Agricultural Statistics - Farms and Land in Farms

**Number of Farms and Land in Farms¹**
YEAR	Number Of Farms	Land In Farms	Average Size	Sales Class Estimates
	Number Of Farms	Land In Farms	Average Size	$1,000- $9,999	$10,000- $99,999	$100,000 +	$1,000- $9,999	$10,000- $99,999	$100,000 +
	Thousand	Thousand Acres	Acres	Number of Farms			Thousand Acres
2004	52.0	9,000	173	32,100	11,300	8,600	2,200	1,950	4,850
2005	49.0	8,800	180	29,700	10,600	8,700	2,000	1,750	5,050
2006	48.0	8,800	183	28,500	10,700	8,800	1,950	1,750	5,100

2007²	48.0	8,800	183	28,500	10,700	8,800	1,950	1,750	5,100
2008²	48.0	8,800	183	28,400	10,700	8,900	1,930	1,730	5,140

**United States**
YEAR	Number Of Farms	Land In Farms	Average Size	Sales Class Estimates
	Number Of Farms	Land In Farms	Average Size	$1,000- $9,999	$10,000- $99,999	$100,000 +	$1,000- $9,999	$10,000- $99,999	$100,000 +
	Thousand	Thousand Acres	Acres	Number of Farms			Thousand Acres
2004	2,113	932,260	441	1,181,190	599,280	332,500	120,872	264,810	546,578
2005	2,099	927,940	442	1,166,320	596,040	336,330	117,850	258,230	551,860
2006	2,089	925,790	443	1,153,310	595,950	339,530	114,610	252,180	559,000

2007²	2,205	921,460	418	1,228,560	608,670	367,720	107,870	228,220	585,370
2008²	2,200	919,900	418	1,222,000	604,500	373,500	106,700	225,300	587,900

¹ A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year. ² The 2007 Census of Agriculture established a new farm base due to methodological changes that allowed a more accurate count of small farms.

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Last update October 6, 2009

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