HDR1012000170180812970800Farm Computer Usage and Ownership National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage" call 1-800-727-9540, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Thirteen Percent of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access Thirteen percent of U.S. farms have Internet access. Internet access ranges from 4 percent in Louisiana and Mississippi to 31 percent in New Jersey. Thirty-one percent of U.S. farms own or lease computers, and 20 percent use a computer for their farm business. Survey Procedures: A nationwide survey is conducted every June to provide estimates of crop acres planted, grain in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. This year, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The computer usage estimates are based on responses from nearly 34,000 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by State and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : :------------------------------------------------- : : : : Using : State : Farms : With : That Owned : Computers : With : : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : : Access : Computers : Business : Access -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Percent of Farms ----------- : AL : 45,000 25 21 13 9 AZ : 7,500 46 42 35 16 AR : 42,500 25 22 17 10 CA : 84,000 51 47 30 23 CO : 24,500 47 43 31 16 DE : 2,400 45 44 21 18 FL : 40,000 41 35 24 19 GA : 43,000 25 23 12 11 ID : 22,000 48 36 21 12 IL : 76,000 45 36 27 17 IN : 62,000 37 29 16 10 IA : 98,000 46 37 25 12 KS : 65,000 36 31 21 11 KY : 88,000 23 18 9 8 LA : 26,500 26 21 14 4 MD : 13,000 50 43 33 25 MI : 52,000 47 38 20 17 MN : 87,000 43 32 22 11 MS : 43,000 22 15 9 4 MO : 102,000 33 27 16 10 MT : 23,000 54 41 33 15 NE : 55,000 45 38 29 14 NV : 2,500 37 33 10 5 NH 1/ : 26,500 35 31 22 11 NJ : 9,400 53 40 22 31 NM : 13,500 47 39 27 14 NY : 36,000 42 33 19 14 NC : 57,000 30 24 13 10 ND : 30,500 44 34 28 11 OH : 73,000 41 30 18 14 OK : 73,000 31 26 15 9 OR : 37,500 61 52 30 22 PA : 50,000 34 25 14 13 SC : 21,500 25 20 11 9 SD : 32,500 43 30 24 13 TN : 80,000 24 17 7 8 TX : 205,000 41 32 21 18 UT : 13,400 68 52 31 29 VA : 47,000 26 20 10 8 WA : 36,000 58 55 41 20 WV : 20,000 30 22 9 13 WI : 79,000 36 29 19 9 WY : 9,100 56 45 37 11 : US 2/ : 2,053,800 38 31 20 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by Economic Class, Type of Farm 1/, Region, and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : :----------------------------------------------- : : : : Using : State : Farms : With :That Owned : Computers : With : : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : : Access : Computers : Business : Access -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Percent of Farms ---------- : Northeast 2/ : 121,900 38 30 18 14 $1,000-9,999 : 63,300 38 27 11 14 $10,000-99,999 : 35,800 31 27 19 11 $100,000 & Over : 22,800 48 43 38 21 Crop Farms : 54,600 43 36 21 17 Livestock Farms : 67,300 34 25 15 12 : North Central 3/ : 812,000 41 32 22 12 $1,000-9,999 : 303,100 36 26 11 12 $10,000-99,999 : 316,700 34 26 18 10 $100,000 & Over : 192,200 61 53 45 17 Crop Farms : 415,700 43 35 24 13 Livestock Farms : 396,300 39 29 20 11 : South 4/ : 846,900 31 24 15 12 $1,000-9,999 : 532,000 26 20 9 11 $10,000-99,999 : 233,900 32 25 18 12 $100,000 & Over : 81,000 56 50 44 21 Crop Farms : 315,000 31 25 17 12 Livestock Farms : 531,900 31 24 14 12 : West 5/ : 273,000 53 47 31 19 $1,000-9,999 : 132,000 47 40 18 16 $10,000-99,999 : 90,200 53 47 34 18 $100,000 & Over : 50,800 70 66 62 30 Crop Farms : 130,800 60 55 41 23 Livestock Farms : 142,200 47 39 22 16 : US 6/ : 2,053,800 38 31 20 13 $1,000-9,999 : 1,030,400 32 25 11 12 $10,000-99,999 : 676,600 36 29 20 12 $100,000 & Over : 346,800 60 54 47 20 Crop Farms : 916,100 41 34 24 14 Livestock Farms : 1,137,700 36 28 17 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crop and livestock farms are based on 1992 Census of Agriculture percentages by farm type. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. 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