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Number of farms in the U.S. 2000-2018
Number of farms in the U.S. 2000-2018
Total number of farms in the United States from 2000 to 2018*
by M. Shahbandeh,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
In 2018, there were just over two million farms in the United States. However, the number of farms has been steadily dropping since the year 2007, when there were about 2.2 million farms in the United States.
U.S. farms
The average size of farms in the United States was the smallest it had been since the year 2000. As the number of farms in the United States decrease, the average size of farms increases. Texas, the largest state in the contiguous United States, also contains the highest number of farms, at 248 thousand in 2018.
Organic farming in the United States
The United States has over two million hectares of organic agricultural land as of 2017. In that same year, organic food sales in the United States amounted to over 40 billion euros, making it the largest market for organic food worldwide. In 2016, the number of certified organic farms in the United States reached 14,185, up from about 12,800 farms in 2015.
Total number of farms in the United States from 2000 to 2018*
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| Number of farms | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,166,780 |
| 2001 | 2,148,630 |
| 2002 | 2,135,360 |
| 2003 | 2,126,860 |
| 2004 | 2,112,970 |
| 2005 | 2,098,690 |
| 2006 | 2,088,790 |
| 2007 | 2,204,600 |
| 2008 | 2,184,500 |
| 2009 | 2,169,660 |
| 2010 | 2,149,520 |
| 2011 | 2,131,240 |
| 2012 | 2,109,810 |
| 2013 | 2,100,350 |
| 2014 | 2,082,440 |
| 2015 | 2,063,890 |
| 2016 | 2,055,340 |
| 2017 | 2,042,000 |
| 2018 | 2,029,200 |
| Number of farms | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,166,780 |
| 2001 | 2,148,630 |
| 2002 | 2,135,360 |
| 2003 | 2,126,860 |
| 2004 | 2,112,970 |
| 2005 | 2,098,690 |
| 2006 | 2,088,790 |
| 2007 | 2,204,600 |
| 2008 | 2,184,500 |
| 2009 | 2,169,660 |
| 2010 | 2,149,520 |
| 2011 | 2,131,240 |
| 2012 | 2,109,810 |
| 2013 | 2,100,350 |
| 2014 | 2,082,440 |
| 2015 | 2,063,890 |
| 2016 | 2,055,340 |
| 2017 | 2,042,000 |
| 2018 | 2,029,200 |
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by M. Shahbandeh,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
In 2018, there were just over two million farms in the United States. However, the number of farms has been steadily dropping since the year 2007, when there were about 2.2 million farms in the United States.
U.S. farms
The average size of farms in the United States was the smallest it had been since the year 2000. As the number of farms in the United States decrease, the average size of farms increases. Texas, the largest state in the contiguous United States, also contains the highest number of farms, at 248 thousand in 2018.
Organic farming in the United States
The United States has over two million hectares of organic agricultural land as of 2017. In that same year, organic food sales in the United States amounted to over 40 billion euros, making it the largest market for organic food worldwide. In 2016, the number of certified organic farms in the United States reached 14,185, up from about 12,800 farms in 2015.
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- US Department of Agriculture; Economic Research Service
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- April 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
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* The farm definition was changed in 1993 to include maple syrup, short rotation woody crops, and places with 5 or more horses. A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Includes some accounting for individual farms on reservation land in Arizona and New Mexico from 1998 forward.
This statistic was assembled from several USDA annual statistics reports.
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- US Department of Agriculture; Economic Research Service
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- Show publisher information
- Release date
- April 2019
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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* The farm definition was changed in 1993 to include maple syrup, short rotation woody crops, and places with 5 or more horses. A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. Includes some accounting for individual farms on reservation land in Arizona and New Mexico from 1998 forward.
This statistic was assembled from several USDA annual statistics reports.
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