Characteristics of All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales Issued October 2019 United States Department of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Secretary National Agricultural Statistics Service Hubert Hamer, Administrator Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 900,217,576 4,082,741 4,912,949 112,809 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 441 949 422 51 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 397,466,269 8,473,343 6,744,349 23,698 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 194,625 1,970,087 578,914 10,699 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 388,522,695 8,435,721 6,696,211 22,534 : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 471,593 18 127 339 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 217,241 37 245 462 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 211,272 59 401 490 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 234,209 151 780 437 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 252,619 364 1,277 329 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 155,061 422 1,251 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 125,899 582 1,562 31 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 134,443 776 2,525 17 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 88,890 532 1,500 2 $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 71,607 423 879 3 $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 79,386 937 1,103 1 : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 1,017,021 4,108 10,336 1,931 $1,000: 193,546,699 7,119,268 3,777,059 16,957 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 986,790 2,374 5,602 1,062 $1,000: 194,975,996 1,316,453 2,919,152 5,577 : Government payments .............................................farms: 643,145 1,543 3,505 171 $1,000: 8,943,574 37,622 48,137 1,164 : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 130,056 1,041 3,311 1,477 $1,000: 2,805,310 93,077 283,844 3,843 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 28,958 744 2,691 417 $1,000: 9,036,103 1,364,786 851,074 673 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 326,390,640 6,949,106 5,253,945 34,537 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 159,821 1,615,695 450,982 15,592 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 1,024,978 3,544 8,713 1,396 $1,000: 23,543,177 513,798 250,056 1,417 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 893,815 2,413 4,436 567 $1,000: 17,585,163 439,340 153,200 377 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 702,954 3,209 7,796 1,418 $1,000: 20,969,668 439,923 209,013 2,165 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 115,954 1,363 3,829 486 $1,000: 257,008 5,323 8,667 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 556,415 1,637 3,260 640 $1,000: 44,934,482 153,393 204,606 1,300 : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 326,959 771 1,620 203 $1,000: 5,543,456 24,482 53,559 881 Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 314,159 1,180 2,235 546 $1,000: 39,391,026 128,911 151,046 420 : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 1,261,946 2,318 5,717 1,118 $1,000: 62,625,223 560,833 1,047,366 2,756 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 1,921,692 4,234 11,395 2,070 $1,000: 13,474,121 244,866 185,779 1,626 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 1,338,636 3,781 10,031 1,413 $1,000: 9,008,838 268,181 183,869 1,782 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 1,665,018 4,177 11,043 1,834 $1,000: 19,671,413 452,096 341,435 3,729 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 513,137 2,641 6,824 514 $1,000: 31,635,981 1,661,371 1,139,586 5,703 : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 195,754 1,230 2,798 234 $1,000: 7,594,815 578,210 376,714 836 : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 427,977 2,080 5,049 187 $1,000: 7,555,434 240,041 129,958 255 : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 482,214 2,085 4,719 165 $1,000: 21,060,123 435,827 227,522 786 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 138,370 971 2,149 130 $1,000: 2,423,579 88,434 39,340 137 : Interest expense ................................................farms: 668,601 2,611 6,159 576 $1,000: 12,396,094 154,919 144,768 3,158 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 519,212 1,996 4,614 458 $1,000: 8,915,897 108,543 104,155 2,641 : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 380,839 1,696 3,858 277 $1,000: 3,480,197 46,376 40,613 517 : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 1,920,421 3,952 10,437 2,066 $1,000: 9,415,124 94,266 97,653 6,200 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 943,985 2,083 4,924 647 $1,000: 4,445,744 19,345 40,296 465 : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 848,744 3,284 8,336 861 $1,000: 18,051,661 604,262 482,783 1,846 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 87,923,453 1,677,424 1,664,377 -6,945 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 43,053 390,008 142,865 -3,135 : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 891,329 3,244 8,210 786 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 125,754 573,096 231,090 12,980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 66,633 49 169 136 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 156,683 167 534 289 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 103,942 166 540 133 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 153,619 439 1,143 148 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 114,269 414 1,266 41 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 296,183 2,009 4,558 39 : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 1,150,891 1,057 3,440 1,429 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 20,997 171,900 67,696 11,999 : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 89,302 34 217 190 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 342,608 149 547 489 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 256,919 91 466 287 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 272,079 204 719 333 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 104,865 156 596 68 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 85,118 423 895 62 : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 784,435 2,572 6,279 618 $1,000: 16,847,824 153,187 173,974 3,894 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 28,575 143 442 111 $1,000: 949,323 5,260 8,263 1,012 : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 1,475,627 4,205 11,090 2,078 acres: 396,433,817 2,882,881 2,764,555 34,397 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 1,245,548 4,188 10,985 1,959 acres: 320,041,858 2,391,939 2,044,553 20,094 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 1,130,063 1,772 4,786 753 acres: 400,771,178 866,997 1,458,601 30,713 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 294,235 2,201 5,783 1,343 acres: 58,013,907 1,272,583 738,351 5,521 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 238,041 345 660 55 acres: 22,959,083 50,473 73,342 2,256 : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 380,236 1,591 2,827 35 acres: 284,359,292 1,616,084 1,292,077 4,450 : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 18,166 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 7,277,350 1,344,891 5,927,878 4,580 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 2,042,220 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 2,679,000,942 21,247,014 21,700,360 925,477 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,311,808 4,940,017 1,862,692 417,823 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 2,976 5,204 4,417 8,204 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 2,041,781 4,301 11,650 2,215 $1,000: 272,297,744 2,125,890 2,431,201 75,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 218,165 1,065 2,265 129 acres: 55,604,663 350,049 282,705 2,353 Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 212,394 658 1,438 252 acres: 43,943,451 334,615 218,911 3,960 Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 53,920 235 808 123 acres: 13,113,309 96,040 171,520 6,918 Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 279,370 1,010 2,026 402 acres: 104,452,339 455,432 240,749 3,959 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 217,069 1,103 2,452 254 acres: 97,753,854 534,464 409,638 2,541 Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 264,893 2,058 4,662 248 acres: 80,005,292 914,750 956,324 2,441 Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 153,402 1,858 4,952 639 acres: 15,390,674 300,987 343,579 2,794 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 1,408,961 1,912 5,972 1,909 Part owners .......................................................farms: 493,137 1,902 4,161 160 Tenants ...........................................................farms: 140,122 487 1,517 146 : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 1,908,519 3,824 10,159 2,069 acres: 609,404,104 2,224,086 3,017,702 106,196 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 1,917,281 3,814 10,133 2,069 acres: 547,756,082 2,111,431 2,793,123 98,733 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 621,563 2,393 5,684 306 acres: 356,402,913 2,003,938 2,148,795 15,172 Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 616,954 2,389 5,678 306 acres: 352,461,494 1,971,310 2,119,826 14,076 : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 299,223 556 1,063 222 acres: 75,303,979 145,283 253,548 8,559 : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 3,447,028 9,294 23,159 3,921 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 931,799 1,406 3,925 816 2 producers ........................................................: 930,782 1,951 5,611 1,198 3 producers ........................................................: 112,085 501 1,277 120 4 producers ........................................................: 47,674 249 569 66 5 or more producers ................................................: 19,880 194 268 15 : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 2,172,373 5,793 14,369 1,933 Female ...............................................................: 1,227,461 2,790 7,957 1,963 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 158,298 2,012 3,840 124 : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 1,416,848 5,983 15,289 1,476 Other ................................................................: 1,982,986 2,600 7,037 2,420 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 2,530,442 6,104 16,766 3,277 Not on farm operated .................................................: 869,392 2,479 5,560 619 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Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 1,311,334 4,548 11,583 1,132 Any ..................................................................: 2,088,500 4,035 10,743 2,764 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 285,477 982 2,753 521 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 151,972 431 1,069 279 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 282,056 586 1,721 551 200 days or more ...................................................: 1,368,995 2,036 5,200 1,413 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 201,061 570 1,758 344 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 268,316 875 2,336 654 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 495,022 1,608 4,437 923 10 years or more .....................................................: 2,435,435 5,530 13,795 1,975 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 21.3 18.7 17.2 13.6 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 474,198 1,394 3,733 1,029 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 434,076 1,354 3,923 724 11 years or more .....................................................: 2,491,560 5,835 14,670 2,143 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 23.4 21.3 19.9 16.0 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 50,943 301 812 48 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 234,496 1,313 3,371 319 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 390,345 1,498 4,246 548 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 614,654 1,557 4,007 670 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 955,354 2,205 5,338 1,183 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 757,936 1,304 3,477 929 75 years and over ....................................................: 396,106 405 1,075 199 : Average age ..........................................................: 57.5 50.7 50.5 55.5 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 321,261 1,782 4,705 408 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 112,451 371 984 208 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 58,199 40 80 64 Asian ................................................................: 22,016 151 381 75 Black or African American ............................................: 45,508 42 116 78 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 3,018 9 50 2 White ................................................................: 3,244,344 8,291 21,492 3,614 More than one race reported ..........................................: 26,749 50 207 63 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 3,029,215 8,157 21,167 3,472 Served ...............................................................: 370,619 426 1,159 424 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 6,577,050 22,399 53,229 6,888 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 2,950,329 7,412 19,418 3,393 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 2,530,154 6,720 17,497 3,306 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 2,095,061 4,228 10,645 2,138 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 2,541,028 6,586 17,192 2,905 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 1,911,680 4,712 12,035 2,143 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 1,959,335 3,839 10,839 2,140 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 136,350 636 1,884 277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 1,751,126 2,698 8,229 1,927 Partnership .......................................................farms: 130,173 601 1,494 86 Registered under State law ......................................farms: 101,609 512 1,269 73 : Corporation .......................................................farms: 116,840 864 1,655 140 Family held .....................................................farms: 104,155 716 1,397 115 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 2,304 22 42 - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 101,851 694 1,355 115 : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 12,685 148 258 25 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 1,144 30 25 4 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 11,541 118 233 21 : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 44,081 138 272 62 : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 513,137 2,641 6,824 514 workers: 2,411,033 97,525 79,368 1,318 Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 239,131 1,833 4,309 161 workers: 973,940 45,194 31,462 268 Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 381,561 1,919 5,018 430 workers: 1,437,093 52,331 47,906 1,050 : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 273,325 304 1,612 902 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 583,001 694 2,527 888 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 135,126 199 676 102 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 163,251 379 991 97 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 149,478 369 1,016 92 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 116,908 248 730 46 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 74,086 189 483 20 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 57,096 129 447 18 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 183,835 566 1,423 33 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 133,321 442 885 8 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 87,666 326 445 2 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 85,127 456 415 7 : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 325,033 695 1,700 18 Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 45,165 531 2,320 573 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 95,441 680 2,204 507 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 45,477 307 470 300 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 455,974 710 1,243 375 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: 3,757 69 83 - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: 8,815 26 12 - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 443,402 615 1,148 375 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 641,496 385 335 98 Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 13,379 49 34 - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 37,750 368 2,372 4 Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 23,048 67 28 32 Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 44,260 260 764 105 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 92,974 105 57 84 Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 222,223 144 123 119 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 1,540,022 3,230 8,846 1,987 Dial-up ............................................................: 48,669 102 240 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - United States: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 388,683 780 2,502 571 Cable modem ........................................................: 299,583 652 2,069 538 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 153,886 433 797 212 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 594,565 1,292 3,057 732 Satellite ..........................................................: 299,501 613 1,496 309 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 114,448 235 622 90 Other internet service .............................................: 46,439 135 422 67 : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 1,691,986 3,219 9,220 1,967 2 households .........................................................: 256,840 684 1,711 209 3 households .........................................................: 54,679 216 429 27 4 households .........................................................: 22,781 80 141 5 5 or more households .................................................: 15,934 102 149 7 : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 133,176 788 2,414 632 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 90,142 660 2,101 552 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 14,136 81 148 31 Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 686 3 15 2 Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 30,343 78 184 80 : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 1,710 7 30 21 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 2,034 11 36 3 Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 1,759 2 12 3 Other ...........................................................farms: 3,171 19 91 18 : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 20,072 44 90 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 40,592 10 4 23 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 8,580,940 (D) (D) 965 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 211 (D) (D) 42 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 6,115,249 1,690 (D) (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 150,652 168,979 (D) (D) : Total sales .....................................................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 5,980,595 (D) (D) (D) : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 10,181 - - 13 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 5,051 - - 2 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 4,863 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 5,595 - 1 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 5,702 2 2 - : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 2,904 2 - - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 1,812 3 - - $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 971 2 - 1 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 666 - 1 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 1,137 - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 1,710 1 - - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 13,985 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 1,212,329 (D) (D) (D) : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 23,477 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 4,768,266 (D) (D) (D) : Government payments .............................................farms: 15,144 3 - 1 $1,000: 134,654 (D) - (D) : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 1,813 6 3 22 $1,000: 9,384 73 17 33 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 242 3 2 - $1,000: 6,090 (D) (D) - : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 4,615,552 969 245 265 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 113,706 96,910 61,202 11,542 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 23,733 10 4 14 $1,000: 235,325 38 (D) (D) : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 17,953 7 4 6 $1,000: 146,880 (D) (D) 7 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 11,462 10 4 12 $1,000: 152,745 111 17 20 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 1,967 10 3 6 $1,000: 4,237 36 2 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 11,933 3 - 10 $1,000: 867,224 (D) - (D) : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 7,551 1 - 3 $1,000: 145,206 (D) - (D) Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 6,198 2 - 10 $1,000: 722,018 (D) - (D) : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 30,366 4 3 17 $1,000: 1,813,199 66 3 43 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 39,015 10 4 23 $1,000: 166,355 42 3 8 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 25,767 10 4 14 $1,000: 133,598 105 (D) (D) : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 34,111 10 4 12 $1,000: 218,900 38 3 15 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 9,881 4 4 2 $1,000: 238,038 (D) (D) (D) : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 4,721 5 1 - $1,000: 68,037 (D) (D) - : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 6,291 2 - 1 $1,000: 110,569 (D) - (D) : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 8,188 6 - 3 $1,000: 95,532 30 - (Z) : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 1,921 2 - 2 $1,000: 26,233 (D) - (D) : Interest expense ................................................farms: 11,095 4 1 5 $1,000: 126,885 (D) (D) (D) : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 8,616 2 1 2 $1,000: 101,578 (D) (D) (D) : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 5,785 3 1 5 $1,000: 25,306 (D) (D) (D) : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 38,464 8 4 20 $1,000: 56,748 (D) 6 (D) : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 22,185 4 2 9 $1,000: 27,350 33 (D) (D) : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 13,550 7 3 10 $1,000: 131,932 37 12 39 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 1,635,556 (D) (D) (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 40,293 (D) (D) (D) : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 16,128 9 1 3 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 122,303 (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,691 - - 2 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 3,801 1 - - $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 2,296 - - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 2,736 - - - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 1,517 5 - 1 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 4,087 3 1 - : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 24,464 1 3 20 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 13,773 (D) 232 (D) : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 2,150 - 3 9 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 8,448 - - 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 5,629 - - 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 5,511 - - 4 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 1,651 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 1,075 1 - - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 12,580 7 2 7 $1,000: 135,860 88 (D) (D) Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 481 - 2 2 $1,000: 6,793 - (D) (D) : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 24,665 10 4 19 acres: 2,818,783 1,205 (D) (D) Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 20,714 10 4 16 acres: 2,205,766 (D) 49 (D) Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 27,563 2 3 8 acres: 2,132,820 (D) 15 58 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 1,891 9 4 7 acres: 142,001 (D) 45 (D) : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 2,988 - - - acres: 244,577 - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 3,151 2 3 - acres: 1,522,181 (D) (D) - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 37 10 4 23 $1,000: 979 544 (D) (D) : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 25,602,853 17,544 797 4,368 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 630,736 1,754,415 199,250 189,917 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 2,984 2,537 8,663 4,527 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 40,592 10 4 23 $1,000: 3,593,520 890 128 424 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 986 1 - 3 acres: 63,718 (D) - (D) Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 3,858 1 - - acres: 354,169 (D) - - Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 395 - - 2 acres: 72,003 - - (D) Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 2,709 4 - 2 acres: 765,356 (D) - (D) Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 1,290 2 - 6 acres: 413,298 (D) - (D) Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 2,708 4 3 1 acres: 258,752 39 (D) (D) Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 2,040 9 3 10 acres: 229,097 (D) (D) 98 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 28,608 4 4 20 Part owners .......................................................farms: 9,900 3 - - Tenants ...........................................................farms: 2,084 3 - 3 : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 38,586 7 4 20 acres: 6,602,089 (D) (D) 1,511 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 38,508 7 4 20 acres: 6,133,263 (D) (D) 956 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 12,090 6 - 3 acres: 2,482,928 306 - 9 Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 11,984 6 - 3 acres: 2,447,677 306 - 9 : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 3,976 - - 1 acres: 504,077 - - (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 65,459 15 9 35 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 20,153 6 - 11 2 producers ........................................................: 17,676 3 3 12 3 producers ........................................................: 1,815 1 1 - 4 producers ........................................................: 709 - - - 5 or more producers ................................................: 239 - - - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 42,541 8 4 20 Female ...............................................................: 22,201 7 5 15 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 1,640 2 4 - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 24,509 13 6 14 Other ................................................................: 40,233 2 3 21 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 48,791 9 9 27 Not on farm operated .................................................: 15,951 6 - 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 24,355 9 6 6 Any ..................................................................: 40,387 6 3 29 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 4,651 - 1 9 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 3,004 1 - 2 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 5,361 1 2 2 200 days or more ...................................................: 27,371 4 - 16 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 4,112 1 - 3 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 6,163 4 3 - 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 9,793 8 - 11 10 years or more .....................................................: 44,674 2 6 21 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 20.4 8.9 15.2 13.2 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 10,744 7 3 - 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 8,847 5 - 7 11 years or more .....................................................: 45,151 3 6 28 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 22.1 10.1 15.2 20.0 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 1,076 - 1 - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 3,866 3 - - 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 6,808 2 - - 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 12,362 4 2 12 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 17,374 4 2 13 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 15,623 2 4 7 75 years and over ....................................................: 7,633 - - 3 : Average age ..........................................................: 58.0 48.9 57.8 59.0 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 5,484 4 1 - : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 566 - - 5 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 768 - - - Asian ................................................................: 139 2 - - Black or African American ............................................: 4,140 2 4 - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 17 - - - White ................................................................: 59,062 11 5 34 More than one race reported ..........................................: 616 - - 1 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 56,476 13 7 26 Served ...............................................................: 8,266 2 2 9 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 121,488 38 14 56 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 56,352 15 8 33 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 47,417 13 9 30 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 44,897 5 5 24 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 48,905 13 7 32 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 36,056 6 6 22 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 39,353 9 4 23 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 2,063 5 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 36,875 9 3 23 Partnership .......................................................farms: 1,944 - - - Registered under State law ......................................farms: 1,404 - - - : Corporation .......................................................farms: 1,384 - 1 - Family held .....................................................farms: 1,239 - 1 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 19 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 1,220 - 1 - : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 145 - - - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 6 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 139 - - - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 389 1 - - : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 9,881 4 4 2 workers: 26,136 (D) 37 (D) Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 3,784 3 2 - workers: 9,734 (D) (D) - Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 7,653 3 3 2 workers: 16,402 (D) (D) (D) : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 3,633 - - 7 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 12,637 4 4 8 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 3,628 1 - 2 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 4,194 3 - 3 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 3,840 - - 2 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 2,445 - - - 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 1,816 - - 1 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 1,252 - - - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 3,424 - - - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 2,025 1 - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 1,140 - - - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 558 1 - - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 1,056 - - - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 1,088 4 1 7 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 1,217 - - 9 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 552 4 1 - Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 9,200 1 2 3 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: 440 - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 8,760 1 2 3 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 17,972 - - - Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: - - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 92 1 - - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 265 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 2,709 - - - Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 1,915 - - 4 Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 4,526 - - - : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 29,461 9 4 23 Dial-up ............................................................: 817 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 2. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alabama: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alabama :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 7,854 1 4 7 Cable modem ........................................................: 6,711 3 2 8 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 2,420 1 - 2 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 12,648 5 2 11 Satellite ..........................................................: 5,036 1 - 2 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 1,681 - - - Other internet service .............................................: 322 1 - - : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 34,328 10 2 23 2 households .........................................................: 5,027 - 2 - 3 households .........................................................: 785 - - - 4 households .........................................................: 289 - - - 5 or more households .................................................: 163 - - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 772 1 - 5 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 555 1 - 5 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 33 - - - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 5 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 89 - - - : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 13 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 13 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 30 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 90 - - - : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 62 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 990 4 5 8 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 849,753 170 (D) 571 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 858 43 (D) 71 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 72,550 (D) 649 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 73,283 (D) 129,899 (D) : Total sales .....................................................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 70,459 (D) (D) (D) : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 141 - - 2 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 143 - - 3 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 130 - - 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 149 - - 1 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 199 2 - 1 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 71 1 1 - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 65 - 1 - $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 43 1 3 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 23 - - - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 13 - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 13 - - - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 648 4 4 6 $1,000: 29,642 170 407 18 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 412 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 40,817 (D) (D) (D) : Government payments .............................................farms: 225 3 1 4 $1,000: 2,091 (D) (D) (D) : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 260 3 2 5 $1,000: 4,446 (D) (D) 6 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 83 2 3 1 $1,000: 3,531 (D) (D) (D) : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 63,833 259 495 70 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 64,478 64,656 98,921 8,757 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 508 3 4 6 $1,000: 3,173 (D) 18 (D) : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 196 - 1 - $1,000: 321 - (D) - : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 362 3 2 7 $1,000: 2,706 (D) (D) 4 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 55 - - 2 $1,000: 11 - - (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 181 1 2 - $1,000: 845 (D) (D) - : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 55 1 1 - $1,000: 209 (D) (D) - Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 146 - 1 - $1,000: 636 - (D) - : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 417 1 3 3 $1,000: 6,950 (D) (D) (D) : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 916 4 5 8 $1,000: 3,593 7 (D) (D) : Utilities .......................................................farms: 654 2 5 4 $1,000: 5,289 (D) 8 (D) : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 781 4 5 6 $1,000: 5,093 (D) (D) 4 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 298 3 5 2 $1,000: 25,291 (D) (D) (D) : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 91 2 - 2 $1,000: 1,341 (D) - (D) : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 53 - - - $1,000: 508 - - - : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 111 1 1 1 $1,000: 447 (D) (D) (D) : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 48 1 1 - $1,000: 281 (D) (D) - : Interest expense ................................................farms: 166 - - 3 $1,000: 1,215 - - 17 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 106 - - 3 $1,000: 873 - - (D) : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 101 - - 1 $1,000: 342 - - (D) : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 783 4 4 8 $1,000: 1,997 11 14 19 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 210 1 3 2 $1,000: 272 (D) 1 (D) : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 424 2 4 - $1,000: 4,512 (D) (D) - : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 14,392 (D) 251 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 14,537 (D) 50,124 (D) : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 492 3 5 2 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 59,136 (D) 50,124 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 54 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 127 - - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 79 1 - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 106 - 3 - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 50 1 - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 76 1 2 - : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 498 1 - 6 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 29,524 (D) - (D) : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 37 - - 1 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 159 1 - 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 113 - - 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 124 - - 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 33 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 32 - - - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 197 4 2 - $1,000: 5,674 (D) (D) - Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 51 2 - - $1,000: 3,958 (D) - - : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 777 4 4 8 acres: 83,732 36 29 47 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 692 4 4 6 acres: 31,877 9 21 16 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 245 - 2 - acres: 714,377 - (D) - : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 377 4 4 4 acres: 2,400 5 21 14 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 23 - - - acres: 16,822 - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 19 - - - acres: 5,786 - - - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 17 4 5 8 $1,000: (D) 13 (D) 11 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 609,951 1,566 2,482 1,939 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 616,112 391,500 496,420 242,375 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 718 9,212 12 3,396 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 990 4 5 8 $1,000: 90,706 420 292 292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 6 - - - acres: 23 - - - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 50 1 - 1 acres: 796 (D) - (D) Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 19 - - - acres: 1,176 - - - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 89 1 - 2 acres: 2,001 (D) - (D) Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 77 1 2 1 acres: 7,088 (D) (D) (D) Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 156 2 1 1 acres: 7,234 (D) (D) (D) Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 98 - 2 4 acres: 862 - (D) (D) : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 790 2 3 7 Part owners .......................................................farms: 105 2 1 - Tenants ...........................................................farms: 95 - 1 1 : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 895 4 4 7 acres: 197,730 (D) (D) 295 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 895 4 4 7 acres: 194,950 (D) (D) (D) : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 201 2 2 1 acres: 655,123 (D) (D) (D) Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 200 2 2 1 acres: 654,803 (D) (D) (D) : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 40 - - 1 acres: 3,100 - - (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 1,847 5 8 14 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 405 3 2 2 2 producers ........................................................: 493 1 3 6 3 producers ........................................................: 41 - - - 4 producers ........................................................: 22 - - - 5 or more producers ................................................: 29 - - - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 916 2 5 7 Female ...............................................................: 802 3 3 7 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 143 1 - - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 774 4 7 6 Other ................................................................: 944 1 1 8 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 1,368 4 7 14 Not on farm operated .................................................: 350 1 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 604 4 3 2 Any ..................................................................: 1,114 1 5 12 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 181 - 2 2 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 108 - - 2 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 243 1 1 5 200 days or more ...................................................: 582 - 2 3 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 162 1 - 4 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 236 - 2 - 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 434 1 1 4 10 years or more .....................................................: 886 3 5 6 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 15.0 15.2 16.8 10.0 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 426 1 2 8 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 361 1 2 - 11 years or more .....................................................: 931 3 4 6 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 16.9 15.2 17.1 10.1 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 10 - - - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 130 - 1 1 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 265 1 1 3 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 339 1 2 3 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 533 1 4 3 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 329 2 - 3 75 years and over ....................................................: 112 - - 1 : Average age ..........................................................: 55.2 57.2 50.4 53.5 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 181 - 1 1 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 38 - - 2 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 65 1 - - Asian ................................................................: 13 - - - Black or African American ............................................: 6 - - - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: - - - - White ................................................................: 1,604 4 8 12 More than one race reported ..........................................: 30 - - 2 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 1,483 5 8 13 Served ...............................................................: 235 - - 1 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 3,399 13 21 32 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 1,501 4 8 13 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 1,387 4 8 13 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 864 1 4 9 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 1,332 4 7 13 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 923 1 7 10 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 921 4 4 8 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 120 - 2 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 788 2 3 8 Partnership .......................................................farms: 70 - 1 - Registered under State law ......................................farms: 60 - 1 - : Corporation .......................................................farms: 74 2 1 - Family held .....................................................farms: 63 2 - - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 1 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 62 2 - - : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 11 - 1 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 1 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 10 - 1 - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 58 - - - : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 298 3 5 2 workers: 1,988 (D) 29 (D) Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 104 - 3 - workers: 537 - 6 - Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 269 3 4 2 workers: 1,451 (D) 23 (D) : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 428 2 2 4 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 236 1 1 1 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 36 - - - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 43 - - 1 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 41 1 1 - 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 39 - - 1 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 20 - - - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 16 - - - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 53 - - 1 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 35 - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 16 - - - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 27 - 1 - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 3 - - - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 148 1 3 3 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 21 - - - Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 280 2 1 2 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 220 1 - 2 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: - - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 220 1 - 2 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 55 - 1 - Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: - - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 8 - - - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 14 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 37 - - 1 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 31 - - - Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 173 - - - : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 870 3 5 8 Dial-up ............................................................: 31 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 3. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Alaska: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Alaska :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 262 - 2 3 Cable modem ........................................................: 129 - - - Fiber-optic ........................................................: 40 1 - - Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 373 1 1 - Satellite ..........................................................: 133 2 1 3 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 81 - 1 2 Other internet service .............................................: 28 - - - : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 898 4 5 8 2 households .........................................................: 73 - - - 3 households .........................................................: 15 - - - 4 households .........................................................: 3 - - - 5 or more households .................................................: 1 - - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 169 - - 3 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 148 - - 3 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 25 - - - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 1 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 5 - - - : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 7 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 2 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: - - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 2 - - - : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 2 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 19,086 30 32 12 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 26,125,819 109,354 13,187 177 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 1,369 3,645 412 15 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 19,086 30 32 12 $1,000: 3,874,339 (D) 43,826 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 202,994 (D) 1,369,551 (D) : Total sales .....................................................farms: 19,086 30 32 12 $1,000: 3,852,008 (D) (D) (D) : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 11,052 - - 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 1,666 - 11 3 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 1,536 - 4 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 1,382 - - 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 1,237 - 3 - : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 531 - 1 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 387 1 - - $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 461 - 2 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 224 - 3 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 201 5 1 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 409 24 7 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 3,958 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 2,094,218 (D) (D) (D) : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 9,024 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 1,757,790 (D) (D) (D) : Government payments .............................................farms: 751 6 2 - $1,000: 22,331 (D) (D) - : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 826 1 9 8 $1,000: 26,588 (D) 2,121 (D) : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 187 6 11 3 $1,000: 231,342 70,258 14,126 1 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 19,086 30 32 12 $1,000: 3,640,638 462,229 43,556 79 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 190,749 15,407,633 1,361,121 6,570 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 2,794 29 17 7 $1,000: 230,970 45,594 4,422 8 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 2,182 27 11 4 $1,000: 154,829 29,778 1,662 5 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 2,292 25 17 9 $1,000: 173,118 39,661 4,420 1 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 382 1 4 2 $1,000: 914 (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 3,654 2 3 2 $1,000: 217,994 (D) 19 (D) : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 2,189 1 1 - $1,000: 44,067 (D) (D) - Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 1,927 1 2 2 $1,000: 173,927 (D) (D) (D) : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 16,414 2 5 2 $1,000: 948,609 (D) 45 (D) : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 16,926 29 28 12 $1,000: 167,094 27,061 1,874 3 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 8,533 30 30 10 $1,000: 178,308 24,267 2,139 7 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 11,167 30 29 10 $1,000: 225,535 44,390 3,996 3 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 3,682 30 28 4 $1,000: 505,762 72,774 15,593 15 : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 1,128 21 11 - $1,000: 152,058 42,690 2,522 - : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 1,878 20 9 - $1,000: 106,843 29,645 2,044 - : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 2,016 24 6 - $1,000: 172,212 27,081 1,120 - : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 1,590 20 9 - $1,000: 37,761 (D) 1,087 - : Interest expense ................................................farms: 2,763 20 11 - $1,000: 74,425 4,572 296 - : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 1,516 8 3 - $1,000: 45,793 (D) (D) - : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 1,828 16 9 - $1,000: 28,631 (D) (D) - : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 8,328 26 28 12 $1,000: 42,478 1,480 331 26 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 12,537 1 5 2 $1,000: 40,603 (D) 14 (D) : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 6,302 29 21 3 $1,000: 212,039 24,256 1,972 4 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 19,086 30 32 12 $1,000: 347,958 55,145 1,095 45 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 18,231 1,838,168 34,217 3,715 : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 3,407 22 7 4 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 174,778 2,666,581 541,633 16,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 395 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 803 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 399 - - 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 519 - - 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 329 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 962 22 7 - : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 15,679 8 25 8 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 15,786 439,967 107,860 2,443 : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,372 - - 3 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 5,688 - 4 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 3,878 - 5 1 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 3,037 - 7 - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 952 - 1 - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 752 8 8 - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 2,295 14 11 4 $1,000: 114,257 1,881 825 48 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 202 - 3 - $1,000: 13,788 - 9 - : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 7,274 29 32 10 acres: 1,286,648 100,939 8,077 40 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 4,581 29 32 10 acres: 915,647 75,080 7,185 40 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 9,823 2 2 4 acres: 22,220,633 (D) (D) 16 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 4,808 29 32 12 acres: 910,883 71,656 7,257 38 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: - - - - acres: - - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 538 10 13 - acres: 858,121 52,052 4,520 - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 74 30 32 12 $1,000: 97,956 54,699 43,183 74 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 19,086 30 32 12 $1,000: 21,191,236 924,638 108,713 3,562 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,110,303 30,821,276 3,397,285 296,797 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 811 8,455 8,244 20,122 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 19,072 30 32 12 $1,000: 1,480,070 53,939 15,915 539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 97 - - - acres: 3,344 - - - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 536 3 - - acres: 113,475 8,550 - - Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 93 - 2 - acres: 80,871 - (D) - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 1,214 3 2 2 acres: 58,173 (D) (D) (D) Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 377 3 4 - acres: 172,660 (D) (D) - Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 1,639 18 6 - acres: 397,876 (D) (D) - Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 340 9 4 - acres: 39,518 (D) (D) - : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 6,078 3 27 10 Part owners .......................................................farms: 2,150 18 2 2 Tenants ...........................................................farms: 10,858 9 3 - : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 8,255 21 29 12 acres: 18,656,872 21,925 8,297 393 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 18,326 21 29 12 acres: 23,526,423 21,235 (D) (D) : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 2,050 27 5 2 acres: 2,695,471 (D) (D) (D) Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 2,044 27 5 2 acres: 2,599,396 88,119 (D) (D) : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 495 8 3 2 acres: 427,717 2,366 (D) (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 33,847 77 65 18 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 9,130 10 16 6 2 producers ........................................................: 7,354 8 5 6 3 producers ........................................................: 1,450 7 7 - 4 producers ........................................................: 803 1 2 - 5 or more producers ................................................: 349 4 2 - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 16,828 55 44 9 Female ...............................................................: 15,968 12 19 9 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 1,174 53 11 4 : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 18,047 49 42 9 Other ................................................................: 14,749 18 21 9 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 25,811 10 23 14 Not on farm operated .................................................: 6,985 57 40 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 13,742 40 29 8 Any ..................................................................: 19,054 27 34 10 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 2,712 4 17 - 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 2,109 - 4 3 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 3,020 4 1 2 200 days or more ...................................................: 11,213 19 12 5 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 1,636 6 5 4 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 1,989 3 4 - 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 4,301 9 25 1 10 years or more .....................................................: 24,870 49 29 13 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 23.9 19.1 12.9 13.7 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 3,557 8 9 2 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 3,755 9 25 1 11 years or more .....................................................: 25,484 50 29 15 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 26.0 21.7 16.5 17.6 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 587 - 5 - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 1,640 1 11 - 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 3,271 8 14 - 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 5,719 19 12 4 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 8,892 27 16 13 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 7,563 8 5 1 75 years and over ....................................................: 5,124 4 - - : Average age ..........................................................: 59.4 55.7 46.0 58.9 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 2,493 7 16 - : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 1,482 9 9 2 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 19,279 1 - - Asian ................................................................: 122 - - - Black or African American ............................................: 54 - - - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 90 - - - White ................................................................: 13,011 64 63 18 More than one race reported ..........................................: 240 2 - - : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 29,935 67 60 17 Served ...............................................................: 2,861 - 3 1 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 70,928 177 118 31 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 27,686 57 46 18 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 22,095 60 43 18 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 23,100 10 7 9 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 20,594 51 46 16 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 15,477 25 22 10 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 18,079 17 32 8 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 1,456 7 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 15,941 3 17 8 Partnership .......................................................farms: 1,286 9 6 - Registered under State law ......................................farms: 1,074 9 6 - : Corporation .......................................................farms: 902 18 9 2 Family held .....................................................farms: 774 10 8 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 29 1 - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 745 9 8 - : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 128 8 1 2 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 26 7 1 - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 102 1 - 2 : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 957 - - 2 : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 3,682 30 28 4 workers: 24,648 2,713 923 12 Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 2,135 30 15 - workers: 14,254 1,759 440 - Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 2,320 14 20 4 workers: 10,394 954 483 12 : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 9,436 2 11 3 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 3,753 2 2 9 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 515 - 2 - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 368 - 2 - 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 457 - - - 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 408 - 1 - 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 236 1 2 - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 105 2 1 - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 744 - 2 - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 963 4 6 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 808 6 1 - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 1,293 13 2 - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 188 - 1 - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 903 14 10 5 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 760 5 8 3 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 227 4 8 - Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 1,318 5 4 2 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: 173 - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 1,145 5 4 2 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 5,572 - 1 - Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 40 - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 116 1 - - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 130 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 143 - - 2 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 5,139 - - - Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 4,550 1 - - : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 10,946 28 28 10 Dial-up ............................................................: 183 - 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arizona: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arizona :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 1,606 7 10 1 Cable modem ........................................................: 1,579 11 13 3 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 346 3 1 - Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 6,028 12 17 2 Satellite ..........................................................: 2,201 1 1 3 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 1,069 2 3 - Other internet service .............................................: 323 2 1 2 : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 14,940 15 26 12 2 households .........................................................: 2,539 4 3 - 3 households .........................................................: 689 3 - - 4 households .........................................................: 487 4 3 - 5 or more households .................................................: 431 4 - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 1,444 1 6 7 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 1,337 1 6 5 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 135 - - - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 2 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 7 - - - : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 5 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 12 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 8 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 100 - - 2 : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 25 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 42,625 16 26 27 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 13,888,929 13,943 4,813 905 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 326 871 185 34 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 42,625 16 26 27 $1,000: 9,972,902 14,072 25,959 222 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 233,968 879,510 998,422 8,223 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 42,625 16 26 27 $1,000: 9,651,160 13,782 25,932 182 : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 9,110 - - - $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 4,057 - - 4 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 4,427 - - 11 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 5,745 2 1 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 6,693 - 3 8 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 3,460 2 3 - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 1,995 2 4 1 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 1,316 - 4 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 1,024 1 1 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 1,365 2 4 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 3,433 7 6 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 15,205 12 16 24 $1,000: 3,624,930 7,761 3,747 155 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 25,996 7 17 7 $1,000: 6,026,230 6,021 22,185 27 : Government payments .............................................farms: 8,330 6 5 5 $1,000: 321,742 291 27 40 : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 1,509 6 7 16 $1,000: 9,215 33 134 23 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 250 2 7 2 $1,000: 22,835 (D) (D) (D) : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 42,625 16 26 27 $1,000: 7,095,900 9,488 20,585 149 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 166,473 592,969 791,743 5,510 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 19,756 13 20 11 $1,000: 447,414 870 118 2 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 17,597 12 9 2 $1,000: 509,281 (D) (D) (D) : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 8,893 14 12 13 $1,000: 473,948 (D) (D) 1 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 1,197 4 2 3 $1,000: 3,793 1 (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 14,200 5 12 7 $1,000: 1,006,252 714 2,347 41 : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 9,065 1 4 1 $1,000: 208,808 (D) 18 (D) Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 7,440 4 11 7 $1,000: 797,444 (D) 2,329 (D) : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 31,653 5 16 7 $1,000: 2,134,507 1,629 10,610 44 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 41,155 16 26 27 $1,000: 366,375 660 426 7 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 26,846 13 23 8 $1,000: 206,468 541 807 5 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 35,749 16 24 24 $1,000: 381,584 338 1,049 13 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 10,373 13 21 1 $1,000: 371,625 (D) (D) (D) : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 5,382 5 5 1 $1,000: 81,968 (D) 188 (D) : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 8,026 2 7 2 $1,000: 173,748 (D) (D) (D) : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 9,350 3 6 - $1,000: 224,586 (D) (D) - : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 2,405 1 2 - $1,000: 75,862 (D) (D) - : Interest expense ................................................farms: 15,149 12 15 10 $1,000: 249,344 318 288 6 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 11,408 12 11 8 $1,000: 170,627 (D) 219 (D) : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 8,964 3 9 2 $1,000: 78,717 (D) 69 (D) : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 40,775 16 23 27 $1,000: 100,315 88 203 24 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 25,299 5 15 5 $1,000: 40,039 32 107 (D) : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 18,168 12 19 4 $1,000: 252,586 321 1,018 1 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 42,625 16 26 27 $1,000: 3,072,573 (D) 5,460 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 72,084 (D) 210,000 (D) : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 18,223 15 23 18 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 189,850 365,768 252,671 7,704 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,535 - - 2 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 3,681 2 - 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 2,347 - 2 - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 2,702 3 4 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 1,577 - 7 - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 6,381 10 10 1 : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 24,402 1 3 9 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 15,862 (D) 117,139 (D) : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 2,016 - - 2 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 7,625 - - 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 5,337 - - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 6,061 - - 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 2,051 - 1 - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 1,312 1 2 - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 12,030 4 7 10 $1,000: 195,571 (D) (D) 13 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 295 - - - $1,000: 4,705 - - - : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 27,080 13 20 26 acres: 7,825,947 12,046 1,849 131 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 23,665 13 19 24 acres: 7,098,672 9,100 1,773 75 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 29,134 6 15 7 acres: 3,188,973 374 888 100 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 4,475 11 11 16 acres: 4,855,143 8,984 (D) (D) : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 2,264 - - 2 acres: 225,211 - - (D) : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 6,590 3 3 - acres: 5,598,194 (D) (D) - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 69 16 26 27 $1,000: 24,119 1,039 23,048 32 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 42,625 16 26 27 $1,000: 43,935,346 69,730 21,772 5,950 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,030,741 4,358,129 837,380 220,379 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 3,163 5,001 4,524 6,575 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 42,552 16 26 27 $1,000: 5,389,926 8,918 3,402 222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 931 1 2 - acres: 432,427 (D) (D) - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 4,672 2 4 8 acres: 3,096,416 (D) (D) 58 Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 358 - - - acres: 94,547 - - - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 2,073 3 3 - acres: 988,557 (D) (D) - Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 2,156 3 4 - acres: 2,172,603 (D) (D) - Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 3,604 5 6 10 acres: 2,722,427 (D) (D) 10 Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 1,269 4 4 6 acres: 250,274 8 (D) 6 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 29,011 12 20 27 Part owners .......................................................farms: 10,772 4 2 - Tenants ...........................................................farms: 2,842 - 4 - : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 39,895 16 22 27 acres: 8,232,141 6,394 4,198 1,029 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 39,783 16 22 27 acres: 7,320,371 (D) (D) 905 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 13,679 4 6 - acres: 6,599,656 (D) (D) - Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 13,614 4 6 - acres: 6,568,558 (D) (D) - : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 3,279 - 2 4 acres: 942,868 - (D) (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 72,555 30 48 53 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 17,907 5 8 4 2 producers ........................................................: 21,480 9 15 21 3 producers ........................................................: 2,048 1 2 1 4 producers ........................................................: 862 1 1 1 5 or more producers ................................................: 328 - - - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 44,854 16 30 29 Female ...............................................................: 26,917 14 18 24 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 2,486 9 7 - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 30,258 19 39 21 Other ................................................................: 41,513 11 9 32 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 54,532 21 40 40 Not on farm operated .................................................: 17,239 9 8 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 28,880 17 34 16 Any ..................................................................: 42,891 13 14 37 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 4,649 2 5 19 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 2,928 2 1 2 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 5,598 2 3 - 200 days or more ...................................................: 29,716 7 5 16 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 5,545 - 6 3 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 6,256 5 3 9 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 10,495 14 14 19 10 years or more .....................................................: 49,475 11 25 22 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 20.2 11.0 16.2 12.5 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 11,457 7 11 30 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 9,290 6 10 2 11 years or more .....................................................: 51,024 17 27 21 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 22.4 16.3 18.4 13.7 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 1,144 - 3 2 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 4,921 7 9 - 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 8,760 6 10 5 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 14,173 11 3 4 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 18,909 2 15 26 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 15,911 2 8 16 75 years and over ....................................................: 7,953 2 - - : Average age ..........................................................: 57.0 46.4 48.3 58.6 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 6,878 8 12 2 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 1,065 - - 10 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 613 - - 2 Asian ................................................................: 616 - - 6 Black or African American ............................................: 1,463 - - - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 10 - - - White ................................................................: 68,308 30 48 42 More than one race reported ..........................................: 761 - - 3 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 63,936 28 44 51 Served ...............................................................: 7,835 2 4 2 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 132,262 82 107 83 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 62,949 24 43 51 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 52,933 19 37 53 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 50,164 15 25 29 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 54,822 24 35 47 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 40,779 22 15 26 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 41,001 15 25 27 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 2,073 - 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 36,982 7 19 19 Partnership .......................................................farms: 2,715 2 2 6 Registered under State law ......................................farms: 2,196 2 2 6 : Corporation .......................................................farms: 2,090 6 4 - Family held .....................................................farms: 1,865 3 3 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 42 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 1,823 3 3 - : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 225 3 1 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 15 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 210 3 1 - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 838 1 1 2 : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 10,373 13 21 1 workers: 29,047 (D) 106 (D) Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 5,066 10 11 - workers: 12,694 45 79 - Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 7,429 8 12 1 workers: 16,353 (D) 27 (D) : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 2,520 1 3 11 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 10,404 8 13 10 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 3,214 - - - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 4,316 - 1 1 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 4,150 1 1 4 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 3,158 - 1 1 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 2,225 - 1 - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 1,693 1 1 - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 4,909 1 2 - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 2,975 - 2 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 1,597 2 1 - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 1,464 2 - - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 3,619 2 - - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 496 1 11 16 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 565 1 - 2 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 221 3 2 2 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 8,010 2 - 2 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: 210 - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 7,800 2 - 2 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 21,319 - - 3 Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: - - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 64 - 1 - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 277 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 3,127 4 11 - Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 1,315 - - - Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 3,612 3 1 2 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 31,385 13 24 16 Dial-up ............................................................: 1,051 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 5. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Arkansas: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 9,717 4 7 9 Cable modem ........................................................: 5,301 6 2 6 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 1,579 - 2 - Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 13,555 7 12 3 Satellite ..........................................................: 6,070 1 9 - Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 2,128 1 1 - Other internet service .............................................: 447 - - - : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 35,432 10 24 21 2 households .........................................................: 5,561 5 2 5 3 households .........................................................: 1,007 1 - 1 4 households .........................................................: 359 - - - 5 or more households .................................................: 266 - - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 840 2 - 11 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 590 1 - 11 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 23 - - - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 2 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 209 1 - - : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 14 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 24 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 27 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: - - - - : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 58 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 70,521 718 2,348 269 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 24,522,801 830,999 753,878 5,793 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 348 1,157 321 22 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 70,521 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 45,282,296 4,358,293 2,350,777 1,942 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 642,111 6,070,045 1,001,183 7,219 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 70,521 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 45,154,359 4,355,260 2,343,359 1,939 : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 14,370 8 58 49 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 4,366 5 48 44 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 5,006 15 132 62 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 6,721 35 225 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 8,388 53 296 35 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 5,978 32 260 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 5,742 65 286 2 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 6,454 61 319 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 3,971 57 212 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 3,169 85 132 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 6,356 302 380 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 45,261 696 2,169 244 $1,000: 33,353,834 3,901,057 1,769,581 1,715 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 18,447 151 386 86 $1,000: 11,800,525 454,203 573,778 224 : Government payments .............................................farms: 5,306 72 266 3 $1,000: 127,938 3,033 7,418 3 : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 7,623 177 619 160 $1,000: 782,028 46,401 132,831 533 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 4,301 168 645 68 $1,000: 4,355,737 903,130 442,490 117 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 70,521 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 37,775,929 3,514,894 1,887,312 5,394 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 535,669 4,895,396 803,796 20,052 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 39,225 598 1,830 178 $1,000: 2,082,908 220,054 115,563 112 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 37,794 510 1,153 67 $1,000: 2,409,928 215,477 68,590 34 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 23,273 465 1,289 143 $1,000: 1,464,970 198,277 95,443 99 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 3,492 143 528 33 $1,000: 9,590 1,060 2,791 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 16,094 149 276 40 $1,000: 1,567,663 38,452 28,286 45 : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 6,226 34 126 13 $1,000: 232,973 1,097 5,902 17 Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 11,588 130 178 29 $1,000: 1,334,690 37,355 22,384 28 : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 26,540 144 453 98 $1,000: 5,127,443 252,451 233,634 164 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 65,502 706 2,254 238 $1,000: 1,386,886 108,462 56,075 262 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 56,101 668 2,080 209 $1,000: 1,837,102 148,163 82,080 422 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 59,781 698 2,183 228 $1,000: 2,061,297 212,557 111,839 665 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 30,421 564 1,564 67 $1,000: 6,978,923 905,271 421,670 1,252 : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 23,639 387 1,033 77 $1,000: 3,851,152 400,243 288,751 336 : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 20,451 315 777 28 $1,000: 1,567,093 154,596 56,029 72 : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 12,104 307 698 26 $1,000: 1,642,964 243,113 99,627 16 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 7,786 231 446 24 $1,000: 365,356 44,817 18,839 34 : Interest expense ................................................farms: 22,482 379 857 71 $1,000: 1,233,854 55,953 39,070 667 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 17,906 271 595 58 $1,000: 957,459 40,874 28,704 629 : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 11,086 237 513 22 $1,000: 276,395 15,078 10,366 38 : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 65,129 655 1,994 248 $1,000: 1,126,718 48,831 36,140 943 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 20,736 125 375 58 $1,000: 306,431 4,090 9,765 57 : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 35,952 577 1,549 111 $1,000: 2,765,241 264,089 125,912 212 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 70,521 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 8,910,399 897,351 521,216 -3,190 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 126,351 1,249,793 221,983 -11,859 : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 29,595 502 1,367 45 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 378,108 1,898,619 435,475 8,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,424 6 42 4 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 3,632 24 112 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 2,649 19 124 21 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 4,400 41 186 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 3,687 42 201 1 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 13,803 370 702 1 : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 40,926 216 981 224 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 55,703 258,128 75,513 15,967 : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,560 7 32 22 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 7,140 27 145 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 7,224 12 140 37 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 10,759 32 179 68 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 6,469 30 213 10 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 7,774 108 272 24 : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 21,059 328 881 44 $1,000: 1,404,033 53,953 57,752 262 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 1,130 31 99 15 $1,000: 84,043 440 2,740 133 : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 52,860 701 2,268 254 acres: 9,597,439 565,937 356,351 1,022 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 49,533 699 2,265 247 acres: 7,857,512 488,850 279,633 777 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 18,832 95 336 47 acres: 11,606,249 197,287 312,394 2,030 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 52,362 696 2,243 247 acres: 7,833,593 477,679 276,730 664 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 198 3 5 - acres: 69,569 473 1,517 - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 15,581 288 624 7 acres: 6,174,476 293,522 189,424 19 : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 3,335 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 2,832,644 744,560 2,087,419 665 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 70,521 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 229,363,467 9,292,940 8,282,303 192,004 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 3,252,414 12,942,813 3,527,386 713,770 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 9,353 11,183 10,986 33,144 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 70,520 718 2,348 269 $1,000: 11,640,729 678,235 481,282 8,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 2,151 88 129 1 acres: 626,219 76,514 (D) (D) Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 6,533 120 271 18 acres: 1,769,447 102,424 62,176 68 Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 1,672 37 128 9 acres: 962,057 44,208 44,882 50 Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 3,880 60 267 42 acres: 238,454 8,572 10,534 56 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 2,760 127 286 18 acres: 763,991 60,061 43,043 64 Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 6,933 225 450 15 acres: 2,376,172 209,747 130,123 37 Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 6,198 215 719 53 acres: 350,436 30,014 43,296 146 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 55,113 376 1,543 244 Part owners .......................................................farms: 8,729 228 366 4 Tenants ...........................................................farms: 6,679 114 439 21 : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 64,022 605 1,913 248 acres: 16,092,828 448,158 445,232 5,794 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 63,842 604 1,909 248 acres: 14,378,314 419,107 384,864 5,646 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 15,496 343 805 25 acres: 10,401,822 426,004 391,182 149 Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 15,408 342 805 25 acres: 10,144,487 411,892 369,014 147 : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 5,475 102 156 11 acres: 1,971,849 43,163 82,536 150 : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 128,535 1,823 4,751 484 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 29,068 227 899 80 2 producers ........................................................: 32,515 277 974 171 3 producers ........................................................: 5,445 89 306 14 4 producers ........................................................: 2,288 69 117 2 5 or more producers ................................................: 1,205 56 52 2 : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 78,170 1,100 2,892 235 Female ...............................................................: 46,235 448 1,549 245 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 15,465 594 1,048 32 : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 59,933 1,102 2,663 178 Other ................................................................: 64,472 446 1,778 302 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 83,241 757 2,785 393 Not on farm operated .................................................: 41,164 791 1,656 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 50,468 812 2,069 167 Any ..................................................................: 73,937 736 2,372 313 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 12,572 159 448 35 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 6,683 82 236 35 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 10,991 103 362 60 200 days or more ...................................................: 43,691 392 1,326 183 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 6,315 97 271 34 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 10,800 119 377 68 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 20,506 279 735 127 10 years or more .....................................................: 86,784 1,053 3,058 251 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 19.4 19.8 18.6 13.3 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 17,103 212 609 112 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 17,468 229 681 100 11 years or more .....................................................: 89,834 1,107 3,151 268 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 21.9 22.1 21.4 14.9 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 1,149 19 34 4 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 6,834 140 380 45 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 12,178 192 491 60 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 21,317 267 755 65 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 36,197 466 1,282 142 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 30,647 327 1,057 138 75 years and over ....................................................: 16,083 137 442 26 : Average age ..........................................................: 59.2 56.2 57.3 57.0 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 8,995 185 459 55 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 14,597 202 591 40 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 1,428 21 37 10 Asian ................................................................: 6,651 91 229 11 Black or African American ............................................: 429 9 14 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 487 3 29 - White ................................................................: 113,717 1,407 4,073 454 More than one race reported ..........................................: 1,693 17 59 3 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 112,292 1,459 4,096 433 Served ...............................................................: 12,113 89 345 47 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 247,542 3,568 9,007 834 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 104,672 1,290 3,703 432 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 91,351 1,177 3,416 411 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 46,226 345 1,029 213 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 88,134 1,057 3,247 349 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 67,310 809 2,266 265 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 65,244 582 2,105 261 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 5,466 123 261 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 52,390 309 1,477 244 Partnership .......................................................farms: 8,021 161 358 4 Registered under State law ......................................farms: 6,878 147 306 4 : Corporation .......................................................farms: 7,271 214 425 4 Family held .....................................................farms: 6,103 173 344 4 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 226 14 15 - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 5,877 159 329 4 : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 1,168 41 81 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 192 8 11 - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 976 33 70 - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 2,839 34 88 17 : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 30,421 564 1,564 67 workers: 377,593 43,675 20,599 195 Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 18,439 482 1,076 27 workers: 187,875 25,753 11,354 39 Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 20,505 382 1,061 57 workers: 189,718 17,922 9,245 156 : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 23,400 90 661 186 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 21,756 141 769 68 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 3,117 26 115 3 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 3,182 43 128 - 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 2,806 53 92 5 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 2,369 28 79 2 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 1,478 19 57 1 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 1,060 20 46 2 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 3,826 64 155 - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 3,072 80 79 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 2,061 66 85 - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 2,394 88 82 - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 1,485 17 70 - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 3,504 180 477 57 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 35,119 389 1,428 143 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 2,758 42 67 12 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 4,452 38 74 20 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: 179 - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 4,273 38 74 20 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 10,332 21 34 11 Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 97 - 3 - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 1,321 3 153 - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 370 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 856 21 33 6 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 3,160 2 3 11 Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 7,067 5 6 9 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 57,813 645 2,033 236 Dial-up ............................................................: 1,539 14 48 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 6. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - California: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 11,934 137 406 47 Cable modem ........................................................: 11,818 157 453 55 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 2,493 52 85 5 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 21,259 281 695 83 Satellite ..........................................................: 16,142 154 528 82 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 4,399 53 163 20 Other internet service .............................................: 4,017 39 190 13 : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 56,422 478 1,860 243 2 households .........................................................: 9,515 157 307 26 3 households .........................................................: 2,439 36 104 - 4 households .........................................................: 1,246 24 38 - 5 or more households .................................................: 899 23 39 - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 14,552 208 667 104 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 13,900 196 635 94 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 415 13 25 2 Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 57 - 3 - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 120 2 3 6 : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 186 3 14 7 Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 113 6 12 - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 79 - 1 - Other ...........................................................farms: 324 7 22 7 : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 200 2 4 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 38,893 71 139 37 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 31,820,957 192,446 136,923 2,285 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 818 2,711 985 62 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 38,893 71 139 37 $1,000: 7,690,398 112,135 126,100 632 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 197,732 1,579,362 907,191 17,085 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 38,893 71 139 37 $1,000: 7,491,702 110,361 124,605 530 : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 12,922 - 4 - $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 3,984 - 4 6 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 3,696 4 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 3,724 - 3 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 3,996 2 15 5 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 2,602 1 15 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 2,322 3 6 1 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 2,441 12 36 2 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 1,400 5 20 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 924 20 14 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 882 24 15 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 15,311 70 132 35 $1,000: 2,238,862 99,585 41,994 275 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 17,936 26 59 23 $1,000: 5,252,840 10,776 82,610 254 : Government payments .............................................farms: 8,948 40 77 3 $1,000: 198,697 1,774 1,495 102 : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 2,987 11 41 20 $1,000: 29,911 429 2,789 82 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 492 18 43 12 $1,000: 91,315 10,470 10,805 50 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 38,893 71 139 37 $1,000: 6,851,155 91,680 109,758 1,104 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 176,154 1,291,269 789,623 29,832 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 13,061 61 96 21 $1,000: 264,222 8,085 3,436 7 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 12,924 47 69 11 $1,000: 196,820 4,568 1,774 6 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 9,842 58 114 22 $1,000: 233,825 12,955 3,431 16 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 1,340 16 34 8 $1,000: 2,370 80 84 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 11,167 8 20 21 $1,000: 1,804,260 (D) (D) 7 : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 6,267 2 14 6 $1,000: 116,442 (D) (D) 3 Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 6,772 7 8 15 $1,000: 1,687,819 (D) (D) 4 : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 24,605 22 49 29 $1,000: 1,857,442 2,698 47,002 98 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 35,715 70 137 35 $1,000: 225,408 4,528 3,087 43 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 24,684 71 124 29 $1,000: 206,466 5,379 5,237 57 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 29,750 66 136 35 $1,000: 341,106 6,305 4,238 78 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 8,781 52 100 7 $1,000: 546,816 18,144 12,657 51 : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 4,203 36 60 4 $1,000: 71,204 3,848 1,619 2 : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 7,685 34 38 7 $1,000: 109,468 1,882 2,244 11 : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 7,968 34 56 5 $1,000: 208,623 5,855 2,892 355 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 2,239 9 20 4 $1,000: 37,686 990 627 1 : Interest expense ................................................farms: 11,867 43 78 10 $1,000: 233,159 2,924 2,356 145 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 9,298 32 64 10 $1,000: 170,709 1,664 1,886 119 : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 6,545 29 56 6 $1,000: 62,451 1,260 470 26 : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 36,948 63 125 37 $1,000: 128,913 1,861 1,753 79 : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 19,657 24 43 13 $1,000: 115,580 (D) (D) 4 : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 14,825 62 110 16 $1,000: 270,158 8,337 5,850 144 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 38,893 71 139 37 $1,000: 1,153,897 22,698 19,930 -254 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 29,669 319,688 143,378 -6,865 : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 14,241 58 87 14 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 115,488 418,959 260,391 28,878 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,225 - 2 - $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 2,413 - 4 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 1,683 - 4 - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 2,383 4 10 3 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 1,981 3 10 2 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 4,556 51 57 3 : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 24,652 13 52 23 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 19,908 123,217 52,393 28,621 : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 2,057 2 4 6 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 6,943 2 14 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 4,955 - 4 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 6,216 6 11 4 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 2,605 - 6 2 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 1,876 3 13 4 : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 13,659 36 73 15 $1,000: 314,654 2,243 3,588 218 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 1,056 2 14 1 $1,000: 63,986 (D) 352 (D) : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 25,061 70 138 35 acres: 11,056,259 144,729 99,550 816 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 19,287 70 137 35 acres: 5,916,737 91,093 57,723 598 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 23,223 28 56 14 acres: 18,801,276 43,171 32,233 974 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 17,162 63 117 33 acres: 2,761,173 54,310 36,215 952 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 3,798 14 13 - acres: 1,744,803 4,229 5,885 - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 5,271 46 63 - acres: 7,165,448 77,613 44,985 - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 247 71 139 37 $1,000: 134,062 15,650 118,311 101 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 38,893 71 139 37 $1,000: 51,161,421 390,034 379,953 17,965 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,315,440 5,493,438 2,733,476 485,549 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 1,608 2,027 2,775 7,862 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 38,862 71 139 37 $1,000: 4,559,965 52,090 58,880 1,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 703 5 9 2 acres: 84,083 1,625 (D) (D) Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 3,737 15 19 9 acres: 278,220 4,609 2,211 73 Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 1,774 7 18 - acres: 1,556,598 2,927 10,780 - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 3,521 17 43 17 acres: 2,899,356 (D) (D) 158 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 3,083 33 34 - acres: 2,613,722 30,015 14,892 - Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 3,679 34 60 2 acres: 1,437,566 (D) 33,124 (D) Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 1,751 27 61 11 acres: 129,820 7,317 6,304 39 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 29,698 33 73 30 Part owners .......................................................farms: 7,096 28 45 7 Tenants ...........................................................farms: 2,099 10 21 - : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 36,950 61 118 37 acres: 23,583,374 101,617 94,348 2,319 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 36,794 61 118 37 acres: 21,212,992 98,611 92,912 1,999 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 9,313 39 66 7 acres: 10,755,652 95,078 44,011 286 Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 9,195 38 66 7 acres: 10,607,965 93,835 44,011 286 : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 4,810 9 6 2 acres: 2,518,071 4,249 (D) (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 70,173 158 291 70 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 14,519 22 49 8 2 producers ........................................................: 20,218 29 55 26 3 producers ........................................................: 2,547 15 21 2 4 producers ........................................................: 1,101 3 8 1 5 or more producers ................................................: 508 2 6 - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 40,193 103 183 36 Female ...............................................................: 28,839 42 95 34 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 3,397 43 107 - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 26,837 108 218 33 Other ................................................................: 42,195 37 60 37 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 52,667 107 196 55 Not on farm operated .................................................: 16,365 38 82 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 24,446 97 136 12 Any ..................................................................: 44,586 48 142 58 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 7,058 13 43 15 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 3,410 4 22 8 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 5,970 6 16 16 200 days or more ...................................................: 28,148 25 61 19 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 4,955 1 29 - 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 6,586 6 40 19 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 10,846 29 53 18 10 years or more .....................................................: 46,645 109 156 33 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 18.8 23.6 14.9 10.3 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 11,536 10 56 32 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 9,621 23 49 5 11 years or more .....................................................: 47,875 112 173 33 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 21.2 25.6 18.3 10.6 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 900 - 12 - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 4,527 14 58 8 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 8,042 24 50 14 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 12,163 36 36 13 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 20,116 42 74 20 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 15,650 17 39 14 75 years and over ....................................................: 7,634 12 9 1 : Average age ..........................................................: 57.6 53.4 49.0 52.8 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 6,221 20 72 10 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 3,765 4 16 - : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 486 - 1 - Asian ................................................................: 374 1 - 2 Black or African American ............................................: 96 - - - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 70 - - - White ................................................................: 67,431 142 269 68 More than one race reported ..........................................: 575 2 8 - : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 60,937 141 270 60 Served ...............................................................: 8,095 4 8 10 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 123,943 310 619 122 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 59,740 132 240 61 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 52,120 126 232 58 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 45,561 82 132 50 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 50,839 113 223 45 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 38,701 99 145 33 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 36,917 62 116 36 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 4,681 22 40 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 31,660 30 63 28 Partnership .......................................................farms: 3,207 20 23 3 Registered under State law ......................................farms: 2,808 17 21 3 : Corporation .......................................................farms: 2,859 19 45 6 Family held .....................................................farms: 2,480 17 38 6 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 85 - 1 - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 2,395 17 37 6 : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 379 2 7 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 26 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 353 2 7 - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 1,167 2 8 - : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 8,781 52 100 7 workers: 36,733 1,043 1,297 13 Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 4,605 42 73 3 workers: 16,327 357 569 3 Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 6,321 40 83 4 workers: 20,406 686 728 10 : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 6,404 6 20 10 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 11,579 14 26 20 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 1,545 1 6 - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 2,462 - 3 2 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 1,846 1 10 2 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 2,164 1 3 1 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 758 - 1 - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 716 1 - - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 3,012 5 13 - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 2,622 3 14 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 2,171 12 27 - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 3,614 27 16 - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 3,343 10 30 - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 639 25 29 5 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 677 4 20 4 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 636 9 19 10 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 10,715 15 30 11 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: - - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 10,715 15 30 11 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 12,298 5 5 2 Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 291 1 - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 228 - 5 - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 387 1 - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 500 - 1 2 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 1,741 1 - - Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 7,438 - - 3 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 31,654 66 128 36 Dial-up ............................................................: 897 1 - 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 7. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Colorado: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Colorado :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 6,868 10 27 18 Cable modem ........................................................: 4,563 7 24 3 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 2,184 17 6 2 Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 11,094 16 37 19 Satellite ..........................................................: 9,821 14 39 3 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 2,344 5 12 - Other internet service .............................................: 2,034 11 13 6 : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 32,440 47 108 28 2 households .........................................................: 4,430 11 16 8 3 households .........................................................: 1,137 9 14 1 4 households .........................................................: 544 2 - - 5 or more households .................................................: 342 2 1 - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 4,609 5 43 17 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 3,768 5 37 17 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 627 - 5 - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 3 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 438 - 2 - : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 78 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 29 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 11 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 167 - 2 1 : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 626 1 6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 5,521 10 51 47 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 381,539 1,507 3,074 (D) Average size of farms .........................................acres: 69 151 60 (D) : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 581,964 (D) (D) 172 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 105,409 (D) (D) 3,652 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 580,114 (D) (D) (D) : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 1,714 - 3 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 727 - 2 11 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 753 - 7 20 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 655 3 7 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 623 2 2 - : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 340 - 12 - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 246 1 2 - $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 192 1 6 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 111 2 5 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 72 - 4 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 88 1 1 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 3,257 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 420,043 (D) (D) (D) : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 2,244 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 160,071 (D) (D) (D) : Government payments .............................................farms: 245 2 11 2 $1,000: 1,850 (D) 164 (D) : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 1,288 3 37 32 $1,000: 46,925 349 3,279 64 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 314 2 27 8 $1,000: 19,995 (D) 540 (D) : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 560,973 (D) (D) 538 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 101,607 (D) (D) 11,439 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 2,570 10 46 28 $1,000: 18,489 (D) (D) 12 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 1,460 2 26 10 $1,000: 9,319 (D) 62 2 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 1,997 8 40 34 $1,000: 60,047 (D) (D) 15 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 549 6 29 14 $1,000: 426 1 19 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 1,470 2 11 12 $1,000: 15,961 (D) 30 (D) : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 447 1 1 6 $1,000: 3,126 (D) (D) (D) Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 1,189 1 10 6 $1,000: 12,836 (D) (D) (D) : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 3,128 2 20 23 $1,000: 51,988 (D) 216 (D) : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 5,140 10 51 41 $1,000: 27,943 (D) (D) 12 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 3,364 9 35 15 $1,000: 16,215 (D) 297 (D) : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 4,436 10 45 38 $1,000: 49,199 (D) (D) 36 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 1,443 5 35 7 $1,000: 171,454 (D) 2,709 (D) : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 320 3 4 2 $1,000: 7,126 (D) 25 (D) : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 367 - 2 1 $1,000: 3,200 - (D) (D) : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 629 1 11 8 $1,000: 6,037 (D) (D) (Z) : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 228 1 5 1 $1,000: 5,292 (D) 27 (D) : Interest expense ................................................farms: 1,049 5 17 5 $1,000: 13,953 (D) 57 (D) : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 793 5 8 3 $1,000: 10,711 (D) 26 (D) : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 558 2 13 3 $1,000: 3,242 (D) 31 (D) : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 5,215 9 48 43 $1,000: 34,531 (D) 203 (D) : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 2,126 1 8 14 $1,000: 11,884 (D) 25 (D) : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 2,334 9 32 13 $1,000: 58,335 (D) 1,041 (D) : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 82,490 (D) 2,191 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 14,941 (D) 42,951 (D) : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 1,682 8 25 8 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 100,531 187,637 103,007 2,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 157 3 2 1 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 341 - 1 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 262 - 6 - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 282 - 1 - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 206 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 434 5 15 - : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 3,839 2 26 39 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 22,559 (D) 14,795 (D) : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 215 - 5 3 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 836 - 5 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 919 - 8 9 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 1,166 2 4 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 362 - - 3 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 341 - 4 1 : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 1,690 8 13 12 $1,000: 61,499 113 77 41 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 233 - 1 - $1,000: 16,948 - (D) - : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 4,059 10 51 44 acres: 148,609 823 1,226 210 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 3,746 10 51 44 acres: 122,074 798 862 194 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 2,574 1 16 8 acres: 31,923 (D) 122 (D) : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 998 6 35 18 acres: 7,376 51 223 24 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 6 - - - acres: 44 - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 277 - 7 - acres: 29,737 - 118 - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 108 10 51 47 $1,000: 8,229 604 7,521 104 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 4,762,613 16,236 52,257 21,061 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 862,636 1,623,625 1,024,653 448,111 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 12,483 10,774 17,000 28,082 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 5,521 10 51 47 $1,000: 343,682 6,272 3,070 1,309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 153 3 1 - acres: 2,295 (D) (D) - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 313 2 - - acres: 4,491 (D) - - Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 410 2 11 1 acres: 23,404 (D) 884 (D) Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 487 3 17 7 acres: 18,153 29 83 13 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 341 1 9 2 acres: 8,479 (D) (D) (D) Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 779 3 22 8 acres: 18,812 95 394 16 Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 660 6 37 15 acres: 21,998 53 237 27 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 4,269 5 33 34 Part owners .......................................................farms: 895 4 13 9 Tenants ...........................................................farms: 357 1 5 4 : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 5,168 9 46 43 acres: 289,828 550 2,781 682 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 5,164 9 46 43 acres: 274,378 (D) 2,767 (D) : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 1,269 5 18 13 acres: 107,844 957 307 135 Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 1,252 5 18 13 acres: 107,161 (D) 307 (D) : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 420 - 2 6 acres: 16,133 - (D) (D) : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 9,771 17 92 72 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 2,410 4 18 25 2 producers ........................................................: 2,470 5 28 19 3 producers ........................................................: 388 1 2 3 4 producers ........................................................: 154 - 3 - 5 or more producers ................................................: 99 - - - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 5,634 10 52 35 Female ...............................................................: 3,892 7 40 37 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 819 4 7 - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 3,814 12 57 21 Other ................................................................: 5,712 5 35 51 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 7,251 14 84 58 Not on farm operated .................................................: 2,275 3 8 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 3,220 7 33 15 Any ..................................................................: 6,306 10 59 57 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 895 1 12 6 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 549 - 12 3 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 924 3 15 8 200 days or more ...................................................: 3,938 6 20 40 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 581 - 2 - 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 722 7 18 18 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 1,527 2 22 21 10 years or more .....................................................: 6,696 8 50 33 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 20.2 11.3 13.5 13.9 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 1,429 7 17 22 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 1,468 1 27 20 11 years or more .....................................................: 6,629 9 48 30 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 21.8 15.6 14.0 15.2 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 221 - - - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 705 - 15 3 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 964 5 17 11 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 1,667 2 21 14 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 2,923 6 22 25 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 2,034 3 13 13 75 years and over ....................................................: 1,012 1 4 6 : Average age ..........................................................: 57.1 54.9 51.6 56.8 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 1,026 1 24 3 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 134 - - 2 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 12 - - - Asian ................................................................: 44 - - - Black or African American ............................................: 25 - 4 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 6 - - - White ................................................................: 9,392 17 88 67 More than one race reported ..........................................: 47 - - 3 : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 8,586 17 79 69 Served ...............................................................: 940 - 13 3 : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 17,934 32 164 142 : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 8,401 14 79 61 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 7,034 12 80 62 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 5,286 4 47 33 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 6,688 11 73 59 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 4,757 4 34 44 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 5,253 7 45 44 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 1,187 - 27 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 4,253 6 37 37 Partnership .......................................................farms: 636 - 9 3 Registered under State law ......................................farms: 568 - 9 3 : Corporation .......................................................farms: 479 3 2 7 Family held .....................................................farms: 386 1 2 5 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 4 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 382 1 2 5 : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 93 2 - 2 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: 3 - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 90 2 - 2 : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 153 1 3 - : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 1,443 5 35 7 workers: 11,897 (D) 212 (D) Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 847 3 24 3 workers: 5,818 (D) 80 (D) Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 1,056 4 29 6 workers: 6,079 (D) 132 (D) : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 1,765 3 21 30 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 2,152 - 21 14 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 374 2 - - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 334 1 2 3 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 298 - 3 - 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 175 - - - 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 109 - - - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 75 2 - - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 139 2 3 - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 63 - 1 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 27 - - - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 10 - - - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 78 - - - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 624 2 38 17 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 287 - 2 5 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 847 4 5 4 Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 1,156 3 2 6 Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: 44 - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: - - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 1,112 3 2 6 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 627 1 - - Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 1 - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 124 - 1 - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 110 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 218 - 3 5 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 328 - - 3 Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 1,121 - - 7 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 4,549 10 51 42 Dial-up ............................................................: 78 - 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 8. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Connecticut: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Connecticut :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 800 4 10 8 Cable modem ........................................................: 2,906 4 33 28 Fiber-optic ........................................................: 122 1 2 - Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 1,384 4 9 8 Satellite ..........................................................: 101 - - 1 Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 330 1 3 2 Other internet service .............................................: 37 - - - : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 4,759 10 45 40 2 households .........................................................: 545 - 2 7 3 households .........................................................: 137 - 4 - 4 households .........................................................: 24 - - - 5 or more households .................................................: 56 - - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 666 3 15 9 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 583 3 13 6 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 24 - - 1 Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 2 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 63 - 2 3 : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 5 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 3 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 10 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 6 - - - : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 10 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 2,302 1 7 4 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 525,324 (D) (D) 60 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 228 (D) (D) 15 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 1,481,135 (D) (D) (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 643,412 (D) (D) (D) : Total sales .....................................................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 1,465,973 (D) (D) (D) : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 374 - - - $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 175 - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 130 - - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 165 - - 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 235 - 3 - : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 123 - 1 - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 125 - 1 - $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 134 - - - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 106 - - - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 261 - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 474 1 2 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 1,308 - (D) (D) $1,000: 325,656 - (D) (D) : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 1,088 (D) (D) (D) $1,000: 1,140,317 (D) (D) (D) : Government payments .............................................farms: 815 - 6 - $1,000: 15,162 - (D) - : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 176 - 3 4 $1,000: 13,970 - 8 14 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 36 - 3 - $1,000: 17,067 - 21 - : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 865,542 (D) (D) 25 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 375,996 (D) (D) 6,270 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 1,214 - 6 - $1,000: 44,091 - 10 - : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 1,144 1 4 - $1,000: 32,294 (D) (D) - : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 1,159 - 6 2 $1,000: 37,634 - (D) (D) : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 271 - 4 - $1,000: 1,423 - 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 893 1 2 - $1,000: 116,039 (D) (D) - : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 157 - 1 - $1,000: 1,290 - (D) - Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 803 1 2 - $1,000: 114,749 (D) (D) - : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 1,364 1 2 4 $1,000: 368,837 (D) (D) 3 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 2,244 1 7 4 $1,000: 20,032 (D) 19 (D) : Utilities .......................................................farms: 1,775 1 7 4 $1,000: 21,475 (D) 59 (D) : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 2,032 1 7 4 $1,000: 35,105 (D) (D) 6 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 848 1 2 - $1,000: 54,642 (D) (D) - : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 670 1 2 - $1,000: 13,017 (D) (D) - : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 945 1 3 - $1,000: 26,289 (D) (D) - : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 579 - 5 - $1,000: 23,969 - (D) - : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 175 - 1 - $1,000: 3,426 - (D) - : Interest expense ................................................farms: 895 1 7 - $1,000: 17,035 (D) (D) - : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 694 1 5 - $1,000: 13,552 (D) (D) - : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 501 - 4 - $1,000: 3,483 - 8 - : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 2,187 1 7 4 $1,000: 7,117 (D) 12 (D) : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 1,152 1 2 - $1,000: 3,447 (D) (D) - : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 1,460 1 5 4 $1,000: 41,093 (D) 6 (D) : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 638,382 (D) (D) (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 277,316 (D) (D) (D) : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 1,414 1 7 2 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 471,983 (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 43 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 139 - - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 80 - 3 - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 150 - 2 - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 127 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 875 1 2 - : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 888 - - 2 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 32,660 - - (D) : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 49 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 220 - - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 175 - - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 238 - - - $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 82 - - - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 124 - - - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 1,116 1 3 2 $1,000: 22,788 (D) (D) (D) Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 33 - 1 2 $1,000: 353 - (D) (D) : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 1,616 1 6 4 acres: 452,211 (D) 281 (D) Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 1,402 - 6 4 acres: 435,085 - 222 20 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 758 - 2 2 acres: 8,317 - (D) (D) : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 612 - 6 2 acres: 163,255 - (D) (D) : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 161 - - - acres: 3,851 - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 594 - 4 - acres: 323,276 - 103 - : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 12 1 7 4 $1,000: (D) (D) (D) 14 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 4,420,092 (D) 7,199 (D) Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,920,109 (D) 1,028,463 (D) Average per acre ............................................dollars: 8,414 (D) 21,112 (D) : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 2,302 1 7 4 $1,000: 456,016 (D) 545 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 180 - - - acres: 11,413 - - - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 796 1 1 2 acres: 127,532 (D) (D) (D) Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 140 - - - acres: 48,264 - - - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 760 - 1 - acres: 242,599 - (D) - Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 373 - 4 - acres: 109,487 - 63 - Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 359 - 1 - acres: 77,772 - (D) - Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 490 1 3 - acres: 88,122 (D) 3 - : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 1,579 1 2 4 Part owners .......................................................farms: 588 - 5 - Tenants ...........................................................farms: 135 - - - : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 2,177 1 7 4 acres: 287,837 (D) 157 (D) Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 2,167 1 7 4 acres: 250,485 (D) (D) 60 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 725 - 5 - acres: 275,560 - (D) - Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 723 - 5 - acres: 274,839 - (D) - : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 418 1 - - acres: 38,073 (D) - - : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 3,963 1 13 6 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 1,025 1 1 2 2 producers ........................................................: 1,028 - 6 2 3 producers ........................................................: 170 - - - 4 producers ........................................................: 57 - - - 5 or more producers ................................................: 22 - - - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 2,555 1 6 2 Female ...............................................................: 1,352 - 7 4 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 481 - 2 - : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 2,091 1 10 4 Other ................................................................: 1,816 - 3 2 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 3,065 1 7 6 Not on farm operated .................................................: 842 - 6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 1,861 - 6 2 Any ..................................................................: 2,046 1 7 4 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 253 1 - 4 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 148 - 3 - 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 251 - 1 - 200 days or more ...................................................: 1,394 - 3 - : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 148 - 1 - 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 252 - 6 - 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 526 1 2 - 10 years or more .....................................................: 2,981 - 4 6 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 23.5 5.0 9.2 21.0 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 398 1 7 - 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 453 - 2 - 11 years or more .....................................................: 3,056 - 4 6 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 25.5 5.0 9.9 21.0 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 56 - - - 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 270 - - - 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 379 1 1 - 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 758 - 11 2 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 1,132 - - - 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 917 - - 4 75 years and over ....................................................: 395 - 1 - : Average age ..........................................................: 57.4 (D) 48.7 (D) : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 351 - - - : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 33 - 3 - : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 2 - - - Asian ................................................................: 55 - - - Black or African American ............................................: 24 - - - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: - - - - White ................................................................: 3,811 1 13 6 More than one race reported ..........................................: 15 - - - : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 3,517 1 13 6 Served ...............................................................: 390 - - - : Number of persons living in producers' : households (see text) .................................................: 7,761 (D) 36 (D) : On farm involvement in decision making (see text): : Day-to-day decisions .................................................: 3,443 1 12 6 Land use and/or crop decisions .......................................: 2,563 1 11 2 Livestock decisions ..................................................: 1,882 1 5 6 Record keeping and/or financial management ...........................: 2,860 1 12 6 Estate planning or succession planning ...............................: 2,128 1 11 2 : FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) : : Operation more than 50 percent owned by one : producer's household and/or extended family : (see text) .......................................................farms: 2,210 1 6 4 Limited Liability Company .........................................farms: 283 1 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES : : Family or individual .............................................farms: 1,692 1 5 2 Partnership .......................................................farms: 223 - 1 - Registered under State law ......................................farms: 188 - 1 - : Corporation .......................................................farms: 341 - 1 2 Family held .....................................................farms: 322 - - 2 More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: - - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 322 - - 2 : Other than family held ..........................................farms: 19 - 1 - More than 10 stockholders .....................................farms: - - - - 10 or less stockholders .......................................farms: 19 - 1 - : Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing : association, American Indian : Reservation, etc. ................................................farms: 46 - - - : HIRED FARM LABOR : : Hired farm labor ..................................................farms: 848 1 2 - workers: 3,509 (D) (D) - Workers by days worked: : 150 days or more ..............................................farms: 575 1 1 - workers: 1,609 (D) (D) - Less than 150 days ..............................................farms: 529 - 2 - workers: 1,900 - (D) - : FARMS BY SIZE : : 1 to 9 acres ...........................................................: 380 - 1 - 10 to 49 acres .........................................................: 903 - 4 4 50 to 69 acres .........................................................: 149 - - - 70 to 99 acres .........................................................: 137 - 1 - 100 to 139 acres .......................................................: 114 1 - - 140 to 179 acres .......................................................: 69 - - - 180 to 219 acres .......................................................: 56 - 1 - 220 to 259 acres .......................................................: 68 - - - 260 to 499 acres .......................................................: 139 - - - 500 to 999 acres .......................................................: 129 - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................: 107 - - - 2,000 acres or more ....................................................: 51 - - - : FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) : : Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................: 633 - 1 - Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .....................................: 79 - 3 2 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ......................................: 29 - - - Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture : production (1114) .....................................................: 70 - 1 - Other crop farming (1119) ..............................................: 251 - - - Tobacco farming (11191) ..............................................: - - - - Cotton farming (11192) ...............................................: - - - - Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other : crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ..................................: 251 - - - Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..............................: 157 - - - Cattle feedlots (112112) ...............................................: 4 - - - Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ...............................: 18 - - - Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................: 14 - - - Poultry and egg production (1123) ......................................: 610 1 2 2 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..........................................: 74 - - - Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, : 1129) (see text) ......................................................: 363 - - - : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting- : Internet access ......................................................: 1,811 1 7 2 Dial-up ............................................................: 44 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 9. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Delaware: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Delaware :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. : : Farms reporting- - Con. : Internet access - Con. : : DSL ................................................................: 184 - 4 2 Cable modem ........................................................: 660 1 2 - Fiber-optic ........................................................: 180 - - - Mobile internet service for a cell phone or : other device (see text) ...........................................: 866 1 1 - Satellite ..........................................................: 241 - - - Don't know (see text) ..............................................: 85 - - - Other internet service .............................................: 51 - - - : Farms by number of households sharing in net income : of operation: : 1 household ..........................................................: 1,802 1 6 2 2 households .........................................................: 341 - 1 2 3 households .........................................................: 110 - - - 4 households .........................................................: 30 - - - 5 or more households .................................................: 19 - - - : RENEWABLE ENERGY : : Renewable energy producing systems ................................farms: 197 - - 2 Solar panels ....................................................farms: 114 - - 2 Wind turbines ...................................................farms: 5 - - - Methane digesters ...............................................farms: 7 - - - Geothermal/geoexchange : systems (see text) .............................................farms: 62 - - 2 : Small hydro systems .............................................farms: 4 - - - Biodiesel production systems (see text) .........................farms: 8 - - - Ethanol production systems (see text) ...........................farms: 1 - - - Other ...........................................................farms: 9 - - - : Wind rights leased to others ......................................farms: 4 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 2/ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 3/ Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Florida: 2017 [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Florida :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms ............................................................number: 47,590 63 99 60 Land in farms .....................................................acres: 9,731,731 46,283 12,669 829 Average size of farms .........................................acres: 204 735 128 14 : MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT : PAYMENTS : : Total .............................................................farms: 47,590 63 99 60 $1,000: 7,416,463 187,287 57,635 540 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 155,841 2,972,804 582,172 9,000 : Total sales .....................................................farms: 47,590 63 99 60 $1,000: 7,357,343 187,186 57,623 510 : Farms by economic class: : Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................: 17,698 2 - 12 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................................................: 5,402 4 1 6 $2,500 to $4,999 ...................................................: 4,894 - 3 10 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................................: 4,961 - 23 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................: 4,943 1 13 17 : $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................: 2,655 4 13 - $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................: 2,045 8 19 1 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................................: 1,930 20 10 - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................................: 1,085 2 3 - $500,0000 to $999,999 ..............................................: 790 4 7 - $1,000,000 or more .................................................: 1,187 18 7 - : Value of- : Crops, including nursery and : greenhouse crops .............................................farms: 16,239 55 95 59 $1,000: 5,704,533 183,308 57,135 441 : Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................farms: 21,939 24 16 24 $1,000: 1,652,810 3,878 488 69 : Government payments .............................................farms: 3,996 4 7 3 $1,000: 59,120 101 12 30 : FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES (SEE TEXT) : : Food sold directly to - : Consumers .......................................................farms: 3,440 17 41 33 $1,000: 37,179 693 1,870 96 : Retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for : local or regionally branded products : (see text) .....................................................farms: 982 17 33 7 $1,000: 304,811 28,038 29,141 7 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES : : Total farm production expenses 1/ .................................farms: 47,590 63 99 60 $1,000: 6,507,308 150,902 44,606 699 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 136,737 2,395,271 450,569 11,648 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased ......................................................farms: 22,004 48 80 37 $1,000: 583,131 13,619 6,007 53 : Chemicals purchased .............................................farms: 17,806 41 55 20 $1,000: 544,350 13,247 3,654 14 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .......................farms: 10,703 42 56 40 $1,000: 396,283 13,168 2,931 17 : Cover crop seed purchased (see text) ..........................farms: 1,200 12 28 14 $1,000: 1,755 54 86 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Florida: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Florida :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. : : Total farm production expenses 1/ - Con. : : Livestock and poultry purchased or leased .......................farms: 10,724 15 - 13 $1,000: 184,126 417 - 10 : Breeding livestock purchased or leased ........................farms: 6,336 9 - 11 $1,000: 74,053 (D) - 6 Other livestock and poultry purchased or : leased (see text) ............................................farms: 6,131 15 - 7 $1,000: 110,074 (D) - 5 : Feed purchased ..................................................farms: 32,941 21 14 23 $1,000: 612,589 (D) (D) (D) : Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............................farms: 44,229 63 95 60 $1,000: 292,870 5,809 1,523 30 : Utilities .......................................................farms: 28,823 63 84 43 $1,000: 159,102 3,177 810 28 : Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ........................farms: 37,286 63 90 54 $1,000: 431,673 9,296 4,518 65 : Hired farm labor ................................................farms: 12,207 52 72 13 $1,000: 1,377,757 30,925 12,034 240 : Contract labor ..................................................farms: 5,563 32 35 1 $1,000: 456,162 23,202 (D) (D) : Customwork and custom hauling ...................................farms: 5,353 9 18 4 $1,000: 205,387 2,939 556 2 : Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing : fees ...........................................................farms: 5,244 15 19 - $1,000: 181,301 7,665 1,546 - : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of vehicles ..........................farms: 2,561 10 23 1 $1,000: 58,317 3,535 (D) (D) : Interest expense ................................................farms: 10,205 33 25 10 $1,000: 200,127 2,612 523 22 : Secured by real estate ........................................farms: 8,017 27 16 10 $1,000: 163,435 1,977 422 16 : Not secured by real estate ....................................farms: 5,271 21 14 6 $1,000: 36,691 636 101 6 : Property taxes paid .............................................farms: 45,400 57 80 60 $1,000: 211,527 (D) 327 (D) : Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom : services for livestock (see text) ..............................farms: 22,631 11 8 11 $1,000: 70,064 64 4 2 : All other production expenses (see text) ........................farms: 14,921 50 63 12 $1,000: 542,541 18,356 3,515 13 : NET CASH FARM INCOME : : Net cash farm income of operations ................................farms: 47,590 63 99 60 $1,000: 1,238,061 37,781 13,541 24 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 26,015 599,695 136,782 403 : Farms with net gains 2/ ........................................number: 13,611 41 52 30 Average net gain ..........................................dollars: 155,343 1,099,417 339,406 11,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Florida: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Florida :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET CASH FARM INCOME - Con. : : Net cash farm income of operations - Con. : Farms with net gains 2/ - Con. : : Gain of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 1,426 - - 3 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 2,602 1 13 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 1,778 3 15 8 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 2,404 1 4 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 1,525 6 2 - $50,000 or more ..................................................: 3,876 30 18 3 : Farms with net losses ..........................................number: 33,979 22 47 30 Average net loss ..........................................dollars: 25,790 331,606 87,397 10,524 : Loss of- : Less than $1,000 .................................................: 2,027 - 1 3 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................................: 10,012 2 1 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................................: 7,613 - 4 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................................: 8,079 4 3 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................................: 3,303 - 8 5 $50,000 or more ..................................................: 2,945 16 30 - : INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES : : Total income from farm-related sources ............................farms: 10,373 32 32 23 $1,000: 328,906 1,396 513 183 Agri-tourism and recreational services ..........................farms: 761 5 4 12 $1,000: 27,047 (D) (D) 23 : LAND USE : : Total cropland ....................................................farms: 22,931 58 96 59 acres: 2,825,803 26,499 8,075 459 Harvested cropland ..............................................farms: 19,205 58 96 59 acres: 2,093,330 21,326 5,193 352 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than : cropland and woodland pastured ...................................farms: 27,830 8 13 15 acres: 3,621,801 10,847 675 149 : Irrigated land ....................................................farms: 11,228 55 82 44 acres: 1,519,379 19,440 4,734 125 : CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE : : Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands : Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation : Reserve Enhancement Programs .....................................farms: 417 - - - acres: 29,478 - - - : Land enrolled in crop insurance programs ..........................farms: 3,458 15 21 1 acres: 1,579,957 8,987 (D) (D) : ORGANIC AGRICULTURE : : Total organic product sales .......................................farms: 222 63 99 60 $1,000: 74,242 21,739 52,334 169 : VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS : : Estimated market value of land and buildings ......................farms: 47,590 63 99 60 $1,000: 57,431,061 384,563 102,802 14,964 Average per farm ............................................dollars: 1,206,788 6,104,177 1,038,406 249,408 Average per acre ............................................dollars: 5,901 8,309 8,114 18,051 : VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : : Estimated market value of all machinery and : equipment ........................................................farms: 47,589 63 99 60 $1,000: 3,462,284 55,742 17,079 1,459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Florida: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Florida :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAND USE PRACTICES : : Land drained by tile ..............................................farms: 811 4 1 - acres: 134,682 (D) (D) - Land artificially drained by ditches ..............................farms: 5,057 22 10 9 acres: 1,160,309 7,195 4,662 54 Land under conservation easement ..................................farms: 1,022 2 4 - acres: 297,900 (D) (D) - Cropland on which no-till practices were : used .............................................................farms: 2,077 8 19 11 acres: 244,994 491 461 19 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no : till, practices were used (see text) .............................farms: 870 5 9 7 acres: 189,212 (D) 772 (D) Cropland on which intensive tillage practices : were used (see text) .............................................farms: 2,729 21 28 2 acres: 802,923 16,215 (D) (D) Cropland planted to a cover crop : (excluding CRP) ..................................................farms: 1,573 16 33 11 acres: 141,848 2,956 1,235 26 : TENURE : : Full owners .......................................................farms: 38,999 43 63 60 Part owners .......................................................farms: 6,370 13 17 - Tenants ...........................................................farms: 2,221 7 19 - : OWNED AND RENTED LAND : : Land owned ........................................................farms: 45,488 56 80 60 acres: 7,417,745 38,475 9,406 829 Owned land in farms .............................................farms: 45,369 56 80 60 acres: 6,841,139 31,075 8,476 829 : Land rented or leased from others .................................farms: 8,674 20 36 - acres: 2,945,441 15,638 4,193 - Rented or leased land in farms ..................................farms: 8,591 20 36 - acres: 2,890,592 15,208 4,193 - : Land rented or leased to others ...................................farms: 3,480 4 1 - acres: 631,455 (D) (D) - : TOTAL PRODUCERS AND FARMS BY NUMBER : OF PRODUCERS (SEE TEXT) : : Total producers (see text) .............................................: 79,933 141 202 91 Farms by number of producers: : 1 producer .........................................................: 21,622 32 45 33 2 producers ........................................................: 21,990 17 33 25 3 producers ........................................................: 2,615 8 10 - 4 producers ........................................................: 914 2 7 2 5 or more producers ................................................: 449 4 4 - : PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) : : Sex of producers: : Male ................................................................: 46,777 82 104 59 Female ...............................................................: 32,122 32 81 32 : Hired managers (see text) ..............................................: 5,099 60 60 2 : Primary occupation: : Farming ..............................................................: 33,004 80 111 27 Other ................................................................: 45,895 34 74 64 : Place of residence: : On farm operated .....................................................: 55,813 43 77 76 Not on farm operated .................................................: 23,086 71 108 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 10. Summary by All Farms and Farms with Organic Sales - Florida: 2017 (continued) [For definitions and explanations of specific data items, see the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Florida :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms with organic sales, certified : : : with the USDA National Organic Program : : :-------------------------------------------------------------: : : Farms with less than 50 : Farms with 50 percent : Farms with organic : : percent of total sales : or more of total sales : sales, exempt Item : All farms : from organic sales : from organic sales : from certification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCERS' CHARACTERISTICS 3/ : (SEE TEXT) - Con. : : Days of work off farm: : None .................................................................: 29,733 60 72 13 Any ..................................................................: 49,166 54 113 78 1 to 49 days .......................................................: 7,173 5 15 16 50 to 99 days ......................................................: 3,912 3 4 1 100 to 199 days ....................................................: 7,090 7 33 23 200 days or more ...................................................: 30,991 39 61 38 : Years on present farm: : 2 years or less ......................................................: 5,092 10 23 5 3 or 4 years .........................................................: 7,951 10 18 12 5 to 9 years .........................................................: 13,344 29 57 48 10 years or more .....................................................: 52,512 65 87 26 : Average years on present farm ........................................: 17.6 16.2 11.8 11.8 : Years operating any farm (see text): : 5 years or less ......................................................: 13,102 25 32 16 6 to 10 years ........................................................: 11,636 13 54 35 11 years or more .....................................................: 54,161 76 99 40 : Average years on any farm ............................................: 19.8 20.5 14.6 14.9 : Age group: : Under 25 years .......................................................: 881 - - 4 25 to 34 years .......................................................: 4,157 24 19 8 35 to 44 years .......................................................: 7,288 9 18 13 45 to 54 years .......................................................: 15,132 15 46 15 55 to 64 years .......................................................: 22,521 31 45 26 65 to 74 years .......................................................: 18,874 26 43 14 75 years and over ....................................................: 10,046 9 14 11 : Average age ..........................................................: 58.9 53.4 55.9 54.0 : Young producers (see text) .............................................: 5,634 24 24 13 : Producers of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin .......................: 7,121 21 35 11 : Producers by race: : American Indian or Alaska Native .....................................: 539 2 - - Asian ................................................................: 1,384 1 13 1 Black or African American ............................................: 2,299 - - 5 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................: 112 - - - White ................................................................: 73,864 111 172 85 More than one race reported ..........................................: 701 - - - : Military service (see text): : Never served .........................................................: 68,235 105 169 80 Served ..............................