U.S. AND TEXAS
GENERAL OVERVIEW
Cooperative oil association plant and delivery truck, Umatilla county, Oregon, 1934
AGRICULTURE
FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT
 Tied to nature, biological, renewable
 Demand changes more slowly than supplies
 Many producers competing
 Farmers are generally price takers
Cash Receipt Values for All Commodities, 2000 - 2008
State *
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Billion Dollars
CA
IA
TX
NE
IL
MN
KS
IN
WI
NC
MO
AR
WA
SD
OH
FL
ND
GA
MI
CO
ID
PA
OK
MS
KY
NY
AL
OR
AZ
NM
TN
LA
VA
MT
SC
MD
UT
NJ
DE
WY
VT
ME
CT
HI
NV
MA
WV
NH
RI
AK
25.18
10.78
12.97
8.96
7.03
7.37
8.04
4.53
5.36
7.31
4.56
4.55
5.06
3.73
4.40
6.78
2.77
5.03
3.35
4.67
3.39
4.13
4.25
2.71
3.64
3.13
3.18
3.04
2.35
2.11
1.93
1.65
2.30
1.84
1.50
1.44
1.02
0.81
0.73
0.96
0.50
0.57
0.51
0.52
0.39
0.40
0.40
0.15
0.05
0.05
26.21
10.71
13.51
9.23
7.31
7.61
8.02
5.07
5.96
7.58
4.74
4.99
5.28
3.87
4.53
6.63
2.98
5.31
3.54
4.76
3.82
4.52
3.95
3.13
3.53
3.40
3.46
3.14
2.34
2.21
2.22
1.77
2.38
1.76
1.60
1.55
1.11
0.80
0.84
1.01
0.56
0.59
0.49
0.53
0.43
0.37
0.41
0.16
0.05
0.05
26.54
11.37
12.57
9.42
7.71
7.87
8.10
4.73
5.52
6.59
4.27
4.50
5.25
3.78
4.40
6.60
3.34
4.47
3.48
4.93
3.95
4.11
3.86
2.83
3.17
3.13
2.92
3.11
2.55
1.95
2.06
1.72
2.24
1.77
1.45
1.39
1.07
0.84
0.72
0.89
0.48
0.52
0.50
0.54
0.36
0.39
0.36
0.15
0.06
0.05
28.23
12.85
15.44
10.95
8.55
8.87
9.13
4.98
6.14
6.89
5.43
5.52
5.58
4.29
4.65
6.70
3.86
5.36
3.83
4.90
3.94
4.27
4.53
3.71
3.47
3.07
3.64
3.35
2.62
2.14
2.62
2.15
2.39
1.91
1.64
1.33
1.17
0.86
0.75
0.91
0.49
0.53
0.48
0.55
0.39
0.39
0.40
0.16
0.06
0.03
30.90
14.00
16.83
11.26
9.13
9.69
9.30
6.08
7.16
8.22
6.07
6.47
5.75
4.69
5.36
6.78
3.88
6.09
4.29
5.39
4.41
5.02
5.00
3.97
4.13
3.54
4.19
3.65
3.06
2.57
2.59
2.22
2.65
2.20
1.89
1.58
1.30
0.87
0.91
1.08
0.59
0.57
0.51
0.56
0.47
0.42
0.43
0.17
0.06
0.03
32.23
14.49
16.61
11.59
8.98
9.44
10.15
5.38
7.07
8.14
5.98
6.47
5.94
4.94
5.22
7.45
3.88
6.19
4.23
5.44
4.52
4.81
5.41
4.17
3.99
3.57
4.19
3.65
3.17
2.61
2.59
2.22
2.64
2.29
1.83
1.53
1.37
0.91
0.94
0.97
0.57
0.54
0.51
0.58
0.47
0.41
0.46
0.17
0.06
0.03
31.42
15.22
16.14
12.35
9.06
10.31
10.36
6.01
7.15
7.85
5.92
5.97
6.17
4.83
5.49
7.32
4.10
5.64
4.59
5.78
4.59
4.65
5.01
3.63
4.03
3.40
3.61
4.13
2.99
2.50
2.51
2.20
2.57
2.27
1.83
1.49
1.24
0.98
0.81
1.02
0.51
0.55
0.48
0.58
0.50
0.43
0.45
0.17
0.06
0.03
36.35
19.17
18.70
14.88
12.60
12.82
11.95
8.06
9.00
8.77
7.40
7.34
7.41
6.00
6.69
7.94
5.81
6.81
5.85
6.29
5.75
5.81
5.21
4.43
4.52
4.39
4.10
4.07
3.59
3.08
2.94
2.82
2.84
2.47
2.03
1.75
1.42
1.09
0.98
1.03
0.69
0.64
0.57
0.58
0.54
0.49
0.51
0.20
0.06
0.03
36.19
24.75
19.17
17.32
16.36
15.84
13.97
9.96
9.89
9.75
8.44
8.35
8.18
8.05
7.98
7.98
7.63
7.39
6.61
6.51
6.42
6.12
5.84
4.97
4.84
4.69
4.46
4.37
3.46
3.12
3.12
3.03
3.00
2.90
2.36
1.97
1.51
1.12
1.09
0.97
0.69
0.68
0.60
0.57
0.57
0.57
0.53
0.21
0.07
0.03
US
192.10
200.03
194.59
216.11
238.00
241.02
240.91
288.49
324.19
*States are listed in order of importance for 2008 dollars.
October 1, 2009
Source: ERS/USDA
State Ranking by Cash Receipts
2006, 2007, 2008
(Billion $)
State
1. California
2006 State
31.42 1. California
2007 State
36.35 1. California
2008
36.19
2. Texas
16.14 2. Iowa
19.17 2. Iowa
24.75
3. Iowa
15.22 3. Texas
18.70 3. Texas
19.17
4. Nebraska
12.35 4. Nebraska
14.88 4. Nebraska
17.32
5. Kansas
10.36 5. Minnesota
12.82 5. Illinois
16.36
*Government payments and ag-related activities not included.
Ranking of States for Total Net Farm Income, Value of Production Per Acre, and Net Farm Income Per Acre and Per Operation for 2008
R
a
n
Net Farm Income
k State
$1,000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
California
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Indiana
Arkansas
South Dakota
Missouri
North Carolina
Georgia
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Michigan
Washington
Ohio
Idaho
Florida
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Colorado
Mississippi
New York
Oklahoma
Oregon
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arizona
Montana
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Utah
New Jersey
Delaware
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Nevada
Maine
7,876,806
7,025,965
5,836,395
5,333,209
4,026,379
3,683,667
3,218,210
3,172,417
3,091,113
3,058,441
3,034,804
2,833,983
2,775,046
2,577,221
2,348,962
2,026,735
1,963,261
1,951,994
1,835,850
1,741,029
1,548,690
1,457,304
1,391,221
1,388,609
1,297,999
1,145,740
1,026,783
870,870
829,835
789,846
751,213
688,142
621,074
619,740
551,928
490,751
375,959
363,069
236,671
178,587
176,975
169,810
167,233
Net Farm Income Per Operation
Dollars per
State
operation
Value of Production 1/
Dollars per
State
operation
Net Farm Income Per Acre
Dollars
State
per acre
Value of Production Per Acre 1/
Dollars
State
per acre
South Dakota
California
Delaware
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
Idaho
Minnesota
Illinois
Arkansas
Georgia
Kansas
Nevada
North Carolina
Indiana
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Maryland
Colorado
Michigan
Florida
Connecticut
New Jersey
Wisconsin
New York
Mississippi
Alabama
Missouri
Louisiana
Ohio
Vermont
Montana
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah
Oregon
Maine
Hawaii
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Delaware
California
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Idaho
Arizona
North Dakota
Kansas
Illinois
Washington
Minnesota
Nevada
North Carolina
Arkansas
Colorado
Maryland
Georgia
Florida
Indiana
New Mexico
Connecticut
Wisconsin
New York
Michigan
Mississippi
Oregon
New Jersey
Montana
Wyoming
Ohio
Utah
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Vermont
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Maine
Missouri
502,751
478,677
389,472
293,992
283,967
273,552
260,485
258,454
236,349
234,941
227,676
224,913
220,948
210,138
199,008
196,263
188,550
184,423
181,435
178,994
164,497
148,616
144,650
139,784
139,470
136,784
130,309
128,412
125,563
118,420
116,710
116,058
114,203
111,191
109,221
107,790
104,321
94,613
92,990
91,364
Texas
89,217
Hawaii
Virginia
87,173
82,621
New Jersey
Delaware
Connecticut
Massachusetts
North Carolina
California
Georgia
Maryland
Rhode Island
Iowa
Arkansas
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Florida
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Idaho
Alabama
Ohio
Vermont
Washington
Hawaii
South Carolina
Maine
Mississippi
Kentucky
Missouri
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Virginia
North Dakota
Tennessee
Oregon
Colorado
Utah
Oklahoma
Arizona
Delaware
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Maryland
Florida
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Georgia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
New York
Arkansas
Minnesota
Illinois
Ohio
Alabama
Vermont
Washington
Idaho
Hawaii
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Maine
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Nebraska
Tennessee
Missouri
Kansas
Oregon
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Utah
Texas
97,714
96,648
94,668
84,945
75,874
73,405
72,851
72,054
70,266
62,700
58,055
56,239
54,777
53,981
52,007
49,703
48,155
40,283
38,191
38,044
36,850
36,653
36,117
35,249
33,041
31,304
30,905
28,685
28,100
26,328
26,027
23,535
23,327
23,193
23,059
23,039
22,785
22,561
20,904
19,247
18,156
13,568
13,003
497
473
442
350
330
310
267
239
236
228
226
217
214
203
200
188
188
170
161
161
155
140
135
133
130
126
124
118
111
104
98
98
88
80
70
69
59
57
53
44
34
29
29
2,514
1,821
1,812
1,536
1,428
1,283
1,239
1,182
932
907
854
848
767
742
738
721
716
677
668
630
619
618
608
605
589
574
573
551
522
485
421
407
405
374
339
335
307
229
211
209
201
199
173
44 Vermont
164,743
Wyoming
12,245
Oklahoma
80,847
Nevada
29
Texas
169
45
46
47
48
49
50
144,350
134,700
45,987
16,553
12,722
5,194
Oklahoma
Virginia
New Hampshire
Tennessee
Alaska
West Virginia
11,857
11,743
11,081
7,862
7,638
548
Rhode Island
Kentucky
New Hampshire
Alaska
Tennessee
West Virginia
71,102
69,134
64,989
56,405
51,598
32,045
Texas
25
New Mexico
Montana
Alaska
Wyoming
West Virginia
19
11
6
4
3
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Montana
Wyoming
Alaska
156
116
79
61
43
43
United States
39,579
United States
165,854
United States
95
United States
397
Hawaii
Wyoming
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Alaska
United States
87,073,782
1/ Value of agricultural sector production in the value-added accounting model (table).
2/ Synonymous with farming operation or farm
Economic Research Service/USDA
Information Contacts: Roger Strickland, E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov and Larry Traub, E-Mail: ltraub@ers.usda.gov
September 24, 2009
State Ranking by Net Farm Income
2006, 2007, 2008
(Billion $)
State
1. California
2006 State
7.69 1. California
2007 State
11.20 1. California
2008
7.88
2. Texas
4.31 2. Texas
4.75 2. Iowa
7.03
3. Iowa
2.98 3. Iowa
4.35 3. Minnesota
5.84
4. Minnesota
2.96 4. Nebraska
2.99 4. Illinois
5.33
5. N. Carolina
2.95 5. Illinois
2.95 5. Nebraska
4.03
6. Florida
2.51 6. Minnesota
2.91 6. Kansas
3.68
7. Nebraska
2.02 7. Wisconsin
2.52 7. Texas
3.22
Leading States in Value of Farm Real
Estate, January 1, 2009
State
1. Texas
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
California
Illinois
Iowa
Arizona
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Florida
Kansas
Million Dollars
202,120
154,940
120,951
118,580
91,350
76,934
64,020
61,104
47,637
47,586
Texas and United States Number of Farms, 1910 - 2009
(1,000)
Year
Farms
Texas
Year
Farms
Year
Farms
U.S.
Year
Farms
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
418
422
424
426
428
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
247
242
237
233
230
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,406
6,425
6,430
6,437
6,447
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
3,963
3,825
3,692
3,572
3,457
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
430
432
436
438
442
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
226
222
219
216
214
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,458
6,463
6,478
6,488
6,506
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
3,356
3,257
3,162
3,071
3,000
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
446
450
454
458
464
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
212
210
209
209
209
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,518
6,511
6,500
6,492
6,480
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,949
2,902
2,860
2,823
2,795
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
470
476
481
484
492
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
189
187
186
185
192
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,471
6,462
6,458
6,470
6,512
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,521
2,497
2,456
2,436
2,437
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
496
506
504
496
496
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
196
195
194
194
194
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,546
6,609
6,687
6,741
6,776
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,440
2,440
2,407
2,379
2,334
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
501
489
472
449
440
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
192
190
188
187
186
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,814
6,739
6,636
6,527
6,441
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,293
2,250
2,213
2,197
2,171
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
420
418
406
397
389
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
196
197
198
218
220
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
6,350
6,293
6,202
6,089
6,003
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,146
2,117
2,108
2,202
2,198
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
387
380
372
365
355
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
222
224
225
226
227
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
5,967
5,926
5,871
5,803
5,772
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,196
2,191
2,191
2,192
2,187
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
345
332
318
305
297
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
226
229
229
229
229
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
5,648
5,428
5,198
4,984
4,798
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
2,167
2,149
2,135
2,127
2,113
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
298
281
273
265
252
2005 . . . . .
2006 . . . . . .
2007. . . . . .
2008. . . . . .
2009. . . . . .
230
230
248
248
248
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
4,654
4,514
4,372
4,233
4,105
2005 . . . . .
2006 . . . . .
2007. . . . . .
2008. . . . . .
2009. . . . . .
2,099
2,089
2,205
2,200
2,200
Source: TDA/USDA, “1966-1989 Texas Historical Crops Statistics”, compiled by Texas Agricultural Statistics Service, August
1991, USDA; “Texas Ag Facts”, USDA/TASS; “Farm Numbers and Land in Farms”, USDA/NASS, various years.
U.S.
Texas
247,500 Farms
2009
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
1920
2,200,010 Farms
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Thousands (Texas)
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
1910
Thousands (U.S.)
Texas and U.S. Number of Farms, 1910 - 2009
Cotton: States' Ranking for Cash Receipts, 2008
Rank State
Value of
Receipts
Percent of
Percent
State's Total
of Total Cumulative
for All
Receipts Percent 1/ Commodities
State's
Total
for All
Commodities
1,000 dollars - - - - - - - - - - Percent - - - - - - - - - 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
1,000 dollars
Texas
California
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona
Alabama
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
New Mexico
Kansas
2,242,823
648,749
562,251
515,409
328,378
247,578
192,894
189,826
188,797
154,507
127,058
94,231
67,555
42,097
36,338
31,406
14,321
39.5
11.4
9.9
9.1
5.8
4.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
2.7
2.2
1.7
1.2
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.3
39.5
50.9
60.8
69.8
75.6
80.0
83.4
86.7
90.0
92.7
95.0
96.6
97.8
98.6
99.2
99.7
100.0
11.7
1.8
7.6
6.2
6.6
2.9
2.0
6.1
5.4
3.5
4.2
1.6
2.9
0.5
1.2
1.0
0.1
19,172,500
36,186,735
7,392,985
8,347,269
4,967,774
8,436,100
9,752,796
3,116,047
3,464,560
4,464,048
3,034,676
5,837,797
2,359,507
7,978,081
2,999,439
3,116,891
13,967,496
United States
5,684,221
--
--
1.8
324,186,533
-- = Not applicable.
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
1/ The cumulative percentage is the sum of the percent of total receipts for each
commodity and all preceding commodities.
Economic Research Service/USDA
Information Contacts: Ted Covey
E-Mail: tcovey@ers.usda.gov
Roger Strickland E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov
Revised: October 2, 2009
Cotton: States’ Percent of
Total Receipts, 2008
Texas
California
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
N. Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona
Alabama
Louisiana
Oklahoma
S. Carolina
*Other
39.5
11.4
9.9
9.1
5.8
4.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
2.7
2.2
1.7
1.2
2.2
0
5
Percent
10
15
* Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, and Kansas
20
25
30
35
40
45
Number of People Fed Annually
by One Farmer
1940
1950
1960
1970
19
27
46
73
1980
1990
2000
Today
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation
115
129
139
155