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U.S. Farms: Small, Mid-size and Large
USDA Survey, 2000
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Small * |
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Mid-size ** |
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Large *** |
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| Average age of farmer: |
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59 years |
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54 years |
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50 years |
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Number of Farms:
Share of Farms: |
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1,362,605
62% |
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625,615
30% |
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177,840
8% |
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Average Acreage Owned per farm:
Average Acreage Operated per farm: |
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110 acres
160 acres |
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351 acres
605 acres |
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767 acres
2,180 acres |
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Total Value of Production:
Share of Production Value: |
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$21 billion
11% |
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$62 billion
32% |
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$111 billion
57% |
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Average Farm Household Income:
Average Income from farm:
Average Income, non-farm earnings: |
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$63,918
-$4,498
$68,416 |
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$46,205
$2,243
$43,962 |
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$120,044
$81,142
$38,902 |
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Average Income from Subsidies:
Subsidy per acre owned:
Share of Total Government Payments |
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$1,552
$14
13% |
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$10,009
$29
40% |
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$43,379
$57
47% |
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Average Farm Household Net Worth:
Average Farm Household Debt: |
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$385,029
$47,076 |
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$611,569
$78,791 |
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$1,366,124
$312,367 |
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Farms by specialization:
Cash grain:
Other field crops:
High value crops:
Beef:
Hogs:
Dairy:
Other Livestock:
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8%
25%
7%
43%
n/a
n/a
16% |
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30%
14%
7%
26%
n/a
14%
8% |
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25%
16%
15%
11%
n/a
11%
16% |
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Source: 2000 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, USDA
Definition of farm sizes:
* Small farm is defined using USDA’s category of rural residence farm, which includes the
subcategories of limited resource, retirement and residential, with sales less than $250,000.
** Mid-size farm is defined using USDA's category of intermediate farm, which includes the
subcategories of low sales and high sales, with sales less than $250,000.
*** Large (Commercial) farm is defined using USDA’s category of commercial farm, which
includes the subcategories of large, very large and nonfamily.
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