FARM NUMBERS SHOW
THE SMALLEST DIP
IN RECENT HISTORY
T
he U.S. saw a loss of 5,800 farms in 2019 versus 2018, per
USDA. But, that’s the smallest decline in recent years. Since
2012, the average year-over-year decline in the number of farms
was around 12,000, with the biggest drop being between 2014
and 2015.
In 2019 the total number of farms in the U.S. totals 2,023,400.
By far, Texas is the winner in farm numbers, with 247,000 farms.
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TOP 10 STATES IN NUMBER OF FARMS
1. Texas: 247,000
2. Missouri: 95,200
3. Iowa: 85,300
4. Ohio: 77,800
5. Oklahoma: 77,300
6. Kentucky: 74,800
7. Illinois: 71,400
8. California: 69,900
9. Tennessee: 69,700
10. Minnesota: 68,000
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The total land in farms, at 897,400,000 acres, decreased 2,100,000
acres from 2018. This slight year-over-year drop is on par with recent
years and a sign farmland isn’t vanishing as quickly as some think.
The average farm size for 2019 is 444 acres, which is up one acre
from the previous year. States in the West tend to have the largest
average farm sizes.
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TOP 10 STATES IN AVERAGE FARMS SIZE (ACRES)
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1. Wyoming: 2,417
2. Montana: 2,164
3. Nevada: 1,821
4. New Mexico: 1,613
5. North Dakota: 1,506
6. South Dakota: 1,459
7. Arizona: 1,379
8. Nebraska: 982
9. Colorado: 822
10. Alaska: 810
Source: AgWeb
• APRIL 2020