2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 667

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017

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

Item United States Alabama Alaska Arizona

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

2,042,220

900,217,576

1,245,548

320,041,858

1,408,961

310,218,983

753,978

55,160,613

493,137

503,138,279

228,911,775

274,226,504

405,965

229,799,386

140,122

86,860,314

85,605

35,081,859

3,447,028

931,799

930,782

112,085

47,674

19,880

2,196,554

1,618,987

193,568

41,687

8,908

4,423

1,250,474

1,056,669

69,980

10,981

2,867

1,475

2,172,373

1,227,461

158,298

1,416,848

1,982,986

2,530,442

869,392

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

40,592

8,580,940

20,714

2,205,766

28,608

4,383,045

12,576

479,001

9,900

3,773,427

1,750,218

2,023,209

7,197

1,520,276

2,084

424,468

941

206,489

65,459

20,153

17,676

1,815

709

239

42,891

33,601

3,285

626

94

72

22,568

19,738

997

145

33

37

42,541

22,201

1,640

24,509

40,233

48,791

15,951

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

990

849,753

692

31,877

790

176,388

567

16,212

105

77,100

18,562

58,538

87

13,724

95

596,265

38

1,941

1,847

405

493

41

22

29

999

735

47

11

10

10

848

639

51

18

6

4

916

802

143

774

944

1,368

350

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

19,086

26,125,819

4,581

915,647

6,078

17,276,951

1,753

147,850

2,150

3,099,296

1,457,437

1,641,859

879

451,507

10,858

5,749,572

1,949

316,290

33,847

9,130

7,354

1,450

803

349

17,339

11,476

1,708

472

136

72

16,508

11,683

1,539

311

102

56

16,828

15,968

1,174

18,047

14,749

25,811

6,985

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
668 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms .........................................................acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ................................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ..................................................................... 

42,625

13,888,929

23,665

7,098,672

29,011

4,670,033

13,626

954,063

10,772

6,730,023

2,650,338

4,079,685

8,101

3,967,227

2,842

2,488,873

1,938

2,177,382

72,555

17,907

21,480

2,048

862

328

45,268

35,172

3,494

726

124

61

27,287

23,917

1,247

179

50

24

44,854

26,917

2,486

30,258

41,513

54,532

17,239

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

70,521

24,522,801

49,533

7,857,512

55,113

9,624,378

38,696

3,212,874

8,729

11,362,914

4,753,936

6,608,978

6,294

3,469,421

6,679

3,535,509

4,543

1,175,217

128,535

29,068

32,515

5,445

2,288

1,205

80,628

51,572

8,530

2,253

507

393

47,907

38,224

3,290

526

152

130

78,170

46,235

15,465

59,933

64,472

83,241

41,164

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

38,893

31,820,957

19,287

5,916,737

29,698

11,752,486

13,290

1,454,268

7,096

17,674,246

9,460,506

8,213,740

4,844

3,757,827

2,099

2,394,225

1,153

704,642

70,173

14,519

20,218

2,547

1,101

508

40,781

29,832

3,434

863

194

115

29,392

24,147

1,863

358

67

30

40,193

28,839

3,397

26,837

42,195

52,667

16,365

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

5,521

381,539

3,746

122,074

4,269

192,045

2,750

41,224

895

151,089

82,333

68,756

743

71,861

357

38,405

253

8,989

9,771

2,410

2,470

388

154

99

5,746

4,012

517

150

37

15

4,025

3,142

312

35

12

15

5,634

3,892

819

3,814

5,712

7,251

2,275

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 669

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

2,302

525,324

1,402

435,085

1,579

102,688

729

44,859

588

362,496

147,797

214,699

564

332,963

135

60,140

109

57,263

3,963

1,025

1,028

170

57

22

2,576

1,770

250

81

8

4

1,387

1,158

90

12

-

2

2,555

1,352

481

2,091

1,816

3,065

842

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

47,590

9,731,731

19,205

2,093,330

38,999

5,187,905

15,184

832,491

6,370

3,850,875

1,653,234

2,197,641

3,062

1,102,759

2,221

692,951

959

158,080

79,933

21,622

21,990

2,615

914

449

47,272

36,305

3,789

730

156

94

32,661

27,526

1,904

305

56

32

46,777

32,122

5,099

33,004

45,895

55,813

23,086

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

42,439

9,953,730

22,704

3,628,707

31,603

4,897,195

14,593

673,080

8,625

4,573,046

2,268,195

2,304,851

6,760

2,644,898

2,211

483,489

1,351

310,729

68,764

21,433

17,533

2,304

837

332

45,168

33,758

4,131

700

160

69

23,596

20,038

1,263

219

55

28

44,839

23,248

2,881

27,062

41,025

49,985

18,102

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

7,328

1,135,352

5,316

84,767

5,125

303,816

3,823

23,578

614

599,451

282,017

317,434

359

19,176

1,589

232,085

1,134

42,013

12,368

3,470

3,149

434

188

87

7,246

5,471

606

86

36

27

5,122

4,163

341

57

14

10

7,126

5,044

890

5,780

6,390

8,384

3,786

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
670 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms .........................................................acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ................................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ..................................................................... 

24,996

11,691,912

15,028

4,576,077

18,340

5,059,886

9,822

1,138,637

5,069

5,531,951

2,817,857

2,714,094

4,144

2,823,439

1,587

1,100,075

1,062

614,001

45,039

9,077

13,456

1,486

684

293

27,474

20,068

2,286

542

181

75

17,565

15,063

932

118

36

23

27,125

17,230

3,253

18,390

25,965

35,823

8,532

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

72,651

27,006,288

53,188

22,701,382

44,378

5,022,094

26,291

2,679,888

22,252

19,338,877

6,204,953

13,133,924

21,553

17,552,163

6,021

2,645,317

5,344

2,469,331

118,141

38,563

26,969

4,560

1,808

751

84,134

55,985

9,044

2,233

465

241

34,007

28,344

2,019

344

84

41

83,222

33,195

5,767

51,281

65,136

74,788

41,629

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

56,649

14,969,996

41,693

12,345,774

38,020

3,142,903

24,077

1,565,878

15,862

10,809,330

4,121,142

6,688,188

15,197

9,821,316

2,767

1,017,763

2,419

958,580

95,845

26,253

25,115

3,257

1,444

580

63,909

45,309

6,046

1,436

292

151

31,936

27,035

1,716

313

75

39

63,125

31,225

4,356

36,485

57,865

72,559

21,791

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

86,104

30,563,878

61,495

24,347,862

50,508

7,003,664

27,671

3,706,558

27,552

20,557,198

7,871,004

12,686,194

26,702

17,885,992

8,044

3,003,016

7,122

2,755,312

145,432

39,690

38,448

5,003

2,104

859

95,397

67,855

9,083

2,131

439

176

50,035

42,698

2,535

438

127

75

94,382

49,065

9,378

65,483

77,964

96,717

46,730

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 671

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

58,569

45,759,319

40,180

21,837,465

34,627

8,601,392

19,654

2,760,042

19,574

32,668,437

12,587,725

20,080,712

17,466

16,599,405

4,368

4,489,490

3,060

2,478,018

97,555

27,919

25,436

3,295

1,363

556

64,250

46,542

5,924

1,372

267

103

33,305

28,412

1,775

276

85

29

63,670

32,682

4,383

40,901

55,451

63,105

33,247

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

75,966

12,961,784

50,565

5,474,346

58,847

6,242,046

36,275

1,450,847

14,320

6,181,857

2,742,757

3,439,100

12,455

3,697,840

2,799

537,881

1,835

325,659

125,155

35,683

34,573

3,674

1,558

478

81,654

62,042

7,226

1,222

208

88

43,501

37,500

2,367

286

56

25

81,049

42,946

2,338

45,545

78,450

96,853

27,142

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

27,386

7,997,511

12,559

3,314,955

18,750

2,569,727

7,008

369,321

6,263

3,700,027

1,085,089

2,614,938

4,190

1,828,590

2,373

1,727,757

1,361

1,117,044

44,272

13,780

11,578

1,250

519

259

28,725

22,207

2,221

451

100

60

15,547

13,249

789

148

51

11

28,453

15,345

1,556

16,690

27,108

30,088

13,710

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

7,600

1,307,613

5,147

360,295

5,730

646,577

3,649

92,128

1,356

590,850

399,588

191,262

1,166

251,683

514

70,186

332

16,484

13,685

2,892

3,931

448

205

124

7,696

5,692

630

150

42

17

5,989

4,806

428

87

11

4

7,555

5,859

981

5,916

7,498

10,908

2,506

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

12,429

1,990,122

7,783

1,290,212

9,120

688,219

4,948

214,100

2,496

1,111,042

446,375

664,667

2,236

909,899

813

190,861

599

166,213

21,645

5,526

5,502

855

373

173

13,296

9,166

1,398

301

63

26

8,349

6,570

636

92

33

15

13,131

8,148

1,447

9,104

12,175

16,894

4,385

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
672 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms .........................................................acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ................................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ..................................................................... 

7,241

491,653

4,687

140,922

5,382

305,452

3,337

54,981

1,116

169,700

103,970

65,730

881

78,146

743

16,501

469

7,795

13,371

3,063

3,232

533

246

167

7,418

5,078

697

187

33

43

5,953

4,124

500

88

44

49

7,206

5,572

1,325

5,722

7,056

9,268

3,510

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

47,641

9,764,090

35,147

7,214,667

32,208

2,460,702

20,763

1,003,941

13,383

6,818,076

3,298,274

3,519,802

12,713

5,774,604

2,050

485,312

1,671

436,122

80,432

21,709

21,735

2,563

1,167

467

51,989

37,927

4,548

1,098

235

115

28,443

24,212

1,622

200

63

22

51,449

27,955

4,499

34,706

44,698

63,913

15,491

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

68,822

25,516,982

50,272

20,054,132

41,477

5,981,683

23,972

2,781,269

22,223

17,512,421

7,644,587

9,867,834

21,588

15,375,555

5,122

2,022,878

4,712

1,897,308

113,415

33,893

29,111

3,627

1,513

678

78,074

55,583

7,302

1,743

344

197

35,341

30,333

1,715

283

103

47

77,243

34,517

6,449

51,657

60,103

83,850

27,910

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

34,988

10,415,136

16,748

4,174,210

25,175

4,648,590

9,849

538,145

7,657

4,264,440

1,890,593

2,373,847

5,608

2,357,700

2,156

1,502,106

1,291

1,278,365

55,777

18,456

13,980

1,627

615

310

37,191

28,374

2,940

604

123

86

18,586

15,794

937

177

68

20

36,714

18,283

1,781

21,105

33,892

38,171

16,826

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

95,320

27,781,883

62,776

13,486,275

68,716

10,849,020

40,943

3,094,913

22,437

15,324,520

6,824,073

8,500,447

19,014

9,219,218

4,167

1,608,343

2,819

1,172,144

162,345

40,729

46,776

4,826

2,201

788

103,277

77,390

9,082

1,800

372

142

59,068

51,169

3,026

388

98

45

102,551

58,164

3,696

62,935

97,780

122,879

37,836

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 673

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

27,048

58,122,878

15,642

9,901,226

17,596

20,048,208

8,654

2,077,419

7,321

33,634,789

19,975,780

13,659,009

5,795

6,870,241

2,131

4,439,881

1,193

953,566

48,161

11,011

13,108

1,707

855

367

29,061

20,603

2,671

597

164

94

19,100

15,615

1,278

189

45

29

28,563

18,673

3,810

23,348

23,888

37,012

10,224

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

46,332

44,986,821

34,169

19,460,222

24,021

10,862,845

14,480

2,998,425

16,840

29,643,893

14,492,193

15,151,700

15,644

14,306,579

5,471

4,480,083

4,045

2,155,218

78,015

21,541

20,348

2,912

1,097

434

52,834

37,075

5,238

1,233

233

102

25,181

21,650

1,347

171

61

12

52,367

24,730

5,801

40,226

36,871

53,818

23,279

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

3,423

6,128,153

1,773

573,785

2,702

3,786,208

1,341

360,634

461

1,809,772

1,137,031

672,741

313

198,310

260

532,173

119

14,841

6,055

1,347

1,743

208

76

49

3,476

2,597

259

90

13

5

2,579

2,149

154

32

4

2

3,433

2,524

567

3,051

2,906

4,877

1,080

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

4,123

425,393

2,291

85,793

3,119

266,059

1,620

25,989

722

147,680

93,861

53,819

518

54,806

282

11,654

153

4,998

7,346

1,564

2,184

234

92

49

3,983

3,052

300

54

30

7

3,363

2,828

180

32

1

8

3,921

3,277

369

2,839

4,359

6,134

1,064

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

9,883

734,084

6,917

411,785

8,221

329,339

5,504

116,289

1,124

344,277

149,066

195,211

1,026

255,538

538

60,468

387

39,958

16,873

4,412

4,590

560

219

102

10,040

7,402

894

149

42

32

6,833

5,624

437

64

24

6

9,852

6,704

1,267

6,687

9,869

12,950

3,606

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
674 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms .........................................................acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ................................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ..................................................................... 

25,044

40,659,836

10,229

806,138

15,548

16,955,380

7,550

360,693

3,962

17,700,757

9,174,855

8,525,902

1,500

364,749

5,534

6,003,699

1,179

80,696

41,670

12,565

10,078

1,475

613

313

24,683

18,321

1,992

464

130

67

16,987

13,549

1,130

272

44

31

24,273

16,577

1,269

17,553

23,297

28,930

11,920

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

33,438

6,866,171

24,826

3,581,095

22,633

2,413,227

15,274

705,479

9,381

4,255,047

2,595,128

1,659,919

8,615

2,764,175

1,424

197,897

937

111,441

58,870

14,094

15,571

2,463

906

404

36,490

25,488

3,623

796

182

95

22,380

18,606

1,349

213

46

35

35,985

21,880

4,066

28,343

29,522

47,333

10,532

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

46,418

8,430,522

30,404

4,407,160

30,923

2,893,968

17,538

625,722

12,768

5,032,673

2,035,299

2,997,374

11,024

3,390,976

2,727

503,881

1,842

390,462

74,958

23,830

18,793

2,534

893

368

50,419

36,966

4,864

853

165

68

24,539

20,595

1,419

209

56

46

49,955

24,107

3,591

31,998

42,064

55,537

18,525

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

26,364

39,341,591

18,017

23,976,011

12,563

5,830,397

5,409

1,635,393

11,188

30,573,824

12,807,680

17,766,144

10,514

20,251,141

2,613

2,937,370

2,094

2,089,477

42,523

13,955

10,095

1,497

558

259

29,865

20,689

2,996

739

145

64

12,658

10,669

584

155

34

33

29,588

12,316

1,890

23,103

18,801

26,807

15,097

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

77,805

13,965,295

58,802

10,190,952

54,750

4,175,393

37,180

1,856,062

19,497

8,987,054

3,887,953

5,099,101

18,607

7,625,153

3,558

802,848

3,015

709,737

130,439

36,432

34,440

4,358

1,784

791

86,389

61,809

8,310

1,710

381

195

44,050

37,513

2,457

371

74

39

85,430

43,256

4,615

48,637

80,049

101,788

26,898

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 675

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

78,531

34,156,290

38,606

7,812,594

51,636

10,216,014

22,281

1,709,710

22,278

21,680,942

9,792,329

11,888,613

14,484

5,530,655

4,617

2,259,334

1,841

572,229

130,434

34,428

39,013

3,195

1,448

447

80,240

65,769

5,306

906

195

62

50,194

44,229

2,310

314

82

13

79,858

49,761

2,312

48,874

80,745

99,352

30,267

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

37,616

15,962,322

21,861

2,965,392

30,379

7,832,104

16,686

850,066

5,176

6,543,897

3,413,085

3,130,812

3,864

1,606,804

2,061

1,586,321

1,311

508,522

68,773

12,550

21,604

2,011

1,003

448

38,343

29,345

2,947

584

157

94

30,430

25,431

1,850

279

49

43

37,727

29,868

3,835

27,726

39,869

57,886

9,709

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

53,157

7,278,668

39,507

3,931,996

36,556

3,036,025

24,235

926,530

13,275

3,873,320

1,962,716

1,910,604

12,581

2,729,675

3,326

369,323

2,691

275,791

91,830

23,452

24,160

3,491

1,469

585

59,765

41,692

6,051

1,326

277

119

32,065

27,002

1,947

230

69

29

59,012

31,449

4,800

41,977

48,484

74,885

15,576

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

1,043

56,864

644

14,302

788

39,026

466

5,736

142

13,744

6,880

6,864

121

7,451

113

4,094

57

1,115

1,868

436

501

68

15

23

1,109

830

71

17

6

5

759

604

42

21

2

-

1,051

743

178

721

1,073

1,272

522

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

24,791

4,744,913

13,118

1,599,887

19,016

2,443,943

8,766

299,897

4,792

2,132,269

970,784

1,161,485

3,787

1,190,855

983

168,701

565

109,135

39,332

12,926

10,128

1,160

417

160

25,619

19,838

2,100

385

64

25

13,713

11,653

739

132

33

10

25,428

13,542

1,174

14,213

24,757

29,519

9,451

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
676 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms .........................................................acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ................................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ................................................. number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ..................................................................... 

29,968

43,243,742

20,828

16,371,543

15,400

10,225,555

8,134

2,111,487

11,764

29,905,605

15,452,418

14,453,187

10,720

12,858,615

2,804

3,112,582

1,974

1,401,441

49,547

14,950

12,188

1,733

785

312

34,341

23,728

3,482

836

182

64

15,206

12,916

835

103

57

14

34,051

14,862

2,737

25,939

22,974

35,272

13,641

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

69,983

10,874,238

44,704

4,566,352

51,602

4,657,452

29,923

976,176

16,076

5,779,566

2,354,651

3,424,915

13,290

3,310,376

2,305

437,220

1,491

279,800

114,285

33,070

31,926

3,271

1,342

374

73,810

57,387

6,196

988

188

55

40,475

35,247

2,058

276

52

13

73,502

40,097

1,743

40,928

72,671

90,850

22,749

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

248,416

127,036,184

97,015

17,595,330

184,279

50,128,508

64,438

3,710,816

50,564

61,029,115

22,564,408

38,464,707

27,615

11,310,001

13,573

15,878,561

4,962

2,574,513

412,575

113,686

116,539

11,022

5,191

1,978

254,212

201,785

18,317

3,634

780

288

158,363

135,807

8,232

1,311

345

139

252,273

156,233

8,302

147,731

260,775

283,884

124,622

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

18,409

10,811,604

11,086

1,062,894

12,903

6,989,882

7,511

415,538

3,913

3,271,979

1,907,843

1,364,136

2,965

586,480

1,593

549,743

610

60,876

33,368

7,397

8,884

1,182

616

330

21,233

14,318

1,995

580

143

89

12,135

9,761

766

165

45

26

20,759

11,736

1,569

10,711

21,784

22,050

10,445

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

6,808

1,193,437

4,328

417,925

4,590

506,370

2,646

80,551

1,826

653,389

435,787

217,602

1,457

323,232

392

33,678

225

14,142

12,540

2,463

3,520

494

238

93

7,298

5,034

751

174

31

19

5,242

4,280

341

45

17

13

7,189

5,120

880

5,276

7,033

10,247

2,062

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 677

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

FARMS 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

 Rented land in farms ......................................................... acres 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Total producers ..................................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male producers .....................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female producers ..................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female producers: 

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

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

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

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

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

 

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ...................................................................... 

43,225

7,797,979

28,783

2,613,010

30,128

3,175,388

18,044

608,143

10,823

4,174,138

1,928,258

2,245,880

9,315

1,765,038

2,274

448,453

1,424

239,829

71,339

20,702

18,924

2,352

913

334

45,466

34,220

3,938

779

150

67

25,873

21,826

1,474

230

57

28

45,085

25,509

3,134

28,599

41,995

55,823

14,771

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

35,793

14,679,857

20,338

4,472,130

28,162

5,980,276

14,576

817,267

5,421

6,423,204

2,911,429

3,511,775

4,163

2,616,131

2,210

2,276,377

1,599

1,038,732

64,290

13,164

19,142

2,098

948

441

36,916

27,639

3,004

657

167

102

27,374

22,566

1,791

258

61

34

36,430

26,868

4,963

25,623

37,675

50,960

12,338

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

23,622

3,662,178

18,079

736,151

18,886

2,120,267

13,956

359,065

4,120

1,429,824

677,776

752,048

3,697

346,145

616

112,087

426

30,941

38,409

11,545

10,275

1,180

470

152

24,776

19,139

2,123

348

45

25

13,633

11,681

779

94

21

5

24,625

13,498

453

14,082

24,041

31,017

7,106

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

64,793

14,318,630

49,304

9,234,611

42,174

4,453,140

27,940

1,618,791

19,350

9,295,258

5,088,352

4,206,906

18,707

7,156,289

3,269

570,232

2,657

459,531

111,992

27,673

30,986

3,834

1,565

735

72,695

52,010

6,765

1,525

346

181

39,297

34,015

1,916

285

82

37

71,838

38,509

7,678

51,078

59,269

88,288

22,059

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

11,938

29,004,884

6,164

1,544,826

8,235

9,065,124

3,980

578,587

2,949

17,969,574

10,533,653

7,435,921

1,840

852,782

754

1,970,186

344

113,457

22,212

4,231

6,294

785

426

202

13,093

9,329

1,157

295

66

47

9,119

7,169

671

127

25

17

12,870

8,816

1,611

9,556

12,130

17,227

4,459

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

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
678 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item United States Alabama Alaska Arizona

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

2,740,453

931,799

1,429,758

220,106

109,944

1,941,953

1,547,285

285,385

79,406

19,985

798,500

703,233

75,631

13,986

3,785

1,941,953

798,500

111,154

1,207,375

1,533,078

2,075,954

664,499

1,079,884

1,660,569

224,278

121,190

226,974

1,088,127

144,005

200,307

379,110

2,017,031

22.1

344,001

330,939

2,065,513

24.3

20,121

162,294

295,388

488,006

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

53,063

20,153

27,142

3,634

1,577

38,670

32,265

4,867

1,193

201

14,393

13,052

1,065

180

47

38,670

14,393

1,216

21,342

31,721

40,515

12,548

20,468

32,595

3,651

2,463

4,389

22,092

3,073

4,754

7,690

37,546

21.2

8,132

6,918

38,013

22.9

495

2,793

5,260

9,997

55.2

181

38

65

13

6

-

1,604

30

1,483

235

3,399

1,501

1,387

864

1,332

923

1,374

405

783

68

51

757

649

65

19

11

617

518

65

25

6

757

617

96

667

707

1,130

244

497

877

145

87

199

446

97

193

341

743

15.7

315

279

780

17.6

5

80

193

281

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

25,358

9,130

10,936

2,744

1,741

13,236

9,969

2,197

726

247

12,122

9,527

1,936

433

156

13,236

12,122

841

14,486

10,872

20,479

4,879

10,968

14,390

1,957

1,492

2,245

8,696

1,098

1,466

3,190

19,604

24.7

2,479

2,725

20,154

27.0

216

888

2,171

4,346

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 679

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ...................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers .......................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ....................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ............................................................................ 

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

58,346

17,907

33,451

4,015

2,091

40,773

33,756

5,214

1,394

271

17,573

15,868

1,346

260

53

40,773

17,573

1,860

25,983

32,363

44,772

13,574

23,938

34,408

3,632

2,325

4,546

23,905

4,117

4,794

8,293

41,142

20.9

8,553

7,280

42,513

23.2

522

3,541

6,759

11,311

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

98,936

29,068

50,802

10,775

5,309

66,781

48,501

12,117

4,239

1,123

32,155

27,421

3,690

662

229

66,781

32,155

10,558

49,363

49,573

68,751

30,185

40,766

58,170

9,641

5,327

8,762

34,440

4,357

8,034

15,518

71,027

20.1

12,423

13,161

73,352

22.7

355

4,405

8,640

16,417

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

55,739

14,519

32,029

5,212

2,705

35,334

27,873

5,091

1,693

454

20,405

17,612

2,215

441

101

35,334

20,405

2,354

22,628

33,111

43,388

12,351

20,147

35,592

5,508

2,762

4,704

22,618

3,721

4,983

8,326

38,709

19.5

8,584

7,305

39,850

22.0

323

3,116

6,076

9,631

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

7,592

2,410

3,847

733

350

4,729

3,653

706

250

90

2,863

2,393

375

54

18

4,729

2,863

549

3,217

4,375

5,979

1,613

2,602

4,990

700

422

784

3,084

426

524

1,118

5,524

21.1

1,024

1,108

5,460

22.9

93

445

697

1,327

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
680 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

3,138

1,025

1,587

356

118

2,214

1,661

352

163

25

924

819

90

14

-

2,214

924

373

1,784

1,354

2,509

629

1,550

1,588

194

115

208

1,071

93

179

367

2,499

24.7

264

313

2,561

26.8

23

176

260

584

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

64,455

21,622

34,341

5,218

2,164

41,095

33,711

5,436

1,376

377

23,360

20,620

2,227

401

73

41,095

23,360

3,686

28,052

36,403

46,397

18,058

24,526

39,929

5,776

3,172

5,820

25,161

3,876

6,177

10,482

43,920

18.2

10,010

9,093

45,352

20.5

331

2,838

5,543

12,138

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

55,425

21,433

26,678

4,569

1,946

39,840

31,998

5,993

1,338

361

15,585

13,703

1,419

331

95

39,840

15,585

1,947

23,274

32,151

41,402

14,023

21,361

34,064

4,389

2,527

4,779

22,369

3,769

5,776

8,848

37,032

19.6

9,898

7,587

37,940

21.5

345

3,074

5,778

10,475

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

9,851

3,470

4,921

794

448

6,260

5,117

845

152

91

3,591

3,092

372

91

28

6,260

3,591

656

4,877

4,974

6,937

2,914

3,454

6,397

1,165

689

1,181

3,362

462

869

1,819

6,701

18.0

1,443

1,471

6,937

20.2

17

414

689

1,353

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 681

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ...................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers .......................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ....................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ............................................................................ 

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

35,097

9,077

20,780

2,938

1,567

24,201

19,166

3,355

1,082

409

10,896

9,779

924

134

32

24,201

10,896

2,359

15,394

19,703

28,881

6,216

13,349

21,748

3,297

1,564

3,089

13,798

2,631

3,051

5,107

24,308

20.1

5,419

4,293

25,385

22.8

286

2,237

4,730

6,134

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

93,937

38,563

40,292

9,062

4,176

74,443

54,388

13,714

4,554

1,189

19,494

16,934

2,059

384

78

74,443

19,494

4,172

43,877

50,060

61,771

32,166

41,178

52,759

7,908

3,373

6,134

35,344

3,805

5,357

11,647

73,128

25.1

9,643

10,160

74,134

27.1

556

5,991

9,784

15,849

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

74,834

26,253

37,537

6,330

3,250

56,578

43,887

8,939

2,784

620

18,256

16,058

1,681

392

72

56,578

18,256

3,207

30,662

44,172

58,680

16,154

28,879

45,955

5,605

2,535

5,528

32,287

3,567

4,566

9,703

56,998

23.9

8,191

8,519

58,124

25.9

648

5,900

10,322

14,035

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

115,630

39,690

58,929

10,008

4,957

84,809

65,517

13,653

4,190

1,043

30,821

27,343

2,693

490

168

84,809

30,821

6,952

56,443

59,187

79,687

35,943

49,784

65,846

9,643

4,375

7,364

44,464

4,604

6,130

13,807

91,089

25.9

10,680

12,020

92,930

28.2

859

8,093

12,708

19,040

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682 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

76,693

27,919

37,908

6,494

3,062

57,356

44,993

8,855

2,653

635

19,337

17,160

1,768

326

61

57,356

19,337

3,197

35,024

41,669

51,129

25,564

31,690

45,003

6,054

2,731

5,063

31,155

3,452

4,519

10,048

58,674

24.5

7,870

9,052

59,771

26.6

560

5,288

7,934

12,339

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

100,889

35,683

53,105

7,285

3,615

73,677

59,794

10,889

2,321

483

27,212

24,270

2,477

348

90

73,677

27,212

1,512

39,268

61,621

79,937

20,952

36,574

64,315

7,893

4,564

8,910

42,948

6,703

8,148

14,453

71,585

21.2

14,620

12,089

74,180

23.8

1,075

7,119

12,159

19,520

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

35,829

13,780

17,786

2,476

1,156

25,834

21,322

3,292

879

215

9,995

8,823

901

183

76

25,834

9,995

1,170

14,524

21,305

24,977

10,852

13,422

22,407

2,561

1,610

3,725

14,511

2,165

2,892

5,515

25,257

20.4

5,122

4,905

25,802

22.3

188

2,050

4,052

6,770

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

10,705

2,892

6,229

843

491

6,440

5,152

912

267

80

4,265

3,688

486

82

7

6,440

4,265

703

5,092

5,613

8,928

1,777

3,799

6,906

1,205

694

1,100

3,907

580

882

1,898

7,345

20.1

1,514

1,755

7,436

21.9

72

731

1,400

1,783

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

16,879

5,526

8,542

1,585

807

11,211

8,496

1,987

519

157

5,668

4,738

748

107

47

11,211

5,668

954

7,569

9,310

13,678

3,201

6,613

10,266

1,546

753

1,341

6,626

766

1,292

2,261

12,560

22.0

2,118

1,939

12,822

24.2

127

922

1,582

3,299

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2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 683

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ...................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers .......................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ....................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ............................................................................ 

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

10,154

3,063

5,043

1,052

562

6,016

4,558

974

318

85

4,138

3,229

628

133

72

6,016

4,138

902

4,833

5,321

7,568

2,586

3,856

6,298

857

519

982

3,940

502

656

1,480

7,516

22.3

1,165

1,371

7,618

24.1

47

557

945

1,703

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

63,627

21,709

33,049

5,000

2,702

45,860

36,095

6,789

2,165

557

17,767

15,825

1,630

225

68

45,860

17,767

3,133

29,347

34,280

52,218

11,409

26,954

36,673

5,241

2,619

4,604

24,209

3,162

4,185

8,431

47,849

23.7

7,582

7,135

48,910

25.6

636

3,762

7,283

11,612

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

89,383

33,893

43,153

7,174

3,524

70,448

54,229

11,351

3,563

805

18,935

16,871

1,581

343

94

70,448

18,935

4,539

44,455

44,928

68,144

21,239

37,784

51,599

7,307

3,464

6,756

34,072

3,292

4,800

9,773

71,518

25.9

8,386

8,524

72,473

27.7

620

6,181

10,173

16,825

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

45,465

18,456

21,481

3,231

1,468

33,589

27,438

4,424

1,219

284

11,876

10,452

1,037

211

133

33,589

11,876

1,340

18,347

27,118

31,954

13,511

18,185

27,280

3,334

2,059

4,103

17,784

2,664

3,817

6,322

32,662

21.5

6,646

5,234

33,585

23.6

253

2,250

4,352

7,752

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

129,039

40,729

71,525

9,621

5,190

92,899

74,695

13,537

3,500

830

36,140

32,282

3,170

512

123

92,899

36,140

2,599

53,890

75,149

100,135

28,904

50,792

78,247

9,304

4,972

9,681

54,290

7,512

9,382

16,726

95,419

22.7

16,263

14,450

98,326

25.2

1,080

8,625

14,173

22,672

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684 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

37,682

11,011

20,265

3,395

2,098

25,202

19,547

3,908

1,168

372

12,480

10,690

1,439

254

56

25,202

12,480

2,871

19,498

18,184

30,049

7,633

16,928

20,754

3,397

1,600

3,172

12,585

1,760

2,283

4,739

28,900

23.3

3,772

4,170

29,740

26.0

240

2,166

3,831

5,666

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

60,849

21,541

30,133

5,658

2,474

47,183

36,034

7,916

2,453

555

13,666

12,188

1,250

155

59

47,183

13,666

4,222

34,122

26,727

43,217

17,632

27,297

33,552

5,165

2,266

3,864

22,257

2,389

3,180

7,696

47,584

25.5

5,267

6,866

48,716

27.8

631

5,021

7,113

10,142

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

4,797

1,347

2,743

412

195

2,973

2,432

358

143

23

1,824

1,599

187

32

5

2,973

1,824

371

2,534

2,263

3,984

813

1,839

2,958

448

285

480

1,745

324

351

772

3,350

19.9

650

606

3,541

23.0

63

249

430

885

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

5,847

1,564

3,505

455

210

3,326

2,730

435

92

56

2,521

2,255

203

52

2

3,326

2,521

250

2,482

3,365

5,083

764

2,102

3,745

554

313

581

2,297

298

423

991

4,135

20.6

705

947

4,195

22.5

56

273

620

1,009

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

13,514

4,412

7,298

1,094

458

8,447

6,722

1,292

277

84

5,067

4,448

507

78

24

8,447

5,067

897

5,696

7,818

10,811

2,703

4,855

8,659

1,279

749

1,364

5,267

422

850

1,808

10,434

21.8

1,364

1,666

10,484

23.4

62

475

1,165

2,644

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 685

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ...................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers .......................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ....................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ............................................................................ 

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

33,378

12,565

15,802

2,772

1,482

21,331

17,387

2,710

832

258

12,047

10,152

1,380

410

59

21,331

12,047

905

15,119

18,259

24,125

9,253

12,902

20,476

3,500

2,109

3,037

11,830

1,987

2,156

4,375

24,860

22.4

4,016

3,875

25,487

24.6

223

1,284

2,677

5,121

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

45,777

14,094

23,904

4,774

2,018

31,175

23,784

5,288

1,432

446

14,602

12,810

1,442

252

62

31,175

14,602

2,765

23,681

22,096

38,405

7,372

19,600

26,177

3,601

2,039

4,126

16,411

2,002

3,308

6,431

34,036

22.6

5,335

5,635

34,807

24.8

357

3,095

5,148

9,157

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

60,288

23,830

28,752

4,815

2,018

44,522

35,200

7,261

1,618

298

15,766

13,805

1,544

286

89

44,522

15,766

2,509

27,525

32,763

45,949

14,339

24,778

35,510

4,795

2,569

4,798

23,348

3,093

4,711

8,433

44,051

22.3

7,901

7,293

45,094

24.3

405

3,133

6,016

11,151

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

34,411

13,955

15,312

3,071

1,383

27,105

20,266

4,729

1,590

343

7,306

6,405

597

213

56

27,105

7,306

1,404

20,184

14,227

22,217

12,194

17,448

16,963

2,934

1,278

2,208

10,543

1,039

1,760

4,067

27,545

26.0

2,889

3,569

27,953

27.7

352

2,964

4,030

6,040

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

102,690

36,432

51,924

8,463

3,966

76,121

59,304

12,295

3,244

814

26,569

23,556

2,475

414

88

76,121

26,569

3,202

41,097

61,593

82,757

19,933

37,729

64,961

7,951

3,937

8,386

44,687

4,926

6,789

13,959

77,016

22.9

11,780

12,537

78,373

24.9

820

7,355

12,907

19,416

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686 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

106,276

34,428

61,098

6,304

3,390

73,437

63,306

7,953

1,676

383

32,839

29,796

2,472

416

140

73,437

32,839

1,533

42,554

63,722

82,630

23,646

38,387

67,889

6,524

4,567

9,620

47,178

6,842

9,385

15,980

74,069

20.7

15,801

13,877

76,598

23.1

1,044

7,220

12,853

18,826

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

54,450

12,550

34,475

3,971

2,385

32,903

27,125

4,223

1,038

292

21,547

18,942

2,128

367

65

32,903

21,547

2,601

23,534

30,916

47,595

6,855

21,042

33,408

5,234

2,692

4,855

20,627

3,011

4,869

7,513

39,057

20.2

7,844

6,394

40,212

22.5

254

2,825

6,319

9,008

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

70,531

23,452

35,933

6,642

3,095

51,865

39,814

8,733

2,428

596

18,666

16,441

1,814

296

62

51,865

18,666

3,185

34,210

36,321

59,421

11,110

30,377

40,154

5,946

2,761

5,484

25,963

3,229

4,286

9,162

53,854

22.9

7,551

8,239

54,741

24.8

863

5,846

8,955

13,337

56.9

167

15

-

9

13

-

1,764

8

1,585

209

3,248

1,606

1,414

1,096

1,342

995

1,423

436

786

128

29

899

762

99

24

6

524

445

45

32

2

899

524

121

615

808

1,039

384

433

990

113

97

210

570

44

101

246

1,032

20.8

180

201

1,042

22.3

12

79

128

279

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

32,238

12,926

15,632

2,353

956

22,926

18,839

3,123

790

136

9,312

8,215

850

197

34

22,926

9,312

851

12,426

19,812

24,776

7,462

11,934

20,304

2,522

1,548

2,648

13,586

1,945

2,448

4,574

23,271

20.9

4,499

4,171

23,568

22.7

205

1,559

3,247

5,938

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2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 687

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ...................................................number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers .......................................number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ....................................number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ............................................................................ 

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

39,136

14,950

18,245

3,366

1,779

30,801

23,303

5,280

1,623

436

8,335

7,394

751

95

87

30,801

8,335

1,972

22,100

17,036

28,563

10,573

18,204

20,932

3,524

1,471

2,466

13,471

1,362

2,084

4,518

31,172

25.8

3,344

3,966

31,826

27.8

270

3,142

4,697

6,489

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

92,460

33,070

49,121

6,258

3,078

66,406

54,949

9,135

1,774

421

26,054

23,452

2,185

318

78

66,406

26,054

1,144

35,414

57,046

75,055

17,405

34,231

58,229

6,788

4,163

8,022

39,256

5,252

7,234

12,377

67,597

21.7

12,439

10,740

69,281

23.8

564

4,608

9,513

17,488

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

334,463

113,686

182,217

21,634

11,945

228,372

193,380

26,236

6,444

1,663

106,091

94,235

9,404

1,749

502

228,372

106,091

5,255

128,075

206,388

236,356

98,107

116,124

218,339

28,398

17,545

32,576

139,820

19,522

26,911

50,698

237,332

19.6

46,461

44,748

243,254

21.7

1,935

13,780

31,150

57,847

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

25,350

7,397

13,594

2,212

1,373

18,133

13,784

2,813

1,084

281

7,217

6,185

709

267

31

18,133

7,217

1,104

8,844

16,506

17,602

7,748

8,319

17,031

2,508

1,224

2,306

10,993

1,367

2,125

3,731

18,127

21.1

3,516

3,212

18,622

23.2

164

1,561

3,625

4,161

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

9,845

2,463

5,601

982

593

6,147

4,638

1,083

325

66

3,698

3,193

411

63

10

6,147

3,698

587

4,513

5,332

8,421

1,424

3,798

6,047

832

574

1,049

3,592

473

922

1,633

6,817

20.8

1,322

1,440

7,083

23.1

83

616

1,189

1,870

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
688 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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

 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (see text) ........... 

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

NUMBER OF TOTAL PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS 1(SEE TEXT) 

 

Total principal producers ................................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total male principal producers ...................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of male principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

 Total female principal producers ................................... number 

 

 Farms by number of female principal producers: 

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

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

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

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

 

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1 

 

Sex of producers: 

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

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

 

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

 

Primary occupation: 

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

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

 

Place of residence: 

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

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

 

Days worked 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 ........................................................................... 

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

57,204

20,702

29,001

4,652

2,063

40,078

32,272

5,801

1,503

364

17,126

15,055

1,660

310

66

40,078

17,126

2,197

24,737

32,467

45,938

11,266

22,419

34,785

4,610

2,620

4,663

22,892

2,953

4,247

7,810

42,194

21.9

7,426

6,595

43,183

24.0

385

2,899

5,348

9,599

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

50,504

13,164

30,111

4,035

2,127

31,664

25,675

4,189

1,188

395

18,840

16,369

2,017

319

80

31,664

18,840

3,577

21,351

29,153

41,532

8,972

20,352

30,152

4,134

2,271

4,488

19,259

2,660

3,350

7,247

37,247

20.6

6,108

6,405

37,991

22.8

225

2,220

5,311

8,975

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

30,757

11,545

15,486

2,326

1,044

22,118

18,233

3,048

681

96

8,639

7,646

822

131

35

22,118

8,639

302

12,103

18,654

25,353

5,404

11,669

19,088

2,447

1,326

2,508

12,807

1,927

2,683

4,657

21,490

21.5

4,814

4,078

21,865

23.1

332

1,789

3,358

5,497

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

88,022

27,673

47,188

7,563

3,721

64,515

50,152

10,212

2,920

796

23,507

20,968

2,009

373

124

64,515

23,507

5,333

42,678

45,344

71,356

16,666

37,553

50,469

6,818

3,234

6,389

34,028

3,764

4,882

9,873

69,503

24.2

8,292

8,889

70,841

26.4

722

5,660

9,971

17,522

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

17,123

4,231

9,756

1,554

1,037

11,254

8,764

1,711

502

162

5,869

4,912

747

145

42

11,254

5,869

1,121

7,885

9,238

13,774

3,349

6,428

10,695

1,743

739

1,677

6,536

920

1,543

2,657

12,003

20.1

2,381

2,134

12,608

23.2

122

999

2,124

2,746

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 689

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Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item United States Alabama Alaska Arizona

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

783,241

643,314

348,089

58.6

208,462

90,344

46,210

16,978

38,447

2,306

2,614,526

21,986

2,402,342

338,111

5,853,225

2,542,377

2,220,778

1,817,718

2,197,589

1,664,323

1,540,022

48,669

388,683

299,583

153,886

594,565

299,501

114,448

46,439

1,959,335

784,207,127

136,350

101,622,197

1,751,126

541,071,476

130,173

158,051,459

104,155

126,671,963

12,685

12,889,821

44,081

61,532,857

14,287

13,374

6,857

59.0

3,701

453

608

109

3,537

16

48,279

514

45,501

7,562

109,559

49,648

42,410

39,798

43,025

32,052

29,461

817

7,854

6,711

2,420

12,648

5,036

1,681

322

39,353

7,764,410

2,063

1,024,162

36,875

6,226,671

1,944

1,397,579

1,239

650,862

145

76,579

389

229,249

446

268

101

56.2

107

26

46

6

5

-

1,290

27

1,167

207

2,976

1,291

1,198

758

1,160

806

870

31

262

129

40

373

133

81

28

921

573,379

120

72,966

788

(D)

70

103,406

63

(D)

11

(D)

58

(D)

7,050

6,439

4,248

61.0

1,245

1,153

14,565

112

42

59

10,400

180

23,045

2,313

60,239

23,492

18,792

19,727

17,793

13,468

10,946

183

1,606

1,579

346

6,028

2,201

1,069

323

18,079

17,630,104

1,456

1,936,298

15,941

7,087,963

1,286

1,781,414

774

1,628,492

128

156,462

957

15,471,488

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
690 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ........................................................... 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

15,540

13,620

7,053

58.0

4,702

862

480

470

1,271

9

55,457

659

51,144

7,202

118,907

54,598

46,789

43,708

47,469

35,794

31,385

1,051

9,717

5,301

1,579

13,555

6,070

2,128

447

41,001

12,236,877

2,073

1,331,692

36,982

8,278,212

2,715

3,939,422

1,865

1,163,839

225

130,997

838

376,459

29,351

25,786

13,982

60.4

5,403

11,192

1,172

5,274

326

342

90,440

1,382

88,059

10,877

210,858

89,258

78,526

40,163

76,034

58,620

57,813

1,539

11,934

11,818

2,493

21,259

16,142

4,399

4,017

65,244

19,773,803

5,466

3,587,672

52,390

11,607,552

8,021

6,214,592

6,103

4,563,761

1,168

895,695

2,839

1,241,201

16,576

13,310

6,707

58.7

3,978

3,192

411

288

93

54

54,420

473

48,444

7,295

108,973

51,053

44,974

39,084

43,941

33,589

31,654

897

6,868

4,563

2,184

11,094

9,821

2,344

2,034

36,917

27,040,915

4,681

5,471,245

31,660

17,382,310

3,207

7,305,119

2,480

4,497,537

379

649,608

1,167

1,986,383

2,399

1,722

909

58.6

609

111

12

26

19

2

7,490

43

6,754

838

15,569

7,125

6,042

4,563

5,859

4,215

4,549

78

800

2,906

122

1,384

101

330

37

5,253

340,231

1,187

106,111

4,253

220,210

636

77,104

386

62,844

93

7,652

153

13,729

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 691

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

939

802

354

58.9

223

29

1

41

23

-

3,059

14

2,803

335

6,871

2,976

2,279

1,671

2,495

1,871

1,811

44

184

660

180

866

241

85

51

2,210

465,450

283

74,481

1,692

256,938

223

75,899

322

175,002

19

7,061

46

10,424

18,743

16,006

8,856

59.8

3,597

5,805

447

1,093

1,938

84

60,313

580

54,813

9,642

130,243

59,375

49,131

43,905

48,497

36,101

36,310

1,010

12,284

9,618

2,304

13,563

5,539

2,233

494

45,244

7,403,894

4,319

1,548,753

37,986

4,186,771

2,530

1,470,767

5,104

2,879,017

984

582,164

986

613,012

14,854

13,642

7,257

58.9

3,885

758

171

326

2,391

22

52,186

329

47,336

8,089

118,426

51,673

43,738

35,939

43,732

32,736

32,256

810

12,618

6,252

2,570

11,979

4,373

1,938

423

40,730

8,945,597

3,614

1,417,295

36,233

6,435,440

2,733

1,911,751

2,474

1,127,480

408

201,499

591

277,560

2,928

3,176

1,274

61.4

504

629

33

2,648

19

884

5,193

1,074

8,428

1,423

19,845

9,103

8,297

4,103

7,454

5,529

5,579

129

1,046

2,877

226

2,091

607

254

78

6,815

628,488

1,089

118,616

5,733

348,654

569

162,513

582

341,574

155

257,101

289

25,510

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
692 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ........................................................... 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

9,990

7,921

3,799

57.4

2,889

1,002

204

84

7

25

34,551

226

30,890

4,207

78,029

32,553

29,313

23,968

27,948

21,052

20,972

608

5,310

3,448

1,149

7,538

5,394

1,926

1,046

23,907

9,984,095

2,649

2,420,791

20,633

5,062,700

1,869

2,893,249

1,720

2,504,822

162

131,879

612

1,099,262

27,070

21,864

12,823

58.9

7,470

686

93

100

183

11

93,315

235

82,911

11,026

210,589

84,775

76,149

39,326

76,047

54,530

55,889

1,732

13,092

8,765

3,672

23,039

12,419

5,132

2,529

68,556

24,581,238

2,511

1,385,750

61,398

19,368,009

4,597

3,802,458

3,589

3,142,784

383

149,956

2,684

543,081

20,246

15,316

8,367

56.7

7,459

618

110

82

114

14

74,297

217

67,588

7,246

184,259

68,510

59,818

41,321

60,197

43,668

40,719

1,511

10,448

5,789

3,291

16,754

7,851

3,354

1,688

54,076

13,359,073

3,351

1,580,337

48,176

9,453,159

3,386

2,416,869

3,668

2,719,703

293

145,543

1,126

234,722

34,387

25,433

15,110

58.4

10,234

566

63

101

67

11

115,236

152

103,965

11,665

249,682

104,730

93,859

57,438

95,897

71,033

68,501

2,713

15,537

10,142

13,456

25,978

12,636

6,362

581

81,726

28,283,483

3,764

1,391,565

71,046

21,433,998

4,897

2,894,031

7,489

5,511,212

489

206,217

2,183

518,420

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 693

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

21,633

17,695

11,244

59.1

6,557

1,016

401

66

181

17

75,570

458

67,825

8,868

164,612

69,351

62,720

48,046

63,390

47,061

44,779

1,099

8,658

7,361

7,777

17,300

8,733

3,907

1,692

55,633

41,456,641

2,926

3,761,524

49,556

30,742,476

3,671

7,610,233

2,845

5,940,504

265

228,613

2,232

1,237,493

27,574

22,221

11,221

57.3

9,334

593

182

94

493

33

99,659

428

88,886

12,003

217,543

94,287

81,938

74,164

80,293

59,862

55,008

1,632

16,911

10,844

6,434

21,752

8,112

3,886

1,139

73,745

12,093,164

3,569

1,224,036

68,823

10,042,823

4,152

2,002,960

1,941

663,225

280

78,422

770

174,354

10,203

8,133

4,433

58.4

2,574

749

223

64

2,543

20

32,701

278

31,484

4,345

76,224

33,145

28,184

25,075

27,980

19,050

19,138

475

4,760

4,498

935

8,306

4,350

1,169

304

26,101

6,882,638

3,015

1,443,281

23,336

4,751,444

1,942

1,894,489

1,481

1,002,444

225

182,189

402

166,945

3,133

2,481

1,105

57.4

935

103

27

28

128

8

10,418

96

9,370

1,335

22,086

10,186

8,860

6,208

8,606

6,097

6,350

184

1,898

2,755

251

1,972

438

340

123

7,333

1,108,623

626

145,523

6,277

784,102

530

127,329

539

326,822

82

16,047

172

53,313

4,949

3,949

2,051

58.8

1,193

200

52

211

198

19

16,306

93

15,087

1,792

37,015

15,747

13,445

10,675

13,340

9,938

9,555

241

1,184

2,996

1,132

4,096

1,568

400

310

11,927

1,790,208

1,362

351,298

10,263

1,238,230

957

333,251

847

310,949

123

49,789

239

57,903

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
694 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ........................................................... 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

3,183

2,583

1,136

59.1

705

154

23

68

145

6

9,849

63

9,207

947

21,641

9,538

8,008

6,057

8,100

5,878

6,092

107

967

3,320

793

1,957

318

349

66

6,907

434,762

611

49,520

5,773

295,597

520

66,035

549

91,266

119

6,502

280

32,253

19,013

14,060

7,261

57.9

5,021

782

285

119

296

8

62,503

416

56,809

6,818

141,581

59,503

52,579

36,078

50,586

38,404

36,756

1,344

7,610

8,236

1,704

15,570

7,022

2,748

1,376

45,826

8,865,787

5,084

1,864,099

40,523

6,181,513

3,246

2,091,147

2,540

1,205,096

340

110,465

992

175,869

27,371

18,598

9,615

57.4

7,751

527

126

286

29

17

88,679

246

79,025

10,358

201,231

83,313

74,108

47,660

73,721

56,195

54,361

2,132

14,835

7,924

9,370

20,213

8,416

4,775

1,247

66,299

23,834,473

3,147

1,443,026

59,322

18,250,173

4,566

4,035,559

3,232

2,654,242

317

122,805

1,385

454,203

12,630

11,798

6,430

59.9

2,903

472

123

98

5,947

24

39,044

229

39,709

5,756

94,458

42,029

36,124

30,046

36,044

27,242

23,096

674

6,430

3,969

1,698

9,845

4,482

1,484

300

33,358

9,107,037

2,430

1,207,586

30,279

6,007,708

2,561

3,084,524

1,373

915,830

290

167,786

485

239,288

35,508

29,224

17,757

58.5

11,024

1,097

600

335

174

33

126,995

902

111,082

17,957

273,908

119,950

105,018

92,542

105,048

82,546

69,109

2,536

18,175

7,882

7,706

27,312

14,318

5,583

2,049

91,826

25,681,187

5,865

3,069,023

84,536

20,834,836

5,004

3,559,923

3,253

2,511,328

307

172,856

2,220

702,940

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 695

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

11,228

9,665

4,886

59.4

2,706

341

1,513

46

21

30

35,720

352

33,075

4,607

74,354

34,916

31,700

27,201

30,950

24,643

22,019

692

6,215

2,728

4,596

7,015

4,171

1,832

608

25,486

47,336,548

1,895

5,696,719

20,808

26,109,514

2,176

9,618,047

3,129

15,428,003

210

1,524,434

725

5,442,880

18,152

12,903

6,887

57.2

6,374

410

67

25

17

8

60,623

109

54,476

6,373

133,496

56,316

50,622

37,016

51,154

38,465

37,646

1,265

9,378

5,275

4,913

14,777

7,752

3,453

1,423

44,028

41,203,733

2,525

4,102,372

38,200

28,851,382

2,883

5,995,209

4,037

8,897,489

231

466,574

981

776,167

1,405

1,198

567

58.9

352

232

237

18

9

-

4,483

50

4,280

517

9,480

4,479

3,857

3,668

3,809

3,030

2,837

58

688

421

205

1,092

824

249

108

3,184

3,706,723

390

1,171,078

2,637

1,642,943

277

917,243

288

1,973,562

20

131,585

201

1,462,820

1,826

1,505

558

58.4

394

49

11

11

38

-

5,747

40

5,189

658

11,212

5,565

4,651

3,784

4,721

3,468

3,594

102

966

1,608

361

1,101

202

221

34

4,009

396,420

590

59,048

3,412

295,171

314

67,429

177

(D)

40

(D)

180

27,079

4,234

3,242

1,692

59.7

624

371

17

201

63

4

13,149

80

12,259

1,255

28,290

12,550

10,640

7,744

10,561

7,421

7,993

185

1,305

4,285

1,086

2,611

440

439

36

9,535

654,145

1,624

190,870

8,009

414,596

804

128,869

776

147,128

131

16,762

163

26,729

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
696 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ........................................................... 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

9,748

8,984

5,341

61.1

1,686

10,220

6,988

100

53

25

25,975

237

28,585

4,793

68,924

30,809

26,571

24,391

25,324

19,587

15,149

554

3,924

2,908

1,642

5,726

2,707

1,182

446

23,818

32,677,112

1,477

6,161,537

21,391

20,201,436

1,283

7,174,603

1,106

7,081,731

99

1,505,853

1,165

4,696,213

13,519

9,910

4,591

57.3

3,925

457

95

120

96

35

45,220

211

41,542

4,235

103,470

43,527

37,763

30,706

36,989

27,434

25,780

846

6,344

9,328

1,110

9,419

3,373

1,291

419

32,130

6,303,713

2,962

1,304,616

27,561

4,231,785

2,907

1,566,244

2,210

854,238

310

86,260

450

127,644

16,397

15,431

7,755

59.2

4,034

574

628

315

1,699

15

57,360

271

52,188

8,100

125,700

56,196

48,725

39,425

48,249

35,078

34,905

1,249

11,942

10,113

3,534

12,093

3,286

2,087

311

44,509

7,509,609

3,354

1,024,121

39,452

5,326,485

2,949

1,362,942

2,995

1,460,107

386

174,129

636

106,859

10,275

7,108

3,642

56.9

3,758

190

260

12

4

2

34,013

120

30,851

3,560

75,880

31,474

28,158

17,305

28,869

21,528

20,799

436

2,882

3,044

11,580

6,722

1,426

1,380

159

25,258

37,288,327

620

833,423

22,746

30,576,477

2,213

5,649,414

746

1,857,378

30

36,265

629

1,222,057

29,920

20,914

11,358

57.1

9,379

729

139

146

156

16

101,809

424

91,501

11,189

241,452

95,319

83,613

61,139

81,847

60,826

58,030

2,271

14,245

15,322

2,922

22,200

9,754

4,461

1,574

74,809

12,761,864

6,629

2,157,523

68,027

9,957,709

4,786

2,392,008

2,960

1,200,384

351

83,967

1,681

331,227

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 697

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

28,216

23,852

14,265

58.0

9,444

2,160

9,629

386

1,479

44

90,276

4,462

92,837

13,439

215,224

99,790

87,301

89,181

88,112

70,480

57,257

1,703

12,288

7,347

3,298

25,596

14,842

4,632

2,339

76,415

32,046,034

3,781

3,349,769

71,811

26,676,887

3,146

3,840,041

1,792

2,286,180

231

144,859

1,551

1,208,323

15,536

13,997

6,511

58.9

3,604

1,612

510

507

42

71

52,692

628

47,111

7,339

105,682

50,996

45,310

36,653

43,408

33,142

32,224

914

9,233

6,782

2,701

10,503

7,056

2,190

1,476

36,367

13,885,228

3,593

2,566,556

31,673

7,308,582

2,362

3,209,476

2,416

3,551,301

336

245,185

829

1,647,778

19,406

14,587

7,537

56.5

7,513

590

102

71

66

21

70,025

246

63,700

6,831

180,955

66,561

57,906

48,674

56,310

41,625

36,816

1,482

12,473

11,718

2,408

11,737

2,921

2,726

390

51,870

6,862,820

2,904

634,461

46,172

5,375,134

3,688

1,142,664

2,216

533,188

236

66,880

845

160,802

431

359

135

58.3

105

8

-

9

13

-

1,399

2

1,250

173

2,909

1,362

1,194

926

1,153

866

877

15

97

382

311

271

16

72

3

988

51,410

124

6,583

799

(D)

72

6,032

121

9,982

16

454

35

(D)

8,924

8,284

4,081

59.3

2,014

356

137

84

2,187

21

29,600

209

27,342

4,896

67,407

30,241

26,123

21,327

25,105

19,331

18,000

637

5,452

4,499

1,616

7,222

2,333

1,048

244

23,897

4,187,624

2,412

817,865

21,711

3,091,257

1,397

907,473

1,145

492,620

206

100,212

332

153,351

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
698 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 .................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ........................................................... 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

11,739

8,715

4,084

57.3

3,808

225

822

15

9

4

38,097

189

34,711

4,425

88,387

35,915

32,476

24,697

32,730

25,162

24,285

672

4,389

4,328

8,026

8,748

3,119

2,143

321

28,462

40,485,460

1,486

3,049,543

24,925

28,669,472

2,306

6,234,668

1,741

4,772,610

167

187,518

829

3,379,474

25,130

23,212

11,945

59.1

5,961

952

272

173

1,168

19

90,309

519

79,162

13,298

190,581

86,474

75,356

69,915

73,379

55,599

50,875

1,410

12,843

12,814

5,150

20,120

7,496

2,971

864

68,447

10,204,430

1,569

430,021

65,172

8,676,650

2,989

1,660,670

1,074

352,518

137

46,241

611

138,159

95,241

84,511

49,999

60.3

18,290

33,508

2,388

1,284

9,523

134

318,262

2,872

286,208

48,255

664,000

311,583

267,114

269,048

268,312

208,988

180,246

4,722

37,862

26,233

11,429

76,515

51,225

12,520

8,477

240,685

112,684,698

11,250

16,591,332

223,284

79,294,606

14,211

30,510,113

6,454

12,393,859

813

1,849,237

3,654

2,988,369

7,131

5,590

3,118

57.8

2,055

451

895

75

4

29

24,217

130

23,040

2,310

61,495

23,427

21,143

19,244

20,183

16,099

14,307

423

3,711

2,956

1,573

4,888

2,752

1,224

417

17,433

5,697,633

2,177

1,797,351

14,826

3,028,449

1,375

1,570,705

1,244

1,519,860

160

200,332

804

4,492,258

2,883

2,245

959

57.3

831

105

23

9

15

3

9,713

82

8,918

927

19,399

9,306

7,840

6,269

7,777

5,576

5,882

183

2,497

1,490

617

1,329

471

453

152

6,627

1,114,417

993

216,935

5,485

762,850

681

217,739

460

155,007

53

28,557

129

29,284

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
2017 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 699

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 45. Selected Operation and Producer Characteristics: 2017 (continued)

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

Item Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

PRINCIPAL PRODUCER CHARACTERISTICS 1- Con. 

 

Age group: - Con. 

 

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

 

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 decisionmaking (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 ..................................... 

 

INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 

 

Farms with- 

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

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

 DSL service ........................................................................... 

 Cable modem service ............................................................ 

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

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

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

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

 Other Internet service ............................................................ 

 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 

 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by 

 one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ...................................................farms 

acres 

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

acres 

 

OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 

 

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

acres 

 

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

acres 

 

Corporation: 

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

acres 

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

acres 

 

Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. (see text) ......................farms 

acres 

16,342

14,414

8,217

59.8

3,675

672

144

195

1,444

25

55,098

298

48,859

8,345

117,895

53,784

46,711

42,269

46,305

34,583

31,986

1,129

8,133

5,878

1,985

12,826

6,391

1,830

1,052

41,744

7,094,816

4,352

1,218,099

37,362

5,456,763

2,529

1,058,601

2,428

962,825

336

114,854

570

204,936

15,241

12,716

5,816

59.1

2,890

2,268

472

623

70

64

48,578

697

43,294

7,210

101,590

46,747

41,138

31,206

39,147

29,840

30,111

946

8,327

7,237

2,072

10,087

6,079

2,147

1,308

34,023

10,728,365

3,483

1,522,809

28,864

4,478,965

2,396

2,951,453

3,364

4,036,735

330

209,620

839

3,003,084

8,219

7,557

4,005

58.6

2,423

300

61

44

29

3

30,429

191

26,026

4,731

63,053

29,267

25,580

23,436

23,884

18,181

16,528

620

5,863

3,652

960

4,769

2,898

1,094

207

23,176

3,552,471

1,299

300,798

21,963

3,191,932

945

299,779

432

118,982

55

10,322

227

41,163

27,232

18,743

8,172

57.1

7,296

472

144

371

62

11

87,325

109

79,544

8,478

193,668

82,654

72,911

56,963

70,958

54,867

49,312

2,353

14,608

7,742

5,221

17,272

8,674

3,978

919

62,262

13,115,750

6,284

2,400,981

55,135

9,530,791

4,599

2,358,566

3,377

2,004,907

314

105,499

1,368

318,867

4,863

4,251

2,018

58.4

1,318

317

198

9

11

4

16,757

144

15,062

2,061

33,398

15,910

14,076

13,508

13,697

11,167

9,605

225

2,030

1,150

738

3,454

2,972

868

448

11,186

22,392,220

1,316

5,991,137

9,227

11,214,663

1,053

5,959,848

1,009

7,913,198

97

576,802

552

3,340,373

1 Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.