Average farm size in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in acres)*

Average size of farms in the U.S. 2000-2017 This statistic shows the average size of farms in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, the average farm in the United States occupied an area of 444 acres. A recent low for the average U.S. farm size was in 2007, when the average area was 418 acres per farm.
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Land in acres
2000436
2001438
2002440
2003440
2004441
2005442
2006443
2007418
2008421
2009423
2010426
2011429
2012433
2013435
2014438
2015441
2016442
2017444
Land in acres
2000436
2001438
2002440
2003440
2004441
2005442
2006443
2007418
2008421
2009423
2010426
2011429
2012433
2013435
2014438
2015441
2016442
2017444
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This statistic shows the average size of farms in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, the average farm in the United States occupied an area of 444 acres. A recent low for the average U.S. farm size was in 2007, when the average area was 418 acres per farm.
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Release date
February 2018
Region
United States
Survey time period
2000 to 2017
Supplementary notes
* The farm definition was changed in 1993 to include maple syrup, short rotation woody crops, and places with five or more horses.
This statistic was assembled from several USDA annual statistics reports.

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