United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
Statistical
Bulletin
Number 1031
Agricultural
Land Values
Final
Estimates
2009-2013
June 2014
Contents
Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013........... 4
Cropland Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013................... 6
Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre - States: 2009-2013... 8
Pasture Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013.................... 10
Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings - Regions and States: 2009-2013.. 11
Economic Regions.................................................................. 13
Statistical Methodology........................................................... 14
Terms and Definitions............................................................. 15
Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule......................................... 16
Information Contacts.............................................................. 17
Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013
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Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
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Northeast ..........: 4,810 4,690 4,690 4,790 4,850
Connecticut ......: 12,000 11,500 11,600 11,200 11,100
Delaware .........: 8,910 8,130 8,140 8,150 8,170
Maine ............: 2,130 2,050 2,080 2,070 2,100
Maryland .........: 7,380 6,980 6,870 6,760 6,930
Massachusetts ....: 12,000 11,200 10,900 10,400 10,400
New Hampshire ....: 4,770 4,690 4,560 4,440 4,310
New Jersey .......: 13,800 13,100 12,800 12,300 12,800
New York .........: 2,400 2,400 2,450 2,650 2,600
Pennsylvania .....: 5,120 5,050 5,070 5,300 5,430
Rhode Island .....: 15,800 14,600 14,400 13,800 13,800
Vermont ..........: 2,880 2,900 2,980 3,060 3,200
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Lake States ........: 3,240 3,220 3,450 3,880 4,240
Michigan .........: 3,670 3,490 3,600 3,890 4,300
Minnesota ........: 2,810 2,870 3,160 3,740 4,300
Wisconsin ........: 3,700 3,650 3,880 4,110 4,100
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Corn Belt ..........: 3,550 3,830 4,460 5,190 5,880
Illinois .........: 4,450 4,720 5,390 6,210 7,100
Indiana ..........: 3,960 4,170 5,070 5,840 6,400
Iowa .............: 3,780 4,350 5,410 6,530 7,700
Missouri .........: 2,160 2,270 2,420 2,710 2,850
Ohio .............: 3,810 3,850 4,160 4,640 5,100
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Northern Plains ....: 1,000 1,080 1,290 1,620 1,960
Kansas ...........: 1,010 1,060 1,240 1,510 1,750
Nebraska .........: 1,320 1,470 1,840 2,420 2,800
North Dakota .....: 767 821 930 1,160 1,550
South Dakota .....: 879 945 1,090 1,330 1,690
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Appalachian ........: 3,490 3,480 3,520 3,530 3,610
Kentucky .........: 2,800 2,780 2,750 2,840 3,020
North Carolina ...: 4,210 4,120 4,340 4,330 4,340
Tennessee ........: 3,260 3,460 3,510 3,520 3,570
Virginia .........: 4,750 4,500 4,350 4,260 4,310
West Virginia ....: 2,360 2,330 2,580 2,540 2,550
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre - Regions and States:
2009-2013 (continued)
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Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
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Southeast ..........: 3,750 3,630 3,610 3,530 3,590
Alabama ..........: 2,250 2,300 2,340 2,390 2,500
Florida ..........: 5,300 5,090 5,130 5,160 5,200
Georgia ..........: 4,030 3,770 3,610 3,260 3,300
South Carolina ...: 2,930 2,950 2,980 3,010 2,980
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Delta States .......: 2,140 2,210 2,300 2,440 2,520
Arkansas .........: 2,340 2,400 2,440 2,620 2,700
Louisiana ........: 1,970 2,050 2,200 2,400 2,550
Mississippi ......: 2,020 2,080 2,200 2,250 2,270
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Southern Plains ....: 1,450 1,520 1,580 1,620 1,630
Oklahoma .........: 1,150 1,200 1,260 1,370 1,450
Texas ............: 1,530 1,600 1,670 1,690 1,680
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Mountain ...........: 918 902 899 953 1,010
Arizona 1/ .......: 3,440 3,390 3,330 3,370 3,500
Colorado .........: 1,100 1,080 1,100 1,170 1,280
Idaho ............: 2,200 2,110 2,060 2,140 2,220
Montana ..........: 700 700 710 760 790
Nevada 1/ ........: 998 997 995 1,040 1,040
New Mexico 1/ ....: 470 460 470 520 500
Utah 1/ ..........: 1,800 1,810 1,800 1,800 1,900
Wyoming ..........: 530 540 560 590 600
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Pacific ............: 3,990 4,070 4,100 4,270 4,290
California .......: 6,580 6,660 6,670 6,880 6,900
Oregon ...........: 1,770 1,830 1,900 1,960 1,970
Washington .......: 1,990 2,030 2,060 2,260 2,300
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48 States 2/ .......: 2,090 2,150 2,300 2,520 2,730
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1/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Cropland Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013
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Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
:
Northeast ..........: 5,340 5,270 5,200 5,280 5,260
Delaware .........: 8,510 7,930 7,840 7,850 7,870
Maryland .........: 7,180 6,790 6,680 6,570 6,470
New Jersey .......: 14,000 13,300 12,900 12,400 12,900
New York .........: 2,200 2,400 2,400 2,600 2,550
Pennsylvania .....: 5,720 5,710 5,630 5,760 5,840
Other States 1/ ..: 7,620 7,220 7,170 7,120 7,060
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Lake States ........: 2,970 3,010 3,310 3,790 4,240
Michigan .........: 3,300 3,160 3,370 3,660 4,120
Minnesota ........: 2,560 2,710 3,070 3,740 4,390
Wisconsin ........: 3,600 3,550 3,780 4,000 4,010
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Corn Belt ..........: 3,840 4,090 4,810 5,600 6,470
Illinois .........: 4,590 4,720 5,480 6,300 7,190
Indiana ..........: 3,890 4,270 5,070 5,840 6,590
Iowa .............: 3,980 4,450 5,600 6,810 8,000
Missouri .........: 2,490 2,600 2,790 3,120 3,500
Ohio .............: 3,830 3,900 4,160 4,640 5,190
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Northern Plains ....: 1,280 1,410 1,730 2,210 2,720
Kansas ...........: 1,030 1,110 1,340 1,650 1,930
Nebraska .........: 2,150 2,430 3,130 4,190 4,860
North Dakota .....: 787 840 987 1,260 1,750
South Dakota .....: 1,380 1,520 1,790 2,200 2,840
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Appalachian ........: 3,550 3,490 3,440 3,550 3,690
Kentucky .........: 3,090 3,070 3,080 3,210 3,430
North Carolina ...: 3,730 3,650 3,610 3,850 4,050
Tennessee ........: 3,230 3,310 3,270 3,260 3,340
Virginia .........: 4,950 4,600 4,350 4,500 4,450
West Virginia ....: 3,440 3,300 3,340 3,250 3,200
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Cropland Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013 (continued)
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Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
:
Southeast ..........: 4,010 3,800 3,810 3,710 3,690
Alabama ..........: 2,620 2,630 2,680 2,750 2,750
Florida ..........: 6,610 6,550 6,580 6,420 6,450
Georgia ..........: 3,980 3,390 3,360 3,130 3,080
South Carolina ...: 2,530 2,560 2,590 2,620 2,440
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Delta States .......: 1,810 1,890 2,020 2,160 2,380
Arkansas .........: 1,830 1,910 1,990 2,180 2,380
Louisiana ........: 1,740 1,800 1,970 2,120 2,260
Mississippi ......: 1,830 1,950 2,100 2,180 2,470
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Southern Plains ....: 1,370 1,400 1,450 1,500 1,480
Oklahoma .........: 1,120 1,130 1,130 1,280 1,390
Texas ............: 1,460 1,510 1,580 1,590 1,520
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Mountain ...........: 1,600 1,520 1,540 1,600 1,780
Arizona 2/ .......: 9,830 7,750 7,610 7,960 8,290
Colorado .........: 1,300 1,290 1,340 1,450 1,770
Idaho ............: 2,610 2,480 2,470 2,580 2,850
Montana ..........: 788 779 806 852 890
Nevada 2/ ........: 2,690 (D) (D) (D) (D)
New Mexico 2/ ....: 1,780 1,750 1,740 1,550 1,450
Utah 2/ ..........: 2,810 2,720 2,690 2,690 3,230
Wyoming ..........: 1,200 1,230 1,320 1,360 1,360
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Pacific ............: 5,160 4,980 5,070 5,310 5,690
California .......: 9,390 8,960 9,130 9,400 9,860
Oregon ...........: 2,300 2,210 2,180 2,340 2,400
Washington .......: 1,780 1,870 1,930 2,190 2,420
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48 States 3/ .......: 2,640 2,700 2,980 3,350 3,810
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont.
2/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
3/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre - States: 2009-2013
[Only states with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table]
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Region, State, : : : : :
and Land type : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
:
Corn Belt :
Missouri All .....: 2,490 2,600 2,790 3,120 3,500
Irrigated .....: 2,990 3,140 3,320 3,640 4,140
Non-Irrigated .: 2,450 2,560 2,750 3,080 3,450
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Northern Plains :
Kansas All .......: 1,030 1,110 1,340 1,650 1,930
Irrigated .....: 1,470 1,540 1,810 2,250 2,760
Non-Irrigated .: 981 1,060 1,290 1,590 1,840
:
Nebraska All .....: 2,150 2,430 3,130 4,190 4,860
Irrigated .....: 2,660 3,050 4,080 5,610 6,700
Non-Irrigated .: 1,820 2,030 2,510 3,270 3,730
:
South Dakota All .: 1,380 1,520 1,790 2,200 2,840
Irrigated .....: 1,830 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Non-Irrigated .: 1,370 1,510 1,780 2,190 2,820
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Southeast :
Florida All ......: 6,610 6,550 6,580 6,420 6,450
Irrigated .....: 7,200 7,100 7,090 7,180 7,280
Non-Irrigated .: 6,070 6,040 6,110 5,720 5,660
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Georgia All ......: 3,980 3,390 3,360 3,130 3,080
Irrigated .....: 3,440 3,090 3,140 2,980 3,120
Non-Irrigated .: 4,130 3,480 3,420 3,170 3,070
:
Delta States :
Arkansas All .....: 1,830 1,910 1,990 2,180 2,380
Irrigated .....: 2,060 2,160 2,300 2,530 2,790
Non-Irrigated .: 1,570 1,630 1,640 1,790 1,760
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Louisiana All ....: 1,740 1,800 1,970 2,120 2,260
Irrigated .....: 1,500 1,700 1,850 2,000 2,150
Non-Irrigated .: 1,800 1,830 2,000 2,150 2,300
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Mississippi All ..: 1,830 1,950 2,100 2,180 2,470
Irrigated .....: 1,850 2,020 2,330 2,440 2,760
Non-Irrigated .: 1,820 1,930 2,020 2,090 2,330
:
Southern Plains :
Oklahoma All .....: 1,120 1,130 1,130 1,280 1,390
Irrigated .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Non-Irrigated .: 1,110 1,120 1,120 1,270 1,370
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Texas All ........: 1,460 1,510 1,580 1,590 1,520
Irrigated .....: 1,680 1,680 1,670 1,660 1,700
Non-Irrigated .: 1,430 1,480 1,560 1,580 1,490
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre - States:
2009-2013 (continued)
[Only states with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table]
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Region, State, : : : : :
and Land type : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
:
Mountain :
Arizona All 1/ ...: 9,830 7,750 7,610 7,960 8,290
Irrigated .....: 9,830 7,750 7,610 7,960 8,290
:
Colorado All .....: 1,300 1,290 1,340 1,450 1,770
Irrigated .....: 3,150 3,100 3,160 3,400 4,100
Non-Irrigated .: 840 840 880 960 1,200
:
Idaho All ........: 2,610 2,480 2,470 2,580 2,850
Irrigated .....: 4,000 3,820 3,820 4,040 4,240
Non-Irrigated .: 1,300 1,230 1,210 1,210 1,310
:
Montana All ......: 788 779 806 852 890
Irrigated .....: 2,800 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,780
Non-Irrigated .: 600 600 630 680 710
:
Nevada All 1/ ....: 2,690 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated .....: 2,690 (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
New Mexico All 1/ : 1,780 1,750 1,740 1,550 1,450
Irrigated .....: 5,390 5,290 5,190 4,450 3,910
Non-Irrigated .: 390 390 410 430 400
:
Utah All 1/ ......: 2,810 2,720 2,690 2,690 3,230
Irrigated .....: 5,200 5,050 5,000 5,000 5,200
Non-Irrigated .: 1,080 1,040 1,030 1,030 1,100
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Wyoming All ......: 1,200 1,230 1,320 1,360 1,360
Irrigated .....: 1,930 2,010 2,140 2,170 2,140
Non-Irrigated .: 710 720 (D) (D) (D)
:
Pacific :
California All ...: 9,390 8,960 9,130 9,400 9,860
Irrigated .....: 11,500 10,900 11,100 11,500 11,800
Non-Irrigated .: 3,360 3,420 3,480 3,390 3,400
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Oregon All .......: 2,300 2,210 2,180 2,340 2,400
Irrigated .....: 3,620 3,520 3,470 3,920 3,940
Non-Irrigated .: 1,820 1,730 1,710 1,770 1,830
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Washington All ...: 1,780 1,870 1,930 2,190 2,420
Irrigated .....: 4,180 4,650 5,130 6,190 7,240
Non-Irrigated .: 1,140 1,140 1,080 1,130 1,170
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
Pasture Average Value per Acre - Regions and States: 2009-2013
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Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: dollars
:
Northeast ..........: 3,270 3,170 3,220 3,240 3,370
New Jersey .......: 14,900 14,200 14,000 13,600 13,500
New York .........: 1,050 1,100 1,200 1,250 1,240
Pennsylvania .....: 2,610 2,530 2,640 2,650 2,770
Other States 1/ ..: 6,060 5,800 5,730 5,760 5,840
:
Lake States ........: 1,760 1,710 1,710 1,740 1,870
Michigan .........: 2,500 2,290 2,340 2,290 2,420
Minnesota ........: 1,370 1,340 1,320 1,390 1,580
Wisconsin ........: 2,020 2,000 2,000 2,010 2,000
:
Corn Belt ..........: 1,910 1,900 2,000 2,130 2,290
Illinois .........: 2,360 2,500 2,650 2,870 3,370
Indiana ..........: 2,390 2,340 2,390 2,450 2,500
Iowa .............: 1,850 2,030 2,520 2,800 3,220
Missouri .........: 1,670 1,600 1,610 1,700 1,790
Ohio .............: 2,990 2,890 2,840 2,970 3,010
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Northern Plains ....: 488 502 531 648 754
Kansas ...........: 735 761 773 938 1,150
Nebraska .........: 443 459 503 617 643
North Dakota .....: 344 357 389 458 578
South Dakota .....: 425 429 453 561 667
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Appalachian ........: 3,360 3,240 3,170 3,110 3,210
Kentucky .........: 2,380 2,360 2,290 2,330 2,560
North Carolina ...: 4,560 4,410 4,590 4,330 4,530
Tennessee ........: 3,610 3,510 3,460 3,410 3,380
Virginia .........: 4,750 4,400 4,060 3,920 3,930
West Virginia ....: 1,870 1,840 2,010 1,980 1,990
:
Southeast ..........: 4,350 4,190 3,900 3,700 3,770
Alabama ..........: 1,780 1,810 1,830 1,850 2,000
Florida ..........: 5,450 5,360 4,910 4,820 4,850
Georgia ..........: 5,900 5,220 4,750 3,910 3,850
South Carolina ...: 2,930 2,950 2,980 2,960 2,820
:
Delta States .......: 2,110 2,110 2,120 2,130 2,190
Arkansas .........: 2,150 2,210 2,160 2,110 2,160
Louisiana ........: 2,100 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,400
Mississippi ......: 2,070 1,980 2,000 2,030 2,070
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Southern Plains ....: 1,280 1,300 1,350 1,390 1,410
Oklahoma .........: 993 987 985 1,060 1,210
Texas ............: 1,340 1,370 1,430 1,460 1,450
:
Mountain ...........: 519 518 523 550 594
Arizona 2/ .......: 890 920 (D) (D) (D)
Colorado .........: 670 650 640 640 680
Idaho ............: 1,280 1,260 1,230 1,220 1,220
Montana ..........: 530 530 530 570 580
Nevada 2/ ........: 619 (D) (D) (D) (D)
New Mexico 2/ ....: 280 280 290 330 320
Utah 2/ ..........: 870 920 920 920 950
Wyoming ..........: 420 420 450 480 470
:
Pacific ............: 1,720 1,660 1,620 1,590 1,590
California .......: 2,870 2,790 2,710 2,680 2,650
Oregon ...........: 690 650 640 600 620
Washington .......: 820 810 810 800 800
:
48 States 3/ .......: 1,060 1,060 1,070 1,110 1,170
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
3/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings - Regions and States: 2009-2013
[Total value of land and buildings is derived by multiplying average value per
acre of farm real estate by the land in farms]
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: Total value of land and buildings
:-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : : :
Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: million dollars
:
Northeast :
Connecticut ......: 5,040 4,715 4,872 4,928 4,884
Delaware .........: 4,366 4,065 4,151 4,157 4,085
Maine ............: 2,982 2,870 2,912 3,002 3,150
Maryland .........: 15,203 14,309 14,015 13,723 14,207
Massachusetts ....: 6,240 5,936 5,777 5,408 5,408
New Hampshire ....: 2,242 2,204 2,098 2,087 2,026
New Jersey .......: 9,936 9,301 9,216 8,856 9,216
New York .........: 17,040 17,040 17,395 19,027 18,720
Pennsylvania .....: 39,424 38,633 38,380 40,810 41,811
Rhode Island .....: 1,106 1,022 1,008 966 966
Vermont ..........: 3,542 3,596 3,695 3,825 4,000
:
Lake States :
Michigan .........: 36,590 34,830 36,000 38,706 42,785
Minnesota ........: 74,465 75,481 82,476 97,240 111,370
Wisconsin ........: 55,130 53,655 56,648 60,006 59,860
:
Corn Belt :
Illinois .........: 119,705 126,968 145,530 167,049 190,990
Indiana ..........: 58,568 61,674 74,529 85,848 94,080
Iowa .............: 116,046 133,110 165,546 199,818 235,620
Missouri .........: 62,208 65,149 68,970 76,693 80,940
Ohio .............: 52,807 53,284 57,408 64,960 71,400
:
Northern Plains :
Kansas ...........: 46,662 48,972 57,164 69,611 80,675
Nebraska .........: 60,060 66,738 83,536 109,626 126,840
North Dakota .....: 30,373 32,430 36,735 45,588 60,915
South Dakota .....: 38,237 41,013 47,197 57,589 73,177
:
Appalachian :
Kentucky .........: 37,800 37,252 36,300 36,920 39,260
North Carolina ...: 35,785 34,608 36,022 36,415 36,456
Tennessee ........: 35,534 37,368 37,908 38,368 38,913
Virginia .........: 38,475 36,900 35,670 35,358 35,773
West Virginia ....: 8,732 8,388 9,288 9,169 9,180
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings - Regions and States:
2009-2013 (continued)
[Total value of land and buildings is derived by multiplying average value per
acre of farm real estate by the land in farms]
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: Total value of land and buildings
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: : : : :
Region and State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: million dollars
:
Southeast ..........:
Alabama ..........: 20,025 20,470 20,826 21,271 22,500
Florida ..........: 49,555 47,846 48,479 49,278 49,660
Georgia ..........: 39,494 36,569 35,017 31,296 31,350
South Carolina ...: 14,357 14,750 14,900 14,960 14,811
:
Delta States .......:
Arkansas .........: 32,058 32,880 33,428 36,156 37,260
Louisiana ........: 15,662 16,298 17,270 18,960 20,018
Mississippi ......: 21,816 22,672 23,980 24,525 24,743
:
Southern Plains ....:
Oklahoma .........: 40,135 41,640 43,344 47,128 49,880
Texas ............: 201,807 210,560 219,605 220,038 218,568
:
Mountain ...........:
Arizona 1/ .......: 15,846 13,298 13,796 17,960 18,506
Colorado .........: 34,430 34,020 34,760 37,323 40,576
Idaho ............: 25,300 24,265 23,896 25,252 26,196
Montana ..........: 42,350 42,420 43,097 45,448 47,163
Nevada 1/ ........: 4,882 4,877 4,838 5,071 5,113
New Mexico 1/ ....: 18,861 18,597 18,814 20,641 19,929
Utah 1/ ..........: 12,773 12,840 12,773 12,773 13,439
Wyoming ..........: 15,900 16,200 16,800 17,936 18,120
:
Pacific ............:
California .......: 167,790 169,830 170,752 176,128 175,950
Oregon ...........: 28,851 29,646 30,780 31,948 32,505
Washington .......: 29,054 29,638 30,076 33,222 34,040
:
48 States 2/ .......: 1,845,244 1,890,827 2,027,677 2,223,067 2,397,034
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1/ Value of all land and buildings adjusted to include American Indian
Reservation land value.
2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Economic Regions:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont.
Lake States: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Corn Belt: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Delta States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The estimates of land values in this report are based
primarily on the June Area Survey, conducted during the first two weeks of
June. This annual survey uses a complete, probability-based land-area
sampling frame. A sample of approximately 11,000 segments of land is
selected, each approximately one square mile in size.
Enumerators collecting data for the June Area Survey contact all agricultural
producers operating land within the boundaries of the sampled land segments
and record land value information for cropland and pasture within these
segments. They also collect an estimated value of all land and buildings for
the operator's entire farming operation and the estimated percent change from
the previous year.
Survey reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by
comparing with other data reported in the survey and with data reported
within the segment the previous year.
Estimating Procedures: Once the data are summarized, each Regional Field
Office (RFO) conducts an analysis of the summarized indications and any other
available information for their States. RFOs then set estimates for land
values and submit these recommendations along with their assessment of survey
and other administrative information to the Agricultural Statistics Board
(ASB).
Survey data are also summarized for Regional and National levels and reviewed
independently of each State's review. National targets are established by
the ASB. After RFO recommendations are submitted, the ASB reviews the RFO
estimates and supporting comments and any conflicts with targeted National
levels are resolved.
The Regional and US estimates are weighted by the amount of cropland and
pasture in each state, based on the most recent Census of Agriculture. For
the purposes of this report, cropland pastured is defined as cropland.
Published Estimates: State averages are not published for States with limited
reports to ensure confidentiality of individual operations.
Revision Policy: For non-census years land values are subject to an annual
revision the following year. After the 5-year Census of Agriculture is
completed, land value estimates for the non-census years are subject to a
final historic revision. The basis for revision must be supported by
additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. The 2009-2013
estimates shown here are considered final and will not be revised again.
Terms and Definitions
Farm: Any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products
were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Government payments are
included in sales.
Farm real estate value: The value at which all land and buildings used for
agriculture production including dwellings, could be sold under current
market conditions, if allowed to remain on the market for a reasonable amount
of time.
Cropland value: The value of land used to grow field crops, vegetables or
land harvested for hay. Land that switches back and forth between cropland
and pasture should be valued as cropland. Hay land, idle cropland and
cropland enrolled in government conservation programs should be valued as
cropland.
Irrigated cropland value: The value of land that normally receives or has the
potential to receive water by artificial means to supplement natural
rainfall. Irrigated cropland may consist of both land that will or will not
be irrigated during the current year, but still has the facilities and
equipment to do so. Irrigation facilities and equipment such as wells, pumps,
canals, ditches, reservoirs, lakes, tanks, ponds, rivers, streams or creeks
are usually present or on nearby acres.
Non-irrigated cropland value: The value of land that only receives water by
natural rainfall.
Pasture, grazing and grassland value: The value of land that is normally
grazed by livestock. Pasture does not need to have livestock grazing on it at
the time of interview or during the current year in order to be valued as
pasture or grazing land.
Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule
Statistical Bulletins (SB): The National Agricultural Statistics Service will
issue a series of nineteen bulletins containing final estimates for
agricultural data series based on the review of the 2012 Census of
Agriculture and other information. The product number, bulletin title, and
tentative release dates are as follows.
SB1030 Farms and Land in Farms - Final Estimates 2008-2012 05/28/14
SB1031 Agricultural Land Values - Final Estimates 2009-2013 06/19/14
SB1032 Citrus Fruits - Final Estimates 2008-2012 08/26/14
SB1033 Vegetables - Final Estimates 2008-2012 08/26/14
SB1034 Cattle - Final Estimates 2009-2013 09/04/14
SB1035 Hogs and Pigs - Final Estimates 2008-2012 09/04/14
SB1036 Milk Cows and Production - Final Estimates 2008-2012 09/04/14
SB1037 Sheep and Goats - Final Estimates 2009-2013 09/04/14
SB1038 Chickens and Eggs - Final Estimates 2008-2012 09/04/14
SB1039 Honey - Final Estimates 2008-2012 09/04/14
SB1040 Meat Animals, PDI - Final Estimates 2008-2012 10/29/14
SB1041 Milk Disposition and Income - Final Estimates 2008-2012 10/29/14
SB1042 Poultry Production and Value - Final Estimates 2008-2012 10/29/14
SB1043 Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts - Final Estimates 2008-2012 10/30/14
SB1044 Field Crops - Final Estimates 2008-2012 11/03/14
SB1045 Rice Stocks - Final Estimates 2008-2013 11/03/14
SB1046 Stocks of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay - Final Estimates 2008-2013 11/03/14
SB1047 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes - Final Estimates 2008-2012 11/03/14
SB1048 Crop Values - Final Estimates 2008-2012 11/03/14
Agricultural Census Publications: The U. S. Department of Agriculture's
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released several products
from the 2012 Census of Agriculture on May 2, 2014. The Census is the leading
source of statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the only
source of consistent, comparable data at the county, State, and national
levels. The Census includes all places from which $1,000 or more of
agricultural products, including government payments, were produced and sold,
or normally would have been sold, during the census year. Census publications
also include demographic items such as sex of operator, residence on or off
the farm, days worked off farm, years present on farm, age group categories,
race, and number of persons living in each household.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in 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
Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section..................................... (202) 690-3223
Rachel Antzak - Cash Receipts, Land Values.......................... (202) 720-5446
Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes........... (202) 720-8844
Tynesha Boomer - Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)..... (202) 690-1052
Kuan Chen - Prices, Prices Research................................. (202) 690-3347
Chris Dickerson - Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes.......... (202) 690-1348
Mark Gorsak - Prices, Prices Research .............................. (202) 720-2250
Judy McDermott - Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes................... (202) 690-3225
Michael Mathison - Agriculture Resource Management Survey (ARMS).... (202) 720-3243
Joe Hagedorn - Cash Rents, Grazing Fees............................. (202) 690-3231
Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section............ (202) 690-0684
Liana Cuffman - Chemical Use, American Indians, Census.............. (202) 690-0392
David Colwell - Census of Agricultural Industrial Reports........... (202) 690-3233
Doug Farmer - Census................................................ (202) 720-7492
Steve Peterson - Farms, Land in Farms, Census....................... (202) 720-5581
Jackie Ross - Census................................................ (202) 720-7644
Theresa Varner - Farm Labor, Chemical Use........................... (202) 690-2284
Access to NASS Reports
For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following
ways:
All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web
site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit
http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive
reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports
you would like to receive.
For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural
Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail:
nass@nass.usda.gov.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against
its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion,
reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial
or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic
information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded
by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs
and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online
at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA
office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a
letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
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