United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1995- 2004 Farms and Land in Farms 2024 Summary February 2025 Contents Farms and Land in Farms Highlights 4 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - United States: 2017- 2024 5 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - United States: 2023-2024 5 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - States and United States: 2023-2024 6 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $1,000-$9,999 - States and United States: 2023-2024 7 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $10,000-$99,999 - States and United States: 2023-2024 8 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $100,000-$249,999 - States and United States: 2023-2024 9 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $250,000-$499,999 - States and United States: 2023-2024 10 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $500,000-$999,999 - States and United States: 2023-2024 11 Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size, $1,000,000 or more - States and United States: 2023-2024 12 Statistical Methodology 13 Terms and Definitions 14 Farm Definition History 15 Information Contacts 16 Farms and Land in Farms Highlights The number of farms in the United States for 2024 is estimated at 1,880,000, down 14,950 farms from 2023. The number of farms decreased in all sales classes except the $1,000,000 or more sales class. In 2024, 48.1 percent of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales and 78.9 percent of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales. In 2024, 9.8 percent of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more. Total land in farms, at 876,460,000 acres, decreased 2,100,000 acres from 2023. The biggest change for 2024 is that producers in Sales Class $1,000,000 or more operated 1,490,000 more acres than in 2023. In 2024, 25.9 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100,000 in sales, while 50.0 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with sales of $500,000 or more. The average farm size for 2024 is 466 acres, up from 464 acres the previous year. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - United States: 2017-2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number 1,000 acres acres : 2017 .................: 2,042,000 900,370 441 2018 .................: 2,023,200 898,860 444 2019 .................: 2,007,600 894,930 446 2020 .................: 1,992,200 893,110 448 2021 .................: 1,959,550 888,800 454 2022 .................: 1,900,650 879,660 463 2023 .................: 1,894,950 878,560 464 2024 .................: 1,880,000 876,460 466 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - United States: 2023-2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of total : : :-------------------------------------------------------: : Economic sales class : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent acres acres : $1,000 - $9,999 .....: 48.3 48.1 8.5 8.5 82 82 $10,000 - $99,999 ...: 30.7 30.8 17.7 17.4 267 263 $100,000 - $249,999 .: 6.6 6.6 11.2 11.4 785 799 $250,000 - $499,999 .: 4.6 4.6 12.7 12.8 1,283 1,289 $500,000 - $999,999 .: 3.7 3.7 14.3 14.2 1,788 1,789 $1,000,000 or more ..: 6.0 6.1 35.5 35.8 2,723 2,727 : Total 1/ ............: 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 464 466 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent of total may not add to 100 due to rounding. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------ number ----- -- 1,000 acres -- ---- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 37,100 37,100 8,600 8,600 232 232 Alaska ............: 1,200 1,200 870 870 725 725 Arizona ...........: 16,400 15,100 25,000 25,000 1,524 1,656 Arkansas ..........: 37,400 37,200 13,700 13,600 366 366 California ........: 62,900 62,500 23,800 23,700 378 379 Colorado ..........: 35,900 35,000 30,000 29,300 836 837 Connecticut .......: 5,100 4,900 370 370 73 76 Delaware ..........: 2,150 2,150 520 520 242 242 Florida ...........: 44,400 44,400 9,700 9,700 218 218 Georgia ...........: 39,000 38,300 10,000 9,900 256 258 : Hawaii ............: 6,600 6,500 1,050 1,050 159 162 Idaho .............: 22,600 22,500 11,500 11,500 509 511 Illinois ..........: 70,700 70,000 26,300 26,300 372 376 Indiana ...........: 53,300 52,000 14,600 14,500 274 279 Iowa ..............: 86,800 86,700 30,000 30,000 346 346 Kansas ............: 55,500 55,500 44,800 44,800 807 807 Kentucky ..........: 69,100 69,100 12,400 12,400 179 179 Louisiana .........: 24,800 24,600 8,000 8,000 323 325 Maine .............: 7,000 7,000 1,200 1,200 171 171 Maryland ..........: 12,600 12,600 2,000 2,000 159 159 : Massachusetts .....: 7,100 6,900 470 470 66 68 Michigan ..........: 45,300 44,000 9,500 9,400 210 214 Minnesota .........: 65,300 65,300 25,400 25,400 389 389 Mississippi .......: 31,100 30,800 10,300 10,200 331 331 Missouri ..........: 87,600 85,700 27,000 26,900 308 314 Montana ...........: 24,300 23,800 57,600 57,400 2,370 2,412 Nebraska ..........: 44,400 44,300 44,000 44,000 991 993 Nevada ............: 3,100 3,100 5,900 5,900 1,903 1,903 New Hampshire .....: 3,950 3,850 420 420 106 109 New Jersey ........: 10,000 9,900 700 700 70 71 : New Mexico ........: 20,900 20,800 39,100 38,900 1,871 1,870 New York ..........: 30,700 30,500 6,500 6,500 212 213 North Carolina ....: 42,500 42,100 8,100 8,100 191 192 North Dakota ......: 24,800 24,800 38,500 38,500 1,552 1,552 Ohio ..............: 75,800 74,000 13,700 13,500 181 182 Oklahoma ..........: 70,300 70,000 32,900 32,900 468 470 Oregon ............: 35,500 35,500 15,300 15,300 431 431 Pennsylvania ......: 49,000 48,800 7,100 7,100 145 145 Rhode Island ......: 1,050 1,000 60 60 57 60 South Carolina ....: 22,600 22,600 4,600 4,600 204 204 : South Dakota ......: 28,300 28,300 42,300 42,300 1,495 1,495 Tennessee .........: 63,100 62,900 10,700 10,700 170 170 Texas .............: 231,000 231,000 125,000 125,000 541 541 Utah ..............: 17,400 17,300 10,500 10,500 603 607 Vermont ...........: 6,500 6,300 1,200 1,200 185 190 Virginia ..........: 39,000 39,000 7,300 7,300 187 187 Washington ........: 32,000 31,800 13,900 13,800 434 434 West Virginia .....: 22,800 22,600 3,500 3,500 154 155 Wisconsin .........: 58,500 58,200 13,800 13,800 236 237 Wyoming ...........: 10,500 10,500 28,800 28,800 2,743 2,743 : United States .....:1,894,950 1,880,000 878,560 876,460 464 466 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $1,000-$9,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- 1,000 acres --- acres --- : Alabama ...........: 19,800 20,000 2,300 2,300 116 115 Alaska ............: 620 610 230 220 371 361 Arizona ...........: 11,900 10,700 2,600 2,900 218 271 Arkansas ..........: 16,900 16,800 1,600 1,550 95 92 California ........: 22,000 21,900 1,150 1,050 52 48 Colorado ..........: 20,300 19,900 2,300 2,300 113 116 Connecticut .......: 3,100 3,400 100 100 32 29 Delaware ..........: 740 740 40 40 54 54 Florida ...........: 25,000 25,000 1,100 1,100 44 44 Georgia ...........: 20,600 19,900 2,300 2,200 112 111 : Hawaii ............: 3,600 3,600 60 60 17 17 Idaho .............: 12,200 12,100 700 700 57 58 Illinois ..........: 23,900 21,800 1,150 1,100 48 50 Indiana ...........: 22,500 22,000 940 950 42 43 Iowa ..............: 22,400 22,400 950 850 42 38 Kansas ............: 20,600 20,600 2,000 2,100 97 102 Kentucky ..........: 39,400 39,400 2,500 2,500 63 63 Louisiana .........: 13,200 13,100 930 920 70 70 Maine .............: 3,950 3,950 350 350 89 89 Maryland ..........: 6,700 6,700 300 300 45 45 : Massachusetts .....: 3,950 3,850 160 160 41 42 Michigan ..........: 22,600 21,500 1,000 950 44 44 Minnesota .........: 23,000 23,000 1,600 1,600 70 70 Mississippi .......: 16,900 16,700 2,200 2,100 130 126 Missouri ..........: 38,600 36,400 3,000 2,800 78 77 Montana ...........: 9,900 9,900 1,800 1,900 182 192 Nebraska ..........: 11,300 11,100 1,000 1,000 88 90 Nevada ............: 1,500 1,500 160 160 107 107 New Hampshire .....: 2,400 2,300 170 170 71 74 New Jersey ........: 6,300 6,300 160 160 25 25 : New Mexico ........: 13,600 13,600 4,300 4,200 316 309 New York ..........: 13,500 13,500 940 940 70 70 North Carolina ....: 23,400 23,200 1,350 1,300 58 56 North Dakota ......: 6,500 6,400 1,000 1,000 154 156 Ohio ..............: 35,900 35,200 1,600 1,550 45 44 Oklahoma ..........: 35,000 34,800 3,300 3,100 94 89 Oregon ............: 21,100 21,100 900 900 43 43 Pennsylvania ......: 22,000 22,000 1,300 1,300 59 59 Rhode Island ......: 560 540 10 10 18 19 South Carolina ....: 14,500 14,600 1,400 1,400 97 96 : South Dakota ......: 7,000 7,000 1,100 1,100 157 157 Tennessee .........: 38,700 38,500 2,500 2,450 65 64 Texas .............: 140,000 140,000 13,400 13,400 96 96 Utah ..............: 10,100 10,000 600 500 59 50 Vermont ...........: 3,300 3,300 300 300 91 91 Virginia ..........: 21,400 21,400 1,500 1,500 70 70 Washington ........: 17,800 17,700 800 800 45 45 West Virginia .....: 15,700 15,400 1,500 1,450 96 94 Wisconsin .........: 24,200 24,100 1,500 1,500 62 62 Wyoming ...........: 4,500 4,500 900 800 200 178 : United States .....: 914,620 903,990 75,050 74,090 82 82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $10,000-$99,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ---- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 12,100 12,200 2,700 2,700 223 221 Alaska ............: 450 460 370 370 822 804 Arizona ...........: 3,200 3,100 9,000 7,300 2,813 2,355 Arkansas ..........: 13,400 13,300 3,300 3,250 246 244 California ........: 20,000 19,700 3,000 3,000 150 152 Colorado ..........: 10,000 9,700 5,500 5,300 550 546 Connecticut .......: 1,500 1,000 100 100 67 100 Delaware ..........: 460 460 40 40 87 87 Florida ...........: 13,000 13,000 1,850 1,850 142 142 Georgia ...........: 11,400 11,500 2,500 2,400 219 209 : Hawaii ............: 2,400 2,300 160 160 67 70 Idaho .............: 5,600 5,600 1,400 1,400 250 250 Illinois ..........: 19,700 19,300 2,300 2,200 117 114 Indiana ...........: 15,400 15,200 1,400 1,500 91 99 Iowa ..............: 25,200 25,200 3,100 3,100 123 123 Kansas ............: 19,100 18,600 5,800 5,400 304 290 Kentucky ..........: 23,000 22,900 3,800 3,750 165 164 Louisiana .........: 8,100 8,000 1,750 1,700 216 213 Maine .............: 2,250 2,250 340 340 151 151 Maryland ..........: 3,500 3,500 400 400 114 114 : Massachusetts .....: 2,200 2,200 150 150 68 68 Michigan ..........: 13,000 13,000 1,200 1,200 92 92 Minnesota .........: 18,100 18,100 2,600 2,500 144 138 Mississippi .......: 9,800 9,700 2,600 2,600 265 268 Missouri ..........: 34,300 34,800 7,300 7,100 213 204 Montana ...........: 7,000 6,700 6,300 6,100 900 910 Nebraska ..........: 12,700 12,500 3,900 3,700 307 296 Nevada ............: 850 850 230 230 271 271 New Hampshire .....: 1,200 1,200 150 150 125 125 New Jersey ........: 2,450 2,400 140 140 57 58 : New Mexico ........: 5,300 5,300 7,600 7,600 1,434 1,434 New York ..........: 10,600 10,500 1,550 1,550 146 148 North Carolina ....: 11,100 10,900 1,450 1,450 131 133 North Dakota ......: 6,100 6,300 3,000 3,200 492 508 Ohio ..............: 24,400 23,800 2,500 2,500 102 105 Oklahoma ..........: 26,800 26,800 8,600 8,600 321 321 Oregon ............: 9,300 9,300 2,500 2,500 269 269 Pennsylvania ......: 15,400 15,400 1,800 1,800 117 117 Rhode Island ......: 350 350 20 20 57 57 South Carolina ....: 5,800 5,700 1,200 1,100 207 193 : South Dakota ......: 8,600 8,800 3,600 3,800 419 432 Tennessee .........: 19,900 20,000 3,500 3,500 176 175 Texas .............: 71,300 71,300 31,600 31,600 443 443 Utah ..............: 5,300 5,300 1,700 1,700 321 321 Vermont ...........: 2,100 1,950 300 300 143 154 Virginia ..........: 12,800 13,000 2,200 2,150 172 165 Washington ........: 8,200 8,100 1,900 1,800 232 222 West Virginia .....: 6,200 6,300 1,400 1,450 226 230 Wisconsin .........: 18,300 18,300 2,100 2,100 115 115 Wyoming ...........: 3,300 3,300 3,400 3,400 1,030 1,030 : United States .....: 582,510 579,420 155,300 152,250 267 263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $100,000-$249,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- 1,000 acres ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 1,150 1,050 670 670 583 638 Alaska ............: 60 60 90 90 1,500 1,500 Arizona ...........: 420 400 5,000 6,300 11,905 15,750 Arkansas ..........: 1,200 1,200 890 890 742 742 California ........: 5,600 5,500 2,000 2,000 357 364 Colorado ..........: 2,100 1,900 4,000 3,900 1,905 2,053 Connecticut .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ..........: 120 120 20 20 167 167 Florida ...........: 2,300 2,300 980 980 426 426 Georgia ...........: 1,350 1,400 570 570 422 407 : Hawaii ............: 260 260 140 140 538 538 Idaho .............: 1,400 1,400 1,200 1,200 857 857 Illinois ..........: 7,500 8,000 1,900 1,800 253 225 Indiana ...........: 4,700 4,600 960 1,050 204 228 Iowa ..............: 10,800 10,800 2,500 2,600 231 241 Kansas ............: 5,400 5,600 4,600 4,500 852 804 Kentucky ..........: 2,450 2,450 960 960 392 392 Louisiana .........: 1,000 1,050 820 830 820 790 Maine .............: 370 370 90 90 243 243 Maryland ..........: 700 700 170 170 243 243 : Massachusetts .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ..........: 3,200 3,200 850 800 266 250 Minnesota .........: 6,400 6,300 1,950 1,900 305 302 Mississippi .......: 800 750 470 450 588 600 Missouri ..........: 5,700 5,400 3,200 3,000 561 556 Montana ...........: 2,500 2,400 6,800 6,700 2,720 2,792 Nebraska ..........: 6,300 6,300 4,500 4,600 714 730 Nevada ............: 210 210 730 730 3,476 3,476 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 450 420 90 90 200 214 : New Mexico ........: 880 800 6,100 6,100 6,932 7,625 New York ..........: 2,600 2,500 660 660 254 264 North Carolina ....: 1,500 1,550 460 510 307 329 North Dakota ......: 2,700 2,600 3,000 2,900 1,111 1,115 Ohio ..............: 5,900 5,900 1,350 1,350 229 229 Oklahoma ..........: 4,100 4,100 5,600 5,600 1,366 1,366 Oregon ............: 1,800 1,800 1,700 1,700 944 944 Pennsylvania ......: 4,400 4,400 1,050 1,050 239 239 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 620 630 270 290 435 460 : South Dakota ......: 3,700 3,600 4,700 4,500 1,270 1,250 Tennessee .........: 1,600 1,450 780 780 488 538 Texas .............: 8,500 8,600 17,800 17,900 2,094 2,081 Utah ..............: 860 860 1,000 1,100 1,163 1,279 Vermont ...........: 470 420 100 100 213 238 Virginia ..........: 1,600 1,600 800 850 500 531 Washington ........: 1,600 1,600 1,250 1,250 781 781 West Virginia .....: 380 400 200 210 526 525 Wisconsin .........: 6,100 6,000 1,600 1,600 262 267 Wyoming ...........: 1,200 1,200 4,100 4,200 3,417 3,500 : Other States 1/ ...: 860 780 110 110 (X) (X) : United States .....: 125,810 124,930 98,780 99,790 785 799 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $250,000-$499,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 650 650 530 530 815 815 Alaska ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ...........: 240 250 2,100 2,200 8,750 9,200 Arkansas ..........: 850 850 830 830 976 976 California ........: 3,900 4,000 2,550 2,550 654 638 Colorado ..........: 1,500 1,500 4,900 4,700 3,267 3,000 Connecticut .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ..........: 90 90 30 30 333 333 Florida ...........: 1,350 1,300 1,300 1,200 963 923 Georgia ...........: 1,050 1,100 680 730 648 664 : Hawaii ............: 150 150 110 110 733 733 Idaho .............: 1,150 1,150 1,500 1,500 1,304 1,304 Illinois ..........: 7,000 7,400 3,100 3,100 443 419 Indiana ...........: 3,400 3,200 1,000 1,100 294 344 Iowa ..............: 9,400 9,400 3,550 3,550 378 378 Kansas ............: 3,750 3,850 6,400 6,400 1,707 1,662 Kentucky ..........: 1,200 1,250 700 700 583 560 Louisiana .........: 550 500 670 660 1,218 1,320 Maine .............: 160 160 50 50 313 313 Maryland ..........: 420 420 170 170 405 405 : Massachusetts .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ..........: 2,400 2,300 1,000 1,050 417 457 Minnesota .........: 5,300 5,400 2,250 2,300 425 426 Mississippi .......: 550 600 500 520 909 867 Missouri ..........: 3,000 2,900 2,350 2,600 783 897 Montana ...........: 2,200 2,100 12,000 11,900 5,455 5,619 Nebraska ..........: 4,500 4,600 6,300 6,500 1,400 1,413 Nevada ............: 240 240 990 990 4,125 4,167 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 240 220 70 70 292 318 : New Mexico ........: 460 460 6,600 6,600 14,348 14,348 New York ..........: 1,550 1,550 580 580 374 374 North Carolina ....: 1,150 1,100 520 520 452 473 North Dakota ......: 2,600 2,550 4,800 4,600 1,846 1,804 Ohio ..............: 3,600 3,400 1,550 1,600 431 471 Oklahoma ..........: 1,800 1,700 4,700 4,800 2,611 2,824 Oregon ............: 1,150 1,150 2,000 2,000 1,739 1,739 Pennsylvania ......: 2,900 2,900 830 830 286 286 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 370 380 230 260 622 684 : South Dakota ......: 3,400 3,300 6,700 6,500 1,971 1,970 Tennessee .........: 870 830 580 600 667 723 Texas .............: 3,750 3,750 16,900 17,000 4,507 4,533 Utah ..............: 450 450 1,000 900 2,222 2,000 Vermont ...........: 290 290 120 120 414 414 Virginia ..........: 890 890 600 600 674 674 Washington ........: 1,250 1,250 1,650 1,650 1,320 1,320 West Virginia .....: 150 130 100 100 667 769 Wisconsin .........: 4,200 4,150 1,700 1,700 405 410 Wyoming ...........: 720 720 5,000 5,000 6,944 6,944 : Other States 1/ ...: 540 530 220 230 (X) (X) : United States .....: 87,330 87,060 112,010 112,230 1,283 1,289 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $500,000-$999,999 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 900 900 600 600 667 667 Alaska ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ...........: 200 200 800 900 4,000 4,500 Arkansas ..........: 1,000 1,000 880 880 880 880 California ........: 3,100 3,000 2,400 2,400 774 800 Colorado ..........: 900 900 5,000 4,900 5,556 5,444 Connecticut .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ..........: 170 170 90 90 529 529 Florida ...........: 1,000 1,000 770 770 770 770 Georgia ...........: 1,250 1,300 850 900 680 692 : Hawaii ............: 80 80 170 170 2,125 2,125 Idaho .............: 800 800 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,500 Illinois ..........: 5,200 5,400 3,550 3,400 683 630 Indiana ...........: 2,700 2,600 1,700 1,600 630 615 Iowa ..............: 8,200 8,100 5,300 5,300 646 654 Kansas ............: 3,150 3,250 8,800 8,600 2,794 2,646 Kentucky ..........: 1,000 1,050 840 890 840 848 Louisiana .........: 650 650 930 940 1,431 1,446 Maine .............: 110 110 60 60 545 545 Maryland ..........: 450 450 260 260 578 578 : Massachusetts .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ..........: 1,600 1,600 1,100 1,100 688 688 Minnesota .........: 4,500 4,400 3,600 3,600 800 818 Mississippi .......: 750 750 730 730 973 973 Missouri ..........: 2,200 2,000 2,950 2,900 1,341 1,450 Montana ...........: 1,600 1,600 12,500 12,400 7,813 7,750 Nebraska ..........: 4,300 4,200 8,400 8,100 1,953 1,929 Nevada ............: 130 130 740 740 5,692 5,692 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 220 220 70 70 318 318 : New Mexico ........: 290 290 6,200 6,100 21,379 21,034 New York ..........: 850 850 520 520 612 612 North Carolina ....: 1,200 1,200 820 820 683 683 North Dakota ......: 2,850 2,850 6,500 6,500 2,281 2,281 Ohio ..............: 2,600 2,500 1,700 1,700 654 680 Oklahoma ..........: 1,300 1,300 4,600 4,600 3,538 3,538 Oregon ............: 900 900 3,000 3,000 3,333 3,333 Pennsylvania ......: 1,600 1,600 620 620 388 388 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 310 310 350 350 1,129 1,129 : South Dakota ......: 2,700 2,700 8,700 8,900 3,222 3,296 Tennessee .........: 730 720 740 770 1,014 1,069 Texas .............: 2,850 2,850 16,500 16,300 5,789 5,719 Utah ..............: 320 320 1,000 1,000 3,125 3,125 Vermont ...........: 150 150 80 80 533 533 Virginia ..........: 810 810 600 650 741 802 Washington ........: 1,100 1,100 1,800 1,800 1,636 1,636 West Virginia .....: 150 160 100 100 667 625 Wisconsin .........: 2,450 2,400 1,500 1,500 612 625 Wyoming ...........: 440 440 5,600 5,600 12,727 12,727 : Other States 1/ ...: 320 310 110 110 (X) (X) : United States .....: 70,080 69,620 125,330 124,520 1,788 1,789 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size by Economic Sales Class - States and United States: 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class: $1,000,000 or more :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of farms : Land in farms : Average farm size State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- -- 1,000 acres -- ----- acres ---- : Alabama ...........: 2,500 2,300 1,800 1,800 720 783 Alaska ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ...........: 440 450 5,500 5,400 12,500 12,000 Arkansas ..........: 4,050 4,050 6,200 6,200 1,531 1,531 California ........: 8,300 8,400 12,700 12,700 1,530 1,512 Colorado ..........: 1,100 1,100 8,300 8,200 7,545 7,455 Connecticut .......: 100 100 100 100 1,000 1,000 Delaware ..........: 570 570 300 300 526 526 Florida ...........: 1,750 1,800 3,700 3,800 2,114 2,111 Georgia ...........: 3,350 3,100 3,100 3,100 925 1,000 : Hawaii ............: 110 110 410 410 3,727 3,727 Idaho .............: 1,450 1,450 5,500 5,500 3,793 3,793 Illinois ..........: 7,400 8,100 14,300 14,700 1,932 1,815 Indiana ...........: 4,600 4,400 8,600 8,300 1,870 1,886 Iowa ..............: 10,800 10,800 14,600 14,600 1,352 1,352 Kansas ............: 3,500 3,600 17,200 17,800 4,914 4,944 Kentucky ..........: 2,050 2,050 3,600 3,600 1,756 1,756 Louisiana .........: 1,300 1,300 2,900 2,950 2,231 2,269 Maine .............: 160 160 310 310 1,938 1,938 Maryland ..........: 830 830 700 700 843 843 : Massachusetts .....: 110 90 60 60 545 667 Michigan ..........: 2,500 2,400 4,350 4,300 1,740 1,792 Minnesota .........: 8,000 8,100 13,400 13,500 1,675 1,667 Mississippi .......: 2,300 2,300 3,800 3,800 1,652 1,652 Missouri ..........: 3,800 4,200 8,200 8,500 2,158 2,024 Montana ...........: 1,100 1,100 18,200 18,400 16,545 16,727 Nebraska ..........: 5,300 5,600 19,900 20,100 3,755 3,589 Nevada ............: 170 170 3,050 3,050 17,941 17,941 New Hampshire .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Jersey ........: 340 340 170 170 500 500 : New Mexico ........: 370 350 8,300 8,300 22,432 23,714 New York ..........: 1,600 1,600 2,250 2,250 1,406 1,406 North Carolina ....: 4,150 4,150 3,500 3,500 843 843 North Dakota ......: 4,050 4,100 20,200 20,300 4,988 4,951 Ohio ..............: 3,400 3,200 5,000 4,800 1,471 1,500 Oklahoma ..........: 1,300 1,300 6,100 6,200 4,692 4,769 Oregon ............: 1,250 1,250 5,200 5,200 4,160 4,160 Pennsylvania ......: 2,700 2,500 1,500 1,500 556 600 Rhode Island ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ....: 1,000 980 1,150 1,200 1,150 1,224 : South Dakota ......: 2,900 2,900 17,500 17,500 6,034 6,034 Tennessee .........: 1,300 1,400 2,600 2,600 2,000 1,857 Texas .............: 4,600 4,500 28,800 28,800 6,261 6,400 Utah ..............: 370 370 5,200 5,300 14,054 14,324 Vermont ...........: 190 190 300 300 1,579 1,579 Virginia ..........: 1,500 1,300 1,600 1,550 1,067 1,192 Washington ........: 2,050 2,050 6,500 6,500 3,171 3,171 West Virginia .....: 220 210 200 190 909 905 Wisconsin .........: 3,250 3,250 5,400 5,400 1,662 1,662 Wyoming ...........: 340 340 9,800 9,800 28,824 28,824 : Other States 1/ ...: 80 70 40 40 (X) (X) : United States .....: 114,600 114,980 312,090 313,580 2,723 2,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Statistical Methodology Procedures: Data are collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) during the June Agricultural Survey using sampling procedures to ensure every farm and ranch has a chance of being selected. NASS used a multiple sampling frame approach to count farms and measure land in farms. An Area Sampling Frame that divided all land into segments is built for every state except Alaska. A sample of segments was selected in each state except Alaska and Hawaii and enumerated in early June. Highly trained interviewers located each sampled segment and identified every farm and ranch operating land in the segment and the number of acres in each operation. These data are used to compute summaries of farm numbers and acres of land in farms. Additionally, all farms found in the segments were checked against a list of farms and ranches maintained by NASS to determine if the farm is on the list. Operations found in the Area Frame sample that were not on the list provided a measure of incompleteness of the list. The summarized totals for these non-overlap (or not-on-list) operations were combined with summarized totals collected from a sample selected from the list to calculate additional indications of farms and land in farms. In 2020, NASS implemented a statistical modeling approach to generate survey indications. This approach was in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection processes and the suspension of in-person data collection. NASS has been doing everything possible to keep all parties involved safe and slow the spread of the virus while continuing to produce critical data about American agriculture. Estimation Procedures: Data are checked for reasonableness and consistency and summarized for each state. Field Offices perform a thorough review of their survey results and historical data relationships and recommend official estimates. Estimates were established under secure conditions to protect reports until they were publicly released at preannounced dates and times. Headquarters established national estimates and ensured that state estimates are in balance with the national numbers. Revision Policy: Estimates are subject to revision the following year and following review of the five-year Census of Agriculture. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data which directly affect the level of the estimate. Reliability: Two types of survey errors, sampling and non-sampling, are possible in the final estimates, and both can affect the quality of the estimates. Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken. The sampling error measures the variation in estimates from the average of all possible samples. An estimate of 100 with a sampling error of 1 would mean that chances are 19 out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples averaged together would be between 98 and 102; which is the survey estimate, plus or minus two times the sampling error. The sampling error expressed as a percent of the estimate is called the coefficient of variation. In 2024, the coefficient of variation for the United States number of farms was 1.8 percent and land in farms 2.2 percent. The coefficients of variation by economic sales class ranged from 2.9 percent to 3.7 percent for number of farms and 3.4 to 6.4 percent for land in farms at the United States level. Non-sampling errors can occur in complete censuses as well as sample surveys. They are caused by the inability to obtain correct information from each person surveyed, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, and mistakes in coding or processing the data. Special efforts are taken at each step of the survey to minimize non-sampling errors. Terms and Definitions 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." Government payments are included in sales. Ranches, institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian Reservations are included as farms. Places with the entire acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), and other government conservation programs are counted as farms. The definition of a farm was first established in 1850 and has changed nine times since. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census. Land in farms consists of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. Also included is woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. Land in farms includes acres in CRP, WRP, and other government conservation programs. Land in farms includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land used rent-free is included as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under government permits on a per-head basis, is included as land in farms provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association is reported by the grazing association and included as land in farms. All land in American Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock is included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported by individual American Indians or non-Native Americans is reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In many instances, the entire American Indian reservation is reported as one farm. Economic sales classes are based on the gross value of agricultural products sold. Government program payments are also included. Point Farms are places that did not have $1,000 of reported sales for the year, but had sufficient crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1,000 or more. Farm Definition History The definition of a farm has remained the same since 1974. Activities included as agriculture, however, have undergone modification in recent years. Beginning in 1995, operations having 5 or more horses or ponies and no other agricultural sales were counted as horse farms. An operation with 1 or more horses with agricultural sales of at least $1,000, qualified as a farm. Two industries, maple syrup and short rotation woody crop farms, were added beginning in 1997 as a result of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These changes were made to achieve comparability with the Census of Agriculture farm definition. All the changes in the farm definition beginning in 1995 were carried back to 1993 and included in the 1993-1998 estimates. These changes bring comparability between the Census of Agriculture data and the annually published NASS estimates. Because of these changes in the farm definition, the official estimates show a level difference in the number of farms between 1992 and 1993 in some states. To further align the counting of farms with the Census of Agriculture, places with 100 acres or more of pasture only in 2002 were included in farm and land in farm numbers. The handling of Indian reservation land was changed in 2002 to provide some accounting for individual farms. Minimum Criteria for "FARM" Definition, 1840 - Present and Enumeration of Apiaries and Fur Farms Year Acres in Value of Value of Sales Required Apiaries Place Agricultural of some and Fur Farms Products Agricultural Agricultural Enumerated (Produced) Products Operations 1974 - Present - - - - $1,000 or more - - - - 1959 Less than 10 - - $250 or more - - - - 10 or more - - $50 or more - - - - 1954 Less than 3 - - $150 or more - - - - 3 or more $150 or more - - - - - - 1950 Less than 3 - - $150 or more - - Apiaries 3 or more $150 or more - - - - Fur Farms 1935 - 1945 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X Fur Farms 1930 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1925 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - - - 3 or more - - - - X - - 1910 - 1925 Less than 3 $250 or more - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1900 Less than 3 - - - - - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1870 - 1890 Less than 3 - - $500 or more - - Apiaries 3 or more - - - - X - - 1860 - - - - - - - - - - 1850 - - $100 or more - - - - Apiaries 1840 - - - - - - - - - - Historic Estimates: Final estimates of Farms and Land in Farms in earlier years are available in Statistical Bulletins No. 1049 for 2013-2017, No. 1030 for 2008-2012, No. 1018 for 2003-2007, No. 991 for 1998-2002, No. 955 for 1993-97, No. 895 for 1988-92, No. 792 for 1979-87, SpSy3 for 1975-80, No. 594 for 1969-75, No. 507 for 1959-70, No. 316 for number of farm estimates for 1910-59 and land in farms estimates for 1950-59. 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