Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2011 ISSN: 1949-0887 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Farm Computer Usage - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011...................................... 8 Use of Internet - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011.......................................... 10 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011...... 11 Conducting Business on the Internet - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011...................... 12 Primary Method of Internet Access - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011........................ 14 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011..... 16 Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011......... 18 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011.................................................................. 19 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011.................................................................. 20 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011..... 22 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011................ 24 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011.. 26 Number of Farms by State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2010......................................... 28 Survey Methodology....................................................................................... 29 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 29 Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: www.nass.usda.gov. DSL Continues to be the Most Common Internet Access Method DSL was the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 38 percent of U.S. farms using it, up from 36 percent in 2009. Dialup access dropped from 23 percent in 2009 to 12 percent in 2011. Satellite and wireless were each reported as the primary Internet access methods on 15 and 20 percent of those U.S. farms with Internet access, respectively. Cable was reported as the primary access method on 11 percent of the farms, the same level as 2009. A total of 62 percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 59 percent in 2009. Sixty-five percent of farms have access to a computer in 2011, up 1 percentage point from 2009. The proportion of U.S. farms owning or leasing a computer in 2011, at 63 percent, was up 2 percentage points from 2009. Farms using computers for their farm business remained virtually stable at 37 percent in 2011 compared to 36 percent in 2009. In 2011, 84 percent of U.S. farms 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. For farms with sales and government payments between $100,000 and $249,999, the figures are: 68 percent have access to a computer, 68 percent own or lease a computer, 52 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 67 percent have Internet access. Of the farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, 63 percent reported having computer access, 62 percent own or lease a computer, 41 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 60 percent have Internet access. For crop farms, 67 percent have computer access and 41 percent use a computer for their farm business in 2011, up 2 and 1 percentage points from 2009, respectively. Internet access for crop farms has increased to 64 percent in 2011, compared with 60 percent in 2009. In 2011, a total of 63 percent of livestock farms have computer access and 61 percent have Internet access. Farm Computer Usage - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or State : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 55 57 55 54 54 54 Arizona 1/ ......: 52 45 55 50 39 52 Arkansas ........: 59 65 62 56 61 60 California ......: 71 69 68 66 68 65 Colorado ........: 74 74 80 73 73 79 Florida .........: 61 71 70 60 61 68 Georgia .........: 57 54 60 55 52 59 Idaho ...........: 83 80 83 81 79 82 Illinois ........: 67 66 67 66 64 65 : Indiana .........: 64 68 65 62 65 63 Iowa ............: 70 69 69 68 67 68 Kansas ..........: 68 69 66 64 67 64 Kentucky ........: 60 57 59 57 54 58 Louisiana .......: 51 53 60 49 51 54 Maryland 2/ .....: 64 62 60 63 61 59 Michigan ........: 64 69 73 58 62 63 Minnesota .......: 71 71 68 66 68 65 : Mississippi .....: 51 53 59 47 50 56 Missouri ........: 56 54 57 53 53 55 Montana .........: 72 73 76 70 72 74 Nebraska ........: 69 69 72 67 68 71 New Hampshire 3/ : 78 83 80 75 78 79 New Jersey ......: 69 76 77 63 75 75 New Mexico ......: 53 51 57 53 50 55 New York ........: 67 71 68 63 68 65 : North Carolina ..: 61 68 69 56 66 66 North Dakota ....: 67 65 69 64 63 69 Ohio ............: 62 59 59 60 57 57 Oklahoma ........: 55 60 66 54 60 64 Oregon ..........: 82 79 83 78 75 80 Pennsylvania ....: 58 55 60 54 51 57 South Carolina ..: 62 59 59 61 58 58 South Dakota ....: 70 68 68 69 66 66 : Tennessee .......: 58 55 55 46 46 51 Texas ...........: 62 61 60 55 58 57 Utah ............: 70 71 85 63 66 77 Virginia ........: 62 68 65 59 65 62 Washington ......: 75 81 80 72 74 78 West Virginia ...: 63 64 61 54 60 59 Wisconsin .......: 69 73 73 60 70 71 Wyoming .........: 76 81 84 74 80 79 : United States 4/ : 64 64 65 60 61 63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With State : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 24 25 25 50 52 53 Arizona 1/ ......: 33 15 18 45 40 55 Arkansas ........: 32 32 29 52 56 58 California ......: 42 44 44 66 66 63 Colorado ........: 40 44 47 70 68 72 Florida .........: 37 38 45 56 65 69 Georgia .........: 26 23 38 53 50 57 Idaho ...........: 50 42 46 66 68 76 Illinois ........: 40 44 43 60 61 63 : Indiana .........: 38 42 39 57 61 62 Iowa ............: 42 47 52 63 62 66 Kansas ..........: 39 42 39 57 64 62 Kentucky ........: 24 26 23 51 48 55 Louisiana .......: 25 26 28 49 46 53 Maryland 2/ .....: 36 34 34 61 59 59 Michigan ........: 34 41 38 59 61 62 Minnesota .......: 38 46 43 62 65 66 : Mississippi .....: 22 22 27 44 47 51 Missouri ........: 29 29 33 52 49 52 Montana .........: 45 52 49 63 69 73 Nebraska ........: 44 50 52 63 62 69 New Hampshire 3/ : 50 47 50 67 75 78 New Jersey ......: 45 46 57 63 75 75 New Mexico ......: 20 31 35 48 45 55 New York ........: 36 44 42 63 66 66 : North Carolina ..: 32 37 41 54 63 65 North Dakota ....: 44 49 50 61 61 67 Ohio ............: 32 39 36 58 55 55 Oklahoma ........: 32 32 38 53 57 62 Oregon ..........: 50 44 50 72 69 80 Pennsylvania ....: 29 27 36 51 48 58 South Carolina ..: 36 33 30 48 46 53 South Dakota ....: 40 45 42 64 62 63 : Tennessee .......: 24 22 26 50 47 52 Texas ...........: 33 30 30 52 57 58 Utah ............: 50 36 48 59 65 79 Virginia ........: 28 32 29 54 67 61 Washington ......: 50 50 47 69 77 76 West Virginia ...: 32 30 30 47 61 58 Wisconsin .......: 38 41 42 58 67 67 Wyoming .........: 43 40 37 66 80 78 : United States 4/ : 35 36 37 57 59 62 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 8 8 9 5 7 4 Arizona 1/ ......: 13 6 11 8 4 6 Arkansas ........: 9 9 11 4 6 7 California ......: 15 19 18 11 13 11 Colorado ........: 9 10 18 8 11 15 Florida .........: 19 22 17 10 15 15 Georgia .........: 9 6 13 5 8 15 Idaho ...........: 12 18 22 10 15 10 Illinois ........: 10 11 13 14 14 16 : Indiana .........: 14 18 10 18 17 9 Iowa ............: 9 12 16 16 19 25 Kansas ..........: 10 14 13 8 10 10 Kentucky ........: 8 9 11 6 8 6 Louisiana .......: 6 8 11 3 7 10 Maryland 2/ .....: 19 19 17 8 16 13 Michigan ........: 15 17 14 7 11 10 Minnesota .......: 11 12 13 12 18 18 : Mississippi .....: 5 8 10 4 5 10 Missouri ........: 7 7 11 5 7 10 Montana .........: 13 13 18 16 20 16 Nebraska ........: 8 12 15 11 21 23 New Hampshire 3/ : 23 26 30 15 15 18 New Jersey ......: 27 30 39 15 18 18 New Mexico ......: 7 14 11 5 8 7 New York ........: 19 25 24 7 9 10 : North Carolina ..: 15 16 17 11 12 18 North Dakota ....: 9 12 16 10 13 16 Ohio ............: 12 14 13 11 16 10 Oklahoma ........: 11 12 15 11 11 13 Oregon ..........: 21 16 17 12 15 15 Pennsylvania ....: 11 12 15 7 8 7 South Carolina ..: 15 10 11 15 7 8 South Dakota ....: 7 10 11 12 18 13 : Tennessee .......: 7 9 10 7 7 11 Texas ...........: 9 11 12 8 8 7 Utah ............: 17 12 18 17 8 17 Virginia ........: 13 10 14 7 6 7 Washington ......: 26 23 18 14 16 17 West Virginia ...: 14 15 17 4 4 8 Wisconsin .......: 12 13 17 12 12 17 Wyoming .........: 18 13 15 8 15 8 : United States 4/ : 11 13 14 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web sites - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 web sites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 5 3 3 6 5 10 6 7 7 Arizona 1/ ......: 2 3 3 11 4 11 6 9 9 Arkansas ........: 4 5 4 6 12 12 13 14 12 California ......: 7 8 9 13 11 18 13 14 18 Colorado ........: 6 10 7 9 12 18 11 11 21 Florida .........: 8 5 9 14 9 15 16 9 17 Georgia .........: 2 3 3 7 6 14 6 7 11 Idaho ...........: 7 11 7 15 22 20 18 22 28 Illinois ........: 11 10 10 16 14 16 12 10 14 : Indiana .........: 7 9 7 13 12 9 14 13 8 Iowa ............: 10 11 16 15 18 23 11 15 17 Kansas ..........: 9 9 8 12 14 13 13 16 13 Kentucky ........: 3 5 2 7 7 8 5 7 8 Louisiana .......: 2 3 7 8 7 10 4 5 9 Maryland 2/ .....: 6 4 3 12 12 11 22 19 14 Michigan ........: 9 7 9 14 12 14 14 15 15 Minnesota .......: 7 10 12 12 17 16 10 15 13 : Mississippi .....: 3 5 4 7 7 10 8 6 9 Missouri ........: 5 5 8 10 9 11 9 8 10 Montana .........: 6 11 10 16 17 19 18 24 28 Nebraska ........: 7 8 9 14 17 17 13 14 17 New Hampshire 3/ : 5 6 8 18 14 22 17 27 28 New Jersey ......: 9 13 10 13 17 21 17 18 24 New Mexico ......: 6 7 10 4 10 13 5 13 11 New York ........: 5 9 8 8 19 11 18 24 21 : North Carolina ..: 6 5 7 12 14 15 14 14 14 North Dakota ....: 7 14 12 15 18 19 15 11 16 Ohio ............: 3 6 5 8 10 12 8 13 11 Oklahoma ........: 6 6 6 10 11 15 16 11 14 Oregon ..........: 4 6 8 11 14 18 15 21 25 Pennsylvania ....: 3 5 5 6 9 9 10 13 15 South Carolina ..: 4 6 5 8 6 6 11 6 4 South Dakota ....: 6 7 9 13 16 16 12 16 15 : Tennessee .......: 5 8 5 8 8 9 8 9 8 Texas ...........: 4 4 4 8 8 7 11 11 11 Utah ............: 8 11 8 15 18 17 14 18 24 Virginia ........: 4 7 7 8 13 9 11 16 16 Washington ......: 7 6 7 15 16 15 18 23 25 West Virginia ...: 7 7 5 10 11 10 18 14 19 Wisconsin .......: 8 10 8 14 13 16 16 16 16 Wyoming .........: 7 2 4 11 12 9 23 15 20 : United States 4/ : 6 7 7 11 12 13 12 13 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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any State : any USDA web site : other federal government web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 2 3 1 2 2 1 Arizona 1/ ......: 6 2 6 1 2 2 Arkansas ........: 2 2 2 1 4 3 California ......: 6 7 8 5 5 7 Colorado ........: 6 2 9 3 5 10 Florida .........: 4 4 6 2 4 7 Georgia .........: 3 3 6 1 2 6 Idaho ...........: 3 9 4 4 10 7 Illinois ........: 7 4 6 4 4 4 : Indiana .........: 5 6 4 3 4 4 Iowa ............: 5 6 7 2 3 7 Kansas ..........: 3 6 5 3 4 3 Kentucky ........: 2 4 1 1 3 2 Louisiana .......: 2 2 4 1 3 4 Maryland 2/ .....: 5 2 5 4 10 5 Michigan ........: 6 4 3 2 4 2 Minnesota .......: 5 7 6 3 5 4 : Mississippi .....: 3 3 3 3 2 3 Missouri ........: 2 3 3 3 2 2 Montana .........: 3 6 7 3 4 7 Nebraska ........: 4 4 7 2 4 6 New Hampshire 3/ : 3 9 9 7 9 12 New Jersey ......: 6 9 13 3 4 12 New Mexico ......: 1 7 5 1 7 4 New York ........: 1 3 3 4 1 1 : North Carolina ..: 5 5 6 4 5 5 North Dakota ....: 5 6 6 3 6 4 Ohio ............: 3 5 3 2 3 2 Oklahoma ........: 4 6 5 5 6 4 Oregon ..........: 5 7 10 4 7 7 Pennsylvania ....: 2 3 3 3 4 6 South Carolina ..: 2 2 5 1 (Z) 3 South Dakota ....: 4 4 6 3 3 5 : Tennessee .......: 2 4 3 1 5 3 Texas ...........: 4 3 4 4 4 4 Utah ............: 5 9 7 5 4 4 Virginia ........: 2 7 2 2 3 2 Washington ......: 7 9 7 11 11 10 West Virginia ...: 1 2 4 1 (Z) 6 Wisconsin .......: 3 5 5 3 4 4 Wyoming .........: 5 6 6 6 4 5 : United States 4/ : 4 5 5 3 4 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any State : non-agricultural web site :----------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 14 24 22 Arizona 1/ ......: 24 10 34 Arkansas ........: 18 27 22 California ......: 32 37 38 Colorado ........: 27 33 53 Florida .........: 32 37 51 Georgia .........: 17 13 23 Idaho ...........: 49 52 54 Illinois ........: 30 36 44 : Indiana .........: 38 42 32 Iowa ............: 28 33 38 Kansas ..........: 31 32 34 Kentucky ........: 13 23 16 Louisiana .......: 24 21 35 Maryland 2/ .....: 38 33 35 Michigan ........: 36 36 30 Minnesota .......: 33 39 36 : Mississippi .....: 17 22 24 Missouri ........: 22 23 25 Montana .........: 38 48 56 Nebraska ........: 31 40 38 New Hampshire 3/ : 41 56 45 New Jersey ......: 41 54 51 New Mexico ......: 21 26 35 New York ........: 27 47 33 : North Carolina ..: 25 35 38 North Dakota ....: 34 37 38 Ohio ............: 20 26 26 Oklahoma ........: 27 30 32 Oregon ..........: 31 51 58 Pennsylvania ....: 24 30 34 South Carolina ..: 22 13 14 South Dakota ....: 28 40 38 : Tennessee .......: 18 22 26 Texas ...........: 28 29 34 Utah ............: 36 42 57 Virginia ........: 26 32 32 Washington ......: 45 56 51 West Virginia ...: 30 26 28 Wisconsin .......: 36 41 43 Wyoming .........: 46 36 50 : United States 4/ : 28 33 35 ----------------------------------------------------- 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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 55 37 24 23 28 49 10 13 10 Arizona 1/ ......: 47 36 22 17 17 20 7 10 17 Arkansas ........: 56 17 7 22 45 43 4 11 11 California ......: 36 11 2 21 32 43 12 21 9 Colorado ........: 36 12 12 16 14 11 5 7 8 Florida .........: 28 21 15 50 54 36 11 4 15 Georgia .........: 27 17 11 56 52 61 9 21 8 Idaho ...........: 42 18 11 24 37 39 3 2 7 Illinois ........: 46 20 9 20 22 31 4 6 8 : Indiana .........: 54 26 20 19 28 25 7 8 6 Iowa ............: 45 19 10 30 43 36 4 5 7 Kansas ..........: 41 14 5 30 35 35 9 11 16 Kentucky ........: 40 29 16 32 40 50 8 6 10 Louisiana .......: 53 22 15 23 42 37 8 12 9 Maryland 2/ .....: 52 25 11 25 24 23 10 23 22 Michigan ........: 60 29 24 20 27 26 11 13 13 Minnesota .......: 45 22 12 30 44 42 2 3 4 : Mississippi .....: 57 35 16 22 35 35 5 6 12 Missouri ........: 55 33 16 31 34 37 2 5 5 Montana .........: 43 17 6 34 40 54 2 1 7 Nebraska ........: 34 14 8 33 43 34 4 3 5 New Hampshire 3/ : 33 15 6 31 24 37 26 46 29 New Jersey ......: 22 11 7 35 40 31 30 37 49 New Mexico ......: 28 21 15 41 32 38 3 3 14 New York ........: 44 29 15 18 31 51 21 23 15 : North Carolina ..: 40 20 7 35 53 58 11 11 14 North Dakota ....: 35 14 4 40 55 49 8 7 13 Ohio ............: 52 34 15 20 29 26 10 13 25 Oklahoma ........: 41 22 9 30 41 39 5 5 6 Oregon ..........: 52 26 9 15 23 32 13 9 10 Pennsylvania ....: 54 27 8 31 37 52 6 21 24 South Carolina ..: 55 26 15 29 31 37 6 26 18 South Dakota ....: 38 13 9 35 45 39 3 11 9 : Tennessee .......: 62 21 13 13 34 38 8 23 17 Texas ...........: 52 26 12 24 34 33 4 7 11 Utah ............: 31 4 4 27 60 40 6 16 13 Virginia ........: 65 39 16 17 20 32 8 9 9 Washington ......: 34 24 12 38 29 32 8 9 17 West Virginia ...: 53 32 15 19 37 37 11 7 9 Wisconsin .......: 52 28 12 32 41 51 3 8 8 Wyoming .........: 55 20 10 23 32 18 5 5 4 : United States 4/ : 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama .........: 7 11 7 1 7 6 4 4 4 Arizona 1/ ......: 21 20 18 5 8 11 3 9 12 Arkansas ........: 11 13 19 2 10 14 5 4 6 California ......: 11 13 11 13 19 26 7 4 9 Colorado ........: 14 32 23 15 28 40 14 7 6 Florida .........: 5 18 9 3 3 15 3 (Z) 10 Georgia .........: 5 5 5 - 2 14 3 3 1 Idaho ...........: 10 21 17 14 16 22 7 6 4 Illinois ........: 9 16 19 17 31 31 4 5 2 : Indiana .........: 8 14 16 10 22 26 2 2 7 Iowa ............: 7 12 11 8 12 28 6 9 8 Kansas ..........: 10 22 22 9 15 20 1 3 2 Kentucky ........: 12 6 11 3 8 7 5 11 6 Louisiana .......: 9 12 13 2 10 19 5 2 7 Maryland 2/ .....: 3 8 10 2 12 30 8 8 4 Michigan ........: 1 6 8 6 20 25 2 5 4 Minnesota .......: 5 9 11 15 18 25 3 4 6 : Mississippi .....: 10 15 21 1 5 10 5 4 6 Missouri ........: 5 14 17 3 10 22 4 4 3 Montana .........: 12 28 18 8 11 14 1 3 1 Nebraska ........: 10 15 15 13 22 36 6 3 2 New Hampshire 3/ : 3 9 12 1 1 10 6 5 6 New Jersey ......: 5 3 4 - 4 5 8 5 4 New Mexico ......: 3 20 13 21 16 16 4 8 4 New York ........: 4 3 5 4 6 10 9 8 4 : North Carolina ..: 7 5 7 3 8 11 4 3 3 North Dakota ....: 9 11 13 6 11 16 2 2 5 Ohio ............: 6 9 7 7 12 25 5 3 2 Oklahoma ........: 10 17 24 10 13 19 4 2 3 Oregon ..........: 5 17 17 11 23 26 4 2 6 Pennsylvania ....: 1 5 4 1 5 9 7 5 3 South Carolina ..: 5 7 9 1 8 18 4 2 3 South Dakota ....: 4 9 9 14 19 29 6 3 5 : Tennessee .......: 3 11 11 1 7 15 13 4 6 Texas ...........: 9 17 21 8 13 19 3 3 4 Utah ............: 12 6 20 10 11 15 14 3 8 Virginia ........: 7 15 24 3 12 15 - 5 4 Washington ......: 11 15 15 5 20 16 4 3 8 West Virginia ...: 6 16 18 1 4 16 10 4 5 Wisconsin .......: 4 8 10 3 11 17 6 4 2 Wyoming .........: 9 28 36 7 12 32 1 3 - : United States 4/ : 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or Region : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ..............: 66 67 68 62 63 65 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 65 67 68 62 63 64 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 62 67 69 58 62 67 $100,000 or more ........: 67 66 69 65 64 65 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 59 56 60 58 55 56 $250,000 or more ......: 75 76 80 71 72 76 Crop farms ..............: 65 66 69 60 60 67 Livestock farms .........: 67 67 68 64 65 64 : North Central 2/ ..........: 66 66 66 62 64 64 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 62 63 62 59 60 59 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 61 60 62 55 58 61 $100,000 or more ........: 78 77 78 74 75 77 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 70 70 71 67 68 70 $250,000 or more ......: 83 81 82 80 80 81 Crop farms ..............: 66 68 68 62 65 66 Livestock farms .........: 66 65 64 62 62 61 : South 3/ ..................: 59 60 61 55 57 59 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 55 57 58 53 54 56 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 59 61 63 54 57 60 $100,000 or more ........: 75 75 75 71 72 72 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 68 70 67 64 66 63 $250,000 or more ......: 78 78 80 75 75 77 Crop farms ..............: 58 59 62 54 56 60 Livestock farms .........: 59 60 61 55 57 59 : West 4/ ...................: 72 71 74 69 69 72 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 68 67 70 65 66 68 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 72 69 74 69 66 74 $100,000 or more ........: 83 82 85 80 79 84 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 79 81 79 74 78 77 $250,000 or more ......: 85 82 90 83 80 89 Crop farms ..............: 69 69 74 67 67 72 Livestock farms .........: 74 72 74 70 71 72 : United States 5/ ..........: 64 64 65 60 61 63 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 60 60 61 57 57 59 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 64 62 63 59 59 62 $100,000 or more ........: 75 76 77 68 75 77 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 68 70 68 68 67 68 $250,000 or more ......: 81 81 84 79 79 83 Crop farms ..............: 64 65 67 61 62 65 Livestock farms .........: 64 63 63 60 60 62 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With Region : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ..............: 37 37 42 58 61 66 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 27 32 36 59 61 65 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 45 42 45 58 62 67 $100,000 or more ........: 52 51 58 58 57 62 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 40 37 42 49 46 49 $250,000 or more ......: 63 64 75 67 68 75 Crop farms ..............: 37 35 42 57 59 67 Livestock farms .........: 37 38 42 60 62 63 : North Central 2/ ..........: 38 42 41 59 60 62 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 24 27 25 54 56 58 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 36 40 41 54 55 56 $100,000 or more ........: 60 63 64 73 71 74 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 52 54 53 64 63 67 $250,000 or more ......: 69 70 71 79 77 79 Crop farms ..............: 39 45 44 58 62 63 Livestock farms .........: 35 37 36 61 58 59 : South 3/ ..................: 30 29 31 52 55 58 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 24 22 25 50 52 55 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 33 35 36 51 56 59 $100,000 or more ........: 55 58 55 66 69 70 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 48 50 43 60 65 62 $250,000 or more ......: 61 65 66 70 72 75 Crop farms ..............: 30 29 32 50 54 59 Livestock farms .........: 30 29 30 53 55 58 : West 4/ ...................: 44 42 44 64 66 70 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 36 32 31 61 64 65 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 46 41 54 63 63 72 $100,000 or more ........: 61 67 71 77 75 84 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 52 61 62 71 72 76 $250,000 or more ......: 68 71 79 81 78 89 Crop farms ..............: 43 44 49 63 66 70 Livestock farms .........: 44 41 40 66 66 70 : United States 5/ ..........: 35 36 37 57 59 62 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 25 25 27 52 56 58 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 36 38 41 55 57 60 $100,000 or more ........: 59 61 63 71 70 76 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 51 52 52 63 63 67 $250,000 or more ......: 66 69 72 76 76 82 Crop farms ..............: 37 40 41 56 60 64 Livestock farms .........: 33 33 34 57 58 61 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 17 19 22 10 11 10 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 14 18 19 5 6 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 20 17 26 11 13 13 $100,000 or more ......: 22 27 28 22 22 16 $100,000 to $249,999 : 24 19 17 16 15 11 $250,000 or more ....: 20 37 40 30 32 22 Crop farms ............: 16 20 23 8 10 10 Livestock farms .......: 18 19 21 12 11 10 : North Central 2/ ........: 10 12 13 11 14 15 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 7 9 9 5 6 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 9 11 12 11 12 13 $100,000 or more ......: 16 17 21 22 27 29 $100,000 to $249,999 : 14 13 15 18 19 22 $250,000 or more ....: 19 21 25 25 32 33 Crop farms ............: 10 12 13 13 16 17 Livestock farms .......: 11 13 14 9 12 11 : South 3/ ................: 10 11 13 7 8 9 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 8 9 10 5 5 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 11 14 10 11 12 $100,000 or more ......: 20 22 25 18 24 24 $100,000 to $249,999 : 16 19 21 14 21 17 $250,000 or more ....: 23 25 29 21 26 30 Crop farms ............: 10 10 12 8 9 10 Livestock farms .......: 10 11 13 7 8 9 : West 4/ .................: 16 16 17 11 13 13 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 14 13 13 7 8 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 15 14 21 11 15 19 $100,000 or more ......: 21 23 26 21 24 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 17 17 20 17 17 19 $250,000 or more ....: 24 28 31 24 29 28 Crop farms ............: 14 15 18 10 15 13 Livestock farms .......: 17 16 17 12 12 13 : United States 5/ ........: 11 13 14 10 11 12 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 10 11 5 6 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 12 15 10 12 13 $100,000 or more ......: 18 20 23 20 25 26 $100,000 to $249,999 : 15 15 17 16 19 20 $250,000 or more ....: 21 24 28 24 31 31 Crop farms ............: 11 12 14 10 14 14 Livestock farms .......: 12 13 14 9 10 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web sites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 web sites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 5 7 6 10 13 13 14 21 18 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 6 5 8 11 10 14 21 17 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 7 9 11 13 13 13 22 19 $100,000 or more ......: 7 10 9 14 19 21 15 19 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 3 7 10 15 13 14 11 13 17 $250,000 or more ....: 11 13 9 13 27 27 20 27 29 Crop farms ............: 6 8 7 11 14 16 15 21 20 Livestock farms .......: 4 6 6 9 12 10 13 21 17 : North Central 2/ ........: 8 9 10 13 14 15 12 13 13 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 8 9 12 12 14 11 12 12 $100,000 or more ......: 15 16 18 25 25 28 19 18 21 $100,000 to $249,999 : 13 12 14 20 19 21 16 14 16 $250,000 or more ....: 17 19 21 29 29 33 22 21 24 Crop farms ............: 9 10 11 15 16 18 12 14 15 Livestock farms .......: 5 6 7 11 10 11 12 12 11 : South 3/ ................: 4 5 5 8 9 10 11 10 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 3 3 6 6 7 9 9 9 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 7 6 10 11 12 11 11 12 $100,000 or more ......: 11 12 12 19 21 23 20 19 21 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 11 7 16 18 17 17 18 17 $250,000 or more ....: 13 13 17 23 24 29 22 19 23 Crop farms ............: 5 5 6 10 10 11 12 11 12 Livestock farms .......: 4 5 4 8 8 10 10 10 11 : West 4/ .................: 6 8 8 12 14 17 14 18 21 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 4 4 7 9 11 11 16 18 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 6 10 13 12 20 14 15 24 $100,000 or more ......: 14 18 16 22 26 30 22 26 28 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 10 12 17 15 26 17 19 23 $250,000 or more ....: 16 25 20 26 35 34 26 32 32 Crop farms ............: 8 11 11 13 18 21 16 20 25 Livestock farms .......: 5 5 6 11 9 13 13 16 19 : United States 5/ ........: 6 7 7 11 12 13 12 13 14 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 4 4 6 7 8 10 11 11 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 7 8 11 12 14 11 13 14 $100,000 or more ......: 13 15 16 22 24 27 19 20 22 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 11 12 18 18 20 15 16 18 $250,000 or more ....: 15 18 20 26 29 32 22 23 25 Crop farms ............: 8 9 9 13 15 16 13 15 16 Livestock farms .......: 4 5 5 9 9 11 11 12 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any Region : any USDA web site : other federal government web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 2 5 5 4 5 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 1 4 3 3 5 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 3 7 7 4 3 6 $100,000 or more ......: 3 6 9 7 6 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 2 3 6 2 4 2 $250,000 or more ....: 4 10 13 14 7 12 Crop farms ............: 3 6 6 4 4 6 Livestock farms .......: 2 4 4 4 5 7 : North Central 2/ ........: 4 5 5 3 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 1 2 2 1 2 2 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 3 5 4 3 4 3 $100,000 or more ......: 10 9 10 5 6 8 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 6 8 4 4 5 $250,000 or more ....: 12 10 12 6 7 9 Crop farms ............: 5 6 6 3 4 5 Livestock farms .......: 3 4 3 2 3 2 : South 3/ ................: 3 4 4 3 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 2 3 2 2 3 2 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 4 4 4 3 4 4 $100,000 or more ......: 8 9 11 6 7 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 6 7 7 4 4 8 $250,000 or more ....: 9 10 14 7 9 14 Crop farms ............: 4 5 4 3 4 4 Livestock farms .......: 3 3 3 3 4 3 : West 4/ .................: 5 7 7 5 6 7 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 2 4 5 3 5 5 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 5 8 6 4 7 $100,000 or more ......: 11 13 13 8 11 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 9 11 4 7 9 $250,000 or more ....: 14 16 15 11 14 13 Crop farms ............: 7 9 9 6 7 7 Livestock farms .......: 4 5 6 3 5 6 : United States 5/ ........: 4 5 5 3 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 2 3 3 2 3 3 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 4 5 5 4 4 4 $100,000 or more ......: 9 9 11 6 7 9 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 7 8 4 5 6 $250,000 or more ....: 11 11 13 8 9 11 Crop farms ............: 5 6 6 4 5 5 Livestock farms .......: 3 4 4 3 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any Region : non-agricultural web site :----------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 30 41 37 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 28 42 37 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 31 44 37 $100,000 or more ......: 34 34 40 $100,000 to $249,999 : 28 26 29 $250,000 or more ....: 41 45 51 Crop farms ............: 30 41 39 Livestock farms .......: 29 41 36 : North Central 2/ ........: 30 35 35 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 28 32 30 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 26 30 32 $100,000 or more ......: 39 42 44 $100,000 to $249,999 : 32 35 37 $250,000 or more ....: 46 48 50 Crop farms ............: 31 36 36 Livestock farms .......: 29 32 32 : South 3/ ................: 23 27 30 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 21 25 27 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 23 27 31 $100,000 or more ......: 35 36 40 $100,000 to $249,999 : 33 33 33 $250,000 or more ....: 37 39 46 Crop farms ............: 23 27 29 Livestock farms .......: 24 27 30 : West 4/ .................: 35 41 48 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 32 42 46 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 32 37 49 $100,000 or more ......: 44 45 53 $100,000 to $249,999 : 36 36 45 $250,000 or more ....: 50 52 60 Crop farms ............: 34 40 49 Livestock farms .......: 35 42 47 : United States 5/ ........: 28 33 35 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 25 31 32 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 26 31 34 $100,000 or more ......: 38 41 45 $100,000 to $249,999 : 32 34 37 $250,000 or more ....: 44 47 51 Crop farms ............: 29 35 37 Livestock farms .......: 27 31 33 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 43 23 9 29 32 47 17 30 25 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 46 25 9 27 30 50 19 32 26 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 46 15 10 26 33 46 15 29 23 $100,000 or more ......: 34 25 8 39 39 35 12 22 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 46 29 12 36 37 46 6 22 13 $250,000 or more ....: 21 22 6 42 40 29 20 23 29 Crop farms ............: 38 22 9 25 30 48 27 36 27 Livestock farms .......: 48 23 9 32 34 46 8 26 23 : North Central 2/ ........: 48 23 13 28 37 36 5 7 9 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 52 27 16 28 38 36 5 7 11 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 49 23 12 28 36 36 7 9 10 $100,000 or more ......: 41 18 8 29 37 37 3 5 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 46 24 11 28 35 37 3 6 7 $250,000 or more ....: 37 15 7 31 38 36 3 5 7 Crop farms ............: 45 20 10 28 37 37 6 7 10 Livestock farms .......: 52 27 15 27 37 35 4 7 8 : South 3/ ................: 49 26 13 27 37 39 7 10 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 51 27 13 26 36 39 7 10 11 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 48 25 15 28 38 40 7 11 11 $100,000 or more ......: 43 19 10 32 41 42 7 8 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 43 22 11 34 43 41 6 7 11 $250,000 or more ....: 43 17 9 30 40 42 7 9 10 Crop farms ............: 45 22 11 31 42 40 7 10 11 Livestock farms .......: 51 28 13 26 35 39 7 10 11 : West 4/ .................: 40 17 9 25 31 34 8 11 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 41 17 10 24 29 34 8 14 13 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 44 17 12 25 37 35 7 10 6 $100,000 or more ......: 32 17 6 26 28 35 9 6 8 $100,000 to $249,999 : 38 23 4 27 30 33 7 7 9 $250,000 or more ....: 28 13 8 25 26 36 11 5 8 Crop farms ............: 35 17 6 25 33 35 7 7 10 Livestock farms .......: 44 18 11 24 28 34 8 14 11 : United States 5/ ........: 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 49 25 13 27 35 38 7 12 13 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 48 23 13 27 37 38 8 11 11 $100,000 or more ......: 40 19 8 30 36 37 5 7 9 $100,000 to $249,999 : 44 24 10 30 36 37 4 7 8 $250,000 or more ....: 36 15 7 30 37 37 6 7 9 Crop farms ............: 44 20 10 27 37 38 8 10 12 Livestock farms .......: 50 26 13 27 35 38 6 11 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Region and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ ............: 3 5 6 1 4 9 7 6 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 5 3 (Z) 3 8 5 5 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 2 7 11 2 5 8 9 11 2 $100,000 or more ......: 2 5 12 3 6 15 10 3 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 3 4 9 2 7 17 7 1 3 $250,000 or more ....: 2 5 14 3 5 14 12 5 8 Crop farms ............: 2 2 3 2 4 8 6 6 5 Livestock farms .......: 3 8 9 1 3 10 8 6 3 : North Central 2/ ........: 6 12 13 9 17 25 4 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 5 10 12 6 15 21 4 3 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 12 13 7 14 25 4 6 4 $100,000 or more ......: 9 15 14 14 21 30 4 4 4 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 13 12 11 19 28 4 3 5 $250,000 or more ....: 10 16 16 16 22 31 3 4 3 Crop farms ............: 6 13 12 11 18 27 4 5 4 Livestock farms .......: 7 11 15 7 14 23 3 4 4 : South 3/ ................: 8 13 17 4 10 16 5 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 8 13 18 4 10 15 4 4 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 15 15 5 8 15 5 3 4 $100,000 or more ......: 7 14 15 5 14 18 6 4 5 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 13 16 4 12 17 6 3 4 $250,000 or more ....: 8 15 15 6 15 19 6 4 5 Crop farms ............: 6 14 14 5 9 18 6 3 6 Livestock farms .......: 8 13 18 4 10 15 4 4 4 : West 4/ .................: 10 19 17 11 18 23 6 4 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 17 16 10 19 21 8 4 6 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 10 16 17 11 16 25 3 4 5 $100,000 or more ......: 13 26 19 13 19 24 7 4 8 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 22 18 10 15 25 8 3 11 $250,000 or more ....: 14 30 19 16 21 23 6 5 6 Crop farms ............: 12 21 18 15 18 23 6 4 8 Livestock farms .......: 9 17 17 8 19 22 7 4 5 : United States 5/ ........: 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 7 12 14 5 12 17 5 4 5 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 13 14 7 11 20 4 5 4 $100,000 or more ......: 9 16 15 11 18 26 5 4 5 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 14 14 9 16 25 5 3 6 $250,000 or more ....: 10 18 16 13 19 26 5 4 5 Crop farms ............: 7 14 13 9 15 22 5 4 5 Livestock farms .......: 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type : With : That own or of farm : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms ...: 70 71 72 67 68 71 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 64 65 66 60 62 65 $250,000 or more ........: 85 82 86 84 81 83 : Cotton farms ..............: 71 71 72 68 69 70 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 60 69 69 59 68 68 $250,000 or more ........: 81 78 78 80 77 77 : Beef cattle farms .........: 59 58 60 56 55 58 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 58 58 59 54 55 58 $250,000 or more ........: 80 77 81 78 75 80 : Dairy farms ...............: 62 60 64 59 57 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 51 48 52 48 45 51 $250,000 or more ........: 76 81 83 74 79 81 : Crop farms ................: 64 65 67 61 62 65 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 62 62 63 56 58 61 $250,000 or more ........: 83 82 84 84 80 83 : Livestock farms ...........: 64 63 63 60 60 62 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 63 62 62 59 59 60 $250,000 or more ........: 78 77 82 74 75 81 : All farms 1/ ..............: 64 64 65 60 61 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 62 62 62 58 59 62 $250,000 or more ........: 81 81 84 79 79 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of : Using computers : With farm : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms ...: 48 52 53 63 65 69 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 42 43 43 56 58 63 $250,000 or more ........: 69 71 72 81 79 82 : Cotton farms ..............: 49 50 54 64 67 68 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 37 46 45 53 59 62 $250,000 or more ........: 62 56 61 75 72 73 : Beef cattle farms .........: 30 30 32 52 52 57 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 29 29 31 51 51 56 $250,000 or more ........: 56 58 67 73 70 79 : Dairy farms ...............: 44 45 49 55 52 61 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 32 30 35 44 41 49 $250,000 or more ........: 67 69 71 70 77 79 : Crop farms ................: 37 40 41 56 60 64 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 31 33 34 52 56 60 $250,000 or more ........: 69 71 73 80 77 83 : Livestock farms ...........: 33 33 34 57 58 61 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 31 32 32 56 56 59 $250,000 or more ........: 61 64 69 71 72 79 : All farms 1/ ..............: 35 36 37 57 59 62 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 32 32 33 54 56 60 $250,000 or more ........: 66 69 72 76 76 82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms .....: 44 19 9 27 36 35 6 7 10 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 48 23 10 26 36 36 7 8 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 34 14 6 30 37 35 5 5 7 : Cotton farms ................: 39 16 9 28 30 38 8 16 8 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 42 13 6 30 29 37 9 23 8 $250,000 or more ..........: 38 19 12 27 32 38 8 7 8 : Beef cattle farms ...........: 52 28 15 28 36 37 4 8 12 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 53 29 15 27 36 37 4 8 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 41 15 12 30 41 37 4 4 6 : Dairy farms .................: 53 32 12 24 31 41 6 11 7 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 57 37 14 23 30 46 4 10 6 $250,000 or more ..........: 47 28 9 26 33 37 7 11 8 : Crop farms ..................: 44 20 10 27 37 38 8 10 12 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 46 22 11 27 37 38 8 11 13 $250,000 or more ..........: 33 13 6 30 37 37 7 7 9 : Livestock farms .............: 50 26 13 27 35 38 6 11 11 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 51 26 13 26 35 38 6 11 11 $250,000 or more ..........: 43 19 10 28 37 36 6 7 8 : All farms 1/ ................: 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 48 24 12 27 36 38 7 11 12 $250,000 or more ..........: 36 15 7 30 37 37 6 7 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2007, 2009, and 2011 [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 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms .....: 8 14 14 11 19 28 4 5 4 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 6 12 12 9 16 26 4 5 4 $250,000 or more ..........: 10 18 17 17 22 31 4 4 4 : Cotton farms ................: 9 15 18 12 19 24 4 4 3 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 6 17 19 10 14 25 3 4 5 $250,000 or more ..........: 11 14 17 12 25 23 4 3 2 : Beef cattle farms ...........: 7 14 16 4 10 16 5 4 4 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 7 13 16 4 10 16 5 4 4 $250,000 or more ..........: 10 17 21 9 17 19 6 6 5 : Dairy farms .................: 4 11 14 7 12 23 6 3 3 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 4 10 14 6 9 19 6 4 1 $250,000 or more ..........: 5 11 14 9 15 27 6 2 5 : Crop farms ..................: 7 14 13 9 15 22 5 4 5 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 6 12 12 8 14 21 5 4 5 $250,000 or more ..........: 10 18 15 15 21 28 5 4 5 : Livestock farms .............: 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 $250,000 or more ..........: 9 17 19 9 16 23 5 4 4 : All farms 1/ ................: 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 7 13 14 6 12 20 5 4 4 $250,000 or more ..........: 10 18 16 13 19 26 5 4 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2011 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 State and United States: 2007, 2009, and 2010 [2011 number of farms not available until February 2012] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Alabama .........: 48,800 48,500 48,500 Arizona .........: 15,600 15,500 15,500 Arkansas ........: 49,300 49,100 49,300 California ......: 81,000 81,500 81,700 Colorado ........: 36,900 36,200 36,100 Delaware ........: 2,550 2,480 2,480 Florida .........: 47,500 47,500 47,500 Georgia .........: 47,900 47,600 47,400 Idaho ...........: 25,400 25,500 25,700 Illinois ........: 76,900 75,800 76,000 : Indiana .........: 61,000 61,500 62,000 Iowa ............: 92,800 92,600 92,400 Kansas ..........: 65,500 65,500 65,500 Kentucky ........: 85,300 85,500 85,700 Louisiana .......: 30,000 30,000 30,000 Maryland ........: 12,850 12,800 12,800 Michigan ........: 56,000 54,800 54,900 Minnesota .......: 81,000 81,000 81,000 : Mississippi .....: 42,000 42,300 42,400 Missouri ........: 107,800 108,000 108,000 Montana .........: 29,500 29,800 29,400 Nebraska ........: 47,700 47,200 47,200 Nevada ..........: 3,100 3,080 3,100 New Hampshire 1/ : 33,070 33,070 33,070 New Jersey ......: 10,300 10,300 10,300 New Mexico ......: 21,000 20,700 21,000 New York ........: 36,400 36,600 36,300 : North Carolina ..: 52,900 52,400 52,400 North Dakota ....: 32,000 32,000 31,900 Ohio ............: 75,900 74,900 74,700 Oklahoma ........: 86,600 86,500 86,500 Oregon ..........: 38,600 38,600 38,800 Pennsylvania ....: 63,200 63,200 63,200 South Carolina ..: 25,900 27,000 27,000 South Dakota ....: 31,200 31,500 31,800 : Tennessee .......: 79,500 78,700 78,300 Texas ...........: 247,500 247,500 247,500 Utah ............: 16,700 16,600 16,600 Virginia ........: 47,400 47,000 47,300 Washington ......: 39,300 39,500 39,500 West Virginia ...: 23,400 23,200 23,000 Wisconsin .......: 78,500 78,000 78,000 Wyoming .........: 11,000 11,000 11,000 : United States 2/ : 2,196,770 2,192,030 2,192,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2011, 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 2011 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 31,000 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2011 were 6 percent or less; at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 22 percent; and at the State level, CVs generally ranged from 2 to 53 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. Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch.... (202) 720-6146 Dale P. Hawks, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section............... (202) 720-0684 Mark Aitken - Farm Labor.............................................. (202) 720-9525 Jerry Campbell - Energy, Census of Agriculture........................ (202) 720-5581 Liana Cuffman - Livestock Chemical Usage, Postharvest Chemical Usage.. (202) 690-0392 Vincent Davis - Census of Agriculture................................. (202) 690-3228 Doug Farmer - Fruit Chemical Usage, Vegetable Chemical Usage.......... (202) 720-7492 Theresa Varner - Field Crops Chemical Usage........................... 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