United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 0887 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2017 Contents Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017............................................ 8 Use of Internet - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017................................................ 10 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017............. 11 Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017............................ 12 Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017.............................. 14 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017........... 16 Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017............... 18 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017............................................................................. 19 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017........................................................................................................ 20 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017........... 22 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017....................... 24 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017......... 26 Number of Farms - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2014................................................ 28 Survey Methodology.............................................................................................. 29 Information Contacts............................................................................................ 29 This page intentionally left blank Update Alert - August 21, 2017 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report released on August 18, 2017 by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is being reissued due to a correction on page 10. The percent of farms in 2017 that purchase agricultural inputs over the internet has been updated. Farmers are Using Additional Methods to Access the Internet In 2017, USDA-NASS added two additional methods that farmers could select for accessing the Internet. Fiber-optic and mobile Internet service for a cell phone or other device are the two access methods added to the Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report. Fiber-optic was used by 8 percent of the farms, and mobile Internet service was used by 17 percent. However, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connection continues to be the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 29 percent of the farms in the United States using it, down from 30 percent in 2015. A satellite connection, at 21 percent, remained steady from 2015. Other reported methods of accessing the Internet include cable modem service, dialup service, and other or don't know. Cable modem service is at 15 percent, up 3 percentage points from 2015. Dialup service is at 2 percent, down 1 percentage point from 2015. Other or unknown is at 8 percent, up 3 percentage points from 2015. Nationally, 73 percent of farms have computer access. Of those farmers having computer access, 72 percent, up 1 percent from 2015, own or lease a computer. Computer access by national sales class is 71 percent for sales class $1,000- -$9,999; 70 percent for sales class $10,000--$99,999; 76 percent for sales class $100,000--$249,999; and 85 percent for sales class $250,000 or more. Computer usage for farm business at 47 percent nationally, is up 4 percentage points from 2015. This compares with usage by the four geographic regions: West (49 percent), North Central (50 percent), Northeast (48 percent), and the South (42 percent). Comparing computer usage by crop and livestock farms nationally, 52 percent of the crop producers use the computer for farm business, compared to 42 percent of the livestock producers. A new questions in 2017, reported 39 percent of producers nationally use a tablet or smart phone for farm business. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or State : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 65 65 65 63 63 63 Arizona 1/ ......: 57 62 62 55 60 60 Arkansas ........: 67 68 71 65 68 70 California ......: 75 77 77 72 74 74 Colorado ........: 78 79 79 77 79 79 Florida .........: 71 71 71 70 70 70 Georgia .........: 69 69 69 67 67 67 Idaho ...........: 83 83 83 80 80 80 Illinois ........: 71 79 79 70 78 78 Indiana .........: 66 72 76 65 70 75 : Iowa ............: 75 76 76 73 74 74 Kansas ..........: 71 72 72 70 70 70 Kentucky ........: 64 65 65 61 61 65 Louisiana .......: 68 73 73 64 72 72 Maryland 2/ .....: 72 72 73 68 69 69 Michigan ........: 71 71 71 69 69 71 Minnesota .......: 74 80 80 71 78 78 Mississippi .....: 62 68 68 59 64 65 Missouri ........: 66 66 69 65 66 69 Montana .........: 81 84 84 78 83 83 : Nebraska ........: 78 78 78 75 76 76 New Hampshire 3/ : 83 84 84 81 81 81 New Jersey ......: 80 82 82 79 79 79 New Mexico ......: 60 63 63 58 61 61 New York ........: 72 73 77 69 71 74 North Carolina ..: 70 74 74 67 72 72 North Dakota ....: 77 78 78 76 76 74 Ohio ............: 68 69 69 65 68 68 Oklahoma ........: 66 70 70 64 68 68 Oregon ..........: 84 85 85 81 81 81 : Pennsylvania ....: 62 64 64 60 62 62 South Carolina ..: 68 70 70 67 67 67 South Dakota ....: 74 75 75 72 74 74 Tennessee .......: 64 68 68 61 62 66 Texas ...........: 68 75 75 66 73 74 Utah ............: 83 86 86 80 82 82 Virginia ........: 66 68 68 65 67 67 Washington ......: 84 84 84 81 81 81 West Virginia ...: 61 64 64 60 62 62 Wisconsin .......: 76 77 77 73 73 73 Wyoming .........: 81 85 87 80 84 84 : United States 4/ : 70 73 73 68 71 72 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : Use smart phone/ : With State : for farm business : tablet for farm business : Internet access :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 33 33 37 (NA) (NA) 32 61 64 65 Arizona 1/ ......: 31 32 43 (NA) (NA) 32 55 62 62 Arkansas ........: 36 40 45 (NA) (NA) 41 64 67 67 California ......: 44 54 64 (NA) (NA) 48 72 76 76 Colorado ........: 39 47 54 (NA) (NA) 41 75 78 78 Florida .........: 46 46 51 (NA) (NA) 46 70 71 71 Georgia .........: 34 38 38 (NA) (NA) 41 66 68 68 Idaho ...........: 43 46 46 (NA) (NA) 45 79 79 79 Illinois ........: 53 55 59 (NA) (NA) 53 70 72 78 Indiana .........: 42 47 47 (NA) (NA) 37 63 66 74 : Iowa ............: 53 53 55 (NA) (NA) 43 71 74 74 Kansas ..........: 36 39 47 (NA) (NA) 41 68 71 71 Kentucky ........: 30 33 42 (NA) (NA) 36 61 65 65 Louisiana .......: 32 35 36 (NA) (NA) 28 63 66 68 Maryland 2/ .....: 37 44 49 (NA) (NA) 52 68 70 70 Michigan ........: 43 43 49 (NA) (NA) 36 67 70 71 Minnesota .......: 51 51 53 (NA) (NA) 44 70 75 77 Mississippi .....: 30 32 41 (NA) (NA) 41 58 61 68 Missouri ........: 30 40 43 (NA) (NA) 32 62 66 66 Montana .........: 48 54 56 (NA) (NA) 40 77 77 79 : Nebraska ........: 47 56 56 (NA) (NA) 48 72 75 75 New Hampshire 3/ : 64 64 64 (NA) (NA) 42 80 81 81 New Jersey ......: 58 58 58 (NA) (NA) 47 79 79 82 New Mexico ......: 30 35 35 (NA) (NA) 34 55 58 58 New York ........: 39 42 59 (NA) (NA) 44 69 72 76 North Carolina ..: 34 42 46 (NA) (NA) 38 66 71 71 North Dakota ....: 51 56 62 (NA) (NA) 53 73 75 75 Ohio ............: 36 39 40 (NA) (NA) 32 65 68 68 Oklahoma ........: 36 39 41 (NA) (NA) 39 63 69 69 Oregon ..........: 48 51 55 (NA) (NA) 49 80 82 82 : Pennsylvania ....: 34 38 40 (NA) (NA) 31 59 62 62 South Carolina ..: 32 32 32 (NA) (NA) 32 63 67 67 South Dakota ....: 38 46 50 (NA) (NA) 34 72 75 75 Tennessee .......: 29 35 41 (NA) (NA) 30 61 65 65 Texas ...........: 36 37 42 (NA) (NA) 34 66 68 70 Utah ............: 45 48 51 (NA) (NA) 45 76 78 78 Virginia ........: 29 35 44 (NA) (NA) 38 64 68 68 Washington ......: 44 49 49 (NA) (NA) 39 80 80 80 West Virginia ...: 31 35 39 (NA) (NA) 24 58 61 61 Wisconsin .......: 46 47 49 (NA) (NA) 35 72 72 73 Wyoming .........: 47 54 58 (NA) (NA) 42 78 79 83 : United States 4/ : 40 43 47 (NA) (NA) 39 67 70 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural State : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 12 11 17 14 13 13 Arizona 1/ ......: 16 21 31 12 16 28 Arkansas ........: 17 20 23 12 13 17 California ......: 18 21 28 14 15 19 Colorado ........: 21 20 27 14 12 24 Florida .........: 16 21 26 14 12 17 Georgia .........: 18 26 26 12 15 15 Idaho ...........: 20 21 21 9 14 14 Illinois ........: 21 20 24 19 22 25 Indiana .........: 14 24 24 16 22 22 : Iowa ............: 19 22 22 30 28 29 Kansas ..........: 14 15 22 11 14 14 Kentucky ........: 12 16 18 9 12 17 Louisiana .......: 11 16 23 6 5 11 Maryland 2/ .....: 21 24 25 14 18 23 Michigan ........: 22 21 24 19 17 18 Minnesota .......: 16 15 22 24 20 24 Mississippi .....: 10 13 26 5 10 12 Missouri ........: 10 18 25 8 15 15 Montana .........: 21 36 36 17 27 27 : Nebraska ........: 16 22 22 19 24 24 New Hampshire 3/ : 43 40 40 33 28 28 New Jersey ......: 37 38 44 21 25 27 New Mexico ......: 16 16 27 8 10 22 New York ........: 22 28 33 13 16 21 North Carolina ..: 19 20 20 16 16 19 North Dakota ....: 16 22 24 20 20 27 Ohio ............: 11 15 16 12 16 16 Oklahoma ........: 16 20 20 12 12 14 Oregon ..........: 27 28 30 20 24 24 : Pennsylvania ....: 17 23 27 12 11 15 South Carolina ..: 10 13 15 8 6 8 South Dakota ....: 13 12 14 12 15 19 Tennessee .......: 11 17 21 10 11 12 Texas ...........: 11 14 15 8 12 12 Utah ............: 23 27 27 13 17 28 Virginia ........: 12 21 29 10 15 17 Washington ......: 14 22 34 14 20 26 West Virginia ...: 20 19 25 10 8 11 Wisconsin .......: 17 19 24 17 16 20 Wyoming .........: 27 33 33 13 17 20 : United States 4/ : 16 19 23 14 16 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal State : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 3 5 5 11 11 12 12 12 7 Arizona 1/ ......: 2 6 18 10 20 21 12 23 30 Arkansas ........: 10 13 14 15 21 23 12 22 21 California ......: 4 16 14 15 24 24 15 24 28 Colorado ........: 7 9 11 14 18 22 19 21 20 Florida .........: 9 9 11 13 15 17 14 19 20 Georgia .........: 6 10 6 10 18 16 10 11 19 Idaho ...........: 16 16 16 25 25 21 25 28 20 Illinois ........: 13 14 15 21 22 24 17 19 17 Indiana .........: 14 14 14 18 19 17 16 16 18 : Iowa ............: 15 17 16 23 25 23 15 18 16 Kansas ..........: 8 8 8 15 17 17 12 13 18 Kentucky ........: 6 8 8 9 15 13 7 9 11 Louisiana .......: 3 7 8 7 10 12 6 9 9 Maryland 2/ .....: 5 8 11 16 16 24 21 21 24 Michigan ........: 12 12 8 12 14 13 15 16 17 Minnesota .......: 11 12 12 19 19 19 13 15 18 Mississippi .....: 7 8 8 11 14 17 10 13 20 Missouri ........: 6 11 11 12 15 15 9 15 14 Montana .........: 10 11 15 16 19 23 24 28 27 : Nebraska ........: 11 19 13 19 26 20 14 20 18 New Hampshire 3/ : 14 14 14 27 27 27 37 31 29 New Jersey ......: 10 10 10 20 21 20 20 24 31 New Mexico ......: 7 10 10 5 13 13 10 12 8 New York ........: 5 8 10 12 14 17 18 24 27 North Carolina ..: 9 9 10 13 15 15 12 14 11 North Dakota ....: 11 15 18 21 26 28 14 20 22 Ohio ............: 5 8 7 10 12 13 11 15 16 Oklahoma ........: 12 12 9 14 17 22 14 16 17 Oregon ..........: 7 12 10 16 22 22 32 28 23 : Pennsylvania ....: 5 6 9 10 12 15 13 15 18 South Carolina ..: 13 13 13 15 15 15 9 9 5 South Dakota ....: 11 11 11 16 16 15 14 15 13 Tennessee .......: 6 9 13 11 13 17 10 10 18 Texas ...........: 4 6 6 8 11 12 12 15 17 Utah ............: 12 16 18 20 24 26 20 24 17 Virginia ........: 4 8 10 12 13 16 19 24 17 Washington ......: 10 10 15 17 17 21 23 25 33 West Virginia ...: 7 7 5 16 16 15 14 19 10 Wisconsin .......: 9 10 12 16 16 21 21 21 17 Wyoming .........: 6 6 15 10 21 21 18 23 27 : United States 4/ : 8 10 11 14 17 18 14 17 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any State : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 7 7 7 1 1 3 Arizona 1/ ......: 2 8 17 2 7 13 Arkansas ........: 11 11 13 9 12 13 California ......: 6 15 15 6 12 13 Colorado ........: 10 10 12 7 10 10 Florida .........: 5 6 13 5 8 14 Georgia .........: 5 9 9 4 6 8 Idaho ...........: 4 8 8 3 7 7 Illinois ........: 8 14 14 7 8 8 Indiana .........: 7 10 10 6 6 8 : Iowa ............: 9 11 12 6 8 9 Kansas ..........: 7 11 11 4 9 13 Kentucky ........: 3 4 7 2 3 5 Louisiana .......: 5 5 5 3 4 4 Maryland 2/ .....: 3 12 12 4 5 7 Michigan ........: 6 10 10 3 7 7 Minnesota .......: 9 10 10 4 5 8 Mississippi .....: 6 6 9 5 5 5 Missouri ........: 5 9 9 2 8 8 Montana .........: 7 7 9 6 7 8 : Nebraska ........: 10 13 13 5 9 9 New Hampshire 3/ : 20 20 16 12 12 12 New Jersey ......: 11 13 13 9 12 12 New Mexico ......: 6 6 7 5 5 7 New York ........: 1 4 7 1 3 12 North Carolina ..: 6 6 6 5 7 7 North Dakota ....: 14 14 17 5 9 12 Ohio ............: 3 6 6 4 5 7 Oklahoma ........: 7 7 7 3 7 7 Oregon ..........: 6 12 12 9 10 10 : Pennsylvania ....: 4 7 9 7 7 11 South Carolina ..: 7 7 7 1 3 3 South Dakota ....: 8 9 9 5 5 5 Tennessee .......: 6 6 8 4 6 8 Texas ...........: 4 6 6 5 6 6 Utah ............: 10 13 14 7 10 11 Virginia ........: 4 7 8 3 5 7 Washington ......: 9 9 14 11 11 14 West Virginia ...: 6 6 6 3 6 6 Wisconsin .......: 6 9 9 8 8 8 Wyoming .........: 6 6 7 3 6 11 : United States 4/ : 6 9 10 5 7 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 ----------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any State : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------- Alabama .........: 30 31 27 Arizona 1/ ......: 28 48 43 Arkansas ........: 29 37 32 California ......: 44 58 54 Colorado ........: 50 53 48 Florida .........: 49 51 51 Georgia .........: 30 35 30 Idaho ...........: 54 54 57 Illinois ........: 47 51 54 Indiana .........: 43 45 45 : Iowa ............: 46 46 44 Kansas ..........: 36 39 39 Kentucky ........: 31 31 40 Louisiana .......: 30 30 29 Maryland 2/ .....: 49 49 43 Michigan ........: 49 49 43 Minnesota .......: 50 50 55 Mississippi .....: 30 30 39 Missouri ........: 31 37 38 Montana .........: 65 65 60 : Nebraska ........: 48 51 47 New Hampshire 3/ : 70 69 61 New Jersey ......: 49 51 58 New Mexico ......: 32 32 26 New York ........: 30 48 52 North Carolina ..: 35 44 49 North Dakota ....: 43 52 48 Ohio ............: 31 34 30 Oklahoma ........: 39 42 37 Oregon ..........: 56 58 49 : Pennsylvania ....: 29 37 34 South Carolina ..: 36 36 27 South Dakota ....: 38 43 36 Tennessee .......: 25 31 40 Texas ...........: 44 44 47 Utah ............: 54 57 57 Virginia ........: 40 40 38 Washington ......: 53 53 55 West Virginia ...: 24 34 30 Wisconsin .......: 47 47 47 Wyoming .........: 45 55 60 : United States 4/ : 40 44 44 ----------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama .........: 6 5 4 36 21 21 9 19 15 Arizona 1/ ......: 3 2 1 29 23 23 10 2 20 Arkansas ........: 6 5 3 41 35 35 10 14 19 California ......: 1 1 1 27 20 20 24 10 18 Colorado ........: 3 3 1 22 25 17 6 4 11 Florida .........: 1 1 1 44 43 42 7 18 18 Georgia .........: 4 4 4 54 48 51 7 4 11 Idaho ...........: 12 2 1 34 28 30 11 6 14 Illinois ........: 2 2 2 26 26 26 17 14 11 Indiana .........: 7 4 2 33 24 27 5 7 11 : Iowa ............: 6 5 3 34 26 26 11 14 8 Kansas ..........: 6 2 1 25 25 25 18 17 10 Kentucky ........: 1 2 2 50 52 28 13 4 17 Louisiana .......: 1 1 1 33 27 29 8 18 17 Maryland 2/ .....: 4 1 2 20 18 22 23 26 25 Michigan ........: 7 7 1 24 21 22 17 17 19 Minnesota .......: 7 2 2 43 28 25 7 11 7 Mississippi .....: 8 3 3 47 31 25 10 8 7 Missouri ........: 6 4 2 35 29 24 5 11 6 Montana .........: 3 2 2 66 47 32 3 8 6 : Nebraska ........: 3 1 1 38 27 32 5 8 4 New Hampshire 3/ : 1 1 1 36 34 34 38 33 46 New Jersey ......: 1 2 1 24 26 26 69 43 43 New Mexico ......: 4 2 2 61 28 31 6 5 11 New York ........: 7 6 2 30 22 30 34 25 35 North Carolina ..: 8 6 3 54 45 39 14 19 26 North Dakota ....: 4 3 3 31 34 16 30 16 5 Ohio ............: 11 5 5 24 20 25 17 20 18 Oklahoma ........: 4 4 4 30 26 26 4 9 9 Oregon ..........: 6 7 4 29 23 32 15 7 20 : Pennsylvania ....: 7 3 3 43 43 37 23 23 28 South Carolina ..: 7 3 3 46 49 25 5 12 26 South Dakota ....: 6 4 4 40 27 27 8 16 7 Tennessee .......: 4 2 2 34 33 29 20 14 16 Texas ...........: 6 3 3 32 26 27 11 10 15 Utah ............: 1 1 1 53 32 36 11 15 26 Virginia ........: 19 2 2 20 37 43 3 6 6 Washington ......: 5 3 3 34 27 34 19 9 18 West Virginia ...: 7 2 1 34 50 47 12 11 15 Wisconsin .......: 3 3 2 43 34 39 5 7 7 Wyoming .........: 9 1 1 34 22 22 3 2 4 : United States 4/ : 5 3 2 35 30 29 13 12 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Fiber optic : Mobile : Satellite : Other/unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ...........: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 6 28 28 43 2 2 2 Arizona 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 7 35 39 32 15 3 4 Arkansas ..........: (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 23 11 22 12 11 4 6 California ........: (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 12 20 34 29 9 7 19 Colorado ..........: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 14 31 31 22 7 6 22 Florida ...........: (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 12 19 18 23 16 4 3 Georgia ...........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 7 7 20 15 4 2 9 Idaho .............: (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 11 12 28 27 3 4 15 Illinois ..........: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 16 19 23 32 5 2 8 Indiana ...........: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 21 16 22 23 5 5 7 : Iowa ..............: (NA) (NA) 15 (NA) (NA) 20 14 19 18 7 8 10 Kansas ............: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 16 17 20 30 5 2 11 Kentucky ..........: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 19 16 17 15 8 8 10 Louisiana .........: (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 25 22 20 19 16 4 8 Maryland 2/ .......: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 17 18 20 22 5 4 5 Michigan ..........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 24 7 17 23 11 4 8 Minnesota .........: (NA) (NA) 23 (NA) (NA) 18 10 16 20 6 6 5 Mississippi .......: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 33 17 20 21 6 4 4 Missouri ..........: (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) (NA) 16 23 23 31 2 1 11 Montana ...........: (NA) (NA) 22 (NA) (NA) 15 11 18 15 2 1 8 : Nebraska ..........: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 21 12 23 16 8 2 19 New Hampshire 3/ ..: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 3 6 7 3 8 6 6 New Jersey ........: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 9 5 14 2 (Z) 2 14 New Mexico ........: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 28 14 41 11 6 5 13 New York ..........: (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 13 12 18 6 4 5 13 North Carolina ....: (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 16 6 10 13 5 5 2 North Dakota ......: (NA) (NA) 57 (NA) (NA) 11 9 11 4 7 9 4 Ohio ..............: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 13 15 19 28 3 6 8 Oklahoma ..........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 27 28 20 23 5 3 8 Oregon ............: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 12 23 23 21 6 3 6 : Pennsylvania ......: (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 20 9 6 5 5 4 5 South Carolina ....: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 20 13 11 15 (Z) 3 7 South Dakota ......: (NA) (NA) 30 (NA) (NA) 15 9 15 7 10 5 10 Tennessee .........: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 19 11 19 15 5 5 7 Texas .............: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 18 24 27 26 4 5 7 Utah ..............: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 6 5 19 21 2 5 5 Virginia ..........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 18 12 19 19 13 4 9 Washington ........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 13 21 33 20 9 4 9 West Virginia .....: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 9 20 17 12 2 2 9 Wisconsin .........: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 25 13 22 15 4 2 6 Wyoming ...........: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 22 39 32 29 3 1 10 : United States 4/ ..: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 17 17 21 21 6 5 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or Region : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ..............: 71 72 72 69 71 72 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 73 75 75 71 73 73 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 70 72 72 67 70 71 $100,000 or more ........: 68 68 70 66 66 69 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 57 57 65 56 56 65 $250,000 or more ......: 79 79 79 75 76 77 Crop farms ..............: 72 73 73 69 70 70 Livestock farms .........: 70 71 71 68 69 69 : North Central 2/ ..........: 72 73 73 70 72 73 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 68 69 69 66 68 68 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 69 71 71 67 68 68 $100,000 or more ........: 80 80 80 78 78 78 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 71 71 73 69 69 73 $250,000 or more ......: 85 85 85 83 83 84 Crop farms ..............: 72 74 74 70 72 73 Livestock farms .........: 71 73 73 69 69 72 : South 3/ ..................: 67 68 68 65 67 67 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 66 67 67 64 66 67 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 66 66 66 63 63 66 $100,000 or more ........: 77 77 78 75 76 78 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 70 71 75 69 70 75 $250,000 or more ......: 81 81 81 78 78 81 Crop farms ..............: 68 69 70 65 66 70 Livestock farms .........: 67 69 69 65 68 68 : West 4/ ...................: 77 77 77 75 75 76 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 73 73 73 71 71 71 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 77 79 79 75 77 77 $100,000 or more ........: 86 88 90 85 85 89 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 80 82 91 79 79 89 $250,000 or more ......: 90 91 91 89 91 91 Crop farms ..............: 79 81 81 77 78 78 Livestock farms .........: 75 76 76 73 73 73 : United States 5/ ..........: 70 73 73 68 71 72 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 67 71 71 66 69 69 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 68 70 70 66 67 67 $100,000 or more ........: 80 80 80 78 78 80 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 73 73 76 71 71 76 $250,000 or more ......: 84 85 85 83 83 83 Crop farms ..............: 71 73 73 69 71 72 Livestock farms .........: 70 73 73 67 69 70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : Use smart phone/ : With Region : for farm business : tablet for farm business : Internet access :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ..............: 44 45 48 (NA) (NA) 38 68 69 70 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 35 38 38 (NA) (NA) 34 70 72 72 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 53 53 55 (NA) (NA) 38 67 69 69 $100,000 or more ........: 61 61 65 (NA) (NA) 50 64 64 70 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 47 47 62 (NA) (NA) 45 56 56 69 $250,000 or more ......: 70 70 70 (NA) (NA) 54 73 73 73 Crop farms ..............: 44 45 46 (NA) (NA) 38 68 70 70 Livestock farms .........: 44 46 49 (NA) (NA) 38 67 68 69 : North Central 2/ ..........: 44 46 50 (NA) (NA) 40 68 70 70 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 27 28 31 (NA) (NA) 25 65 67 67 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 41 44 50 (NA) (NA) 40 64 67 68 $100,000 or more ........: 65 67 68 (NA) (NA) 55 77 78 78 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 56 59 62 (NA) (NA) 48 68 69 73 $250,000 or more ......: 72 72 73 (NA) (NA) 59 82 82 82 Crop farms ..............: 48 50 53 (NA) (NA) 43 68 69 70 Livestock farms .........: 37 40 45 (NA) (NA) 35 67 68 69 : South 3/ ..................: 34 36 42 (NA) (NA) 36 64 66 66 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 26 30 35 (NA) (NA) 30 63 65 65 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 42 42 44 (NA) (NA) 38 63 63 66 $100,000 or more ........: 60 62 68 (NA) (NA) 61 75 76 79 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 52 53 64 (NA) (NA) 57 69 70 74 $250,000 or more ......: 67 70 73 (NA) (NA) 64 78 79 82 Crop farms ..............: 35 37 46 (NA) (NA) 42 64 66 70 Livestock farms .........: 33 36 40 (NA) (NA) 34 64 66 66 : West 4/ ...................: 43 48 49 (NA) (NA) 43 73 74 74 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 29 37 37 (NA) (NA) 27 69 69 69 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 53 57 58 (NA) (NA) 48 73 76 76 $100,000 or more ........: 68 72 83 (NA) (NA) 72 83 85 89 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 60 60 77 (NA) (NA) 64 76 78 90 $250,000 or more ......: 73 82 86 (NA) (NA) 76 87 88 89 Crop farms ..............: 46 54 60 (NA) (NA) 54 75 77 79 Livestock farms .........: 40 44 44 (NA) (NA) 35 71 72 72 : United States 5/ ..........: 40 43 47 (NA) (NA) 39 67 70 71 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: 28 32 33 (NA) (NA) 29 65 67 67 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: 45 45 49 (NA) (NA) 40 65 66 68 $100,000 or more ........: 66 66 71 (NA) (NA) 59 77 78 79 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: 56 57 65 (NA) (NA) 53 69 71 76 $250,000 or more ......: 72 73 75 (NA) (NA) 63 82 82 82 Crop farms ..............: 45 47 52 (NA) (NA) 44 68 70 71 Livestock farms .........: 36 39 42 (NA) (NA) 35 66 68 68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural Region : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ............: 26 27 33 17 17 19 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 21 25 27 12 12 13 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 28 29 36 25 25 25 $100,000 or more ......: 38 38 44 23 23 29 $100,000 to $249,999 : 30 31 45 14 22 31 $250,000 or more ....: 45 45 45 30 30 30 Crop farms ............: 24 28 33 17 19 20 Livestock farms .......: 28 28 33 17 17 19 : North Central 2/ ........: 16 18 22 18 19 20 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 10 13 6 8 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 14 17 20 15 17 18 $100,000 or more ......: 26 29 32 33 33 34 $100,000 to $249,999 : 20 23 26 26 26 27 $250,000 or more ....: 29 32 35 37 37 38 Crop farms ............: 17 19 22 21 22 23 Livestock farms .......: 14 17 21 12 15 16 : South 3/ ................: 13 17 19 10 12 13 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 9 13 14 6 8 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 17 18 21 15 15 15 $100,000 or more ......: 29 32 37 27 29 34 $100,000 to $249,999 : 24 26 32 23 23 29 $250,000 or more ....: 33 38 42 29 33 38 Crop farms ............: 13 17 21 10 13 15 Livestock farms .......: 13 17 18 10 11 13 : West 4/ .................: 20 23 29 14 17 21 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 15 15 15 8 9 9 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 24 28 38 18 26 29 $100,000 or more ......: 31 40 51 27 32 43 $100,000 to $249,999 : 23 33 57 24 24 44 $250,000 or more ....: 36 45 47 30 38 41 Crop farms ............: 19 24 35 15 21 27 Livestock farms .......: 20 22 24 14 15 17 : United States 5/ ........: 16 19 23 14 16 18 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 10 14 15 7 8 9 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 17 20 24 16 16 19 $100,000 or more ......: 27 32 37 30 31 35 $100,000 to $249,999 : 22 26 34 24 25 31 $250,000 or more ....: 31 36 39 34 35 38 Crop farms ............: 16 20 25 17 19 21 Livestock farms .......: 15 19 21 12 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services in the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal Region : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ............: 7 7 10 16 15 18 20 20 24 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 4 8 10 10 13 17 20 20 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 11 12 23 22 19 23 22 27 $100,000 or more ......: 10 12 15 23 23 31 23 22 30 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 11 11 19 19 28 19 19 22 $250,000 or more ....: 11 14 18 27 26 30 26 25 34 Crop farms ............: 10 10 10 18 18 19 24 23 25 Livestock farms .......: 4 5 11 14 13 18 16 17 22 : North Central 2/ ........: 10 12 11 17 18 19 14 16 17 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 5 5 4 7 8 7 10 11 12 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 8 11 10 15 15 17 12 14 16 $100,000 or more ......: 19 21 21 30 32 32 22 24 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 14 17 16 25 26 24 16 19 17 $250,000 or more ....: 23 23 24 34 35 37 26 27 27 Crop farms ............: 13 14 13 20 22 21 17 18 19 Livestock farms .......: 7 8 8 11 12 14 11 13 13 : South 3/ ................: 7 8 8 11 13 15 12 14 16 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 5 5 7 8 11 10 12 14 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 10 10 9 15 17 18 14 14 16 $100,000 or more ......: 14 17 17 25 29 31 19 25 27 $100,000 to $249,999 : 9 12 13 19 21 26 17 21 22 $250,000 or more ....: 18 22 21 30 36 35 21 28 31 Crop farms ............: 7 10 10 12 16 19 13 14 19 Livestock farms .......: 6 7 7 11 13 14 11 14 15 : West 4/ .................: 8 11 13 15 19 18 20 23 25 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 5 6 7 10 11 8 19 19 16 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 11 13 12 17 26 20 16 27 28 $100,000 or more ......: 14 23 29 26 34 38 27 33 42 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 22 22 20 29 29 22 24 33 $250,000 or more ....: 17 23 32 30 37 44 30 39 45 Crop farms ............: 8 15 18 15 23 24 21 25 32 Livestock farms .......: 8 8 10 15 16 13 19 22 20 : United States 5/ ........: 8 10 11 14 17 18 14 17 18 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 4 5 6 8 9 9 12 13 14 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 9 10 10 16 17 18 14 16 18 $100,000 or more ......: 17 20 21 28 31 33 22 25 28 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 16 16 22 25 25 17 20 22 $250,000 or more ....: 20 22 25 32 35 38 25 29 32 Crop farms ............: 10 13 13 17 20 21 17 19 22 Livestock farms .......: 7 7 8 11 13 14 13 15 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any Region : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ............: 7 7 9 7 6 12 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 6 5 6 5 4 9 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 9 10 10 8 8 9 $100,000 or more ......: 11 13 16 12 10 19 $100,000 to $249,999 : 9 9 14 10 9 18 $250,000 or more ....: 12 15 18 13 12 21 Crop farms ............: 10 9 10 9 8 14 Livestock farms .......: 5 5 9 5 5 9 : North Central 2/ ........: 7 10 9 5 7 7 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 2 4 2 2 3 3 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 9 8 4 7 7 $100,000 or more ......: 14 19 17 9 11 12 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 14 12 7 8 10 $250,000 or more ....: 16 21 20 10 13 13 Crop farms ............: 9 13 11 7 8 9 Livestock farms .......: 4 7 6 3 5 5 : South 3/ ................: 5 6 7 4 5 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 3 4 3 4 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 7 8 5 6 7 $100,000 or more ......: 12 15 19 10 13 17 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 11 16 8 10 15 $250,000 or more ....: 14 18 23 11 16 19 Crop farms ............: 6 8 10 5 7 8 Livestock farms .......: 5 5 6 4 5 6 : West 4/ .................: 6 10 12 6 8 11 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 5 3 4 5 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 8 12 11 7 10 6 $100,000 or more ......: 13 21 29 12 17 26 $100,000 to $249,999 : 9 16 22 9 10 15 $250,000 or more ....: 17 24 33 15 19 28 Crop farms ............: 7 12 16 8 11 17 Livestock farms .......: 6 8 9 5 6 6 : United States 5/ ........: 6 9 10 5 7 8 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 3 4 4 3 4 4 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 7 8 9 5 7 7 $100,000 or more ......: 13 18 20 10 12 17 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 13 15 8 9 13 $250,000 or more ....: 15 21 24 11 15 20 Crop farms ............: 8 11 12 7 8 10 Livestock farms .......: 5 6 7 4 5 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any Region : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ............: 39 47 45 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 37 49 44 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 40 48 44 $100,000 or more ......: 41 41 50 $100,000 to $249,999 : 30 30 42 $250,000 or more ....: 52 52 52 Crop farms ............: 43 52 47 Livestock farms .......: 35 43 44 : North Central 2/ ........: 42 44 44 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 39 40 40 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 37 39 42 $100,000 or more ......: 51 51 50 $100,000 to $249,999 : 42 45 43 $250,000 or more ....: 57 57 55 Crop farms ............: 44 46 45 Livestock farms .......: 40 40 41 : South 3/ ................: 36 37 40 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 33 35 39 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 39 39 40 $100,000 or more ......: 43 49 49 $100,000 to $249,999 : 40 43 44 $250,000 or more ....: 46 54 53 Crop farms ............: 35 39 44 Livestock farms .......: 36 36 39 : West 4/ .................: 49 50 49 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 45 45 38 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 52 53 52 $100,000 or more ......: 56 60 68 $100,000 to $249,999 : 50 50 59 $250,000 or more ....: 60 69 73 Crop farms ............: 50 54 60 Livestock farms .......: 48 48 41 : United States 5/ ........: 40 44 44 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 37 39 39 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 40 40 42 $100,000 or more ......: 49 52 53 $100,000 to $249,999 : 42 44 46 $250,000 or more ....: 55 56 58 Crop farms ............: 43 46 48 Livestock farms .......: 39 39 40 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ............: 5 3 3 37 34 31 33 27 37 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 6 3 3 36 35 26 34 26 39 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 3 4 4 39 33 39 36 28 28 $100,000 or more ......: 5 2 2 38 34 36 26 27 42 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 1 1 44 38 27 19 11 44 $250,000 or more ....: 4 2 1 34 35 42 30 33 32 Crop farms ............: 5 3 3 38 33 32 34 29 40 Livestock farms .......: 5 3 3 36 36 31 32 25 35 : North Central 2/ ........: 6 3 3 33 27 25 11 12 10 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 7 4 2 34 23 26 14 15 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 4 3 33 28 25 10 13 11 $100,000 or more ......: 5 3 3 33 29 25 8 10 9 $100,000 to $249,999 : 5 4 4 34 28 22 9 11 11 $250,000 or more ....: 5 3 2 33 28 27 8 9 8 Crop farms ............: 5 3 3 32 26 25 12 14 11 Livestock farms .......: 7 4 2 36 29 27 9 10 7 : South 3/ ................: 6 3 3 36 33 29 11 11 15 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 6 3 3 33 32 27 12 13 15 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 6 3 3 42 34 30 10 9 15 $100,000 or more ......: 4 3 3 40 33 33 9 11 14 $100,000 to $249,999 : 5 4 4 37 31 33 11 12 14 $250,000 or more ....: 4 3 3 41 34 32 7 11 13 Crop farms ............: 5 3 3 37 30 28 11 13 16 Livestock farms .......: 6 4 4 36 33 28 11 11 15 : West 4/ .................: 4 3 2 35 24 23 14 8 18 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 5 4 1 35 23 29 15 8 25 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 3 2 35 22 18 14 8 17 $100,000 or more ......: 3 2 2 35 27 17 11 8 14 $100,000 to $249,999 : 4 2 2 35 29 16 11 5 12 $250,000 or more ....: 2 1 1 35 25 18 11 11 15 Crop farms ............: 3 3 3 35 24 20 15 10 16 Livestock farms .......: 6 4 2 35 24 25 12 6 22 : United States 5/ ........: 5 3 2 35 30 29 13 12 15 $1,000 to $9,999 ......: 6 3 3 34 29 27 15 14 17 $10,000 to $99,999 ....: 5 4 4 38 31 26 12 11 15 $100,000 or more ......: 4 3 3 35 30 25 10 11 13 $100,000 to $249,999 : 5 3 3 36 31 24 10 10 15 $250,000 or more ....: 4 2 2 35 30 27 10 11 12 Crop farms ............: 5 3 3 34 27 25 14 14 15 Livestock farms .......: 6 4 3 36 31 27 12 11 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Fiber optic : Mobile : Satellite : Other/unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast 1/ ..............: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 13 8 9 4 6 6 9 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 14 7 8 5 7 6 10 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 14 10 13 2 2 6 9 $100,000 or more ........: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 8 12 7 2 5 7 5 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 5 15 17 13 2 8 8 $250,000 or more ......: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 12 10 5 4 7 5 3 Crop farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 10 7 10 2 8 7 10 Livestock farms .........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 15 10 8 6 4 6 7 : North Central 2/ ..........: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 19 14 16 22 6 7 9 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) (NA) 20 13 18 23 5 6 11 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 15 15 15 25 6 6 8 $100,000 or more ........: (NA) (NA) 14 (NA) (NA) 20 15 15 20 6 7 9 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 24 13 14 17 6 6 9 $250,000 or more ......: (NA) (NA) 15 (NA) (NA) 17 16 16 22 6 8 9 Crop farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 18 13 15 21 6 7 10 Livestock farms .........: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 19 17 18 24 5 6 9 : South 3/ ..................: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 19 19 20 23 6 6 6 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 20 20 20 24 6 6 7 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 18 17 22 22 5 6 6 $100,000 or more ........: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 19 17 18 18 7 4 7 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 18 17 15 17 8 5 9 $250,000 or more ......: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 20 18 19 19 6 4 6 Crop farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 21 17 19 21 6 6 6 Livestock farms .........: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 18 20 20 24 6 6 6 : West 4/ ...................: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 14 21 28 25 7 7 12 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) 14 21 30 19 7 5 9 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 11 18 24 32 7 9 14 $100,000 or more ........: (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) (NA) 14 23 27 26 6 10 17 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 24 18 27 28 7 10 13 $250,000 or more ......: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 8 26 28 26 6 10 19 Crop farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 12 19 26 25 6 9 16 Livestock farms .........: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 15 22 30 22 8 5 9 : United States 5/ ..........: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 17 17 21 21 6 5 8 $1,000 to $9,999 ........: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 18 17 20 21 6 5 8 $10,000 to $99,999 ......: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 15 16 19 24 5 6 8 $100,000 or more ........: (NA) (NA) 11 (NA) (NA) 18 17 18 20 6 6 10 $100,000 to $249,999 ..: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 22 15 16 18 6 6 9 $250,000 or more ......: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 15 17 18 21 6 7 11 Crop farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 17 14 19 21 6 6 10 Livestock farms .........: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 18 19 21 22 6 5 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : With : That own or : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------- Grain and oilseed farms ...: 74 76 76 72 73 75 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 67 71 71 65 69 71 $250,000 or more ........: 85 85 85 83 83 83 : Cotton farms ..............: 78 78 78 77 77 78 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 69 69 71 68 68 71 $250,000 or more ........: 85 85 85 84 84 84 : Beef cattle farms .........: 67 67 67 65 65 65 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 66 66 66 63 63 63 $250,000 or more ........: 81 81 81 80 80 80 : Dairy farms ...............: 66 66 66 64 64 64 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 49 49 49 47 47 47 $250,000 or more ........: 79 79 79 77 77 78 : Crop farms ................: 71 73 73 69 71 72 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 68 68 69 66 66 69 $250,000 or more ........: 85 85 85 84 84 84 : Livestock farms ...........: 70 73 73 67 69 70 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 69 69 69 66 66 66 $250,000 or more ........: 82 82 82 79 79 79 : All farms 1/ ..............: 70 73 73 68 71 72 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 68 68 68 66 67 67 $250,000 or more ........: 84 85 85 83 83 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : Using computers : Using smart phone/ : With : for farm business : tablet for farm business : Internet access :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and oilseed farms ...: 56 59 62 (NA) (NA) 52 71 72 75 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 47 52 55 (NA) (NA) 45 64 67 71 $250,000 or more ........: 71 73 74 (NA) (NA) 63 82 82 82 : Cotton farms ..............: 58 58 67 (NA) (NA) 63 74 74 76 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 50 50 59 (NA) (NA) 51 65 65 67 $250,000 or more ........: 65 68 74 (NA) (NA) 72 81 81 83 : Beef cattle farms .........: 35 38 41 (NA) (NA) 33 63 63 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 34 36 39 (NA) (NA) 32 62 62 62 $250,000 or more ........: 57 61 72 (NA) (NA) 56 78 78 78 : Dairy farms ...............: 50 50 48 (NA) (NA) 35 63 63 63 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 31 32 23 (NA) (NA) 19 46 46 46 $250,000 or more ........: 71 71 70 (NA) (NA) 50 76 76 76 : Crop farms ................: 45 47 52 (NA) (NA) 44 68 70 71 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 38 40 44 (NA) (NA) 38 65 65 68 $250,000 or more ........: 73 76 77 (NA) (NA) 67 83 83 83 : Livestock farms ...........: 36 39 42 (NA) (NA) 35 66 68 68 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 34 37 40 (NA) (NA) 33 65 65 65 $250,000 or more ........: 67 67 71 (NA) (NA) 55 77 77 77 : All farms 1/ ..............: 40 43 47 (NA) (NA) 39 67 70 71 $1,000 to $249,999 ......: 36 38 42 (NA) (NA) 35 65 66 66 $250,000 or more ........: 72 73 75 (NA) (NA) 63 82 82 82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and oilseed farms .....: 5 3 3 31 26 26 11 11 12 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 5 4 4 31 26 26 12 13 13 $250,000 or more ..........: 4 3 2 32 26 27 9 9 9 : Cotton farms ................: 3 4 2 33 38 27 8 8 16 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 4 6 2 35 39 20 7 9 22 $250,000 or more ..........: 3 3 2 31 38 32 8 8 11 : Beef cattle farms ...........: 7 4 4 39 31 29 9 11 12 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 7 4 4 40 31 29 9 11 13 $250,000 or more ..........: 6 2 2 36 32 26 6 11 12 : Dairy farms .................: 7 4 3 37 35 30 10 14 17 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 8 6 5 44 36 31 8 11 17 $250,000 or more ..........: 6 2 2 34 34 29 12 16 17 : Crop farms ..................: 5 3 3 34 27 25 14 14 15 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 5 3 3 34 27 25 15 15 17 $250,000 or more ..........: 4 3 3 34 27 26 10 10 10 : Livestock farms .............: 6 4 3 36 31 27 12 11 15 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 6 4 4 36 30 27 12 11 15 $250,000 or more ..........: 6 1 2 37 33 26 8 13 15 : All farms 1/ ................: 5 3 2 35 30 29 13 12 15 $1,000 to $249,999 ........: 6 3 3 35 29 26 13 13 16 $250,000 or more ..........: 4 2 2 35 30 27 10 11 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2013, 2015, and 2017 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fiber optic : Mobile : Satellite : Other/unknown Type of farm :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : (percent) :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and oilseed farms ..: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 18 15 17 21 6 7 8 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) (NA) 18 14 17 21 6 6 8 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 14 (NA) (NA) 18 17 17 21 6 8 9 : Cotton farms .............: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 21 22 23 20 7 2 6 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 23 16 20 20 12 1 5 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 20 26 24 20 3 2 7 : Beef cattle farms ........: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 17 18 19 23 5 6 8 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 17 18 19 23 5 6 7 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 16 (NA) (NA) 12 26 20 20 4 7 12 : Dairy farms ..............: (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) 15 15 16 20 6 4 10 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 21 15 17 16 6 6 6 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 12 14 16 24 6 3 10 : Crop farms ...............: (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 17 14 19 21 6 6 10 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 17 14 18 20 6 7 10 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) (NA) 16 17 18 21 6 8 11 : Livestock farms ..........: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 18 19 21 22 6 5 8 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 18 19 21 23 6 6 7 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 11 (NA) (NA) 14 20 20 21 6 6 11 : All farms 1/ .............: (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) 17 17 21 21 6 5 8 $1,000 to $249,999 .....: (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 18 17 21 22 6 6 8 $250,000 or more .......: (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 15 17 18 21 6 7 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Numbers To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms by States and United States" from the February 2016 NASS publication Farms, Land in Farms is included below. 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." Number of Farms by States and United States: 2013, 2015, and 2016 [2017 number of farms not available until February 2018] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2013 : 2015 : 2016 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : (number) :----------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ............: 43,500 43,200 44,000 Arizona ............: 19,600 19,500 19,600 Arkansas ...........: 44,600 43,500 43,000 California .........: 77,900 77,400 76,700 Colorado ...........: 35,600 34,200 33,800 Delaware ...........: 2,450 2,500 2,500 Florida ............: 47,700 47,300 47,100 Georgia ............: 42,000 41,000 41,800 Idaho ..............: 24,500 24,400 24,300 Illinois ...........: 75,100 73,400 72,200 : Indiana ............: 58,500 57,700 57,500 Iowa ...............: 88,500 87,500 87,000 Kansas .............: 61,800 60,400 59,600 Kentucky ...........: 76,500 76,400 76,000 Louisiana ..........: 27,300 26,900 26,900 Maryland ...........: 12,400 12,200 12,300 Michigan ...........: 52,000 51,500 51,400 Minnesota ..........: 74,400 73,600 73,300 Mississippi ........: 37,300 36,700 36,200 Missouri ...........: 99,000 97,100 96,800 : Montana ............: 28,100 27,500 27,400 Nebraska ...........: 49,600 48,700 48,400 Nevada .............: 4,150 4,200 4,000 New Hampshire 1/ ...: 34,950 34,940 34,940 New Jersey .........: 9,100 9,100 9,100 New Mexico .........: 24,800 24,700 24,600 New York ...........: 35,500 35,500 35,500 North Carolina .....: 50,000 48,800 48,000 North Dakota .......: 30,800 30,000 29,800 Ohio ...............: 75,000 74,400 74,500 : Oklahoma ...........: 80,100 78,000 78,100 Oregon .............: 35,000 34,600 34,400 Pennsylvania .......: 59,300 57,900 58,200 South Carolina .....: 24,800 24,400 24,500 South Dakota .......: 32,000 31,300 31,000 Tennessee ..........: 68,000 67,300 66,600 Texas ..............: 248,500 242,000 241,500 Utah ...............: 18,200 18,100 18,100 Virginia ...........: 46,000 45,000 44,800 Washington .........: 37,000 36,000 35,900 : West Virginia ......: 21,400 20,900 20,600 Wisconsin ..........: 69,800 68,900 68,700 Wyoming ............: 11,500 11,600 11,600 : United States 2/ ...: 2,094,250 2,060,240 2,052,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Survey Methodology Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grains and oilseeds in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In the odd-numbered years from 1997 through 2017, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. Some states were combined due to their low number of responses. When this occurs, it is footnoted in the tables. Estimates are revised periodically to provide a better foundation for current and future estimates. Revisions are made when sufficient data become available to check the accuracy of the original estimates. Reliability: The 2017 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 24,344 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2017 were 7.5 percent or less. 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. Jody McDaniel, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch............. (202) 720-6146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section......................... (202) 720-0684 Stephanie Brennan - Computer Use, Field Crops Chemical Use, Census .............. (202) 690-0392 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports......................... (202) 720-7644 Ryan Cowen - Farms, Land in Farms, Census........................................ (202) 690-3233 Doug Farmer - Organics, Fruit Chemical Use, Vegetable Chemical Use............... (202) 720-7492 Ginger Harris - Census of Agriculture............................................ (502) 907-3211 Courtney Charles - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports....................... (202) 690-3226 Dominique Sims - Local Foods, Census............................................. (202) 720-5581 Theresa Varner - Farm Labor, Chemical Use........................................ (202) 690-2284 Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section.................................................. (202) 690-3223 Rachel Antzak - Cash Receipts, Land Values....................................... (202) 720-5446 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices......... (202) 720-8844 Liana Cuffman - Prices, Prices Research, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.. (202) 690-3229 Kuan Chen - Prices, Prices Research.............................................. (202) 690-3347 Stephen Habets - Farm Production Expenditures.................................... (202) 720-9168 Joe Hagedorn - Cash Rents, Grazing Fees.......................................... 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