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Farms withAmerican Indian/Alaska
Native ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 293 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 56,460 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 193 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 25,485,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 1,259,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 2,740,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 20,759,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 8,726,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 86,980 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 7,920 10,727
Farm-related income 19,574 22,129
Total farm production expenses 70,851 183,998
Net cash farm income 29,780 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 86
Livestock, poultry, and products 14
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 81
Pastureland 4
Woodland 12
Other 3
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 25
Reduced till 18
Intensive till 17
Cover crop 12
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 126 43 1 to 9 acres 54 18
$2,500 to $4,999 32 11 10 to 49 acres 89 30
$5,000 to $9,999 22 8 50 to 179 acres 78 27
$10,000 to $24,999 23 8 180 to 499 acres 40 14
$25,000 to $49,999 16 5 500 to 999 acres 23 8
$50,000 to $99,999 19 6 1,000 + acres 9 3
$100,000 or more 55 19
Total 293 100 Total 293 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 25,485 293
Crops 21,875 182
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 21,390 123
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes (D) 17
Fruits, tree nuts, berries (D) 7
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 103 5
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops (D) 1
Other crops and hay 162 59
Livestock, poultry, and products 3,610 94
Poultry and eggs (D) 33
Cattle and calves (D) 45
Milk from cows (D) 1
Hogs and pigs 107 16
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 59 15
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) 10
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products 5 6
Top Crops in Acres d
Soybeans for beans 20,755Corn for grain 17,748Forage
(hay/haylage), all 1,918Wheat for grain, all 938Sorghum for grain
(D)
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 100
Cattle and calves (D)Goats 92Hogs and pigs 292Horses and ponies
213Layers 1,738Pullets (D)Sheep and lambs 256Turkeys (D)
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 78
Farmorganically -
Sell directly toconsumers 11
Hirefarm labor 20
Are familyfarms 99
Total Producers c 332
SexMale 236Female 96
Age
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Farms withAsian
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 163 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 39,935 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 245 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 35,623,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 655,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 2,617,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 23,676,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 15,219,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 218,546 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 10,399 10,727
Farm-related income 38,488 22,129
Total farm production expenses 145,252 183,998
Net cash farm income 93,370 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 85
Livestock, poultry, and products 15
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 79
Pastureland 2
Woodland 14
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 25
Reduced till 21
Intensive till 14
Cover crop 15
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 64 39 1 to 9 acres 30 18
$2,500 to $4,999 21 13 10 to 49 acres 64 39
$5,000 to $9,999 14 9 50 to 179 acres 32 20
$10,000 to $24,999 9 6 180 to 499 acres 14 9
$25,000 to $49,999 6 4 500 to 999 acres 13 8
$50,000 to $99,999 8 5 1,000 + acres 10 6
$100,000 or more 41 25
Total 163 100 Total 163 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 35,623 163
Crops 30,111 100
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 18,696 55
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 983 18
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 344 17
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 10,049 11
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay 39 20
Livestock, poultry, and products 5,512 69
Poultry and eggs (D) 17
Cattle and calves (D) 33
Milk from cows - -
Hogs and pigs 3,695 9
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 17 9
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) 4
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products 36 19
Top Crops in Acres d
Corn for grain 14,835Soybeans for beans 14,759Forage
(hay/haylage), all 494Nursery stock crops (D)Wheat for grain, all
100
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 30
Cattle and calves 2,087Goats 109Hogs and pigs 10,825Horses and
ponies 172Layers 1,042Pullets (D)Sheep and lambs 304Turkeys 15
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 74
Farmorganically 1
Sell directly toconsumers 14
Hirefarm labor 26
Are familyfarms 90
Total Producers c 197
SexMale 84Female 113
Age
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Farms withBlack/African American
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 188 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 40,412 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 215 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 22,326,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 895,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 1,109,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 19,084,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 5,246,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 118,753 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 14,676 10,727
Farm-related income 13,862 22,129
Total farm production expenses 101,508 183,998
Net cash farm income 27,905 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 99
Livestock, poultry, and products 1
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 88
Pastureland 2
Woodland 6
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 33
Reduced till 15
Intensive till 18
Cover crop 5
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 71 38 1 to 9 acres 57 30
$2,500 to $4,999 12 6 10 to 49 acres 48 26
$5,000 to $9,999 16 9 50 to 179 acres 41 22
$10,000 to $24,999 22 12 180 to 499 acres 22 12
$25,000 to $49,999 26 14 500 to 999 acres 5 3
$50,000 to $99,999 16 9 1,000 + acres 15 8
$100,000 or more 25 13
Total 188 100 Total 188 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 22,326 188
Crops 22,040 125
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 20,127 73
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 736 36
Fruits, tree nuts, berries (D) 16
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 913 7
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops (D) 2
Other crops and hay (D) 21
Livestock, poultry, and products 286 59
Poultry and eggs 13 22
Cattle and calves 126 27
Milk from cows - -
Hogs and pigs 26 11
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 18 13
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 86 11
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products 17 12
Top Crops in Acres d
Corn for grain 18,554Soybeans for beans 12,815Forage
(hay/haylage), all 600Wheat for grain, all 205Sorghum for grain
(D)
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 324
Cattle and calves 285Goats 208Hogs and pigs 85Horses and ponies
194Layers 782Pullets (D)Sheep and lambs (D)Turkeys 28
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 72
Farmorganically 2
Sell directly toconsumers 16
Hirefarm labor 33
Are familyfarms 94
Total Producers c 267
SexMale 171Female 96
Age
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Farms withNative Hawaiian/PacificIslander Producers
AllFarms
Number of farms 30 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 5,400 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 180 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 2,943,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 57,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 302,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 2,186,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 1,116,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 98,098 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 5,730 10,727
Farm-related income 25,134 22,129
Total farm production expenses 72,864 183,998
Net cash farm income 37,197 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 100
Livestock, poultry, and products (Z)
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 88
Pastureland 2
Woodland 9
Other 1
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 20
Reduced till 37
Intensive till 3
Cover crop 7
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 11 37 1 to 9 acres 3 10
$2,500 to $4,999 3 10 10 to 49 acres 19 63
$5,000 to $9,999 6 20 50 to 179 acres 3 10
$10,000 to $24,999 1 3 180 to 499 acres 3 10
$25,000 to $49,999 4 13 500 to 999 acres 1 3
$50,000 to $99,999 2 7 1,000 + acres 1 3
$100,000 or more 3 10
Total 30 100 Total 30 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 2,943 30
Crops 2,936 22
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 2,825 13
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes (D) 3
Fruits, tree nuts, berries (D) 2
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod - -
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay (D) 8
Livestock, poultry, and products 7 4
Poultry and eggs (D) 3
Cattle and calves (D) 1
Milk from cows - -
Hogs and pigs 2 3
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 2 3
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys - -
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products - -
Top Crops in Acres d
Soybeans for beans 2,314Corn for grain 1,996Forage
(hay/haylage), all 105Vegetables harvested, all 5Garlic 1
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens -
Cattle and calves (D)Goats 31Hogs and pigs 51Horses and ponies
47Layers 94Pullets -Sheep and lambs (D)Turkeys -
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 77
Farmorganically -
Sell directly toconsumers 10
Hirefarm labor 40
Are familyfarms 87
Total Producers c 30
SexMale 17Female 13
Age
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Farms withWhite
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 72,420 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 26,963,342 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 372 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 16,988,653,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 520,111,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 877,214,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 13,350,672,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 5,035,306,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 234,585 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 10,721 10,727
Farm-related income 22,112 22,129
Total farm production expenses 184,351 183,998
Net cash farm income 69,529 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 81
Livestock, poultry, and products 19
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 89
Pastureland 3
Woodland 5
Other 3
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 30
Reduced till 29
Intensive till 24
Cover crop 8
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 23,175 32 1 to 9 acres 7,932 11
$2,500 to $4,999 4,162 6 10 to 49 acres 17,818 25
$5,000 to $9,999 4,958 7 50 to 179 acres 19,149 26
$10,000 to $24,999 5,826 8 180 to 499 acres 12,251 17
$25,000 to $49,999 4,903 7 500 to 999 acres 7,466 10
$50,000 to $99,999 5,712 8 1,000 + acres 7,804 11
$100,000 or more 23,684 33
Total 72,420 100 Total 72,420 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 16,988,653 72,420
Crops 13,824,112 49,628
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 13,236,348 42,214
Tobacco 981 20
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 119,386 1,499
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 22,343 970
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 363,061 944
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops 4,044
192
Other crops and hay 77,949 10,632
Livestock, poultry, and products 3,164,541 19,746
Poultry and eggs (D) 2,691
Cattle and calves 825,312 13,919
Milk from cows (D) 722
Hogs and pigs 1,739,438 2,250
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 12,495 2,274
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 16,334 1,223
Aquaculture 7,811 45
Other animals and animal products 13,199 1,217
Top Crops in Acres d
Corn for grain 11,065,441Soybeans for beans 10,591,926Forage
(hay/haylage), all 550,404Wheat for grain, all 476,158Corn for
silage 97,044
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 198,168
Cattle and calves 1,129,642Goats 36,064Hogs and pigs
5,258,091Horses and ponies 43,226Layers 5,469,531Pullets
480,350Sheep and lambs 57,798Turkeys (D)
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 77
Farmorganically
(Z)
Sell directly toconsumers 4
Hirefarm labor 26
Are familyfarms 94
Total Producers c 115,896
SexMale 82,925Female 32,971
Age
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Farms withHispanic/Latino/Spanish
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 821 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 254,505 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 310 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 168,356,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 5,110,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 9,334,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 145,063,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 37,736,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 205,062 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 11,884 10,727
Farm-related income 22,224 22,129
Total farm production expenses 176,691 183,998
Net cash farm income 45,964 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 89
Livestock, poultry, and products 11
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 87
Pastureland 3
Woodland 6
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 29
Reduced till 23
Intensive till 19
Cover crop 10
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 281 34 1 to 9 acres 147 18
$2,500 to $4,999 74 9 10 to 49 acres 258 31
$5,000 to $9,999 83 10 50 to 179 acres 178 22
$10,000 to $24,999 85 10 180 to 499 acres 101 12
$25,000 to $49,999 58 7 500 to 999 acres 66 8
$50,000 to $99,999 43 5 1,000 + acres 71 9
$100,000 or more 197 24
Total 821 100 Total 821 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 168,356 821
Crops 150,255 549
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 125,197 384
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 1,549 57
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 196 31
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 22,595 32
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops 2 3
Other crops and hay 715 150
Livestock, poultry, and products 18,101 263
Poultry and eggs 71 60
Cattle and calves 3,933 121
Milk from cows 2,953 8
Hogs and pigs 9,727 28
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 898 55
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 152 39
Aquaculture 5 6
Other animals and animal products 363 31
Top Crops in Acres d
Corn for grain 101,034Soybeans for beans 97,162Forage
(hay/haylage), all 6,501Wheat for grain, all 3,846Nursery stock
crops 1,169
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 223
Cattle and calves 7,187Goats 2,615Hogs and pigs 27,264Horses and
ponies 818Layers 4,092Pullets 218Sheep and lambs 1,596Turkeys
84
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 78
Farmorganically 1
Sell directly toconsumers 9
Hirefarm labor 29
Are familyfarms 93
Total Producers c 934
SexMale 587Female 347
Age
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Farms withFemale
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 30,713 72,651
Land in farms (acres) 8,783,539 27,006,288
Average size of farm (acres) 286 372
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 5,457,646,000 17,009,971,000
Government payments 182,266,000 521,229,000
Farm-related income 361,729,000 879,724,000
Total farm production expenses 4,407,122,000 13,367,622,000
Net cash farm income 1,594,519,000 5,043,302,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 177,698 234,133
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 9,725 10,727
Farm-related income 22,844 22,129
Total farm production expenses 143,494 183,998
Net cash farm income 51,917 69,418
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 82
Livestock, poultry, and products 18
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 87
Pastureland 3
Woodland 7
Other 3
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 26
Reduced till 23
Intensive till 20
Cover crop 8
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 12,128 39 1 to 9 acres 4,693 15
$2,500 to $4,999 2,082 7 10 to 49 acres 9,134 30
$5,000 to $9,999 2,320 8 50 to 179 acres 7,831 25
$10,000 to $24,999 2,603 8 180 to 499 acres 4,290 14
$25,000 to $49,999 1,915 6 500 to 999 acres 2,348 8
$50,000 to $99,999 2,004 7 1,000 + acres 2,417 8
$100,000 or more 7,661 25
Total 30,713 100 Total 30,713 100
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Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 5,457,646 30,713
Crops 4,450,095 18,885
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 4,165,547 14,712
Tobacco 318 16
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 48,028 962
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 12,693 661
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 192,122 578
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops 3,283
117
Other crops and hay 28,103 4,802
Livestock, poultry, and products 1,007,552 9,242
Poultry and eggs 49,356 1,940
Cattle and calves 309,085 5,680
Milk from cows 144,820 304
Hogs and pigs 477,513 1,055
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 7,416 1,435
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 12,276 850
Aquaculture 1,935 17
Other animals and animal products 5,150 764
Top Crops in Acres d
Corn for grain 3,525,655Soybeans for beans 3,268,182Forage
(hay/haylage), all 214,881Wheat for grain, all 128,764Corn for
silage 42,466
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 177,584
Cattle and calves 421,708Goats 23,642Hogs and pigs
1,335,947Horses and ponies 29,391Layers 320,593Pullets 118,019Sheep
and lambs 30,805Turkeys 454,628
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 79
Farmorganically
(Z)
Sell directly toconsumers 6
Hirefarm labor 24
Are familyfarms 96
Total Producers c 33,195
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