Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

American Indian/Alaska

Native Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 60,083 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 58,749,543 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 978 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 3,537,975,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 102,783,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 237,027,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 3,362,431,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 515,355,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 58,885 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 12,601 13,906

Farm-related income 20,309 21,478

Total farm production expenses 55,963 159,821

Net cash farm income 8,577 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 40

Livestock, poultry, and products 60

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 8

Pastureland 78

Woodland 9

Other 4

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 7

Reduced till 3

Intensive till 7

Cover crop 4

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 32,469 54 1 to 9 acres 15,046 25

$2,500 to $4,999 6,001 10 10 to 49 acres 15,768 26

$5,000 to $9,999 6,379 11 50 to 179 acres 13,154 22

$10,000 to $24,999 6,242 10 180 to 499 acres 7,229 12

$25,000 to $49,999 3,210 5 500 to 999 acres 3,406 6

$50,000 to $99,999 2,124 4 1,000 + acres 5,480 9

$100,000 or more 3,658 6

Total 60,083 100 Total 60,083 100

United States

Farms with American Indian or Alaska

Native Producersa
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American Indian/Alaska Native Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 3,537,975 60,083

Crops 1,432,256 17,913

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 496,585 4,823

Tobacco 4,360 14

Cotton and cottonseed 78,171 151

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 128,823 2,654

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 369,090 2,708

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 108,041 876

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 7,242 122

Other crops and hay 239,945 10,106

Livestock, poultry, and products 2,105,719 33,219

Poultry and eggs 642,955 5,268

Cattle and calves 1,101,542 20,777

Milk from cows 188,199 238

Hogs and pigs 53,062 1,827

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 49,855 8,520

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 32,191 3,527

Aquaculture 21,353 116

Other animals and animal products 16,562 1,506

Top Crops in Acres d

Forage (hay/haylage), all 1,337,698

Wheat for grain, all 496,626

Soybeans for beans 399,825

Corn for grain 342,129

Cotton, all 93,330

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 30,325,918

Cattle and calves 1,849,293

Goats 145,303

Hogs and pigs 150,853

Horses and ponies 151,950

Layers 1,178,923

Pullets 628,683

Sheep and lambs 366,123

Turkeys 393,634

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 66

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 6

Hire

farm labor 18

Are family

farms 96

Total Producers c 79,198

Sex

Male 44,504

Female 34,694

Age

<35 7,561

35 – 64 46,567

65 and older 25,070

Primary occupation

Farming 36,909

Other 42,289

Days worked off farm

None 29,011

1 to 199 19,473

200 + 30,714

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 3,882

With military service 8,749

New and beginning farmers 21,794

Average age (years) 56.6

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

Asian

Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 18,338 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 2,931,365 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 160 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 7,457,497,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 27,272,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 160,975,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 5,604,383,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 2,041,362,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 406,669 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 14,000 13,906

Farm-related income 29,722 21,478

Total farm production expenses 305,616 159,821

Net cash farm income 111,319 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 58

Livestock, poultry, and products 42

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 50

Pastureland 34

Woodland 9

Other 7

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 10

Reduced till 6

Intensive till 12

Cover crop 8

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 5,705 31 1 to 9 acres 5,995 33

$2,500 to $4,999 1,499 8 10 to 49 acres 6,208 34

$5,000 to $9,999 1,904 10 50 to 179 acres 3,866 21

$10,000 to $24,999 2,254 12 180 to 499 acres 1,329 7

$25,000 to $49,999 1,366 7 500 to 999 acres 469 3

$50,000 to $99,999 1,173 6 1,000 + acres 471 3

$100,000 or more 4,437 24

Total 18,338 100 Total 18,338 100

United States

Farms with Asian Producersa
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Asian Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 7,457,497 18,338

Crops 4,294,579 11,697

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 184,806 943

Tobacco 1,006 8

Cotton and cottonseed 14,514 29

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 852,097 2,851

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 2,200,181 5,911

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 963,288 2,053

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 3,009 102

Other crops and hay 75,677 2,081

Livestock, poultry, and products 3,162,919 5,827

Poultry and eggs 2,867,585 2,650

Cattle and calves 110,287 2,394

Milk from cows 63,115 63

Hogs and pigs 26,094 464

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 5,164 961

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 9,342 372

Aquaculture 43,037 119

Other animals and animal products 38,294 513

Top Crops in Acres d

Almonds 160,828

Forage (hay/haylage), all 147,147

Vegetables harvested, all 123,386

Corn for grain 113,700

Grapes 93,147

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 139,187,261

Cattle and calves 224,130

Goats 28,862

Hogs and pigs 59,839

Horses and ponies 11,648

Layers 5,283,372

Pullets 1,093,242

Sheep and lambs 46,093

Turkeys 1,541,261

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 74

Farm

organically 3

Sell directly to

consumers 15

Hire

farm labor 39

Are family

farms 93

Total Producers c 25,310

Sex

Male 13,971

Female 11,339

Age

<35 2,372

35 – 64 16,403

65 and older 6,535

Primary occupation

Farming 12,111

Other 13,199

Days worked off farm

None 8,034

1 to 199 7,590

200 + 9,686

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 1,460

With military service 1,662

New and beginning farmers 10,181

Average age (years) 54.9

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

Black/African American

Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 35,470 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 4,673,140 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 132 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 1,416,256,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 58,807,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 87,042,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 1,437,647,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 124,459,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 39,928 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 7,108 13,906

Farm-related income 9,872 21,478

Total farm production expenses 40,531 159,821

Net cash farm income 3,509 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 61

Livestock, poultry, and products 39

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 40

Pastureland 37

Woodland 17

Other 6

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 8

Reduced till 5

Intensive till 11

Cover crop 6

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 16,891 48 1 to 9 acres 5,720 16

$2,500 to $4,999 4,519 13 10 to 49 acres 12,809 36

$5,000 to $9,999 4,763 13 50 to 179 acres 11,724 33

$10,000 to $24,999 4,780 13 180 to 499 acres 3,837 11

$25,000 to $49,999 2,000 6 500 to 999 acres 769 2

$50,000 to $99,999 1,081 3 1,000 + acres 611 2

$100,000 or more 1,436 4

Total 35,470 100 Total 35,470 100

United States

Farms with Black or African American

Producersa
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Black/African American Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 1,416,256 35,470

Crops 857,698 12,745

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 321,637 3,307

Tobacco 16,620 101

Cotton and cottonseed 50,506 276

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 122,980 2,926

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 135,967 1,562

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 115,013 709

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 410 62

Other crops and hay 94,565 5,997

Livestock, poultry, and products 558,558 18,218

Poultry and eggs 236,543 2,111

Cattle and calves 200,718 14,122

Milk from cows 29,958 77

Hogs and pigs 67,442 1,248

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 3,833 1,710

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 7,269 1,210

Aquaculture 7,030 74

Other animals and animal products 5,766 533

Top Crops in Acres d

Soybeans for beans 460,701

Forage (hay/haylage), all 455,859

Corn for grain 173,832

Cotton, all 82,156

Wheat for grain, all 75,084

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 10,385,450

Cattle and calves 642,503

Goats 45,435

Hogs and pigs 194,681

Horses and ponies 37,684

Layers 496,460

Pullets (D)

Sheep and lambs 20,166

Turkeys (D)

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 62

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 7

Hire

farm labor 26

Are family

farms 96

Total Producers c 48,697

Sex

Male 34,534

Female 14,163

Age

<35 2,645

35 – 64 24,924

65 and older 21,128

Primary occupation

Farming 21,474

Other 27,223

Days worked off farm

None 19,324

1 to 199 12,359

200 + 17,014

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 1,561

With military service 9,413

New and beginning farmers 14,094

Average age (years) 60.8

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

Native Hawaiian/Pacific

Islander Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 4,341 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 1,043,936 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 240 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 710,952,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 7,470,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 25,644,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 636,119,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 107,947,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 163,776 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 12,704 13,906

Farm-related income 21,696 21,478

Total farm production expenses 146,537 159,821

Net cash farm income 24,867 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 61

Livestock, poultry, and products 39

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 33

Pastureland 52

Woodland 9

Other 6

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 9

Reduced till 5

Intensive till 8

Cover crop 7

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 1,850 43 1 to 9 acres 1,654 38

$2,500 to $4,999 461 11 10 to 49 acres 1,358 31

$5,000 to $9,999 527 12 50 to 179 acres 714 16

$10,000 to $24,999 538 12 180 to 499 acres 343 8

$25,000 to $49,999 328 8 500 to 999 acres 120 3

$50,000 to $99,999 228 5 1,000 + acres 152 4

$100,000 or more 409 9

Total 4,341 100 Total 4,341 100

United States

Farms with Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islander Producersa
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 710,952 4,341

Crops 435,580 2,101

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 50,053 228

Tobacco - -

Cotton and cottonseed 6,762 13

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 70,736 403

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 161,621 985

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 92,478 353

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 1,283 19

Other crops and hay 52,647 525

Livestock, poultry, and products 275,371 1,857

Poultry and eggs 84,020 496

Cattle and calves 47,762 1,012

Milk from cows 82,410 33

Hogs and pigs 2,086 183

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 1,037 459

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 2,330 173

Aquaculture 47,583 25

Other animals and animal products 8,143 170

Top Crops in Acres d

Forage (hay/haylage), all 69,241

Corn for grain 26,448

Soybeans for beans 24,353

Field/grass seed crops, all 23,003

Wheat for grain, all 20,504

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 1,224,199

Cattle and calves 128,266

Goats 11,071

Hogs and pigs 10,029

Horses and ponies 5,891

Layers 384,199

Pullets (D)

Sheep and lambs 8,465

Turkeys (D)

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 79

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 14

Hire

farm labor 27

Are family

farms 93

Total Producers c 5,296

Sex

Male 3,038

Female 2,258

Age

<35 582

35 – 64 3,199

65 and older 1,515

Primary occupation

Farming 2,056

Other 3,240

Days worked off farm

None 1,501

1 to 199 1,508

200 + 2,287

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 832

With military service 698

New and beginning farmers 1,858

Average age (years) 54.9

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

White

Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 1,973,006 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 849,816,725 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 431 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 381,050,061,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 8,851,913,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 16,592,565,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 320,456,555,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 86,037,984,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 193,132 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 14,004 13,906

Farm-related income 21,530 21,478

Total farm production expenses 162,420 159,821

Net cash farm income 43,608 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 50

Livestock, poultry, and products 50

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 46

Pastureland 43

Woodland 8

Other 3

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 14

Reduced till 11

Intensive till 13

Cover crop 8

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 755,929 38 1 to 9 acres 254,884 13

$2,500 to $4,999 178,189 9 10 to 49 acres 562,860 29

$5,000 to $9,999 200,542 10 50 to 179 acres 547,762 28

$10,000 to $24,999 220,713 11 180 to 499 acres 308,318 16

$25,000 to $49,999 140,537 7 500 to 999 acres 130,571 7

$50,000 to $99,999 117,140 6 1,000 + acres 168,611 9

$100,000 or more 359,956 18

Total 1,973,006 100 Total 1,973,006 100

United States

Farms with White Producersa
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White Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 381,050,061 1,973,006

Crops 190,136,810 992,996

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 106,449,682 445,841

Tobacco 1,457,935 6,138

Cotton and cottonseed 6,613,358 15,814

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 18,865,020 69,435

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 27,116,760 104,421

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 15,621,146 45,127

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 385,856 10,500

Other crops and hay 13,627,054 505,010

Livestock, poultry, and products 190,913,251 954,457

Poultry and eggs 46,149,093 160,277

Cattle and calves 76,438,969 690,254

Milk from cows 36,605,470 40,238

Hogs and pigs 26,218,191 63,309

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 1,016,112 118,222

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 1,484,555 78,334

Aquaculture 1,732,587 5,211

Other animals and animal products 1,268,274 46,911

Top Crops in Acres d

Soybeans for beans 89,670,334

Corn for grain 84,502,684

Forage (hay/haylage), all 55,976,378

Wheat for grain, all 38,568,661

Cotton, all 11,308,663

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 1,470,839,785

Cattle and calves 92,270,785

Goats 2,558,689

Hogs and pigs 72,241,745

Horses and ponies 2,729,235

Layers 363,349,506

Pullets 129,618,770

Sheep and lambs 5,160,459

Turkeys 102,998,463

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 76

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 6

Hire

farm labor 25

Are family

farms 96

Total Producers c 3,269,738

Sex

Male 2,093,478

Female 1,176,260

Age

<35 275,727

35 – 64 1,885,960

65 and older 1,108,051

Primary occupation

Farming 1,355,611

Other 1,914,127

Days worked off farm

None 1,262,598

1 to 199 685,910

200 + 1,321,230

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 107,106

With military service 354,066

New and beginning farmers 869,825

Average age (years) 57.5

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish

Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 86,278 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 32,079,910 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 372 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 21,765,056,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 158,488,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 596,161,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 18,617,667,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 3,902,039,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 252,267 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 15,492 13,906

Farm-related income 27,656 21,478

Total farm production expenses 215,787 159,821

Net cash farm income 45,226 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 59

Livestock, poultry, and products 41

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 26

Pastureland 64

Woodland 7

Other 3

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 7

Reduced till 4

Intensive till 8

Cover crop 6

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 41,460 48 1 to 9 acres 22,182 26

$2,500 to $4,999 9,175 11 10 to 49 acres 30,487 35

$5,000 to $9,999 9,184 11 50 to 179 acres 17,136 20

$10,000 to $24,999 8,313 10 180 to 499 acres 8,273 10

$25,000 to $49,999 4,543 5 500 to 999 acres 3,463 4

$50,000 to $99,999 3,640 4 1,000 + acres 4,737 5

$100,000 or more 9,963 12

Total 86,278 100 Total 86,278 100

United States

Farms with Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish

Producers
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Hispanic/Latino/Spanish Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 21,765,056 86,278

Crops 12,783,962 34,818

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 1,282,075 5,701

Tobacco 10,857 57

Cotton and cottonseed 238,126 548

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 3,038,338 4,214

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 5,041,478 12,208

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 2,342,625 3,425

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 15,552 302

Other crops and hay 814,910 14,532

Livestock, poultry, and products 8,981,095 40,282

Poultry and eggs 1,821,979 8,764

Cattle and calves 3,382,524 24,931

Milk from cows 2,927,310 704

Hogs and pigs 547,189 2,454

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 105,773 8,354

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 75,045 3,592

Aquaculture 73,089 241

Other animals and animal products 48,186 2,169

Top Crops in Acres d

Forage (hay/haylage), all 1,516,941

Corn for grain 873,413

Soybeans for beans 703,733

Wheat for grain, all 557,927

Vegetables harvested, all 472,604

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 57,129,926

Cattle and calves 3,736,342

Goats 236,396

Hogs and pigs 1,306,828

Horses and ponies 119,350

Layers 12,870,384

Pullets 3,572,616

Sheep and lambs 438,280

Turkeys 3,351,811

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 70

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 8

Hire

farm labor 27

Are family

farms 95

Total Producers c 112,451

Sex

Male 73,199

Female 39,252

Age

<35 10,526

35 – 64 72,377

65 and older 29,548

Race

American Indian/Alaska Native 2,491

Asian 1,097

Black/African American 1,032

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 557

White 105,261

More than one race 2,013

Primary occupation

Farming 44,850

Other 67,601

Days worked off farm

None 34,564

1 to 199 31,370

200 + 46,517

Other characteristics

With military service 12,023

New and beginning farmers 40,858

Average age (years) 55.0

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017

Farms with

Female

Producers

All

Farms

Number of farms 1,139,675 2,042,220

Land in farms (acres) 387,892,663 900,217,576

Average size of farm (acres) 340 441

Total ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 147,920,773,000 388,522,695,000

Government payments 3,890,772,000 8,943,574,000

Farm-related income 8,387,138,000 16,847,824,000

Total farm production expenses 127,993,032,000 326,390,640,000

Net cash farm income 32,205,651,000 87,923,453,000

Per farm average ($) ($)

Market value of products sold 129,792 190,245

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 13,077 13,906

Farm-related income 20,453 21,478

Total farm production expenses 112,307 159,821

Net cash farm income 28,259 43,053

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 49

Livestock, poultry, and products 51

Land in Farms by Use (%) b

Cropland 42

Pastureland 46

Woodland 8

Other 3

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 11

Reduced till 8

Intensive till 10

Cover crop 7

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent b Number Percent b

Less than $2,500 498,940 44 1 to 9 acres 186,124 16

$2,500 to $4,999 112,718 10 10 to 49 acres 366,741 32

$5,000 to $9,999 120,559 11 50 to 179 acres 303,932 27

$10,000 to $24,999 122,867 11 180 to 499 acres 150,766 13

$25,000 to $49,999 72,570 6 500 to 999 acres 58,465 5

$50,000 to $99,999 56,155 5 1,000 + acres 73,647 6

$100,000 or more 155,866 14

Total 1,139,675 100 Total 1,139,675 100

United States

Farms with Female Producers
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Female Producers

United States, 2017

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales

($1,000)

No. of

Farms

Total 147,920,773 1,139,675

Crops 72,723,845 511,374

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 39,800,548 182,425

Tobacco 322,550 1,978

Cotton and cottonseed 2,447,698 5,342

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 6,666,216 47,755

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 9,999,903 69,475

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 7,852,598 31,502

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation

woody crops 214,688 6,480

Other crops and hay 5,419,645 273,951

Livestock, poultry, and products 75,196,928 576,754

Poultry and eggs 23,253,287 123,556

Cattle and calves 24,858,999 377,789

Milk from cows 15,223,482 21,342

Hogs and pigs 9,013,472 41,895

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 627,016 92,555

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 947,596 60,330

Aquaculture 700,596 2,256

Other animals and animal products 572,480 34,524

Top Crops in Acres d

Soybeans for beans 32,079,987

Corn for grain 31,986,502

Forage (hay/haylage), all 26,865,736

Wheat for grain, all 15,458,163

Cotton, all 4,268,651

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and other

meat-type chickens 864,902,959

Cattle and calves 38,418,817

Goats 1,850,441

Hogs and pigs 24,274,566

Horses and ponies 2,011,921

Layers 126,507,822

Pullets 49,323,015

Sheep and lambs 3,124,252

Turkeys 43,103,746

Percent of farms that:

Have internet

access 79

Farm

organically 1

Sell directly to

consumers 8

Hire

farm labor 24

Are family

farms 97

Total Producers c 1,227,461

Age

<35 102,890

35 – 64 731,700

65 and older 392,871

Race

American Indian/Alaska Native 26,648

Asian 9,790

Black/African American 13,002

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,230

White 1,166,252

More than one race 10,539

Primary occupation

Farming 410,695

Other 816,766

Days worked off farm

None 481,883

1 to 199 264,928

200 + 480,650

Other characteristics

Hispanic/Latino/Spanish 39,252

With military service 18,972

New and beginning farmers 369,664

Average age (years) 57.1

Demographic Data in the Census of

Agriculture

The agriculture census is a complete count of

U.S. farms and ranches and the people who

operate them. Demographic information is

available at national, state, and county levels,

and for classes of farm and congressional

districts. Results from the 2017 Census and

earlier are available through the searchable

database Quick Stats, the new Census Data

Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,

maps, and topic-specific Highlights and

Profiles.

See also the video “What’s New in the 2017

Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_

Features/index.php).

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and

methodology.

a This race alone or in combination with other races. b May not add to 100% due to rounding. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.

d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.e Position below the line does not indicate rank.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.