Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2013 ISSN: 1949-0887 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013............................................ 8 Use of Internet - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013................................................ 10 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013............. 11 Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013............................ 12 Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013.............................. 14 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013........... 16 Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013............... 18 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013............................................................................. 19 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013........................................................................................................ 20 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013........... 22 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013....................... 24 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013......... 26 Number of Farms - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2012................................................ 28 Survey Methodology.............................................................................................. 29 Information Contacts............................................................................................ 29 This page intentionally left blank DSL Continues to be the Most Common Internet Access Method DSL was the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 35 percent of the farms in the United States using it, compared to 38 percent in 2011. Wireless was the second most common method of Internet access at 24 percent in 2013, up from 20 percent in 2011. Dialup access dropped from 12 percent in 2011 to 5 percent in 2013. Cable and satellite access were each reported as the primary Internet access method on 13 and 17 percent of farms in the United States, respectively. A total of 67 percent of the farms in the United States now have Internet access, compared with 62 percent in 2011. Seventy percent of farms have access to a computer in 2013, up 5 percentage points from 2011. The proportion of United States farms owning or leasing a computer in 2013, at 68 percent, was also up 5 percentage points from 2011. Farms using computers for their farm business increased to 40 percent in 2013 compared to 37 percent in 2011. In 2013, 84 percent of the farms in the United States with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more have access to a computer, 83 percent own or lease a computer, 72 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 82 percent have Internet access. Of the farms with sales and government payments between $100,000 and $249,999, the figures are: 73 percent have access to a computer, 71 percent own or lease a computer, 56 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 69 percent have Internet access. The farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, 68 percent reported having computer access, 66 percent own or lease a computer, 45 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 65 percent have Internet access. For crop farms, 71 percent have computer access and 45 percent use a computer for their farm business in 2013, both up 4 percentage points from 2011. Internet access for crop farms has increased to 68 percent in 2013, compared with 64 percent in 2011. In 2013, a total of 70 percent of livestock farms have computer access and 66 percent have Internet access. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or State : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 57 55 65 54 54 63 Arizona 1/ ......: 45 55 57 39 52 55 Arkansas ........: 65 62 67 61 60 65 California ......: 69 68 75 68 65 72 Colorado ........: 74 80 78 73 79 77 Florida .........: 71 70 71 61 68 70 Georgia .........: 54 60 69 52 59 67 Idaho ...........: 80 83 83 79 82 80 Illinois ........: 66 67 71 64 65 70 Indiana .........: 68 65 66 65 63 65 : Iowa ............: 69 69 75 67 68 73 Kansas ..........: 69 66 71 67 64 70 Kentucky ........: 57 59 64 54 58 61 Louisiana .......: 53 60 68 51 54 64 Maryland 2/ .....: 62 60 72 61 59 68 Michigan ........: 69 73 71 62 63 69 Minnesota .......: 71 68 74 68 65 71 Mississippi .....: 53 59 62 50 56 59 Missouri ........: 54 57 66 53 55 65 Montana .........: 73 76 81 72 74 78 : Nebraska ........: 69 72 78 68 71 75 New Hampshire 3/ : 83 80 83 78 79 81 New Jersey ......: 76 77 80 75 75 79 New Mexico ......: 51 57 60 50 55 58 New York ........: 71 68 72 68 65 69 North Carolina ..: 68 69 70 66 66 67 North Dakota ....: 65 69 77 63 69 76 Ohio ............: 59 59 68 57 57 65 Oklahoma ........: 60 66 66 60 64 64 Oregon ..........: 79 83 84 75 80 81 : Pennsylvania ....: 55 60 62 51 57 60 South Carolina ..: 59 59 68 58 58 67 South Dakota ....: 68 68 74 66 66 72 Tennessee .......: 55 55 64 46 51 61 Texas ...........: 61 60 68 58 57 66 Utah ............: 71 85 83 66 77 80 Virginia ........: 68 65 66 65 62 65 Washington ......: 81 80 84 74 78 81 West Virginia ...: 64 61 61 60 59 60 Wisconsin .......: 73 73 76 70 71 73 Wyoming .........: 81 84 81 80 79 80 : United States 4/ : 64 65 70 61 63 68 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With State : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 25 25 33 52 53 61 Arizona 1/ ......: 15 18 31 40 55 55 Arkansas ........: 32 29 36 56 58 64 California ......: 44 44 44 66 63 72 Colorado ........: 44 47 39 68 72 75 Florida .........: 38 45 46 65 69 70 Georgia .........: 23 38 34 50 57 66 Idaho ...........: 42 46 43 68 76 79 Illinois ........: 44 43 53 61 63 70 Indiana .........: 42 39 42 61 62 63 : Iowa ............: 47 52 53 62 66 71 Kansas ..........: 42 39 36 64 62 68 Kentucky ........: 26 23 30 48 55 61 Louisiana .......: 26 28 32 46 53 63 Maryland 2/ .....: 34 34 37 59 59 68 Michigan ........: 41 38 43 61 62 67 Minnesota .......: 46 43 51 65 66 70 Mississippi .....: 22 27 30 47 51 58 Missouri ........: 29 33 30 49 52 62 Montana .........: 52 49 48 69 73 77 : Nebraska ........: 50 52 47 62 69 72 New Hampshire 3/ : 47 50 64 75 78 80 New Jersey ......: 46 57 58 75 75 79 New Mexico ......: 31 35 30 45 55 55 New York ........: 44 42 39 66 66 69 North Carolina ..: 37 41 34 63 65 66 North Dakota ....: 49 50 51 61 67 73 Ohio ............: 39 36 36 55 55 65 Oklahoma ........: 32 38 36 57 62 63 Oregon ..........: 44 50 48 69 80 80 : Pennsylvania ....: 27 36 34 48 58 59 South Carolina ..: 33 30 32 46 53 63 South Dakota ....: 45 42 38 62 63 72 Tennessee .......: 22 26 29 47 52 61 Texas ...........: 30 30 36 57 58 66 Utah ............: 36 48 45 65 79 76 Virginia ........: 32 29 29 67 61 64 Washington ......: 50 47 44 77 76 80 West Virginia ...: 30 30 31 61 58 58 Wisconsin .......: 41 42 46 67 67 72 Wyoming .........: 40 37 47 80 78 78 : United States 4/ : 36 37 40 59 62 67 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural State : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 8 9 12 7 4 14 Arizona 1/ ......: 6 11 16 4 6 12 Arkansas ........: 9 11 17 6 7 12 California ......: 19 18 18 13 11 14 Colorado ........: 10 18 21 11 15 14 Florida .........: 22 17 16 15 15 14 Georgia .........: 6 13 18 8 15 12 Idaho ...........: 18 22 20 15 10 9 Illinois ........: 11 13 21 14 16 19 Indiana .........: 18 10 14 17 9 16 : Iowa ............: 12 16 19 19 25 30 Kansas ..........: 14 13 14 10 10 11 Kentucky ........: 9 11 12 8 6 9 Louisiana .......: 8 11 11 7 10 6 Maryland 2/ .....: 19 17 21 16 13 14 Michigan ........: 17 14 22 11 10 19 Minnesota .......: 12 13 16 18 18 24 Mississippi .....: 8 10 10 5 10 5 Missouri ........: 7 11 10 7 10 8 Montana .........: 13 18 21 20 16 17 : Nebraska ........: 12 15 16 21 23 19 New Hampshire 3/ : 26 30 43 15 18 33 New Jersey ......: 30 39 37 18 18 21 New Mexico ......: 14 11 16 8 7 8 New York ........: 25 24 22 9 10 13 North Carolina ..: 16 17 19 12 18 16 North Dakota ....: 12 16 16 13 16 20 Ohio ............: 14 13 11 16 10 12 Oklahoma ........: 12 15 16 11 13 12 Oregon ..........: 16 17 27 15 15 20 : Pennsylvania ....: 12 15 17 8 7 12 South Carolina ..: 10 11 10 7 8 8 South Dakota ....: 10 11 13 18 13 12 Tennessee .......: 9 10 11 7 11 10 Texas ...........: 11 12 11 8 7 8 Utah ............: 12 18 23 8 17 13 Virginia ........: 10 14 12 6 7 10 Washington ......: 23 18 14 16 17 14 West Virginia ...: 15 17 20 4 8 10 Wisconsin .......: 13 17 17 12 17 17 Wyoming .........: 13 15 27 15 8 13 : United States 4/ : 13 14 16 11 12 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal State : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 3 3 3 5 10 11 7 7 12 Arizona 1/ ......: 3 3 2 4 11 10 9 9 12 Arkansas ........: 5 4 10 12 12 15 14 12 12 California ......: 8 9 4 11 18 15 14 18 15 Colorado ........: 10 7 7 12 18 14 11 21 19 Florida .........: 5 9 9 9 15 13 9 17 14 Georgia .........: 3 3 6 6 14 10 7 11 10 Idaho ...........: 11 7 16 22 20 25 22 28 25 Illinois ........: 10 10 13 14 16 21 10 14 17 Indiana .........: 9 7 14 12 9 18 13 8 16 : Iowa ............: 11 16 15 18 23 23 15 17 15 Kansas ..........: 9 8 8 14 13 15 16 13 12 Kentucky ........: 5 2 6 7 8 9 7 8 7 Louisiana .......: 3 7 3 7 10 7 5 9 6 Maryland 2/ .....: 4 3 5 12 11 16 19 14 21 Michigan ........: 7 9 12 12 14 12 15 15 15 Minnesota .......: 10 12 11 17 16 19 15 13 13 Mississippi .....: 5 4 7 7 10 11 6 9 10 Missouri ........: 5 8 6 9 11 12 8 10 9 Montana .........: 11 10 10 17 19 16 24 28 24 : Nebraska ........: 8 9 11 17 17 19 14 17 14 New Hampshire 3/ : 6 8 14 14 22 27 27 28 37 New Jersey ......: 13 10 10 17 21 20 18 24 20 New Mexico ......: 7 10 7 10 13 5 13 11 10 New York ........: 9 8 5 19 11 12 24 21 18 North Carolina ..: 5 7 9 14 15 13 14 14 12 North Dakota ....: 14 12 11 18 19 21 11 16 14 Ohio ............: 6 5 5 10 12 10 13 11 11 Oklahoma ........: 6 6 12 11 15 14 11 14 14 Oregon ..........: 6 8 7 14 18 16 21 25 32 : Pennsylvania ....: 5 5 5 9 9 10 13 15 13 South Carolina ..: 6 5 13 6 6 15 6 4 9 South Dakota ....: 7 9 11 16 16 16 16 15 14 Tennessee .......: 8 5 6 8 9 11 9 8 10 Texas ...........: 4 4 4 8 7 8 11 11 12 Utah ............: 11 8 12 18 17 20 18 24 20 Virginia ........: 7 7 4 13 9 12 16 16 19 Washington ......: 6 7 10 16 15 17 23 25 23 West Virginia ...: 7 5 7 11 10 16 14 19 14 Wisconsin .......: 10 8 9 13 16 16 16 16 21 Wyoming .........: 2 4 6 12 9 10 15 20 18 : United States 4/ : 7 7 8 12 13 14 13 14 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any State : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 3 1 7 2 1 1 Arizona 1/ ......: 2 6 2 2 2 2 Arkansas ........: 2 2 11 4 3 9 California ......: 7 8 6 5 7 6 Colorado ........: 2 9 10 5 10 7 Florida .........: 4 6 5 4 7 5 Georgia .........: 3 6 5 2 6 4 Idaho ...........: 9 4 4 10 7 3 Illinois ........: 4 6 8 4 4 7 Indiana .........: 6 4 7 4 4 6 : Iowa ............: 6 7 9 3 7 6 Kansas ..........: 6 5 7 4 3 4 Kentucky ........: 4 1 3 3 2 2 Louisiana .......: 2 4 5 3 4 3 Maryland 2/ .....: 2 5 3 10 5 4 Michigan ........: 4 3 6 4 2 3 Minnesota .......: 7 6 9 5 4 4 Mississippi .....: 3 3 6 2 3 5 Missouri ........: 3 3 5 2 2 2 Montana .........: 6 7 7 4 7 6 : Nebraska ........: 4 7 10 4 6 5 New Hampshire 3/ : 9 9 20 9 12 12 New Jersey ......: 9 13 11 4 12 9 New Mexico ......: 7 5 6 7 4 5 New York ........: 3 3 1 1 1 1 North Carolina ..: 5 6 6 5 5 5 North Dakota ....: 6 6 14 6 4 5 Ohio ............: 5 3 3 3 2 4 Oklahoma ........: 6 5 7 6 4 3 Oregon ..........: 7 10 6 7 7 9 : Pennsylvania ....: 3 3 4 4 6 7 South Carolina ..: 2 5 7 (Z) 3 1 South Dakota ....: 4 6 8 3 5 5 Tennessee .......: 4 3 6 5 3 4 Texas ...........: 3 4 4 4 4 5 Utah ............: 9 7 10 4 4 7 Virginia ........: 7 2 4 3 2 3 Washington ......: 9 7 9 11 10 11 West Virginia ...: 2 4 6 (Z) 6 3 Wisconsin .......: 5 5 6 4 4 8 Wyoming .........: 6 6 6 4 5 3 : United States 4/ : 5 5 6 4 4 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 ----------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any State : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 24 22 30 Arizona 1/ ......: 10 34 28 Arkansas ........: 27 22 29 California ......: 37 38 44 Colorado ........: 33 53 50 Florida .........: 37 51 49 Georgia .........: 13 23 30 Idaho ...........: 52 54 54 Illinois ........: 36 44 47 Indiana .........: 42 32 43 : Iowa ............: 33 38 46 Kansas ..........: 32 34 36 Kentucky ........: 23 16 31 Louisiana .......: 21 35 30 Maryland 2/ .....: 33 35 49 Michigan ........: 36 30 49 Minnesota .......: 39 36 50 Mississippi .....: 22 24 30 Missouri ........: 23 25 31 Montana .........: 48 56 65 : Nebraska ........: 40 38 48 New Hampshire 3/ : 56 45 70 New Jersey ......: 54 51 49 New Mexico ......: 26 35 32 New York ........: 47 33 30 North Carolina ..: 35 38 35 North Dakota ....: 37 38 43 Ohio ............: 26 26 31 Oklahoma ........: 30 32 39 Oregon ..........: 51 58 56 : Pennsylvania ....: 30 34 29 South Carolina ..: 13 14 36 South Dakota ....: 40 38 38 Tennessee .......: 22 26 25 Texas ...........: 29 34 44 Utah ............: 42 57 54 Virginia ........: 32 32 40 Washington ......: 56 51 53 West Virginia ...: 26 28 24 Wisconsin .......: 41 43 47 Wyoming .........: 36 50 45 : United States 4/ : 33 35 40 ----------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 37 24 6 28 49 36 13 10 9 Arizona 1/ ......: 36 22 3 17 20 29 10 17 10 Arkansas ........: 17 7 6 45 43 41 11 11 10 California ......: 11 2 1 32 43 27 21 9 24 Colorado ........: 12 12 3 14 11 22 7 8 6 Florida .........: 21 15 1 54 36 44 4 15 7 Georgia .........: 17 11 4 52 61 54 21 8 7 Idaho ...........: 18 11 12 37 39 34 2 7 11 Illinois ........: 20 9 2 22 31 26 6 8 17 Indiana .........: 26 20 7 28 25 33 8 6 5 : Iowa ............: 19 10 6 43 36 34 5 7 11 Kansas ..........: 14 5 6 35 35 25 11 16 18 Kentucky ........: 29 16 1 40 50 50 6 10 13 Louisiana .......: 22 15 1 42 37 33 12 9 8 Maryland 2/ .....: 25 11 4 24 23 5 23 22 30 Michigan ........: 29 24 7 27 26 24 13 13 17 Minnesota .......: 22 12 7 44 42 43 3 4 7 Mississippi .....: 35 16 8 35 35 47 6 12 10 Missouri ........: 33 16 6 34 37 35 5 5 5 Montana .........: 17 6 3 40 54 66 1 7 3 : Nebraska ........: 14 8 3 43 34 38 3 5 5 New Hampshire 3/ : 15 6 1 24 37 36 46 29 38 New Jersey ......: 11 7 1 40 31 24 37 49 69 New Mexico ......: 21 15 4 32 38 61 3 14 6 New York ........: 29 15 7 31 51 30 23 15 34 North Carolina ..: 20 7 8 53 58 54 11 14 14 North Dakota ....: 14 4 4 55 49 31 7 13 30 Ohio ............: 34 15 11 29 26 24 13 25 17 Oklahoma ........: 22 9 4 41 39 30 5 6 4 Oregon ..........: 26 9 6 23 32 29 9 10 15 : Pennsylvania ....: 27 8 7 37 52 43 21 24 23 South Carolina ..: 26 15 7 31 37 46 26 18 5 South Dakota ....: 13 9 6 45 39 40 11 9 8 Tennessee .......: 21 13 4 34 38 34 23 17 20 Texas ...........: 26 12 6 34 33 32 7 11 11 Utah ............: 4 4 1 60 40 53 16 13 11 Virginia ........: 39 16 19 20 32 20 9 9 3 Washington ......: 24 12 5 29 32 34 9 17 19 West Virginia ...: 32 15 7 37 37 34 7 9 12 Wisconsin .......: 28 12 3 41 51 43 8 8 5 Wyoming .........: 20 10 9 32 18 34 5 4 3 : United States 4/ : 23 12 5 36 38 35 11 11 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 11 7 28 7 6 19 4 4 2 Arizona 1/ ......: 20 18 35 8 11 8 9 12 15 Arkansas ........: 13 19 11 10 14 21 4 6 11 California ......: 13 11 20 19 26 19 4 9 9 Colorado ........: 32 23 31 28 40 31 7 6 7 Florida .........: 18 9 19 3 15 13 (Z) 10 16 Georgia .........: 5 5 7 2 14 24 3 1 4 Idaho ...........: 21 17 12 16 22 28 6 4 3 Illinois ........: 16 19 19 31 31 31 5 2 5 Indiana .........: 14 16 16 22 26 34 2 7 5 : Iowa ............: 12 11 14 12 28 28 9 8 7 Kansas ..........: 22 22 17 15 20 29 3 2 5 Kentucky ........: 6 11 16 8 7 12 11 6 8 Louisiana .......: 12 13 22 10 19 20 2 7 16 Maryland 2/ .....: 8 10 18 12 30 38 8 4 5 Michigan ........: 6 8 7 20 25 34 5 4 11 Minnesota .......: 9 11 10 18 25 27 4 6 6 Mississippi .....: 15 21 17 5 10 12 4 6 6 Missouri ........: 14 17 23 10 22 29 4 3 2 Montana .........: 28 18 11 11 14 15 3 1 2 : Nebraska ........: 15 15 12 22 36 34 3 2 8 New Hampshire 3/ : 9 12 6 1 10 11 5 6 8 New Jersey ......: 3 4 5 4 5 1 5 4 (Z) New Mexico ......: 20 13 14 16 16 9 8 4 6 New York ........: 3 5 12 6 10 13 8 4 4 North Carolina ..: 5 7 6 8 11 13 3 3 5 North Dakota ....: 11 13 9 11 16 19 2 5 7 Ohio ............: 9 7 15 12 25 30 3 2 3 Oklahoma ........: 17 24 28 13 19 29 2 3 5 Oregon ..........: 17 17 23 23 26 21 2 6 6 : Pennsylvania ....: 5 4 9 5 9 13 5 3 5 South Carolina ..: 7 9 13 8 18 29 2 3 (Z) South Dakota ....: 9 9 9 19 29 27 3 5 10 Tennessee .......: 11 11 11 7 15 26 4 6 5 Texas ...........: 17 21 24 13 19 23 3 4 4 Utah ............: 6 20 5 11 15 28 3 8 2 Virginia ........: 15 24 12 12 15 33 5 4 13 Washington ......: 15 15 21 20 16 12 3 8 9 West Virginia ...: 16 18 20 4 16 25 4 5 2 Wisconsin .......: 8 10 13 11 17 32 4 2 4 Wyoming .........: 28 36 39 12 32 12 3 3 : United States 4/ : 13 15 17 13 20 24 4 4 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or Region : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ..............: 67 68 71 63 65 69 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 67 68 73 63 64 71 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 67 69 70 62 67 67 $100,000 or more ........: 66 69 68 64 65 66 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 56 60 57 55 56 56 $250,000 or more ......: 76 80 79 72 76 75 Crop farms ..............: 66 69 72 60 67 69 Livestock farms .........: 67 68 70 65 64 68 : North Central 2/ ..........: 66 66 72 64 64 70 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 63 62 68 60 59 66 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 60 62 69 58 61 67 $100,000 or more ........: 77 78 80 75 77 78 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 70 71 71 68 70 69 $250,000 or more ......: 81 82 85 80 81 83 Crop farms ..............: 68 68 72 65 66 70 Livestock farms .........: 65 64 71 62 61 69 : South 3/ ..................: 60 61 67 57 59 65 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 57 58 66 54 56 64 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 61 63 66 57 60 63 $100,000 or more ........: 75 75 77 72 72 75 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 70 67 70 66 63 69 $250,000 or more ......: 78 80 81 75 77 78 Crop farms ..............: 59 62 68 56 60 65 Livestock farms .........: 60 61 67 57 59 65 : West 4/ ...................: 71 74 77 69 72 75 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 67 70 73 66 68 71 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 69 74 77 66 74 75 $100,000 or more ........: 82 85 86 79 84 85 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 81 79 80 78 77 79 $250,000 or more ......: 82 90 90 80 89 89 Crop farms ..............: 69 74 79 67 72 77 Livestock farms .........: 72 74 75 71 72 73 : United States 5/ ..........: 64 65 70 61 63 68 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 60 61 67 57 59 66 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 62 63 68 59 62 66 $100,000 or more ........: 76 77 80 75 77 78 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 70 68 73 67 68 71 $250,000 or more ......: 81 84 84 79 83 83 Crop farms ..............: 65 67 71 62 65 69 Livestock farms .........: 63 63 70 60 62 67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With Region : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ..............: 37 42 44 61 66 68 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 32 36 35 61 65 70 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 42 45 53 62 67 67 $100,000 or more ........: 51 58 61 57 62 64 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 37 42 47 46 49 56 $250,000 or more ......: 64 75 70 68 75 73 Crop farms ..............: 35 42 44 59 67 68 Livestock farms .........: 38 42 44 62 63 67 : North Central 2/ ..........: 42 41 44 60 62 68 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 27 25 27 56 58 65 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 40 41 41 55 56 64 $100,000 or more ........: 63 64 65 71 74 77 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 54 53 56 63 67 68 $250,000 or more ......: 70 71 72 77 79 82 Crop farms ..............: 45 44 48 62 63 68 Livestock farms .........: 37 36 37 58 59 67 : South 3/ ..................: 29 31 34 55 58 64 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 22 25 26 52 55 63 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 35 36 42 56 59 63 $100,000 or more ........: 58 55 60 69 70 75 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 50 43 52 65 62 69 $250,000 or more ......: 65 66 67 72 75 78 Crop farms ..............: 29 32 35 54 59 64 Livestock farms .........: 29 30 33 55 58 64 : West 4/ ...................: 42 44 43 66 70 73 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 32 31 29 64 65 69 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 41 54 53 63 72 73 $100,000 or more ........: 67 71 68 75 84 83 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 61 62 60 72 76 76 $250,000 or more ......: 71 79 73 78 89 87 Crop farms ..............: 44 49 46 66 70 75 Livestock farms .........: 41 40 40 66 70 71 : United States 5/ ..........: 36 37 40 59 62 67 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 25 27 28 56 58 65 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 38 41 45 57 60 65 $100,000 or more ........: 61 63 66 70 76 77 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 52 52 56 63 67 69 $250,000 or more ......: 69 72 72 76 82 82 Crop farms ..............: 40 41 45 60 64 68 Livestock farms .........: 33 34 36 58 61 66 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural Region : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 19 22 26 11 10 17 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 18 19 21 6 8 12 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 17 26 28 13 13 25 $100,000 or more ......: 27 28 38 22 16 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 19 17 30 15 11 14 $250,000 or more ....: 37 40 45 32 22 30 Crop farms ............: 20 23 24 10 10 17 Livestock farms .......: 19 21 28 11 10 17 : North Central 2/ ........: 12 13 16 14 15 18 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 9 9 6 6 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 12 14 12 13 15 $100,000 or more ......: 17 21 26 27 29 33 $100,000 to $249,999 : 13 15 20 19 22 26 $250,000 or more ....: 21 25 29 32 33 37 Crop farms ............: 12 13 17 16 17 21 Livestock farms .......: 13 14 14 12 11 12 : South 3/ ................: 11 13 13 8 9 10 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 10 9 5 6 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 14 17 11 12 15 $100,000 or more ......: 22 25 29 24 24 27 $100,000 to $249,999 : 19 21 24 21 17 23 $250,000 or more ....: 25 29 33 26 30 29 Crop farms ............: 10 12 13 9 10 10 Livestock farms .......: 11 13 13 8 9 10 : West 4/ .................: 16 17 20 13 13 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 13 13 15 8 7 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 14 21 24 15 19 18 $100,000 or more ......: 23 26 31 24 23 27 $100,000 to $249,999 : 17 20 23 17 19 24 $250,000 or more ....: 28 31 36 29 28 30 Crop farms ............: 15 18 19 15 13 15 Livestock farms .......: 16 17 20 12 13 14 : United States 5/ ........: 13 14 16 11 12 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 10 11 10 6 7 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 12 15 17 12 13 16 $100,000 or more ......: 20 23 27 25 26 30 $100,000 to $249,999 : 15 17 22 19 20 24 $250,000 or more ....: 24 28 31 31 31 34 Crop farms ............: 12 14 16 14 14 17 Livestock farms .......: 13 14 15 10 10 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal Region : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 7 6 7 13 13 16 21 18 20 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 6 5 4 11 10 10 21 17 17 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 9 11 13 13 23 22 19 23 $100,000 or more ......: 10 9 10 19 21 23 19 23 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 10 10 13 14 19 13 17 19 $250,000 or more ....: 13 9 11 27 27 27 27 29 26 Crop farms ............: 8 7 10 14 16 18 21 20 24 Livestock farms .......: 6 6 4 12 10 14 21 17 16 : North Central 2/ ........: 9 10 10 14 15 17 13 13 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 4 5 7 7 7 9 10 10 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 8 9 8 12 14 15 12 12 12 $100,000 or more ......: 16 18 19 25 28 30 18 21 22 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 14 14 19 21 25 14 16 16 $250,000 or more ....: 19 21 23 29 33 34 21 24 26 Crop farms ............: 10 11 13 16 18 20 14 15 17 Livestock farms .......: 6 7 7 10 11 11 12 11 11 : South 3/ ................: 5 5 7 9 10 11 10 11 12 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 3 4 6 7 7 9 9 10 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 6 10 11 12 15 11 12 14 $100,000 or more ......: 12 12 14 21 23 25 19 21 19 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 7 9 18 17 19 18 17 17 $250,000 or more ....: 13 17 18 24 29 30 19 23 21 Crop farms ............: 5 6 7 10 11 12 11 12 13 Livestock farms .......: 5 4 6 8 10 11 10 11 11 : West 4/ .................: 8 8 8 14 17 15 18 21 20 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 4 5 9 11 10 16 18 19 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 10 11 12 20 17 15 24 16 $100,000 or more ......: 18 16 14 26 30 26 26 28 27 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 12 10 15 26 20 19 23 22 $250,000 or more ....: 25 20 17 35 34 30 32 32 30 Crop farms ............: 11 11 8 18 21 15 20 25 21 Livestock farms .......: 5 6 8 9 13 15 16 19 19 : United States 5/ ........: 7 7 8 12 13 14 13 14 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 4 4 7 8 8 11 11 12 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 8 9 12 14 16 13 14 14 $100,000 or more ......: 15 16 17 24 27 28 20 22 22 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 12 12 18 20 22 16 18 17 $250,000 or more ....: 18 20 20 29 32 32 23 25 25 Crop farms ............: 9 9 10 15 16 17 15 16 17 Livestock farms .......: 5 5 7 9 11 11 12 13 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any Region : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 5 5 7 5 6 7 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 3 6 5 7 5 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 7 9 3 6 8 $100,000 or more ......: 6 9 11 6 7 12 $100,000 to $249,999 : 3 6 9 4 2 10 $250,000 or more ....: 10 13 12 7 12 13 Crop farms ............: 6 6 10 4 6 9 Livestock farms .......: 4 4 5 5 7 5 : North Central 2/ ........: 5 5 7 4 4 5 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 2 2 2 2 2 2 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 4 7 4 3 4 $100,000 or more ......: 9 10 14 6 8 9 $100,000 to $249,999 : 6 8 10 4 5 7 $250,000 or more ....: 10 12 16 7 9 10 Crop farms ............: 6 6 9 4 5 7 Livestock farms .......: 4 3 4 3 2 3 : South 3/ ................: 4 4 5 4 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 2 3 3 2 3 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 4 4 7 4 4 5 $100,000 or more ......: 9 11 12 7 11 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 7 10 4 8 8 $250,000 or more ....: 10 14 14 9 14 11 Crop farms ............: 5 4 6 4 4 5 Livestock farms .......: 3 3 5 4 3 4 : West 4/ .................: 7 7 6 6 7 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 5 3 5 5 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 8 8 4 7 7 $100,000 or more ......: 13 13 13 11 11 12 $100,000 to $249,999 : 9 11 9 7 9 9 $250,000 or more ....: 16 15 17 14 13 15 Crop farms ............: 9 9 7 7 7 8 Livestock farms .......: 5 6 6 5 6 5 : United States 5/ ........: 5 5 6 4 4 5 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 3 3 3 3 3 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 5 7 4 4 5 $100,000 or more ......: 9 11 13 7 9 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 8 10 5 6 8 $250,000 or more ....: 11 13 15 9 11 11 Crop farms ............: 6 6 8 5 5 7 Livestock farms .......: 4 4 5 4 4 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any Region : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 41 37 39 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 42 37 37 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 44 37 40 $100,000 or more ......: 34 40 41 $100,000 to $249,999 : 26 29 30 $250,000 or more ....: 45 51 52 Crop farms ............: 41 39 43 Livestock farms .......: 41 36 35 : North Central 2/ ........: 35 35 42 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 32 30 39 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 30 32 37 $100,000 or more ......: 42 44 51 $100,000 to $249,999 : 35 37 42 $250,000 or more ....: 48 50 57 Crop farms ............: 36 36 44 Livestock farms .......: 32 32 40 : South 3/ ................: 27 30 36 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 25 27 33 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 27 31 39 $100,000 or more ......: 36 40 43 $100,000 to $249,999 : 33 33 40 $250,000 or more ....: 39 46 46 Crop farms ............: 27 29 35 Livestock farms .......: 27 30 36 : West 4/ .................: 41 48 49 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 42 46 45 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 37 49 52 $100,000 or more ......: 45 53 56 $100,000 to $249,999 : 36 45 50 $250,000 or more ....: 52 60 60 Crop farms ............: 40 49 50 Livestock farms .......: 42 47 48 : United States 5/ ........: 33 35 40 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 31 32 37 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 31 34 40 $100,000 or more ......: 41 45 49 $100,000 to $249,999 : 34 37 42 $250,000 or more ....: 47 51 55 Crop farms ............: 35 37 43 Livestock farms .......: 31 33 39 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 23 9 5 32 47 37 30 25 33 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 25 9 6 30 50 36 32 26 34 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 15 10 3 33 46 39 29 23 36 $100,000 or more ......: 25 8 5 39 35 38 22 23 26 $100,000 to $249,999 : 29 12 7 37 46 44 22 13 19 $250,000 or more ....: 22 6 4 40 29 34 23 29 30 Crop farms ............: 22 9 5 30 48 38 36 27 34 Livestock farms .......: 23 9 5 34 46 36 26 23 32 : North Central 2/ ........: 23 13 6 37 36 33 7 9 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 27 16 7 38 36 34 7 11 14 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 23 12 5 36 36 33 9 10 10 $100,000 or more ......: 18 8 5 37 37 33 5 7 8 $100,000 to $249,999 : 24 11 5 35 37 34 6 7 9 $250,000 or more ....: 15 7 5 38 36 33 5 7 8 Crop farms ............: 20 10 5 37 37 32 7 10 12 Livestock farms .......: 27 15 7 37 35 36 7 8 9 : South 3/ ................: 26 13 6 37 39 36 10 11 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 27 13 6 36 39 33 10 11 12 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 25 15 6 38 40 42 11 11 10 $100,000 or more ......: 19 10 4 41 42 40 8 10 9 $100,000 to $249,999 : 22 11 5 43 41 37 7 11 11 $250,000 or more ....: 17 9 4 40 42 41 9 10 7 Crop farms ............: 22 11 5 42 40 37 10 11 11 Livestock farms .......: 28 13 6 35 39 36 10 11 11 : West 4/ .................: 17 9 4 31 34 35 11 11 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 17 10 5 29 34 35 14 13 15 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 17 12 5 37 35 35 10 6 14 $100,000 or more ......: 17 6 3 28 35 35 6 8 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 23 4 4 30 33 35 7 9 11 $250,000 or more ....: 13 8 2 26 36 35 5 8 11 Crop farms ............: 17 6 3 33 35 35 7 10 15 Livestock farms .......: 18 11 6 28 34 35 14 11 12 : United States 5/ ........: 23 12 5 36 38 35 11 11 13 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 25 13 6 35 38 34 12 13 15 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 23 13 5 37 38 38 11 11 12 $100,000 or more ......: 19 8 4 36 37 35 7 9 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 24 10 5 36 37 36 7 8 10 $250,000 or more ....: 15 7 4 37 37 35 7 9 10 Crop farms ............: 20 10 5 37 38 34 10 12 14 Livestock farms .......: 26 13 6 35 38 36 11 11 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ Region : Satellite : Wireless : unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 5 6 8 4 9 11 6 4 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 5 3 7 3 8 10 5 4 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 11 10 5 8 10 11 2 2 $100,000 or more ......: 5 12 12 6 15 14 3 7 5 $100,000 to $249,999 : 4 9 15 7 17 13 1 3 2 $250,000 or more ....: 5 14 10 5 14 15 5 8 7 Crop farms ............: 2 3 7 4 8 8 6 5 8 Livestock farms .......: 8 9 10 3 10 13 6 3 4 : North Central 2/ ........: 12 13 14 17 25 30 4 4 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 10 12 13 15 21 27 3 4 5 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 12 13 15 14 25 31 6 4 6 $100,000 or more ......: 15 14 15 21 30 33 4 4 6 $100,000 to $249,999 : 13 12 13 19 28 33 3 5 6 $250,000 or more ....: 16 16 16 22 31 32 4 3 6 Crop farms ............: 13 12 13 18 27 32 5 4 6 Livestock farms .......: 11 15 17 14 23 26 4 4 5 : South 3/ ................: 13 17 19 10 16 22 4 4 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 13 18 20 10 15 23 4 4 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 15 15 17 8 15 20 3 4 5 $100,000 or more ......: 14 15 17 14 18 23 4 5 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 13 16 17 12 17 22 3 4 8 $250,000 or more ....: 15 15 18 15 19 24 4 5 6 Crop farms ............: 14 14 17 9 18 24 3 6 6 Livestock farms .......: 13 18 20 10 15 21 4 4 6 : West 4/ .................: 19 17 21 18 23 19 4 6 7 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 17 16 21 19 21 17 4 6 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 16 17 18 16 25 21 4 5 7 $100,000 or more ......: 26 19 23 19 24 22 4 8 6 $100,000 to $249,999 : 22 18 18 15 25 25 3 11 7 $250,000 or more ....: 30 19 26 21 23 20 5 6 6 Crop farms ............: 21 18 19 18 23 22 4 8 6 Livestock farms .......: 17 17 22 19 22 17 4 5 8 : United States 5/ ........: 13 15 17 13 20 24 4 4 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 12 14 17 12 17 22 4 5 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 13 14 16 11 20 24 5 4 5 $100,000 or more ......: 16 15 17 18 26 28 4 5 6 $100,000 to $249,999 : 14 14 15 16 25 28 3 6 6 $250,000 or more ....: 18 16 17 19 26 28 4 5 6 Crop farms ............: 14 13 14 15 22 27 4 5 6 Livestock farms .......: 13 16 19 11 18 21 4 4 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : With : That own or : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms ...: 71 72 74 68 71 72 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 65 66 67 62 65 65 $250,000 or more ........: 82 86 85 81 83 83 : Cotton farms ..............: 71 72 78 69 70 77 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 69 69 69 68 68 68 $250,000 or more ........: 78 78 85 77 77 84 : Beef cattle farms .........: 58 60 67 55 58 65 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 58 59 66 55 58 63 $250,000 or more ........: 77 81 81 75 80 80 : Dairy farms ...............: 60 64 66 57 63 64 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 48 52 49 45 51 47 $250,000 or more ........: 81 83 79 79 81 77 : Crop farms ................: 65 67 71 62 65 69 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 62 63 68 58 61 66 $250,000 or more ........: 82 84 85 80 83 84 : Livestock farms ...........: 63 63 70 60 62 67 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 62 62 69 59 60 66 $250,000 or more ........: 77 82 82 75 81 79 : All farms 1/ ..............: 64 65 70 61 63 68 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 62 62 68 59 62 66 $250,000 or more ........: 81 84 84 79 83 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : Using computers : With : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms ...: 52 53 56 65 69 71 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 43 43 47 58 63 64 $250,000 or more ........: 71 72 71 79 82 82 : Cotton farms ..............: 50 54 58 67 68 74 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 46 45 50 59 62 65 $250,000 or more ........: 56 61 65 72 73 81 : Beef cattle farms .........: 30 32 35 52 57 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 29 31 34 51 56 62 $250,000 or more ........: 58 67 57 70 79 78 : Dairy farms ...............: 45 49 50 52 61 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 30 35 31 41 49 46 $250,000 or more ........: 69 71 71 77 79 76 : Crop farms ................: 40 41 45 60 64 68 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 33 34 38 56 60 65 $250,000 or more ........: 71 73 73 77 83 83 : Livestock farms ...........: 33 34 36 58 61 66 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 32 32 34 56 59 65 $250,000 or more ........: 64 69 67 72 79 77 : All farms 1/ ..............: 36 37 40 59 62 67 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 32 33 36 56 60 65 $250,000 or more ........: 69 72 72 76 82 82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Type of farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms .....: 19 9 5 36 35 31 7 10 11 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 23 10 5 36 36 31 8 12 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 14 6 4 37 35 32 5 7 9 : Cotton farms ................: 16 9 3 30 38 33 16 8 8 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 13 6 4 29 37 35 23 8 7 $250,000 or more ..........: 19 12 3 32 38 31 7 8 8 : Beef cattle farms ...........: 28 15 7 36 37 39 8 12 9 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 29 15 7 36 37 40 8 12 9 $250,000 or more ..........: 15 12 6 41 37 36 4 6 6 : Dairy farms .................: 32 12 7 31 41 37 11 7 10 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 37 14 8 30 46 44 10 6 8 $250,000 or more ..........: 28 9 6 33 37 34 11 8 12 : Crop farms ..................: 20 10 5 37 38 34 10 12 14 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 22 11 5 37 38 34 11 13 15 $250,000 or more ..........: 13 6 4 37 37 34 7 9 10 : Livestock farms .............: 26 13 6 35 38 36 11 11 12 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 26 13 6 35 38 36 11 11 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 19 10 6 37 36 37 7 8 8 : All farms 1/ ................: 23 12 5 36 38 35 11 11 13 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 24 12 6 36 38 35 11 12 13 $250,000 or more ..........: 15 7 4 37 37 35 7 9 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2009, 2011, and 2013 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ : Satellite : Wireless : unknown Type of farm :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms .....: 14 14 15 19 28 32 5 4 6 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 12 12 14 16 26 32 5 4 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 18 17 17 22 31 32 4 4 6 : Cotton farms ................: 15 18 22 19 24 27 4 3 7 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 17 19 16 14 25 26 4 5 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 14 17 26 25 23 29 3 2 3 : Beef cattle farms ...........: 14 16 18 10 16 22 4 4 5 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 13 16 18 10 16 21 4 4 5 $250,000 or more ..........: 17 21 26 17 19 22 6 5 4 : Dairy farms .................: 11 14 15 12 23 25 3 3 6 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 10 14 15 9 19 19 4 1 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 11 14 14 15 27 28 2 5 6 : Crop farms ..................: 14 13 14 15 22 27 4 5 6 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 12 12 14 14 21 26 4 5 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 18 15 17 21 28 29 4 5 6 : Livestock farms .............: 13 16 19 11 18 21 4 4 6 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 13 16 19 11 18 21 4 4 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 17 19 20 16 23 23 4 4 6 : All farms 1/ ................: 13 15 17 13 20 24 4 4 6 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 13 14 17 12 20 23 4 4 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 18 16 17 19 26 28 4 5 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Numbers To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms: by State and United States" from the February 2013 NASS publication "Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations" is included below. 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." Number of Farms by States and United States: 2009, 2011, and 2012 [2013 number of farms not available until February 2014] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Alabama ............: 48,500 47,500 46,500 Arizona ............: 15,500 15,500 15,500 Arkansas ...........: 49,100 48,300 47,800 California .........: 81,500 81,500 80,500 Colorado ...........: 36,200 36,700 36,300 Delaware ...........: 2,480 2,500 2,500 Florida ............: 47,500 47,500 47,500 Georgia ............: 47,600 47,000 47,000 Idaho ..............: 25,500 24,700 24,500 Illinois ...........: 75,800 74,600 74,300 : Indiana ............: 61,500 62,000 60,000 Iowa ...............: 92,600 92,300 92,200 Kansas .............: 65,500 65,500 65,500 Kentucky ...........: 85,500 85,500 85,500 Louisiana ..........: 30,000 29,000 29,000 Maryland ...........: 12,800 12,800 12,800 Michigan ...........: 54,800 54,900 54,700 Minnesota ..........: 81,000 79,800 79,400 Mississippi ........: 42,300 42,400 42,300 Missouri ...........: 108,000 106,500 106,000 : Montana ............: 29,800 29,300 28,600 Nebraska ...........: 47,200 46,800 46,700 Nevada .............: 3,080 2,980 2,950 New Hampshire 1/ ...: 33,070 33,070 33,070 New Jersey .........: 10,300 10,300 10,200 New Mexico .........: 20,700 23,000 23,800 New York ...........: 36,600 36,000 36,000 North Carolina .....: 52,400 50,400 50,000 North Dakota .......: 32,000 31,800 31,600 Ohio ...............: 74,900 73,700 73,400 : Oklahoma ...........: 86,500 85,500 85,500 Oregon .............: 38,600 38,300 38,100 Pennsylvania .......: 63,200 62,200 62,100 South Carolina .....: 27,000 27,000 26,700 South Dakota .......: 31,500 31,300 31,000 Tennessee ..........: 78,700 77,300 76,000 Texas ..............: 247,500 245,000 244,700 Utah ...............: 16,600 16,600 16,400 Virginia ...........: 47,000 46,400 46,200 Washington .........: 39,500 39,500 39,300 : West Virginia ......: 23,200 22,500 22,100 Wisconsin ..........: 78,000 77,000 76,800 Wyoming ............: 11,000 11,000 10,800 : United States 2/ ...: 2,192,030 2,173,450 2,161,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Survey Methodology Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grains and oilseeds in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In the odd-numbered years from 1997 through 2013, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. Some states were combined due to their low number of responses. When this occurs, it is footnoted in the tables. Reliability: The 2013 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 26,960 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2013 were 6 percent or less; at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 32 percent; and at the State level, CVs generally ranged from 2 to 65 percent. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental and Demographics Section of the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch.. (202) 720-6146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section............ (202) 720-0684 Liana Cuffman - Census of Agriculture.............................. (202) 690-0392 Doug Farmer - Census of Agriculture................................ (202) 720-7492 Steve Peterson - Farms, Land in Farms, Census of Agriculture....... (202) 720-5581 Jackie Ross - Census of Agriculture................................ (202) 720-7644 Theresa Varner - Farm Labor........................................ 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