Top States in Farm

Expenditures ($ billion)

California 46.0

Iowa 35.7

Texas 29.0

Nebraska 28.5

Kansas 24.7

About this Survey

Data presented here are based 

on the survey of farm production 

expenditures the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service conducts annually in 

the 48 contiguous states as part of the 

Agricultural Resource Management 

Survey (ARMS). 

ARMS provides annual data on the 

financial health of the farm sector and 

farm household finances. For more on 

the information ARMS provides, go to 

www.nass.usda.gov/go/arms. 

Access all farm expenditure data 

through the Quick Stats database 

(https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov). 

U.S. Farm Production 

Expenditures, 2022

NASS Highlights July 2023 • No. 2023-5

Total and average

per farm expenditures 

are up

Total and average per farm production expenditures in the United States 

increased again in 2022. Expenditures were mixed in regions, economic 

classes, and type of farms.

Total Farm Expenditures

Total expenditures by U.S. farms (not including Alaska and Hawaii) were 

$452.7 billion in 2022, up 15.2% from $392.9 billion in 2021. (Fig. 1) As Table 

1 shows, five expenditure categories (feed, farm services, livestock/poultry/

related expenses, labor, and fertilizer/lime/soil conditioners) accounted for 

56.7% of 2022 farm expenditures. Twelve categories accounted for 91.0% of 

the total. 

Fig. 1. U.S. Total Farm Expenditures, 2013–2022 ($ billion)

2013

367.3

2014

397.6

2015

362.8

2016

346.9

2017

357.8

2018

354.0

2019

357.8

2020

366.2

2021

392.9

452.7

2022

Table 1. Farm Expenditures, by Category, 2022

($ billion and percent of total)

$ billion percenta

Feed 83.6 18.5

Farm services 48.8 10.8

Livestock, poultry, and related expenses 45.6 10.1

Labor 41.6 9.2

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 36.8 8.1

Rent 32.3 7.1

Seeds and plants 24.9 5.5

Farm supplies and repairs 21.8 4.8

Agricultural chemicals 21.3 4.7

Tractors & Self Propelled Machinery 19.1 4.2

Farm improvements and construction 19.0 4.2

Fuel 17.4 3.8

Taxes 16.0 3.5

Interest 9.0 2.0

Other farm machinery 7.8 1.7

Trucks & Autos 6.0 1.3

Miscellaneous 1.7 0.4

Total 452.7 99.9

a

May not add to 100% due to rounding.

Feed, at $83.6 

billion, was the 

largest expense 

item, accounting 

for 18.5% of farm 

expenditures.

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Feed (up $18.4 billion), fertilizer, lime, and soil 

conditioners (up $7.3 billion), as well as labor (up $4.8 

billion) were the three categories with the largest 

increases between 2021 and 2022.

Between 2021 and 2022, expenditures by crop farms 

increased by 12.6% and expenditures by livestock farms 

increased 18.1%. In 2022, crop farm expenditures ($233.8 

billion) exceeded livestock farm expenditures ($218.9 

billion). (Fig. 2)

Fig. 2. Total Farm Expenditures, Crop and Livestock Farms,

2013–2022 ($ billion)

 Crop Livestock

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

233.8

218.9

Per Farm Average Expenditures

Per farm average expenditures in 2022 were $226,986, 

up from 2021. Expenditures were higher for crop farms 

($259,246) than for livestock farms ($200,359). (Fig. 3)

Fig. 3. Per Farm Average Expenditures, Crop and Livestock Farms, 

2013–2022 ($ thousands)

 Crop Livestock

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

300.0

250.0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

259.2

200.4

Per Farm Average Expenditures, 

Selected States, 2022 

($ per farm)

California 673,173 

Nebraska 644,018

Kansas 427,903

Iowa 420,318

Washington 359,375

Minnesota 319,225

North Carolina 314,333

Illinois 307,992

Arkansas 249,284

Indiana 237,865

Georgia 233,414

Wisconsin 229,329

Florida 159,514

Missouri 138,421

Texas 118,008

Regional Shares of U.S. Farm Production Expenditures, 2022

(not including Alaska and Hawaii)

Of 15 large 

agricultural 

states, California 

had the highest 

per farm 

expenditures 

and Texas had 

the lowest.

In 2022, the Midwest region accounted for 

31% of U.S. total production expenditures, 

with expenses of $141.6 billion, up 13.3% 

from 2021. In the Plains region, 2022 

expenses were $112.1 billion, up 13.1%. 

In the West region, 2022 expenses were 

$98.0 billion, up 13.1%. The Atlantic had 

expenses of $54.0 billion, up 25.9%. The 

South had expenses of $47.0 billion, up 

19.8% from 2021.

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U.S. = $452.7 billion

Midwest 31%

West 22%

Plains 25%

Atlantic 12%

South 10%