United States: net migration of farm population 1921-1970

From 1921 until 1970, the number of people migrating away from farms was higher than the number of people moving to farms in almost every year. The only times where the farming population saw higher immigration than emigration were during the Great Depression and after the Second World War.

Net migration of the United States farm population 1921 to 1970 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Net change in thousands
1970	-642
1969	-198
1968	-481
1967	-793
1966	-858
1965	-703
1964	-533
1963	-1,086
1962	-646
1961	-1,000
1960	-1,142
1959	-740
1958	-748
1957	-1,295
1956	-627
1955	-210
1954	-1,151
1953	-2,201
1952	-483
1951	-1,531
1950	-537
1949	-586
1948	-1,889
1947	-44
1946	671
1945	-748
1944	-1,740
1943	-3,145
1942	-1,587
1941	-788
1940	-703
1939	-545
1938	-681
1937	-834
1936	-799
1935	-527
1934	-463
1933	607
1932	156
1931	-61
1930	-477
1929	-422
1928	-457
1927	-907
1926	-702
1925	-487
1924	-807
1923	-1,137
1922	-564
1921	-336

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Release date

December 2007

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1921 to 1970

Supplementary notes

Figures are based on the reclassification of residence, where the population moving from farms is subtracted from the population moving to farms. Changes in births and deaths are not a factor.

*Alaska included from 1949. Hawaii included from 1950.

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