 

41,001 

2,073 

17 

13 

2 

2 

2 

7 

- 

5 

14 

11 

11.0 

7 

6 

17 

16.3 

- 

7 

6 

11 

2 

2 

2 

46.4 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30 

- 

28 

2 

82 

24 

19 

15 

24 

22 

15 

- 

34 

14 

5 

1 

3 

5 

6 

3 

14 

25 

16.2 

11 

10 

27 

18.4 

3 

9 

10 

3 

15 

8 

- 

48.3 

12 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

48 

- 

44 

4 

107 

43 

37 

25 

35 

15 

25 

1 

16 

37 

19 

2 

- 

16 

3 

9 

19 

22 

12.5 

30 

2 

21 

13.7 

2 

- 

5 

4 

26 

16 

- 

58.6 

2 

10 

2 

6 

- 

- 

42 

3 

51 

2 

83 

51 

53 

29 

47 

26 

27 

- 

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

36,982 

2,715 

2,196 

2,090 

1,865 

42 

1,823 

225 

15 

210 

838 

10,373 

29,047 

5,066 

12,694 

7,429 

16,353 

2,520 

10,404 

3,214 

4,316 

4,150 

3,158 

2,225 

1,693 

4,909 

2,975 

1,597 

1,464 

3,619 

496 

565 

221 

8,010 

- 

210 

7,800 

21,319 

- 

64 

277 

3,127 

1,315 

3,612 

31,385 

1,051 

7 

2 

2 

6 

3 

- 

3 

3 

- 

3 

1 

13 

(D) 

10 

45 

8 

(D) 

1 

8 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

3 

13 

- 

19 

2 

2 

4 

3 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

1 

21 

106 

11 

79 

12 

27 

3 

13 

- 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

11 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

11 

- 

1 

24 

- 

19 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

11 

10 

- 

1 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

16 

2 

2 

2 

- 

- 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

16 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Arkansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Arkansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

9,717 

5,301 

1,579 

13,555 

6,070 

2,128 

447 

35,432 

5,561 

1,007 

359 

266 

840 

590 

23 

2 

209 

14 

24 

27 

- 

58 

4 

6 

- 

7 

1 

1 

- 

10 

5 

1 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

2 

2 

12 

9 

1 

- 

24 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

6 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

21 

5 

1 

- 

- 

11 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

70,521 

24,522,801 

348 

70,521 

45,282,296 

642,111 

70,521 

45,154,359 

14,370 

4,366 

5,006 

6,721 

8,388 

5,978 

5,742 

6,454 

3,971 

3,169 

6,356 

45,261 

33,353,834 

18,447 

11,800,525 

5,306 

127,938 

7,623 

782,028 

4,301 

4,355,737 

70,521 

37,775,929 

535,669 

39,225 

2,082,908 

37,794 

2,409,928 

23,273 

1,464,970 

3,492 

9,590 

718 

830,999 

1,157 

718 

4,358,293 

6,070,045 

718 

4,355,260 

8 

5 

15 

35 

53 

32 

65 

61 

57 

85 

302 

696 

3,901,057 

151 

454,203 

72 

3,033 

177 

46,401 

168 

903,130 

718 

3,514,894 

4,895,396 

598 

220,054 

510 

215,477 

465 

198,277 

143 

1,060 

2,348 

753,878 

321 

2,348 

2,350,777 

1,001,183 

2,348 

2,343,359 

58 

48 

132 

225 

296 

260 

286 

319 

212 

132 

380 

2,169 

1,769,581 

386 

573,778 

266 

7,418 

619 

132,831 

645 

442,490 

2,348 

1,887,312 

803,796 

1,830 

115,563 

1,153 

68,590 

1,289 

95,443 

528 

2,791 

269 

5,793 

22 

269 

1,942 

7,219 

269 

1,939 

49 

44 

62 

64 

35 

13 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

244 

1,715 

86 

224 

3 

3 

160 

533 

68 

117 

269 

5,394 

20,052 

178 

112 

67 

34 

143 

99 

33 

3 

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

16,094 

1,567,663 

6,226 

232,973 

11,588 

1,334,690 

26,540 

5,127,443 

65,502 

1,386,886 

56,101 

1,837,102 

59,781 

2,061,297 

30,421 

6,978,923 

23,639 

3,851,152 

20,451 

1,567,093 

12,104 

1,642,964 

7,786 

365,356 

22,482 

1,233,854 

17,906 

957,459 

11,086 

276,395 

65,129 

1,126,718 

20,736 

306,431 

35,952 

2,765,241 

70,521 

8,910,399 

126,351 

29,595 

378,108 

149 

38,452 

34 

1,097 

130 

37,355 

144 

252,451 

706 

108,462 

668 

148,163 

698 

212,557 

564 

905,271 

387 

400,243 

315 

154,596 

307 

243,113 

231 

44,817 

379 

55,953 

271 

40,874 

237 

15,078 

655 

48,831 

125 

4,090 

577 

264,089 

718 

897,351 

1,249,793 

502 

1,898,619 

276 

28,286 

126 

5,902 

178 

22,384 

453 

233,634 

2,254 

56,075 

2,080 

82,080 

2,183 

111,839 

1,564 

421,670 

1,033 

288,751 

777 

56,029 

698 

99,627 

446 

18,839 

857 

39,070 

595 

28,704 

513 

10,366 

1,994 

36,140 

375 

9,765 

1,549 

125,912 

2,348 

521,216 

221,983 

1,367 

435,475 

40 

45 

13 

17 

29 

28 

98 

164 

238 

262 

209 

422 

228 

665 

67 

1,252 

77 

336 

28 

72 

26 

16 

24 

34 

71 

667 

58 

629 

22 

38 

248 

943 

58 

57 

111 

212 

269 

-3,190 

-11,859 

45 

8,593 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,424 

3,632 

2,649 

4,400 

3,687 

13,803 

40,926 

55,703 

1,560 

7,140 

7,224 

10,759 

6,469 

7,774 

21,059 

1,404,033 

1,130 

84,043 

52,860 

9,597,439 

49,533 

7,857,512 

18,832 

11,606,249 

52,362 

7,833,593 

198 

69,569 

15,581 

6,174,476 

3,335 

2,832,644 

70,521 

229,363,467 

3,252,414 

9,353 

70,520 

11,640,729 

6 

24 

19 

41 

42 

370 

216 

258,128 

7 

27 

12 

32 

30 

108 

328 

53,953 

31 

440 

701 

565,937 

699 

488,850 

95 

197,287 

696 

477,679 

3 

473 

288 

293,522 

718 

744,560 

718 

9,292,940 

12,942,813 

11,183 

718 

678,235 

42 

112 

124 

186 

201 

702 

981 

75,513 

32 

145 

140 

179 

213 

272 

881 

57,752 

99 

2,740 

2,268 

356,351 

2,265 

279,633 

336 

312,394 

2,243 

276,730 

5 

1,517 

624 

189,424 

2,348 

2,087,419 

2,348 

8,282,303 

3,527,386 

10,986 

2,348 

481,282 

4 

12 

21 

6 

1 

1 

224 

15,967 

22 

63 

37 

68 

10 

24 

44 

262 

15 

133 

254 

1,022 

247 

777 

47 

2,030 

247 

664 

- 

- 

7 

19 

269 

665 

269 

192,004 

713,770 

33,144 

269 

8,689 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

2,151 

626,219 

6,533 

1,769,447 

1,672 

962,057 

3,880 

238,454 

2,760 

763,991 

6,933 

2,376,172 

6,198 

350,436 

55,113 

8,729 

6,679 

64,022 

16,092,828 

63,842 

14,378,314 

15,496 

10,401,822 

15,408 

10,144,487 

5,475 

1,971,849 

128,535 

29,068 

32,515 

5,445 

2,288 

1,205 

78,170 

46,235 

15,465 

59,933 

64,472 

83,241 

41,164 

88 

76,514 

120 

102,424 

37 

44,208 

60 

8,572 

127 

60,061 

225 

209,747 

215 

30,014 

376 

228 

114 

605 

448,158 

604 

419,107 

343 

426,004 

342 

411,892 

102 

43,163 

1,823 

227 

277 

89 

69 

56 

1,100 

448 

594 

1,102 

446 

757 

791 

129 

(D) 

271 

62,176 

128 

44,882 

267 

10,534 

286 

43,043 

450 

130,123 

719 

43,296 

1,543 

366 

439 

1,913 

445,232 

1,909 

384,864 

805 

391,182 

805 

369,014 

156 

82,536 

4,751 

899 

974 

306 

117 

52 

2,892 

1,549 

1,048 

2,663 

1,778 

2,785 

1,656 

1 

(D) 

18 

68 

9 

50 

42 

56 

18 

64 

15 

37 

53 

146 

244 

4 

21 

248 

5,794 

248 

5,646 

25 

149 

25 

147 

11 

150 

484 

80 

171 

14 

2 

2 

235 

245 

32 

178 

302 

393 

87 

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40 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

50,468 

73,937 

12,572 

6,683 

10,991 

43,691 

6,315 

10,800 

20,506 

86,784 

19.4 

17,103 

17,468 

89,834 

21.9 

1,149 

6,834 

12,178 

21,317 

36,197 

30,647 

16,083 

59.2 

8,995 

14,597 

1,428 

6,651 

429 

487 

113,717 

1,693 

112,292 

12,113 

247,542 

104,672 

91,351 

46,226 

88,134 

67,310 

65,244 

5,466 

812 

736 

159 

82 

103 

392 

97 

119 

279 

1,053 

19.8 

212 

229 

1,107 

22.1 

19 

140 

192 

267 

466 

327 

137 

56.2 

185 

202 

21 

91 

9 

3 

1,407 

17 

1,459 

89 

3,568 

1,290 

1,177 

345 

1,057 

809 

582 

123 

2,069 

2,372 

448 

236 

362 

1,326 

271 

377 

735 

3,058 

18.6 

609 

681 

3,151 

21.4 

34 

380 

491 

755 

1,282 

1,057 

442 

57.3 

459 

591 

37 

229 

14 

29 

4,073 

59 

4,096 

345 

9,007 

3,703 

3,416 

1,029 

3,247 

2,266 

2,105 

261 

167 

313 

35 

35 

60 

183 

34 

68 

127 

251 

13.3 

112 

100 

268 

14.9 

4 

45 

60 

65 

142 

138 

26 

57.0 

55 

40 

10 

11 

2 

- 

454 

3 

433 

47 

834 

432 

411 

213 

349 

265 

261 

1 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 41

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

52,390 

8,021 

6,878 

7,271 

6,103 

226 

5,877 

1,168 

192 

976 

2,839 

30,421 

377,593 

18,439 

187,875 

20,505 

189,718 

23,400 

21,756 

3,117 

3,182 

2,806 

2,369 

1,478 

1,060 

3,826 

3,072 

2,061 

2,394 

1,485 

3,504 

35,119 

2,758 

4,452 

- 

179 

4,273 

10,332 

97 

1,321 

370 

856 

3,160 

7,067 

57,813 

1,539 

309 

161 

147 

214 

173 

14 

159 

41 

8 

33 

34 

564 

43,675 

482 

25,753 

382 

17,922 

90 

141 

26 

43 

53 

28 

19 

20 

64 

80 

66 

88 

17 

180 

389 

42 

38 

- 

- 

38 

21 

- 

3 

- 

21 

2 

5 

645 

14 

1,477 

358 

306 

425 

344 

15 

329 

81 

11 

70 

88 

1,564 

20,599 

1,076 

11,354 

1,061 

9,245 

661 

769 

115 

128 

92 

79 

57 

46 

155 

79 

85 

82 

70 

477 

1,428 

67 

74 

- 

- 

74 

34 

3 

153 

- 

33 

3 

6 

2,033 

48 

244 

4 

4 

4 

4 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

17 

67 

195 

27 

39 

57 

156 

186 

68 

3 

- 

5 

2 

1 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

57 

143 

12 

20 

- 

- 

20 

11 

- 

- 

- 

6 

11 

9 

236 

3 

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42 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – California: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

California 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

11,934 

11,818 

2,493 

21,259 

16,142 

4,399 

4,017 

56,422 

9,515 

2,439 

1,246 

899 

14,552 

13,900 

415 

57 

120 

186 

113 

79 

324 

200 

137 

157 

52 

281 

154 

53 

39 

478 

157 

36 

24 

23 

208 

196 

13 

- 

2 

3 

6 

- 

7 

2 

406 

453 

85 

695 

528 

163 

190 

1,860 

307 

104 

38 

39 

667 

635 

25 

3 

3 

14 

12 

1 

22 

4 

47 

55 

5 

83 

82 

20 

13 

243 

26 

- 

- 

- 

104 

94 

2 

- 

6 

7 

- 

- 

7 

2 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

38,893 

31,820,957 

818 

38,893 

7,690,398 

197,732 

38,893 

7,491,702 

12,922 

3,984 

3,696 

3,724 

3,996 

2,602 

2,322 

2,441 

1,400 

924 

882 

15,311 

2,238,862 

17,936 

5,252,840 

8,948 

198,697 

2,987 

29,911 

492 

91,315 

38,893 

6,851,155 

176,154 

13,061 

264,222 

12,924 

196,820 

9,842 

233,825 

1,340 

2,370 

71 

192,446 

2,711 

71 

112,135 

1,579,362 

71 

110,361 

- 

- 

4 

- 

2 

1 

3 

12 

5 

20 

24 

70 

99,585 

26 

10,776 

40 

1,774 

11 

429 

18 

10,470 

71 

91,680 

1,291,269 

61 

8,085 

47 

4,568 

58 

12,955 

16 

80 

139 

136,923 

985 

139 

126,100 

907,191 

139 

124,605 

4 

4 

7 

3 

15 

15 

6 

36 

20 

14 

15 

132 

41,994 

59 

82,610 

77 

1,495 

41 

2,789 

43 

10,805 

139 

109,758 

789,623 

96 

3,436 

69 

1,774 

114 

3,431 

34 

84 

37 

2,285 

62 

37 

632 

17,085 

37 

530 

- 

6 

11 

7 

5 

5 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

35 

275 

23 

254 

3 

102 

20 

82 

12 

50 

37 

1,104 

29,832 

21 

7 

11 

6 

22 

16 

8 

2 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

44 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

11,167 

1,804,260 

6,267 

116,442 

6,772 

1,687,819 

24,605 

1,857,442 

35,715 

225,408 

24,684 

206,466 

29,750 

341,106 

8,781 

546,816 

4,203 

71,204 

7,685 

109,468 

7,968 

208,623 

2,239 

37,686 

11,867 

233,159 

9,298 

170,709 

6,545 

62,451 

36,948 

128,913 

19,657 

115,580 

14,825 

270,158 

38,893 

1,153,897 

29,669 

14,241 

115,488 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

22 

2,698 

70 

4,528 

71 

5,379 

66 

6,305 

52 

18,144 

36 

3,848 

34 

1,882 

34 

5,855 

9 

990 

43 

2,924 

32 

1,664 

29 

1,260 

63 

1,861 

24 

(D) 

62 

8,337 

71 

22,698 

319,688 

58 

418,959 

20 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

49 

47,002 

137 

3,087 

124 

5,237 

136 

4,238 

100 

12,657 

60 

1,619 

38 

2,244 

56 

2,892 

20 

627 

78 

2,356 

64 

1,886 

56 

470 

125 

1,753 

43 

(D) 

110 

5,850 

139 

19,930 

143,378 

87 

260,391 

21 

7 

6 

3 

15 

4 

29 

98 

35 

43 

29 

57 

35 

78 

7 

51 

4 

2 

7 

11 

5 

355 

4 

1 

10 

145 

10 

119 

6 

26 

37 

79 

13 

4 

16 

144 

37 

-254 

-6,865 

14 

28,878 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 45

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,225 

2,413 

1,683 

2,383 

1,981 

4,556 

24,652 

19,908 

2,057 

6,943 

4,955 

6,216 

2,605 

1,876 

13,659 

314,654 

1,056 

63,986 

25,061 

11,056,259 

19,287 

5,916,737 

23,223 

18,801,276 

17,162 

2,761,173 

3,798 

1,744,803 

5,271 

7,165,448 

247 

134,062 

38,893 

51,161,421 

1,315,440 

1,608 

38,862 

4,559,965 

- 

- 

- 

4 

3 

51 

13 

123,217 

2 

2 

- 

6 

- 

3 

36 

2,243 

2 

(D) 

70 

144,729 

70 

91,093 

28 

43,171 

63 

54,310 

14 

4,229 

46 

77,613 

71 

15,650 

71 

390,034 

5,493,438 

2,027 

71 

52,090 

2 

4 

4 

10 

10 

57 

52 

52,393 

4 

14 

4 

11 

6 

13 

73 

3,588 

14 

352 

138 

99,550 

137 

57,723 

56 

32,233 

117 

36,215 

13 

5,885 

63 

44,985 

139 

118,311 

139 

379,953 

2,733,476 

2,775 

139 

58,880 

- 

6 

- 

3 

2 

3 

23 

28,621 

6 

5 

2 

4 

2 

4 

15 

218 

1 

(D) 

35 

816 

35 

598 

14 

974 

33 

952 

- 

- 

- 

- 

37 

101 

37 

17,965 

485,549 

7,862 

37 

1,413 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

46 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

703 

84,083 

3,737 

278,220 

1,774 

1,556,598 

3,521 

2,899,356 

3,083 

2,613,722 

3,679 

1,437,566 

1,751 

129,820 

29,698 

7,096 

2,099 

36,950 

23,583,374 

36,794 

21,212,992 

9,313 

10,755,652 

9,195 

10,607,965 

4,810 

2,518,071 

70,173 

14,519 

20,218 

2,547 

1,101 

508 

40,193 

28,839 

3,397 

26,837 

42,195 

52,667 

16,365 

5 

1,625 

15 

4,609 

7 

2,927 

17 

(D) 

33 

30,015 

34 

(D) 

27 

7,317 

33 

28 

10 

61 

101,617 

61 

98,611 

39 

95,078 

38 

93,835 

9 

4,249 

158 

22 

29 

15 

3 

2 

103 

42 

43 

108 

37 

107 

38 

9 

(D) 

19 

2,211 

18 

10,780 

43 

(D) 

34 

14,892 

60 

33,124 

61 

6,304 

73 

45 

21 

118 

94,348 

118 

92,912 

66 

44,011 

66 

44,011 

6 

(D) 

291 

49 

55 

21 

8 

6 

183 

95 

107 

218 

60 

196 

82 

2 

(D) 

9 

73 

- 

- 

17 

158 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

11 

39 

30 

7 

- 

37 

2,319 

37 

1,999 

7 

286 

7 

286 

2 

(D) 

70 

8 

26 

2 

1 

- 

36 

34 

- 

33 

37 

55 

15 

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

24,446 

44,586 

7,058 

3,410 

5,970 

28,148 

4,955 

6,586 

10,846 

46,645 

18.8 

11,536 

9,621 

47,875 

21.2 

900 

4,527 

8,042 

12,163 

20,116 

15,650 

7,634 

57.6 

6,221 

3,765 

486 

374 

96 

70 

67,431 

575 

60,937 

8,095 

123,943 

59,740 

52,120 

45,561 

50,839 

38,701 

36,917 

4,681 

97 

48 

13 

4 

6 

25 

1 

6 

29 

109 

23.6 

10 

23 

112 

25.6 

- 

14 

24 

36 

42 

17 

12 

53.4 

20 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

142 

2 

141 

4 

310 

132 

126 

82 

113 

99 

62 

22 

136 

142 

43 

22 

16 

61 

29 

40 

53 

156 

14.9 

56 

49 

173 

18.3 

12 

58 

50 

36 

74 

39 

9 

49.0 

72 

16 

1 

- 

- 

- 

269 

8 

270 

8 

619 

240 

232 

132 

223 

145 

116 

40 

12 

58 

15 

8 

16 

19 

- 

19 

18 

33 

10.3 

32 

5 

33 

10.6 

- 

8 

14 

13 

20 

14 

1 

52.8 

10 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

68 

- 

60 

10 

122 

61 

58 

50 

45 

33 

36 

8 

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48 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

31,660 

3,207 

2,808 

2,859 

2,480 

85 

2,395 

379 

26 

353 

1,167 

8,781 

36,733 

4,605 

16,327 

6,321 

20,406 

6,404 

11,579 

1,545 

2,462 

1,846 

2,164 

758 

716 

3,012 

2,622 

2,171 

3,614 

3,343 

639 

677 

636 

10,715 

- 

- 

10,715 

12,298 

291 

228 

387 

500 

1,741 

7,438 

31,654 

897 

30 

20 

17 

19 

17 

- 

17 

2 

- 

2 

2 

52 

1,043 

42 

357 

40 

686 

6 

14 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

5 

3 

12 

27 

10 

25 

4 

9 

15 

- 

- 

15 

5 

1 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

66 

1 

63 

23 

21 

45 

38 

1 

37 

7 

- 

7 

8 

100 

1,297 

73 

569 

83 

728 

20 

26 

6 

3 

10 

3 

1 

- 

13 

14 

27 

16 

30 

29 

20 

19 

30 

- 

- 

30 

5 

- 

5 

- 

1 

- 

- 

128 

- 

28 

3 

3 

6 

6 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

13 

3 

3 

4 

10 

10 

20 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

5 

4 

10 

11 

- 

- 

11 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

3 

36 

4 

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2017 Census of Agriculture 49

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Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Colorado: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Colorado 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

6,868 

4,563 

2,184 

11,094 

9,821 

2,344 

2,034 

32,440 

4,430 

1,137 

544 

342 

4,609 

3,768 

627 

3 

438 

78 

29 

11 

167 

626 

10 

7 

17 

16 

14 

5 

11 

47 

11 

9 

2 

2 

5 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

27 

24 

6 

37 

39 

12 

13 

108 

16 

14 

- 

1 

43 

37 

5 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

6 

18 

3 

2 

19 

3 

- 

6 

28 

8 

1 

- 

- 

17 

17 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

5,521 

381,539 

69 

5,521 

581,964 

105,409 

5,521 

580,114 

1,714 

727 

753 

655 

623 

340 

246 

192 

111 

72 

88 

3,257 

420,043 

2,244 

160,071 

245 

1,850 

1,288 

46,925 

314 

19,995 

5,521 

560,973 

101,607 

2,570 

18,489 

1,460 

9,319 

1,997 

60,047 

549 

426 

10 

1,507 

151 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

- 

1 

1 

2 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

349 

2 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

6 

1 

51 

3,074 

60 

51 

(D) 

(D) 

51 

(D) 

3 

2 

7 

7 

2 

12 

2 

6 

5 

4 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

164 

37 

3,279 

27 

540 

51 

(D) 

(D) 

46 

(D) 

26 

62 

40 

(D) 

29 

19 

47 

(D) 

(D) 

47 

172 

3,652 

47 

(D) 

3 

11 

20 

13 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

32 

64 

8 

(D) 

47 

538 

11,439 

28 

12 

10 

2 

34 

15 

14 

1 

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

1,470 

15,961 

447 

3,126 

1,189 

12,836 

3,128 

51,988 

5,140 

27,943 

3,364 

16,215 

4,436 

49,199 

1,443 

171,454 

320 

7,126 

367 

3,200 

629 

6,037 

228 

5,292 

1,049 

13,953 

793 

10,711 

558 

3,242 

5,215 

34,531 

2,126 

11,884 

2,334 

58,335 

5,521 

82,490 

14,941 

1,682 

100,531 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

187,637 

11 

30 

1 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

20 

216 

51 

(D) 

35 

297 

45 

(D) 

35 

2,709 

4 

25 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

5 

27 

17 

57 

8 

26 

13 

31 

48 

203 

8 

25 

32 

1,041 

51 

2,191 

42,951 

25 

103,007 

12 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

23 

(D) 

41 

12 

15 

(D) 

38 

36 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

(Z) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

43 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

47 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

2,404 

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52 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

157 

341 

262 

282 

206 

434 

3,839 

22,559 

215 

836 

919 

1,166 

362 

341 

1,690 

61,499 

233 

16,948 

4,059 

148,609 

3,746 

122,074 

2,574 

31,923 

998 

7,376 

6 

44 

277 

29,737 

108 

8,229 

5,521 

4,762,613 

862,636 

12,483 

5,521 

343,682 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

8 

113 

- 

- 

10 

823 

10 

798 

1 

(D) 

6 

51 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

604 

10 

16,236 

1,623,625 

10,774 

10 

6,272 

2 

1 

6 

1 

- 

15 

26 

14,795 

5 

5 

8 

4 

- 

4 

13 

77 

1 

(D) 

51 

1,226 

51 

862 

16 

122 

35 

223 

- 

- 

7 

118 

51 

7,521 

51 

52,257 

1,024,653 

17,000 

51 

3,070 

1 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

39 

(D) 

3 

18 

9 

5 

3 

1 

12 

41 

- 

- 

44 

210 

44 

194 

8 

(D) 

18 

24 

- 

- 

- 

- 

47 

104 

47 

21,061 

448,111 

28,082 

47 

1,309 

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

153 

2,295 

313 

4,491 

410 

23,404 

487 

18,153 

341 

8,479 

779 

18,812 

660 

21,998 

4,269 

895 

357 

5,168 

289,828 

5,164 

274,378 

1,269 

107,844 

1,252 

107,161 

420 

16,133 

9,771 

2,410 

2,470 

388 

154 

99 

5,634 

3,892 

819 

3,814 

5,712 

7,251 

2,275 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

29 

1 

(D) 

3 

95 

6 

53 

5 

4 

1 

9 

550 

9 

(D) 

5 

957 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

17 

4 

5 

1 

- 

- 

10 

7 

4 

12 

5 

14 

3 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

11 

884 

17 

83 

9 

(D) 

22 

394 

37 

237 

33 

13 

5 

46 

2,781 

46 

2,767 

18 

307 

18 

307 

2 

(D) 

92 

18 

28 

2 

3 

- 

52 

40 

7 

57 

35 

84 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

7 

13 

2 

(D) 

8 

16 

15 

27 

34 

9 

4 

43 

682 

43 

(D) 

13 

135 

13 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

72 

25 

19 

3 

- 

- 

35 

37 

- 

21 

51 

58 

14 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

54 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

3,220 

6,306 

895 

549 

924 

3,938 

581 

722 

1,527 

6,696 

20.2 

1,429 

1,468 

6,629 

21.8 

221 

705 

964 

1,667 

2,923 

2,034 

1,012 

57.1 

1,026 

134 

12 

44 

25 

6 

9,392 

47 

8,586 

940 

17,934 

8,401 

7,034 

5,286 

6,688 

4,757 

5,253 

1,187 

7 

10 

1 

- 

3 

6 

- 

7 

2 

8 

11.3 

7 

1 

9 

15.6 

- 

- 

5 

2 

6 

3 

1 

54.9 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17 

- 

17 

- 

32 

14 

12 

4 

11 

4 

7 

- 

33 

59 

12 

12 

15 

20 

2 

18 

22 

50 

13.5 

17 

27 

48 

14.0 

- 

15 

17 

21 

22 

13 

4 

51.6 

24 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

88 

- 

79 

13 

164 

79 

80 

47 

73 

34 

45 

27 

15 

57 

6 

3 

8 

40 

- 

18 

21 

33 

13.9 

22 

20 

30 

15.2 

- 

3 

11 

14 

25 

13 

6 

56.8 

3 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

67 

3 

69 

3 

142 

61 

62 

33 

59 

44 

44 

4 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

4,253 

636 

568 

479 

386 

4 

382 

93 

3 

90 

153 

1,443 

11,897 

847 

5,818 

1,056 

6,079 

1,765 

2,152 

374 

334 

298 

175 

109 

75 

139 

63 

27 

10 

78 

624 

287 

847 

1,156 

44 

- 

1,112 

627 

1 

124 

110 

218 

328 

1,121 

4,549 

78 

6 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

1 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

4 

3 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

- 

37 

9 

9 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

35 

212 

24 

80 

29 

132 

21 

21 

- 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

38 

2 

5 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

1 

- 

3 

- 

- 

51 

1 

37 

3 

3 

7 

5 

- 

5 

2 

- 

2 

- 

7 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

30 

14 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17 

5 

4 

6 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

3 

7 

42 

- 

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56 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Connecticut: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Connecticut 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

800 

2,906 

122 

1,384 

101 

330 

37 

4,759 

545 

137 

24 

56 

666 

583 

24 

2 

63 

5 

3 

10 

6 

10 

4 

4 

1 

4 

- 

1 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

33 

2 

9 

- 

3 

- 

45 

2 

4 

- 

- 

15 

13 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

28 

- 

8 

1 

2 

- 

40 

7 

- 

- 

- 

9 

6 

1 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

2,302 

525,324 

228 

2,302 

1,481,135 

643,412 

2,302 

1,465,973 

374 

175 

130 

165 

235 

123 

125 

134 

106 

261 

474 

1,308 

325,656 

1,088 

1,140,317 

815 

15,162 

176 

13,970 

36 

17,067 

2,302 

865,542 

375,996 

1,214 

44,091 

1,144 

32,294 

1,159 

37,634 

271 

1,423 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

3 

8 

3 

21 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

10 

4 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

4 

1 

4 

60 

15 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

14 

- 

- 

4 

25 

6,270 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

58 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

893 

116,039 

157 

1,290 

803 

114,749 

1,364 

368,837 

2,244 

20,032 

1,775 

21,475 

2,032 

35,105 

848 

54,642 

670 

13,017 

945 

26,289 

579 

23,969 

175 

3,426 

895 

17,035 

694 

13,552 

501 

3,483 

2,187 

7,117 

1,152 

3,447 

1,460 

41,093 

2,302 

638,382 

277,316 

1,414 

471,983 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

19 

7 

59 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

4 

8 

7 

12 

2 

(D) 

5 

6 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

3 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

43 

139 

80 

150 

127 

875 

888 

32,660 

49 

220 

175 

238 

82 

124 

1,116 

22,788 

33 

353 

1,616 

452,211 

1,402 

435,085 

758 

8,317 

612 

163,255 

161 

3,851 

594 

323,276 

12 

(D) 

2,302 

4,420,092 

1,920,109 

8,414 

2,302 

456,016 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

- 

- 

3 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

281 

6 

222 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

103 

7 

(D) 

7 

7,199 

1,028,463 

21,112 

7 

545 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

20 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

14 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D)

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60 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

180 

11,413 

796 

127,532 

140 

48,264 

760 

242,599 

373 

109,487 

359 

77,772 

490 

88,122 

1,579 

588 

135 

2,177 

287,837 

2,167 

250,485 

725 

275,560 

723 

274,839 

418 

38,073 

3,963 

1,025 

1,028 

170 

57 

22 

2,555 

1,352 

481 

2,091 

1,816 

3,065 

842 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

4 

63 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

5 

- 

7 

157 

7 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

13 

1 

6 

- 

- 

- 

6 

7 

2 

10 

3 

7 

6 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

4 

60 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

4 

- 

4 

2 

6 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

1,861 

2,046 

253 

148 

251 

1,394 

148 

252 

526 

2,981 

23.5 

398 

453 

3,056 

25.5 

56 

270 

379 

758 

1,132 

917 

395 

57.4 

351 

33 

2 

55 

24 

- 

3,811 

15 

3,517 

390 

7,761 

3,443 

2,563 

1,882 

2,860 

2,128 

2,210 

283 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

5.0 

1 

- 

- 

5.0 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

(D) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

6 

7 

- 

3 

1 

3 

1 

6 

2 

4 

9.2 

7 

2 

4 

9.9 

- 

- 

1 

11 

- 

- 

1 

48.7 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

- 

13 

- 

36 

12 

11 

5 

12 

11 

6 

4 

2 

4 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

21.0 

- 

- 

6 

21.0 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

4 

- 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

6 

- 

(D) 

6 

2 

6 

6 

2 

4 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

62 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

1,692 

223 

188 

341 

322 

- 

322 

19 

- 

19 

46 

848 

3,509 

575 

1,609 

529 

1,900 

380 

903 

149 

137 

114 

69 

56 

68 

139 

129 

107 

51 

633 

79 

29 

70 

251 

- 

- 

251 

157 

4 

18 

14 

610 

74 

363 

1,811 

44 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

5 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

7 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Delaware: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Delaware 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

184 

660 

180 

866 

241 

85 

51 

1,802 

341 

110 

30 

19 

197 

114 

5 

7 

62 

4 

8 

1 

9 

4 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

6 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

64 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

47,590 

9,731,731 

204 

47,590 

7,416,463 

155,841 

47,590 

7,357,343 

17,698 

5,402 

4,894 

4,961 

4,943 

2,655 

2,045 

1,930 

1,085 

790 

1,187 

16,239 

5,704,533 

21,939 

1,652,810 

3,996 

59,120 

3,440 

37,179 

982 

304,811 

47,590 

6,507,308 

136,737 

22,004 

583,131 

17,806 

544,350 

10,703 

396,283 

1,200 

1,755 

63 

46,283 

735 

63 

187,287 

2,972,804 

63 

187,186 

2 

4 

- 

- 

1 

4 

8 

20 

2 

4 

18 

55 

183,308 

24 

3,878 

4 

101 

17 

693 

17 

28,038 

63 

150,902 

2,395,271 

48 

13,619 

41 

13,247 

42 

13,168 

12 

54 

99 

12,669 

128 

99 

57,635 

582,172 

99 

57,623 

- 

1 

3 

23 

13 

13 

19 

10 

3 

7 

7 

95 

57,135 

16 

488 

7 

12 

41 

1,870 

33 

29,141 

99 

44,606 

450,569 

80 

6,007 

55 

3,654 

56 

2,931 

28 

86 

60 

829 

14 

60 

540 

9,000 

60 

510 

12 

6 

10 

14 

17 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

59 

441 

24 

69 

3 

30 

33 

96 

7 

7 

60 

699 

11,648 

37 

53 

20 

14 

40 

17 

14 

3 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

10,724 

184,126 

6,336 

74,053 

6,131 

110,074 

32,941 

612,589 

44,229 

292,870 

28,823 

159,102 

37,286 

431,673 

12,207 

1,377,757 

5,563 

456,162 

5,353 

205,387 

5,244 

181,301 

2,561 

58,317 

10,205 

200,127 

8,017 

163,435 

5,271 

36,691 

45,400 

211,527 

22,631 

70,064 

14,921 

542,541 

47,590 

1,238,061 

26,015 

13,611 

155,343 

15 

417 

9 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

21 

(D) 

63 

5,809 

63 

3,177 

63 

9,296 

52 

30,925 

32 

23,202 

9 

2,939 

15 

7,665 

10 

3,535 

33 

2,612 

27 

1,977 

21 

636 

57 

(D) 

11 

64 

50 

18,356 

63 

37,781 

599,695 

41 

1,099,417 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

(D) 

95 

1,523 

84 

810 

90 

4,518 

72 

12,034 

35 

(D) 

18 

556 

19 

1,546 

23 

(D) 

25 

523 

16 

422 

14 

101 

80 

327 

8 

4 

63 

3,515 

99 

13,541 

136,782 

52 

339,406 

13 

10 

11 

6 

7 

5 

23 

(D) 

60 

30 

43 

28 

54 

65 

13 

240 

1 

(D) 

4 

2 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

10 

22 

10 

16 

6 

6 

60 

(D) 

11 

2 

12 

13 

60 

24 

403 

30 

11,330 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

66 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,426 

2,602 

1,778 

2,404 

1,525 

3,876 

33,979 

25,790 

2,027 

10,012 

7,613 

8,079 

3,303 

2,945 

10,373 

328,906 

761 

27,047 

22,931 

2,825,803 

19,205 

2,093,330 

27,830 

3,621,801 

11,228 

1,519,379 

417 

29,478 

3,458 

1,579,957 

222 

74,242 

47,590 

57,431,061 

1,206,788 

5,901 

47,589 

3,462,284 

- 

1 

3 

1 

6 

30 

22 

331,606 

- 

2 

- 

4 

- 

16 

32 

1,396 

5 

(D) 

58 

26,499 

58 

21,326 

8 

10,847 

55 

19,440 

- 

- 

15 

8,987 

63 

21,739 

63 

384,563 

6,104,177 

8,309 

63 

55,742 

- 

13 

15 

4 

2 

18 

47 

87,397 

1 

1 

4 

3 

8 

30 

32 

513 

4 

(D) 

96 

8,075 

96 

5,193 

13 

675 

82 

4,734 

- 

- 

21 

(D) 

99 

52,334 

99 

102,802 

1,038,406 

8,114 

99 

17,079 

3 

9 

8 

7 

- 

3 

30 

10,524 

3 

18 

2 

2 

5 

- 

23 

183 

12 

23 

59 

459 

59 

352 

15 

149 

44 

125 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

60 

169 

60 

14,964 

249,408 

18,051 

60 

1,459 

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2017 Census of Agriculture 67

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

811 

134,682 

5,057 

1,160,309 

1,022 

297,900 

2,077 

244,994 

870 

189,212 

2,729 

802,923 

1,573 

141,848 

38,999 

6,370 

2,221 

45,488 

7,417,745 

45,369 

6,841,139 

8,674 

2,945,441 

8,591 

2,890,592 

3,480 

631,455 

79,933 

21,622 

21,990 

2,615 

914 

449 

46,777 

32,122 

5,099 

33,004 

45,895 

55,813 

23,086 

4 

(D) 

22 

7,195 

2 

(D) 

8 

491 

5 

(D) 

21 

16,215 

16 

2,956 

43 

13 

7 

56 

38,475 

56 

31,075 

20 

15,638 

20 

15,208 

4 

(D) 

141 

32 

17 

8 

2 

4 

82 

32 

60 

80 

34 

43 

71 

1 

(D) 

10 

4,662 

4 

(D) 

19 

461 

9 

772 

28 

(D) 

33 

1,235 

63 

17 

19 

80 

9,406 

80 

8,476 

36 

4,193 

36 

4,193 

1 

(D) 

202 

45 

33 

10 

7 

4 

104 

81 

60 

111 

74 

77 

108 

- 

- 

9 

54 

- 

- 

11 

19 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

11 

26 

60 

- 

- 

60 

829 

60 

829 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

91 

33 

25 

- 

2 

- 

59 

32 

2 

27 

64 

76 

15 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

68 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

29,733 

49,166 

7,173 

3,912 

7,090 

30,991 

5,092 

7,951 

13,344 

52,512 

17.6 

13,102 

11,636 

54,161 

19.8 

881 

4,157 

7,288 

15,132 

22,521 

18,874 

10,046 

58.9 

5,634 

7,121 

539 

1,384 

2,299 

112 

73,864 

701 

68,235 

10,664 

146,920 

68,102 

55,661 

50,194 

55,224 

40,585 

45,244 

4,319 

60 

54 

5 

3 

7 

39 

10 

10 

29 

65 

16.2 

25 

13 

76 

20.5 

- 

24 

9 

15 

31 

26 

9 

53.4 

24 

21 

2 

1 

- 

- 

111 

- 

105 

9 

285 

103 

96 

35 

88 

43 

51 

14 

72 

113 

15 

4 

33 

61 

23 

18 

57 

87 

11.8 

32 

54 

99 

14.6 

- 

19 

18 

46 

45 

43 

14 

55.9 

24 

35 

- 

13 

- 

- 

172 

- 

169 

16 

405 

155 

112 

26 

124 

77 

83 

40 

13 

78 

16 

1 

23 

38 

5 

12 

48 

26 

11.8 

16 

35 

40 

14.9 

4 

8 

13 

15 

26 

14 

11 

54.0 

13 

11 

- 

1 

5 

- 

85 

- 

80 

11 

178 

88 

88 

51 

78 

53 

54 

2 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

37,986 

2,530 

2,001 

6,088 

5,104 

155 

4,949 

984 

72 

912 

986 

12,207 

96,247 

6,827 

50,398 

8,076 

45,849 

14,072 

19,696 

2,360 

2,369 

1,883 

1,179 

809 

593 

1,802 

1,286 

738 

803 

212 

1,259 

6,186 

4,058 

4,969 

7 

108 

4,854 

18,534 

- 

261 

455 

807 

2,465 

8,384 

36,310 

1,010 

24 

17 

14 

20 

13 

- 

13 

7 

4 

3 

2 

52 

4,187 

50 

1,299 

37 

2,888 

15 

21 

2 

- 

4 

5 

1 

- 

3 

2 

4 

6 

- 

19 

18 

16 

2 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

1 

49 

1 

42 

31 

31 

26 

21 

- 

21 

5 

- 

5 

- 

72 

4,277 

51 

(D) 

56 

(D) 

34 

32 

8 

5 

- 

7 

3 

1 

1 

3 

4 

1 

- 

29 

42 

21 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

5 

95 

- 

47 

9 

3 

4 

1 

- 

1 

3 

- 

3 

- 

13 

35 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

40 

14 

5 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

23 

21 

4 

11 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

55 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

70 2017 Census of Agriculture

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Florida: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Florida 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

12,284 

9,618 

2,304 

13,563 

5,539 

2,233 

494 

40,375 

5,389 

1,055 

479 

292 

2,041 

1,662 

101 

21 

80 

50 

65 

31 

197 

80 

18 

14 

6 

22 

8 

2 

1 

46 

8 

6 

1 

2 

7 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

37 

23 

12 

34 

8 

10 

- 

79 

16 

2 

2 

- 

9 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

20 

14 

11 

40 

3 

- 

- 

56 

4 

- 

- 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

42,439 

9,953,730 

235 

42,439 

9,820,680 

231,407 

42,439 

9,573,252 

11,480 

4,691 

4,831 

5,090 

5,368 

2,622 

1,679 

1,304 

1,012 

1,815 

2,547 

17,165 

3,271,940 

20,294 

6,301,312 

13,513 

247,428 

2,504 

36,499 

472 

219,093 

42,439 

7,113,138 

167,609 

24,684 

452,329 

20,244 

410,369 

14,148 

313,226 

2,781 

7,021 

33 

31,321 

949 

33 

102,695 

3,111,964 

33 

102,312 

1 

- 

- 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

8 

1 

14 

30 

78,884 

15 

23,428 

12 

383 

6 

354 

10 

22,238 

33 

68,698 

2,081,751 

28 

4,217 

24 

3,331 

19 

2,982 

6 

45 

47 

6,104 

130 

47 

33,066 

703,533 

47 

32,789 

- 

2 

- 

7 

6 

8 

6 

4 

6 

5 

3 

46 

10,073 

19 

22,716 

20 

277 

26 

1,373 

19 

1,854 

47 

(D) 

(D) 

40 

578 

31 

324 

34 

408 

23 

21 

42 

1,413 

34 

42 

492 

11,722 

42 

463 

3 

3 

8 

6 

14 

7 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

40 

280 

28 

183 

8 

29 

28 

89 

- 

- 

42 

(D) 

(D) 

32 

37 

13 

4 

30 

15 

20 

2 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

72 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

11,253 

1,004,687 

6,240 

159,115 

6,715 

845,572 

27,046 

2,264,683 

40,525 

283,525 

27,371 

203,035 

35,124 

364,381 

11,737 

518,543 

5,983 

152,175 

7,528 

178,081 

7,764 

226,287 

2,518 

41,211 

12,181 

211,364 

9,551 

169,927 

6,440 

41,437 

40,411 

162,645 

19,829 

41,997 

16,308 

284,599 

42,439 

3,016,989 

71,090 

16,219 

217,207 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

33 

2,991 

32 

2,684 

33 

4,362 

32 

12,736 

12 

10,619 

6 

636 

14 

954 

5 

295 

17 

1,853 

14 

1,198 

8 

655 

29 

790 

8 

(D) 

32 

7,449 

33 

35,314 

1,070,131 

27 

1,350,834 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

47 

299 

44 

257 

46 

1,687 

32 

3,753 

23 

2,005 

7 

83 

5 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

19 

302 

17 

262 

13 

40 

45 

187 

14 

20 

37 

671 

47 

6,425 

136,703 

27 

296,951 

25 

15 

13 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

30 

118 

42 

31 

34 

53 

38 

51 

11 

64 

3 

(Z) 

3 

1 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

14 

59 

7 

42 

11 

17 

39 

78 

21 

11 

21 

20 

42 

11 

257 

25 

8,401 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,306 

2,999 

1,833 

2,424 

1,545 

6,112 

26,220 

19,294 

1,644 

7,506 

6,081 

6,689 

2,535 

1,765 

13,216 

309,447 

736 

28,058 

27,815 

4,372,134 

22,704 

3,628,707 

23,902 

1,335,372 

6,191 

1,287,541 

3,323 

240,658 

5,213 

2,616,863 

122 

29,992 

42,439 

34,925,521 

822,958 

3,509 

42,436 

4,912,939 

- 

- 

- 

4 

1 

22 

6 

193,031 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

3 

16 

1,317 

1 

(D) 

32 

17,658 

31 

14,656 

13 

3,412 

30 

12,347 

1 

(D) 

15 

9,245 

33 

7,322 

33 

139,407 

4,224,464 

4,451 

33 

36,200 

1 

1 

1 

6 

3 

15 

20 

79,631 

- 

7 

- 

2 

2 

9 

18 

226 

2 

(D) 

46 

2,398 

46 

2,166 

10 

637 

39 

1,646 

2 

(D) 

11 

671 

47 

22,593 

47 

43,477 

925,051 

7,123 

47 

7,004 

5 

9 

3 

5 

3 

- 

17 

11,719 

4 

3 

1 

9 

- 

- 

13 

97 

9 

8 

41 

356 

40 

120 

11 

122 

25 

52 

- 

- 

3 

12 

42 

77 

42 

7,140 

169,999 

5,053 

42 

1,929 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

1,448 

110,209 

3,117 

231,146 

6,691 

990,691 

3,019 

748,083 

2,435 

1,045,149 

4,627 

1,104,329 

3,340 

530,888 

31,603 

8,625 

2,211 

40,315 

7,786,552 

40,228 

7,165,390 

10,949 

2,831,538 

10,836 

2,788,340 

4,714 

664,360 

68,764 

21,433 

17,533 

2,304 

837 

332 

44,839 

23,248 

2,881 

27,062 

41,025 

49,985 

18,102 

5 

487 

5 

363 

5 

2,851 

6 

2,792 

10 

531 

17 

10,003 

13 

1,855 

19 

13 

1 

32 

24,929 

32 

24,274 

14 

7,167 

14 

7,047 

4 

775 

74 

13 

8 

8 

1 

3 

58 

11 

32 

41 

28 

26 

43 

3 

(D) 

8 

126 

3 

309 

18 

229 

10 

47 

12 

(D) 

26 

996 

39 

5 

3 

44 

6,650 

44 

5,596 

8 

508 

8 

508 

5 

1,054 

91 

15 

23 

6 

3 

- 

54 

37 

24 

63 

28 

48 

43 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

10 

767 

15 

26 

8 

20 

2 

(D) 

22 

43 

37 

2 

3 

39 

1,381 

39 

1,381 

5 

32 

5 

32 

- 

- 

75 

10 

31 

1 

- 

- 

35 

40 

- 

33 

42 

65 

10 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

25,750 

42,337 

5,439 

3,111 

5,781 

28,006 

5,072 

7,494 

11,218 

44,303 

18.8 

13,091 

9,652 

45,344 

20.7 

832 

4,272 

7,619 

13,143 

18,071 

15,983 

8,167 

57.9 

5,721 

922 

211 

461 

2,773 

30 

64,202 

410 

59,252 

8,835 

133,648 

59,377 

49,603 

41,112 

50,139 

37,128 

40,730 

3,614 

38 

31 

6 

- 

14 

11 

6 

16 

11 

36 

14.3 

17 

8 

44 

17.0 

- 

17 

10 

12 

16 

11 

3 

50.8 

17 

1 

- 

- 

2 

1 

66 

- 

63 

6 

171 

53 

58 

26 

47 

30 

30 

9 

54 

37 

11 

1 

11 

14 

19 

8 

33 

31 

10.6 

25 

36 

30 

12.9 

- 

29 

10 

23 

16 

6 

7 

48.3 

29 

4 

- 

8 

4 

- 

71 

8 

85 

6 

164 

81 

77 

27 

70 

52 

43 

15 

25 

50 

7 

12 

6 

25 

6 

12 

30 

27 

10.7 

20 

25 

30 

13.2 

- 

4 

14 

11 

31 

12 

3 

55.3 

5 

10 

3 

- 

3 

- 

69 

- 

56 

19 

127 

67 

61 

47 

58 

46 

41 

10 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

36,233 

2,733 

2,131 

2,882 

2,474 

57 

2,417 

408 

8 

400 

591 

11,737 

48,972 

5,723 

18,235 

8,382 

30,737 

4,516 

13,444 

3,637 

3,847 

3,547 

2,448 

1,714 

1,190 

3,610 

2,233 

1,498 

755 

853 

1,287 

3,500 

964 

12,307 

64 

1,134 

11,109 

13,209 

1 

319 

230 

3,024 

2,198 

4,547 

32,256 

810 

11 

- 

- 

13 

8 

- 

8 

5 

- 

5 

9 

32 

823 

26 

376 

22 

447 

2 

3 

3 

7 

- 

1 

- 

1 

1 

5 

4 

6 

- 

10 

7 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

2 

31 

1 

21 

2 

1 

24 

18 

3 

15 

6 

- 

6 

- 

32 

533 

24 

207 

19 

326 

6 

20 

2 

4 

3 

2 

2 

3 

3 

1 

1 

- 

2 

22 

12 

7 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

43 

- 

36 

1 

1 

5 

3 

- 

3 

2 

- 

2 

- 

11 

19 

4 

4 

7 

15 

21 

12 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

4 

6 

9 

- 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

4 

10 

- 

2 

35 

3 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 11. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Georgia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Georgia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

12,618 

6,252 

2,570 

11,979 

4,373 

1,938 

423 

35,905 

4,981 

936 

375 

242 

946 

687 

41 

10 

118 

18 

36 

45 

62 

88 

10 

11 

4 

14 

1 

2 

- 

27 

3 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

12 

17 

2 

21 

2 

4 

2 

42 

2 

2 

1 

- 

4 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

19 

4 

1 

10 

5 

- 

- 

40 

2 

- 

- 

- 

8 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

7,328 

1,135,352 

155 

7,328 

572,164 

78,079 

7,328 

563,803 

1,748 

854 

778 

1,077 

1,191 

736 

392 

271 

116 

74 

91 

5,031 

417,069 

1,656 

146,733 

662 

8,362 

1,612 

27,882 

878 

124,519 

7,328 

575,703 

78,562 

4,196 

31,787 

3,803 

17,684 

1,935 

11,838 

201 

93 

12 

2,006 

167 

12 

3,919 

326,556 

12 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

- 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

87 

4 

(D) 

12 

3,277 

273,116 

11 

149 

7 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

124 

10,958 

88 

124 

16,608 

133,934 

124 

(D) 

3 

1 

2 

23 

24 

24 

15 

17 

5 

5 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

25 

(D) 

59 

3,047 

63 

5,981 

124 

16,005 

129,072 

96 

1,817 

53 

(D) 

66 

457 

30 

5 

10 

43 

4 

10 

135 

13,540 

10 

135 

- 

- 

5 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

135 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

17 

2 

(D) 

10 

31 

3,117 

8 

1 

3 

(Z) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

756 

5,011 

340 

1,815 

527 

3,196 

2,371 

36,783 

6,539 

23,512 

4,468 

28,678 

5,808 

46,490 

2,073 

230,205 

934 

25,656 

486 

4,257 

1,414 

27,176 

461 

3,479 

1,378 

21,587 

878 

17,741 

816 

3,846 

6,214 

16,334 

1,338 

2,684 

2,356 

42,543 

7,328 

34,564 

4,717 

3,162 

51,125 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

12 

134 

9 

131 

12 

276 

5 

1,811 

6 

49 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

10 

40 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

109,247 

10 

39 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

25 

(D) 

122 

740 

85 

815 

118 

1,089 

67 

5,612 

45 

2,378 

14 

152 

50 

324 

25 

199 

41 

1,072 

21 

(D) 

32 

(D) 

105 

214 

6 

(D) 

90 

(D) 

124 

(D) 

(D) 

73 

55,684 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

3 

- 

- 

8 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

7 

16 

- 

- 

3 

(Z) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

13,045 

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80 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

287 

815 

527 

627 

447 

459 

4,166 

30,507 

439 

1,448 

734 

810 

428 

307 

1,368 

38,102 

294 

16,609 

5,826 

191,175 

5,316 

84,767 

2,023 

761,816 

2,250 

45,452 

12 

1,296 

467 

206,172 

146 

15,359 

7,328 

10,590,337 

1,445,188 

9,328 

7,326 

371,436 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

4 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

1 

3 

49 

2 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

54 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

12 

674 

12 

40,807 

3,400,619 

20,343 

12 

1,272 

- 

9 

9 

16 

16 

23 

51 

(D) 

6 

3 

10 

14 

12 

6 

46 

1,070 

24 

(D) 

121 

4,205 

121 

3,851 

22 

(D) 

70 

412 

- 

- 

20 

(D) 

124 

14,668 

124 

186,453 

1,503,655 

17,015 

124 

9,908 

3 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

17 

10 

6,665 

666,500 

155,000 

10 

372 

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

50 

284 

291 

9,871 

149 

86,589 

670 

3,501 

206 

3,494 

410 

14,631 

514 

7,533 

5,125 

614 

1,589 

5,750 

618,392 

5,739 

585,833 

2,214 

555,347 

2,203 

549,519 

364 

38,387 

12,368 

3,470 

3,149 

434 

188 

87 

7,126 

5,044 

890 

5,780 

6,390 

8,384 

3,786 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

58 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

4 

8 

6 

1 

5 

9 

139 

7 

91 

6 

1,915 

6 

1,915 

3 

(D) 

26 

3 

4 

5 

- 

- 

14 

12 

8 

16 

10 

17 

9 

- 

- 

7 

9 

8 

32 

31 

111 

17 

109 

15 

(D) 

36 

193 

57 

25 

42 

82 

5,384 

82 

5,368 

67 

5,592 

67 

5,590 

3 

(D) 

297 

30 

57 

17 

7 

13 

175 

100 

61 

163 

112 

172 

103 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

7 

- 

3 

7 

40 

7 

40 

3 

3 

3 

3 

- 

- 

18 

2 

8 

- 

- 

- 

10 

8 

- 

- 

18 

12 

6 

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

4,063 

8,107 

1,512 

884 

1,443 

4,268 

750 

1,142 

2,269 

8,009 

17.3 

2,022 

1,853 

8,295 

19.4 

112 

645 

1,037 

1,675 

3,540 

3,705 

1,456 

60.1 

852 

767 

56 

3,219 

22 

1,121 

6,302 

1,450 

10,597 

1,573 

22,338 

10,470 

9,534 

4,678 

8,512 

6,243 

6,815 

1,089 

11 

15 

- 

1 

1 

13 

1 

1 

2 

22 

19.8 

2 

2 

22 

23.7 

1 

5 

2 

1 

12 

4 

1 

53.3 

6 

5 

- 

1 

- 

2 

23 

- 

26 

- 

52 

23 

23 

6 

19 

13 

11 

2 

118 

157 

18 

23 

16 

100 

38 

42 

49 

146 

14.0 

64 

56 

155 

17.9 

4 

25 

46 

36 

72 

84 

8 

55.1 

34 

6 

- 

49 

- 

12 

196 

18 

255 

20 

481 

232 

237 

76 

183 

147 

107 

42 

- 

18 

2 

5 

8 

3 

6 

- 

- 

12 

20.0 

6 

- 

12 

20.0 

- 

- 

- 

3 

5 

10 

- 

62.9 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

12 

- 

15 

3 

39 

15 

18 

- 

10 

5 

10 

8 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

5,733 

569 

467 

737 

582 

20 

562 

155 

28 

127 

289 

2,073 

11,891 

970 

6,272 

1,572 

5,619 

4,868 

1,693 

154 

105 

83 

54 

31 

20 

120 

74 

43 

83 

15 

716 

3,158 

1,138 

402 

- 

- 

402 

952 

- 

11 

95 

80 

420 

341 

5,579 

129 

8 

1 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

1 

5 

63 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

2 

4 

4 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

1 

70 

20 

19 

29 

23 

- 

23 

6 

1 

5 

5 

67 

401 

41 

(D) 

48 

(D) 

74 

30 

3 

6 

2 

- 

1 

- 

5 

1 

- 

2 

- 

47 

54 

5 

12 

- 

- 

12 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

110 

- 

5 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

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84 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 12. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Hawaii: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Hawaii 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

1,046 

2,877 

226 

2,091 

607 

254 

78 

6,195 

834 

172 

76 

51 

2,474 

2,356 

90 

2 

6 

24 

5 

4 

102 

7 

3 

8 

1 

1 

- 

2 

- 

10 

1 

- 

1 

- 

8 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

26 

63 

1 

42 

7 

5 

4 

83 

30 

4 

1 

6 

58 

57 

3 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

7 

3 

- 

- 

- 

7 

7 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

24,996 

11,691,912 

468 

24,996 

7,697,044 

307,931 

24,996 

7,567,439 

6,379 

2,927 

2,631 

2,572 

2,622 

1,651 

1,471 

1,700 

1,169 

782 

1,092 

12,384 

3,210,834 

12,305 

4,356,606 

6,083 

129,605 

1,765 

28,001 

281 

85,547 

24,996 

6,651,559 

266,105 

11,728 

506,953 

12,014 

286,983 

7,763 

269,331 

935 

2,719 

100 

284,041 

2,840 

100 

129,956 

1,299,555 

100 

127,768 

4 

- 

- 

3 

2 

7 

10 

16 

12 

10 

36 

99 

112,498 

48 

15,270 

71 

2,188 

14 

5,765 

5 

(D) 

100 

116,823 

1,168,233 

77 

12,903 

63 

5,005 

87 

9,867 

28 

90 

144 

126,349 

877 

144 

123,524 

857,806 

144 

122,486 

1 

- 

4 

1 

13 

7 

17 

39 

34 

15 

13 

130 

28,361 

46 

94,125 

100 

1,038 

23 

1,543 

23 

(D) 

144 

103,951 

721,880 

104 

3,419 

73 

(D) 

111 

2,558 

38 

67 

16 

287 

18 

16 

112 

6,997 

16 

112 

6 

2 

1 

5 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

97 

6 

15 

- 

- 

7 

7 

3 

(D) 

16 

196 

12,273 

12 

6 

5 

(D) 

11 

14 

7 

(Z)

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86 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

7,526 

616,455 

4,311 

114,900 

4,506 

501,555 

15,186 

1,794,336 

23,333 

248,007 

17,498 

270,332 

20,142 

418,246 

7,186 

735,969 

2,388 

69,746 

7,048 

167,865 

6,044 

388,375 

2,007 

69,978 

8,257 

253,583 

6,328 

168,803 

5,001 

84,780 

23,476 

102,966 

12,564 

103,133 

10,195 

349,302 

24,996 

1,312,355 

52,503 

10,072 

169,526 

34 

1,118 

24 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

45 

2,933 

100 

6,282 

100 

8,320 

100 

10,730 

72 

16,892 

30 

2,326 

45 

2,894 

70 

15,375 

25 

3,837 

73 

10,155 

51 

8,528 

58 

1,627 

91 

1,244 

37 

242 

86 

6,700 

100 

18,643 

186,426 

69 

350,539 

15 

4,909 

10 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

45 

35,489 

143 

2,738 

139 

5,069 

137 

6,052 

104 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

97 

(D) 

70 

4,488 

25 

491 

95 

5,143 

61 

(D) 

67 

(D) 

131 

1,004 

47 

1,404 

127 

12,013 

144 

22,359 

155,270 

123 

195,337 

4 

5 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

6 

19 

12 

8 

7 

17 

16 

47 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

7 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

15 

18 

4 

6 

9 

7 

16 

-74 

-4,634 

3 

17,027 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

845 

1,760 

1,061 

1,631 

1,186 

3,589 

14,924 

26,475 

1,205 

4,832 

3,302 

3,095 

1,312 

1,178 

8,879 

266,869 

176 

9,242 

17,338 

5,894,676 

15,028 

4,576,077 

13,851 

4,871,617 

15,597 

3,398,266 

1,773 

568,878 

2,676 

2,576,251 

260 

128,916 

24,996 

33,513,086 

1,340,738 

2,866 

24,995 

4,397,906 

- 

5 

3 

9 

4 

48 

31 

178,857 

- 

5 

- 

5 

3 

18 

59 

5,510 

- 

- 

100 

170,966 

100 

148,757 

43 

105,153 

97 

107,132 

11 

1,229 

53 

74,711 

100 

20,972 

100 

761,515 

7,615,152 

2,681 

100 

78,480 

- 

6 

9 

24 

23 

61 

21 

79,411 

2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

10 

80 

2,786 

- 

- 

144 

97,506 

144 

81,295 

64 

20,477 

132 

58,466 

13 

3,062 

52 

26,222 

144 

107,919 

144 

400,799 

2,783,325 

3,172 

144 

53,295 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

13 

9,632 

4 

4 

3 

1 

- 

1 

8 

10 

1 

(D) 

16 

160 

16 

147 

3 

4 

11 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

16 

25 

16 

3,376 

211,006 

11,763 

16 

1,924 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

522 

76,176 

1,998 

197,068 

324 

165,194 

1,216 

513,984 

1,848 

979,587 

4,513 

1,992,641 

1,362 

128,963 

18,340 

5,069 

1,587 

23,511 

9,397,997 

23,409 

7,877,743 

6,727 

3,882,235 

6,656 

3,814,169 

3,615 

1,588,320 

45,039 

9,077 

13,456 

1,486 

684 

293 

27,125 

17,230 

3,253 

18,390 

25,965 

35,823 

8,532 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

29 

18,109 

73 

73,972 

35 

6,296 

24 

64 

12 

88 

181,297 

88 

176,416 

76 

107,625 

76 

107,625 

13 

4,881 

226 

32 

41 

15 

5 

7 

147 

60 

61 

159 

48 

138 

69 

10 

1,338 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

17 

9,193 

29 

(D) 

74 

(D) 

42 

3,846 

64 

66 

14 

130 

86,158 

130 

84,910 

80 

41,439 

80 

41,439 

10 

1,248 

282 

53 

66 

12 

7 

6 

175 

98 

71 

173 

100 

187 

86 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

5 

16 

- 

- 

16 

287 

16 

287 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30 

6 

8 

- 

2 

- 

18 

12 

- 

14 

16 

24 

6 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

16,755 

27,600 

4,261 

2,044 

3,894 

17,401 

3,565 

4,127 

6,651 

30,012 

19.4 

7,379 

5,654 

31,322 

22.0 

613 

3,269 

6,241 

7,947 

12,333 

9,484 

4,468 

56.4 

4,386 

1,258 

241 

106 

11 

27 

43,673 

297 

39,742 

4,613 

88,752 

38,434 

34,157 

28,051 

32,900 

24,508 

23,907 

2,649 

114 

93 

21 

11 

15 

46 

7 

16 

26 

158 

22.8 

15 

28 

164 

25.2 

4 

35 

34 

31 

49 

43 

11 

52.2 

42 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

205 

- 

201 

6 

506 

159 

172 

114 

156 

125 

88 

16 

133 

140 

39 

10 

18 

73 

45 

11 

49 

168 

18.5 

40 

41 

192 

21.6 

3 

41 

45 

75 

67 

20 

22 

51.2 

46 

16 

- 

- 

- 

1 

272 

- 

268 

5 

636 

205 

219 

110 

201 

163 

136 

34 

15 

15 

- 

4 

5 

6 

17 

3 

2 

8 

9.6 

18 

- 

12 

15.7 

- 

- 

1 

10 

13 

5 

1 

57.0 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

29 

- 

28 

2 

52 

24 

25 

15 

21 

13 

16 

- 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

20,633 

1,869 

1,615 

1,882 

1,720 

34 

1,686 

162 

11 

151 

612 

7,186 

45,585 

3,768 

20,813 

5,464 

24,772 

6,673 

7,337 

950 

1,277 

1,019 

915 

528 

493 

1,765 

1,606 

1,160 

1,273 

2,052 

833 

374 

439 

7,434 

- 

- 

7,434 

8,137 

144 

501 

215 

291 

1,190 

3,386 

20,972 

608 

51 

25 

21 

20 

18 

- 

18 

2 

- 

2 

4 

72 

1,071 

61 

423 

43 

648 

6 

4 

1 

2 

4 

6 

- 

- 

10 

14 

25 

28 

11 

18 

1 

4 

48 

- 

- 

48 

7 

- 

7 

- 

- 

2 

2 

93 

1 

78 

27 

21 

39 

39 

- 

39 

- 

- 

- 

- 

104 

(D) 

78 

(D) 

66 

(D) 

19 

7 

3 

3 

- 

9 

- 

11 

20 

34 

26 

12 

35 

7 

6 

11 

60 

- 

- 

60 

1 

- 

24 

- 

- 

- 

- 

128 

- 

15 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

5 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

4 

2 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

16 

3 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 13. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Idaho: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Idaho 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

5,310 

3,448 

1,149 

7,538 

5,394 

1,926 

1,046 

20,897 

2,964 

646 

287 

202 

1,232 

944 

138 

4 

184 

70 

4 

5 

3 

85 

15 

15 

16 

27 

29 

8 

3 

65 

26 

6 

3 

- 

5 

3 

2 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

46 

16 

10 

49 

25 

16 

6 

104 

29 

3 

2 

6 

17 

10 

4 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

4 

1 

8 

2 

1 

1 

11 

5 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

72,651 

27,006,288 

372 

72,651 

17,531,201 

241,307 

72,651 

17,009,971 

6,916 

7,070 

7,206 

7,760 

7,998 

5,602 

6,005 

8,170 

6,333 

5,199 

4,392 

49,763 

13,843,743 

19,814 

3,166,229 

48,589 

521,229 

2,628 

44,290 

520 

121,431 

72,651 

13,367,622 

183,998 

46,156 

1,818,653 

43,937 

1,244,342 

40,328 

1,907,682 

4,843 

15,245 

105 

84,257 

802 

105 

116,579 

1,110,274 

105 

115,542 

- 

- 

1 

- 

7 

9 

10 

30 

8 

17 

23 

104 

105,992 

58 

9,550 

77 

1,037 

18 

741 

5 

(D) 

105 

100,247 

954,731 

89 

12,482 

79 

4,080 

94 

7,947 

51 

226 

148 

50,916 

344 

148 

48,011 

324,395 

148 

47,000 

- 

- 

5 

1 

14 

16 

24 

32 

29 

18 

9 

138 

40,553 

69 

6,448 

97 

1,010 

49 

4,659 

17 

2,072 

148 

39,410 

266,281 

119 

3,429 

82 

1,876 

127 

2,903 

81 

447 

43 

683 

16 

43 

379 

8,826 

43 

361 

5 

12 

10 

4 

10 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

43 

341 

13 

20 

4 

18 

32 

42 

12 

8 

43 

437 

10,164 

29 

18 

14 

2 

30 

11 

17 

1 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

11,839 

674,724 

6,751 

94,864 

6,908 

579,860 

24,129 

1,040,349 

66,347 

584,072 

47,651 

226,988 

57,749 

802,103 

19,072 

738,481 

3,341 

55,225 

18,602 

209,825 

21,937 

1,956,402 

6,369 

141,273 

29,890 

636,491 

23,023 

443,350 

18,179 

193,141 

67,659 

431,625 

18,480 

119,030 

38,355 

780,356 

72,651 

5,043,302 

69,418 

47,773 

118,236 

42 

1,262 

21 

202 

25 

1,060 

54 

2,492 

105 

4,805 

92 

2,176 

101 

8,230 

51 

24,392 

18 

1,077 

59 

1,666 

70 

9,404 

37 

2,653 

76 

2,486 

56 

1,584 

63 

903 

88 

1,286 

43 

319 

82 

13,489 

105 

18,449 

175,702 

84 

233,338 

44 

(D) 

24 

430 

30 

(D) 

64 

2,369 

141 

1,764 

130 

718 

137 

2,468 

93 

5,641 

29 

(D) 

79 

963 

93 

(D) 

24 

(D) 

94 

1,505 

63 

867 

72 

638 

125 

828 

60 

(D) 

107 

2,626 

148 

11,513 

77,790 

103 

133,145 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

10 

23 

43 

17 

32 

15 

29 

53 

11 

37 

2 

(D) 

3 

3 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

13 

112 

13 

102 

6 

10 

39 

120 

4 

(D) 

15 

13 

43 

62 

1,437 

16 

16,593 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

2,318 

6,236 

4,531 

7,865 

6,726 

20,097 

24,878 

24,326 

2,222 

7,012 

5,089 

5,699 

2,376 

2,480 

39,755 

879,724 

698 

22,945 

64,958 

24,003,086 

53,188 

22,701,382 

20,494 

824,196 

2,541 

612,459 

25,380 

852,307 

32,688 

19,889,054 

296 

59,726 

72,651 

196,542,078 

2,705,291 

7,278 

72,651 

16,018,455 

- 

2 

8 

4 

7 

63 

21 

54,839 

- 

1 

5 

5 

2 

8 

71 

2,117 

1 

(D) 

105 

78,711 

105 

76,365 

30 

2,173 

14 

1,889 

35 

533 

69 

62,869 

105 

17,011 

105 

717,067 

6,829,206 

8,510 

105 

46,436 

4 

4 

5 

8 

20 

62 

45 

48,913 

1 

10 

6 

6 

7 

15 

100 

2,912 

7 

(D) 

146 

46,939 

144 

43,947 

50 

(D) 

36 

732 

33 

(D) 

87 

(D) 

148 

42,640 

148 

452,157 

3,055,114 

8,880 

148 

48,865 

1 

5 

3 

2 

4 

1 

27 

7,544 

6 

7 

7 

5 

2 

- 

9 

119 

1 

(D) 

43 

351 

43 

234 

5 

21 

26 

34 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

43 

74 

43 

9,214 

214,271 

13,490 

43 

1,728 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

24,507 

9,474,677 

12,941 

3,610,740 

1,913 

131,546 

21,979 

6,471,985 

21,268 

9,454,154 

17,423 

6,293,661 

6,084 

708,105 

44,378 

22,252 

6,021 

67,046 

13,963,546 

66,630 

11,227,047 

28,527 

15,845,119 

28,273 

15,779,241 

17,938 

2,802,377 

118,141 

38,563 

26,969 

4,560 

1,808 

751 

83,222 

33,195 

5,767 

51,281 

65,136 

74,788 

41,629 

73 

55,251 

18 

13,787 

6 

345 

44 

8,885 

48 

43,713 

63 

19,886 

66 

12,939 

23 

63 

19 

86 

33,608 

86 

31,431 

82 

52,826 

82 

52,826 

12 

2,177 

200 

43 

41 

11 

9 

1 

136 

62 

45 

136 

62 

142 

56 

74 

24,400 

26 

2,785 

8 

677 

27 

1,362 

42 

(D) 

90 

27,259 

92 

16,308 

53 

70 

25 

123 

14,116 

123 

13,674 

95 

37,249 

95 

37,242 

15 

449 

238 

86 

44 

12 

3 

3 

164 

70 

44 

182 

52 

168 

66 

5 

27 

4 

12 

4 

30 

6 

13 

2 

(D) 

9 

33 

23 

68 

38 

1 

4 

39 

806 

39 

655 

5 

28 

5 

28 

8 

151 

70 

17 

25 

1 

- 

- 

34 

36 

- 

21 

49 

54 

16 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

49,598 

66,819 

9,804 

4,332 

7,814 

44,869 

5,363 

7,294 

15,473 

88,287 

24.2 

13,442 

13,553 

89,422 

26.1 

1,406 

8,452 

12,764 

19,959 

32,986 

26,087 

14,763 

58.0 

11,102 

934 

108 

160 

229 

21 

115,605 

294 

104,357 

12,060 

239,204 

97,565 

86,509 

45,017 

88,135 

63,055 

68,556 

2,511 

121 

77 

31 

5 

8 

33 

15 

21 

36 

126 

19.2 

39 

34 

125 

21.6 

10 

35 

42 

29 

45 

27 

10 

49.4 

51 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

198 

- 

186 

12 

618 

168 

151 

106 

156 

120 

97 

10 

143 

91 

23 

14 

12 

42 

31 

27 

42 

134 

17.0 

37 

60 

137 

19.6 

11 

34 

41 

43 

64 

34 

7 

49.8 

47 

1 

- 

2 

3 

- 

229 

- 

225 

9 

558 

204 

200 

119 

199 

156 

136 

16 

15 

55 

8 

3 

9 

35 

7 

7 

10 

46 

15.0 

12 

11 

47 

16.0 

- 

3 

7 

18 

32 

10 

- 

55.7 

4 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

69 

- 

65 

5 

106 

63 

62 

29 

55 

43 

43 

1 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

61,398 

4,597 

3,215 

3,972 

3,589 

69 

3,520 

383 

44 

339 

2,684 

19,072 

55,584 

7,970 

20,570 

14,940 

35,014 

7,992 

17,901 

4,546 

5,983 

4,825 

3,844 

2,691 

2,101 

7,472 

7,483 

5,155 

2,658 

39,273 

758 

692 

911 

16,446 

11 

- 

16,435 

6,702 

486 

579 

951 

520 

1,291 

4,042 

55,889 

1,732 

75 

9 

9 

20 

19 

1 

18 

1 

- 

1 

1 

51 

707 

32 

481 

41 

226 

- 

10 

4 

9 

4 

5 

3 

5 

27 

15 

13 

10 

69 

6 

- 

2 

12 

- 

- 

12 

1 

- 

5 

2 

4 

- 

4 

88 

1 

118 

10 

10 

15 

13 

3 

10 

2 

- 

2 

5 

93 

684 

47 

182 

74 

502 

12 

22 

11 

14 

7 

11 

12 

7 

18 

24 

4 

6 

88 

21 

1 

9 

5 

- 

- 

5 

11 

- 

6 

- 

7 

- 

- 

126 

2 

43 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

20 

3 

4 

8 

16 

29 

8 

4 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

19 

7 

9 

3 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

40 

- 

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98 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 14. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Illinois: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Illinois 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

13,092 

8,765 

3,672 

23,039 

12,419 

5,132 

2,529 

55,049 

11,795 

3,415 

1,371 

1,021 

5,042 

1,205 

989 

54 

2,557 

55 

431 

385 

11 

1,009 

18 

10 

6 

44 

23 

5 

6 

75 

19 

7 

- 

4 

27 

12 

5 

- 

15 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

26 

23 

10 

54 

27 

8 

5 

120 

16 

9 

1 

2 

25 

14 

2 

- 

6 

- 

4 

4 

- 

2 

8 

5 

1 

16 

9 

3 

3 

38 

5 

- 

- 

- 

8 

3 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

56,649 

14,969,996 

264 

56,649 

11,450,250 

202,126 

56,649 

11,107,336 

9,226 

6,068 

5,862 

6,314 

6,725 

4,364 

4,133 

5,035 

3,440 

2,656 

2,826 

36,694 

7,121,060 

21,604 

3,986,276 

27,156 

342,914 

3,235 

35,948 

528 

80,365 

56,649 

9,124,760 

161,075 

34,098 

1,034,849 

28,903 

619,764 

26,094 

955,024 

4,430 

16,017 

166 

36,323 

219 

166 

61,628 

371,254 

166 

61,266 

- 

- 

2 

- 

11 

14 

30 

38 

37 

18 

16 

147 

15,263 

142 

46,003 

48 

362 

29 

207 

24 

984 

166 

40,144 

241,829 

150 

1,984 

52 

821 

126 

1,630 

84 

(D)

371 

55,092 

148 

371 

76,865 

207,183 

371 

75,966 

- 

7 

8 

18 

23 

35 

47 

143 

70 

10 

10 

312 

20,633 

292 

55,333 

102 

899 

54 

1,401 

31 

1,330 

371 

55,520 

149,651 

319 

4,343 

79 

983 

280 

2,976 

200 

284 

38 

1,211 

32 

38 

237 

6,234 

38 

232 

8 

10 

9 

4 

6 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

33 

139 

17 

93 

4 

5 

23 

43 

7 

4 

38 

308 

8,100 

21 

10 

10 

2 

21 

6 

2 

(D)

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

13,295 

663,606 

6,931 

104,419 

8,539 

559,186 

27,879 

1,401,597 

52,327 

369,510 

36,108 

182,105 

45,357 

545,062 

13,237 

540,959 

3,564 

53,958 

13,852 

145,154 

14,723 

1,175,885 

4,607 

84,059 

23,040 

417,576 

19,193 

314,089 

12,429 

103,486 

54,616 

332,880 

20,109 

80,443 

25,652 

522,327 

56,649 

2,842,129 

50,171 

31,031 

108,491 

120 

7,021 

64 

2,385 

94 

4,636 

144 

13,035 

163 

1,239 

141 

499 

165 

2,147 

63 

1,561 

43 

273 

122 

856 

66 

3,012 

33 

944 

127 

2,077 

116 

1,422 

66 

656 

164 

926 

138 

541 

113 

1,577 

166 

23,633 

142,367 

133 

186,120 

188 

2,733 

134 

1,391 

101 

1,342 

300 

17,537 

364 

2,581 

277 

1,334 

352 

4,616 

138 

3,681 

56 

332 

282 

1,477 

156 

3,734 

85 

801 

249 

3,298 

208 

2,655 

141 

643 

345 

1,737 

275 

806 

233 

2,553 

371 

23,895 

64,407 

302 

87,732 

8 

7 

- 

- 

8 

7 

20 

27 

37 

29 

24 

19 

32 

45 

5 

6 

- 

- 

6 

1 

- 

- 

3 

2 

15 

78 

15 

69 

6 

9 

38 

48 

12 

16 

10 

11 

38 

-45 

-1,189 

19 

5,430 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,831 

4,737 

3,613 

5,558 

4,349 

10,943 

25,618 

20,473 

2,117 

7,720 

5,898 

6,093 

2,033 

1,757 

26,802 

516,639 

393 

7,946 

47,127 

12,909,673 

41,693 

12,345,774 

23,334 

508,735 

2,836 

555,443 

10,469 

223,755 

15,658 

9,851,254 

575 

75,506 

56,649 

98,441,276 

1,737,741 

6,576 

56,648 

9,241,317 

1 

5 

3 

14 

22 

88 

33 

33,973 

- 

2 

1 

12 

12 

6 

110 

2,148 

1 

(D) 

163 

31,943 

157 

29,247 

90 

1,802 

22 

3,080 

8 

(D) 

24 

20,608 

166 

5,579 

166 

280,626 

1,690,518 

7,726 

166 

20,300 

- 

17 

14 

23 

63 

185 

69 

37,684 

7 

11 

11 

21 

4 

15 

216 

2,550 

1 

(D) 

356 

42,952 

355 

34,836 

206 

3,948 

54 

504 

19 

370 

29 

18,167 

371 

69,858 

371 

428,912 

1,156,098 

7,785 

371 

47,069 

2 

9 

5 

3 

- 

- 

19 

7,809 

5 

7 

2 

3 

2 

- 

11 

26 

2 

(D) 

37 

301 

35 

166 

14 

173 

11 

15 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

38 

69 

38 

10,965 

288,545 

9,054 

38 

641 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

21,825 

6,357,388 

9,707 

1,785,272 

1,470 

97,172 

15,867 

4,902,914 

10,951 

4,063,245 

10,793 

2,890,911 

5,929 

936,118 

38,020 

15,862 

2,767 

54,091 

8,603,219 

53,882 

7,264,045 

18,804 

7,736,294 

18,629 

7,705,951 

13,170 

1,369,517 

95,845 

26,253 

25,115 

3,257 

1,444 

580 

63,125 

31,225 

4,356 

36,485 

57,865 

72,559 

21,791 

86 

16,801 

25 

4,031 

- 

- 

22 

3,419 

33 

13,319 

115 

(D) 

93 

8,337 

87 

73 

6 

160 

14,673 

160 

(D) 

79 

(D) 

79 

(D) 

11 

482 

320 

45 

106 

7 

6 

2 

199 

111 

19 

184 

126 

287 

23 

183 

18,772 

47 

4,271 

2 

(D) 

54 

1,406 

73 

1,991 

253 

22,970 

240 

17,371 

196 

146 

29 

342 

33,798 

342 

31,613 

176 

23,501 

175 

23,479 

34 

2,207 

707 

112 

214 

28 

9 

8 

437 

255 

47 

451 

241 

606 

86 

10 

61 

8 

127 

- 

- 

3 

11 

5 

16 

1 

(D) 

10 

31 

37 

1 

- 

38 

1,224 

38 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

18 

67 

13 

23 

- 

2 

- 

40 

27 

- 

13 

54 

56 

11 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

36,189 

58,161 

7,281 

3,327 

6,947 

40,606 

5,255 

6,470 

12,917 

69,708 

22.9 

11,934 

11,328 

71,088 

24.8 

1,734 

8,604 

13,526 

17,710 

24,858 

18,300 

9,618 

55.5 

11,603 

753 

131 

102 

134 

20 

93,702 

261 

86,429 

7,921 

205,222 

80,354 

68,505 

48,246 

70,352 

50,842 

54,076 

3,351 

157 

153 

26 

12 

22 

93 

22 

28 

67 

193 

16.1 

60 

50 

200 

17.7 

25 

63 

106 

64 

37 

7 

8 

42.3 

100 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

310 

- 

307 

3 

1,139 

275 

241 

226 

241 

159 

153 

15 

397 

295 

89 

22 

38 

146 

58 

52 

149 

433 

14.8 

114 

128 

450 

16.9 

42 

139 

240 

128 

97 

42 

4 

42.7 

213 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

690 

2 

675 

17 

2,503 

605 

497 

448 

514 

325 

360 

21 

15 

52 

4 

5 

10 

33 

- 

5 

19 

43 

15.7 

7 

11 

49 

17.7 

- 

5 

14 

15 

17 

13 

3 

54.0 

7 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

65 

- 

59 

8 

121 

61 

56 

51 

57 

42 

37 

5 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

48,176 

3,386 

2,561 

3,961 

3,668 

87 

3,581 

293 

11 

282 

1,126 

13,237 

43,528 

5,616 

16,577 

10,164 

26,951 

7,622 

18,665 

4,014 

4,734 

4,111 

2,518 

1,746 

1,306 

4,367 

3,529 

2,585 

1,452 

23,105 

710 

595 

726 

11,059 

14 

- 

11,045 

8,546 

307 

1,164 

1,300 

1,210 

1,904 

6,023 

40,719 

1,511 

143 

10 

7 

12 

6 

- 

6 

6 

- 

6 

1 

63 

215 

28 

(D) 

44 

(D) 

6 

34 

13 

38 

25 

14 

9 

1 

10 

10 

1 

5 

30 

1 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

6 

39 

- 

28 

9 

35 

- 

12 

49 

2 

330 

17 

16 

22 

18 

1 

17 

4 

- 

4 

2 

138 

576 

67 

162 

105 

414 

20 

71 

33 

75 

89 

35 

11 

8 

11 

11 

6 

1 

79 

23 

8 

2 

21 

- 

- 

21 

10 

1 

178 

3 

46 

- 

- 

98 

3 

31 

2 

2 

5 

4 

- 

4 

1 

- 

1 

- 

5 

9 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

14 

16 

1 

3 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

5 

5 

10 

- 

- 

10 

6 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

2 

34 

- 

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Table 15. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Indiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Indiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

10,448 

5,789 

3,291 

16,754 

7,851 

3,354 

1,688 

45,494 

8,051 

1,761 

716 

627 

5,859 

3,211 

541 

46 

2,230 

40 

161 

114 

25 

682 

14 

6 

3 

25 

6 

2 

4 

132 

21 

7 

1 

5 

73 

73 

3 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

3 

24 

20 

7 

36 

15 

11 

4 

300 

49 

7 

13 

2 

120 

112 

7 

- 

4 

- 

4 

- 

2 

- 

7 

2 

7 

20 

9 

1 

2 

38 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

3 

3 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

86,104 

30,563,878 

355 

86,104 

29,639,450 

344,228 

86,104 

28,956,455 

5,639 

6,328 

6,671 

7,470 

9,458 

7,638 

8,535 

11,099 

8,852 

8,029 

6,385 

57,554 

13,832,573 

32,978 

15,123,882 

61,277 

682,995 

2,575 

19,974 

558 

15,851 

86,104 

23,541,463 

273,407 

54,776 

1,845,469 

53,632 

1,174,462 

49,744 

1,979,104 

6,762 

22,847 

276 

99,466 

360 

276 

98,943 

358,488 

276 

97,223 

- 

1 

- 

10 

13 

21 

45 

77 

51 

36 

22 

271 

41,887 

215 

55,336 

134 

1,720 

50 

666 

38 

1,241 

276 

78,142 

283,123 

230 

5,587 

133 

2,809 

220 

6,142 

117 

283 

383 

89,625 

234 

383 

95,039 

248,145 

383 

93,464 

1 

10 

6 

10 

59 

50 

51 

85 

56 

44 

11 

360 

38,580 

236 

54,884 

209 

1,576 

57 

941 

42 

2,473 

383 

73,306 

191,400 

307 

4,305 

132 

(D) 

286 

4,572 

147 

281 

17 

664 

39 

17 

115 

6,775 

17 

79 

- 

6 

3 

3 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17 

75 

7 

4 

5 

36 

8 

14 

5 

3 

17 

121 

7,132 

9 

8 

1 

(D) 

7 

4 

- 

- 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

22,211 

4,211,863 

11,608 

263,390 

14,099 

3,948,473 

36,879 

4,943,801 

79,180 

715,877 

63,314 

367,631 

72,094 

1,083,223 

26,203 

841,038 

7,874 

138,355 

31,610 

486,338 

31,699 

2,815,798 

7,596 

132,517 

42,296 

988,307 

32,986 

682,043 

25,247 

306,265 

79,926 

538,295 

32,238 

273,226 

52,599 

1,006,159 

86,104 

7,480,560 

86,878 

59,676 

139,165 

159 

13,975 

97 

2,414 

123 

11,561 

210 

17,028 

273 

2,814 

233 

1,143 

273 

5,451 

156 

4,384 

55 

671 

199 

1,949 

129 

6,438 

40 

357 

191 

3,957 

139 

(D) 

143 

(D) 

254 

2,207 

211 

757 

205 

2,474 

276 

23,567 

85,388 

232 

117,448 

151 

(D) 

73 

(D) 

115 

(D) 

232 

16,998 

378 

2,950 

330 

1,570 

366 

5,744 

183 

5,573 

74 

(D) 

217 

2,845 

168 

(D) 

48 

(D) 

219 

4,151 

168 

3,253 

137 

898 

332 

2,283 

201 

(D) 

284 

5,239 

383 

24,930 

65,092 

276 

112,869 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

7 

5 

13 

10 

11 

13 

12 

18 

5 

1 

2 

(D) 

4 

2 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

15 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

15 

24 

1 

(D) 

7 

9 

17 

46 

2,684 

9 

9,922 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,891 

5,272 

4,595 

9,588 

10,215 

28,115 

26,428 

31,189 

1,924 

6,677 

5,264 

6,022 

2,930 

3,611 

53,402 

1,382,573 

350 

4,809 

77,943 

26,545,960 

61,495 

24,347,862 

26,629 

1,780,649 

1,707 

221,986 

35,520 

1,680,916 

44,709 

22,297,894 

676 

95,193 

86,104 

215,846,571 

2,506,812 

7,062 

86,097 

19,863,940 

1 

20 

11 

25 

32 

143 

44 

83,657 

1 

6 

9 

10 

4 

14 

159 

2,766 

2 

(D) 

275 

79,609 

274 

72,279 

143 

11,256 

34 

679 

57 

2,202 

113 

55,357 

276 

14,795 

276 

673,773 

2,441,207 

6,774 

276 

59,702 

- 

14 

17 

40 

51 

154 

107 

58,147 

8 

18 

8 

28 

17 

28 

253 

3,197 

12 

(D) 

373 

69,953 

369 

62,562 

192 

7,111 

44 

853 

71 

2,694 

152 

(D) 

383 

80,358 

383 

657,887 

1,717,720 

7,340 

383 

62,534 

3 

3 

- 

2 

1 

- 

8 

5,459 

3 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

8 

52 

1 

(D) 

17 

391 

17 

134 

10 

88 

8 

15 

5 

184 

1 

(D) 

17 

40 

17 

4,026 

236,846 

6,064 

17 

384 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

39,989 

14,107,098 

9,521 

1,702,432 

2,416 

210,270 

24,025 

8,196,199 

26,532 

10,132,599 

15,159 

5,018,129 

8,729 

973,112 

50,508 

27,552 

8,044 

78,525 

19,110,257 

78,060 

14,874,668 

35,786 

15,759,527 

35,596 

15,689,210 

22,733 

4,305,906 

145,432 

39,690 

38,448 

5,003 

2,104 

859 

94,382 

49,065 

9,378 

65,483 

77,964 

96,717 

46,730 

168 

42,801 

42 

(D) 

7 

379 

96 

24,772 

111 

22,858 

131 

(D) 

151 

13,861 

135 

107 

34 

244 

61,193 

242 

55,286 

141 

45,355 

141 

44,180 

48 

7,082 

563 

86 

138 

30 

14 

8 

352 

188 

74 

364 

176 

455 

85 

210 

33,471 

48 

4,381 

14 

1,563 

83 

(D) 

123 

17,612 

201 

28,214 

200 

15,305 

183 

142 

58 

325 

55,657 

325 

(D) 

200 

(D) 

200 

(D) 

45 

3,709 

761 

122 

188 

45 

17 

11 

508 

237 

63 

498 

247 

588 

157 

4 

36 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

5 

8 

2 

(D) 

4 

26 

16 

1 

- 

17 

922 

17 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

261 

33 

6 

6 

5 

- 

- 

22 

11 

- 

7 

26 

32 

1 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

59,425 

84,022 

11,887 

5,459 

9,472 

57,204 

6,506 

8,577 

18,344 

110,020 

24.9 

15,147 

16,036 

112,264 

27.2 

1,832 

11,426 

16,676 

23,998 

41,950 

30,101 

17,464 

57.4 

14,986 

737 

81 

151 

72 

21 

142,905 

217 

130,618 

12,829 

280,528 

120,667 

106,251 

65,365 

111,889 

82,806 

81,726 

3,764 

267 

273 

102 

37 

38 

96 

48 

35 

107 

350 

17.9 

108 

87 

345 

20.1 

40 

93 

127 

93 

119 

52 

16 

46.2 

140 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

537 

1 

525 

15 

1,635 

449 

402 

335 

434 

275 

255 

6 

322 

423 

118 

62 

63 

180 

46 

72 

191 

436 

17.6 

125 

142 

478 

19.7 

40 

100 

172 

125 

168 

105 

35 

49.1 

158 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

741 

4 

718 

27 

2,065 

663 

588 

417 

573 

350 

364 

16 

10 

23 

- 

- 

1 

22 

6 

1 

- 

26 

16.1 

7 

2 

24 

21.5 

2 

- 

6 

6 

3 

14 

2 

56.2 

2 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

30 

- 

31 

2 

56 

32 

26 

23 

24 

22 

17 

- 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

71,046 

4,897 

3,676 

7,978 

7,489 

111 

7,378 

489 

10 

479 

2,183 

26,203 

73,257 

10,302 

25,910 

20,369 

47,347 

9,120 

18,183 

3,819 

5,909 

5,485 

5,618 

3,909 

3,509 

11,754 

10,381 

6,525 

1,892 

40,063 

544 

742 

502 

20,234 

- 

- 

20,234 

10,415 

2,325 

1,022 

3,672 

706 

2,011 

3,868 

68,501 

2,713 

212 

18 

9 

42 

38 

- 

38 

4 

- 

4 

4 

156 

562 

77 

(D) 

113 

(D) 

18 

30 

15 

44 

24 

28 

11 

7 

36 

33 

26 

4 

83 

10 

13 

6 

15 

- 

- 

15 

20 

9 

15 

19 

17 

52 

17 

146 

3 

309 

20 

14 

45 

43 

- 

43 

2 

- 

2 

9 

183 

666 

80 

191 

127 

475 

16 

57 

8 

55 

75 

44 

26 

19 

39 

25 

16 

3 

165 

22 

20 

4 

24 

- 

- 

24 

7 

2 

45 

6 

49 

15 

24 

263 

23 

14 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

5 

10 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

10 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

4 

1 

9 

- 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

16 

- 

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Table 16. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Iowa: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Iowa 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

15,537 

10,142 

13,456 

25,978 

12,636 

6,362 

581 

67,880 

12,640 

3,129 

1,453 

1,002 

7,057 

2,050 

1,500 

4 

3,978 

15 

- 

1 

21 

2,070 

35 

19 

33 

59 

27 

9 

5 

200 

50 

17 

4 

5 

40 

26 

9 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

74 

32 

45 

102 

22 

30 

4 

292 

63 

18 

4 

6 

81 

54 

16 

- 

21 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

1 

4 

7 

4 

1 

1 

16 

- 

- 

1 

- 

6 

6 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

58,569 

45,759,319 

781 

58,569 

19,291,930 

329,388 

58,569 

18,782,726 

7,189 

4,445 

5,142 

6,522 

8,291 

5,936 

5,392 

6,115 

3,944 

2,965 

2,628 

35,500 

6,460,437 

27,762 

12,322,289 

36,143 

509,205 

1,613 

9,905 

212 

4,164 

58,569 

16,990,456 

290,093 

34,274 

976,106 

33,087 

852,544 

25,235 

808,339 

2,365 

9,495 

30 

41,522 

1,384 

30 

7,735 

257,846 

30 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

6 

9 

6 

3 

- 

4 

28 

6,998 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

5 

47 

5 

(D) 

30 

5,655 

188,492 

29 

872 

24 

677 

28 

687 

8 

7 

70 

70,756 

1,011 

70 

49,486 

706,948 

70 

48,702 

- 

2 

1 

3 

9 

11 

6 

14 

17 

5 

2 

69 

12,253 

24 

36,449 

53 

784 

13 

237 

8 

(D) 

70 

44,405 

634,362 

50 

986 

41 

(D) 

57 

1,060 

12 

14 

5 

54 

11 

5 

33 

6,630 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

31 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

9 

- 

- 

5 

29 

5,734 

5 

(Z) 

3 

(D) 

5 

3 

3 

(Z)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

114 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

15,781 

6,312,155 

11,056 

252,334 

7,167 

6,059,820 

31,845 

3,183,636 

53,152 

589,564 

38,526 

230,182 

46,773 

776,977 

15,138 

665,972 

4,877 

69,495 

15,448 

278,990 

19,371 

586,858 

3,955 

74,394 

24,547 

453,546 

18,724 

292,993 

15,244 

160,553 

55,474 

323,821 

26,988 

233,718 

30,319 

574,157 

58,569 

2,886,919 

49,291 

33,414 

107,279 

5 

(D) 

5 

39 

1 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

30 

408 

23 

74 

27 

668 

24 

506 

8 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

14 

353 

4 

(D) 

11 

218 

7 

119 

7 

99 

22 

178 

9 

29 

24 

423 

30 

(D) 

(D) 

24 

128,218 

20 

(D) 

9 

111 

11 

(D) 

32 

(D) 

69 

1,806 

56 

1,673 

67 

3,117 

48 

5,775 

15 

221 

22 

(D) 

24 

910 

12 

(D) 

37 

768 

25 

459 

26 

309 

61 

813 

30 

342 

52 

3,449 

70 

6,506 

92,945 

52 

188,541 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

1 

5 

2 

3 

1 

3 

3 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

12 

3 

(Z) 

4 

2 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1,690 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,716 

5,115 

3,957 

6,414 

4,851 

11,361 

25,155 

27,737 

2,137 

6,648 

5,108 

5,729 

2,672 

2,861 

33,150 

585,445 

810 

7,150 

48,581 

29,125,505 

40,180 

21,837,465 

34,878 

14,852,685 

5,141 

2,503,386 

14,567 

1,969,544 

22,736 

20,435,610 

105 

39,392 

58,569 

84,567,270 

1,443,891 

1,848 

58,557 

10,582,702 

- 

- 

- 

3 

11 

10 

6 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

22 

673 

2 

(D) 

28 

31,716 

28 

23,485 

10 

8,653 

5 

2,734 

5 

734 

21 

20,785 

30 

1,039 

30 

74,873 

2,495,767 

1,803 

30 

13,383 

- 

7 

4 

11 

11 

19 

18 

183,220 

- 

5 

- 

1 

1 

11 

48 

1,425 

3 

(D) 

69 

55,987 

69 

40,776 

35 

(D) 

27 

11,169 

6 

140 

44 

35,962 

70 

38,345 

70 

155,026 

2,214,661 

2,191 

70 

18,785 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

19 

5 

16 

1 

(D) 

5 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

9 

5 

1,400 

280,000 

25,926 

5 

160 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

1,851 

307,421 

3,347 

782,645 

1,198 

337,901 

16,283 

11,197,898 

10,338 

7,746,948 

9,920 

4,501,045 

3,256 

556,439 

34,627 

19,574 

4,368 

54,539 

26,908,023 

54,201 

21,189,117 

24,106 

24,769,140 

23,942 

24,570,202 

15,781 

5,917,844 

97,555 

27,919 

25,436 

3,295 

1,363 

556 

63,670 

32,682 

4,383 

40,901 

55,451 

63,105 

33,247 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

11 

6,011 

21 

19,504 

9 

529 

6 

11 

13 

17 

18,010 

17 

16,050 

24 

25,742 

24 

25,472 

5 

2,230 

60 

9 

17 

1 

1 

2 

39 

19 

12 

37 

21 

42 

16 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

21 

4,032 

27 

20,866 

44 

18,160 

18 

1,657 

24 

33 

13 

58 

33,589 

57 

30,027 

46 

40,729 

46 

40,729 

8 

3,562 

115 

34 

31 

3 

1 

1 

84 

29 

17 

67 

46 

77 

36 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

3 

7 

- 

- 

3 

3 

5 

- 

- 

5 

54 

5 

54 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

2 

1 

- 

2 

- 

7 

5 

4 

2 

10 

12 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

38,523 

57,829 

7,694 

3,526 

6,503 

40,106 

4,905 

6,215 

13,369 

71,863 

23.6 

11,104 

12,007 

73,241 

25.7 

1,276 

7,319 

10,576 

15,803 

27,116 

21,232 

13,030 

58.1 

9,616 

1,253 

485 

107 

228 

22 

94,921 

589 

86,688 

9,664 

186,172 

80,689 

71,740 

55,577 

74,348 

55,251 

55,633 

2,926 

28 

30 

3 

2 

13 

12 

2 

4 

- 

52 

24.7 

6 

6 

46 

27.6 

- 

7 

9 

5 

20 

15 

2 

55.1 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

58 

- 

55 

3 

120 

51 

46 

30 

46 

41 

26 

2 

58 

55 

10 

3 

4 

38 

2 

15 

15 

81 

21.0 

15 

14 

84 

24.6 

- 

8 

24 

9 

43 

26 

3 

55.8 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

112 

1 

110 

3 

221 

98 

99 

63 

99 

74 

68 

11 

2 

10 

- 

- 

1 

9 

2 

2 

4 

4 

10.7 

4 

4 

4 

11.7 

4 

- 

- 

4 

2 

- 

2 

46.6 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

1 

12 

- 

14 

12 

11 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

49,556 

3,671 

2,877 

3,110 

2,845 

58 

2,787 

265 

60 

205 

2,232 

15,138 

43,102 

6,923 

18,378 

11,169 

24,724 

2,665 

10,101 

2,683 

5,339 

3,448 

5,184 

2,049 

1,954 

7,132 

6,192 

5,375 

6,447 

20,787 

235 

345 

260 

13,842 

- 

38 

13,804 

17,286 

544 

298 

292 

309 

1,138 

3,233 

44,779 

1,099 

19 

7 

6 

4 

2 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

24 

73 

9 

36 

21 

37 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

10 

1 

5 

7 

21 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

27 

- 

53 

5 

3 

10 

9 

- 

9 

1 

- 

1 

2 

48 

311 

22 

53 

31 

258 

1 

8 

2 

6 

2 

5 

- 

3 

6 

11 

10 

16 

54 

3 

1 

4 

3 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

61 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

6 

- 

- 

3 

6 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

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Table 17. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kansas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kansas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

8,658 

7,361 

7,777 

17,300 

8,733 

3,907 

1,692 

46,113 

8,701 

2,267 

867 

621 

3,029 

1,879 

612 

- 

680 

21 

- 

- 

3 

1,604 

6 

7 

2 

18 

2 

- 

5 

20 

7 

- 

- 

3 

4 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

11 

11 

9 

28 

21 

1 

3 

52 

16 

1 

1 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

75,966 

12,961,784 

171 

75,966 

5,864,617 

77,201 

75,966 

5,737,920 

20,365 

8,909 

8,962 

10,304 

10,857 

6,308 

3,642 

2,960 

1,412 

976 

1,271 

36,584 

2,541,086 

40,641 

3,196,834 

16,889 

126,697 

3,782 

28,836 

615 

14,236 

75,966 

4,704,510 

61,929 

37,321 

413,192 

25,878 

221,587 

22,289 

285,291 

5,326 

5,974 

45 

10,208 

227 

45 

8,163 

181,405 

45 

8,117 

- 

- 

- 

1 

4 

11 

10 

12 

3 

3 

1 

41 

4,988 

43 

3,129 

8 

47 

20 

214 

5 

75 

45 

7,521 

167,135 

41 

827 

23 

536 

36 

281 

24 

55 

96 

10,015 

104 

96 

13,252 

138,038 

96 

13,185 

2 

1 

3 

17 

15 

18 

10 

15 

9 

3 

3 

72 

3,072 

58 

10,112 

7 

67 

31 

1,345 

28 

2,246 

96 

10,799 

112,485 

74 

390 

33 

73 

69 

302 

49 

56 

43 

2,211 

51 

43 

156 

3,620 

43 

138 

17 

6 

8 

7 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

34 

111 

22 

27 

4 

17 

34 

40 

10 

4 

43 

675 

15,688 

32 

50 

12 

22 

32 

53 

16 

1 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

21,952 

706,338 

14,319 

225,367 

11,006 

480,971 

51,006 

784,571 

72,843 

225,586 

49,928 

129,160 

61,813 

344,147 

16,530 

442,928 

5,897 

80,147 

11,305 

77,069 

10,355 

254,828 

3,621 

28,203 

24,928 

247,385 

20,817 

195,331 

12,358 

52,054 

73,484 

148,097 

37,378 

96,323 

26,336 

219,656 

75,966 

1,578,914 

20,784 

31,598 

66,999 

29 

323 

15 

185 

18 

138 

38 

1,261 

45 

349 

41 

142 

42 

370 

27 

1,761 

10 

219 

25 

146 

19 

372 

14 

39 

30 

425 

26 

368 

12 

57 

44 

110 

33 

82 

25 

278 

45 

1,029 

22,872 

32 

57,036 

39 

1,269 

17 

79 

33 

1,190 

57 

4,580 

96 

284 

80 

381 

93 

665 

45 

850 

8 

88 

38 

165 

19 

150 

13 

45 

43 

830 

34 

730 

27 

99 

90 

149 

50 

118 

55 

459 

96 

2,785 

29,010 

66 

47,416 

19 

25 

6 

20 

15 

5 

24 

44 

37 

62 

30 

81 

32 

62 

7 

20 

5 

28 

7 

24 

4 

4 

- 

- 

10 

24 

10 

24 

- 

- 

36 

88 

15 

19 

19 

69 

43 

-313 

-7,280 

13 

10,772 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

3,262 

7,779 

4,926 

6,363 

3,567 

5,701 

44,368 

12,129 

4,786 

15,755 

10,323 

9,387 

2,760 

1,357 

24,131 

418,807 

651 

17,013 

58,864 

6,630,448 

50,565 

5,474,346 

48,731 

2,988,777 

2,030 

83,859 

4,997 

251,722 

6,046 

2,860,256 

184 

13,961 

75,966 

48,847,607 

643,019 

3,769 

75,966 

6,285,402 

- 

1 

3 

12 

3 

13 

13 

61,225 

- 

3 

- 

3 

2 

5 

26 

387 

- 

- 

41 

6,855 

41 

5,529 

34 

1,647 

17 

309 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

45 

1,653 

45 

41,991 

933,141 

4,114 

45 

6,154 

- 

12 

13 

9 

12 

20 

30 

11,482 

7 

6 

- 

14 

2 

1 

39 

332 

1 

(D) 

91 

4,382 

88 

3,320 

49 

1,968 

38 

171 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

96 

12,239 

96 

52,873 

550,761 

5,279 

96 

7,771 

1 

5 

1 

5 

- 

1 

30 

15,103 

3 

5 

8 

10 

- 

4 

17 

206 

2 

(D) 

34 

825 

34 

463 

17 

218 

25 

32 

- 

- 

- 

- 

43 

69 

43 

15,210 

353,717 

6,879 

43 

1,133 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

4,500 

455,777 

7,547 

690,922 

869 

96,075 

9,212 

2,398,002 

2,915 

669,980 

7,140 

440,151 

7,335 

417,284 

58,847 

14,320 

2,799 

73,268 

9,880,153 

73,167 

8,984,803 

17,256 

4,000,265 

17,119 

3,976,981 

9,955 

918,634 

125,155 

35,683 

34,573 

3,674 

1,558 

478 

81,049 

42,946 

2,338 

45,545 

78,450 

96,853 

27,142 

13 

258 

5 

1,064 

2 

(D) 

12 

1,750 

9 

459 

31 

994 

29 

1,384 

24 

20 

1 

44 

6,127 

44 

5,648 

21 

4,713 

21 

4,560 

15 

632 

88 

10 

30 

3 

1 

1 

52 

35 

4 

64 

23 

72 

15 

12 

236 

15 

168 

- 

- 

19 

565 

12 

(D) 

44 

865 

49 

1,180 

66 

24 

6 

90 

7,837 

90 

7,620 

30 

2,395 

30 

2,395 

8 

(D) 

185 

32 

50 

5 

7 

2 

116 

67 

8 

132 

51 

154 

29 

- 

- 

6 

12 

- 

- 

5 

147 

3 

(D) 

4 

8 

19 

32 

33 

3 

7 

36 

2,197 

36 

2,097 

10 

114 

10 

114 

2 

(D) 

74 

18 

21 

2 

2 

- 

37 

37 

1 

40 

34 

69 

5 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

44,228 

79,767 

10,096 

5,726 

10,866 

53,079 

9,264 

10,779 

18,560 

85,392 

20.4 

19,869 

15,564 

88,562 

22.9 

2,391 

9,806 

15,630 

24,215 

33,388 

26,016 

12,549 

56.2 

13,643 

789 

227 

140 

585 

41 

122,505 

497 

110,997 

12,998 

240,841 

108,804 

92,488 

84,913 

92,356 

67,891 

73,745 

3,569 

48 

39 

11 

10 

7 

11 

10 

20 

35 

22 

10.0 

13 

23 

51 

17.6 

4 

19 

29 

14 

10 

9 

2 

43.9 

25 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

87 

- 

85 

2 

236 

66 

68 

54 

70 

37 

44 

3 

69 

114 

62 

11 

10 

31 

29 

37 

43 

74 

11.9 

60 

26 

97 

15.7 

16 

53 

30 

33 

30 

19 

2 

43.5 

77 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

183 

- 

179 

4 

515 

169 

156 

117 

146 

89 

94 

8 

20 

54 

9 

5 

9 

31 

5 

20 

36 

13 

8.3 

42 

16 

16 

9.9 

2 

2 

31 

9 

20 

9 

1 

50.1 

4 

4 

- 

- 

1 

- 

73 

- 

64 

10 

146 

73 

74 

51 

62 

43 

43 

5 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

68,823 

4,152 

2,765 

2,221 

1,941 

29 

1,912 

280 

16 

264 

770 

16,530 

52,701 

5,449 

16,724 

13,467 

35,977 

6,211 

24,269 

7,121 

7,933 

8,157 

4,887 

3,578 

2,433 

6,457 

3,053 

1,199 

668 

5,101 

1,465 

841 

635 

23,705 

1,772 

- 

21,933 

30,575 

395 

649 

323 

1,407 

2,821 

8,049 

55,008 

1,632 

38 

2 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

3 

2 

27 

216 

13 

49 

18 

167 

- 

11 

5 

6 

7 

2 

1 

- 

7 

3 

3 

- 

2 

- 

1 

- 

24 

13 

- 

11 

3 

- 

7 

- 

5 

- 

3 

22 

- 

82 

9 

8 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

45 

148 

18 

(D) 

35 

(D) 

17 

21 

5 

16 

8 

13 

6 

3 

6 

1 

- 

- 

10 

37 

2 

5 

6 

2 

- 

4 

6 

- 

15 

1 

10 

3 

1 

48 

- 

40 

1 

1 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

28 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

25 

5 

4 

3 

2 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

13 

4 

12 

- 

- 

12 

7 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

43 

- 

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Table 18. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Kentucky: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Kentucky

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

16,911 

10,844 

6,434 

21,752 

8,112 

3,886 

1,139 

61,999 

11,284 

1,801 

583 

299 

3,512 

1,614 

78 

- 

1,695 

80 

85 

67 

151 

149 

4 

- 

4 

10 

5 

- 

- 

39 

4 

2 

- 

- 

15 

12 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

16 

7 

8 

8 

6 

8 

1 

81 

10 

2 

1 

2 

13 

11 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

9 

4 

10 

22 

9 

- 

5 

43 

- 

- 

- 

- 

19 

13 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

27,386 

7,997,511 

292 

27,386 

3,350,378 

122,339 

27,386 

3,172,978 

7,616 

3,179 

3,254 

3,583 

3,399 

1,908 

1,221 

892 

565 

710 

1,059 

8,747 

2,060,951 

13,714 

1,112,027 

7,773 

177,399 

1,201 

9,846 

217 

30,551 

27,386 

2,610,874 

95,336 

12,893 

268,861 

11,360 

281,742 

7,834 

224,901 

907 

2,483 

5 

3,973 

795 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

2,494 

498,754 

3 

170 

3 

84 

4 

202 

- 

- 

12 

5,860 

488 

12 

6,642 

553,516 

12 

(D) 

1 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

17 

12 

3,163 

263,605 

10 

280 

5 

43 

10 

205 

4 

(D)

6 

91 

15 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

- 

1 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

246 

40,978 

6 

5 

4 

5 

4 

6 

1 

(D)

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

128 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

7,242 

169,839 

4,850 

57,577 

3,595 

112,261 

18,669 

270,870 

25,795 

186,541 

18,029 

73,742 

22,339 

239,191 

6,789 

273,908 

2,126 

37,837 

3,387 

65,521 

5,603 

160,618 

1,662 

48,673 

6,476 

74,844 

4,550 

44,013 

3,791 

30,831 

24,937 

41,829 

13,772 

24,042 

9,296 

167,915 

27,386 

898,430 

32,806 

10,105 

125,027 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

166 

5 

81 

5 

(D) 

3 

336 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

224 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

7 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

1,845 

369,092 

5 

369,092 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

1,438 

12 

149 

12 

64 

12 

218 

8 

248 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

77 

3 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

9 

5 

28 

8 

42 

12 

102 

12 

3,568 

297,300 

8 

452,484 

4 

10 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

9 

6 

12 

6 

(D) 

3 

96 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

5 

4 

10 

6 

(D) 

6 

-192 

-31,939 

3 

3,899 

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

928 

2,201 

1,281 

1,734 

1,106 

2,855 

17,281 

21,119 

1,262 

4,951 

3,971 

4,323 

1,633 

1,141 

6,407 

158,927 

215 

2,567 

16,009 

4,345,843 

12,559 

3,314,955 

16,738 

1,692,443 

3,102 

1,235,752 

2,260 

292,157 

2,671 

2,724,787 

23 

7,184 

27,386 

24,350,154 

889,146 

3,045 

27,373 

3,332,874 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

20 

- 

- 

5 

2,721 

5 

2,420 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

10,009 

2,001,836 

2,519 

5 

2,204 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

4 

13,069 

- 

- 

3 

- 

1 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

12 

3,926 

12 

3,701 

8 

1,088 

5 

54 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

12 

19,643 

1,636,912 

3,352 

12 

5,894 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

3 

67,777 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

52 

3 

9 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

23 

6 

1,419 

236,500 

15,593 

6 

700 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

130 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

580 

74,765 

7,949 

2,690,199 

462 

106,251 

1,350 

416,807 

1,601 

1,352,036 

2,266 

1,419,264 

815 

72,646 

18,750 

6,263 

2,373 

25,104 

4,392,801 

25,013 

3,654,816 

8,689 

4,463,298 

8,636 

4,342,695 

2,526 

858,588 

44,272 

13,780 

11,578 

1,250 

519 

259 

28,453 

15,345 

1,556 

16,690 

27,108 

30,088 

13,710 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

3 

- 

5 

1,011 

5 

1,011 

3 

2,962 

3 

2,962 

- 

- 

10 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

6 

4 

2 

10 

- 

10 

- 

4 

20 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

2 

7 

5 

3,657 

5 

2,257 

9 

3,603 

9 

3,603 

1 

(D) 

21 

7 

3 

1 

- 

1 

14 

6 

1 

14 

6 

11 

9 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

- 

- 

6 

131 

6 

91 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

10 

2 

4 

- 

- 

- 

6 

4 

- 

6 

4 

8 

2 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

16,113 

27,685 

3,238 

2,115 

4,508 

17,824 

2,925 

3,744 

6,985 

30,144 

19.7 

6,904 

6,193 

30,701 

21.6 

535 

2,818 

5,288 

8,382 

12,332 

9,528 

4,915 

57.4 

3,807 

910 

275 

83 

3,126 

20 

39,956 

338 

39,047 

4,751 

84,843 

37,945 

31,612 

28,432 

32,133 

21,570 

26,101 

3,015 

4 

6 

2 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

3 

11.4 

- 

3 

7 

12.2 

- 

1 

- 

5 

2 

- 

2 

58.0 

1 

6 

4 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

8 

2 

20 

10 

8 

8 

7 

6 

5 

- 

10 

10 

- 

- 

- 

10 

6 

- 

3 

11 

17.5 

6 

3 

11 

17.5 

- 

8 

1 

4 

4 

3 

- 

45.3 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

20 

- 

17 

3 

55 

13 

13 

12 

16 

8 

11 

4 

4 

6 

3 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

4 

6 

12.9 

1 

5 

4 

14.2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

6 

1 

1 

59.9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

- 

9 

1 

15 

10 

9 

10 

7 

3 

6 

4 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

132 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

23,336 

1,942 

1,586 

1,706 

1,481 

64 

1,417 

225 

5 

220 

402 

6,789 

23,019 

3,219 

10,393 

5,051 

12,626 

3,735 

9,008 

2,237 

2,119 

1,963 

1,336 

1,035 

680 

1,925 

1,275 

1,114 

959 

2,206 

608 

856 

522 

5,927 

- 

113 

5,814 

11,593 

1 

93 

190 

653 

797 

3,940 

19,138 

475 

3 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

17 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

3 

- 

11 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

38 

6 

29 

4 

9 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

- 

5 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

10 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

6 

- 

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Table 19. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Louisiana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Louisiana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

4,760 

4,498 

935 

8,306 

4,350 

1,169 

304 

22,563 

3,395 

789 

390 

249 

944 

872 

10 

- 

40 

19 

17 

10 

- 

68 

2 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

4 

1 

1 

- 

- 

12 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

134 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

7,600 

1,307,613 

172 

7,600 

675,909 

88,935 

7,600 

666,962 

1,934 

1,088 

966 

1,064 

997 

491 

344 

299 

177 

105 

135 

4,904 

408,839 

3,358 

258,123 

828 

8,947 

2,045 

37,868 

795 

74,513 

7,600 

586,564 

77,179 

3,539 

32,759 

1,780 

21,020 

2,613 

29,820 

915 

1,156 

82 

21,059 

257 

82 

20,967 

255,700 

82 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

19 

18 

8 

11 

12 

6 

3 

5 

73 

17,526 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

47 

1,198 

33 

4,288 

82 

13,239 

161,457 

61 

1,454 

33 

763 

59 

695 

34 

24 

408 

118,766 

291 

408 

62,487 

153,154 

408 

61,307 

2 

24 

22 

41 

56 

52 

50 

80 

53 

19 

9 

386 

39,293 

201 

22,014 

105 

1,180 

216 

8,643 

157 

6,494 

408 

46,057 

112,884 

281 

1,418 

123 

315 

235 

1,011 

170 

80 

62 

2,086 

34 

62 

327 

5,282 

62 

(D) 

10 

11 

22 

8 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

58 

303 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

47 

69 

13 

14 

62 

419 

6,751 

51 

22 

18 

4 

41 

15 

21 

2 

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

2,035 

14,659 

725 

3,002 

1,667 

11,657 

3,964 

77,257 

7,120 

36,199 

4,733 

25,970 

6,205 

54,810 

2,230 

134,158 

589 

8,708 

862 

9,809 

1,014 

12,760 

496 

4,739 

1,855 

14,571 

1,369 

10,943 

1,097 

3,629 

7,121 

33,875 

2,914 

7,783 

3,349 

67,667 

7,600 

128,878 

16,958 

2,759 

76,206 

41 

246 

18 

49 

29 

197 

45 

423 

80 

883 

63 

774 

74 

1,379 

36 

3,283 

17 

(D) 

19 

253 

32 

304 

6 

27 

32 

357 

21 

276 

17 

82 

78 

510 

30 

(D) 

54 

1,038 

82 

8,381 

102,206 

55 

182,092 

140 

549 

60 

315 

106 

234 

195 

4,801 

391 

3,104 

318 

1,475 

376 

5,214 

258 

15,110 

52 

537 

84 

1,045 

137 

1,595 

66 

445 

146 

1,191 

86 

776 

93 

415 

356 

1,942 

134 

415 

286 

5,888 

408 

18,809 

46,101 

274 

97,359 

17 

10 

8 

3 

15 

7 

23 

43 

53 

17 

31 

19 

50 

64 

16 

13 

2 

(D) 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

34 

5 

26 

5 

8 

61 

157 

21 

(D) 

24 

12 

62 

-89 

-1,428 

21 

6,823 

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

280 

610 

412 

532 

305 

620 

4,841 

16,809 

349 

1,462 

1,154 

1,228 

389 

259 

2,442 

39,534 

247 

6,643 

5,825 

472,508 

5,147 

360,295 

3,410 

62,369 

1,420 

32,312 

155 

7,652 

377 

108,162 

552 

60,027 

7,600 

3,394,267 

446,614 

2,596 

7,600 

621,619 

6 

5 

10 

8 

6 

20 

27 

60,524 

5 

4 

2 

4 

5 

7 

34 

653 

8 

(D) 

80 

11,802 

80 

10,043 

28 

1,232 

35 

821 

5 

(D) 

12 

4,126 

82 

2,081 

82 

53,966 

658,120 

2,563 

82 

10,168 

12 

31 

19 

55 

43 

114 

134 

58,711 

19 

30 

6 

27 

11 

41 

158 

2,379 

22 

(D) 

365 

37,317 

362 

23,768 

183 

5,738 

200 

543 

2 

(D) 

33 

3,114 

408 

57,856 

408 

238,847 

585,408 

2,011 

408 

41,921 

1 

7 

6 

7 

- 

- 

41 

5,655 

2 

27 

6 

6 

- 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

60 

564 

60 

372 

20 

59 

40 

52 

- 

- 

- 

- 

62 

90 

62 

14,655 

236,367 

7,025 

62 

1,522 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

429 

13,431 

673 

29,584 

484 

46,690 

645 

21,676 

449 

31,953 

1,094 

99,167 

1,161 

55,462 

5,730 

1,356 

514 

7,096 

1,080,218 

7,086 

1,046,165 

1,873 

266,830 

1,870 

261,448 

579 

39,435 

13,685 

2,892 

3,931 

448 

205 

124 

7,555 

5,859 

981 

5,916 

7,498 

10,908 

2,506 

5 

368 

10 

(D) 

12 

1,170 

22 

57 

19 

175 

20 

6,478 

33 

903 

43 

27 

12 

70 

15,328 

70 

14,992 

39 

6,067 

39 

6,067 

9 

(D) 

159 

25 

47 

7 

1 

2 

80 

72 

23 

102 

50 

130 

22 

33 

330 

44 

(D) 

70 

9,141 

59 

710 

92 

1,788 

114 

2,128 

190 

1,397 

209 

132 

67 

344 

54,577 

341 

53,393 

199 

65,373 

199 

65,373 

21 

1,184 

848 

112 

211 

42 

33 

10 

501 

331 

158 

564 

268 

624 

208 

5 

17 

3 

5 

10 

226 

9 

42 

16 

33 

6 

60 

22 

66 

58 

4 

- 

62 

2,061 

62 

2,021 

4 

65 

4 

65 

2 

(D) 

111 

15 

45 

2 

- 

- 

49 

62 

- 

50 

61 

102 

9 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

138 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

4,645 

8,769 

1,411 

844 

1,348 

5,166 

852 

1,187 

2,458 

8,917 

19.3 

2,151 

2,247 

9,016 

21.0 

185 

1,068 

1,780 

2,277 

3,857 

2,977 

1,270 

56.5 

1,412 

124 

39 

33 

146 

8 

13,086 

102 

11,883 

1,531 

25,080 

11,916 

10,227 

7,312 

9,747 

6,885 

7,333 

626 

67 

85 

15 

14 

11 

45 

6 

23 

35 

88 

18.5 

30 

21 

101 

21.6 

- 

21 

18 

29 

39 

38 

7 

54.1 

21 

6 

- 

4 

- 

- 

144 

4 

141 

11 

287 

129 

119 

83 

126 

89 

77 

8 

344 

488 

144 

73 

73 

198 

65 

139 

233 

395 

14.9 

189 

190 

453 

17.7 

32 

145 

214 

95 

187 

118 

41 

48.5 

221 

2 

- 

9 

5 

- 

816 

2 

791 

41 

1,623 

736 

704 

454 

657 

481 

367 

64 

40 

71 

16 

10 

8 

37 

9 

14 

27 

61 

17.3 

30 

15 

66 

19.1 

- 

- 

22 

13 

22 

48 

6 

59.7 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

110 

- 

94 

17 

168 

109 

98 

67 

79 

71 

58 

4 

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

6,277 

530 

367 

621 

539 

4 

535 

82 

1 

81 

172 

2,230 

13,440 

1,091 

4,126 

1,827 

9,314 

1,427 

2,157 

579 

651 

744 

436 

331 

184 

593 

313 

115 

70 

45 

933 

841 

780 

1,964 

- 

- 

1,964 

795 

3 

286 

141 

177 

445 

1,190 

6,350 

184 

59 

9 

5 

8 

8 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

6 

36 

371 

24 

82 

31 

289 

7 

22 

5 

8 

18 

5 

3 

2 

2 

5 

1 

4 

4 

18 

9 

11 

24 

- 

- 

24 

2 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

4 

70 

2 

255 

65 

44 

78 

59 

- 

59 

19 

- 

19 

10 

258 

1,372 

179 

557 

214 

815 

50 

106 

35 

31 

30 

22 

23 

9 

43 

39 

10 

10 

4 

157 

44 

32 

84 

- 

- 

84 

2 

- 

67 

1 

11 

- 

6 

344 

11 

48 

4 

4 

4 

1 

- 

1 

3 

- 

3 

6 

16 

34 

- 

- 

16 

34 

11 

39 

6 

1 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

18 

8 

11 

19 

- 

- 

19 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

2 

- 

57 

2 

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Table 20. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maine: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maine 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

1,898 

2,755 

251 

1,972 

438 

340 

123 

6,673 

718 

133 

42 

34 

832 

709 

69 

3 

36 

15 

17 

11 

55 

37 

26 

21 

- 

21 

7 

11 

2 

74 

6 

1 

- 

1 

19 

19 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

92 

135 

17 

136 

26 

18 

13 

335 

50 

15 

6 

2 

83 

81 

7 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

17 

20 

4 

18 

- 

2 

1 

54 

8 

- 

- 

- 

26 

24 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

12,429 

1,990,122 

160 

12,429 

2,517,216 

202,528 

12,429 

2,472,805 

2,788 

1,431 

1,437 

1,306 

1,501 

901 

667 

722 

488 

516 

672 

6,891 

948,125 

5,491 

1,524,681 

3,561 

44,410 

1,347 

54,097 

319 

63,206 

12,429 

1,968,797 

158,404 

6,366 

121,447 

5,323 

77,601 

5,568 

123,531 

1,765 

6,000 

26 

14,843 

571 

26 

22,416 

862,169 

26 

22,085 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

5 

4 

5 

9 

21 

10,171 

17 

11,914 

13 

332 

4 

518 

5 

(D) 

26 

17,243 

663,203 

21 

1,516 

20 

782 

21 

1,315 

14 

124 

77 

15,650 

203 

77 

28,966 

376,181 

77 

28,696 

- 

2 

1 

4 

4 

9 

11 

29 

7 

1 

9 

64 

6,523 

47 

22,173 

26 

270 

29 

1,385 

21 

(D) 

77 

19,339 

251,162 

61 

743 

23 

(D) 

58 

805 

37 

133 

14 

348 

25 

14 

146 

10,445 

14 

146 

- 

1 

2 

6 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

40 

11 

106 

- 

- 

12 

53 

2 

(D) 

14 

188 

13,450 

8 

8 

2 

(D) 

11 

6 

4 

(Z)

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

3,438 

218,980 

1,306 

12,284 

2,634 

206,696 

7,416 

539,094 

11,813 

72,361 

8,059 

56,188 

10,543 

126,332 

3,410 

248,487 

1,459 

25,982 

3,046 

52,532 

2,368 

61,641 

879 

12,807 

3,663 

62,371 

2,681 

48,571 

2,058 

13,800 

11,733 

54,431 

5,922 

27,460 

5,371 

87,552 

12,429 

658,699 

52,997 

5,364 

157,350 

13 

1,212 

2 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

17 

4,263 

26 

777 

26 

375 

26 

1,079 

22 

1,978 

8 

85 

21 

401 

17 

1,239 

5 

(D) 

18 

1,053 

13 

858 

8 

195 

21 

149 

14 

(D) 

26 

833 

26 

6,371 

245,050 

22 

294,107 

28 

1,173 

7 

31 

24 

1,142 

45 

6,051 

77 

652 

70 

623 

75 

1,255 

42 

3,416 

20 

692 

36 

850 

37 

530 

11 

(D) 

43 

711 

27 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

73 

392 

37 

(D) 

56 

787 

77 

10,859 

141,029 

57 

224,178 

7 

16 

3 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

11 

34 

11 

16 

12 

4 

12 

13 

4 

4 

3 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

5 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

12 

38 

5 

(D) 

5 

31 

14 

-40 

-2,871 

8 

1,640 

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

346 

836 

622 

930 

660 

1,970 

7,065 

26,231 

384 

1,749 

1,588 

1,939 

743 

662 

5,154 

110,281 

295 

9,897 

9,233 

1,426,671 

7,783 

1,290,212 

6,295 

133,321 

1,318 

124,831 

1,939 

55,463 

1,586 

776,846 

117 

30,438 

12,429 

15,644,272 

1,258,691 

7,861 

12,429 

1,552,015 

- 

- 

1 

4 

3 

14 

4 

24,768 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

1 

22 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

21 

13,720 

21 

13,120 

5 

106 

8 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

10 

10,029 

26 

4,543 

26 

134,619 

5,177,638 

9,069 

26 

9,322 

- 

- 

3 

8 

7 

39 

20 

95,947 

1 

2 

- 

4 

4 

9 

50 

1,233 

6 

(D) 

73 

10,123 

71 

8,727 

42 

2,101 

33 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

10 

3,106 

77 

25,837 

77 

144,424 

1,875,642 

9,228 

77 

18,595 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

8,886 

- 

1 

1 

4 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

14 

24 

12 

16 

5 

79 

7 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

58 

14 

7,012 

500,890 

20,151 

14 

597 

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

671 

45,459 

1,651 

262,095 

1,185 

139,910 

3,358 

826,999 

1,166 

192,692 

1,296 

97,850 

2,556 

410,849 

9,120 

2,496 

813 

11,634 

1,290,500 

11,616 

1,134,594 

3,353 

861,482 

3,309 

855,528 

2,112 

161,860 

21,645 

5,526 

5,502 

855 

373 

173 

13,131 

8,148 

1,447 

9,104 

12,175 

16,894 

4,385 

5 

402 

3 

630 

3 

3,202 

11 

7,866 

9 

2,524 

8 

1,766 

14 

5,918 

9 

10 

7 

19 

4,011 

19 

(D) 

17 

12,413 

17 

(D) 

7 

1,581 

54 

5 

16 

3 

2 

- 

34 

20 

13 

44 

10 

44 

10 

6 

473 

6 

572 

8 

(D) 

26 

1,915 

18 

647 

37 

3,904 

43 

3,740 

39 

30 

8 

69 

10,004 

69 

8,959 

38 

(D) 

38 

6,691 

9 

1,045 

150 

26 

32 

16 

3 

- 

97 

53 

25 

104 

46 

114 

36 

- 

- 

4 

18 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

8 

6 

8 

12 

- 

2 

12 

392 

12 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

46 

22 

6 

8 

- 

- 

- 

11 

11 

- 

9 

13 

20 

2 

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

8,142 

13,137 

1,921 

952 

1,697 

8,567 

1,207 

1,724 

3,108 

15,240 

20.9 

3,046 

2,718 

15,515 

22.9 

478 

1,569 

2,116 

4,182 

6,033 

4,596 

2,305 

57.0 

2,262 

267 

66 

288 

277 

19 

20,512 

117 

19,225 

2,054 

42,292 

18,534 

15,425 

12,389 

15,361 

11,299 

11,927 

1,362 

29 

25 

12 

1 

- 

12 

2 

4 

8 

40 

22.2 

4 

9 

41 

23.8 

3 

10 

6 

14 

9 

9 

3 

48.5 

13 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

54 

- 

52 

2 

123 

45 

32 

28 

42 

35 

25 

7 

80 

70 

15 

13 

21 

21 

27 

16 

21 

86 

15.1 

38 

22 

90 

17.3 

6 

26 

26 

32 

29 

27 

4 

49.5 

33 

6 

- 

3 

- 

- 

147 

- 

143 

7 

346 

126 

116 

94 

118 

74 

69 

28 

11 

11 

- 

2 

- 

9 

8 

6 

3 

5 

7.5 

14 

1 

7 

8.0 

- 

- 

8 

4 

10 

- 

- 

49.5 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

16 

- 

22 

- 

56 

16 

16 

15 

14 

11 

14 

9 

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

10,263 

957 

759 

970 

847 

9 

838 

123 

14 

109 

239 

3,410 

15,143 

2,023 

7,671 

2,272 

7,472 

2,244 

4,559 

958 

895 

936 

543 

374 

253 

775 

490 

269 

133 

2,302 

569 

329 

507 

2,941 

21 

- 

2,920 

1,587 

52 

369 

88 

841 

729 

2,115 

9,555 

241 

15 

5 

5 

6 

6 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

22 

128 

15 

67 

17 

61 

4 

2 

- 

- 

5 

1 

- 

1 

4 

4 

3 

2 

10 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

8 

- 

2 

22 

1 

42 

18 

18 

13 

12 

- 

12 

1 

1 

- 

4 

42 

228 

28 

123 

31 

105 

5 

17 

2 

5 

15 

7 

6 

4 

9 

4 

3 

- 

15 

19 

2 

1 

16 

- 

- 

16 

- 

3 

13 

- 

8 

- 

- 

61 

1 

12 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

14 

- 

- 

4 

14 

7 

4 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

1 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

13 

- 

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Table 21. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Maryland: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Maryland 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

1,184 

2,996 

1,132 

4,096 

1,568 

400 

310 

10,393 

1,545 

267 

131 

93 

1,193 

894 

43 

6 

294 

12 

16 

34 

31 

24 

1 

1 

1 

11 

7 

- 

3 

14 

8 

3 

1 

- 

5 

4 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

8 

15 

4 

34 

7 

1 

8 

57 

15 

1 

1 

3 

21 

19 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

8 

1 

12 

2 

- 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

4 

9 

7 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

7,241 

491,653 

68 

7,241 

479,188 

66,177 

7,241 

475,184 

2,215 

979 

760 

780 

799 

527 

416 

347 

200 

140 

78 

4,312 

363,524 

2,844 

111,661 

528 

4,004 

1,814 

100,466 

567 

57,189 

7,241 

492,665 

68,038 

3,491 

20,484 

1,873 

13,658 

2,453 

31,943 

745 

559 

35 

3,375 

96 

35 

6,693 

191,224 

35 

(D) 

2 

- 

- 

1 

- 

9 

7 

6 

6 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

20 

2,235 

15 

625 

35 

4,936 

141,025 

30 

403 

17 

131 

19 

211 

13 

8 

120 

9,733 

81 

120 

40,695 

339,126 

120 

(D) 

- 

5 

6 

20 

17 

14 

21 

13 

4 

13 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

39 

8,319 

22 

(D) 

76 

9,796 

65 

21,552 

120 

36,832 

306,930 

100 

959 

54 

309 

82 

2,406 

56 

61 

49 

2,552 

52 

49 

300 

6,119 

49 

(D) 

9 

6 

21 

8 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

30 

119 

5 

66 

49 

512 

10,450 

28 

22 

14 

7 

36 

30 

15 

2 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

1,653 

6,764 

503 

1,400 

1,379 

5,364 

3,924 

42,601 

6,823 

24,241 

4,745 

22,998 

5,947 

43,713 

2,367 

158,311 

691 

17,995 

795 

3,717 

1,033 

5,246 

423 

2,815 

1,581 

12,396 

1,034 

9,880 

889 

2,516 

6,554 

40,078 

2,744 

6,986 

3,251 

38,720 

7,241 

56,911 

7,859 

2,476 

72,154 

10 

9 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

35 

383 

35 

309 

35 

472 

29 

1,644 

8 

290 

8 

(D) 

12 

117 

2 

(D) 

16 

184 

13 

127 

11 

56 

33 

290 

18 

(D) 

29 

383 

35 

2,157 

61,625 

21 

124,048 

26 

235 

4 

29 

26 

206 

41 

2,662 

112 

1,074 

92 

1,347 

109 

3,998 

84 

16,047 

16 

565 

9 

52 

43 

661 

8 

(D) 

45 

455 

30 

368 

26 

87 

96 

650 

26 

(D) 

78 

5,263 

120 

5,128 

42,731 

59 

152,797 

6 

34 

1 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

43 

23 

19 

10 

37 

59 

17 

32 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

4 

(Z) 

- 

- 

14 

26 

7 

19 

7 

7 

42 

160 

3 

(D) 

23 

39 

49 

-119 

-2,419 

18 

5,707 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

207 

482 

308 

491 

363 

625 

4,765 

25,549 

223 

1,015 

1,106 

1,358 

536 

527 

2,513 

70,388 

240 

13,476 

5,117 

171,496 

4,687 

140,922 

3,203 

46,341 

1,696 

23,928 

3 

18 

534 

31,951 

204 

32,795 

7,241 

5,356,247 

739,711 

10,894 

7,241 

473,433 

- 

1 

- 

5 

5 

10 

14 

32,010 

- 

5 

- 

4 

4 

1 

20 

400 

12 

241 

35 

2,065 

35 

1,847 

12 

123 

26 

930 

- 

- 

9 

503 

35 

1,043 

35 

46,767 

1,336,206 

13,857 

35 

3,579 

- 

11 

7 

6 

13 

22 

61 

63,725 

- 

9 

12 

13 

8 

19 

55 

1,264 

8 

146 

114 

4,392 

114 

3,651 

40 

787 

78 

628 

- 

- 

14 

518 

120 

31,640 

120 

128,618 

1,071,817 

13,215 

120 

16,313 

4 

9 

1 

2 

2 

- 

31 

7,137 

2 

8 

13 

8 

- 

- 

15 

94 

3 

22 

49 

379 

49 

242 

5 

23 

32 

40 

- 

- 

6 

14 

49 

112 

49 

23,135 

472,145 

9,065 

49 

1,605 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

223 

3,611 

735 

14,712 

824 

49,897 

679 

9,152 

349 

10,481 

928 

23,868 

907 

17,390 

5,382 

1,116 

743 

6,501 

423,277 

6,498 

409,422 

1,862 

83,035 

1,859 

82,231 

482 

14,659 

13,371 

3,063 

3,232 

533 

246 

167 

7,206 

5,572 

1,325 

5,722 

7,056 

9,268 

3,510 

2 

(D) 

11 

409 

6 

401 

10 

120 

6 

(D) 

9 

397 

16 

471 

17 

16 

2 

33 

2,274 

33 

2,274 

18 

1,101 

18 

1,101 

- 

- 

78 

7 

19 

6 

- 

3 

43 

32 

23 

53 

22 

48 

27 

- 

- 

18 

241 

32 

2,180 

23 

307 

21 

495 

42 

1,322 

54 

1,489 

66 

30 

24 

96 

6,578 

96 

6,399 

54 

3,358 

54 

3,334 

11 

(D) 

290 

42 

54 

11 

7 

6 

131 

104 

76 

179 

56 

140 

95 

- 

- 

4 

11 

6 

174 

7 

13 

1 

(D) 

6 

18 

14 

80 

33 

9 

7 

42 

2,447 

42 

2,433 

16 

119 

16 

119 

1 

(D) 

82 

26 

17 

2 

4 

- 

40 

42 

4 

26 

56 

68 

14 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

4,685 

8,093 

1,127 

673 

1,234 

5,059 

736 

989 

1,955 

9,098 

21.3 

1,731 

1,807 

9,240 

23.0 

236 

846 

1,318 

2,222 

3,841 

3,008 

1,307 

57.6 

1,238 

207 

29 

95 

166 

6 

12,402 

80 

11,676 

1,102 

24,832 

11,199 

9,287 

6,976 

9,212 

6,664 

6,907 

611 

42 

33 

9 

1 

8 

15 

- 

14 

13 

48 

16.7 

10 

13 

52 

20.2 

2 

7 

5 

17 

34 

6 

4 

55.2 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

74 

1 

72 

3 

145 

68 

66 

37 

57 

49 

30 

5 

122 

113 

29 

23 

21 

40 

28 

26 

66 

115 

15.4 

40 

52 

143 

18.1 

1 

30 

68 

34 

53 

41 

8 

51.2 

42 

3 

- 

3 

1 

- 

225 

6 

219 

16 

511 

208 

195 

62 

178 

128 

106 

29 

15 

67 

8 

12 

11 

36 

- 

18 

17 

47 

15.2 

24 

9 

49 

17.5 

- 

10 

10 

10 

26 

22 

4 

55.6 

14 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

74 

1 

79 

3 

175 

66 

79 

32 

59 

31 

49 

- 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

5,773 

520 

414 

668 

549 

22 

527 

119 

5 

114 

280 

2,367 

13,142 

1,370 

5,459 

1,817 

7,683 

2,373 

2,535 

504 

439 

482 

244 

161 

119 

268 

92 

22 

2 

55 

908 

845 

777 

1,411 

9 

- 

1,402 

618 

8 

140 

119 

265 

474 

1,621 

6,092 

107 

27 

1 

1 

5 

2 

- 

2 

3 

- 

3 

2 

29 

198 

19 

61 

21 

137 

6 

7 

7 

4 

- 

4 

2 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

7 

5 

4 

- 

- 

4 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

31 

- 

75 

23 

21 

19 

13 

- 

13 

6 

- 

6 

3 

84 

876 

64 

402 

68 

474 

32 

42 

12 

12 

9 

- 

1 

- 

10 

1 

1 

- 

4 

53 

24 

15 

10 

- 

- 

10 

2 

- 

5 

2 

5 

- 

- 

113 

1 

47 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17 

27 

5 

7 

14 

20 

26 

10 

3 

2 

2 

- 

3 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

12 

14 

11 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

45 

- 

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Table 22. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Massachusetts: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Massachusetts 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

967 

3,320 

793 

1,957 

318 

349 

66 

6,303 

712 

144 

47 

35 

1,435 

1,333 

55 

6 

58 

- 

13 

16 

70 

9 

7 

15 

5 

8 

1 

3 

- 

29 

3 

- 

- 

3 

15 

11 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

18 

50 

21 

39 

5 

5 

1 

101 

13 

6 

- 

- 

43 

42 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

4 

22 

11 

16 

6 

1 

- 

49 

- 

- 

- 

- 

27 

25 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

47,641 

9,764,090 

205 

47,641 

8,388,124 

176,069 

47,641 

8,220,935 

11,116 

5,002 

4,972 

5,076 

5,872 

3,574 

3,156 

3,355 

2,195 

1,650 

1,673 

31,228 

4,644,252 

17,298 

3,576,684 

15,350 

167,189 

5,669 

90,677 

1,029 

235,827 

47,641 

7,208,181 

151,302 

25,277 

592,379 

21,160 

360,374 

20,784 

604,053 

4,189 

9,812 

168 

77,315 

460 

168 

128,846 

766,940 

168 

127,598 

- 

5 

2 

- 

22 

28 

19 

36 

23 

14 

19 

168 

113,117 

111 

14,481 

69 

1,248 

63 

1,724 

20 

352 

168 

103,375 

615,330 

146 

6,561 

97 

5,692 

142 

23,524 

57 

79 

399 

99,734 

250 

399 

246,450 

617,669 

399 

244,796 

- 

10 

13 

20 

38 

50 

81 

112 

36 

24 

15 

382 

58,829 

178 

185,967 

232 

1,654 

126 

5,465 

70 

3,088 

399 

206,144 

516,652 

323 

5,683 

163 

(D) 

322 

5,697 

182 

345 

79 

2,278 

29 

79 

711 

8,997 

79 

659 

15 

20 

12 

13 

14 

3 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

78 

454 

47 

204 

4 

52 

55 

90 

3 

1 

79 

940 

11,901 

44 

60 

10 

(D) 

63 

42 

19 

3 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

11,498 

390,358 

4,570 

87,771 

8,630 

302,587 

22,882 

1,269,333 

45,095 

313,479 

32,201 

190,561 

39,756 

524,438 

11,907 

952,388 

3,245 

109,346 

9,567 

165,370 

12,268 

486,995 

3,900 

54,493 

16,660 

297,871 

13,505 

212,045 

9,651 

85,827 

45,697 

250,626 

16,114 

101,203 

20,261 

544,913 

47,641 

1,496,660 

31,415 

21,009 

95,516 

59 

(D) 

10 

53 

52 

(D) 

109 

(D) 

166 

3,594 

136 

2,020 

160 

4,802 

82 

22,155 

31 

(D) 

68 

547 

107 

5,425 

42 

(D) 

118 

4,357 

99 

2,403 

75 

1,954 

160 

1,719 

91 

225 

129 

(D) 

168 

27,996 

166,640 

118 

263,501 

88 

(D) 

43 

304 

65 

(D) 

178 

(D) 

398 

5,648 

337 

4,888 

386 

10,367 

208 

29,328 

66 

5,652 

202 

6,605 

206 

6,975 

78 

(D) 

269 

4,429 

207 

3,039 

170 

1,390 

368 

2,620 

139 

923 

255 

(D) 

399 

46,333 

116,123 

281 

179,240 

30 

19 

7 

5 

26 

15 

44 

91 

76 

51 

61 

59 

74 

114 

22 

82 

7 

(D) 

8 

14 

14 

16 

3 

(D) 

26 

96 

23 

92 

6 

3 

71 

169 

28 

10 

41 

89 

79 

-169 

-2,134 

24 

8,805 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,520 

3,955 

2,764 

3,887 

2,581 

6,302 

26,632 

19,151 

1,964 

8,098 

6,171 

6,605 

2,046 

1,748 

19,796 

316,717 

754 

20,989 

40,597 

7,924,480 

35,147 

7,214,667 

17,476 

341,391 

5,153 

670,212 

4,478 

129,038 

8,834 

4,549,417 

646 

176,069 

47,641 

48,385,690 

1,015,631 

4,955 

47,637 

7,371,356 

3 

4 

7 

21 

15 

68 

50 

61,949 

3 

9 

5 

14 

1 

18 

93 

2,525 

7 

164 

168 

70,285 

168 

65,678 

62 

1,476 

71 

9,419 

9 

511 

58 

49,254 

168 

9,480 

168 

399,968 

2,380,760 

5,173 

168 

41,788 

2 

25 

24 

57 

36 

137 

118 

34,182 

14 

20 

18 

20 

20 

26 

220 

6,027 

16 

73 

391 

84,760 

389 

74,564 

114 

3,824 

132 

2,818 

40 

1,123 

139 

51,286 

399 

166,447 

399 

501,287 

1,256,359 

5,026 

399 

86,830 

5 

11 

5 

1 

1 

1 

55 

6,908 

12 

14 

16 

12 

1 

- 

18 

61 

- 

- 

76 

1,106 

70 

670 

27 

321 

37 

52 

- 

- 

- 

- 

79 

142 

79 

16,883 

213,705 

7,411 

79 

2,290 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

12,704 

3,029,891 

8,363 

1,055,439 

974 

72,425 

8,174 

1,566,334 

7,720 

2,297,131 

11,727 

2,343,703 

6,275 

673,205 

32,208 

13,383 

2,050 

45,709 

6,377,759 

45,591 

5,758,976 

15,551 

4,040,596 

15,433 

4,005,114 

8,659 

654,265 

80,432 

21,709 

21,735 

2,563 

1,167 

467 

51,449 

27,955 

4,499 

34,706 

44,698 

63,913 

15,491 

86 

36,801 

48 

24,311 

1 

(D) 

44 

9,114 

45 

17,674 

107 

30,798 

93 

8,756 

46 

112 

10 

158 

33,026 

158 

32,164 

122 

45,231 

122 

45,151 

12 

942 

363 

56 

79 

20 

5 

8 

216 

110 

25 

224 

102 

262 

64 

216 

48,498 

70 

5,920 

7 

968 

49 

1,932 

103 

10,627 

272 

55,932 

232 

22,698 

170 

186 

43 

356 

54,175 

356 

50,917 

229 

49,363 

229 

48,817 

33 

3,804 

764 

134 

204 

31 

24 

6 

484 

271 

90 

522 

233 

623 

132 

9 

127 

10 

121 

4 

(D) 

5 

106 

18 

297 

15 

124 

34 

212 

56 

13 

10 

69 

1,910 

69 

1,689 

23 

683 

23 

589 

13 

315 

154 

20 

50 

2 

7 

- 

82 

72 

8 

51 

103 

125 

29 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

33,132 

46,272 

6,652 

3,277 

5,906 

30,437 

4,559 

5,759 

11,170 

57,916 

22.7 

10,752 

9,496 

59,156 

24.6 

1,488 

5,697 

9,612 

14,706 

23,131 

16,495 

8,275 

56.6 

8,012 

1,024 

351 

155 

342 

8 

78,010 

538 

71,988 

7,416 

158,308 

69,711 

60,124 

42,028 

58,779 

44,474 

45,826 

5,084 

172 

154 

38 

20 

23 

73 

23 

40 

89 

174 

16.5 

57 

84 

185 

18.9 

24 

61 

62 

55 

83 

38 

3 

46.8 

90 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

326 

- 

309 

17 

880 

293 

252 

175 

269 

173 

150 

43 

414 

341 

86 

36 

57 

162 

58 

116 

174 

407 

15.0 

181 

146 

428 

17.9 

44 

133 

184 

143 

137 

101 

13 

46.8 

209 

7 

- 

- 

1 

- 

737 

17 

722 

33 

1,979 

645 

588 

334 

582 

393 

370 

83 

52 

102 

21 

4 

17 

60 

23 

46 

36 

49 

8.9 

58 

29 

67 

12.1 

- 

22 

31 

23 

46 

24 

8 

51.9 

24 

2 

4 

- 

1 

- 

141 

8 

136 

18 

300 

116 

124 

89 

108 

104 

79 

24 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

40,523 

3,246 

2,620 

2,880 

2,540 

32 

2,508 

340 

23 

317 

992 

11,907 

77,475 

5,589 

27,177 

9,295 

50,298 

5,154 

16,920 

3,697 

4,931 

3,681 

2,230 

1,526 

1,191 

3,591 

2,560 

1,504 

656 

12,466 

1,826 

2,549 

2,313 

11,779 

- 

- 

11,779 

5,578 

388 

1,530 

715 

857 

1,721 

5,919 

36,756 

1,344 

112 

23 

20 

28 

25 

- 

25 

3 

- 

3 

5 

82 

969 

47 

448 

71 

521 

8 

24 

21 

20 

16 

10 

2 

7 

23 

22 

7 

8 

59 

20 

14 

16 

20 

- 

- 

20 

15 

- 

14 

4 

2 

- 

4 

110 

- 

304 

48 

36 

36 

36 

- 

36 

- 

- 

- 

11 

208 

1,413 

117 

700 

169 

713 

28 

84 

24 

47 

47 

22 

22 

18 

56 

32 

14 

5 

162 

86 

15 

10 

38 

- 

- 

38 

6 

- 

74 

- 

6 

- 

2 

297 

7 

70 

2 

2 

6 

6 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

1 

22 

31 

10 

16 

12 

15 

21 

47 

4 

3 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

25 

4 

14 

14 

- 

- 

14 

3 

- 

1 

3 

- 

3 

8 

74 

1 

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Table 23. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Michigan: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Michigan 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

7,610 

8,236 

1,704 

15,570 

7,022 

2,748 

1,376 

40,932 

5,092 

1,046 

356 

215 

3,689 

1,589 

625 

16 

1,464 

36 

53 

53 

236 

1,519 

21 

20 

5 

47 

22 

13 

3 

134 

26 

3 

1 

4 

38 

28 

9 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

7 

72 

68 

10 

135 

39 

17 

30 

323 

59 

8 

8 

1 

83 

63 

7 

- 

18 

- 

- 

- 

7 

36 

19 

12 

9 

34 

16 

4 

- 

72 

6 

- 

1 

- 

13 

10 

2 

- 

3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

68,822 

25,516,982 

371 

68,822 

18,789,881 

273,021 

68,822 

18,395,390 

7,503 

6,259 

6,284 

6,565 

7,422 

5,363 

6,659 

7,646 

5,816 

4,778 

4,527 

46,722 

10,191,518 

26,062 

8,203,872 

41,230 

394,491 

3,533 

39,117 

637 

68,637 

68,822 

15,133,150 

219,888 

40,476 

1,374,497 

38,474 

797,679 

36,673 

1,516,361 

4,084 

12,103 

189 

107,657 

570 

189 

83,722 

442,974 

189 

82,237 

- 

1 

1 

6 

19 

32 

42 

31 

20 

14 

23 

185 

42,580 

122 

39,657 

127 

1,485 

34 

328 

23 

1,266 

189 

68,256 

361,145 

167 

6,437 

110 

3,012 

161 

5,859 

73 

380 

380 

117,069 

308 

380 

96,983 

255,220 

380 

95,460 

6 

3 

6 

20 

30 

52 

74 

76 

60 

30 

23 

339 

48,362 

221 

47,098 

231 

1,524 

93 

3,778 

67 

6,759 

380 

66,139 

174,050 

262 

4,223 

155 

(D) 

309 

5,053 

141 

445 

70 

4,678 

67 

70 

1,564 

22,338 

70 

1,496 

3 

11 

12 

22 

13 

4 

4 

- 

- 

1 

- 

66 

1,247 

37 

249 

15 

68 

44 

170 

17 

26 

70 

1,284 

18,339 

47 

111 

15 

(D) 

52 

124 

10 

2 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

16,345 

1,649,648 

7,659 

141,885 

11,036 

1,507,763 

29,902 

2,668,319 

63,964 

630,623 

51,248 

305,957 

58,445 

889,519 

19,374 

832,429 

4,724 

82,304 

21,712 

310,122 

24,769 

1,851,799 

7,187 

130,176 

31,165 

666,967 

24,135 

452,333 

19,739 

214,634 

64,702 

403,333 

24,677 

189,609 

38,536 

833,806 

68,822 

4,525,276 

65,753 

42,786 

119,206 

75 

6,165 

46 

2,536 

39 

3,629 

123 

12,205 

184 

2,527 

166 

1,263 

185 

4,294 

92 

6,745 

32 

902 

120 

1,685 

98 

6,560 

46 

770 

123 

3,668 

93 

2,762 

93 

906 

167 

1,786 

113 

944 

140 

3,435 

189 

18,591 

98,365 

149 

155,014 

109 

(D) 

61 

(D) 

74 

370 

219 

7,582 

373 

3,448 

327 

2,179 

371 

7,297 

219 

9,562 

39 

508 

212 

2,103 

175 

7,370 

72 

(D) 

238 

4,245 

203 

2,936 

147 

1,309 

364 

2,088 

198 

1,125 

270 

5,494 

380 

34,264 

90,168 

309 

119,724 

29 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

28 

19 

46 

76 

69 

70 

51 

51 

65 

125 

11 

87 

4 

2 

6 

6 

5 

66 

2 

(D) 

25 

131 

21 

114 

18 

17 

67 

211 

37 

9 

48 

102 

70 

339 

4,837 

27 

23,676 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,917 

5,221 

4,060 

7,351 

6,627 

17,610 

26,036 

22,087 

2,178 

7,839 

5,495 

5,737 

2,455 

2,332 

42,569 

868,545 

473 

13,217 

61,686 

21,786,756 

50,272 

20,054,132 

22,224 

1,073,788 

3,220 

611,621 

19,972 

1,073,549 

29,578 

17,684,964 

639 

101,325 

68,822 

123,824,645 

1,799,201 

4,853 

68,788 

15,385,551 

5 

7 

9 

35 

35 

58 

40 

112,652 

1 

4 

2 

8 

10 

15 

143 

3,125 

5 

(D) 

186 

95,920 

186 

90,436 

80 

2,785 

40 

6,723 

34 

1,101 

124 

81,563 

189 

14,858 

189 

477,780 

2,527,937 

4,438 

189 

56,380 

1 

18 

26 

60 

49 

155 

71 

38,461 

1 

17 

11 

18 

12 

12 

270 

3,420 

6 

10 

371 

94,528 

369 

80,285 

166 

8,597 

88 

4,242 

64 

2,133 

167 

(D) 

380 

86,323 

380 

557,575 

1,467,302 

4,763 

380 

79,049 

3 

7 

5 

5 

3 

4 

43 

6,992 

7 

17 

12 

5 

1 

1 

17 

59 

2 

(D) 

67 

2,742 

66 

1,984 

34 

478 

30 

46 

7 

75 

2 

(D) 

70 

143 

70 

28,731 

410,444 

6,142 

70 

2,254 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

21,249 

8,079,984 

10,845 

4,674,449 

2,522 

218,215 

5,815 

1,091,337 

16,704 

8,214,896 

22,993 

9,499,259 

5,302 

579,147 

41,477 

22,223 

5,122 

63,981 

16,441,193 

63,700 

13,626,270 

27,541 

11,978,334 

27,345 

11,890,712 

16,959 

2,902,545 

113,415 

33,893 

29,111 

3,627 

1,513 

678 

77,243 

34,517 

6,449 

51,657 

60,103 

83,850 

27,910 

81 

24,255 

30 

35,527 

8 

(D) 

30 

7,824 

82 

31,412 

127 

43,995 

98 

11,679 

85 

79 

25 

164 

67,074 

164 

59,288 

104 

48,747 

104 

48,369 

41 

8,164 

387 

59 

89 

26 

7 

8 

244 

131 

48 

250 

125 

302 

73 

128 

(D) 

61 

(D) 

20 

687 

45 

4,547 

123 

(D) 

227 

37,295 

181 

14,418 

187 

167 

26 

354 

74,271 

354 

68,770 

193 

48,752 

193 

48,299 

46 

5,954 

755 

120 

192 

44 

18 

6 

470 

262 

112 

495 

237 

580 

152 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

21 

43 

8 

(D) 

11 

273 

13 

153 

60 

7 

3 

67 

4,972 

67 

4,363 

10 

315 

10 

315 

8 

609 

122 

18 

52 

- 

- 

- 

64 

58 

2 

54 

68 

111 

11 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

45,391 

66,369 

9,133 

4,327 

8,771 

44,138 

4,695 

6,687 

13,070 

87,308 

24.9 

11,946 

11,401 

88,413 

26.7 

1,418 

8,789 

13,351 

21,142 

33,914 

22,149 

10,997 

56.5 

11,520 

651 

180 

399 

39 

22 

110,824 

296 

100,608 

11,152 

223,722 

97,014 

84,087 

54,954 

86,235 

65,971 

66,299 

3,147 

193 

182 

47 

24 

29 

82 

22 

36 

54 

263 

22.7 

48 

47 

280 

24.4 

18 

59 

55 

63 

98 

70 

12 

50.8 

85 

1 

- 

10 

2 

- 

361 

2 

362 

13 

927 

312 

278 

222 

311 

219 

177 

13 

397 

335 

75 

23 

45 

192 

29 

116 

111 

476 

19.5 

138 

79 

515 

22.2 

24 

123 

159 

134 

168 

94 

30 

49.1 

162 

13 

- 

- 

8 

- 

714 

10 

693 

39 

1,721 

661 

611 

413 

626 

508 

373 

38 

41 

81 

12 

14 

15 

40 

4 

26 

25 

67 

14.8 

36 

12 

74 

16.2 

- 

14 

11 

26 

38 

31 

2 

54.4 

14 

- 

7 

5 

- 

- 

110 

- 

106 

16 

202 

108 

102 

69 

89 

70 

70 

15 

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

59,322 

4,566 

3,569 

3,549 

3,232 

46 

3,186 

317 

43 

274 

1,385 

19,374 

70,695 

8,256 

23,877 

15,316 

46,818 

5,234 

14,618 

3,712 

5,741 

5,087 

4,916 

3,253 

2,916 

9,754 

7,164 

4,182 

2,245 

26,958 

1,258 

732 

855 

18,088 

- 

- 

18,088 

8,636 

1,312 

2,808 

1,636 

1,068 

1,486 

3,985 

54,361 

2,132 

152 

12 

10 

18 

17 

- 

17 

1 

- 

1 

7 

92 

378 

57 

175 

62 

203 

9 

24 

2 

13 

13 

17 

16 

9 

47 

19 

7 

13 

76 

6 

2 

7 

30 

- 

- 

30 

24 

8 

12 

6 

7 

6 

5 

147 

3 

285 

48 

33 

41 

39 

- 

39 

2 

- 

2 

6 

219 

938 

130 

391 

163 

547 

19 

57 

12 

23 

35 

23 

20 

45 

77 

52 

14 

3 

131 

50 

22 

4 

22 

- 

- 

22 

7 

4 

115 

- 

1 

9 

15 

309 

11 

65 

4 

4 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

31 

3 

8 

8 

23 

9 

40 

- 

10 

3 

1 

3 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

2 

16 

10 

11 

22 

- 

- 

22 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

2 

54 

- 

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168 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 24. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Minnesota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Minnesota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

14,835 

7,924 

9,370 

20,213 

8,416 

4,775 

1,247 

56,324 

9,114 

1,929 

822 

633 

3,591 

1,107 

888 

9 

1,822 

11 

1 

2 

42 

1,202 

29 

21 

23 

62 

26 

11 

7 

128 

36 

9 

6 

10 

25 

10 

6 

- 

14 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

75 

55 

54 

103 

44 

29 

12 

274 

74 

29 

3 

- 

48 

27 

13 

4 

18 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

29 

5 

2 

24 

10 

1 

- 

62 

6 

2 

- 

- 

11 

7 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

34,988 

10,415,136 

298 

34,988 

6,409,754 

183,199 

34,988 

6,195,968 

8,088 

4,366 

4,413 

4,971 

4,912 

2,470 

1,435 

918 

584 

885 

1,946 

11,780 

2,291,890 

16,906 

3,904,079 

14,266 

213,785 

1,094 

6,959 

201 

17,980 

34,988 

4,386,538 

125,373 

18,531 

254,408 

14,469 

316,394 

11,070 

282,535 

1,773 

3,325 

8 

4,931 

616 

8 

13,617 

1,702,077 

8 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

6,493 

811,648 

8 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D)

12 

6,573 

548 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

3 

- 

- 

4 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

10 

12 

4,705 

392,109 

9 

320 

4 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D)

11 

484 

44 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

5 

- 

4 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

11 

148 

13,452 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

2 

(D)

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

8,793 

630,963 

5,517 

118,140 

4,715 

512,823 

22,338 

1,039,134 

32,920 

222,540 

20,613 

131,408 

27,832 

256,130 

9,105 

283,733 

3,515 

50,937 

5,295 

118,783 

6,583 

296,456 

1,954 

59,553 

9,348 

135,065 

6,827 

90,789 

5,179 

44,276 

33,034 

97,596 

15,969 

27,110 

11,042 

183,795 

34,988 

2,231,297 

63,773 

14,804 

172,350 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

1,939 

8 

370 

8 

275 

8 

395 

8 

1,196 

7 

(D) 

5 

267 

5 

79 

- 

- 

5 

114 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

21 

5 

(D) 

8 

185 

8 

7,209 

901,116 

8 

901,116 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

1,642 

12 

333 

9 

89 

9 

406 

9 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

130 

5 

29 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

112 

5 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

12 

4,918 

409,844 

12 

409,844 

5 

1 

- 

- 

5 

1 

7 

6 

11 

5 

4 

3 

6 

2 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

11 

12 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

11 

-69 

-6,265 

4 

1,458 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,346 

3,364 

2,031 

2,474 

1,437 

4,152 

20,184 

15,863 

1,813 

6,260 

4,829 

4,705 

1,568 

1,009 

11,041 

208,081 

321 

6,564 

21,304 

4,960,620 

16,748 

4,174,210 

20,211 

1,589,122 

2,561 

1,814,548 

6,794 

679,981 

2,920 

3,262,706 

31 

11,585 

34,988 

28,586,622 

817,041 

2,745 

34,907 

3,835,415 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

3,791 

8 

3,581 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

8 

2,990 

8 

15,424 

1,927,942 

3,128 

8 

4,352 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

370 

- 

- 

12 

4,560 

12 

2,083 

1 

(D) 

3 

7 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

12 

8,586 

12 

31,142 

2,595,155 

4,738 

12 

4,668 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

10,678 

- 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

11 

23 

6 

8 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

9 

11 

5,510 

500,909 

11,384 

11 

130 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

494 

31,977 

4,678 

1,797,377 

623 

125,456 

2,044 

637,181 

1,957 

1,364,356 

3,500 

1,626,283 

1,338 

139,639 

25,175 

7,657 

2,156 

32,889 

7,374,327 

32,832 

6,539,183 

9,867 

3,943,458 

9,813 

3,875,953 

3,720 

902,649 

55,777 

18,456 

13,980 

1,627 

615 

310 

36,714 

18,283 

1,781 

21,105 

33,892 

38,171 

16,826 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

4 

1 

7 

1,111 

7 

1,111 

5 

3,820 

5 

3,820 

- 

- 

22 

2 

- 

4 

2 

- 

16 

6 

13 

14 

8 

14 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

6 

- 

12 

6,269 

12 

4,769 

6 

2,304 

6 

1,804 

1 

(D) 

16 

8 

4 

- 

- 

- 

10 

6 

2 

12 

4 

12 

4 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

6 

11 

- 

- 

11 

484 

11 

484 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 

7 

4 

- 

- 

- 

11 

4 

- 

4 

11 

15 

- 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

21,700 

33,297 

4,160 

2,515 

4,969 

21,653 

3,610 

4,835 

7,968 

38,584 

20.8 

8,719 

6,655 

39,623 

22.7 

679 

3,067 

5,643 

9,568 

15,236 

13,582 

7,222 

58.9 

4,249 

551 

144 

151 

6,927 

24 

47,490 

261 

48,813 

6,184 

105,271 

47,401 

40,038 

33,467 

40,723 

30,446 

33,358 

2,430 

20 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

7 

15 

25.1 

4 

3 

15 

25.1 

- 

1 

2 

9 

4 

6 

- 

53.0 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

20 

- 

22 

- 

50 

19 

16 

8 

19 

9 

8 

1 

12 

4 

- 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

4 

11 

18.4 

3 

6 

7 

18.4 

- 

1 

- 

2 

7 

3 

3 

62.1 

1 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

14 

- 

14 

2 

32 

16 

16 

9 

16 

16 

12 

4 

4 

11 

- 

- 

5 

6 

- 

5 

2 

8 

11.3 

5 

2 

8 

11.3 

- 

- 

5 

2 

8 

- 

- 

50.5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 

- 

15 

- 

38 

15 

15 

7 

15 

11 

11 

2 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

30,279 

2,561 

2,038 

1,663 

1,373 

53 

1,320 

290 

41 

249 

485 

9,105 

27,166 

3,933 

10,835 

6,803 

16,331 

2,237 

8,810 

2,990 

3,555 

3,684 

2,552 

1,774 

1,250 

3,660 

2,239 

1,273 

964 

2,824 

979 

648 

460 

10,003 

- 

384 

9,619 

13,213 

1 

86 

181 

1,646 

1,247 

3,700 

23,096 

674 

5 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

8 

(D) 

7 

35 

7 

(D) 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

8 

- 

8 

2 

2 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

105 

4 

7 

6 

98 

2 

1 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

1 

1 

- 

3 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

- 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

7 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

9 

- 

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Table 25. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Mississippi: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Mississippi 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

6,430 

3,969 

1,698 

9,845 

4,482 

1,484 

300 

29,195 

4,192 

889 

402 

310 

472 

378 

20 

- 

34 

14 

24 

33 

- 

65 

3 

- 

- 

6 

3 

- 

- 

7 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

2 

3 

4 

3 

- 

10 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

95,320 

27,781,883 

291 

95,320 

10,849,739 

113,824 

95,320 

10,525,938 

17,281 

8,914 

9,754 

12,529 

14,949 

11,112 

7,312 

5,807 

2,861 

2,373 

2,428 

45,997 

5,476,314 

53,829 

5,049,623 

31,236 

323,801 

3,640 

30,330 

699 

40,332 

95,320 

8,524,426 

89,430 

50,995 

854,116 

37,082 

601,022 

27,179 

724,987 

4,735 

10,727 

125 

32,784 

262 

125 

34,303 

274,423 

125 

(D) 

- 

2 

- 

3 

11 

19 

34 

9 

33 

9 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

19 

(D) 

15 

253 

16 

(D) 

125 

21,697 

173,575 

89 

1,214 

49 

597 

95 

1,267 

54 

(D)

193 

44,174 

229 

193 

67,079 

347,560 

193 

66,792 

- 

2 

4 

5 

19 

23 

22 

39 

28 

36 

15 

145 

10,811 

137 

55,981 

41 

287 

22 

1,305 

19 

7,095 

193 

51,204 

265,305 

123 

1,365 

59 

856 

109 

1,211 

53 

110 

35 

1,385 

40 

35 

295 

8,429 

35 

(D) 

- 

7 

7 

12 

8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

19 

37 

2 

(D) 

35 

329 

9,404 

20 

15 

4 

1 

19 

6 

2 

(D)

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

28,043 

858,466 

20,421 

248,613 

11,651 

609,853 

63,851 

1,629,153 

90,300 

435,590 

62,551 

191,981 

78,581 

604,083 

19,398 

534,671 

6,338 

78,690 

19,376 

156,503 

19,962 

581,384 

4,521 

55,953 

36,374 

470,828 

29,525 

344,350 

20,065 

126,478 

92,890 

234,502 

52,072 

117,612 

39,723 

394,886 

95,320 

2,810,472 

29,485 

46,367 

78,547 

65 

3,159 

27 

229 

51 

2,930 

108 

7,554 

125 

929 

96 

478 

121 

1,477 

52 

1,259 

18 

124 

72 

369 

37 

549 

21 

129 

85 

1,257 

65 

950 

63 

306 

124 

446 

103 

484 

81 

406 

125 

13,909 

111,275 

99 

149,987 

97 

6,241 

40 

615 

88 

5,626 

133 

26,352 

190 

1,582 

171 

1,071 

183 

2,503 

89 

1,905 

30 

216 

99 

506 

52 

1,098 

39 

115 

114 

3,535 

110 

2,836 

65 

699 

193 

769 

127 

412 

150 

1,466 

193 

16,488 

85,430 

144 

137,519 

22 

9 

4 

(Z) 

22 

9 

25 

23 

35 

29 

22 

24 

32 

52 

15 

13 

6 

1 

7 

3 

- 

- 

5 

1 

12 

32 

12 

30 

4 

2 

35 

68 

11 

4 

11 

49 

35 

-24 

-678 

19 

4,794 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

3,574 

9,542 

6,536 

9,527 

6,101 

11,087 

48,953 

16,986 

4,470 

15,631 

10,676 

11,457 

4,223 

2,496 

38,356 

485,159 

651 

15,580 

72,188 

15,599,446 

62,776 

13,486,275 

60,707 

6,882,610 

3,523 

1,529,155 

12,758 

915,347 

16,107 

9,392,157 

353 

66,207 

95,320 

94,031,385 

986,481 

3,385 

95,319 

9,919,476 

3 

2 

4 

13 

24 

53 

26 

36,128 

1 

7 

2 

6 

2 

8 

69 

1,303 

- 

- 

116 

23,442 

116 

20,247 

81 

5,119 

25 

434 

- 

- 

23 

8,807 

125 

4,906 

125 

127,405 

1,019,243 

3,886 

125 

14,408 

1 

9 

10 

20 

21 

83 

49 

67,646 

- 

4 

5 

14 

5 

21 

96 

613 

1 

(D) 

173 

27,039 

167 

23,757 

126 

8,128 

24 

2,005 

5 

(D) 

25 

5,948 

193 

61,251 

193 

203,588 

1,054,859 

4,609 

193 

25,327 

3 

7 

6 

3 

- 

- 

16 

7,176 

6 

4 

2 

3 

1 

- 

7 

10 

2 

(D) 

31 

335 

31 

280 

14 

121 

24 

24 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

35 

50 

35 

8,983 

256,643 

6,486 

35 

967 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

5,873 

1,125,305 

9,151 

2,419,909 

1,232 

137,940 

14,555 

4,644,778 

8,763 

3,494,287 

8,231 

2,173,399 

6,072 

842,178 

68,716 

22,437 

4,167 

91,405 

19,841,785 

91,153 

17,673,093 

26,769 

10,158,833 

26,604 

10,108,790 

14,649 

2,218,735 

162,345 

40,729 

46,776 

4,826 

2,201 

788 

102,551 

58,164 

3,696 

62,935 

97,780 

122,879 

37,836 

29 

906 

20 

3,373 

- 

- 

40 

6,101 

28 

2,370 

59 

(D) 

62 

(D) 

79 

44 

2 

123 

23,948 

123 

22,001 

46 

10,783 

46 

10,783 

14 

1,947 

233 

52 

56 

12 

- 

5 

156 

64 

9 

155 

65 

190 

30 

14 

(D) 

24 

1,537 

2 

(D) 

44 

5,807 

31 

2,399 

77 

9,548 

72 

4,884 

126 

64 

3 

190 

31,744 

190 

30,544 

68 

13,650 

67 

13,630 

18 

1,220 

320 

76 

110 

4 

3 

- 

218 

102 

20 

240 

80 

277 

43 

2 

(D) 

9 

17 

- 

- 

17 

34 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

35 

- 

- 

35 

1,613 

35 

1,385 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

228 

57 

17 

14 

4 

- 

- 

29 

28 

6 

27 

30 

43 

14 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

61,900 

98,815 

11,856 

6,319 

12,106 

68,534 

10,225 

12,468 

22,155 

115,867 

21.9 

22,296 

19,120 

119,299 

24.3 

2,713 

12,061 

18,522 

28,633 

43,628 

34,938 

20,220 

57.4 

16,570 

1,407 

667 

498 

207 

44 

158,212 

1,087 

141,296 

19,419 

304,469 

139,713 

119,844 

107,542 

122,544 

95,637 

91,826 

5,865 

92 

128 

57 

21 

21 

29 

9 

49 

52 

110 

16.0 

57 

29 

134 

19.4 

14 

53 

37 

45 

40 

25 

6 

45.8 

68 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

220 

- 

214 

6 

838 

186 

157 

150 

166 

103 

118 

15 

150 

170 

86 

7 

22 

55 

27 

68 

67 

158 

12.8 

55 

63 

202 

18.2 

22 

63 

77 

62 

50 

42 

4 

45.5 

104 

9 

- 

- 

1 

- 

313 

6 

313 

7 

1,104 

282 

248 

214 

271 

200 

168 

22 

15 

42 

12 

5 

5 

20 

1 

16 

16 

24 

10.6 

9 

20 

28 

12.2 

1 

4 

11 

15 

21 

4 

1 

50.9 

5 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

52 

2 

50 

7 

135 

51 

50 

34 

44 

20 

24 

5 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

84,536 

5,004 

3,632 

3,560 

3,253 

56 

3,197 

307 

40 

267 

2,220 

19,398 

50,269 

7,794 

18,039 

14,697 

32,230 

5,574 

22,676 

6,462 

10,141 

9,571 

7,182 

5,035 

3,867 

11,609 

7,310 

3,603 

2,290 

16,445 

707 

974 

772 

21,171 

- 

190 

20,981 

41,949 

638 

944 

992 

1,597 

2,646 

6,485 

69,109 

2,536 

100 

5 

2 

19 

19 

- 

19 

- 

- 

- 

1 

52 

170 

23 

57 

37 

113 

4 

12 

12 

21 

15 

13 

6 

2 

26 

6 

8 

- 

19 

- 

5 

4 

9 

- 

- 

9 

14 

6 

16 

6 

21 

13 

12 

46 

7 

155 

22 

11 

10 

6 

- 

6 

4 

- 

4 

6 

89 

403 

30 

77 

76 

326 

3 

34 

11 

27 

19 

20 

17 

9 

38 

11 

3 

1 

68 

10 

5 

2 

8 

- 

- 

8 

2 

- 

21 

2 

73 

- 

2 

83 

6 

19 

3 

3 

7 

7 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

6 

15 

26 

4 

5 

14 

21 

17 

8 

3 

1 

2 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

3 

9 

5 

- 

- 

5 

6 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

30 

2 

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Table 26. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Missouri: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Missouri 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

18,175 

7,882 

7,706 

27,312 

14,318 

5,583 

2,049 

78,252 

13,081 

2,455 

944 

588 

4,570 

2,328 

335 

71 

2,075 

81 

119 

139 

1 

639 

9 

8 

5 

6 

14 

3 

- 

98 

22 

2 

2 

1 

16 

14 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

20 

8 

12 

34 

17 

6 

7 

161 

27 

3 

1 

1 

13 

11 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

14 

7 

3 

1 

1 

33 

1 

- 

- 

1 

8 

2 

1 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

27,048 

58,122,878 

2,149 

27,048 

3,804,867 

140,671 

27,048 

3,520,623 

6,412 

1,965 

1,923 

2,263 

2,625 

2,278 

2,307 

2,998 

2,257 

1,390 

630 

11,813 

1,585,015 

13,510 

1,935,608 

10,522 

284,244 

1,154 

9,797 

286 

9,206 

27,048 

3,328,498 

123,059 

11,340 

327,480 

11,700 

233,542 

8,131 

149,891 

833 

2,221 

47 

238,869 

5,082 

47 

43,652 

928,762 

47 

41,574 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

7 

11 

8 

3 

14 

47 

26,963 

21 

14,611 

36 

2,078 

9 

146 

4 

86 

47 

37,431 

796,395 

42 

3,953 

40 

4,362 

43 

3,730 

11 

(D)

117 

286,408 

2,448 

117 

25,109 

214,604 

117 

22,666 

- 

3 

6 

12 

8 

18 

13 

21 

17 

18 

1 

102 

18,468 

39 

4,198 

75 

2,443 

33 

615 

21 

2,130 

117 

20,533 

175,492 

69 

815 

45 

611 

102 

2,848 

36 

279 

23 

9,808 

426 

23 

1,099 

47,787 

23 

816 

- 

10 

5 

2 

3 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

21 

413 

13 

403 

3 

283 

10 

16 

12 

14 

23 

904 

39,284 

15 

116 

14 

62 

12 

24 

2 

(D)

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

8,151 

306,329 

6,131 

122,237 

3,276 

184,092 

17,316 

393,577 

25,008 

220,070 

19,273 

117,400 

21,692 

296,397 

7,026 

266,361 

2,513 

31,593 

5,812 

72,301 

9,193 

244,032 

2,273 

31,486 

9,912 

191,680 

7,325 

138,578 

6,103 

53,103 

25,042 

147,883 

14,716 

66,935 

13,693 

231,540 

27,048 

831,073 

30,726 

13,046 

90,964 

18 

572 

14 

369 

9 

204 

23 

3,946 

47 

2,677 

45 

1,217 

46 

4,067 

31 

1,957 

6 

159 

26 

1,200 

28 

1,907 

13 

330 

34 

1,339 

27 

1,042 

21 

297 

41 

803 

22 

727 

43 

4,485 

47 

10,072 

214,295 

38 

286,390 

24 

838 

9 

(D) 

17 

(D) 

45 

910 

117 

1,735 

103 

530 

113 

2,820 

67 

1,911 

19 

156 

46 

545 

56 

2,157 

17 

217 

59 

1,294 

41 

992 

39 

302 

107 

1,197 

40 

75 

87 

1,873 

117 

8,816 

75,347 

75 

143,756 

5 

77 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

17 

86 

21 

45 

15 

35 

21 

80 

6 

27 

- 

- 

3 

5 

5 

143 

3 

9 

7 

66 

6 

63 

5 

2 

23 

30 

8 

9 

18 

90 

23 

251 

10,926 

10 

39,732 

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

616 

1,655 

1,208 

2,126 

2,125 

5,316 

14,002 

25,400 

893 

3,862 

2,787 

3,183 

1,605 

1,672 

12,304 

354,704 

637 

23,226 

19,101 

16,406,300 

15,642 

9,901,226 

18,928 

38,459,451 

9,941 

2,061,236 

2,910 

1,348,062 

5,823 

11,804,190 

187 

24,988 

27,048 

53,240,773 

1,968,381 

916 

26,982 

4,439,174 

1 

3 

- 

5 

6 

23 

9 

90,103 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

7 

21 

3,851 

- 

- 

47 

177,134 

47 

133,440 

30 

59,411 

25 

7,658 

9 

8,763 

33 

(D) 

47 

4,147 

47 

249,951 

5,318,096 

1,046 

47 

28,823 

2 

5 

4 

10 

15 

39 

42 

46,813 

1 

4 

11 

6 

11 

9 

69 

4,239 

2 

(D) 

111 

193,944 

109 

111,834 

59 

88,373 

50 

2,481 

17 

4,707 

62 

148,245 

117 

20,787 

117 

242,329 

2,071,192 

846 

117 

33,399 

- 

2 

5 

- 

- 

3 

13 

11,232 

- 

6 

- 

5 

2 

- 

7 

56 

1 

(D) 

21 

4,723 

21 

2,837 

13 

4,492 

18 

290 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

23 

54 

23 

12,884 

560,179 

1,314 

23 

1,634 

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

227 

18,014 

1,241 

212,909 

752 

1,307,546 

4,106 

8,050,902 

1,985 

1,934,271 

2,715 

1,005,851 

1,123 

151,523 

17,596 

7,321 

2,131 

25,044 

45,139,104 

24,917 

40,023,988 

9,568 

18,405,697 

9,452 

18,098,890 

3,802 

5,421,923 

48,161 

11,011 

13,108 

1,707 

855 

367 

28,563 

18,673 

3,810 

23,348 

23,888 

37,012 

10,224 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

22 

124,614 

11 

8,980 

19 

(D) 

18 

4,846 

10 

31 

6 

41 

103,991 

41 

100,651 

37 

138,418 

37 

138,218 

8 

3,540 

117 

14 

20 

2 

6 

5 

75 

29 

18 

79 

25 

83 

21 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

37 

36,756 

30 

69,435 

45 

55,229 

38 

15,322 

52 

52 

13 

104 

157,901 

104 

129,951 

65 

156,457 

65 

156,457 

17 

27,950 

225 

29 

74 

8 

6 

- 

135 

90 

22 

134 

91 

153 

72 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

2,342 

4 

7 

1 

(D) 

6 

44 

20 

1 

2 

21 

2,793 

21 

2,783 

3 

8,025 

3 

7,025 

4 

1,010 

35 

11 

12 

- 

- 

- 

17 

18 

4 

22 

13 

31 

4 

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

20,605 

26,631 

4,434 

2,092 

4,033 

16,072 

2,498 

3,255 

6,189 

35,294 

22.4 

5,425 

5,495 

36,316 

25.0 

570 

3,285 

5,179 

7,309 

13,838 

11,469 

5,586 

58.2 

4,289 

474 

1,764 

83 

24 

30 

44,921 

414 

42,104 

5,132 

84,913 

41,259 

36,847 

31,937 

36,288 

28,717 

25,486 

1,895 

44 

60 

17 

6 

7 

30 

7 

7 

27 

63 

17.2 

16 

21 

67 

20.2 

1 

13 

28 

20 

30 

7 

5 

49.4 

18 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

102 

1 

101 

3 

269 

92 

85 

53 

74 

55 

42 

5 

93 

132 

24 

4 

25 

79 

22 

17 

43 

143 

15.8 

30 

53 

142 

18.9 

6 

22 

52 

46 

70 

26 

3 

50.5 

34 

2 

- 

5 

- 

- 

217 

3 

204 

21 

449 

185 

183 

90 

173 

135 

110 

24 

11 

24 

8 

2 

2 

12 

- 

7 

7 

21 

16.3 

7 

5 

23 

17.7 

- 

6 

2 

- 

14 

11 

2 

57.3 

6 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

35 

- 

27 

8 

58 

30 

31 

16 

32 

18 

23 

3 

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

20,808 

2,176 

1,771 

3,339 

3,129 

63 

3,066 

210 

30 

180 

725 

7,026 

21,800 

4,020 

9,588 

4,856 

12,212 

2,516 

5,836 

867 

1,091 

1,093 

1,281 

595 

538 

2,437 

2,210 

2,246 

6,338 

3,264 

202 

391 

281 

6,894 

- 

- 

6,894 

9,585 

165 

54 

110 

141 

798 

5,163 

22,019 

692 

22 

13 

11 

10 

9 

- 

9 

1 

1 

- 

2 

31 

174 

16 

(D) 

24 

(D) 

1 

5 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

5 

6 

26 

22 

4 

1 

2 

9 

- 

- 

9 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

42 

- 

80 

11 

11 

24 

23 

- 

23 

1 

- 

1 

2 

67 

208 

38 

79 

48 

129 

11 

19 

6 

4 

4 

3 

- 

- 

3 

11 

11 

45 

56 

21 

8 

- 

9 

- 

- 

9 

7 

9 

1 

- 

4 

2 

- 

101 

- 

21 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

10 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

11 

6 

1 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

7 

4 

6 

- 

- 

6 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

21 

1 

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Table 27. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Montana: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Montana 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

6,215 

2,728 

4,596 

7,015 

4,171 

1,832 

608 

21,844 

3,554 

974 

389 

287 

2,555 

1,999 

274 

2 

337 

35 

22 

7 

129 

186 

12 

5 

17 

15 

3 

2 

- 

31 

4 

8 

2 

2 

5 

3 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

39 

12 

32 

31 

13 

4 

2 

81 

25 

6 

- 

5 

23 

15 

4 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

- 

7 

6 

4 

2 

- 

21 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

46,332 

44,986,821 

971 

46,332 

22,623,405 

488,289 

46,332 

21,983,430 

4,314 

2,373 

2,643 

3,453 

4,641 

4,041 

4,748 

6,579 

5,095 

4,346 

4,099 

30,911 

9,311,007 

22,330 

12,672,422 

30,849 

639,975 

1,187 

9,041 

217 

8,560 

46,332 

19,371,074 

418,093 

29,078 

1,246,147 

29,262 

861,588 

25,683 

1,212,476 

3,422 

13,372 

80 

176,597 

2,207 

80 

70,480 

880,996 

80 

68,975 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

6 

6 

25 

13 

14 

12 

79 

36,813 

38 

32,161 

67 

1,505 

6 

152 

4 

128 

80 

60,774 

759,677 

72 

5,043 

68 

2,779 

74 

3,658 

18 

(D)

164 

146,529 

893 

164 

66,997 

408,518 

164 

63,053 

- 

6 

9 

6 

7 

14 

30 

44 

22 

19 

7 

155 

35,574 

74 

27,479 

144 

3,944 

22 

507 

15 

603 

164 

55,074 

335,816 

117 

2,518 

99 

(D) 

130 

4,126 

48 

313 

13 

716 

55 

13 

106 

8,169 

13 

69 

- 

- 

7 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

39 

9 

30 

3 

38 

9 

23 

6 

17 

13 

311 

23,930 

4 

60 

1 

(D) 

5 

9 

1 

(D)

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

14,041 

5,745,566 

9,788 

297,085 

6,543 

5,448,481 

25,191 

3,245,145 

43,698 

645,355 

35,827 

369,506 

39,817 

868,205 

15,367 

720,671 

4,501 

57,728 

15,410 

257,911 

20,001 

1,633,740 

4,653 

94,763 

23,830 

662,267 

18,025 

452,726 

14,834 

209,541 

42,502 

686,485 

22,142 

248,112 

29,403 

815,410 

46,332 

4,069,079 

87,824 

28,408 

168,247 

26 

9,279 

21 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

38 

(D) 

80 

2,444 

76 

2,567 

80 

3,942 

50 

5,728 

19 

(D) 

60 

(D) 

42 

7,047 

20 

791 

67 

3,565 

56 

2,525 

47 

1,039 

70 

1,876 

36 

791 

77 

3,307 

80 

12,741 

159,264 

57 

299,208 

41 

2,727 

33 

(D) 

17 

(D) 

69 

(D) 

157 

2,311 

152 

1,759 

160 

2,711 

114 

3,464 

37 

(D) 

77 

2,538 

73 

4,482 

25 

155 

91 

1,728 

60 

1,028 

69 

700 

156 

2,865 

60 

358 

139 

3,579 

164 

17,936 

109,365 

118 

187,377 

8 

38 

6 

31 

8 

7 

9 

(D) 

13 

5 

13 

25 

13 

27 

7 

39 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

16 

7 

8 

4 

8 

13 

41 

6 

7 

9 

19 

13 

-172 

-13,269 

4 

7,460 

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

822 

2,428 

2,077 

4,310 

4,287 

14,484 

17,924 

39,638 

871 

3,752 

3,239 

4,320 

2,427 

3,315 

28,539 

816,749 

299 

11,443 

38,084 

22,242,599 

34,169 

19,460,222 

24,954 

21,531,851 

16,112 

8,588,389 

9,081 

776,816 

23,816 

18,029,086 

257 

67,662 

46,332 

123,914,581 

2,674,492 

2,754 

46,332 

12,461,806 

- 

3 

7 

4 

2 

41 

23 

187,554 

- 

4 

3 

1 

5 

10 

62 

3,036 

- 

- 

80 

108,016 

79 

85,968 

49 

59,844 

48 

43,285 

27 

4,282 

69 

(D) 

80 

9,704 

80 

395,873 

4,948,410 

2,242 

80 

48,584 

4 

7 

- 

10 

19 

78 

46 

90,754 

1 

- 

4 

8 

12 

21 

128 

6,013 

6 

(D) 

155 

114,539 

155 

87,002 

86 

28,803 

89 

33,092 

49 

2,602 

109 

86,865 

164 

57,937 

164 

393,731 

2,400,799 

2,687 

164 

42,477 

- 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

9 

22,481 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

3 

7 

32 

1 

(D) 

13 

194 

13 

146 

5 

218 

3 

3 

3 

324 

1 

(D) 

13 

21 

13 

5,399 

415,277 

7,540 

13 

281 

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

3,469 

568,056 

2,756 

712,073 

852 

236,170 

17,389 

10,256,995 

11,282 

5,950,801 

5,740 

2,059,060 

4,419 

747,903 

24,021 

16,840 

5,471 

41,254 

29,458,605 

40,861 

25,355,038 

22,471 

19,869,980 

22,311 

19,631,783 

10,946 

4,341,764 

78,015 

21,541 

20,348 

2,912 

1,097 

434 

52,367 

24,730 

5,801 

40,226 

36,871 

53,818 

23,279 

11 

7,986 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

34 

26,762 

33 

29,855 

46 

(D) 

33 

7,598 

32 

39 

9 

72 

93,599 

71 

86,728 

49 

92,169 

48 

89,869 

20 

9,171 

160 

32 

28 

15 

1 

4 

114 

39 

37 

115 

38 

78 

75 

21 

2,444 

6 

(D) 

3 

5 

21 

16,986 

57 

(D) 

91 

49,301 

71 

14,438 

67 

80 

17 

147 

111,652 

147 

96,908 

97 

50,607 

97 

49,621 

52 

15,730 

318 

46 

90 

20 

8 

- 

196 

122 

31 

236 

82 

250 

68 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

11 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

90 

13 

- 

- 

13 

967 

13 

716 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

251 

15 

11 

2 

- 

- 

- 

6 

9 

- 

11 

4 

14 

1 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

33,185 

43,912 

6,587 

2,941 

5,062 

29,322 

3,445 

4,334 

10,282 

59,036 

24.6 

7,634 

9,106 

60,357 

26.9 

1,199 

7,027 

9,277 

13,290 

22,517 

15,676 

8,111 

56.4 

9,141 

540 

94 

40 

22 

11 

76,801 

129 

70,132 

6,965 

151,421 

66,091 

58,079 

43,091 

60,739 

45,635 

44,028 

2,525 

85 

68 

8 

6 

5 

49 

6 

4 

28 

115 

22.8 

11 

26 

116 

24.4 

1 

21 

14 

34 

45 

34 

4 

52.9 

27 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

152 

1 

139 

14 

382 

131 

129 

77 

121 

94 

61 

4 

164 

154 

27 

6 

24 

97 

7 

31 

67 

213 

20.9 

37 

57 

224 

23.1 

11 

27 

39 

73 

91 

53 

24 

54.2 

42 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

312 

6 

303 

15 

666 

283 

255 

164 

256 

195 

159 

27 

7 

8 

3 

- 

4 

1 

- 

4 

- 

11 

17.1 

1 

- 

14 

19.5 

- 

- 

- 

4 

5 

3 

3 

63.5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 

- 

11 

4 

34 

14 

14 

9 

15 

9 

13 

- 

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

38,200 

2,883 

2,270 

4,268 

4,037 

87 

3,950 

231 

21 

210 

981 

15,367 

44,785 

7,989 

20,252 

10,699 

24,533 

3,385 

7,641 

1,418 

2,523 

2,086 

2,984 

1,305 

1,335 

6,049 

6,593 

5,541 

5,472 

20,780 

226 

247 

307 

7,202 

- 

- 

7,202 

11,551 

1,093 

204 

587 

288 

854 

2,993 

37,646 

1,265 

51 

9 

8 

16 

16 

- 

16 

- 

- 

- 

4 

50 

317 

31 

151 

31 

166 

2 

- 

- 

4 

2 

2 

1 

7 

5 

24 

15 

18 

49 

3 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

11 

13 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

66 

2 

108 

30 

24 

26 

26 

1 

25 

- 

- 

- 

- 

114 

506 

62 

120 

87 

386 

19 

9 

- 

4 

1 

7 

- 

10 

36 

33 

20 

25 

104 

5 

14 

4 

14 

- 

- 

14 

14 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

2 

142 

5 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

7 

19 

3 

6 

4 

13 

- 

10 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

1 

12 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

196 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 28. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nebraska: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nebraska 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

9,378 

5,275 

4,913 

14,777 

7,752 

3,453 

1,423 

36,134 

7,187 

1,741 

770 

500 

2,730 

1,778 

363 

2 

759 

11 

- 

1 

22 

800 

17 

8 

15 

29 

12 

2 

2 

64 

10 

6 

- 

- 

10 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

50 

27 

10 

50 

17 

12 

14 

110 

39 

12 

1 

2 

32 

23 

2 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

8 

2 

4 

- 

12 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

3,423 

6,128,153 

1,790 

3,423 

670,807 

195,970 

3,423 

665,758 

859 

279 

349 

393 

374 

219 

212 

226 

240 

140 

132 

1,344 

276,077 

2,006 

389,681 

312 

5,049 

254 

13,642 

70 

3,899 

3,423 

535,974 

156,580 

1,136 

22,897 

1,155 

10,088 

916 

10,703 

149 

257 

19 

177,275 

9,330 

19 

74,133 

3,901,749 

19 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

5 

2 

1 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

3 

3 

4 

19 

19 

59,525 

3,132,882 

13 

1,102 

10 

(D) 

16 

383 

5 

(D)

23 

73,468 

3,194 

23 

7,396 

321,545 

23 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

4 

2 

7 

2 

1 

3 

- 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

13 

334 

10 

559 

23 

8,365 

363,676 

14 

93 

2 

(D) 

14 

71 

4 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

198 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

1,172 

48,929 

854 

28,171 

503 

20,758 

2,557 

95,447 

3,334 

34,047 

2,479 

36,129 

2,822 

50,791 

1,121 

89,691 

381 

7,263 

662 

13,143 

713 

18,837 

242 

3,501 

1,080 

26,419 

841 

19,843 

588 

6,575 

3,108 

18,985 

2,138 

13,228 

1,472 

35,876 

3,423 

153,179 

44,750 

1,217 

185,678 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

19 

2,124 

18 

2,340 

19 

(D) 

13 

10,005 

5 

149 

8 

(D) 

6 

808 

4 

(D) 

13 

1,345 

9 

524 

9 

821 

19 

570 

8 

(D) 

17 

1,765 

19 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

2,114,199 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

21 

369 

22 

438 

21 

987 

12 

1,856 

9 

77 

2 

(D) 

9 

500 

2 

(D) 

10 

409 

6 

37 

7 

373 

22 

199 

5 

(D) 

19 

3,019 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

80,582 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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2017 Census of Agriculture 199

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

53 

158 

121 

162 

175 

548 

2,206 

32,997 

91 

487 

438 

620 

335 

235 

930 

18,346 

57 

1,641 

2,012 

794,699 

1,773 

573,785 

1,815 

4,820,039 

2,217 

790,425 

5 

421 

254 

282,342 

42 

18,881 

3,423 

5,572,156 

1,627,858 

909 

3,423 

530,678 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

1 

4 

1 

9 

864 

- 

- 

19 

(D) 

19 

27,696 

5 

(D) 

19 

32,913 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

19 

13,555 

19 

170,051 

8,950,027 

959 

19 

15,810 

- 

7 

- 

2 

1 

4 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

3 

3 

2 

10 

266 

1 

(D) 

23 

(D) 

23 

6,186 

10 

(D) 

23 

10,321 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

23 

5,326 

23 

32,364 

1,407,115 

441 

23 

6,398 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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200 2017 Census of Agriculture

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

46 

9,143 

479 

89,586 

87 

43,584 

218 

19,480 

140 

25,288 

407 

89,781 

201 

13,999 

2,702 

461 

260 

3,164 

5,062,519 

3,163 

4,923,239 

725 

1,276,689 

721 

1,204,914 

209 

211,055 

6,055 

1,347 

1,743 

208 

76 

49 

3,433 

2,524 

567 

3,051 

2,906 

4,877 

1,080 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

4,457 

7 

43 

14 

5 

- 

19 

172,841 

19 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

44 

9 

6 

2 

- 

2 

24 

11 

11 

28 

7 

26 

9 

- 

- 

5 

228 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

7 

236 

6 

1,339 

12 

4 

7 

16 

5,932 

16 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

43 

8 

12 

2 

- 

1 

25 

17 

8 

28 

14 

31 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 201

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Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

2,264 

3,693 

576 

351 

606 

2,160 

416 

452 

1,005 

4,084 

19.3 

857 

785 

4,315 

22.3 

109 

389 

581 

1,098 

1,725 

1,416 

639 

57.8 

547 

322 

260 

24 

9 

- 

5,597 

67 

5,372 

585 

10,898 

5,252 

4,487 

4,273 

4,433 

3,521 

3,184 

390 

19 

16 

7 

- 

1 

8 

4 

- 

8 

23 

19.5 

7 

3 

25 

22.9 

- 

4 

2 

6 

11 

8 

4 

57.9 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

34 

1 

34 

1 

71 

31 

29 

21 

24 

23 

17 

1 

14 

28 

9 

1 

6 

12 

7 

3 

8 

24 

17.4 

9 

8 

25 

18.7 

3 

1 

4 

9 

19 

4 

2 

54.0 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

42 

- 

39 

3 

75 

35 

30 

20 

32 

21 

22 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

202 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

2,637 

277 

208 

308 

288 

14 

274 

20 

3 

17 

201 

1,121 

5,315 

725 

2,776 

722 

2,539 

825 

943 

151 

134 

167 

166 

46 

52 

240 

231 

167 

301 

37 

52 

66 

74 

803 

- 

- 

803 

1,247 

27 

27 

15 

47 

290 

738 

2,837 

58 

12 

1 

1 

6 

6 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

503 

13 

277 

10 

226 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

4 

- 

1 

1 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

3 

12 

- 

- 

12 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

- 

11 

2 

1 

10 

9 

- 

9 

1 

- 

1 

- 

12 

65 

10 

43 

7 

22 

8 

4 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

3 

- 

4 

1 

2 

3 

7 

8 

- 

- 

8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

23 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 203

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Table 29. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Nevada: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Nevada 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

688 

421 

205 

1,092 

824 

249 

108 

2,918 

343 

101 

33 

28 

396 

341 

59 

2 

22 

25 

1 

- 

5 

4 

5 

2 

- 

4 

4 

- 

2 

16 

- 

2 

1 

- 

4 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

3 

2 

7 

3 

- 

21 

1 

- 

- 

1 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

4,123 

425,393 

103 

4,123 

191,288 

46,395 

4,123 

187,794 

1,265 

549 

519 

537 

519 

296 

165 

128 

75 

37 

33 

2,304 

107,802 

1,893 

79,992 

308 

3,494 

1,193 

32,279 

319 

8,323 

4,123 

210,636 

51,088 

1,928 

5,555 

760 

1,890 

1,302 

11,358 

354 

236 

23 

3,657 

159 

23 

4,280 

186,085 

23 

4,224 

- 

- 

3 

4 

2 

6 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

20 

2,771 

17 

1,453 

4 

56 

14 

125 

4 

(D) 

23 

4,318 

187,718 

19 

60 

6 

(D) 

20 

102 

10 

2 

88 

13,730 

156 

88 

11,155 

126,763 

88 

10,916 

- 

4 

4 

20 

17 

5 

10 

17 

8 

1 

2 

75 

4,347 

37 

6,568 

29 

239 

53 

2,907 

40 

(D) 

88 

9,659 

109,763 

75 

298 

33 

(D) 

65 

230 

45 

30 

33 

3,578 

108 

33 

164 

4,959 

33 

135 

9 

7 

3 

8 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

32 

114 

14 

21 

5 

28 

17 

34 

7 

3 

33 

373 

11,304 

19 

6 

7 

1 

24 

4 

13 

(Z)

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

1,051 

5,024 

346 

1,536 

851 

3,488 

2,516 

33,176 

3,881 

10,172 

2,568 

8,032 

3,228 

20,266 

969 

49,340 

291 

4,504 

343 

1,934 

472 

2,017 

201 

1,178 

731 

7,174 

512 

5,309 

433 

1,865 

3,817 

25,559 

1,934 

5,254 

1,709 

18,202 

4,123 

10,388 

2,519 

1,302 

47,764 

15 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

18 

654 

21 

130 

16 

107 

18 

295 

6 

2,158 

1 

(D) 

5 

10 

6 

24 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

(D) 

19 

116 

13 

56 

16 

315 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

18 

84,258 

17 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

35 

1,968 

88 

298 

73 

252 

82 

1,019 

31 

2,837 

12 

232 

4 

10 

24 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

9 

140 

11 

(D) 

64 

615 

28 

85 

67 

565 

88 

1,846 

20,980 

44 

69,085 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

1 

17 

23 

31 

11 

18 

12 

19 

13 

9 

73 

2 

(D) 

3 

2 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

23 

3 

17 

3 

6 

33 

163 

8 

9 

10 

16 

33 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

2,291 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

124 

305 

192 

270 

156 

255 

2,821 

18,363 

115 

584 

759 

873 

301 

189 

1,192 

29,736 

136 

4,013 

2,667 

107,996 

2,291 

85,793 

1,997 

28,605 

618 

2,207 

1 

(D) 

128 

13,399 

144 

10,433 

4,123 

2,225,315 

539,732 

5,231 

4,121 

282,821 

- 

2 

2 

7 

- 

7 

5 

(D) 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

2 

15 

436 

2 

(D) 

23 

1,815 

22 

1,770 

11 

319 

15 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

23 

614 

23 

32,687 

1,421,153 

8,938 

23 

3,761 

- 

2 

3 

9 

6 

24 

44 

27,125 

6 

9 

10 

13 

3 

3 

36 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

85 

3,711 

85 

3,274 

23 

833 

50 

118 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

88 

9,781 

88 

55,572 

631,504 

4,048 

88 

7,142 

5 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

23 

(D) 

1 

8 

9 

1 

4 

- 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

33 

244 

31 

178 

7 

88 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

33 

38 

33 

13,136 

398,052 

3,671 

33 

805 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

180 

2,765 

269 

3,451 

620 

77,840 

321 

4,714 

188 

5,535 

330 

8,868 

445 

8,326 

3,119 

722 

282 

3,841 

366,590 

3,841 

359,920 

1,004 

65,606 

1,004 

65,473 

181 

6,803 

7,346 

1,564 

2,184 

234 

92 

49 

3,921 

3,277 

369 

2,839 

4,359 

6,134 

1,064 

3 

140 

3 

(D) 

4 

472 

5 

104 

- 

- 

10 

297 

11 

(D) 

14 

6 

3 

20 

2,588 

20 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

53 

4 

10 

8 

- 

1 

32 

20 

4 

27 

25 

39 

13 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

28 

4,125 

23 

88 

13 

92 

17 

152 

43 

(D) 

37 

27 

24 

64 

11,842 

64 

11,294 

51 

2,555 

51 

2,436 

5 

(D) 

180 

32 

39 

4 

7 

6 

94 

80 

12 

113 

61 

133 

41 

2 

(D) 

4 

32 

9 

2,177 

5 

9 

3 

3 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

32 

1 

- 

33 

3,545 

33 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

57 

11 

20 

2 

- 

- 

24 

33 

- 

22 

35 

54 

3 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

2,462 

4,736 

700 

379 

713 

2,944 

402 

565 

1,295 

4,936 

19.8 

949 

1,258 

4,991 

21.7 

125 

392 

798 

1,223 

2,211 

1,815 

634 

57.5 

607 

68 

13 

14 

38 

- 

7,072 

61 

6,433 

765 

12,680 

6,439 

5,327 

4,341 

5,347 

3,919 

4,009 

590 

20 

32 

5 

1 

4 

22 

2 

- 

15 

35 

21.5 

7 

9 

36 

24.0 

1 

- 

13 

4 

11 

14 

9 

57.7 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

52 

- 

40 

12 

94 

50 

42 

40 

36 

18 

21 

9 

88 

86 

23 

5 

12 

46 

17 

26 

64 

67 

12.8 

33 

61 

80 

15.4 

- 

34 

30 

13 

63 

31 

3 

51.6 

34 

5 

- 

- 

1 

- 

168 

5 

167 

7 

360 

142 

140 

73 

128 

82 

82 

25 

21 

36 

7 

3 

8 

18 

2 

- 

8 

47 

20.9 

2 

8 

47 

22.6 

- 

- 

- 

12 

20 

22 

3 

63.2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

57 

- 

53 

4 

76 

46 

45 

23 

40 

22 

33 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

3,412 

314 

245 

217 

177 

- 

177 

40 

1 

39 

180 

969 

4,832 

468 

1,632 

761 

3,200 

1,081 

1,275 

294 

345 

318 

184 

126 

103 

247 

119 

20 

11 

12 

341 

260 

445 

1,063 

- 

- 

1,063 

443 

- 

145 

62 

107 

369 

876 

3,594 

102 

19 

2 

2 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

6 

142 

5 

31 

6 

111 

9 

- 

1 

6 

1 

1 

- 

- 

1 

4 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

13 

1 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

22 

1 

64 

10 

8 

7 

6 

- 

6 

1 

- 

1 

7 

31 

216 

20 

93 

27 

123 

27 

19 

4 

10 

8 

2 

1 

4 

5 

5 

3 

- 

- 

39 

4 

18 

11 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

15 

- 

1 

- 

- 

73 

1 

33 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

9 

- 

- 

9 

9 

5 

10 

4 

7 

- 

1 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

6 

4 

8 

- 

- 

8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

3 

- 

33 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 30. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Hampshire: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Hampshire 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

966 

1,608 

361 

1,101 

202 

221 

34 

3,734 

292 

65 

23 

9 

616 

466 

26 

3 

48 

11 

7 

11 

108 

- 

5 

11 

12 

10 

- 

- 

- 

22 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

28 

25 

7 

33 

4 

6 

2 

83 

2 

3 

- 

- 

21 

19 

1 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

4 

- 

15 

11 

4 

2 

1 

- 

2 

31 

2 

- 

- 

- 

14 

11 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

9,883 

734,084 

74 

9,883 

1,105,453 

111,854 

9,883 

1,097,950 

2,327 

2,105 

1,127 

1,005 

1,014 

638 

528 

442 

277 

199 

221 

6,414 

984,530 

3,954 

113,421 

745 

7,503 

1,797 

89,087 

321 

101,405 

9,883 

1,017,386 

102,943 

4,759 

68,258 

3,193 

43,096 

4,126 

99,866 

906 

1,249 

16 

2,827 

177 

16 

43,191 

2,699,423 

16 

43,170 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

2 

- 

1 

- 

5 

16 

43,152 

6 

18 

6 

21 

12 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

16 

45,444 

2,840,259 

14 

(D) 

8 

705 

14 

(D) 

9 

12 

47 

5,876 

125 

47 

12,471 

265,344 

47 

(D) 

- 

3 

3 

9 

6 

6 

3 

5 

5 

3 

4 

47 

11,758 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

36 

3,367 

13 

(D) 

47 

9,928 

211,241 

38 

(D) 

18 

446 

32 

(D) 

13 

11 

39 

531 

14 

39 

602 

15,431 

39 

(D) 

3 

9 

6 

6 

8 

4 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

37 

585 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

39 

341 

8,750 

28 

16 

11 

1 

33 

18 

14 

1 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

2,077 

18,845 

643 

4,266 

1,711 

14,579 

4,997 

47,403 

9,385 

51,188 

5,896 

33,200 

7,987 

79,096 

2,601 

312,647 

574 

28,421 

1,087 

10,455 

1,165 

16,605 

532 

11,197 

1,777 

24,618 

1,234 

19,275 

988 

5,343 

9,347 

69,122 

3,626 

10,256 

3,552 

93,113 

9,883 

172,619 

17,466 

3,566 

91,986 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

7 

30 

16 

(D) 

13 

659 

13 

1,755 

11 

13,287 

3 

(D) 

6 

92 

7 

565 

2 

(D) 

6 

556 

6 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

15 

235 

5 

(D) 

11 

6,735 

16 

665 

41,543 

8 

308,690 

11 

167 

3 

2 

9 

165 

16 

286 

47 

(D) 

40 

430 

44 

939 

28 

4,894 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

11 

109 

7 

121 

20 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

41 

371 

12 

12 

30 

244 

47 

2,699 

57,430 

29 

119,507 

7 

(D) 

4 

6 

7 

(D) 

12 

27 

34 

21 

26 

16 

37 

32 

7 

38 

4 

9 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

36 

126 

11 

(D) 

11 

15 

39 

294 

7,549 

22 

20,969 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

514 

694 

363 

545 

465 

985 

6,317 

24,601 

509 

1,205 

1,393 

1,924 

731 

555 

3,962 

84,551 

308 

18,582 

7,537 

463,019 

6,917 

411,785 

4,585 

63,995 

1,980 

86,819 

137 

2,040 

603 

174,029 

102 

13,018 

9,883 

9,887,587 

1,000,464 

13,469 

9,883 

855,196 

- 

- 

1 

1 

2 

4 

8 

225,604 

1 

1 

- 

3 

- 

3 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

16 

2,134 

16 

2,049 

5 

63 

10 

1,335 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

16 

2,999 

16 

55,213 

3,450,825 

19,531 

16 

6,948 

1 

5 

3 

3 

1 

16 

18 

42,585 

1 

3 

1 

7 

2 

4 

15 

(D) 

5 

62 

47 

3,660 

47 

2,429 

16 

416 

36 

859 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

47 

9,946 

47 

84,815 

1,804,568 

14,434 

47 

6,253 

2 

7 

2 

6 

2 

3 

17 

9,818 

3 

2 

3 

8 

1 

- 

14 

34 

- 

- 

39 

291 

37 

238 

7 

19 

23 

54 

- 

- 

- 

- 

39 

74 

39 

13,565 

347,823 

25,546 

39 

845 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

457 

27,509 

781 

38,394 

550 

37,173 

1,268 

104,499 

693 

69,579 

1,423 

95,406 

1,189 

63,607 

8,221 

1,124 

538 

9,360 

510,989 

9,345 

478,405 

1,677 

256,962 

1,662 

255,679 

891 

33,867 

16,873 

4,412 

4,590 

560 

219 

102 

9,852 

6,704 

1,267 

6,687 

9,869 

12,950 

3,606 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

87 

4 

(D) 

6 

423 

10 

1,111 

9 

6 

1 

15 

1,734 

15 

1,613 

7 

1,214 

7 

1,214 

3 

121 

32 

4 

10 

- 

2 

- 

18 

14 

10 

22 

10 

22 

10 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

8 

745 

10 

281 

7 

96 

16 

806 

21 

326 

33 

6 

8 

39 

4,225 

39 

4,225 

14 

1,651 

14 

1,651 

- 

- 

94 

14 

25 

4 

3 

1 

49 

43 

18 

53 

39 

55 

37 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

(D) 

15 

26 

8 

(D) 

5 

9 

11 

44 

36 

- 

3 

36 

528 

36 

528 

3 

3 

3 

3 

- 

- 

74 

14 

20 

2 

1 

2 

34 

38 

3 

27 

45 

56 

16 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

5,918 

10,638 

1,607 

881 

1,672 

6,478 

620 

1,151 

2,275 

12,510 

21.0 

1,913 

2,089 

12,554 

22.6 

221 

796 

1,556 

3,227 

5,097 

3,761 

1,898 

58.5 

1,149 

465 

22 

248 

76 

4 

16,113 

93 

15,145 

1,411 

32,108 

14,384 

12,044 

8,821 

11,936 

8,348 

9,535 

1,624 

16 

16 

- 

2 

4 

10 

2 

1 

5 

24 

21.3 

2 

3 

27 

22.3 

- 

2 

3 

4 

13 

10 

- 

58.1 

2 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

29 

- 

31 

1 

69 

27 

25 

12 

28 

21 

15 

4 

37 

55 

16 

4 

4 

31 

2 

7 

22 

61 

17.8 

6 

14 

72 

20.7 

1 

9 

12 

25 

24 

18 

3 

53.8 

10 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

90 

- 

90 

2 

212 

82 

74 

35 

76 

36 

39 

18 

17 

55 

15 

3 

10 

27 

2 

12 

20 

38 

12.2 

15 

17 

40 

12.8 

2 

5 

6 

13 

29 

15 

2 

55.2 

7 

4 

- 

2 

- 

- 

70 

- 

72 

- 

133 

65 

54 

25 

47 

30 

39 

13 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

8,009 

804 

739 

907 

776 

11 

765 

131 

9 

122 

163 

2,601 

25,256 

1,558 

9,958 

1,815 

15,298 

2,965 

4,467 

541 

455 

414 

194 

121 

106 

318 

189 

88 

25 

810 

895 

586 

1,540 

2,143 

- 

- 

2,143 

726 

9 

57 

58 

286 

753 

2,020 

7,993 

185 

8 

4 

4 

4 

4 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

556 

8 

297 

10 

259 

1 

4 

2 

2 

- 

1 

2 

- 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

5 

4 

3 

4 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

16 

- 

28 

11 

11 

8 

4 

- 

4 

4 

1 

3 

- 

28 

424 

22 

176 

22 

248 

11 

19 

3 

2 

4 

1 

- 

1 

2 

2 

2 

- 

- 

27 

7 

5 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

5 

- 

- 

41 

- 

36 

1 

1 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

22 

3 

5 

6 

17 

13 

25 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

7 

8 

8 

- 

- 

8 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

28 

- 

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Table 31. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Jersey: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Jersey

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

1,305 

4,285 

1,086 

2,611 

440 

439 

36 

8,685 

906 

172 

79 

41 

1,355 

1,240 

32 

3 

160 

2 

12 

6 

9 

15 

4 

9 

7 

6 

- 

1 

- 

15 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

25 

3 

12 

1 

6 

1 

38 

6 

1 

- 

2 

13 

11 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

16 

1 

7 

- 

3 

- 

34 

2 

1 

- 

2 

13 

11 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

25,044 

40,659,836 

1,624 

25,044 

2,646,002 

105,654 

25,044 

2,582,343 

10,591 

3,113 

2,818 

2,500 

2,023 

1,206 

986 

804 

405 

264 

334 

8,251 

650,735 

11,111 

1,931,608 

3,453 

63,660 

1,483 

12,321 

325 

122,560 

25,044 

2,382,115 

95,117 

6,008 

64,255 

4,751 

42,627 

4,667 

40,680 

965 

671 

34 

13,833 

407 

34 

11,091 

326,220 

34 

10,926 

- 

- 

2 

- 

11 

6 

2 

5 

1 

1 

6 

34 

8,797 

11 

2,129 

13 

165 

13 

74 

12 

146 

34 

6,371 

187,393 

17 

470 

13 

(D) 

21 

402 

10 

20 

78 

291,525 

3,738 

78 

41,076 

526,621 

78 

40,235 

8 

2 

5 

7 

18 

7 

8 

10 

6 

- 

7 

58 

3,973 

29 

36,262 

16 

842 

34 

1,307 

26 

1,020 

78 

36,797 

471,763 

56 

1,202 

28 

(D) 

51 

553 

21 

8 

36 

6,795 

189 

36 

138 

3,844 

36 

138 

15 

7 

6 

5 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30 

126 

16 

12 

- 

- 

18 

23 

- 

- 

36 

252 

6,992 

11 

7 

2 

(D) 

18 

5 

6 

(Z)

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

5,503 

174,946 

3,498 

71,324 

2,878 

103,622 

17,338 

913,386 

22,526 

112,690 

13,550 

90,583 

17,194 

154,072 

5,182 

293,440 

2,222 

37,524 

3,477 

56,382 

4,618 

72,726 

1,352 

11,410 

4,690 

92,676 

3,398 

63,521 

2,684 

29,155 

18,984 

45,977 

11,750 

56,471 

7,008 

122,270 

25,044 

345,240 

13,785 

7,477 

75,686 

6 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

10 

111 

34 

549 

30 

322 

33 

421 

21 

832 

13 

1,420 

9 

171 

8 

343 

- 

- 

14 

340 

9 

282 

8 

58 

27 

107 

8 

141 

16 

226 

34 

5,396 

158,716 

29 

187,602 

16 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

37 

18,509 

74 

967 

66 

1,157 

69 

1,444 

49 

4,754 

26 

266 

24 

490 

29 

1,211 

14 

434 

35 

1,273 

28 

351 

16 

922 

63 

233 

22 

857 

58 

921 

78 

5,410 

69,365 

40 

158,299 

9 

(D) 

4 

1 

7 

(D) 

23 

25 

36 

42 

17 

8 

27 

27 

7 

16 

6 

32 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

30 

6 

24 

3 

6 

34 

33 

15 

8 

4 

13 

36 

-111 

-3,086 

8 

4,658 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,130 

2,015 

948 

1,143 

782 

1,459 

17,567 

12,561 

2,085 

6,835 

3,913 

3,043 

1,033 

658 

4,183 

81,353 

465 

18,683 

13,136 

1,825,827 

10,229 

806,138 

13,961 

36,146,772 

10,745 

626,034 

887 

451,665 

1,654 

5,866,042 

148 

39,940 

25,044 

21,180,716 

845,740 

521 

25,007 

1,590,916 

- 

2 

2 

10 

2 

13 

5 

8,827 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

16 

676 

- 

- 

34 

11,151 

34 

7,307 

8 

2,427 

34 

3,597 

2 

(D) 

10 

6,843 

34 

1,842 

34 

63,297 

1,861,674 

4,576 

34 

7,316 

3 

4 

2 

5 

7 

19 

38 

24,250 

3 

5 

6 

14 

2 

8 

28 

1,131 

9 

(D) 

68 

23,021 

62 

9,464 

33 

266,540 

60 

7,182 

8 

(D) 

13 

27,488 

78 

38,025 

78 

144,895 

1,857,629 

497 

78 

15,807 

2 

3 

2 

1 

- 

- 

28 

5,298 

7 

14 

- 

7 

- 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

36 

199 

30 

85 

13 

1,400 

35 

233 

- 

- 

- 

- 

36 

73 

36 

18,953 

526,472 

2,789 

36 

697 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

258 

35,391 

1,684 

55,346 

377 

500,203 

1,338 

138,401 

868 

218,922 

1,718 

374,685 

1,177 

53,617 

15,548 

3,962 

5,534 

19,561 

26,487,634 

24,072 

29,787,571 

4,784 

11,067,724 

4,741 

10,872,265 

1,202 

1,161,564 

41,670 

12,565 

10,078 

1,475 

613 

313 

24,273 

16,577 

1,269 

17,553 

23,297 

28,930 

11,920 

- 

- 

3 

120 

5 

124 

11 

116 

7 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

16 

139 

22 

4 

8 

26 

11,650 

26 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

79 

9 

18 

3 

1 

3 

40 

30 

21 

41 

29 

46 

24 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

7 

13,923 

16 

612 

11 

(D) 

17 

4,040 

30 

782 

41 

23 

14 

65 

258,513 

64 

258,505 

37 

33,020 

37 

33,020 

1 

(D) 

163 

18 

44 

13 

2 

1 

108 

49 

26 

101 

56 

119 

38 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

12 

7 

10 

1 

(D) 

13 

24 

34 

2 

- 

36 

5,745 

36 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

150 

68 

13 

14 

9 

- 

- 

30 

38 

- 

12 

56 

58 

10 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

15,343 

25,507 

4,488 

2,671 

3,690 

14,658 

2,639 

2,900 

5,806 

29,505 

21.5 

5,489 

5,139 

30,222 

23.6 

550 

2,008 

3,762 

6,459 

11,605 

10,396 

6,070 

59.8 

2,848 

12,212 

8,523 

156 

60 

29 

31,768 

314 

35,484 

5,366 

77,774 

35,080 

30,131 

27,817 

28,873 

22,046 

23,818 

1,477 

26 

44 

7 

- 

11 

26 

3 

14 

7 

46 

19.0 

21 

4 

45 

20.2 

- 

8 

6 

9 

23 

20 

4 

55.9 

8 

13 

4 

- 

- 

1 

63 

2 

67 

3 

101 

58 

49 

34 

52 

34 

33 

6 

87 

70 

13 

9 

11 

37 

16 

16 

19 

106 

17.4 

12 

28 

117 

22.1 

6 

18 

21 

17 

26 

59 

10 

56.0 

24 

49 

18 

6 

3 

- 

129 

1 

147 

10 

293 

140 

136 

82 

126 

76 

67 

13 

15 

53 

15 

3 

9 

26 

- 

8 

9 

51 

16.4 

6 

13 

49 

18.4 

- 

- 

19 

2 

22 

20 

5 

58.3 

- 

29 

6 

- 

- 

- 

62 

- 

63 

5 

119 

64 

62 

47 

58 

41 

36 

4 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

21,391 

1,283 

1,038 

1,205 

1,106 

35 

1,071 

99 

6 

93 

1,165 

5,182 

20,355 

2,222 

9,310 

3,839 

11,045 

8,554 

4,524 

653 

838 

820 

1,086 

449 

302 

1,489 

1,764 

1,696 

2,869 

368 

1,076 

2,579 

213 

4,559 

- 

52 

4,507 

9,530 

45 

191 

75 

138 

2,785 

3,485 

15,149 

554 

30 

1 

1 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

21 

73 

15 

49 

14 

24 

14 

5 

2 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

1 

1 

2 

- 

13 

6 

6 

6 

- 

1 

5 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

31 

- 

52 

8 

5 

14 

12 

- 

12 

2 

1 

1 

4 

49 

235 

30 

144 

35 

91 

37 

10 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

2 

5 

4 

9 

8 

5 

27 

11 

5 

3 

- 

- 

3 

14 

- 

5 

- 

2 

2 

4 

69 

4 

31 

- 

- 

5 

5 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

14 

- 

- 

7 

14 

19 

11 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

6 

11 

2 

7 

- 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

5 

33 

- 

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Table 32. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New Mexico: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New Mexico 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

3,924 

2,908 

1,642 

5,726 

2,707 

1,182 

446 

20,625 

2,914 

843 

361 

301 

2,587 

2,428 

186 

- 

32 

23 

10 

14 

43 

213 

6 

13 

2 

12 

4 

3 

1 

33 

- 

1 

- 

- 

6 

6 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

13 

13 

14 

33 

10 

2 

5 

49 

14 

11 

4 

- 

23 

22 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

6 

8 

9 

11 

7 

- 

- 

31 

5 

- 

- 

- 

10 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

33,438 

6,866,171 

205 

33,438 

5,428,317 

162,340 

33,438 

5,369,212 

7,246 

2,761 

2,884 

3,786 

4,907 

2,870 

2,337 

3,038 

1,731 

916 

962 

21,649 

2,107,986 

16,354 

3,261,226 

6,451 

59,106 

5,697 

222,711 

1,587 

316,286 

33,438 

4,325,357 

129,355 

15,359 

214,916 

10,949 

139,358 

13,664 

240,622 

3,023 

4,295 

260 

116,711 

449 

260 

96,176 

369,908 

260 

95,075 

- 

3 

4 

7 

37 

27 

50 

85 

18 

13 

16 

240 

63,778 

179 

31,296 

80 

1,101 

78 

11,272 

44 

7,602 

260 

78,758 

302,916 

167 

6,322 

67 

2,690 

178 

6,693 

77 

182 

957 

282,583 

295 

957 

212,223 

221,758 

957 

210,090 

5 

12 

23 

38 

112 

93 

163 

311 

138 

35 

27 

772 

72,174 

680 

137,916 

264 

2,132 

275 

18,215 

190 

29,265 

957 

148,544 

155,219 

664 

6,062 

184 

1,956 

681 

5,898 

311 

366 

113 

7,354 

65 

113 

1,416 

12,535 

113 

1,386 

14 

22 

27 

19 

17 

7 

4 

3 

- 

- 

- 

91 

1,268 

68 

119 

6 

30 

79 

306 

29 

8 

113 

3,079 

27,246 

65 

100 

29 

9 

74 

1,224 

17 

2 

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Table 33. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New York: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

9,332 

126,281 

4,548 

60,844 

6,318 

65,438 

20,803 

874,202 

32,290 

238,429 

24,373 

126,925 

29,487 

424,446 

8,963 

811,832 

1,867 

52,859 

6,944 

92,527 

7,236 

97,489 

2,612 

27,868 

10,975 

146,993 

8,221 

101,604 

6,739 

45,390 

32,053 

236,418 

16,480 

118,792 

16,094 

355,399 

33,438 

1,433,656 

42,875 

14,973 

125,063 

105 

3,784 

53 

382 

62 

3,402 

189 

8,407 

257 

3,166 

229 

1,458 

259 

6,911 

115 

18,484 

29 

1,296 

94 

(D) 

124 

2,469 

28 

(D) 

141 

3,252 

108 

2,172 

99 

1,080 

252 

2,498 

167 

1,417 

164 

5,852 

260 

22,574 

86,825 

197 

139,311 

318 

5,350 

180 

1,156 

197 

4,194 

690 

34,988 

943 

6,558 

846 

3,860 

918 

17,646 

425 

28,985 

87 

961 

441 

4,916 

474 

4,586 

159 

1,040 

606 

5,334 

446 

3,692 

409 

1,642 

895 

7,116 

614 

2,770 

688 

10,518 

957 

72,684 

75,949 

731 

112,836 

44 

46 

9 

22 

41 

24 

69 

115 

109 

103 

75 

66 

102 

206 

25 

522 

20 

47 

4 

(D) 

6 

4 

8 

(D) 

20 

71 

10 

43 

14 

28 

101 

438 

48 

21 

45 

104 

113 

-1,089 

-9,633 

34 

20,065 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

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

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

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

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

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

 acres 

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

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

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

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

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

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

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

803 

2,235 

1,616 

2,605 

2,113 

5,601 

18,465 

23,770 

937 

4,590 

4,588 

5,092 

1,899 

1,359 

14,155 

330,696 

826 

36,847 

27,676 

4,291,388 

24,826 

3,581,095 

18,317 

580,146 

3,285 

53,257 

1,117 

35,619 

2,594 

1,085,495 

1,330 

206,462 

33,438 

22,172,124 

663,082 

3,229 

33,438 

4,535,052 

10 

17 

7 

24 

41 

98 

63 

77,298 

1 

13 

9 

16 

11 

13 

160 

5,157 

13 

(D) 

257 

81,094 

257 

71,648 

142 

6,698 

71 

2,339 

16 

(D) 

30 

32,598 

260 

13,159 

260 

380,852 

1,464,816 

3,263 

260 

69,091 

21 

38 

48 

86 

135 

403 

226 

43,362 

11 

43 

32 

73 

37 

30 

598 

9,005 

34 

630 

923 

179,436 

913 

137,710 

561 

33,384 

221 

1,943 

38 

935 

79 

29,161 

957 

193,024 

957 

847,765 

885,857 

3,000 

957 

169,422 

6 

4 

10 

9 

2 

3 

79 

22,414 

11 

19 

15 

23 

8 

3 

39 

574 

6 

(D) 

113 

3,103 

98 

1,737 

40 

1,457 

40 

75 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

113 

279 

113 

27,427 

242,719 

3,730 

113 

3,666 

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Table 33. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New York: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

6,789 

861,265 

5,986 

410,643 

1,224 

118,804 

3,517 

337,968 

3,759 

778,919 

8,161 

798,732 

4,517 

295,433 

22,633 

9,381 

1,424 

32,070 

5,340,955 

32,014 

5,008,355 

10,904 

1,882,397 

10,805 

1,857,816 

5,388 

357,181 

58,870 

14,094 

15,571 

2,463 

906 

404 

35,985 

21,880 

4,066 

28,343 

29,522 

47,333 

10,532 

100 

24,159 

55 

12,041 

16 

1,761 

46 

8,949 

53 

11,332 

133 

18,744 

95 

12,213 

104 

140 

16 

248 

76,007 

244 

72,763 

156 

43,948 

156 

43,948 

32 

3,244 

548 

87 

121 

18 

19 

15 

333 

186 

98 

371 

148 

433 

86 

373 

36,065 

221 

19,455 

78 

6,159 

143 

4,568 

209 

19,649 

478 

34,363 

411 

18,036 

355 

528 

74 

887 

180,242 

883 

176,417 

602 

106,294 

602 

106,166 

86 

3,953 

1,962 

295 

490 

106 

36 

30 

1,172 

685 

207 

1,370 

487 

1,587 

270 

27 

162 

24 

200 

3 

405 

21 

162 

11 

67 

22 

432 

31 

164 

90 

11 

12 

101 

7,774 

101 

7,094 

23 

260 

23 

260 

15 

680 

205 

49 

46 

15 

- 

3 

99 

99 

12 

75 

123 

149 

49 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

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

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

24,400 

33,465 

4,673 

2,586 

5,153 

21,053 

3,153 

4,647 

8,722 

41,343 

21.5 

7,955 

7,647 

42,263 

23.5 

1,167 

4,859 

6,999 

11,458 

16,432 

11,647 

5,303 

55.8 

6,718 

606 

125 

166 

139 

40 

57,155 

240 

53,059 

4,806 

117,108 

51,501 

43,732 

35,931 

42,901 

31,466 

32,130 

2,962 

246 

273 

70 

48 

41 

114 

24 

72 

92 

331 

17.9 

87 

86 

346 

20.0 

22 

115 

80 

90 

105 

87 

20 

48.7 

146 

2 

- 

3 

- 

- 

515 

1 

502 

17 

1,230 

477 

426 

318 

407 

317 

250 

29 

1,120 

737 

219 

60 

152 

306 

162 

195 

372 

1,128 

17.2 

348 

305 

1,204 

20.0 

131 

329 

330 

375 

368 

259 

65 

47.9 

498 

11 

3 

8 

5 

- 

1,837 

4 

1,777 

80 

4,671 

1,660 

1,482 

1,218 

1,489 

1,056 

911 

101 

55 

143 

24 

12 

28 

79 

13 

29 

60 

96 

13.2 

51 

35 

112 

16.8 

- 

13 

44 

33 

48 

48 

12 

55.1 

17 

2 

- 

3 

- 

- 

194 

1 

170 

28 

388 

166 

163 

125 

140 

90 

107 

11 

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Table 33. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New York: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

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

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

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

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

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

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

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

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

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

27,561 

2,907 

2,472 

2,520 

2,210 

21 

2,189 

310 

17 

293 

450 

8,963 

55,636 

5,160 

25,894 

6,457 

29,742 

3,641 

8,632 

2,865 

3,225 

3,447 

2,275 

1,622 

1,274 

3,612 

1,738 

717 

390 

2,058 

1,978 

2,247 

1,990 

9,636 

- 

- 

9,636 

4,603 

165 

3,799 

380 

517 

1,201 

4,864 

25,780 

846 

178 

27 

25 

46 

43 

- 

43 

3 

- 

3 

9 

115 

926 

65 

479 

75 

447 

9 

42 

13 

21 

21 

22 

24 

7 

52 

28 

13 

8 

17 

24 

21 

13 

81 

- 

- 

81 

21 

7 

62 

2 

4 

2 

6 

178 

9 

755 

109 

97 

80 

63 

1 

62 

17 

- 

17 

13 

425 

2,109 

272 

982 

325 

1,127 

29 

142 

56 

90 

111 

102 

48 

47 

188 

100 

33 

11 

84 

165 

44 

29 

111 

- 

- 

111 

42 

1 

438 

5 

22 

7 

9 

640 

24 

99 

8 

8 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

4 

25 

70 

10 

13 

18 

57 

29 

44 

3 

8 

12 

10 

2 

1 

4 

- 

- 

- 

2 

19 

40 

15 

22 

- 

- 

22 

2 

- 

- 

- 

5 

5 

3 

105 

2 

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Table 33. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – New York: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

New York 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

6,344 

9,328 

1,110 

9,419 

3,373 

1,291 

419 

28,609 

3,634 

804 

225 

166 

3,283 

2,493 

490 

46 

306 

51 

61 

35 

166 

519 

29 

68 

9 

74 

21 

14 

3 

206 

40 

7 

4 

3 

35 

28 

6 

- 

3 

2 

- 

- 

2 

6 

199 

213 

42 

235 

74 

27 

10 

795 

117 

21 

5 

19 

177 

151 

13 

- 

9 

1 

2 

- 

12 

12 

31 

46 

6 

46 

10 

1 

1 

107 

6 

- 

- 

- 

43 

41 

3 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

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

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

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

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

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

46,418 

8,430,522 

182 

46,418 

13,008,239 

280,241 

46,418 

12,900,674 

11,373 

5,928 

5,355 

5,873 

5,761 

2,581 

1,781 

1,637 

1,227 

1,427 

3,475 

24,144 

3,734,980 

22,987 

9,165,694 

10,010 

107,565 

4,058 

69,968 

925 

175,736 

46,418 

9,281,373 

199,952 

28,664 

478,251 

21,869 

378,720 

17,095 

375,214 

3,529 

6,260 

116 

99,128 

855 

116 

115,370 

994,573 

116 

113,697 

- 

2 

2 

2 

16 

4 

13 

18 

17 

11 

31 

114 

95,457 

38 

18,240 

76 

1,673 

25 

469 

13 

1,128 

116 

77,560 

668,624 

105 

8,219 

88 

8,499 

84 

5,454 

33 

126 

214 

56,226 

263 

214 

127,131 

594,071 

214 

126,644 

- 

- 

2 

3 

19 

8 

38 

26 

46 

29 

43 

172 

43,141 

102 

83,504 

78 

487 

55 

2,530 

30 

1,807 

214 

85,940 

401,587 

174 

4,125 

136 

2,382 

137 

2,561 

64 

116 

74 

2,208 

30 

74 

644 

8,696 

74 

604 

7 

19 

10 

23 

6 

8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

72 

510 

37 

94 

5 

40 

55 

125 

29 

70 

74 

675 

9,125 

49 

18 

27 

5 

45 

25 

18 

3 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

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

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

12,188 

1,674,565 

5,789 

193,167 

8,015 

1,481,398 

29,230 

3,124,286 

44,529 

327,211 

29,123 

201,151 

38,484 

419,742 

12,492 

810,029 

6,582 

302,988 

8,445 

190,506 

10,848 

258,329 

2,518 

42,406 

11,650 

175,221 

8,800 

130,746 

6,287 

44,475 

44,228 

157,354 

19,423 

53,551 

17,826 

311,848 

46,418 

4,021,890 

86,645 

19,558 

226,151 

19 

3,043 

9 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

45 

5,749 

111 

5,596 

115 

2,227 

113 

5,333 

83 

12,816 

44 

5,964 

38 

(D) 

62 

3,669 

18 

927 

68 

2,053 

52 

1,342 

47 

711 

115 

1,051 

33 

(D) 

101 

6,366 

116 

41,603 

358,645 

95 

451,798 

84 

5,747 

36 

(D) 

59 

(D) 

102 

34,952 

214 

4,803 

208 

2,462 

207 

4,729 

140 

9,717 

110 

3,909 

117 

2,085 

117 

1,814 

28 

459 

111 

1,495 

76 

1,267 

57 

228 

204 

976 

95 

384 

180 

3,340 

214 

47,107 

220,124 

181 

265,254 

18 

10 

7 

5 

16 

5 

41 

76 

73 

76 

50 

42 

60 

65 

12 

25 

4 

48 

2 

(D) 

10 

29 

11 

15 

23 

98 

21 

87 

15 

11 

69 

97 

31 

(D) 

35 

35 

74 

71 

957 

35 

9,220 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

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

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

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,928 

4,124 

2,362 

2,681 

1,729 

6,734 

26,860 

14,936 

2,460 

9,712 

6,044 

5,568 

1,842 

1,234 

16,118 

295,024 

995 

23,785 

34,563 

5,000,685 

30,404 

4,407,160 

25,759 

947,028 

3,708 

143,444 

1,978 

66,554 

5,847 

3,043,101 

404 

129,742 

46,418 

39,137,540 

843,154 

4,642 

46,418 

5,220,962 

- 

- 

6 

11 

4 

74 

21 

62,759 

- 

6 

1 

5 

5 

4 

68 

3,793 

3 

(D) 

114 

68,372 

114 

60,833 

37 

3,150 

56 

3,399 

10 

188 

65 

40,548 

116 

17,338 

116 

355,315 

3,063,057 

3,584 

116 

42,914 

- 

5 

1 

19 

33 

123 

33 

27,407 

5 

10 

6 

1 

4 

7 

145 

5,915 

8 

21 

187 

35,369 

185 

25,801 

90 

5,992 

93 

3,576 

2 

(D) 

80 

14,951 

214 

112,271 

214 

297,688 

1,391,065 

5,294 

214 

44,598 

8 

11 

4 

9 

3 

- 

39 

6,459 

4 

14 

17 

4 

- 

- 

29 

103 

3 

(D) 

72 

400 

72 

188 

41 

343 

43 

57 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

74 

133 

74 

27,207 

367,664 

12,322 

74 

2,519 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

2,555 

278,958 

7,785 

1,575,689 

1,227 

127,673 

7,222 

1,909,178 

2,674 

720,784 

6,460 

1,144,480 

4,930 

482,934 

30,923 

12,768 

2,727 

43,764 

5,373,455 

43,691 

4,929,267 

15,561 

3,533,542 

15,495 

3,501,255 

6,258 

476,475 

74,958 

23,830 

18,793 

2,534 

893 

368 

49,955 

24,107 

3,591 

31,998 

42,064 

55,537 

18,525 

15 

1,803 

19 

15,351 

15 

1,734 

58 

22,957 

24 

19,246 

70 

18,281 

54 

11,579 

51 

60 

5 

111 

42,452 

111 

41,845 

65 

57,283 

65 

57,283 

7 

607 

218 

45 

53 

12 

4 

2 

160 

51 

37 

163 

48 

153 

58 

11 

278 

33 

1,512 

17 

3,159 

46 

10,465 

45 

2,098 

104 

12,595 

87 

5,988 

86 

113 

15 

199 

24,207 

199 

22,024 

128 

34,202 

128 

34,202 

32 

2,183 

342 

114 

76 

20 

4 

- 

257 

85 

52 

271 

71 

259 

83 

5 

5 

15 

71 

9 

246 

16 

31 

18 

39 

6 

31 

31 

65 

61 

8 

5 

69 

2,286 

69 

2,166 

13 

42 

13 

42 

5 

120 

157 

16 

47 

3 

2 

6 

58 

93 

- 

56 

95 

121 

30 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

29,682 

44,380 

6,088 

3,106 

5,874 

29,312 

4,377 

6,242 

10,776 

52,667 

21.4 

10,879 

9,419 

53,764 

23.3 

985 

4,587 

7,989 

13,844 

19,883 

18,001 

8,773 

58.1 

6,248 

769 

745 

418 

2,041 

18 

70,504 

336 

65,139 

8,923 

141,488 

64,639 

55,010 

44,902 

54,996 

39,782 

44,509 

3,354 

117 

94 

24 

9 

4 

57 

13 

9 

30 

159 

19.7 

20 

25 

166 

23.6 

- 

16 

56 

45 

52 

39 

3 

51.8 

32 

3 

- 

2 

7 

- 

201 

1 

195 

16 

501 

196 

176 

91 

177 

118 

94 

15 

228 

114 

21 

4 

12 

77 

16 

21 

40 

265 

22.2 

33 

42 

267 

25.0 

11 

25 

49 

82 

108 

55 

12 

53.2 

39 

1 

- 

- 

26 

6 

310 

- 

321 

21 

679 

321 

275 

163 

280 

207 

205 

24 

32 

119 

48 

6 

12 

53 

29 

24 

22 

76 

12.2 

46 

26 

79 

14.8 

- 

21 

26 

18 

39 

43 

4 

54.5 

21 

- 

2 

2 

24 

- 

120 

3 

132 

19 

242 

112 

124 

65 

105 

86 

74 

8 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

39,452 

2,949 

2,356 

3,381 

2,995 

55 

2,940 

386 

64 

322 

636 

12,492 

67,496 

6,500 

27,878 

8,850 

39,618 

5,112 

17,132 

4,734 

4,390 

3,938 

2,259 

1,425 

1,033 

2,883 

1,762 

1,146 

604 

4,700 

2,216 

1,445 

2,240 

10,596 

893 

290 

9,413 

13,583 

18 

261 

1,264 

3,106 

2,046 

4,943 

34,905 

1,249 

63 

20 

20 

29 

24 

- 

24 

5 

- 

5 

4 

83 

1,089 

57 

528 

64 

561 

6 

18 

2 

- 

15 

2 

8 

2 

21 

18 

14 

10 

7 

10 

15 

11 

58 

41 

- 

17 

9 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

2 

106 

6 

160 

21 

12 

32 

32 

- 

32 

- 

- 

- 

1 

140 

955 

97 

471 

89 

484 

13 

48 

25 

10 

15 

12 

4 

21 

41 

16 

6 

3 

13 

50 

4 

11 

56 

50 

- 

6 

3 

- 

6 

- 

71 

- 

- 

177 

3 

65 

- 

- 

9 

9 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

28 

3 

3 

11 

25 

20 

43 

2 

4 

3 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

28 

15 

18 

7 

- 

- 

7 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

72 

- 

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Table 34. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

11,942 

10,113 

3,534 

12,093 

3,286 

2,087 

311 

38,598 

5,991 

1,087 

456 

286 

1,810 

1,364 

86 

21 

320 

64 

82 

54 

35 

111 

44 

25 

5 

29 

10 

6 

- 

86 

13 

15 

1 

1 

6 

5 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

68 

36 

22 

64 

31 

8 

- 

158 

49 

4 

1 

2 

7 

6 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

- 

- 

24 

19 

11 

13 

8 

5 

- 

73 

1 

- 

- 

- 

26 

24 

2 

- 

2 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

26,364 

39,341,591 

1,492 

26,364 

8,701,136 

330,039 

26,364 

8,234,102 

2,208 

1,504 

1,851 

2,257 

2,808 

2,070 

2,073 

3,178 

2,990 

2,822 

2,603 

15,706 

6,680,614 

9,469 

1,553,488 

20,511 

467,034 

312 

3,331 

93 

18,739 

26,364 

7,062,175 

267,872 

13,694 

936,358 

14,492 

761,592 

13,238 

996,981 

1,780 

7,225 

49 

144,229 

2,943 

49 

28,325 

578,055 

49 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

2 

3 

8 

14 

10 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

42 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

49 

24,322 

496,362 

33 

2,048 

34 

1,736 

48 

2,862 

16 

186 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

- 

3 

12 

10 

13 

12 

3 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

48 

(D) 

7 

272 

1 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

52 

1,449 

14 

48 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Table 35. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

5,901 

286,024 

4,847 

98,187 

1,958 

187,837 

10,684 

266,066 

23,331 

395,284 

19,761 

139,086 

21,552 

540,668 

8,063 

340,368 

1,689 

31,944 

7,890 

159,577 

13,355 

1,048,918 

3,876 

108,966 

13,267 

367,906 

9,555 

225,010 

9,240 

142,896 

24,216 

142,315 

9,574 

52,071 

17,020 

488,050 

26,364 

2,349,624 

89,122 

18,914 

142,551 

26 

1,158 

25 

385 

13 

773 

33 

962 

49 

1,174 

47 

(D) 

49 

2,117 

26 

1,232 

9 

66 

18 

644 

41 

5,053 

12 

1,065 

34 

1,001 

17 

487 

26 

514 

35 

(D) 

32 

(D) 

47 

(D) 

49 

5,523 

112,717 

43 

145,976 

13 

157 

13 

151 

4 

6 

24 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

56 

382 

57 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

7 

120 

22 

(D) 

40 

1,502 

9 

(D) 

34 

(D) 

30 

(D) 

20 

123 

53 

387 

22 

(D) 

54 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

40 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

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Table 35. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

425 

1,522 

1,457 

3,018 

2,822 

9,670 

7,450 

46,522 

519 

1,439 

1,101 

1,721 

1,053 

1,617 

18,633 

710,664 

112 

1,477 

23,450 

27,951,676 

18,017 

23,976,011 

11,955 

9,871,762 

764 

263,885 

9,447 

1,536,179 

12,736 

22,653,699 

107 

12,808 

26,364 

67,143,385 

2,546,783 

1,707 

26,358 

9,907,233 

- 

2 

- 

5 

4 

32 

6 

125,640 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

3 

39 

(D) 

- 

- 

49 

99,328 

49 

(D) 

34 

(D) 

12 

6,072 

9 

(D) 

35 

66,943 

49 

(D) 

49 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

49 

(D)

- 

- 

5 

7 

12 

16 

17 

86,693 

- 

2 

2 

- 

1 

12 

45 

3,002 

- 

- 

57 

(D) 

57 

53,414 

29 

(D) 

6 

288 

18 

(D) 

38 

49,973 

57 

9,188 

57 

154,494 

2,710,421 

1,451 

57 

21,019 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

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Table 35. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

954 

285,153 

2,741 

3,397,968 

1,813 

1,004,361 

5,548 

7,778,463 

6,148 

9,052,235 

4,601 

5,601,446 

2,252 

404,267 

12,563 

11,188 

2,613 

24,018 

23,744,800 

23,751 

18,638,077 

13,893 

20,918,799 

13,801 

20,703,514 

9,195 

5,322,008 

42,523 

13,955 

10,095 

1,497 

558 

259 

29,588 

12,316 

1,890 

23,103 

18,801 

26,807 

15,097 

3 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

22 

18,344 

17 

25,419 

31 

26,335 

22 

3,982 

6 

26 

17 

32 

(D) 

32 

53,188 

43 

91,041 

43 

91,041 

2 

(D) 

100 

14 

22 

10 

3 

- 

68 

32 

8 

73 

27 

74 

26 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

19 

16,079 

24 

14,842 

38 

21,003 

21 

7,058 

22 

30 

5 

52 

61,448 

52 

(D) 

35 

47,066 

35 

46,911 

12 

2,009 

86 

29 

27 

1 

- 

- 

66 

20 

4 

68 

18 

65 

21 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

1 

2 

- 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

20,244 

21,660 

3,521 

1,611 

2,818 

13,710 

1,556 

2,377 

5,276 

32,695 

25.0 

4,059 

4,712 

33,133 

26.7 

644 

4,000 

5,129 

7,428 

12,292 

8,274 

4,137 

56.0 

5,214 

225 

315 

21 

8 

7 

41,389 

164 

38,069 

3,835 

84,091 

35,861 

31,563 

19,746 

33,127 

24,672 

25,258 

620 

74 

26 

3 

3 

5 

15 

- 

4 

31 

65 

18.8 

7 

22 

71 

22.5 

- 

25 

12 

17 

32 

14 

- 

(D) 

25 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

98 

2 

90 

10 

(D) 

94 

90 

67 

83 

75 

46 

1 

56 

30 

4 

9 

10 

7 

2 

1 

14 

69 

28.6 

3 

13 

70 

30.2 

- 

7 

10 

13 

24 

22 

10 

58.1 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

86 

- 

81 

5 

200 

70 

66 

40 

68 

53 

55 

2 

- 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

44.0 

- 

- 

2 

53.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

- 

(D) 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

- 

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Table 35. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

22,746 

2,213 

1,592 

776 

746 

24 

722 

30 

2 

28 

629 

8,063 

24,143 

4,465 

9,330 

5,626 

14,813 

571 

2,514 

744 

1,152 

1,088 

2,004 

726 

665 

3,158 

3,184 

3,837 

6,721 

9,978 

158 

33 

67 

8,093 

- 

- 

8,093 

5,663 

298 

81 

53 

48 

274 

1,618 

20,799 

436 

42 

1 

1 

4 

4 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

2 

26 

131 

24 

67 

18 

64 

1 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

4 

8 

29 

16 

- 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

2 

24 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

43 

- 

43 

5 

2 

4 

4 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

5 

16 

(D) 

6 

15 

11 

(D) 

1 

3 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

2 

6 

12 

8 

22 

42 

4 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

3 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

48 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 35. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – North Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

North Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

2,882 

3,044 

11,580 

6,722 

1,426 

1,380 

159 

20,646 

3,926 

1,032 

404 

356 

1,656 

870 

330 

- 

540 

26 

- 

- 

2 

490 

2 

4 

37 

13 

2 

- 

- 

37 

12 

- 

- 

- 

11 

11 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

9 

27 

12 

6 

5 

- 

53 

1 

3 

- 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

77,805 

13,965,295 

179 

77,805 

9,692,350 

124,572 

77,805 

9,341,225 

15,091 

8,973 

9,125 

8,952 

9,853 

6,114 

5,565 

6,094 

3,575 

2,434 

2,029 

51,675 

5,426,253 

32,177 

3,914,972 

28,545 

351,125 

6,130 

79,413 

962 

118,174 

77,805 

7,838,445 

100,745 

42,233 

737,842 

35,645 

443,505 

32,933 

745,933 

6,068 

10,825 

199 

53,642 

270 

199 

67,088 

337,124 

199 

66,130 

- 

- 

1 

4 

18 

32 

31 

47 

32 

19 

15 

185 

18,819 

163 

47,311 

60 

957 

41 

866 

20 

679 

199 

50,201 

252,266 

159 

2,271 

81 

1,310 

136 

2,096 

74 

205 

484 

72,471 

150 

484 

98,370 

203,244 

484 

97,491 

6 

12 

7 

23 

74 

66 

84 

124 

59 

22 

7 

409 

23,296 

333 

74,195 

103 

879 

115 

3,138 

87 

19,812 

484 

73,148 

151,131 

389 

3,020 

136 

795 

363 

2,269 

233 

210 

90 

4,451 

49 

90 

633 

7,036 

90 

625 

11 

18 

33 

10 

9 

8 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

75 

548 

34 

77 

6 

8 

78 

148 

18 

28 

90 

1,174 

13,042 

50 

51 

25 

9 

66 

32 

18 

2 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

20,374 

625,486 

9,524 

127,435 

14,037 

498,050 

40,847 

1,426,818 

73,345 

329,835 

49,418 

183,629 

63,441 

548,440 

16,187 

611,084 

4,801 

80,487 

17,649 

143,039 

17,703 

578,809 

5,695 

60,008 

27,511 

363,028 

22,802 

285,696 

14,575 

77,333 

74,609 

411,725 

29,088 

95,993 

31,761 

452,786 

77,805 

2,308,761 

29,674 

36,891 

79,819 

114 

4,573 

56 

672 

90 

3,901 

164 

18,627 

199 

1,744 

152 

1,211 

185 

3,142 

70 

3,978 

51 

455 

112 

2,105 

109 

2,849 

41 

376 

118 

1,742 

98 

1,205 

68 

536 

185 

1,209 

164 

994 

131 

1,518 

199 

20,047 

100,737 

167 

128,599 

181 

2,476 

98 

548 

121 

1,928 

329 

19,640 

462 

2,485 

335 

1,408 

454 

5,419 

213 

7,079 

88 

499 

263 

1,429 

194 

3,078 

99 

201 

296 

3,297 

232 

2,643 

191 

653 

443 

2,480 

275 

1,539 

276 

16,035 

484 

29,302 

60,542 

379 

83,232 

20 

8 

3 

(Z) 

19 

8 

34 

36 

81 

34 

52 

47 

67 

208 

10 

106 

7 

14 

9 

4 

19 

55 

3 

2 

18 

96 

16 

82 

6 

14 

86 

401 

18 

8 

42 

63 

90 

-463 

-5,140 

31 

8,346 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

2,595 

6,718 

4,588 

6,918 

5,098 

10,974 

40,914 

15,541 

3,339 

13,018 

9,876 

9,454 

3,173 

2,054 

32,339 

454,856 

703 

13,586 

66,292 

10,960,704 

58,802 

10,190,952 

35,230 

952,100 

2,935 

50,665 

11,167 

250,831 

16,337 

7,117,433 

773 

99,751 

77,805 

86,573,608 

1,112,700 

6,199 

77,805 

10,084,599 

- 

5 

3 

37 

27 

95 

32 

44,669 

1 

5 

1 

11 

10 

4 

117 

3,160 

2 

(D) 

194 

43,462 

193 

38,812 

126 

3,783 

16 

315 

9 

(D) 

48 

21,402 

199 

10,873 

199 

372,101 

1,869,854 

6,937 

199 

38,082 

8 

34 

27 

62 

64 

184 

105 

21,359 

12 

23 

16 

25 

16 

13 

256 

4,080 

16 

25 

475 

51,587 

467 

43,314 

289 

8,929 

122 

727 

23 

420 

57 

15,371 

484 

88,703 

484 

513,673 

1,061,308 

7,088 

484 

54,699 

10 

10 

2 

8 

- 

1 

59 

12,226 

9 

20 

11 

13 

1 

5 

20 

78 

1 

(D) 

82 

1,273 

77 

687 

35 

355 

44 

81 

2 

(D) 

3 

32 

90 

176 

90 

45,111 

501,236 

10,135 

90 

2,752 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

28,071 

5,394,931 

11,923 

1,204,556 

1,806 

126,231 

20,537 

4,268,627 

12,754 

3,104,619 

13,882 

1,782,034 

8,567 

717,759 

54,750 

19,497 

3,558 

74,439 

9,111,705 

74,247 

8,063,346 

23,247 

5,938,336 

23,055 

5,901,949 

13,896 

1,084,746 

130,439 

36,432 

34,440 

4,358 

1,784 

791 

85,430 

43,256 

4,615 

48,637 

80,049 

101,788 

26,898 

117 

18,788 

29 

4,706 

8 

260 

67 

7,923 

43 

8,992 

107 

10,302 

107 

9,858 

69 

110 

20 

179 

26,567 

179 

25,211 

130 

28,446 

130 

28,431 

15 

1,371 

385 

71 

97 

18 

7 

6 

247 

124 

35 

232 

139 

317 

54 

295 

23,077 

47 

2,899 

14 

1,306 

101 

6,175 

117 

5,748 

256 

15,547 

290 

9,867 

228 

202 

54 

430 

45,175 

430 

43,929 

256 

28,682 

256 

28,542 

29 

1,386 

968 

142 

254 

43 

38 

7 

609 

350 

119 

698 

261 

845 

114 

12 

343 

14 

301 

6 

212 

13 

45 

23 

137 

4 

33 

26 

111 

67 

19 

4 

86 

4,612 

86 

3,991 

23 

460 

23 

460 

13 

621 

153 

33 

51 

6 

- 

- 

80 

73 

- 

56 

97 

114 

39 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

46,555 

82,131 

10,227 

5,056 

10,585 

56,263 

7,274 

9,602 

18,475 

93,335 

21.9 

17,227 

16,656 

94,803 

23.8 

2,473 

10,760 

17,023 

24,303 

36,416 

24,707 

13,004 

55.8 

14,911 

954 

172 

187 

193 

22 

127,576 

536 

116,458 

12,228 

269,737 

111,592 

95,763 

71,287 

95,139 

70,484 

74,809 

6,629 

182 

189 

42 

14 

23 

110 

25 

46 

63 

237 

18.3 

74 

65 

232 

20.3 

24 

70 

81 

46 

97 

32 

21 

47.9 

103 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

371 

- 

354 

17 

1,200 

323 

278 

252 

287 

217 

189 

26 

499 

460 

159 

59 

74 

168 

123 

90 

226 

520 

15.0 

197 

217 

545 

17.4 

48 

227 

267 

116 

198 

80 

23 

45.1 

314 

11 

- 

1 

3 

- 

953 

2 

934 

25 

3,022 

848 

729 

578 

713 

518 

465 

81 

40 

113 

31 

11 

26 

45 

18 

29 

22 

84 

15.7 

44 

19 

90 

18.7 

4 

14 

16 

34 

47 

33 

5 

54.8 

23 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

150 

- 

135 

18 

273 

141 

128 

87 

108 

98 

83 

13 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

68,027 

4,786 

3,627 

3,311 

2,960 

94 

2,866 

351 

26 

325 

1,681 

16,187 

58,785 

6,446 

21,699 

12,649 

37,086 

10,333 

26,533 

6,156 

7,222 

6,289 

4,004 

2,772 

1,958 

5,844 

3,955 

1,958 

781 

24,881 

1,686 

1,351 

1,733 

17,982 

29 

- 

17,953 

12,978 

695 

2,171 

1,309 

1,704 

3,123 

8,192 

58,030 

2,271 

173 

12 

7 

10 

7 

- 

7 

3 

- 

3 

4 

70 

324 

42 

200 

42 

124 

3 

17 

17 

30 

43 

13 

24 

5 

24 

14 

3 

6 

50 

7 

- 

2 

19 

- 

- 

19 

14 

6 

43 

5 

40 

2 

11 

106 

8 

405 

47 

39 

25 

17 

- 

17 

8 

4 

4 

7 

213 

810 

118 

344 

156 

466 

42 

90 

45 

81 

82 

40 

14 

19 

48 

16 

7 

- 

116 

113 

4 

10 

34 

- 

- 

34 

6 

2 

165 

- 

26 

- 

8 

230 

2 

79 

- 

- 

4 

3 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

7 

10 

51 

- 

- 

10 

51 

29 

42 

5 

5 

5 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

35 

11 

13 

12 

- 

- 

12 

8 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

7 

78 

- 

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Table 36. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Ohio: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Ohio 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

14,245 

15,322 

2,922 

22,200 

9,754 

4,461 

1,574 

64,497 

9,806 

2,151 

764 

587 

5,782 

2,628 

363 

27 

2,865 

52 

128 

142 

51 

826 

29 

15 

3 

32 

23 

5 

9 

161 

25 

6 

- 

7 

34 

28 

- 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

52 

71 

13 

91 

39 

15 

5 

402 

55 

20 

4 

3 

117 

94 

5 

- 

15 

2 

3 

1 

4 

1 

21 

30 

- 

34 

7 

4 

- 

78 

12 

- 

- 

- 

14 

14 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

78,531 

34,156,290 

435 

78,531 

7,697,530 

98,019 

78,531 

7,465,512 

20,037 

7,744 

8,156 

10,007 

11,825 

7,079 

5,112 

4,267 

2,062 

1,215 

1,027 

25,642 

1,516,751 

51,485 

5,948,761 

20,627 

232,018 

2,344 

9,929 

101 

5,267 

78,531 

6,643,914 

84,602 

31,363 

322,910 

33,811 

205,670 

16,663 

168,746 

1,947 

3,055 

12 

29,009 

2,417 

12 

3,335 

277,947 

12 

3,308 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

9 

196 

12 

3,112 

9 

27 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

12 

3,038 

253,141 

11 

88 

4 

27 

10 

85 

2 

(D)

9 

3,354 

373 

9 

960 

106,689 

9 

926 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

9 

803 

5 

123 

6 

34 

5 

(D) 

4 

401 

9 

720 

79,967 

7 

45 

6 

(D) 

6 

38 

5 

(D)

18 

2,595 

144 

18 

97 

5,374 

18 

89 

5 

7 

1 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

37 

8 

52 

4 

8 

9 

17 

- 

- 

18 

243 

13,521 

16 

8 

3 

(D) 

11 

7 

5 

(Z)

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

27,604 

1,728,859 

19,157 

280,359 

12,610 

1,448,500 

64,196 

1,683,093 

75,668 

326,900 

50,834 

158,494 

65,335 

413,186 

16,794 

336,632 

7,385 

74,304 

13,069 

125,556 

22,179 

208,458 

3,570 

24,499 

26,233 

290,618 

20,259 

202,704 

15,086 

87,913 

74,820 

151,165 

50,682 

167,240 

27,810 

257,583 

78,531 

1,292,143 

16,454 

26,057 

87,327 

5 

1,071 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

12 

430 

12 

174 

12 

109 

12 

158 

3 

350 

3 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

119 

3 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

48 

12 

47 

12 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

86,139 

3 

12 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

15 

9 

40 

9 

53 

9 

80 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

6 

29 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

27 

4 

(D) 

8 

38 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

34,770 

5 

7 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

8 

15 

18 

16 

12 

19 

15 

29 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

36 

3 

36 

- 

- 

18 

19 

4 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

1,757 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

2,473 

5,720 

3,927 

4,879 

3,145 

5,913 

52,474 

18,740 

3,611 

14,554 

11,874 

13,589 

5,311 

3,535 

21,171 

238,527 

761 

6,525 

46,801 

11,715,717 

38,606 

7,812,594 

60,774 

19,261,421 

2,668 

573,776 

3,390 

685,150 

8,742 

7,090,827 

39 

1,191 

78,531 

59,220,178 

754,099 

1,734 

78,531 

7,102,490 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

4 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

9 

125 

- 

- 

10 

3,429 

10 

(D) 

12 

24,744 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

12 

291 

12 

51,805 

4,317,053 

1,786 

12 

2,815 

- 

- 

3 

- 

4 

1 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

9 

1,542 

9 

1,273 

3 

(D) 

6 

197 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

9 

874 

9 

9,668 

1,074,246 

2,883 

9 

466 

3 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

(D) 

2 

7 

- 

3 

- 

1 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

16 

1,275 

15 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

18 

26 

18 

4,778 

265,442 

1,841 

18 

898 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

773 

113,211 

3,877 

688,835 

705 

151,508 

4,778 

2,095,324 

3,437 

1,532,623 

6,619 

2,186,308 

2,238 

342,564 

51,636 

22,278 

4,617 

74,162 

22,048,292 

73,914 

20,008,343 

27,067 

14,307,570 

26,895 

14,147,947 

6,614 

2,199,572 

130,434 

34,428 

39,013 

3,195 

1,448 

447 

79,858 

49,761 

2,312 

48,874 

80,745 

99,352 

30,267 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

1,002 

3 

3 

6 

6 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

9 

5,925 

9 

(D) 

- 

- 

20 

7 

4 

- 

- 

1 

14 

5 

4 

16 

3 

16 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

6 

1,208 

1 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

3 

- 

9 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

3 

1,820 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

18 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

8 

10 

- 

16 

2 

18 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

15 

3 

- 

18 

2,505 

18 

2,505 

3 

90 

3 

90 

- 

- 

28 

8 

10 

- 

- 

- 

14 

14 

- 

17 

11 

19 

9 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

45,814 

83,805 

8,257 

5,617 

11,797 

58,134 

9,221 

12,106 

20,275 

88,017 

20.0 

20,954 

17,723 

90,942 

22.3 

2,226 

9,739 

16,382 

23,384 

34,215 

27,795 

15,878 

57.0 

13,500 

2,621 

11,912 

490 

1,769 

60 

110,035 

5,353 

115,077 

14,542 

235,801 

114,633 

97,986 

101,676 

101,274 

79,817 

76,415 

3,781 

9 

10 

- 

- 

1 

9 

- 

3 

2 

14 

12.4 

- 

4 

15 

17.0 

- 

- 

5 

5 

8 

1 

- 

54.4 

- 

1 

- 

4 

- 

- 

14 

1 

19 

- 

35 

19 

19 

19 

15 

14 

12 

9 

16 

2 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

16 

20.8 

- 

2 

16 

23.1 

- 

1 

3 

- 

9 

5 

- 

56.9 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

18 

- 

18 

- 

21 

18 

18 

8 

18 

18 

9 

3 

7 

21 

1 

- 

13 

7 

- 

7 

4 

17 

13.7 

4 

5 

19 

15.5 

- 

- 

- 

8 

10 

10 

- 

59.3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

23 

3 

23 

5 

36 

28 

28 

25 

28 

17 

18 

1 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

71,811 

3,146 

2,176 

2,023 

1,792 

30 

1,762 

231 

13 

218 

1,551 

16,794 

42,431 

5,966 

14,137 

13,104 

28,294 

4,853 

18,402 

4,409 

7,590 

5,932 

7,049 

3,239 

2,888 

9,529 

6,575 

4,428 

3,637 

3,537 

330 

1,454 

325 

13,862 

- 

463 

13,399 

45,642 

93 

252 

716 

1,381 

2,859 

8,080 

57,257 

1,703 

9 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

8 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

1 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

5 

1 

4 

5 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

40 

4 

13 

4 

27 

- 

2 

- 

3 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

18 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

8 

- 

- 

2 

1 

2 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

2 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

16 

- 

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Table 37. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oklahoma: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oklahoma 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

12,288 

7,347 

3,298 

25,596 

14,842 

4,632 

2,339 

66,678 

9,304 

1,568 

590 

391 

4,007 

2,612 

791 

1 

812 

34 

22 

29 

6 

2,167 

1 

1 

- 

3 

2 

- 

- 

10 

1 

- 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

3 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

2 

- 

4 

6 

- 

1 

17 

1 

- 

- 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

37,616 

15,962,322 

424 

37,616 

5,099,228 

135,560 

37,616 

5,006,822 

10,961 

5,388 

4,602 

4,283 

3,778 

2,186 

1,717 

1,799 

1,131 

839 

932 

17,894 

3,283,355 

18,648 

1,723,466 

4,032 

92,406 

5,720 

84,272 

1,040 

260,679 

37,616 

4,660,754 

123,903 

17,734 

294,786 

16,398 

243,277 

10,422 

207,952 

1,581 

1,578 

112 

227,455 

2,031 

112 

271,244 

2,421,825 

112 

270,300 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

2 

5 

15 

26 

12 

40 

111 

239,377 

33 

30,922 

43 

945 

29 

1,963 

27 

63,619 

112 

272,160 

2,429,999 

103 

24,092 

81 

19,870 

90 

17,536 

26 

169 

322 

189,551 

589 

322 

252,730 

784,875 

322 

251,855 

3 

9 

15 

26 

42 

32 

41 

48 

27 

34 

45 

284 

130,347 

106 

121,508 

75 

875 

112 

7,372 

102 

15,499 

322 

202,983 

630,383 

230 

6,371 

128 

1,880 

206 

4,710 

83 

110 

133 

3,168 

24 

133 

2,085 

15,678 

133 

2,064 

16 

26 

26 

35 

20 

2 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

107 

1,935 

60 

129 

4 

21 

107 

201 

29 

45 

133 

1,967 

14,787 

96 

85 

30 

11 

83 

64 

49 

9 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

10,985 

302,430 

5,151 

49,731 

7,371 

252,699 

23,893 

599,459 

35,459 

188,163 

24,419 

169,531 

30,355 

352,898 

10,294 

1,008,113 

4,629 

169,659 

6,496 

90,495 

5,944 

250,732 

2,900 

42,794 

10,302 

188,488 

8,204 

142,156 

5,371 

46,332 

35,690 

151,432 

16,368 

46,760 

13,860 

353,785 

37,616 

743,194 

19,757 

11,797 

116,276 

25 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

27 

13,897 

112 

7,657 

108 

14,197 

112 

18,901 

89 

66,456 

38 

13,235 

51 

5,494 

66 

32,619 

29 

2,854 

69 

6,665 

48 

4,508 

48 

2,157 

104 

(D) 

30 

371 

104 

21,398 

112 

3,726 

33,270 

87 

368,859 

55 

2,204 

35 

(D) 

29 

(D) 

114 

55,674 

317 

12,153 

294 

8,513 

308 

15,750 

223 

42,530 

77 

6,218 

76 

3,634 

103 

13,200 

72 

2,849 

163 

6,442 

116 

4,718 

107 

1,724 

292 

2,503 

95 

3,217 

238 

15,132 

322 

53,603 

166,470 

207 

332,111 

40 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

37 

(D) 

74 

116 

121 

77 

83 

86 

115 

219 

40 

472 

12 

38 

10 

4 

18 

19 

20 

4 

39 

204 

29 

189 

20 

15 

116 

(D) 

37 

13 

52 

64 

133 

277 

2,083 

61 

15,347 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,123 

2,400 

1,392 

1,896 

1,447 

3,539 

25,819 

24,343 

1,685 

8,403 

5,908 

5,667 

2,267 

1,889 

11,952 

304,720 

481 

16,099 

24,948 

4,726,109 

21,861 

2,965,392 

21,271 

9,144,984 

16,291 

1,664,921 

1,529 

480,110 

2,035 

1,435,853 

567 

277,811 

37,616 

38,840,229 

1,032,545 

2,433 

37,616 

3,773,935 

- 

5 

1 

10 

11 

60 

25 

1,134,582 

- 

- 

2 

3 

1 

19 

71 

4,642 

7 

109 

112 

159,448 

112 

139,131 

32 

44,899 

105 

122,909 

6 

1,182 

33 

29,580 

112 

44,441 

112 

617,018 

5,509,085 

2,713 

112 

126,571 

3 

17 

17 

36 

27 

107 

115 

131,682 

4 

16 

11 

17 

23 

44 

142 

3,857 

9 

167 

316 

88,961 

313 

78,003 

104 

76,474 

283 

70,323 

10 

822 

35 

18,431 

322 

232,975 

322 

663,174 

2,059,547 

3,499 

322 

96,725 

13 

24 

8 

9 

2 

5 

72 

9,155 

1 

37 

16 

13 

3 

2 

41 

158 

6 

115 

122 

1,219 

110 

779 

44 

451 

97 

514 

- 

- 

- 

- 

133 

395 

133 

69,884 

525,445 

22,059 

133 

5,298 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

3,079 

315,002 

3,892 

490,149 

470 

91,831 

2,502 

996,510 

1,577 

741,188 

3,008 

698,319 

2,556 

120,390 

30,379 

5,176 

2,061 

35,622 

12,343,302 

35,555 

11,245,189 

7,325 

4,773,959 

7,237 

4,717,133 

4,409 

1,154,939 

68,773 

12,550 

21,604 

2,011 

1,003 

448 

37,727 

29,868 

3,835 

27,726 

39,869 

57,886 

9,709 

33 

10,562 

29 

21,408 

6 

228 

22 

21,491 

40 

34,485 

47 

41,782 

43 

26,532 

48 

49 

15 

97 

117,705 

97 

116,702 

64 

118,801 

64 

110,753 

16 

9,051 

264 

28 

48 

21 

10 

5 

167 

80 

91 

182 

65 

176 

71 

46 

3,223 

37 

13,941 

4 

(D) 

61 

10,511 

60 

6,195 

93 

21,422 

128 

5,054 

202 

81 

39 

285 

90,801 

283 

86,018 

120 

103,593 

120 

103,533 

38 

4,843 

728 

79 

164 

37 

23 

19 

426 

260 

154 

474 

212 

522 

164 

6 

125 

12 

142 

6 

(D) 

26 

80 

13 

31 

12 

149 

60 

247 

108 

8 

17 

116 

3,341 

116 

3,066 

25 

102 

25 

102 

19 

275 

242 

47 

73 

3 

10 

- 

112 

130 

6 

91 

151 

219 

23 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

25,702 

41,893 

6,622 

3,367 

5,991 

25,913 

4,148 

6,333 

9,955 

47,159 

19.5 

10,553 

8,640 

48,402 

21.7 

810 

4,181 

8,320 

11,166 

19,099 

16,531 

7,488 

57.9 

5,766 

2,083 

622 

644 

64 

112 

65,364 

789 

59,368 

8,227 

119,469 

59,507 

52,339 

42,706 

50,153 

38,243 

36,367 

3,593 

148 

99 

11 

9 

10 

69 

18 

21 

40 

168 

19.0 

40 

21 

186 

22.2 

4 

33 

47 

33 

73 

42 

15 

52.6 

41 

8 

- 

7 

- 

1 

239 

- 

235 

12 

543 

215 

193 

72 

191 

147 

99 

32 

366 

320 

64 

38 

64 

154 

53 

62 

102 

469 

18.0 

102 

81 

503 

21.8 

15 

92 

124 

91 

174 

148 

42 

53.0 

121 

23 

3 

2 

4 

- 

674 

3 

634 

52 

1,341 

591 

543 

286 

510 

342 

300 

97 

73 

169 

44 

23 

38 

64 

37 

31 

68 

106 

12.7 

69 

56 

117 

14.8 

7 

21 

21 

58 

79 

46 

10 

54.1 

30 

6 

2 

6 

- 

2 

227 

5 

231 

11 

399 

200 

203 

136 

178 

128 

132 

14 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

31,673 

2,362 

2,041 

2,752 

2,416 

43 

2,373 

336 

36 

300 

829 

10,294 

86,240 

4,696 

27,561 

8,259 

58,679 

12,536 

12,707 

1,630 

1,890 

1,370 

1,161 

631 

477 

1,581 

1,288 

846 

1,499 

819 

1,111 

4,316 

2,775 

7,671 

- 

- 

7,671 

11,872 

150 

269 

434 

736 

2,569 

4,894 

32,224 

914 

33 

24 

20 

51 

46 

- 

46 

5 

2 

3 

4 

89 

4,043 

67 

1,447 

82 

2,596 

2 

26 

2 

3 

6 

2 

1 

2 

20 

17 

5 

26 

7 

18 

24 

11 

41 

- 

- 

41 

9 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

109 

5 

177 

58 

55 

79 

69 

3 

66 

10 

- 

10 

8 

223 

2,787 

150 

1,169 

170 

1,618 

61 

89 

13 

31 

12 

24 

8 

3 

21 

26 

15 

19 

15 

83 

98 

23 

50 

- 

- 

50 

16 

- 

33 

- 

2 

1 

1 

302 

9 

122 

2 

1 

8 

8 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

1 

40 

104 

12 

18 

37 

86 

74 

41 

10 

3 

2 

1 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

39 

26 

20 

19 

- 

- 

19 

6 

- 

- 

7 

7 

2 

7 

123 

- 

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Table 38. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Oregon: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Oregon 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

9,233 

6,782 

2,701 

10,503 

7,056 

2,190 

1,476 

32,422 

3,856 

789 

329 

220 

2,845 

2,441 

162 

10 

332 

58 

36 

7 

3 

142 

31 

12 

10 

42 

34 

10 

10 

83 

17 

5 

4 

3 

23 

21 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

87 

58 

26 

78 

75 

21 

17 

245 

60 

13 

2 

2 

49 

47 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

49 

32 

7 

44 

14 

10 

8 

122 

6 

5 

- 

- 

18 

18 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

53,157 

7,278,668 

137 

53,157 

7,833,067 

147,357 

53,157 

7,758,884 

10,295 

4,854 

5,166 

6,101 

7,108 

4,595 

3,621 

5,077 

3,231 

1,669 

1,440 

35,002 

2,781,329 

27,561 

4,977,556 

10,872 

74,182 

6,403 

173,802 

1,443 

280,014 

53,157 

5,951,126 

111,954 

29,587 

313,335 

23,521 

157,550 

24,557 

294,985 

7,541 

9,539 

161 

25,118 

156 

161 

127,689 

793,098 

161 

127,609 

- 

5 

- 

10 

10 

23 

14 

46 

16 

16 

21 

146 

75,111 

144 

52,498 

12 

80 

33 

1,570 

26 

(D) 

161 

98,480 

611,679 

128 

7,463 

70 

968 

123 

3,214 

68 

82 

823 

143,754 

175 

823 

728,044 

884,622 

823 

727,245 

7 

6 

9 

32 

47 

54 

86 

202 

127 

83 

170 

686 

182,292 

657 

544,953 

130 

799 

174 

13,566 

141 

(D) 

823 

439,215 

533,676 

628 

9,232 

264 

4,026 

602 

9,182 

336 

419 

64 

3,128 

49 

64 

2,198 

34,347 

64 

2,172 

15 

7 

7 

16 

9 

5 

2 

1 

- 

2 

- 

44 

655 

43 

1,517 

7 

26 

44 

187 

1 

(D) 

64 

2,504 

39,125 

40 

65 

14 

7 

33 

40 

5 

4 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

16,458 

578,448 

7,347 

118,545 

11,617 

459,903 

34,261 

1,504,261 

50,719 

247,822 

36,751 

193,058 

45,401 

482,820 

13,429 

784,029 

3,607 

114,976 

15,212 

171,646 

11,696 

140,136 

4,811 

27,922 

18,057 

221,529 

14,063 

177,418 

10,437 

44,111 

50,007 

252,731 

26,124 

127,114 

24,035 

338,765 

53,157 

2,233,676 

42,020 

25,587 

107,900 

112 

6,069 

43 

800 

86 

5,269 

137 

21,203 

150 

2,145 

132 

3,405 

153 

3,713 

86 

30,488 

38 

5,634 

107 

1,692 

77 

(D) 

44 

(D) 

118 

2,709 

95 

2,319 

71 

390 

142 

1,107 

118 

766 

116 

6,904 

161 

31,525 

195,806 

119 

283,244 

446 

56,184 

149 

8,482 

371 

47,701 

673 

178,036 

808 

16,850 

760 

11,447 

801 

20,054 

448 

66,942 

260 

19,291 

569 

10,988 

383 

4,398 

219 

1,087 

564 

9,583 

429 

7,959 

313 

1,624 

728 

6,659 

618 

3,683 

617 

11,576 

823 

298,144 

362,265 

701 

431,390 

28 

586 

13 

580 

21 

6 

40 

427 

64 

49 

26 

39 

53 

233 

12 

506 

4 

33 

7 

14 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

24 

170 

16 

116 

16 

54 

60 

241 

33 

29 

17 

49 

64 

-154 

-2,409 

23 

33,275 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,344 

4,013 

2,917 

4,290 

3,494 

9,529 

27,570 

19,120 

1,790 

7,870 

6,422 

6,988 

2,640 

1,860 

21,238 

351,736 

711 

27,204 

44,436 

4,651,210 

39,507 

3,931,996 

31,015 

706,136 

3,904 

32,139 

5,073 

153,755 

4,813 

1,270,152 

1,048 

707,602 

53,157 

47,688,454 

897,125 

6,552 

53,157 

5,795,380 

- 

4 

7 

16 

20 

72 

42 

51,936 

2 

4 

12 

2 

8 

14 

113 

2,316 

4 

(D) 

153 

17,083 

153 

15,380 

108 

3,271 

37 

106 

4 

(D) 

6 

1,225 

161 

22,920 

161 

227,750 

1,414,594 

9,067 

161 

29,859 

17 

12 

17 

54 

76 

525 

122 

34,920 

12 

23 

18 

27 

26 

16 

516 

9,316 

13 

264 

775 

97,472 

766 

82,544 

489 

14,112 

190 

1,240 

48 

1,147 

66 

10,818 

823 

684,543 

823 

1,210,554 

1,470,905 

8,421 

823 

143,163 

2 

9 

- 

4 

3 

5 

41 

22,426 

4 

11 

9 

12 

2 

3 

24 

152 

3 

(D) 

58 

1,171 

49 

795 

35 

265 

24 

32 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

64 

139 

64 

21,881 

341,896 

6,995 

64 

2,874 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

6,160 

309,758 

4,119 

123,246 

2,741 

245,910 

14,295 

1,611,121 

6,974 

487,115 

9,425 

298,405 

10,856 

595,309 

36,556 

13,275 

3,326 

49,917 

5,330,983 

49,831 

4,998,741 

16,694 

2,292,849 

16,601 

2,279,927 

7,162 

345,164 

91,830 

23,452 

24,160 

3,491 

1,469 

585 

59,012 

31,449 

4,800 

41,977 

48,484 

74,885 

15,576 

30 

1,042 

15 

728 

3 

263 

55 

4,631 

41 

1,990 

79 

2,794 

100 

(D) 

70 

70 

21 

140 

15,959 

140 

15,524 

91 

9,665 

91 

9,594 

15 

506 

376 

35 

92 

12 

17 

5 

241 

102 

38 

241 

102 

271 

72 

150 

4,947 

54 

1,426 

71 

7,466 

306 

29,279 

206 

7,087 

340 

9,223 

446 

17,263 

373 

335 

115 

711 

99,034 

708 

94,437 

450 

49,516 

450 

49,317 

107 

4,796 

1,620 

247 

446 

76 

33 

21 

1,046 

537 

187 

1,197 

386 

1,380 

203 

6 

9 

10 

169 

4 

54 

14 

114 

8 

75 

10 

95 

10 

(D) 

54 

6 

4 

60 

2,990 

60 

2,810 

10 

318 

10 

318 

11 

180 

109 

26 

33 

3 

2 

- 

53 

56 

4 

37 

72 

94 

15 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

38,737 

51,724 

7,812 

3,577 

7,112 

33,223 

5,016 

6,318 

12,611 

66,516 

21.8 

11,498 

11,608 

67,355 

23.5 

2,457 

9,038 

12,180 

17,096 

23,762 

17,269 

8,659 

54.8 

12,598 

759 

108 

103 

80 

23 

89,843 

304 

82,912 

7,549 

202,650 

80,170 

67,060 

57,623 

66,554 

48,872 

51,870 

2,904 

183 

160 

54 

13 

25 

68 

49 

54 

65 

175 

13.8 

89 

75 

179 

15.5 

39 

89 

84 

45 

50 

26 

10 

42.7 

130 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

343 

- 

332 

11 

1,199 

302 

280 

230 

254 

166 

156 

20 

928 

655 

229 

79 

117 

230 

143 

158 

335 

947 

16.0 

294 

326 

963 

18.1 

115 

383 

379 

320 

232 

105 

49 

43.9 

536 

14 

- 

5 

1 

- 

1,575 

2 

1,555 

28 

4,839 

1,396 

1,159 

1,013 

1,235 

824 

812 

67 

34 

75 

9 

14 

15 

37 

18 

5 

30 

56 

13.9 

5 

32 

72 

18.7 

- 

12 

23 

7 

41 

10 

16 

56.2 

14 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

108 

1 

87 

22 

263 

90 

92 

70 

88 

52 

62 

7 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

46,172 

3,688 

2,962 

2,452 

2,216 

79 

2,137 

236 

25 

211 

845 

13,429 

61,071 

6,998 

27,341 

9,514 

33,730 

6,481 

15,901 

4,969 

5,894 

5,713 

3,409 

2,284 

1,712 

4,259 

1,790 

577 

168 

6,256 

1,951 

1,789 

2,495 

15,511 

129 

- 

15,382 

7,116 

558 

5,749 

759 

1,932 

2,410 

6,631 

36,816 

1,482 

127 

25 

15 

8 

5 

- 

5 

3 

1 

2 

1 

86 

1,078 

35 

641 

66 

437 

19 

34 

12 

24 

21 

8 

7 

8 

22 

4 

2 

- 

11 

6 

- 

14 

22 

- 

- 

22 

18 

2 

32 

6 

41 

- 

9 

82 

2 

695 

62 

47 

57 

56 

- 

56 

1 

- 

1 

9 

448 

2,918 

251 

1,160 

318 

1,758 

48 

167 

114 

115 

108 

61 

39 

30 

90 

43 

5 

3 

47 

139 

5 

18 

69 

1 

- 

68 

26 

2 

268 

1 

243 

2 

3 

418 

16 

59 

1 

1 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

12 

38 

4 

4 

10 

34 

14 

34 

3 

4 

5 

- 

1 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

17 

7 

6 

9 

- 

- 

9 

2 

- 

- 

4 

6 

6 

4 

56 

- 

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Table 39. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Pennsylvania: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Pennsylvania 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

12,473 

11,718 

2,408 

11,737 

2,921 

2,726 

390 

45,672 

5,766 

999 

459 

261 

4,161 

2,857 

204 

56 

1,124 

62 

91 

65 

154 

136 

41 

13 

7 

32 

5 

- 

1 

125 

27 

7 

1 

1 

11 

9 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

183 

108 

13 

118 

35 

33 

3 

656 

144 

14 

6 

3 

146 

118 

4 

3 

16 

- 

4 

2 

11 

- 

23 

15 

7 

16 

5 

3 

- 

56 

7 

1 

- 

- 

12 

7 

- 

2 

3 

- 

1 

3 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

1,043 

56,864 

55 

1,043 

59,035 

56,601 

1,043 

57,998 

275 

116 

122 

121 

117 

106 

75 

62 

24 

17 

8 

577 

40,909 

461 

17,089 

73 

1,037 

249 

10,164 

66 

4,061 

1,043 

58,810 

56,385 

553 

2,807 

324 

1,261 

475 

4,224 

123 

92 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

10 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D)

15 

799 

53 

15 

2,256 

150,379 

15 

(D) 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

10 

- 

1 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

74 

1 

(D) 

12 

973 

5 

(D) 

15 

1,570 

104,639 

14 

79 

9 

(D) 

14 

79 

11 

(D)

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

238 

741 

72 

288 

194 

453 

586 

4,490 

983 

3,118 

648 

2,260 

863 

5,510 

347 

18,113 

62 

746 

60 

281 

147 

1,070 

60 

281 

217 

1,512 

146 

1,218 

110 

294 

940 

6,974 

410 

1,215 

437 

4,206 

1,043 

5,733 

5,496 

366 

54,126 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

5 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

4 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

15 

43 

14 

64 

12 

140 

12 

534 

3 

27 

- 

- 

9 

142 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

9 

68 

2 

(D) 

11 

204 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

72,136 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

22 

75 

50 

69 

61 

89 

677 

20,794 

22 

159 

148 

191 

96 

61 

325 

5,507 

39 

720 

716 

17,654 

644 

14,302 

440 

5,914 

234 

2,956 

1 

(D) 

74 

2,326 

20 

2,062 

1,043 

936,442 

897,835 

16,468 

1,043 

65,485 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

9 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

1 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

14 

121 

14 

92 

4 

(D) 

12 

76 

- 

- 

5 

13 

15 

2,040 

15 

19,853 

1,323,523 

24,847 

15 

1,518 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

20 

311 

34 

320 

92 

5,035 

101 

864 

54 

644 

123 

4,406 

143 

2,308 

788 

142 

113 

930 

47,056 

930 

45,906 

257 

10,998 

255 

10,958 

56 

1,190 

1,868 

436 

501 

68 

15 

23 

1,051 

743 

178 

721 

1,073 

1,272 

522 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

7 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5 

35 

5 

10 

5 

65 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

5 

3 

7 

8 

687 

8 

(D) 

10 

132 

10 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

27 

4 

10 

1 

- 

- 

15 

12 

7 

23 

4 

17 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

4 

- 

4 

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

537 

1,257 

148 

113 

261 

735 

67 

159 

334 

1,234 

19.4 

284 

274 

1,236 

20.9 

41 

110 

180 

353 

548 

407 

155 

56.9 

167 

15 

- 

9 

13 

- 

1,764 

8 

1,585 

209 

3,248 

1,606 

1,414 

1,096 

1,342 

995 

988 

124 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

14.6 

- 

- 

7 

19.1 

- 

2 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

(D) 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

- 

7 

- 

(D) 

5 

5 

3 

3 

2 

3 

2 

17 

10 

- 

4 

3 

3 

- 

3 

12 

12 

14.0 

9 

6 

12 

14.6 

2 

5 

10 

3 

1 

6 

- 

43.9 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

27 

- 

27 

- 

50 

27 

24 

8 

24 

12 

13 

7 

- 

4 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

4 

- 

9.0 

- 

4 

- 

9.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

4 

- 

(D) 

2 

4 

- 

4 

- 

2 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

799 

72 

58 

137 

121 

2 

119 

16 

- 

16 

35 

347 

1,759 

199 

778 

264 

981 

379 

377 

59 

74 

61 

31 

20 

10 

22 

6 

1 

3 

6 

149 

72 

187 

116 

- 

- 

116 

124 

- 

15 

17 

59 

85 

213 

877 

15 

1 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

7 

4 

4 

3 

3 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

12 

92 

6 

30 

11 

62 

5 

6 

1 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

1 

1 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

15 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

280 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 40. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Rhode Island: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Rhode Island 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

97 

382 

311 

271 

16 

72 

3 

909 

96 

35 

1 

2 

131 

108 

5 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

23 

2 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

3 

3 

2 

- 

- 

15 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

24,791 

4,744,913 

191 

24,791 

3,063,932 

123,590 

24,791 

3,008,739 

9,131 

3,290 

2,834 

2,754 

2,634 

1,219 

799 

587 

323 

349 

871 

10,565 

1,096,245 

9,846 

1,912,494 

5,307 

55,192 

1,522 

29,987 

287 

44,581 

24,791 

2,387,031 

96,286 

13,767 

164,037 

10,053 

124,589 

7,703 

119,022 

1,471 

2,035 

15 

17,568 

1,171 

15 

72,859 

4,857,257 

15 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

- 

- 

4 

- 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

4,880 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

4,798 

10 

(D) 

10 

3,661 

6 

33 

20 

11,022 

551 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

10 

2 

4 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

11 

360 

8 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

85 

7 

(D) 

11 

99 

9 

2 

14 

471 

34 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

- 

6 

- 

7 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

73 

5,189 

14 

7 

9 

1 

13 

6 

11 

1 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

5,333 

265,737 

2,600 

29,319 

3,557 

236,418 

15,112 

755,027 

23,572 

102,642 

14,869 

67,558 

19,749 

146,280 

5,254 

209,945 

1,982 

47,378 

2,916 

63,755 

3,755 

55,833 

1,062 

15,574 

5,526 

67,430 

4,283 

49,903 

2,982 

17,527 

23,906 

58,496 

9,951 

16,202 

7,655 

107,526 

24,791 

813,177 

32,801 

8,534 

124,656 

5 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

14 

4,059 

15 

887 

15 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

10 

886 

3 

700 

6 

211 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

14 

572 

3 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

1,102,577 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

(D) 

20 

146 

18 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

2 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

20 

189 

8 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

19 

70,237 

5 

1 

- 

- 

5 

1 

4 

15 

14 

9 

4 

(D) 

8 

15 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

5 

3 

5 

2 

(D) 

14 

2 

119 

10 

1,948 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,032 

2,163 

1,176 

1,340 

803 

2,020 

16,257 

15,417 

1,531 

5,387 

3,711 

3,579 

1,205 

844 

7,063 

136,276 

505 

6,219 

16,397 

2,035,329 

13,118 

1,599,887 

13,375 

573,421 

2,167 

210,437 

1,261 

78,393 

2,253 

1,207,234 

49 

18,793 

24,791 

16,953,884 

683,873 

3,573 

24,790 

2,059,479 

- 

- 

2 

- 

1 

9 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

13 

124 

5 

(D) 

15 

15,893 

15 

12,865 

3 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

15 

45,305 

3,020,333 

2,579 

15 

11,168 

- 

2 

- 

6 

5 

6 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

11 

533 

2 

(D) 

20 

3,330 

20 

2,260 

12 

1,885 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

20 

27,288 

1,364,417 

2,476 

20 

3,713 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4,454 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

14 

127 

14 

81 

6 

(D) 

12 

18 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

14 

18 

14 

1,697 

121,191 

3,602 

14 

474 

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284 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

806 

108,163 

3,235 

497,339 

599 

168,145 

2,535 

617,919 

1,497 

467,777 

3,093 

246,940 

1,866 

120,511 

19,016 

4,792 

983 

23,850 

3,615,315 

23,808 

3,414,727 

5,814 

1,340,528 

5,775 

1,330,186 

2,231 

210,930 

39,332 

12,926 

10,128 

1,160 

417 

160 

25,428 

13,542 

1,174 

14,213 

24,757 

29,519 

9,451 

3 

(D) 

5 

4,690 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

3,545 

11 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

4 

10 

1 

14 

10,757 

14 

10,417 

11 

7,151 

11 

7,151 

3 

(D) 

30 

5 

6 

3 

1 

- 

20 

10 

5 

24 

6 

23 

7 

5 

500 

7 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

8 

35 

- 

- 

13 

(D) 

13 

4 

3 

17 

10,178 

17 

10,178 

7 

844 

7 

844 

- 

- 

42 

11 

2 

4 

- 

3 

15 

24 

12 

33 

6 

22 

17 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

10 

30 

2 

(D) 

11 

60 

7 

1 

6 

8 

500 

8 

400 

7 

71 

7 

71 

2 

(D) 

19 

9 

5 

- 

- 

- 

12 

7 

- 

10 

9 

18 

1 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

14,154 

24,816 

3,081 

1,817 

3,223 

16,695 

2,652 

3,172 

5,861 

27,285 

20.1 

5,969 

5,354 

27,647 

21.8 

499 

2,238 

4,256 

7,290 

10,693 

9,411 

4,583 

58.2 

3,138 

423 

161 

114 

2,570 

22 

35,876 

227 

33,639 

5,331 

75,417 

34,288 

29,348 

24,118 

28,296 

21,712 

23,897 

2,412 

19 

11 

1 

- 

- 

10 

- 

1 

10 

19 

19.3 

3 

8 

19 

21.8 

- 

4 

3 

5 

13 

5 

- 

54.3 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30 

- 

26 

4 

84 

22 

21 

14 

28 

22 

13 

4 

20 

19 

7 

3 

3 

6 

3 

2 

5 

29 

19.5 

7 

12 

20 

19.5 

3 

- 

6 

2 

10 

13 

5 

58.4 

3 

- 

- 

- 

11 

- 

23 

5 

30 

9 

60 

36 

35 

19 

29 

16 

20 

7 

6 

13 

6 

- 

1 

6 

- 

- 

15 

4 

7.9 

- 

15 

4 

8.9 

- 

- 

10 

6 

1 

2 

- 

47.3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

19 

- 

15 

4 

42 

14 

14 

8 

15 

2 

14 

3 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

21,711 

1,397 

1,083 

1,351 

1,145 

29 

1,116 

206 

10 

196 

332 

5,254 

20,938 

2,513 

8,500 

3,809 

12,438 

3,289 

9,063 

2,266 

1,872 

1,896 

1,244 

830 

634 

1,728 

1,028 

579 

362 

1,949 

1,312 

928 

648 

6,865 

64 

276 

6,525 

6,054 

10 

106 

251 

1,086 

1,428 

4,154 

18,000 

637 

5 

6 

5 

4 

4 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

12 

602 

11 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

4 

2 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

5 

- 

5 

2 

3 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

15 

- 

11 

4 

4 

5 

2 

- 

2 

3 

- 

3 

- 

11 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

4 

4 

3 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

5 

1 

- 

9 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

20 

- 

4 

- 

- 

10 

10 

- 

10 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

4 

7 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

11 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

2 

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Table 41. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Carolina: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Carolina 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

5,452 

4,499 

1,616 

7,222 

2,333 

1,048 

244 

21,324 

2,520 

580 

234 

133 

831 

622 

23 

12 

100 

16 

21 

33 

64 

70 

3 

2 

3 

7 

2 

4 

- 

11 

4 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

9 

3 

5 

3 

1 

- 

16 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

1 

13 

1 

- 

- 

- 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

29,968 

43,243,742 

1,443 

29,968 

10,141,030 

338,395 

29,968 

9,721,522 

2,589 

1,553 

1,698 

2,210 

3,312 

2,566 

2,871 

4,453 

3,681 

2,684 

2,351 

17,734 

5,166,557 

15,461 

4,554,966 

21,606 

419,508 

580 

3,354 

134 

6,652 

29,968 

8,338,429 

278,244 

16,206 

791,283 

17,194 

541,873 

14,705 

861,696 

1,750 

6,026 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

1 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

345 

10 

131 

12 

330 

3 

7 

64 

97,781 

1,528 

64 

(D) 

(D) 

64 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

2 

7 

13 

6 

19 

11 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

53 

(D) 

8 

97 

6 

(D) 

64 

10,744 

167,868 

28 

527 

12 

225 

50 

952 

21 

47 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

9,995 

1,047,551 

7,679 

221,230 

4,200 

826,321 

17,045 

1,096,941 

27,852 

361,948 

23,386 

176,980 

25,907 

503,680 

9,251 

354,049 

2,410 

37,161 

10,077 

179,979 

14,084 

1,036,192 

3,272 

71,878 

15,083 

444,441 

11,484 

310,517 

9,726 

133,924 

27,308 

261,307 

15,379 

131,637 

18,951 

439,833 

29,968 

2,450,279 

81,763 

20,118 

143,402 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

11 

99 

13 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

121 

6 

252 

2 

(D) 

10 

203 

10 

159 

5 

44 

12 

(D) 

11 

49 

13 

224 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

(D)

32 

(D) 

25 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

39 

752 

64 

905 

62 

386 

59 

1,308 

23 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

22 

109 

31 

820 

15 

(D) 

43 

1,131 

40 

1,025 

32 

106 

62 

900 

35 

105 

57 

999 

64 

2,304 

36,001 

45 

71,597 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

510 

1,438 

1,434 

3,118 

3,145 

10,473 

9,850 

44,131 

559 

1,972 

1,822 

2,294 

1,321 

1,882 

19,612 

647,678 

532 

12,572 

25,182 

19,813,517 

20,828 

16,371,543 

17,349 

21,997,620 

1,798 

492,452 

9,688 

986,598 

14,668 

17,976,272 

79 

10,139 

29,968 

89,437,272 

2,984,426 

2,068 

29,968 

8,455,820 

- 

- 

- 

1 

3 

6 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

13 

(D) 

- 

- 

13 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

11 

11,002 

13 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

(D)

1 

- 

2 

12 

9 

21 

19 

48,306 

- 

4 

1 

6 

2 

6 

55 

1,235 

2 

(D) 

61 

42,496 

61 

33,982 

47 

52,850 

12 

(D) 

19 

730 

42 

40,786 

64 

9,162 

64 

206,748 

3,230,440 

2,114 

64 

19,237 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D)

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

2,485 

658,771 

2,066 

694,058 

1,721 

570,770 

7,774 

7,656,188 

6,185 

4,300,330 

4,979 

2,674,782 

2,154 

281,649 

15,400 

11,764 

2,804 

27,328 

32,218,743 

27,164 

25,677,973 

14,672 

17,748,168 

14,568 

17,565,769 

8,437 

6,723,169 

49,547 

14,950 

12,188 

1,733 

785 

312 

34,051 

14,862 

2,737 

25,939 

22,974 

35,272 

13,641 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

2,919 

8 

(D) 

4 

1,617 

8 

1,505 

5 

819 

8 

4 

1 

12 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

5 

3,087 

5 

3,087 

4 

(D) 

23 

3 

10 

- 

- 

- 

15 

8 

2 

20 

3 

19 

4 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

7 

3,487 

25 

9,360 

29 

13,816 

21 

3,180 

32 

30 

2 

62 

81,680 

62 

76,925 

32 

20,936 

32 

20,856 

18 

4,835 

122 

21 

31 

9 

3 

- 

83 

39 

12 

85 

37 

97 

25 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

1 

1 

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

21,854 

27,059 

4,451 

1,898 

3,246 

17,464 

1,940 

2,931 

6,015 

38,027 

24.9 

4,813 

5,354 

38,746 

26.8 

675 

4,496 

6,205 

8,139 

14,402 

10,299 

4,697 

56.2 

5,717 

289 

1,034 

24 

13 

11 

47,600 

231 

44,079 

4,834 

99,619 

42,019 

37,136 

28,884 

38,330 

29,508 

28,462 

1,486 

19 

4 

2 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

3 

19 

25.8 

1 

3 

19 

29.5 

- 

1 

1 

7 

6 

6 

2 

(D) 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

23 

- 

20 

3 

(D) 

23 

18 

16 

21 

17 

12 

3 

72 

50 

13 

3 

3 

31 

- 

14 

21 

87 

20.4 

3 

6 

113 

25.9 

- 

23 

9 

20 

39 

28 

3 

54.1 

23 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

118 

- 

111 

11 

262 

105 

93 

75 

92 

77 

63 

8 

1 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

29.0 

- 

- 

2 

32.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

2 

- 

(D) 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

24,925 

2,306 

1,646 

1,908 

1,741 

25 

1,716 

167 

13 

154 

829 

9,251 

25,914 

4,617 

10,960 

6,597 

14,954 

1,237 

4,546 

1,114 

1,580 

1,263 

1,952 

809 

734 

3,416 

3,713 

3,757 

5,847 

10,066 

92 

85 

116 

6,743 

- 

- 

6,743 

8,759 

702 

215 

230 

99 

650 

2,211 

24,285 

672 

9 

4 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

11 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

5 

3 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

6 

- 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

11 

1 

46 

7 

4 

11 

11 

- 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

23 

68 

12 

(D) 

21 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

3 

6 

5 

1 

- 

4 

16 

9 

14 

35 

5 

1 

- 

8 

- 

- 

8 

14 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

55 

2 

1 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

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Table 42. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – South Dakota: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

South Dakota 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

4,389 

4,328 

8,026 

8,748 

3,119 

2,143 

321 

23,425 

4,578 

1,181 

417 

367 

1,972 

833 

166 

- 

1,105 

7 

3 

- 

- 

605 

2 

1 

6 

4 

3 

- 

- 

10 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

18 

8 

10 

15 

5 

1 

6 

40 

23 

1 

- 

- 

9 

7 

- 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

69,983 

10,874,238 

155 

69,983 

3,914,879 

55,940 

69,983 

3,798,934 

19,357 

9,662 

8,867 

9,949 

10,049 

5,190 

2,465 

1,738 

1,013 

823 

870 

30,751 

2,182,397 

39,447 

1,616,537 

18,539 

115,945 

3,773 

34,844 

458 

30,163 

69,983 

3,360,912 

48,025 

37,191 

382,152 

27,384 

218,006 

19,208 

259,373 

3,965 

6,748 

10 

3,684 

368 

10 

7,407 

740,706 

10 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

3 

3 

- 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

41 

10 

6,860 

686,040 

10 

673 

9 

1,128 

10 

270 

3 

20 

39 

4,350 

112 

39 

3,626 

92,967 

39 

(D) 

- 

- 

9 

2 

9 

7 

3 

3 

5 

- 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

27 

(D) 

20 

1,160 

15 

165 

39 

4,044 

103,697 

29 

65 

17 

32 

37 

137 

24 

12 

57 

3,544 

62 

57 

328 

5,754 

57 

(D) 

15 

16 

9 

9 

4 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

37 

(D) 

10 

15 

57 

827 

14,514 

39 

28 

22 

5 

49 

43 

26 

2 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

19,190 

342,237 

12,383 

108,876 

9,736 

233,361 

50,219 

533,854 

67,232 

177,872 

39,482 

87,971 

56,195 

259,273 

14,170 

310,544 

4,261 

58,792 

7,960 

52,361 

11,391 

152,758 

3,140 

32,123 

18,566 

173,256 

14,969 

134,148 

9,285 

39,109 

67,883 

131,329 

35,006 

42,075 

21,305 

146,935 

69,983 

763,563 

10,911 

25,623 

48,559 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

4 

17 

10 

155 

10 

(D) 

10 

235 

8 

1,026 

2 

(D) 

3 

17 

4 

207 

6 

200 

5 

186 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

9 

54 

3 

(D) 

10 

336 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

162,282 

13 

62 

4 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

26 

767 

39 

197 

30 

(D) 

38 

408 

18 

1,239 

11 

(D) 

8 

83 

9 

34 

4 

(D) 

10 

40 

7 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

34 

66 

15 

17 

29 

429 

39 

445 

11,401 

21 

57,114 

21 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

43 

76 

57 

57 

39 

52 

49 

144 

17 

105 

4 

(D) 

3 

3 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

17 

94 

9 

67 

9 

27 

56 

66 

21 

(D) 

21 

132 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

7,300 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

3,440 

7,134 

4,043 

4,828 

2,380 

3,798 

44,360 

10,836 

4,599 

16,665 

10,254 

9,093 

2,456 

1,293 

21,988 

209,596 

644 

14,519 

51,216 

5,286,321 

44,704 

4,566,352 

47,739 

2,633,066 

2,011 

184,899 

2,423 

139,099 

3,826 

2,488,582 

106 

4,212 

69,983 

42,601,397 

608,739 

3,918 

69,983 

5,629,954 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

6 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

6 

899 

1 

(D) 

10 

2,328 

10 

2,023 

6 

231 

7 

(D) 

- 

- 

5 

(D) 

10 

721 

10 

16,263 

1,626,302 

4,414 

10 

3,879 

6 

1 

2 

3 

2 

7 

18 

41,930 

3 

2 

4 

5 

- 

4 

14 

863 

6 

801 

37 

2,587 

37 

1,405 

21 

960 

23 

163 

6 

72 

2 

(D) 

39 

3,370 

39 

23,232 

595,693 

5,341 

39 

3,509 

3 

7 

1 

3 

1 

- 

42 

(D) 

- 

12 

17 

6 

6 

1 

28 

95 

9 

(D) 

51 

1,980 

48 

440 

33 

395 

25 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

57 

120 

57 

26,232 

460,211 

7,402 

57 

2,556 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

2,511 

109,142 

6,479 

633,230 

848 

72,396 

6,361 

2,342,696 

2,198 

384,849 

3,721 

251,843 

4,377 

340,525 

51,602 

16,076 

2,305 

67,766 

7,688,417 

67,678 

7,012,103 

18,509 

3,896,515 

18,381 

3,862,135 

7,261 

710,694 

114,285 

33,070 

31,926 

3,271 

1,342 

374 

73,502 

40,097 

1,743 

40,928 

72,671 

90,850 

22,749 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

463 

4 

401 

6 

783 

7 

1,115 

4 

5 

1 

9 

1,953 

9 

(D) 

6 

2,031 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

19 

5 

3 

- 

2 

- 

14 

5 

4 

11 

8 

13 

6 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

544 

4 

308 

10 

(D) 

10 

313 

24 

308 

26 

8 

5 

34 

3,311 

34 

3,311 

13 

(D) 

13 

1,039 

- 

- 

66 

20 

12 

6 

1 

- 

50 

16 

5 

48 

18 

51 

15 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

14 

31 

2 

(D) 

19 

108 

27 

87 

51 

5 

1 

56 

3,515 

56 

3,449 

6 

95 

6 

95 

5 

(D) 

110 

7 

47 

3 

- 

- 

57 

53 

2 

38 

72 

102 

8 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

41,149 

72,450 

8,686 

5,190 

9,807 

48,767 

7,198 

9,549 

16,070 

80,782 

20.9 

16,893 

14,060 

82,646 

22.9 

1,633 

6,582 

12,550 

21,841 

30,466 

26,968 

13,559 

58.0 

9,344 

1,205 

329 

211 

1,372 

24 

111,050 

613 

99,136 

14,463 

211,560 

99,796 

85,217 

80,154 

84,107 

63,043 

68,447 

1,569 

6 

13 

4 

1 

- 

8 

1 

9 

1 

8 

13.9 

11 

- 

8 

13.9 

1 

8 

1 

5 

3 

1 

- 

40.9 

9 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

19 

- 

19 

- 

45 

16 

18 

6 

13 

6 

9 

5 

44 

22 

8 

2 

2 

10 

13 

2 

17 

34 

13.2 

8 

28 

30 

16.2 

- 

15 

11 

6 

14 

10 

10 

53.2 

18 

7 

- 

- 

4 

- 

61 

1 

61 

5 

101 

60 

55 

37 

42 

30 

37 

11 

23 

87 

14 

3 

21 

49 

6 

24 

30 

50 

12.6 

21 

39 

50 

14.0 

- 

8 

15 

24 

45 

17 

1 

54.5 

14 

1 

2 

2 

- 

- 

105 

1 

99 

11 

186 

97 

86 

64 

82 

52 

56 

1 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

65,172 

2,989 

1,784 

1,211 

1,074 

16 

1,058 

137 

4 

133 

611 

14,170 

40,056 

4,598 

12,258 

11,627 

27,798 

5,803 

25,836 

7,102 

7,135 

6,797 

4,113 

2,462 

1,814 

4,928 

2,408 

992 

593 

3,494 

1,329 

1,043 

946 

18,378 

421 

204 

17,753 

31,562 

191 

430 

371 

1,330 

3,260 

7,649 

50,875 

1,410 

7 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

72 

4 

26 

6 

46 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

2 

6 

3 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

- 

29 

5 

5 

4 

3 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

1 

18 

135 

14 

100 

11 

35 

1 

21 

3 

2 

2 

- 

2 

- 

8 

- 

- 

- 

4 

21 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

3 

- 

3 

1 

- 

32 

- 

53 

2 

1 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

1 

17 

43 

4 

4 

16 

39 

13 

25 

7 

1 

1 

2 

- 

7 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 

15 

4 

7 

- 

- 

7 

2 

- 

- 

- 

3 

8 

3 

55 

2 

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Table 43. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Tennessee: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Tennessee 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

12,843 

12,814 

5,150 

20,120 

7,496 

2,971 

864 

58,749 

9,022 

1,403 

536 

273 

1,996 

1,444 

76 

6 

396 

32 

82 

76 

51 

170 

5 

- 

1 

6 

1 

- 

- 

5 

2 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

11 

11 

4 

12 

4 

- 

- 

32 

3 

3 

- 

1 

19 

19 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

15 

12 

17 

5 

1 

- 

54 

2 

- 

1 

- 

15 

14 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

248,416 

127,036,184 

511 

248,416 

25,673,272 

103,348 

248,416 

24,924,041 

81,829 

32,800 

29,981 

31,723 

30,238 

15,415 

9,213 

7,206 

3,460 

2,925 

3,626 

66,273 

6,894,307 

146,812 

18,029,734 

35,705 

749,231 

7,667 

45,584 

569 

221,465 

248,416 

22,909,279 

92,221 

91,760 

1,050,689 

90,626 

750,063 

49,139 

855,881 

6,366 

10,298 

86 

217,093 

2,524 

86 

211,322 

2,457,231 

86 

202,045 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

2 

2 

13 

6 

14 

44 

81 

139,616 

36 

62,429 

64 

9,277 

4 

18 

3 

(D) 

86 

163,252 

1,898,278 

78 

16,062 

70 

5,962 

79 

10,265 

29 

238 

132 

260,113 

1,971 

132 

298,404 

2,260,638 

132 

291,545 

1 

4 

- 

10 

8 

- 

7 

34 

23 

14 

31 

120 

122,293 

44 

169,252 

78 

6,859 

21 

3,878 

26 

(D) 

132 

230,441 

1,745,762 

106 

13,980 

68 

11,674 

99 

13,362 

35 

332 

93 

15,270 

164 

93 

702 

7,545 

93 

645 

19 

27 

11 

20 

11 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

54 

449 

65 

196 

8 

57 

70 

87 

14 

23 

93 

1,545 

16,612 

59 

29 

30 

5 

54 

24 

18 

2 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

74,149 

5,855,780 

50,143 

548,951 

35,229 

5,306,829 

197,956 

5,206,042 

236,705 

988,676 

151,426 

663,294 

199,759 

1,345,262 

50,892 

1,736,122 

28,365 

287,743 

37,664 

449,403 

48,765 

576,969 

11,007 

95,744 

56,629 

724,769 

41,862 

484,295 

31,274 

240,474 

236,030 

698,248 

130,901 

664,020 

69,595 

960,573 

248,416 

3,957,517 

15,931 

66,037 

108,159 

22 

3,713 

18 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

34 

(D) 

84 

7,274 

83 

7,686 

86 

11,675 

66 

36,226 

44 

2,077 

49 

2,744 

63 

4,585 

20 

3,339 

59 

2,393 

39 

1,074 

39 

1,319 

70 

1,323 

28 

(D) 

75 

22,229 

86 

55,167 

641,473 

70 

810,406 

26 

11,517 

14 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

47 

(D) 

129 

9,806 

118 

9,449 

126 

14,273 

93 

34,314 

58 

3,818 

57 

5,688 

64 

6,766 

28 

1,390 

67 

8,295 

46 

4,527 

47 

3,768 

114 

1,840 

29 

(D) 

101 

10,536 

132 

77,383 

586,233 

96 

854,657 

34 

51 

10 

32 

29 

19 

68 

128 

93 

59 

58 

54 

69 

169 

21 

439 

13 

74 

7 

4 

6 

3 

3 

1 

26 

155 

23 

145 

13 

10 

87 

267 

35 

25 

22 

57 

93 

-733 

-7,880 

22 

17,722 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

8,430 

16,415 

9,178 

11,588 

6,729 

13,697 

182,379 

17,464 

12,800 

52,876 

42,142 

45,852 

17,323 

11,386 

62,130 

1,193,523 

5,723 

162,567 

127,510 

29,360,229 

97,015 

17,595,330 

180,086 

87,913,721 

17,932 

4,363,345 

9,729 

2,913,311 

18,984 

26,007,374 

311 

303,473 

248,416 

243,549,275 

980,409 

1,917 

248,413 

20,773,993 

1 

- 

4 

1 

7 

57 

16 

97,611 

- 

- 

- 

5 

- 

11 

63 

7,097 

1 

(D) 

84 

192,745 

84 

125,942 

35 

20,445 

74 

73,877 

20 

15,176 

77 

147,690 

86 

45,949 

86 

368,021 

4,279,314 

1,695 

86 

82,676 

3 

8 

2 

9 

10 

64 

36 

129,565 

3 

2 

2 

2 

6 

21 

68 

9,419 

2 

(D) 

129 

225,389 

129 

136,998 

56 

27,856 

119 

105,536 

27 

12,074 

79 

(D) 

132 

257,404 

132 

553,837 

4,195,735 

2,129 

132 

144,951 

4 

2 

6 

6 

2 

2 

71 

15,813 

10 

24 

13 

17 

2 

5 

26 

110 

5 

(D) 

84 

1,977 

63 

677 

47 

12,556 

39 

365 

3 

162 

1 

(D) 

93 

120 

93 

41,074 

441,658 

2,690 

93 

3,137 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

2,278 

319,026 

15,637 

2,568,323 

1,907 

848,935 

8,384 

2,423,028 

7,008 

4,952,395 

16,543 

8,706,646 

7,308 

1,014,145 

184,279 

50,564 

13,573 

235,672 

80,702,301 

234,843 

72,692,916 

64,657 

54,920,652 

64,137 

54,343,268 

21,989 

8,586,769 

412,575 

113,686 

116,539 

11,022 

5,191 

1,978 

252,273 

156,233 

8,302 

147,731 

260,775 

283,884 

124,622 

3 

(D) 

15 

24,504 

2 

(D) 

23 

19,651 

36 

37,874 

60 

85,761 

35 

18,359 

14 

59 

13 

73 

72,484 

73 

67,981 

72 

149,317 

72 

149,112 

13 

4,708 

147 

41 

39 

2 

2 

2 

101 

40 

17 

112 

29 

76 

65 

3 

(D) 

16 

19,535 

1 

(D) 

21 

10,426 

26 

27,817 

74 

120,528 

43 

48,825 

58 

51 

23 

109 

204,963 

109 

161,092 

74 

99,601 

74 

99,021 

20 

44,451 

253 

51 

53 

21 

5 

2 

170 

78 

46 

171 

77 

108 

140 

- 

- 

5 

108 

6 

648 

17 

64 

8 

234 

7 

17 

23 

105 

81 

6 

6 

87 

15,545 

87 

14,871 

12 

399 

12 

399 

13 

674 

181 

29 

48 

8 

8 

- 

99 

82 

6 

70 

111 

147 

34 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

139,795 

268,711 

36,316 

21,472 

38,561 

172,362 

26,339 

35,161 

64,549 

282,457 

18.9 

62,132 

56,867 

289,507 

21.0 

4,943 

19,812 

40,941 

72,585 

115,316 

98,628 

56,281 

59.2 

28,187 

41,143 

2,880 

1,691 

11,268 

179 

389,193 

3,295 

356,149 

52,357 

741,720 

356,925 

301,126 

307,226 

306,129 

236,316 

240,685 

11,250 

75 

66 

18 

4 

11 

33 

3 

4 

25 

109 

24.4 

11 

17 

113 

26.8 

- 

12 

37 

23 

36 

26 

7 

53.4 

16 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

141 

- 

139 

2 

335 

130 

117 

88 

122 

86 

79 

3 

126 

122 

28 

10 

21 

63 

17 

50 

37 

144 

16.1 

38 

48 

162 

20.9 

4 

54 

45 

42 

56 

42 

5 

49.2 

61 

12 

- 

7 

- 

- 

239 

2 

240 

8 

542 

196 

191 

100 

203 

131 

106 

12 

71 

110 

12 

9 

21 

68 

3 

44 

26 

108 

14.2 

60 

14 

107 

18.2 

- 

8 

22 

45 

44 

49 

13 

57.5 

11 

41 

9 

3 

18 

- 

142 

9 

162 

19 

306 

155 

153 

117 

126 

85 

92 

9 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

223,284 

14,211 

10,987 

7,267 

6,454 

104 

6,350 

813 

58 

755 

3,654 

50,892 

143,763 

21,752 

58,706 

37,106 

85,057 

27,889 

81,616 

17,974 

17,844 

18,310 

12,887 

9,235 

6,281 

20,856 

15,024 

9,463 

11,037 

4,997 

1,478 

4,992 

1,336 

47,628 

- 

4,440 

43,188 

135,749 

282 

429 

1,350 

3,516 

19,225 

27,434 

180,246 

4,722 

56 

16 

13 

14 

11 

- 

11 

3 

1 

2 

- 

66 

1,026 

56 

807 

37 

219 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

6 

15 

17 

42 

28 

2 

2 

1 

38 

- 

25 

13 

12 

- 

2 

- 

1 

- 

- 

75 

- 

76 

28 

22 

26 

16 

1 

15 

10 

1 

9 

2 

93 

1,300 

69 

668 

55 

632 

17 

12 

3 

1 

7 

5 

3 

1 

13 

19 

13 

38 

27 

16 

19 

12 

39 

- 

12 

27 

9 

1 

5 

- 

4 

- 

- 

124 

3 

84 

4 

4 

5 

4 

- 

4 

1 

- 

1 

- 

21 

86 

14 

49 

15 

37 

29 

48 

1 

1 

3 

2 

- 

4 

4 

- 

- 

1 

1 

11 

18 

1 

16 

- 

- 

16 

13 

- 

- 

- 

15 

7 

11 

83 

- 

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Table 44. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Texas: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Texas 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

37,862 

26,233 

11,429 

76,515 

51,225 

12,520 

8,477 

212,514 

27,025 

5,099 

2,334 

1,444 

10,885 

8,808 

2,027 

24 

405 

117 

62 

44 

15 

2,576 

18 

2 

16 

30 

26 

3 

2 

66 

13 

4 

3 

- 

4 

3 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

38 

19 

15 

42 

26 

5 

2 

96 

22 

6 

- 

8 

13 

11 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

17 

20 

2 

39 

26 

- 

6 

62 

30 

1 

- 

- 

15 

13 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

18,409 

10,811,604 

587 

18,409 

1,866,478 

101,389 

18,409 

1,838,610 

5,642 

2,120 

2,015 

2,198 

2,214 

1,229 

1,007 

898 

504 

306 

276 

8,326 

560,956 

9,728 

1,277,653 

2,206 

27,868 

1,275 

17,958 

192 

78,736 

18,409 

1,566,044 

85,069 

8,019 

60,560 

7,248 

24,463 

4,983 

41,776 

779 

986 

15 

20,601 

1,373 

15 

51,502 

3,433,476 

15 

51,356 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

5 

14 

3,132 

7 

48,224 

7 

146 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

47,788 

3,185,898 

11 

592 

8 

89 

12 

(D) 

1 

(D)

45 

155,751 

3,461 

45 

22,679 

503,967 

45 

21,601 

- 

- 

- 

3 

2 

2 

10 

8 

3 

9 

8 

45 

18,697 

11 

2,904 

26 

1,078 

11 

251 

9 

26,742 

45 

22,446 

498,799 

30 

2,228 

25 

318 

40 

(D) 

11 

5 

20 

317 

16 

20 

130 

6,515 

20 

130 

2 

4 

4 

9 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17 

99 

15 

32 

- 

- 

14 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

20 

183 

9,125 

9 

3 

5 

1 

13 

(D) 

3 

(D)

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310 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

6,237 

142,405 

3,530 

41,310 

3,661 

101,095 

12,735 

482,845 

17,349 

77,984 

11,871 

64,922 

14,621 

120,900 

4,536 

209,821 

1,376 

22,755 

4,020 

40,496 

4,223 

52,543 

1,047 

10,409 

4,413 

72,503 

3,332 

53,855 

2,461 

18,648 

16,832 

43,836 

10,466 

28,111 

5,937 

69,715 

18,409 

366,866 

19,929 

6,392 

86,517 

4 

4,825 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

13 

397 

15 

955 

15 

2,198 

11 

9,287 

3 

(D) 

5 

63 

4 

(D) 

5 

124 

6 

242 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

12 

370 

4 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

15 

5,418 

361,184 

8 

852,520 

9 

257 

7 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

45 

4,098 

43 

1,421 

45 

2,513 

39 

3,552 

12 

(D) 

20 

168 

21 

1,633 

11 

(D) 

28 

1,503 

22 

1,057 

19 

445 

40 

276 

13 

44 

39 

1,888 

45 

455 

10,112 

33 

124,287 

15 

7 

1 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

17 

24 

20 

12 

15 

11 

15 

7 

6 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

19 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

20 

87 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

20 

-29 

-1,453 

11 

6,361 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

682 

1,533 

752 

1,123 

751 

1,551 

12,017 

15,490 

1,011 

3,914 

2,863 

2,635 

907 

687 

4,954 

66,431 

270 

15,033 

12,769 

1,654,371 

11,086 

1,062,894 

10,726 

8,573,841 

13,159 

1,097,219 

442 

161,931 

813 

409,218 

80 

30,883 

18,409 

19,648,346 

1,067,323 

1,817 

18,408 

1,800,104 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

6 

7 

200,343 

- 

- 

1 

- 

4 

2 

6 

(D) 

- 

- 

14 

(D) 

14 

4,620 

6 

(D) 

11 

2,801 

- 

- 

6 

4,150 

15 

(D) 

15 

29,527 

1,968,499 

1,433 

15 

16,131 

- 

4 

3 

4 

7 

15 

12 

303,867 

2 

2 

2 

- 

- 

6 

17 

(D) 

4 

99 

45 

117,966 

45 

56,146 

19 

28,807 

27 

9,730 

16 

15,362 

22 

41,964 

45 

(D) 

45 

164,784 

3,661,868 

1,058 

45 

22,845 

3 

4 

3 

- 

1 

- 

9 

11,002 

2 

- 

2 

5 

- 

- 

6 

23 

- 

- 

19 

(D) 

17 

62 

10 

(D) 

20 

218 

- 

- 

- 

- 

20 

48 

20 

25,219 

1,260,948 

79,555 

20 

734 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

723 

77,996 

1,775 

130,601 

217 

126,133 

920 

65,470 

783 

135,486 

2,404 

270,879 

952 

32,273 

12,903 

3,913 

1,593 

16,872 

9,358,594 

17,339 

9,073,678 

4,983 

1,768,918 

4,920 

1,737,926 

1,621 

563,209 

33,368 

7,397 

8,884 

1,182 

616 

330 

20,759 

11,736 

1,569 

10,711 

21,784 

22,050 

10,445 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

739 

3 

(D) 

11 

2 

2 

13 

15,858 

13 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

882 

48 

5 

6 

1 

2 

1 

22 

10 

15 

22 

10 

8 

24 

5 

(D) 

8 

8,204 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

14 

15,365 

32 

64,513 

11 

139 

13 

27 

5 

40 

110,633 

40 

110,473 

32 

45,578 

32 

45,278 

3 

460 

108 

13 

23 

3 

- 

6 

69 

23 

28 

57 

35 

44 

48 

5 

35 

3 

45 

- 

- 

8 

37 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

(D) 

19 

1 

- 

20 

217 

20 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

40 

5 

10 

5 

- 

- 

24 

16 

- 

12 

28 

27 

13 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

10,616 

21,879 

3,316 

1,585 

2,949 

14,029 

1,948 

2,847 

4,951 

22,749 

20.4 

4,934 

4,264 

23,297 

22.3 

538 

2,385 

4,911 

5,498 

8,832 

6,767 

3,564 

56.3 

3,392 

558 

1,373 

100 

8 

32 

30,835 

147 

29,941 

2,554 

71,887 

27,893 

24,848 

22,853 

23,859 

18,857 

17,433 

2,177 

17 

15 

4 

- 

- 

11 

3 

1 

7 

21 

16.8 

5 

5 

22 

19.4 

- 

5 

4 

10 

10 

2 

1 

49.6 

6 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

32 

- 

30 

2 

81 

23 

28 

14 

24 

17 

13 

2 

41 

51 

4 

3 

18 

26 

18 

13 

7 

54 

19.8 

26 

2 

64 

22.6 

6 

13 

23 

14 

13 

17 

6 

49.3 

19 

2 

- 

4 

- 

- 

86 

2 

89 

3 

271 

77 

70 

26 

73 

39 

38 

12 

9 

31 

6 

- 

4 

21 

4 

1 

5 

30 

21.8 

7 

2 

31 

27.0 

3 

2 

3 

5 

8 

16 

3 

57.4 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

38 

2 

38 

2 

72 

35 

30 

26 

25 

25 

16 

3 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

14,826 

1,375 

1,151 

1,404 

1,244 

47 

1,197 

160 

21 

139 

804 

4,536 

19,136 

1,972 

7,033 

3,633 

12,103 

6,181 

5,254 

789 

934 

772 

664 

404 

305 

1,059 

784 

574 

689 

422 

408 

416 

214 

5,165 

- 

- 

5,165 

5,938 

177 

248 

183 

195 

1,294 

3,749 

14,307 

423 

5 

3 

3 

6 

4 

- 

4 

2 

- 

2 

1 

11 

336 

10 

146 

5 

190 

3 

1 

- 

1 

1 

- 

2 

- 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 

4 

1 

1 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

13 

- 

21 

11 

10 

11 

8 

- 

8 

3 

- 

3 

2 

39 

241 

26 

121 

30 

120 

6 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

4 

4 

8 

17 

19 

8 

- 

2 

10 

- 

- 

10 

2 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

42 

5 

13 

2 

2 

5 

5 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6 

8 

- 

- 

6 

8 

7 

12 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

1 

- 

6 

- 

- 

6 

3 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

2 

20 

- 

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Table 45. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Utah: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Utah 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

3,711 

2,956 

1,573 

4,888 

2,752 

1,224 

417 

15,028 

2,194 

635 

261 

291 

1,277 

1,081 

97 

7 

115 

31 

8 

2 

45 

35 

9 

1 

2 

3 

2 

- 

- 

11 

1 

3 

- 

- 

5 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10 

12 

4 

14 

4 

4 

- 

37 

4 

1 

2 

1 

6 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

9 

2 

6 

3 

- 

- 

14 

4 

2 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

6,808 

1,193,437 

175 

6,808 

786,666 

115,550 

6,808 

780,968 

1,459 

807 

828 

862 

924 

469 

376 

470 

316 

135 

162 

4,427 

187,096 

3,377 

593,872 

682 

5,698 

1,833 

49,971 

737 

54,134 

6,808 

652,052 

95,777 

2,555 

21,388 

1,173 

8,258 

1,825 

16,278 

660 

790 

82 

18,328 

224 

82 

10,620 

129,507 

82 

(D) 

- 

1 

7 

10 

7 

13 

22 

9 

5 

6 

2 

79 

5,965 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

45 

1,910 

22 

211 

82 

8,011 

97,697 

44 

203 

22 

(D) 

37 

359 

17 

12 

509 

196,748 

387 

509 

124,115 

243,842 

509 

123,153 

- 

9 

14 

43 

40 

51 

54 

135 

102 

39 

22 

430 

52,681 

257 

70,472 

112 

963 

206 

12,756 

155 

13,620 

509 

84,403 

165,822 

256 

1,741 

75 

298 

192 

1,212 

102 

105 

48 

2,242 

47 

48 

254 

5,298 

48 

(D) 

7 

12 

13 

4 

12 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

41 

236 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

21 

34 

18 

30 

48 

415 

8,654 

34 

27 

16 

(D) 

25 

12 

10 

1 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

1,778 

14,892 

803 

9,424 

1,248 

5,468 

4,045 

173,573 

6,478 

35,005 

4,712 

25,739 

5,834 

68,809 

2,042 

107,524 

546 

6,377 

1,200 

19,523 

1,258 

11,880 

396 

2,958 

1,827 

27,101 

1,370 

19,271 

1,062 

7,829 

6,421 

34,885 

3,243 

20,647 

3,247 

57,215 

6,808 

178,469 

26,215 

2,864 

86,479 

28 

209 

7 

(D) 

24 

(D) 

47 

1,093 

82 

475 

65 

335 

81 

1,203 

38 

1,859 

15 

159 

18 

217 

19 

(D) 

9 

101 

33 

371 

30 

301 

12 

71 

78 

406 

38 

104 

59 

669 

82 

2,949 

35,964 

64 

59,186 

106 

1,345 

58 

(D) 

62 

(D) 

256 

16,943 

505 

4,464 

462 

3,795 

487 

10,396 

358 

20,222 

93 

1,208 

196 

2,578 

236 

2,329 

62 

394 

272 

3,470 

209 

2,577 

159 

894 

471 

2,751 

236 

1,472 

409 

9,787 

509 

44,722 

87,862 

391 

129,421 

4 

4 

- 

- 

4 

4 

21 

29 

45 

18 

24 

9 

34 

23 

9 

61 

- 

- 

12 

12 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

8 

25 

7 

22 

3 

3 

46 

169 

11 

2 

18 

18 

48 

-128 

-2,671 

16 

3,938 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

222 

494 

335 

519 

400 

894 

3,944 

17,547 

288 

1,052 

1,078 

953 

328 

245 

2,821 

43,855 

186 

1,709 

4,810 

479,680 

4,328 

417,925 

3,756 

112,348 

672 

3,017 

166 

2,723 

478 

111,403 

639 

118,216 

6,808 

4,225,665 

620,691 

3,541 

6,808 

685,372 

5 

6 

8 

14 

12 

19 

18 

46,601 

4 

2 

4 

2 

3 

3 

41 

341 

5 

42 

76 

8,581 

76 

7,053 

44 

1,719 

27 

42 

1 

(D) 

6 

547 

82 

2,192 

82 

58,251 

710,374 

3,178 

82 

9,683 

7 

18 

23 

37 

71 

235 

118 

49,849 

9 

18 

12 

27 

17 

35 

283 

5,010 

21 

213 

386 

58,496 

362 

49,146 

258 

18,073 

95 

858 

26 

(D) 

76 

12,550 

509 

115,909 

509 

554,145 

1,088,694 

2,817 

509 

88,039 

2 

11 

2 

1 

- 

- 

32 

5,976 

- 

22 

2 

8 

- 

- 

11 

33 

- 

- 

37 

166 

37 

120 

14 

195 

24 

27 

- 

- 

- 

- 

48 

114 

48 

15,512 

323,159 

6,919 

48 

1,522 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

634 

32,361 

970 

51,932 

812 

144,313 

502 

28,290 

446 

33,840 

669 

53,646 

808 

40,555 

4,590 

1,826 

392 

6,427 

992,690 

6,416 

942,157 

2,227 

252,236 

2,218 

251,280 

752 

51,489 

12,540 

2,463 

3,520 

494 

238 

93 

7,189 

5,120 

880 

5,276 

7,033 

10,247 

2,062 

10 

1,054 

16 

861 

16 

1,840 

9 

154 

10 

301 

21 

(D) 

19 

259 

44 

34 

4 

78 

15,888 

78 

14,539 

38 

3,789 

38 

3,789 

11 

1,349 

144 

32 

39 

10 

1 

- 

79 

65 

24 

78 

66 

120 

24 

90 

4,373 

110 

7,851 

133 

39,613 

30 

307 

52 

1,532 

95 

3,974 

123 

2,735 

204 

267 

38 

471 

146,335 

471 

143,733 

306 

53,117 

305 

53,015 

34 

2,704 

1,044 

140 

253 

91 

17 

8 

639 

380 

206 

686 

333 

773 

246 

5 

32 

13 

17 

9 

394 

4 

28 

4 

6 

1 

(D) 

14 

16 

37 

9 

2 

46 

2,071 

46 

2,011 

11 

231 

11 

231 

3 

60 

79 

23 

19 

6 

- 

- 

39 

40 

- 

33 

46 

76 

3 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

4,474 

7,835 

1,079 

696 

1,304 

4,756 

689 

1,226 

2,128 

8,266 

19.8 

1,856 

1,898 

8,555 

22.0 

237 

968 

1,601 

2,321 

3,424 

2,643 

1,115 

55.9 

1,381 

124 

23 

14 

17 

6 

12,148 

101 

11,298 

1,011 

22,243 

10,896 

9,007 

7,238 

8,935 

6,382 

6,627 

993 

63 

81 

9 

4 

19 

49 

11 

22 

22 

89 

18.4 

32 

25 

87 

20.9 

2 

15 

15 

31 

55 

18 

8 

54.2 

18 

7 

- 

- 

- 

- 

144 

- 

140 

4 

236 

131 

104 

77 

107 

72 

76 

15 

529 

490 

103 

42 

85 

260 

43 

109 

228 

639 

18.0 

164 

163 

692 

20.0 

21 

127 

212 

223 

264 

141 

31 

50.3 

175 

14 

- 

2 

4 

- 

1,000 

13 

980 

39 

2,092 

907 

763 

507 

782 

518 

484 

157 

19 

60 

8 

14 

10 

28 

12 

6 

23 

38 

13.4 

22 

20 

37 

16.5 

- 

16 

9 

6 

26 

19 

3 

54.7 

16 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

75 

4 

71 

8 

129 

76 

68 

34 

58 

54 

48 

8 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

5,485 

681 

571 

513 

460 

10 

450 

53 

4 

49 

129 

2,042 

8,458 

1,100 

3,906 

1,494 

4,552 

874 

1,924 

517 

581 

683 

407 

302 

277 

766 

323 

113 

41 

68 

340 

364 

458 

2,366 

- 

- 

2,366 

867 

10 

711 

71 

136 

516 

901 

5,882 

183 

58 

8 

7 

12 

10 

- 

10 

2 

- 

2 

4 

38 

180 

24 

(D) 

27 

(D) 

6 

21 

1 

8 

3 

3 

7 

5 

17 

10 

1 

- 

- 

4 

2 

15 

34 

- 

- 

34 

13 

- 

9 

- 

- 

1 

4 

80 

4 

350 

87 

84 

63 

58 

- 

58 

5 

- 

5 

9 

358 

1,763 

220 

824 

267 

939 

23 

60 

22 

19 

35 

37 

37 

36 

138 

75 

19 

8 

4 

73 

12 

17 

204 

- 

- 

204 

13 

2 

161 

- 

6 

6 

11 

470 

11 

44 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

37 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

8 

24 

6 

4 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

8 

17 

11 

- 

- 

11 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

5 

- 

46 

1 

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Table 46. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Vermont: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Vermont 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

2,497 

1,490 

617 

1,329 

471 

453 

152 

5,903 

699 

122 

60 

24 

1,320 

1,137 

89 

28 

21 

5 

5 

3 

122 

12 

44 

16 

6 

16 

10 

4 

- 

71 

3 

7 

1 

- 

21 

17 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

224 

130 

32 

105 

43 

26 

9 

407 

77 

13 

11 

1 

120 

104 

11 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

12 

1 

15 

16 

9 

4 

1 

- 

4 

43 

5 

- 

- 

- 

26 

26 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

43,225 

7,797,979 

180 

43,225 

4,021,306 

93,032 

43,225 

3,960,501 

10,862 

5,094 

4,830 

5,977 

6,275 

3,524 

2,182 

1,723 

972 

876 

910 

20,026 

1,361,462 

25,483 

2,599,039 

6,007 

60,805 

3,586 

101,660 

828 

100,553 

43,225 

3,431,827 

79,394 

23,034 

217,774 

15,107 

126,534 

11,796 

154,511 

2,939 

5,420 

40 

21,637 

541 

40 

33,969 

849,228 

40 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

1 

2 

1 

4 

5 

12 

9 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

27 

(D) 

13 

1,708 

6 

180 

40 

22,839 

570,976 

30 

1,296 

24 

661 

32 

913 

18 

23 

113 

42,152 

373 

113 

36,015 

318,715 

113 

(D) 

- 

3 

5 

6 

7 

7 

9 

26 

22 

22 

6 

100 

18,416 

(D) 

(D) 

53 

(D) 

28 

2,184 

22 

727 

113 

30,363 

268,696 

94 

2,369 

55 

809 

96 

1,262 

56 

83 

59 

1,607 

27 

59 

343 

5,815 

59 

(D) 

4 

25 

15 

10 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

30 

43 

6 

4 

59 

617 

10,450 

40 

44 

21 

3 

33 

11 

4 

(Z)

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

12,999 

432,549 

6,919 

79,022 

8,016 

353,527 

31,281 

859,311 

41,512 

155,147 

25,381 

79,836 

35,991 

245,863 

10,954 

419,426 

3,539 

60,060 

6,832 

74,454 

9,239 

112,995 

2,132 

16,803 

11,675 

136,217 

8,748 

104,154 

6,612 

32,063 

41,386 

126,387 

23,442 

52,155 

16,522 

161,805 

43,225 

834,521 

19,306 

16,556 

76,322 

15 

1,260 

9 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

22 

6,191 

39 

1,239 

38 

657 

40 

1,544 

32 

5,840 

8 

613 

17 

(D) 

30 

456 

12 

134 

23 

300 

18 

236 

13 

65 

38 

342 

19 

(D) 

37 

902 

40 

11,868 

296,711 

28 

441,863 

40 

1,516 

14 

(D) 

36 

(D) 

64 

8,122 

112 

1,791 

101 

931 

109 

2,557 

76 

6,013 

23 

586 

41 

328 

73 

1,032 

20 

77 

64 

1,159 

43 

812 

42 

347 

104 

451 

60 

149 

94 

1,209 

113 

6,298 

55,732 

89 

88,025 

6 

(Z) 

- 

- 

6 

(Z) 

22 

57 

53 

45 

34 

21 

45 

50 

9 

162 

5 

2 

1 

(D) 

4 

(Z) 

- 

- 

12 

70 

7 

49 

9 

20 

56 

133 

7 

(D) 

17 

13 

59 

-182 

-3,090 

25 

6,253 

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,726 

3,957 

2,337 

3,070 

1,785 

3,681 

26,669 

16,088 

2,461 

8,770 

6,040 

5,700 

2,085 

1,613 

15,623 

245,043 

863 

40,933 

32,091 

3,084,067 

28,783 

2,613,010 

29,081 

2,063,507 

2,053 

63,433 

1,929 

46,815 

2,853 

1,146,961 

212 

35,595 

43,225 

36,060,627 

834,254 

4,624 

43,225 

3,723,234 

- 

1 

- 

1 

- 

26 

12 

41,976 

- 

5 

- 

2 

4 

1 

24 

738 

6 

296 

36 

12,411 

36 

9,882 

21 

2,626 

21 

1,534 

1 

(D) 

19 

5,821 

40 

4,914 

40 

96,928 

2,423,192 

4,480 

40 

11,297 

5 

2 

4 

17 

12 

49 

24 

64,021 

- 

- 

6 

5 

7 

6 

69 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

108 

23,990 

105 

15,946 

49 

6,794 

57 

2,359 

12 

211 

36 

7,592 

113 

30,579 

113 

189,024 

1,672,782 

4,484 

113 

24,470 

7 

14 

- 

3 

- 

1 

34 

9,960 

5 

20 

- 

8 

- 

1 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

52 

233 

50 

169 

24 

333 

36 

43 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

59 

103 

59 

11,581 

196,283 

7,206 

59 

1,477 

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

1,441 

107,924 

2,530 

190,880 

2,348 

397,378 

5,209 

1,021,330 

1,676 

237,949 

2,359 

129,607 

4,034 

409,862 

30,128 

10,823 

2,274 

41,017 

5,438,549 

40,951 

5,103,646 

13,173 

2,711,874 

13,097 

2,694,333 

4,610 

352,444 

71,339 

20,702 

18,924 

2,352 

913 

334 

45,085 

25,509 

3,134 

28,599 

41,995 

55,823 

14,771 

1 

(D) 

5 

769 

10 

2,612 

23 

4,172 

7 

1,104 

19 

1,824 

21 

2,718 

10 

28 

2 

38 

10,470 

38 

10,450 

30 

11,187 

30 

11,187 

2 

(D) 

91 

12 

15 

3 

10 

- 

53 

38 

21 

62 

29 

72 

19 

9 

271 

4 

69 

6 

128 

35 

6,787 

15 

594 

57 

4,830 

59 

2,989 

36 

66 

11 

102 

23,681 

102 

23,343 

77 

18,863 

77 

18,809 

8 

(D) 

187 

63 

38 

5 

5 

2 

133 

49 

30 

133 

49 

157 

25 

8 

(D) 

5 

8 

- 

- 

15 

22 

3 

5 

10 

10 

16 

23 

51 

5 

3 

56 

1,568 

56 

1,568 

8 

39 

8 

39 

- 

- 

88 

37 

18 

1 

3 

- 

45 

43 

- 

30 

58 

78 

10 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

26,899 

43,695 

5,776 

3,293 

5,744 

28,882 

4,153 

5,643 

10,255 

50,543 

21.0 

10,199 

8,758 

51,637 

23.0 

1,086 

4,344 

7,152 

12,238 

19,760 

16,812 

9,202 

58.5 

5,996 

845 

168 

259 

1,693 

32 

68,053 

389 

61,377 

9,217 

132,580 

62,232 

52,941 

48,671 

53,033 

39,339 

41,744 

4,352 

56 

35 

10 

4 

4 

17 

9 

6 

18 

58 

18.5 

22 

14 

55 

19.2 

3 

26 

8 

27 

16 

4 

7 

47.6 

29 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

91 

- 

84 

7 

255 

82 

78 

46 

59 

48 

38 

7 

110 

72 

19 

4 

8 

41 

18 

12 

27 

125 

18.5 

35 

15 

132 

21.0 

5 

27 

32 

38 

41 

39 

- 

50.8 

35 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

176 

2 

168 

14 

497 

162 

136 

83 

151 

106 

109 

20 

23 

65 

15 

6 

23 

21 

28 

17 

14 

29 

10.6 

41 

8 

39 

14.6 

3 

12 

7 

15 

22 

22 

7 

55.3 

15 

16 

- 

- 

12 

- 

76 

- 

68 

20 

143 

81 

85 

40 

76 

54 

56 

15 

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328 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

37,362 

2,529 

1,978 

2,764 

2,428 

49 

2,379 

336 

13 

323 

570 

10,954 

39,657 

4,953 

15,680 

8,261 

23,977 

4,595 

13,631 

3,892 

4,064 

4,147 

2,697 

1,737 

1,330 

3,665 

2,127 

966 

374 

1,825 

1,072 

1,206 

1,105 

9,985 

254 

121 

9,610 

17,332 

314 

609 

321 

1,499 

2,161 

5,796 

31,986 

1,129 

21 

3 

3 

16 

15 

- 

15 

1 

- 

1 

- 

32 

234 

24 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

- 

6 

- 

2 

- 

1 

9 

3 

10 

2 

5 

2 

3 

7 

- 

2 

15 

11 

- 

4 

1 

- 

7 

1 

4 

- 

- 

38 

- 

81 

9 

8 

22 

17 

1 

16 

5 

- 

5 

1 

76 

448 

48 

184 

62 

264 

10 

19 

6 

7 

11 

12 

4 

4 

11 

17 

10 

2 

7 

27 

3 

3 

35 

30 

- 

5 

3 

- 

15 

- 

20 

- 

- 

87 

2 

51 

- 

- 

8 

4 

- 

4 

4 

- 

4 

- 

9 

16 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

25 

22 

- 

9 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

27 

4 

10 

9 

- 

- 

9 

- 

- 

- 

6 

2 

- 

1 

54 

10 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 47. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

8,133 

5,878 

1,985 

12,826 

6,391 

1,830 

1,052 

36,823 

4,949 

898 

349 

206 

2,318 

1,485 

87 

44 

579 

59 

60 

54 

263 

103 

3 

6 

2 

22 

9 

- 

1 

31 

7 

1 

1 

- 

4 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

25 

9 

7 

42 

21 

2 

- 

90 

15 

8 

- 

- 

20 

16 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

10 

15 

11 

22 

7 

2 

4 

48 

11 

- 

- 

- 

9 

6 

1 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

35,793 

14,679,857 

410 

35,793 

9,803,451 

273,893 

35,793 

9,634,461 

10,812 

4,452 

3,853 

3,953 

3,387 

2,042 

1,510 

1,872 

1,286 

1,104 

1,522 

17,271 

6,983,383 

14,405 

2,651,078 

5,506 

168,990 

4,503 

68,574 

1,142 

614,755 

35,793 

8,464,073 

236,473 

15,415 

517,903 

14,411 

582,391 

10,198 

305,638 

1,369 

2,714 

239 

233,025 

975 

239 

950,029 

3,975,016 

239 

948,978 

- 

2 

8 

7 

19 

16 

11 

18 

32 

17 

109 

233 

904,805 

60 

44,172 

33 

1,051 

66 

1,719 

51 

63,409 

239 

807,321 

3,377,912 

224 

64,360 

180 

83,879 

159 

29,365 

53 

667 

464 

127,312 

274 

464 

736,162 

1,586,556 

464 

735,436 

- 

18 

27 

25 

56 

37 

37 

61 

35 

48 

120 

419 

635,195 

114 

100,241 

38 

725 

152 

7,156 

124 

119,460 

464 

647,103 

1,394,618 

369 

19,382 

254 

31,306 

259 

8,862 

91 

192 

121 

5,059 

42 

121 

2,753 

22,755 

121 

2,734 

18 

32 

16 

20 

21 

13 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

114 

1,938 

59 

796 

16 

19 

85 

412 

28 

44 

121 

2,705 

22,354 

86 

110 

21 

15 

82 

39 

18 

1 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

8,798 

464,019 

3,874 

48,029 

6,117 

415,990 

20,622 

947,523 

33,099 

284,610 

22,756 

261,816 

27,532 

500,456 

10,484 

2,181,251 

3,103 

231,537 

5,537 

163,766 

5,385 

365,357 

2,809 

61,486 

9,808 

241,961 

7,475 

175,031 

5,371 

66,930 

34,006 

217,803 

13,488 

56,572 

14,320 

1,079,983 

35,793 

1,705,211 

47,641 

12,244 

193,305 

51 

(D) 

10 

47 

45 

(D) 

60 

13,050 

239 

18,232 

222 

21,423 

232 

42,674 

209 

269,864 

68 

37,071 

77 

8,774 

107 

25,588 

87 

6,707 

143 

22,116 

104 

15,698 

89 

6,418 

225 

10,254 

47 

(D) 

200 

146,331 

239 

162,800 

681,172 

154 

1,205,825 

68 

(D) 

24 

197 

48 

(D) 

117 

47,084 

464 

12,671 

397 

12,769 

442 

28,793 

342 

280,114 

84 

20,718 

129 

4,656 

136 

16,964 

100 

1,622 

224 

9,990 

168 

5,617 

143 

4,373 

422 

5,432 

73 

(D) 

359 

135,017 

464 

95,932 

206,751 

313 

412,891 

33 

38 

16 

23 

24 

15 

52 

270 

114 

98 

80 

193 

108 

338 

42 

533 

23 

28 

4 

3 

5 

23 

13 

15 

28 

222 

26 

174 

10 

48 

111 

541 

28 

87 

52 

150 

121 

677 

5,597 

39 

38,094 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

942 

2,144 

1,234 

1,871 

1,568 

4,485 

23,549 

28,095 

1,286 

6,305 

5,895 

5,908 

2,154 

2,001 

11,256 

365,833 

485 

15,633 

24,234 

7,488,625 

20,338 

4,472,130 

18,020 

4,628,666 

14,887 

1,689,377 

3,061 

1,164,050 

4,532 

3,545,579 

824 

759,180 

35,793 

40,943,212 

1,143,889 

2,789 

35,792 

4,354,524 

2 

8 

6 

7 

10 

121 

85 

269,376 

- 

11 

6 

10 

7 

51 

149 

20,092 

4 

47 

237 

213,309 

237 

188,782 

39 

2,786 

220 

152,765 

10 

4,722 

125 

111,492 

239 

149,652 

239 

1,623,446 

6,792,660 

6,967 

239 

201,356 

4 

25 

14 

44 

33 

193 

151 

220,546 

5 

19 

18 

34 

19 

56 

250 

6,873 

20 

300 

447 

89,229 

446 

75,173 

98 

22,102 

417 

65,843 

14 

5,326 

150 

45,654 

464 

609,334 

464 

853,732 

1,839,940 

6,706 

464 

154,472 

2 

11 

9 

14 

2 

1 

82 

9,860 

13 

20 

25 

17 

7 

- 

43 

629 

12 

124 

117 

2,113 

114 

1,912 

42 

1,154 

103 

1,047 

13 

99 

- 

- 

121 

194 

121 

79,111 

653,808 

15,638 

121 

3,456 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

1,424 

190,000 

3,279 

228,222 

1,011 

130,447 

2,403 

1,174,102 

2,157 

2,081,326 

3,441 

1,442,767 

2,301 

175,909 

28,162 

5,421 

2,210 

33,691 

10,086,599 

33,583 

8,891,705 

7,680 

5,881,207 

7,631 

5,788,152 

3,843 

1,287,949 

64,290 

13,164 

19,142 

2,098 

948 

441 

36,430 

26,868 

4,963 

25,623 

37,675 

50,960 

12,338 

24 

6,605 

27 

12,414 

15 

1,107 

39 

15,796 

38 

52,708 

64 

64,459 

81 

38,112 

118 

99 

22 

217 

145,817 

217 

132,895 

121 

101,113 

121 

100,130 

31 

13,905 

556 

84 

71 

50 

22 

12 

362 

150 

235 

355 

157 

315 

197 

41 

3,164 

47 

3,197 

31 

2,389 

48 

959 

69 

2,744 

100 

(D) 

168 

8,776 

291 

118 

55 

409 

90,707 

409 

(D) 

173 

(D) 

173 

(D) 

40 

3,571 

932 

154 

221 

41 

39 

9 

587 

324 

274 

634 

277 

582 

329 

- 

- 

18 

784 

7 

31 

19 

88 

12 

17 

9 

(D) 

20 

23 

106 

5 

10 

111 

4,014 

111 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

3 

3 

225 

60 

38 

8 

14 

1 

83 

137 

19 

88 

132 

194 

26 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

25,150 

38,148 

5,408 

2,761 

5,679 

24,300 

3,876 

4,568 

9,493 

45,361 

20.0 

8,602 

8,534 

46,162 

22.1 

784 

3,357 

7,124 

11,316 

18,685 

15,366 

6,666 

58.1 

4,788 

2,947 

592 

866 

90 

78 

60,821 

851 

55,165 

8,133 

116,084 

54,878 

47,746 

36,304 

45,462 

34,680 

34,023 

3,483 

313 

199 

35 

18 

33 

113 

36 

59 

90 

327 

19.5 

85 

75 

352 

22.0 

6 

50 

78 

125 

143 

90 

20 

53.1 

66 

38 

4 

19 

1 

- 

478 

10 

479 

33 

1,183 

430 

414 

126 

404 

291 

208 

70 

478 

433 

93 

35 

74 

231 

48 

63 

200 

600 

18.7 

99 

168 

644 

21.4 

12 

73 

166 

171 

287 

147 

55 

53.8 

119 

74 

4 

10 

- 

2 

883 

12 

839 

72 

1,852 

778 

750 

292 

704 

481 

398 

150 

64 

156 

15 

16 

38 

87 

8 

58 

37 

117 

14.3 

65 

35 

120 

16.4 

5 

44 

20 

27 

54 

56 

14 

53.1 

49 

14 

10 

9 

- 

- 

192 

9 

212 

8 

374 

174 

168 

119 

151 

154 

113 

25 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

28,864 

2,396 

2,074 

3,694 

3,364 

54 

3,310 

330 

21 

309 

839 

10,484 

228,588 

5,505 

57,836 

8,472 

170,752 

11,523 

12,323 

1,587 

1,560 

1,324 

1,030 

654 

443 

1,526 

1,235 

996 

1,592 

2,212 

1,437 

4,618 

1,615 

7,716 

- 

- 

7,716 

9,088 

127 

420 

445 

578 

1,930 

5,607 

30,111 

946 

94 

49 

47 

89 

72 

5 

67 

17 

- 

17 

7 

209 

26,610 

165 

7,064 

182 

19,546 

9 

69 

7 

16 

14 

11 

15 

6 

25 

24 

21 

22 

4 

42 

111 

22 

42 

- 

- 

42 

1 

- 

5 

2 

6 

1 

3 

213 

8 

264 

61 

58 

132 

111 

6 

105 

21 

2 

19 

7 

342 

24,338 

260 

6,705 

279 

17,633 

99 

143 

19 

32 

35 

14 

12 

20 

34 

40 

6 

10 

10 

121 

214 

24 

32 

- 

- 

32 

9 

- 

39 

- 

12 

3 

- 

431 

2 

100 

8 

8 

10 

4 

- 

4 

6 

4 

2 

3 

42 

98 

24 

35 

30 

63 

65 

41 

9 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

28 

45 

15 

20 

- 

- 

20 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

10 

105 

1 

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Table 48. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Washington: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Washington 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

8,327 

7,237 

2,072 

10,087 

6,079 

2,147 

1,308 

30,338 

3,696 

926 

475 

358 

2,215 

1,831 

207 

10 

206 

58 

29 

5 

- 

158 

36 

48 

37 

97 

41 

20 

9 

168 

37 

18 

8 

8 

23 

21 

1 

- 

4 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

105 

97 

48 

172 

87 

45 

24 

375 

54 

13 

7 

15 

59 

48 

3 

- 

8 

4 

2 

- 

- 

1 

34 

48 

13 

39 

3 

6 

1 

90 

16 

13 

2 

- 

39 

36 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

23,622 

3,662,178 

155 

23,622 

763,373 

32,316 

23,622 

754,279 

6,536 

4,382 

3,565 

3,631 

2,911 

1,247 

506 

386 

137 

157 

164 

13,201 

153,117 

13,106 

601,162 

1,874 

9,094 

1,700 

11,199 

208 

2,609 

23,622 

671,326 

28,420 

9,185 

23,076 

4,653 

8,031 

4,378 

12,911 

1,036 

423 

6 

244 

41 

6 

127 

21,108 

6 

(D) 

1 

1 

- 

- 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

3 

24 

6 

134 

22,277 

4 

1 

4 

(D) 

5 

5 

3 

(Z)

18 

3,476 

193 

18 

4,389 

243,807 

18 

(D) 

- 

1 

1 

6 

- 

2 

1 

4 

- 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

18 

4,020 

223,323 

10 

30 

4 

(D) 

13 

41 

7 

7 

30 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

143 

4,773 

30 

(D) 

7 

8 

9 

1 

3 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

18 

45 

4 

(D) 

30 

403 

13,433 

10 

4 

2 

(D) 

14 

7 

6 

(Z)

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

6,957 

130,916 

3,703 

37,643 

4,392 

93,273 

16,225 

195,412 

22,418 

38,625 

11,277 

21,115 

17,939 

56,060 

3,088 

45,354 

1,086 

10,475 

1,867 

13,039 

2,578 

11,528 

671 

1,815 

4,996 

33,448 

3,958 

26,454 

2,738 

6,994 

22,994 

30,943 

10,686 

10,434 

6,165 

28,144 

23,622 

134,060 

5,675 

8,749 

28,454 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 

4 

5 

11 

3 

(D) 

3 

46 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

3 

18 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

3 

4 

1 

(D) 

4 

22 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D)

6 

394 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

12 

2,351 

18 

131 

15 

77 

16 

238 

4 

353 

8 

(D) 

6 

62 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

90 

10 

43 

8 

47 

16 

25 

9 

(D) 

13 

74 

18 

523 

29,032 

9 

83,369 

12 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

23 

(D) 

24 

26 

21 

23 

27 

(D) 

14 

77 

1 

(D) 

3 

2 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

11 

58 

10 

(D) 

30 

33 

3 

3 

15 

34 

30 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D)

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

1,670 

2,984 

1,346 

1,407 

609 

733 

14,873 

7,724 

2,301 

6,036 

3,074 

2,735 

546 

181 

5,315 

42,013 

138 

3,033 

19,545 

947,710 

18,079 

736,151 

16,406 

1,016,457 

581 

1,660 

330 

9,683 

375 

56,909 

54 

4,078 

23,622 

9,720,029 

411,482 

2,654 

23,622 

1,325,672 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

5 

6,579 

- 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

6 

98 

6 

85 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

6 

31 

6 

583 

97,114 

2,388 

6 

340 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

9 

25,305 

- 

5 

- 

2 

- 

2 

11 

154 

- 

- 

17 

1,572 

17 

1,359 

11 

946 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

18 

4,004 

18 

13,366 

742,583 

3,845 

18 

1,178 

5 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

23 

12,929 

2 

4 

4 

11 

2 

- 

9 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

24 

337 

24 

169 

21 

(D) 

15 

17 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30 

43 

30 

8,822 

294,073 

4,130 

30 

797 

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

1,049 

40,842 

2,115 

71,314 

251 

28,200 

1,201 

68,191 

441 

16,102 

1,397 

28,901 

1,204 

22,417 

18,886 

4,120 

616 

23,029 

2,892,867 

23,006 

2,798,043 

4,767 

871,282 

4,736 

864,135 

1,262 

101,971 

38,409 

11,545 

10,275 

1,180 

470 

152 

24,625 

13,498 

453 

14,082 

24,041 

31,017 

7,106 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

3 

19 

3 

(D) 

3 

1 

2 

4 

228 

4 

228 

3 

16 

3 

16 

- 

- 

19 

- 

5 

- 

- 

1 

9 

5 

4 

4 

10 

7 

7 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

9 

7 

2 

16 

2,246 

16 

(D) 

9 

1,428 

9 

(D) 

5 

198 

36 

4 

11 

2 

1 

- 

20 

16 

3 

19 

17 

25 

11 

1 

(D) 

4 

6 

- 

- 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

4 

(D) 

7 

130 

30 

- 

- 

30 

2,136 

30 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

51 

11 

17 

2 

- 

- 

26 

25 

- 

28 

23 

48 

3 

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

14,042 

24,081 

3,189 

1,693 

3,050 

16,149 

2,640 

3,529 

6,026 

25,928 

20.6 

6,503 

5,332 

26,288 

22.2 

673 

2,542 

4,508 

7,009 

10,058 

8,861 

4,472 

57.5 

3,645 

388 

81 

53 

35 

6 

37,730 

218 

32,963 

5,160 

70,115 

34,201 

29,255 

27,313 

27,640 

20,768 

23,176 

1,299 

1 

13 

1 

1 

2 

9 

1 

4 

2 

7 

17.1 

3 

2 

9 

20.9 

- 

1 

2 

4 

6 

1 

- 

52.6 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14 

- 

10 

4 

23 

10 

9 

4 

11 

7 

4 

1 

13 

23 

3 

4 

4 

12 

- 

4 

13 

19 

15.4 

4 

4 

28 

21.5 

2 

3 

6 

13 

8 

3 

1 

49.9 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

36 

- 

35 

1 

69 

32 

24 

20 

29 

19 

18 

2 

24 

27 

7 

2 

9 

9 

6 

7 

8 

30 

21.0 

10 

6 

35 

22.8 

- 

8 

5 

6 

6 

24 

2 

57.2 

8 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

50 

- 

38 

13 

81 

44 

39 

33 

39 

29 

30 

3 

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

21,963 

945 

698 

487 

432 

10 

422 

55 

7 

48 

227 

3,088 

9,025 

990 

2,584 

2,520 

6,441 

1,928 

6,280 

2,326 

2,821 

2,810 

1,838 

1,278 

868 

2,124 

988 

272 

89 

253 

600 

586 

400 

7,939 

- 

- 

7,939 

9,421 

95 

149 

227 

651 

931 

2,370 

16,528 

620 

2 

- 

- 

3 

1 

- 

1 

2 

- 

2 

1 

3 

31 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

2 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

6 

- 

11 

- 

- 

6 

6 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

1 

4 

25 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

3 

1 

1 

4 

1 

2 

- 

3 

- 

1 

- 

1 

3 

4 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

5 

- 

3 

- 

1 

13 

- 

26 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

14 

27 

- 

- 

14 

27 

4 

13 

- 

4 

6 

- 

1 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

10 

5 

- 

- 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

2 

24 

- 

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Table 49. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – West Virginia: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

West Virginia 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

5,863 

3,652 

960 

4,769 

2,898 

1,094 

207 

20,643 

2,415 

325 

139 

100 

925 

642 

73 

15 

156 

40 

29 

43 

51 

46 

3 

3 

- 

4 

- 

- 

- 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

1 

1 

2 

3 

1 

- 

16 

2 

- 

- 

- 

2 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 

1 

5 

13 

7 

- 

- 

30 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

4 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 

Land in farms ....................................................... acres 

 Average size of farms .................................. acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 ................................................... 

 $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 $249,999 ........................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 ........................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ......................................... 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ........................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

64,793 

14,318,630 

221 

64,793 

11,554,005 

178,322 

64,793 

11,427,423 

11,680 

6,368 

5,948 

6,347 

7,680 

5,127 

5,633 

6,948 

4,310 

2,553 

2,199 

44,332 

4,067,436 

31,055 

7,359,987 

27,462 

126,583 

5,088 

58,576 

1,153 

124,835 

64,793 

9,652,703 

148,978 

37,160 

719,654 

32,226 

355,396 

31,281 

693,053 

5,871 

10,075 

324 

125,128 

386 

324 

110,084 

339,764 

324 

109,283 

- 

4 

2 

12 

34 

53 

80 

71 

34 

13 

21 

314 

69,115 

268 

40,168 

136 

800 

71 

1,422 

56 

5,880 

324 

93,797 

289,496 

272 

12,231 

112 

5,279 

235 

8,213 

111 

423 

1,108 

258,923 

234 

1,108 

253,505 

228,795 

1,108 

251,419 

14 

17 

25 

46 

116 

114 

181 

307 

156 

99 

33 

990 

64,541 

786 

186,878 

434 

2,085 

254 

11,800 

217 

11,915 

1,108 

174,718 

157,687 

873 

8,563 

342 

2,732 

804 

8,487 

391 

479 

105 

3,705 

35 

105 

746 

7,104 

105 

713 

9 

25 

34 

13 

19 

5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

89 

547 

51 

166 

18 

33 

76 

233 

14 

8 

105 

1,110 

10,576 

53 

29 

27 

12 

71 

52 

21 

3 

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate .......................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid ......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

17,702 

475,309 

9,291 

181,947 

11,064 

293,362 

36,683 

2,024,483 

61,125 

425,508 

46,452 

272,795 

54,577 

787,349 

16,916 

1,052,738 

3,399 

65,389 

23,991 

357,092 

19,438 

591,602 

5,573 

63,585 

26,355 

522,703 

21,616 

401,416 

14,608 

121,287 

61,827 

329,321 

29,962 

260,652 

33,029 

656,075 

64,793 

2,387,091 

36,842 

32,906 

93,215 

171 

3,526 

85 

1,693 

120 

1,833 

261 

7,933 

313 

3,793 

236 

2,684 

310 

7,111 

170 

14,437 

22 

1,429 

186 

2,695 

157 

10,392 

52 

1,314 

199 

4,924 

165 

3,281 

131 

1,643 

310 

2,335 

241 

973 

201 

4,526 

324 

19,923 

61,490 

251 

108,184 

446 

6,529 

258 

2,080 

286 

4,449 

803 

41,072 

1,094 

7,870 

897 

6,132 

1,047 

19,378 

594 

21,991 

108 

1,490 

638 

6,096 

545 

10,261 

209 

1,094 

707 

10,802 

586 

7,739 

442 

3,063 

1,019 

5,002 

722 

4,160 

798 

13,059 

1,108 

85,683 

77,331 

848 

110,426 

26 

26 

12 

20 

19 

6 

41 

100 

93 

62 

65 

97 

82 

141 

19 

146 

6 

10 

18 

27 

5 

13 

11 

6 

30 

90 

22 

63 

16 

27 

101 

238 

31 

16 

35 

47 

105 

-252 

-2,403 

47 

6,457 

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346 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss .................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 ............................................... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................... 

 $10,000 to $24,999 ........................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ....................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ........................................................ farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales .................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Average per acre ....................................... dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

2,169 

5,238 

3,789 

5,927 

4,483 

11,300 

31,887 

21,332 

2,487 

9,657 

7,455 

7,269 

2,811 

2,208 

37,717 

485,788 

630 

19,884 

56,590 

10,085,021 

49,304 

9,234,611 

29,265 

963,603 

3,284 

454,362 

7,650 

231,622 

16,381 

5,588,256 

1,537 

248,611 

64,793 

70,212,318 

1,083,640 

4,904 

64,793 

10,152,321 

2 

25 

21 

69 

33 

101 

73 

99,059 

4 

9 

7 

19 

9 

25 

245 

3,636 

6 

(D) 

320 

91,954 

319 

83,544 

216 

9,694 

56 

26,207 

20 

447 

76 

(D) 

324 

20,919 

324 

657,998 

2,030,858 

5,259 

324 

74,947 

14 

42 

42 

138 

122 

490 

260 

30,607 

25 

41 

48 

54 

60 

32 

795 

6,896 

33 

(D) 

1,074 

167,573 

1,067 

145,270 

650 

33,801 

223 

4,308 

35 

1,096 

304 

52,426 

1,108 

227,498 

1,108 

1,163,264 

1,049,877 

4,493 

1,108 

193,035 

11 

19 

8 

6 

3 

- 

58 

9,582 

11 

23 

7 

14 

2 

1 

38 

112 

3 

(Z) 

94 

1,476 

93 

941 

31 

278 

38 

62 

6 

153 

2 

(D) 

105 

194 

105 

25,523 

243,077 

6,889 

105 

5,334 

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ...................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................ farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners ......................................................... farms 

Tenants ............................................................... farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ....................................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ...................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others .......................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................ 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................ 

 2 producers .......................................................... 

 3 producers .......................................................... 

 4 producers .......................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ..................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming .................................................................... 

 Other ........................................................................ 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ..................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ............................................... 

8,456 

983,645 

7,428 

746,331 

1,460 

126,149 

14,665 

2,227,504 

15,075 

2,836,372 

15,871 

2,069,420 

7,933 

611,231 

42,174 

19,350 

3,269 

61,695 

10,663,290 

61,524 

9,541,492 

22,777 

4,810,873 

22,619 

4,777,138 

15,339 

1,155,533 

111,992 

27,673 

30,986 

3,834 

1,565 

735 

71,838 

38,509 

7,678 

51,078 

59,269 

88,288 

22,059 

46 

9,343 

32 

9,552 

9 

(D) 

75 

12,990 

90 

26,713 

186 

28,697 

145 

31,336 

153 

153 

18 

306 

64,546 

306 

61,142 

172 

64,026 

171 

63,986 

47 

3,444 

663 

95 

181 

27 

8 

13 

403 

219 

92 

440 

182 

546 

76 

159 

9,627 

134 

10,404 

37 

1,920 

191 

11,722 

348 

24,126 

642 

41,677 

523 

20,031 

505 

497 

106 

1,007 

177,030 

1,002 

171,037 

606 

88,043 

603 

87,886 

109 

6,150 

2,198 

324 

584 

128 

57 

15 

1,391 

773 

299 

1,584 

580 

1,808 

356 

5 

10 

7 

34 

4 

(D) 

12 

63 

10 

83 

21 

107 

23 

130 

96 

6 

3 

102 

4,155 

102 

3,309 

9 

396 

9 

396 

27 

846 

182 

38 

60 

5 

1 

1 

89 

92 

5 

68 

113 

156 

25 

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348 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ............................................................................ 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more .................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years ............................................................... 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ....................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ....................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................. 

 Asian ......................................................................... 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ......................................................................... 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ................................ 

 Livestock decisions ................................................... 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ............................................................ farms 

Limited Liability Company .................................... farms 

46,196 

64,151 

8,584 

3,992 

8,304 

43,271 

5,433 

6,723 

13,343 

84,848 

23.3 

11,994 

11,993 

86,360 

25.4 

1,969 

8,320 

13,256 

21,984 

33,277 

22,214 

9,327 

56.0 

11,543 

649 

178 

512 

73 

22 

109,383 

179 

101,143 

9,204 

216,013 

97,482 

83,113 

66,641 

83,086 

64,110 

62,262 

6,284 

339 

283 

82 

33 

35 

133 

63 

73 

96 

390 

17.3 

92 

105 

425 

21.2 

33 

116 

119 

117 

165 

64 

8 

47.7 

161 

4 

1 

- 

18 

- 

602 

1 

580 

42 

1,831 

560 

474 

433 

496 

333 

295 

35 

1,188 

976 

315 

75 

131 

455 

179 

215 

389 

1,381 

18.0 

353 

342 

1,469 

20.4 

109 

399 

450 

419 

530 

212 

45 

47.2 

565 

19 

7 

13 

3 

- 

2,138 

3 

2,071 

93 

5,419 

1,962 

1,694 

1,433 

1,675 

1,246 

1,072 

178 

55 

126 

24 

15 

29 

58 

11 

34 

31 

105 

15.2 

38 

33 

110 

16.7 

5 

- 

23 

44 

50 

47 

12 

57.3 

5 

1 

- 

4 

- 

- 

176 

1 

161 

20 

287 

155 

151 

102 

134 

92 

103 

25 

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ..................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ............................................... farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ........................................ farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days ......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ..................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ....................................................... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................ 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................. 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) .......................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

55,135 

4,599 

3,739 

3,691 

3,377 

37 

3,340 

314 

25 

289 

1,368 

16,916 

72,425 

9,458 

33,026 

11,814 

39,399 

5,923 

16,919 

4,540 

6,336 

5,888 

4,490 

3,425 

2,634 

8,118 

4,180 

1,619 

721 

16,730 

1,611 

1,451 

1,699 

15,165 

25 

- 

15,140 

10,464 

1,017 

8,099 

518 

935 

1,913 

5,191 

49,312 

2,353 

243 

30 

22 

46 

40 

- 

40 

6 

6 

- 

5 

170 

1,044 

89 

401 

127 

643 

9 

51 

17 

34 

43 

36 

9 

18 

64 

19 

11 

13 

53 

19 

5 

12 

39 

- 

- 

39 

58 

4 

79 

2 

12 

19 

22 

212 

15 

860 

124 

111 

99 

86 

4 

82 

13 

2 

11 

25 

594 

2,352 

356 

927 

443 

1,425 

72 

178 

55 

102 

116 

97 

88 

57 

234 

83 

22 

4 

166 

180 

22 

38 

109 

- 

- 

109 

34 

2 

473 

2 

63 

3 

16 

770 

31 

92 

4 

3 

7 

7 

- 

7 

- 

- 

- 

2 

19 

47 

5 

10 

18 

37 

33 

53 

3 

5 

8 

- 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

28 

15 

11 

19 

- 

- 

19 

3 

- 

- 

3 

5 

10 

8 

94 

1 

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350 2017 Census of Agriculture

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Table 50. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wisconsin: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wisconsin 

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ....................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................ farms 

 Solar panels ..................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines ................................................... farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) .......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ........................................ farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............. farms 

 Other ................................................................ farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

14,608 

7,742 

5,221 

17,272 

8,674 

3,978 

919 

53,915 

8,205 

1,640 

594 

439 

2,935 

1,576 

340 

32 

1,183 

10 

1 

1 

35 

223 

44 

21 

45 

86 

43 

28 

3 

261 

45 

12 

2 

4 

48 

38 

9 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

276 

90 

131 

242 

122 

39 

15 

858 

190 

38 

10 

12 

182 

155 

9 

1 

19 

- 

1 

- 

3 

5 

22 

17 

14 

28 

17 

10 

4 

98 

7 

- 

- 

- 

27 

27 

3 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. 
 

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[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................... number 

Land in farms ........................................................ acres 

 Average size of farms ................................... acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

 PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT

 PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Total sales ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Farms by economic class: 

 Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................. 

 $1,000 to $2,499 .................................................. 

 $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 $249,999 .......................................... 

 $250,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 

 $500,0000 to $999,999 ........................................ 

 $1,000,000 or more .............................................. 

 Value of- 

 Crops, including nursery and 

 greenhouse crops ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Government payments .................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT)

Food sold directly to - 

 Consumers ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for 

 local or regionally branded products 

 (see text) ....................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1

 ........................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 

 purchased ...................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Chemicals purchased ...................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ........ farms 

 $1,000 

11,938 

29,004,884 

2,430 

11,938 

1,502,331 

125,844 

11,938 

1,472,113 

3,397 

980 

855 

994 

1,265 

887 

912 

1,251 

794 

395 

208 

4,361 

318,200 

7,005 

1,153,913 

2,097 

30,218 

569 

3,510 

80 

18,548 

11,938 

1,332,093 

111,584 

3,584 

50,851 

3,835 

20,546 

2,173 

26,655 

318 

522 

12 

45,507 

3,792 

12 

4,314 

359,499 

12 

3,980 

- 

- 

- 

1 

- 

- 

1 

4 

3 

3 

- 

11 

3,158 

7 

822 

12 

334 

2 

(D) 

- 

- 

12 

3,900 

324,989 

9 

559 

8 

192 

10 

309 

1 

(D)

45 

119,997 

2,667 

45 

11,490 

255,342 

45 

10,589 

- 

1 

- 

1 

9 

7 

6 

9 

8 

2 

2 

45 

8,956 

13 

1,634 

33 

901 

6 

398 

8 

(D) 

45 

10,556 

234,583 

24 

1,101 

21 

280 

36 

783 

2 

(D)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 

Total farm production expenses 1

 - Con. 

 Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Breeding livestock purchased or leased ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Other livestock and poultry purchased or 

 leased (see text) ........................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Feed purchased ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Utilities ............................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ...... farms 

 $1,000 

 Hired farm labor ............................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Contract labor .................................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Customwork and custom hauling ..................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing 

 fees ................................................................ farms 

 $1,000 

 Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 

 equipment, and farm share of vehicles .......... farms 

 $1,000 

 Interest expense .............................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Secured by real estate ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

 Not secured by real estate ........................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Property taxes paid .......................................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

 services for livestock (see text) ...................... farms 

 $1,000 

 All other production expenses (see text) ......... farms 

 $1,000 

NET CASH FARM INCOME 

Net cash farm income of operations .................... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ....................................... dollars 

 Farms with net gains 2

 .................................. number 

 Average net gain .................................... dollars 

4,226 

225,734 

2,939 

71,479 

2,089 

154,254 

8,893 

232,319 

11,276 

78,037 

8,514 

56,889 

9,655 

112,608 

3,025 

154,368 

1,321 

13,528 

2,389 

22,771 

3,732 

76,389 

857 

8,390 

4,181 

77,388 

3,250 

59,112 

2,423 

18,276 

11,308 

55,168 

7,365 

32,218 

5,453 

88,233 

11,938 

266,381 

22,314 

4,739 

92,902 

5 

180 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

134 

12 

253 

12 

299 

12 

422 

7 

153 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

10 

419 

3 

14 

7 

246 

6 

220 

4 

26 

12 

176 

8 

(D) 

11 

418 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

85,377 

5 

76 

5 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

15 

482 

44 

959 

41 

701 

41 

1,172 

23 

1,674 

5 

(D) 

24 

(D) 

21 

669 

14 

253 

32 

564 

19 

346 

23 

218 

35 

219 

14 

(D) 

37 

1,060 

45 

(D) 

(D) 

27 

124,957 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

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Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. 

Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 

 Farms with net gains 2

 - Con. 

 Gain of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

 Farms with net losses ................................... number 

 Average net loss ..................................... dollars 

 Loss of- 

 Less than $1,000 .............................................. 

 $1,000 to $4,999 .............................................. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................................. 

 $10,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 

 $25,000 to $49,999 .......................................... 

 $50,000 or more ............................................... 

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources .............. farms 

 $1,000 

 Agri-tourism and recreational services ............ farms 

 $1,000 

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Harvested cropland ......................................... farms 

 acres 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

 cropland and woodland pastured ...................... farms 

 acres 

Irrigated land ....................................................... farms 

 acres 

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

 Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 

 Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................... farms 

 acres 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs .......... farms 

 acres 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic product sales ................................. farms 

 $1,000 

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and buildings ..... farms 

 $1,000 

 Average per farm ........................................ dollars 

 Average per acre ........................................ dollars 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment .......................................................... farms 

 $1,000 

314 

658 

470 

838 

652 

1,807 

7,199 

24,154 

452 

1,830 

1,463 

1,761 

869 

824 

4,935 

96,143 

523 

29,064 

7,130 

2,587,456 

6,164 

1,544,826 

9,171 

25,703,123 

6,090 

1,567,599 

384 

160,988 

1,338 

3,432,010 

57 

10,817 

11,938 

22,590,758 

1,892,340 

779 

11,895 

1,508,809 

- 

1 

- 

2 

2 

6 

1 

(D) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

11 

471 

- 

- 

12 

26,933 

12 

12,990 

10 

18,032 

8 

3,629 

5 

(D) 

11 

20,882 

12 

1,058 

12 

34,239 

2,853,262 

752 

12 

3,685 

1 

1 

2 

9 

4 

10 

18 

(D) 

3 

4 

1 

1 

4 

5 

27 

1,826 

1 

(D) 

45 

88,176 

45 

38,578 

16 

30,980 

23 

3,955 

4 

(D) 

31 

52,145 

45 

9,758 

45 

119,375 

2,652,784 

995 

45 

18,243 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................. farms 

 acres 

Land artificially drained by ditches ....................... farms 

 acres 

Land under conservation easement .................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which no-till practices were 

 used ................................................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no 

 till, practices were used (see text) ..................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices 

 were used (see text) .......................................... farms 

 acres 

Cropland planted to a cover crop 

 (excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 

 acres 

TENURE

Full owners .......................................................... farms 

Part owners .......................................................... farms 

Tenants ................................................................ farms 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ......................................................... farms 

 acres 

 Owned land in farms ........................................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased from others ....................... farms 

 acres 

 Rented or leased land in farms ........................ farms 

 acres 

Land rented or leased to others ........................... farms 

 acres 

TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER

 OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT)

Total producers (see text) ............................................. 

 Farms by number of producers: 

 1 producer ............................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................... 

 5 or more producers ............................................. 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) 

Sex of producers: 

 Male ......................................................................... 

 Female ...................................................................... 

Hired managers (see text) ............................................ 

Primary occupation: 

 Farming ..................................................................... 

 Other ......................................................................... 

Place of residence: 

 On farm operated ...................................................... 

 Not on farm operated ................................................ 

387 

105,669 

1,247 

269,341 

211 

277,532 

575 

150,102 

541 

181,377 

1,198 

344,255 

458 

40,725 

8,235 

2,949 

754 

11,226 

20,530,307 

11,184 

19,598,777 

3,756 

9,504,724 

3,703 

9,406,107 

1,320 

1,030,147 

22,212 

4,231 

6,294 

785 

426 

202 

12,870 

8,816 

1,611 

9,556 

12,130 

17,227 

4,459 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3 

1,915 

1 

(D) 

10 

17,004 

2 

(D) 

1 

11 

- 

12 

19,700 

12 

17,520 

11 

27,987 

11 

27,987 

2 

(D) 

21 

5 

6 

- 

1 

- 

13 

8 

4 

17 

4 

21 

- 

- 

- 

4 

16,090 

- 

- 

8 

9,084 

12 

(D) 

29 

51,228 

5 

(D) 

10 

20 

15 

33 

64,579 

30 

54,494 

35 

65,503 

35 

65,503 

7 

(D) 

78 

20 

18 

6 

1 

- 

48 

30 

13 

45 

33 

56 

22 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3

 (SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Days of work off farm: 

 None ......................................................................... 

 Any ........................................................................... 

 1 to 49 days .......................................................... 

 50 to 99 days ........................................................ 

 100 to 199 days .................................................... 

 200 days or more ................................................. 

Years on present farm: 

 2 years or less .......................................................... 

 3 or 4 years .............................................................. 

 5 to 9 years ............................................................... 

 10 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on present farm ................................ 

Years operating any farm (see text): 

 5 years or less .......................................................... 

 6 to 10 years ............................................................. 

 11 years or more ...................................................... 

 Average years on any farm ...................................... 

Age group: 

 Under 25 years ......................................................... 

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 

 65 to 74 years ........................................................... 

 75 years and over ..................................................... 

 Average age ............................................................. 

Young producers (see text) .......................................... 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ......... 

Producers by race: 

 American Indian or Alaska Native ............................ 

 Asian ........................................................................ 

 Black or African American ........................................ 

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................ 

 White ........................................................................ 

 More than one race reported .................................... 

Military service (see text): 

 Never served ............................................................ 

 Served ...................................................................... 

Number of persons living in producers' 

 households (see text) ................................................. 

On farm involvement in decision making (see text): 

 Day-to-day decisions ................................................ 

 Land use and/or crop decisions ............................... 

 Livestock decisions .................................................. 

 Record keeping and/or financial management ......... 

 Estate planning or succession planning ................... 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

 producer's household and/or extended family 

 (see text) ........................................................... farms 

Limited Liability Company ................................... farms 

8,009 

13,677 

2,235 

945 

2,115 

8,382 

1,326 

2,080 

3,613 

14,667 

19.3 

3,342 

2,928 

15,416 

22.2 

377 

1,523 

2,832 

3,603 

5,990 

5,074 

2,287 

57.1 

2,185 

412 

222 

23 

13 

4 

21,246 

178 

19,375 

2,311 

38,727 

19,066 

16,643 

16,179 

16,286 

13,062 

11,186 

1,316 

15 

6 

3 

- 

2 

1 

- 

- 

- 

21 

31.3 

- 

2 

19 

31.4 

- 

1 

3 

4 

5 

6 

2 

57.3 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

21 

- 

20 

1 

40 

19 

16 

9 

21 

19 

12 

1 

38 

40 

4 

2 

10 

24 

3 

6 

8 

61 

22.1 

7 

8 

63 

25.2 

1 

6 

17 

10 

17 

20 

7 

55.6 

7 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

75 

- 

73 

5 

181 

67 

60 

26 

61 

50 

41 

14 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES

Family or individual ............................................. farms 

Partnership .......................................................... farms 

 Registered under State law ............................. farms 

Corporation .......................................................... farms 

 Family held ...................................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

 Other than family held ...................................... farms 

 More than 10 stockholders .......................... farms 

 10 or less stockholders ................................ farms 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

 association, American Indian 

 Reservation, etc. ................................................ farms 

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................... farms 

 workers 

 Workers by days worked: 

 150 days or more ......................................... farms 

 workers 

 Less than 150 days .......................................... farms 

 workers 

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................... 

50 to 69 acres ............................................................... 

70 to 99 acres ............................................................... 

100 to 139 acres ........................................................... 

140 to 179 acres ........................................................... 

180 to 219 acres ........................................................... 

220 to 259 acres ........................................................... 

260 to 499 acres ........................................................... 

500 to 999 acres ........................................................... 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 

2,000 acres or more ...................................................... 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................... 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

 production (1114) ........................................................ 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................ 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 

 crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ...................... 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................... 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................... 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................... 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

 1129) (see text) ........................................................... 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access ......................................................... 

 Dial-up .................................................................. 

9,227 

1,053 

874 

1,106 

1,009 

53 

956 

97 

14 

83 

552 

3,025 

10,402 

1,883 

5,015 

2,050 

5,387 

1,168 

2,733 

528 

697 

594 

586 

347 

279 

1,081 

943 

780 

2,202 

344 

39 

34 

58 

2,889 

- 

- 

2,889 

4,942 

100 

28 

80 

87 

564 

2,773 

9,605 

225 

9 

- 

- 

1 

1 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

2 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

- 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

1 

8 

6 

- 

- 

1 

2 

- 

- 

2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

9 

2 

29 

8 

8 

7 

5 

- 

5 

2 

- 

2 

1 

23 

220 

17 

150 

19 

70 

4 

3 

1 

3 

- 

- 

- 

1 

5 

7 

4 

17 

24 

1 

- 

6 

10 

- 

- 

10 

2 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

35 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
 

2017 Census of Agriculture 357

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Table 51. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales – Wyoming: 2017 (continued) 

[For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.]

Item 

Wyoming

All farms 

Farms with organic sales, certified 

with the USDA National Organic Program Farms with organic 

sales, exempt 

from certification 

Farms with less than 50 

percent of total sales 

from organic sales 

Farms with 50 percent 

or more of total sales 

from organic sales 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

Farms reporting- - Con. 

 Internet access - Con. 

 DSL ...................................................................... 

 Cable modem ....................................................... 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................ 

 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or 

 other device (see text) ........................................ 

 Satellite ................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................ 

 Other internet service ........................................... 

Farms by number of households sharing in net income 

 of operation: 

 1 household .............................................................. 

 2 households ............................................................ 

 3 households ............................................................ 

 4 households ............................................................ 

 5 or more households ............................................... 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............... farms 

 Solar panels .................................................... farms 

 Wind turbines .................................................. farms 

 Methane digesters ........................................... farms 

 Geothermal/geoexchange 

 systems (see text) ......................................... farms 

 Small hydro systems ....................................... farms 

 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .......... farms 

 Ethanol production systems (see text) ............ farms 

 Other ............................................................... farms 

Wind rights leased to others ................................ farms 

2,030 

1,150 

738 

3,454 

2,972 

868 

448 

9,790 

1,443 

356 

176 

173 

1,421 

1,245 

158 

4 

73 

5 

11 

11 

61 

139 

3 

- 

- 

5 

1 

- 

- 

11 

1 

- 

- 

- 

3 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

12 

5 

3 

9 

9 

1 

- 

36 

4 

3 

1 

1 

5 

3 

- 

- 

2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2 

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 1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are 

included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.