United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1995- 2004 Farms and Land in Farms 2020 Summary February 2021 Contents Farms and Land in Farms Highlights 4 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - United States: 2013- 2020 5 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - United States: 2019-2020 5 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - States and United States: 2019-2020 6 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $1,000-$9,999 - States and United States: 2019-2020 7 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $10,000-$99,999 - States and United States: 2019-2020 8 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $100,000-$249,999 - States and United States: 2019-2020 9 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $250,000-$499,999 - States and United States: 2019-2020 10 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $500,000-$999,999 - States and United States: 2019-2020 11 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $1,000,000 or more - States and United States: 2019-2020 12 Statistical Methodology 13 Terms and Definitions 14 Farm Definition History 15 Information Contacts 16 Farms and Land in Farms Highlights The number of farms in the United States for 2020 is estimated at 2,019,000, down 4,400 farms from 2019. The number of farms in all sales classes declined. In 2020, 51.1 percent of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales and 81.5 percent of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales. In 2020, 7.4 percent of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more. Total land in farms, at 896,600,000 acres, decreased 800,000 acres from 2019. The biggest change for 2020 is that producers in Sales Class $10,000 - $99,999 operated 550,000 fewer acres than in 2019. In 2020, 30.1 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100,000 in sales, while 40.8 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with sales of $500,000 or more. The average farm size for 2020 is 444 acres, unchanged from the previous year. Average farm size increased in the $250,000 - $499,999, $500,000- $999,999, and $1,000,000 or more sales classes and remained unchanged in all others. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - United States: 2013-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number 1,000 acres acres : 2013 .................: 2,100,350 911,720 434 2014 .................: 2,082,440 908,920 436 2015 .................: 2,063,890 905,790 439 2016 .................: 2,055,340 902,680 439 2017 .................: 2,042,000 900,370 441 2018 .................: 2,029,200 899,500 443 2019 .................: 2,023,400 897,400 444 2020 .................: 2,019,000 896,600 444 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - United States: 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of total : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Economic sales class : Number of Farms : Land in farms : Average farm size :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent acres acres : $1,000 - $9,999 .....: 51.1 51.1 9.4 9.3 81 81 $10,000 - $99,999 ...: 30.4 30.4 20.8 20.8 304 304 $100,000 - $249,999 .: 6.7 6.7 14.7 14.7 976 976 $250,000 - $499,999 .: 4.4 4.4 14.3 14.3 1,448 1,455 $500,000 - $999,999 .: 3.5 3.5 15.4 15.4 1,940 1,942 $1,000,000 or more ..: 3.9 3.9 25.4 25.4 2,910 2,915 : Total 1/ ............: 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 444 444 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent of total may not add to 100 due to rounding. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ number ----- -- 1,000 acres -- ---- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 38,800 39,000 8,300 8,300 214 213 Alaska ............: 1,050 1,050 850 850 810 810 Arizona ...........: 19,000 19,000 26,200 26,200 1,379 1,379 Arkansas ..........: 42,300 42,200 14,000 14,000 331 332 California ........: 69,900 69,600 24,300 24,300 348 349 Colorado ..........: 38,700 38,800 31,800 31,800 822 820 Connecticut .......: 5,500 5,500 380 380 69 69 Delaware ..........: 2,300 2,300 530 530 230 230 Florida ...........: 47,400 47,500 9,700 9,700 205 204 Georgia ...........: 41,500 41,400 10,200 10,200 246 246 : Hawaii ............: 7,300 7,300 1,100 1,100 151 151 Idaho .............: 24,600 24,600 11,500 11,500 467 467 Illinois ..........: 71,400 71,100 27,000 27,000 378 380 Indiana ...........: 56,000 55,500 14,900 14,800 266 267 Iowa ..............: 85,300 85,000 30,600 30,600 359 360 Kansas ............: 58,500 58,300 45,700 45,700 781 784 Kentucky ..........: 74,800 74,500 12,900 12,900 172 173 Louisiana .........: 27,400 27,400 8,000 8,000 292 292 Maine .............: 7,600 7,600 1,300 1,300 171 171 Maryland ..........: 12,400 12,400 2,000 2,000 161 161 : Massachusetts .....: 7,200 7,200 500 500 69 69 Michigan ..........: 47,000 46,500 9,800 9,800 209 211 Minnesota .........: 68,000 67,500 25,500 25,400 375 376 Mississippi .......: 34,500 34,400 10,400 10,400 301 302 Missouri ..........: 95,200 95,000 27,600 27,500 290 289 Montana ...........: 26,800 26,900 58,000 58,000 2,164 2,156 Nebraska ..........: 45,700 45,500 44,900 44,900 982 987 Nevada ............: 3,350 3,350 6,100 6,100 1,821 1,821 New Hampshire .....: 4,100 4,100 430 430 105 105 New Jersey ........: 9,900 9,900 750 750 76 76 : New Mexico ........: 24,800 24,800 40,000 40,000 1,613 1,613 New York ..........: 33,400 33,400 6,900 6,900 207 207 North Carolina ....: 46,200 46,000 8,400 8,400 182 183 North Dakota ......: 26,100 26,000 39,300 39,300 1,506 1,512 Ohio ..............: 77,800 77,800 13,600 13,600 175 175 Oklahoma ..........: 77,300 77,300 34,400 34,400 445 445 Oregon ............: 37,200 37,200 15,800 15,800 425 425 Pennsylvania ......: 52,700 52,700 7,300 7,300 139 139 Rhode Island ......: 1,100 1,100 60 60 55 55 South Carolina ....: 24,600 24,600 4,800 4,800 195 195 : South Dakota ......: 29,600 29,600 43,200 43,200 1,459 1,459 Tennessee .........: 69,700 69,500 10,800 10,800 155 155 Texas .............: 247,000 247,000 126,500 126,000 512 510 Utah ..............: 17,800 17,800 10,700 10,700 601 601 Vermont ...........: 6,800 6,800 1,200 1,200 176 176 Virginia ..........: 42,400 42,300 7,800 7,800 184 184 Washington ........: 35,600 35,500 14,600 14,600 410 411 West Virginia .....: 22,900 22,800 3,500 3,500 153 154 Wisconsin .........: 64,900 64,400 14,300 14,300 220 222 Wyoming ...........: 12,000 12,000 29,000 29,000 2,417 2,417 : United States .....:2,023,400 2,019,000 897,400 896,600 444 444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $1,000-$9,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ number ----- 1,000 acres --- acres --- : Alabama ...........: 21,800 22,000 1,900 1,900 87 86 Alaska ............: 590 590 80 80 136 136 Arizona ...........: 14,200 14,200 4,800 4,800 338 338 Arkansas ..........: 20,500 20,400 1,750 1,700 85 83 California ........: 27,200 27,000 1,300 1,300 48 48 Colorado ..........: 22,000 22,000 2,200 2,200 100 100 Connecticut .......: 3,650 3,650 130 130 36 36 Delaware ..........: 820 820 20 20 24 24 Florida ...........: 28,900 29,000 1,300 1,300 45 45 Georgia ...........: 23,200 23,100 2,300 2,300 99 100 : Hawaii ............: 4,250 4,250 70 70 16 16 Idaho .............: 13,300 13,300 650 650 49 49 Illinois ..........: 27,700 27,600 1,200 1,200 43 43 Indiana ...........: 26,100 25,800 1,000 1,000 38 39 Iowa ..............: 25,000 25,000 900 900 36 36 Kansas ............: 21,300 21,100 1,900 1,900 89 90 Kentucky ..........: 44,000 43,800 3,000 3,000 68 68 Louisiana .........: 15,400 15,400 1,100 1,100 71 71 Maine .............: 4,800 4,800 390 390 81 81 Maryland ..........: 6,700 6,700 260 260 39 39 : Massachusetts .....: 4,500 4,500 190 190 42 42 Michigan ..........: 24,500 24,200 1,250 1,200 51 50 Minnesota .........: 24,900 24,600 1,600 1,600 64 65 Mississippi .......: 19,600 19,500 2,200 2,200 112 113 Missouri ..........: 44,500 44,400 3,200 3,200 72 72 Montana ...........: 11,400 11,500 2,000 2,000 175 174 Nebraska ..........: 11,300 11,100 800 800 71 72 Nevada ............: 1,700 1,700 520 520 306 306 New Hampshire .....: 2,750 2,750 170 170 62 62 New Jersey ........: 6,400 6,400 160 160 25 25 : New Mexico ........: 17,000 17,000 5,000 5,000 294 294 New York ..........: 15,500 15,500 1,100 1,100 71 71 North Carolina ....: 25,900 25,700 1,400 1,400 54 54 North Dakota ......: 7,400 7,400 1,200 1,200 162 162 Ohio ..............: 41,400 41,800 1,900 1,900 46 45 Oklahoma ..........: 40,300 40,300 4,200 4,200 104 104 Oregon ............: 23,500 23,500 1,100 1,100 47 47 Pennsylvania ......: 24,900 24,900 1,300 1,300 52 52 Rhode Island ......: 630 630 20 20 32 32 South Carolina ....: 16,400 16,400 1,500 1,500 91 91 : South Dakota ......: 7,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 143 143 Tennessee .........: 43,600 43,500 2,700 2,700 62 62 Texas .............: 156,500 156,500 15,200 14,900 97 95 Utah ..............: 10,800 10,800 600 600 56 56 Vermont ...........: 3,750 3,750 280 280 75 75 Virginia ..........: 24,100 24,000 1,700 1,700 71 71 Washington ........: 21,700 21,600 800 800 37 37 West Virginia .....: 16,600 16,500 1,500 1,500 90 91 Wisconsin .........: 29,000 28,700 1,900 1,900 66 66 Wyoming ...........: 5,600 5,600 1,200 1,200 214 214 : United States .....:1,034,540 1,032,240 83,940 83,540 81 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $10,000-$99,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ---- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 12,500 12,500 3,200 3,200 256 256 Alaska ............: 360 360 450 450 1,250 1,250 Arizona ...........: 3,450 3,450 5,200 5,200 1,507 1,507 Arkansas ..........: 14,500 14,400 3,700 3,650 255 253 California ........: 22,600 22,500 4,300 4,300 190 191 Colorado ..........: 10,800 10,900 7,000 7,000 648 642 Connecticut .......: 1,400 1,400 100 100 71 71 Delaware ..........: 510 510 50 50 98 98 Florida ...........: 13,500 13,500 2,100 2,100 156 156 Georgia ...........: 11,500 11,500 2,700 2,600 235 226 : Hawaii ............: 2,500 2,500 200 200 80 80 Idaho .............: 6,500 6,500 1,800 1,800 277 277 Illinois ..........: 20,000 20,000 2,500 2,400 125 120 Indiana ...........: 16,100 16,000 1,700 1,600 106 100 Iowa ..............: 25,800 25,600 3,600 3,600 140 141 Kansas ............: 21,500 21,500 7,200 7,200 335 335 Kentucky ..........: 24,200 24,100 4,500 4,500 186 187 Louisiana .........: 8,700 8,700 1,900 1,900 218 218 Maine .............: 2,050 2,050 350 350 171 171 Maryland ..........: 3,300 3,300 390 390 118 118 : Massachusetts .....: 1,950 1,950 160 160 82 82 Michigan ..........: 14,000 14,000 1,600 1,600 114 114 Minnesota .........: 20,500 20,400 3,600 3,500 176 172 Mississippi .......: 10,600 10,600 3,000 3,000 283 283 Missouri ..........: 37,300 37,200 8,600 8,500 231 228 Montana ...........: 8,100 8,100 10,300 10,300 1,272 1,272 Nebraska ..........: 14,300 14,300 4,900 4,900 343 343 Nevada ............: 980 980 530 530 541 541 New Hampshire .....: 1,100 1,100 170 170 155 155 New Jersey ........: 2,350 2,350 170 170 72 72 : New Mexico ........: 6,000 6,000 10,200 10,200 1,700 1,700 New York ..........: 11,500 11,500 1,800 1,800 157 157 North Carolina ....: 12,700 12,700 1,800 1,800 142 142 North Dakota ......: 7,300 7,300 4,100 4,100 562 562 Ohio ..............: 22,000 21,500 2,900 2,900 132 135 Oklahoma ..........: 28,500 28,500 11,400 11,400 400 400 Oregon ............: 8,900 8,900 2,900 2,900 326 326 Pennsylvania ......: 16,700 16,700 2,200 2,200 132 132 Rhode Island ......: 340 340 20 20 59 59 South Carolina ....: 6,000 6,000 1,400 1,400 233 233 : South Dakota ......: 9,400 9,400 4,500 4,500 479 479 Tennessee .........: 21,600 21,500 3,800 3,800 176 177 Texas .............: 72,800 72,800 39,000 39,000 536 536 Utah ..............: 5,000 5,000 1,900 1,900 380 380 Vermont ...........: 1,950 1,950 310 310 159 159 Virginia ..........: 13,900 13,900 2,800 2,800 201 201 Washington ........: 8,300 8,300 1,700 1,700 205 205 West Virginia .....: 5,500 5,500 1,400 1,400 255 255 Wisconsin .........: 20,200 20,100 2,900 2,900 144 144 Wyoming ...........: 3,800 3,800 4,100 4,100 1,079 1,079 : United States .....: 615,340 613,940 187,100 186,550 304 304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $100,000-$249,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 1,150 1,150 810 810 704 704 Alaska ............: 40 40 210 210 5,250 5,250 Arizona ...........: 510 510 10,400 10,400 20,392 20,392 Arkansas ..........: 1,400 1,400 950 950 679 679 California ........: 6,500 6,400 3,200 3,200 492 500 Colorado ..........: 2,600 2,600 5,800 5,800 2,231 2,231 Connecticut .......: 190 190 30 30 158 158 Delaware ..........: 130 130 40 40 308 308 Florida ...........: 1,900 1,900 1,100 1,100 579 579 Georgia ...........: 1,400 1,400 710 710 507 507 : Hawaii ............: 270 270 130 130 481 481 Idaho .............: 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,000 1,000 Illinois ..........: 8,000 8,000 2,700 2,700 338 338 Indiana ...........: 5,200 5,200 1,600 1,600 308 308 Iowa ..............: 11,000 11,000 3,600 3,600 327 327 Kansas ............: 6,100 6,100 6,500 6,500 1,066 1,066 Kentucky ..........: 3,000 3,000 1,200 1,200 400 400 Louisiana .........: 950 950 790 790 832 832 Maine .............: 320 320 100 100 313 313 Maryland ..........: 720 720 210 210 292 292 : Massachusetts .....: 340 340 40 40 118 118 Michigan ..........: 3,200 3,100 1,300 1,300 406 419 Minnesota .........: 7,700 7,700 2,900 2,900 377 377 Mississippi .......: 940 940 620 620 660 660 Missouri ..........: 5,800 5,800 3,500 3,500 603 603 Montana ...........: 3,150 3,150 10,300 10,300 3,270 3,270 Nebraska ..........: 6,500 6,500 5,900 5,900 908 908 Nevada ............: 220 220 960 960 4,364 4,364 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 450 450 110 110 244 244 : New Mexico ........: 810 810 6,200 6,200 7,654 7,654 New York ..........: 2,850 2,850 880 880 309 309 North Carolina ....: 1,700 1,700 700 700 412 412 North Dakota ......: 3,200 3,200 4,600 4,600 1,438 1,438 Ohio ..............: 6,500 6,600 2,000 2,000 308 303 Oklahoma ..........: 4,250 4,250 6,400 6,400 1,506 1,506 Oregon ............: 1,800 1,800 2,500 2,500 1,389 1,389 Pennsylvania ......: 5,000 5,000 1,100 1,100 220 220 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 630 630 300 300 476 476 : South Dakota ......: 4,500 4,500 6,900 6,900 1,533 1,533 Tennessee .........: 1,800 1,800 850 850 472 472 Texas .............: 7,400 7,400 19,200 19,100 2,595 2,581 Utah ..............: 890 890 1,300 1,300 1,461 1,461 Vermont ...........: 470 470 140 140 298 298 Virginia ..........: 1,700 1,700 950 950 559 559 Washington ........: 1,800 1,800 3,000 3,000 1,667 1,667 West Virginia .....: 370 370 270 270 730 730 Wisconsin .........: 7,000 6,900 2,100 2,100 300 304 Wyoming ...........: 1,200 1,200 5,300 5,300 4,417 4,417 : Other States 1/ ...: 190 190 40 40 (X) (X) : United States .....: 135,440 135,240 132,140 132,040 976 976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $250,000-$499,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 650 650 580 580 892 892 Alaska ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ...........: 200 200 1,600 1,600 8,000 8,000 Arkansas ..........: 1,100 1,100 800 800 727 727 California ........: 4,000 4,000 2,200 2,200 550 550 Colorado ..........: 1,500 1,500 5,800 5,800 3,867 3,867 Connecticut .......: 110 110 20 20 182 182 Delaware ..........: 110 110 50 50 455 455 Florida ...........: 1,000 1,000 850 850 850 850 Georgia ...........: 1,100 1,100 690 690 627 627 : Hawaii ............: 120 120 170 170 1,417 1,417 Idaho .............: 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,250 1,250 Illinois ..........: 6,100 6,000 4,000 4,000 656 667 Indiana ...........: 3,250 3,200 2,000 2,000 615 625 Iowa ..............: 9,200 9,100 5,500 5,500 598 604 Kansas ............: 4,150 4,150 7,500 7,500 1,807 1,807 Kentucky ..........: 1,400 1,400 900 900 643 643 Louisiana .........: 570 570 610 610 1,070 1,070 Maine .............: 180 180 100 100 556 556 Maryland ..........: 490 490 230 230 469 469 : Massachusetts .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ..........: 2,150 2,100 1,300 1,300 605 619 Minnesota .........: 5,800 5,800 4,000 4,000 690 690 Mississippi .......: 580 580 580 580 1,000 1,000 Missouri ..........: 2,950 2,950 2,900 2,900 983 983 Montana ...........: 2,250 2,250 13,300 13,300 5,911 5,911 Nebraska ..........: 5,100 5,100 7,900 7,900 1,549 1,549 Nevada ............: 200 200 900 900 4,500 4,500 New Hampshire .....: 70 70 30 30 429 429 New Jersey ........: 280 280 80 80 286 286 : New Mexico ........: 390 390 6,300 6,300 16,154 16,154 New York ..........: 1,700 1,700 780 780 459 459 North Carolina ....: 1,250 1,250 700 700 560 560 North Dakota ......: 3,000 3,000 6,600 6,600 2,200 2,200 Ohio ..............: 3,000 2,900 1,600 1,600 533 552 Oklahoma ..........: 2,100 2,100 4,600 4,600 2,190 2,190 Oregon ............: 1,150 1,150 2,800 2,800 2,435 2,435 Pennsylvania ......: 3,100 3,100 980 980 316 316 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 280 280 230 230 821 821 : South Dakota ......: 3,800 3,800 8,800 8,800 2,316 2,316 Tennessee .........: 1,000 1,000 660 660 660 660 Texas .............: 3,600 3,600 14,800 14,800 4,111 4,111 Utah ..............: 510 510 2,000 2,000 3,922 3,922 Vermont ...........: 320 320 130 130 406 406 Virginia ..........: 960 960 680 680 708 708 Washington ........: 1,250 1,250 2,200 2,200 1,760 1,760 West Virginia .....: 130 130 110 110 846 846 Wisconsin .........: 4,250 4,250 2,100 2,100 494 494 Wyoming ...........: 810 810 6,100 6,100 7,531 7,531 : Other States 1/ ...: 250 250 130 130 (X) (X) : United States .....: 88,660 88,260 128,390 128,390 1,448 1,455 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $500,000-$999,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 1,100 1,100 660 660 600 600 Alaska ............: 30 30 20 20 667 667 Arizona ...........: 220 220 1,000 1,000 4,545 4,545 Arkansas ..........: 1,400 1,450 1,200 1,200 857 828 California ........: 3,200 3,300 2,300 2,300 719 697 Colorado ..........: 920 920 4,700 4,700 5,109 5,109 Connecticut .......: 70 70 20 20 286 286 Delaware ..........: 260 260 110 110 423 423 Florida ...........: 900 900 650 650 722 722 Georgia ...........: 1,850 1,850 1,400 1,500 757 811 : Hawaii ............: 70 70 210 210 3,000 3,000 Idaho .............: 800 800 1,750 1,750 2,188 2,188 Illinois ..........: 5,200 5,100 6,000 6,000 1,154 1,176 Indiana ...........: 2,500 2,450 2,700 2,700 1,080 1,102 Iowa ..............: 7,900 7,900 7,800 7,800 987 987 Kansas ............: 2,900 2,900 9,200 9,200 3,172 3,172 Kentucky ..........: 1,000 1,000 900 900 900 900 Louisiana .........: 730 730 1,050 1,050 1,438 1,438 Maine .............: 110 110 70 70 636 636 Maryland ..........: 520 520 330 330 635 635 : Massachusetts .....: 140 140 30 30 214 214 Michigan ..........: 1,500 1,450 1,400 1,400 933 966 Minnesota .........: 4,800 4,800 5,100 5,100 1,063 1,063 Mississippi .......: 880 880 900 900 1,023 1,023 Missouri ..........: 2,400 2,400 3,700 3,700 1,542 1,542 Montana ...........: 1,250 1,250 12,100 12,100 9,680 9,680 Nebraska ..........: 4,300 4,300 9,200 9,200 2,140 2,140 Nevada ............: 110 110 640 640 5,818 5,818 New Hampshire .....: 30 30 10 10 333 333 New Jersey ........: 200 200 90 90 450 450 : New Mexico ........: 260 260 6,200 6,200 23,846 23,846 New York ..........: 930 930 640 640 688 688 North Carolina ....: 1,450 1,450 900 900 621 621 North Dakota ......: 2,700 2,650 8,800 8,800 3,259 3,321 Ohio ..............: 2,650 2,700 2,200 2,200 830 815 Oklahoma ..........: 1,100 1,100 3,600 3,600 3,273 3,273 Oregon ............: 870 870 2,800 2,800 3,218 3,218 Pennsylvania ......: 1,650 1,650 750 750 455 455 Rhode Island ......: 20 20 10 10 500 500 South Carolina ....: 380 380 400 400 1,053 1,053 : South Dakota ......: 2,600 2,600 8,800 8,800 3,385 3,385 Tennessee .........: 830 830 890 890 1,072 1,072 Texas .............: 3,100 3,100 14,800 14,700 4,774 4,742 Utah ..............: 320 320 1,000 1,000 3,125 3,125 Vermont ...........: 140 140 80 80 571 571 Virginia ..........: 850 850 670 670 788 788 Washington ........: 1,100 1,100 2,300 2,300 2,091 2,091 West Virginia .....: 150 150 110 110 733 733 Wisconsin .........: 2,400 2,400 1,800 1,800 750 750 Wyoming ...........: 380 380 6,100 6,100 16,053 16,053 : United States .....: 71,170 71,120 138,090 138,090 1,940 1,942 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $1,000,000 or more :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 1,600 1,600 1,150 1,150 719 719 Alaska ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ...........: 420 420 3,200 3,200 7,619 7,619 Arkansas ..........: 3,400 3,450 5,600 5,700 1,647 1,652 California ........: 6,400 6,400 11,000 11,000 1,719 1,719 Colorado ..........: 880 880 6,300 6,300 7,159 7,159 Connecticut .......: 80 80 80 80 1,000 1,000 Delaware ..........: 470 470 260 260 553 553 Florida ...........: 1,200 1,200 3,700 3,700 3,083 3,083 Georgia ...........: 2,450 2,450 2,400 2,400 980 980 : Hawaii ............: 90 90 320 320 3,556 3,556 Idaho .............: 1,100 1,100 4,100 4,100 3,727 3,727 Illinois ..........: 4,400 4,400 10,600 10,700 2,409 2,432 Indiana ...........: 2,850 2,850 5,900 5,900 2,070 2,070 Iowa ..............: 6,400 6,400 9,200 9,200 1,438 1,438 Kansas ............: 2,550 2,550 13,400 13,400 5,255 5,255 Kentucky ..........: 1,200 1,200 2,400 2,400 2,000 2,000 Louisiana .........: 1,050 1,050 2,550 2,550 2,429 2,429 Maine .............: 140 140 290 290 2,071 2,071 Maryland ..........: 670 670 580 580 866 866 : Massachusetts .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ..........: 1,650 1,650 2,950 3,000 1,788 1,818 Minnesota .........: 4,300 4,200 8,300 8,300 1,930 1,976 Mississippi .......: 1,900 1,900 3,100 3,100 1,632 1,632 Missouri ..........: 2,250 2,250 5,700 5,700 2,533 2,533 Montana ...........: 650 650 10,000 10,000 15,385 15,385 Nebraska ..........: 4,200 4,200 16,200 16,200 3,857 3,857 Nevada ............: 140 140 2,550 2,550 18,214 18,214 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 220 220 140 140 636 636 : New Mexico ........: 340 340 6,100 6,100 17,941 17,941 New York ..........: 920 920 1,700 1,700 1,848 1,848 North Carolina ....: 3,200 3,200 2,900 2,900 906 906 North Dakota ......: 2,500 2,450 14,000 14,000 5,600 5,714 Ohio ..............: 2,250 2,300 3,000 3,000 1,333 1,304 Oklahoma ..........: 1,050 1,050 4,200 4,200 4,000 4,000 Oregon ............: 980 980 3,700 3,700 3,776 3,776 Pennsylvania ......: 1,350 1,350 970 970 719 719 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 910 910 970 970 1,066 1,066 : South Dakota ......: 2,300 2,300 13,200 13,200 5,739 5,739 Tennessee .........: 870 870 1,900 1,900 2,184 2,184 Texas .............: 3,600 3,600 23,500 23,500 6,528 6,528 Utah ..............: 280 280 3,900 3,900 13,929 13,929 Vermont ...........: 170 170 260 260 1,529 1,529 Virginia ..........: 890 890 1,000 1,000 1,124 1,124 Washington ........: 1,450 1,450 4,600 4,600 3,172 3,172 West Virginia .....: 150 150 110 110 733 733 Wisconsin .........: 2,050 2,050 3,500 3,500 1,707 1,707 Wyoming ...........: 210 210 6,200 6,200 29,524 29,524 : Other States 1/ ...: 120 120 60 60 (X) (X) : United States .....: 78,250 78,200 227,740 227,990 2,910 2,915 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Statistical Methodology Procedures: In 2020, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) implemented a statistical modeling approach to generate survey indications. This approach was in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection processes and the suspension of in-person data collection. NASS has been doing everything possible to keep all parties involved safe and slow the spread of the virus while continuing to produce critical data about American agriculture. Prior to 2020, data were collected by NASS during the June Agricultural Survey using sampling procedures to ensure every farm and ranch has a chance of being selected. NASS used a multiple sampling frame approach to count farms and measure land in farms. An Area Sampling Frame that divided all land into segments is built for every state except Alaska. A sample of segments was selected in each state except Alaska and Hawaii and enumerated in early June. Highly trained interviewers located each sampled segment and identified every farm and ranch operating land in the segment and the number of acres in each operation. These data were used to compute summaries of farm numbers and acres of land in farms. Additionally, all farms found in the segments were checked against a list of farms and ranches maintained by NASS to determine if the farm is on the list. Operations found in the Area Frame sample that were not on the list provided a measure of incompleteness of the list. The summarized totals for these non-overlap (or not-on-list) operations were combined with summarized totals collected from a sample selected from the list to calculate additional indications of farms and land in farms. Estimation Procedures: In 2020, the modeling effort incorporated historic trends and previous ten years of survey estimates. This stop-gap approach allowed the data series to continue and was roughly consistent with prior year procedures when survey data were available. Estimates were established under secure conditions to protect reports until they were publicly released at preannounced dates and times. Headquarters established national estimates and ensured that state estimates are in balance with the national numbers. Revision Policy: Estimates are subject to revision the following year and following review of the five-year Census of Agriculture. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data which directly affect the level of the estimate. Reliability: For 2020, the modeled estimates have an associated variance to measure error. This error can be expressed as a percentage of the estimate and referred to as the coefficient of variation (CV). The model error CV for the United States number of farms was 0.3 percent and land in farms was 0.1 percent. Additional sources of measurement error may arise from the model selection. This source of error is not reflected in the CV's reported above. Prior to 2020, two types of survey errors, sampling and non-sampling, are possible in the final estimates, and both can affect the quality of the estimates. Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken. The sampling error measures the variation in estimates from the average of all possible samples. An estimate of 100 with a sampling error of 1 would mean that chances are 19 out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples averaged together would be between 98 and 102; which is the survey estimate, plus or minus two times the sampling error. The sampling error expressed as a percent of the estimate is called the coefficient of variation (CV). In 2019, the CV for the United States number of farms was 2.0 percent and land in farms 1.6 percent. The CVs by economic sales class ranged from 2.7 percent to 5.1 percent for number of farms and 3.1 to 7.6 percent for land in farms at the United States level. Non-sampling errors can occur in complete censuses as well as sample surveys. They are caused by the inability to obtain correct information from each person surveyed, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, and mistakes in coding or processing the data. Special efforts are taken at each step of the survey to minimize non-sampling errors. Terms and Definitions A farm is "any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year." Government payments are included in sales. Ranches, institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian Reservations are included as farms. Places with the entire acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), and other government conservation programs are counted as farms. The definition of a farm was first established in 1850 and has changed nine times since. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census. Land in farms consists of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. Also included is woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. Land in farms includes acres in CRP, WRP, and other government conservation programs. Land in farms includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land used rent-free is included as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under government permits on a per-head basis, is included as land in farms provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association is reported by the grazing association and included as land in farms. All land in American Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock is included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported by individual American Indians or non-Native Americans is reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In many instances, the entire American Indian reservation is reported as one farm. Economic sales classes are based on the gross value of agricultural products sold. Government program payments are also included. Point Farms are places that did not have $1,000 of reported sales for the year, but had sufficient crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1,000 or more. Farm Definition History The definition of a farm has remained the same since 1974. Activities included as agriculture, however, have undergone modification in recent years. Beginning in 1995, operations having 5 or more horses or ponies and no other agricultural sales were counted as horse farms. An operation with 1 or more horses with agricultural sales of at least $1,000, qualified as a farm. Two industries, maple syrup and short rotation woody crop farms, were added beginning in 1997 as a result of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These changes were made to achieve comparability with the Census of Agriculture farm definition. All the changes in the farm definition beginning in 1995 were carried back to 1993 and included in the 1993-1998 estimates. These changes bring comparability between the Census of Agriculture data and the annually published NASS estimates. Because of these changes in the farm definition, the official estimates show a level difference in the number of farms between 1992 and 1993 in some states. To further align the counting of farms with the Census of Agriculture, places with 100 acres or more of pasture only in 2002 were included in farm and land in farm numbers. The handling of Indian reservation land was changed in 2002 to provide some accounting for individual farms. Minimum Criteria for "FARM" Definition, 1840 - Present and Enumeration of Apiaries and Fur Farms Year Acres in Value of Value of Sales Required Apiaries Place Agricultural of some and Fur Farms Products Agricultural Agricultural Enumerated (Produced) Products Operations 1974 - Present - - - - $1,000 or more - - - - 1959 Less than 10 - - $250 or more - - - - 10 or more - - $50 or more - - - - 1954 Less than 3 - - $150 or more - - - - 3 or more $150 or more - - - - - - 1950 Less than 3 - - $150 or more - - Apiaries 3 or more $150 or more - - - - Fur Farms 1935 - 1945 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X Fur Farms 1930 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1925 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - - - 3 or more - - - - X - - 1910 - 1925 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1900 Less than 3 - - - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1870 - 1890 Less than 3 - - $500 or more - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1860 - - - - - - - - - - 1850 - - $100 or more - - - - Apiaries 1840 - - - - - - - - - - Historic Estimates: Final estimates of Farms and Land in Farms in earlier years are available in Statistical Bulletins No. 1049 for 2013-2017, No. 1030 for 2008-2012, No. 1018 for 2003-2007, No. 991 for 1998-2002, No. 955 for 1993-97, No. 895 for 1988-92, No. 792 for 1979-87, SpSy3 for 1975-80, No. 594 for 1969-75, No. 507 for 1959-70, No. 316 for number of farm estimates for 1910-59 and land in farms estimates for 1950-59. 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