Post by Roving Reporter on Aug 31, 2014 12:37:08 GMT
Top 10 Facts About Farms In The United States
1. The United States has 2.1 million farms. The average farm size in the United States is 435 acres.
2. The United States has 914 million acres of land in farms.
3. The United States has the most arable land in the world followed by India, China, Russia & Brazil.
4. Texas has the most farms in the United States followed by Missouri and Iowa. Texas has more farms than Missouri and Iowa combined.
5. Thirty nine (39) states have more than 11,000 farms.
6. Wyoming has the largest farms in the United States followed by Montana & New Mexico. Wyoming and Montana are the only 2 states in the United States with average farm sizes over 2,000 acres.
7. Texas has the most land in farms in the United States followed by Montana and Kansas. Texas has slightly more than 14% of the land in farms in the United States.
8. Rhode Island has the highest farm real estate values in the United States followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts & Iowa.
9. The United States farm real estate value averaged $2,950 per acre for 2014.
10. The average cropland value in Illinois increased from $3,640 per acre in 2006 to $7,700 per acre in 2014.
Farm Defined
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.
1. The United States has 2.1 million farms. The average farm size in the United States is 435 acres.
2. The United States has 914 million acres of land in farms.
3. The United States has the most arable land in the world followed by India, China, Russia & Brazil.
4. Texas has the most farms in the United States followed by Missouri and Iowa. Texas has more farms than Missouri and Iowa combined.
5. Thirty nine (39) states have more than 11,000 farms.
6. Wyoming has the largest farms in the United States followed by Montana & New Mexico. Wyoming and Montana are the only 2 states in the United States with average farm sizes over 2,000 acres.
7. Texas has the most land in farms in the United States followed by Montana and Kansas. Texas has slightly more than 14% of the land in farms in the United States.
8. Rhode Island has the highest farm real estate values in the United States followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts & Iowa.
9. The United States farm real estate value averaged $2,950 per acre for 2014.
10. The average cropland value in Illinois increased from $3,640 per acre in 2006 to $7,700 per acre in 2014.
Farm Defined
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.