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 Receipts by State Rank for All Commodities, 2010 - 2012
Rank
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
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
State
California
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Minnesota
Illinois
Kansas
Wisconsin
Indiana
North Carolina
Ohio
South Dakota
Missouri
Georgia
Arkansas
Washington
North Dakota
Michigan
Florida
Colorado
Idaho
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Alabama
New York
Kentucky
Oregon
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arizona
Tennessee
Montana
Virginia
South Carolina
Maryland
Utah
Wyoming
Delaware
New Jersey
Hawaii
Nevada
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Alaska
United States
2010
2011
$1,000
2012
37,878,615
24,031,129
17,120,126
20,378,748
15,820,319
15,981,533
14,724,994
9,231,605
9,735,507
9,730,305
7,975,269
7,474,865
8,491,157
7,563,878
7,847,965
7,542,116
6,923,076
6,641,196
7,832,526
6,090,462
5,889,969
6,156,378
5,817,102
4,960,703
4,623,641
4,405,145
4,453,443
3,725,328
3,082,169
3,286,643
3,431,595
3,137,287
3,042,789
2,897,731
2,415,800
1,835,151
1,317,031
1,159,418
1,057,000
1,044,064
678,034
554,818
635,425
612,384
521,092
499,266
467,129
175,235
59,037
31,615
43,331,185
28,847,175
22,203,019
22,344,301
17,756,309
18,902,122
15,026,529
11,522,907
11,735,234
10,313,461
8,689,383
9,194,485
9,646,507
8,185,334
8,144,469
8,756,160
7,249,205
8,045,021
8,339,101
6,992,320
7,368,419
6,917,560
6,497,425
5,157,578
4,814,271
5,254,501
4,930,924
4,658,190
3,485,186
4,132,542
4,315,407
3,389,170
3,668,552
3,331,750
2,604,462
2,106,082
1,634,728
1,484,377
1,064,845
1,121,448
722,853
691,230
705,157
757,486
564,302
542,234
512,002
189,287
62,723
30,883
44,738,132
31,985,370
24,465,882
22,726,067
20,580,696
19,649,939
16,223,254
12,110,055
12,052,964
11,706,602
10,066,756
10,013,470
9,940,400
9,779,096
9,421,594
9,293,914
8,684,221
8,293,622
8,252,525
7,638,232
7,586,979
7,038,174
6,868,357
6,235,891
5,349,114
5,287,766
5,284,095
4,817,294
4,127,882
4,019,802
3,909,695
3,849,846
3,745,101
3,576,417
2,928,327
2,329,861
1,688,836
1,650,684
1,180,546
1,139,186
729,321
717,590
702,945
699,313
652,069
543,829
510,006
183,921
62,082
30,954
320,987,816
367,939,792
395,068,677
Source: USDA/ERS, U.S. and State- Level Farm Income and Wealth Statistics
Ranking based on 2012 numbers
State Ranking by Cash Receipts
2010, 2011, 2012
(Billion $)
State
1. California
2010 State
37.88 1. California
2011 State
43.33 1. California
2012
44.74
2. Iowa
24.03 2. Iowa
28.85 2. Iowa
31.99
3. Texas
20.38 3. Texas
22.34 3. Nebraska
24.47
4. Nebraska
17.12 4. Nebraska
22.20 4. Texas
22.73
5. Illinois
15.98 5. Illinois
18.90 5. Minnesota
20.58
*Government payments and ag-related activities not included.
Net Farm Income by State Rank, 2012
Rank
State
2010
2011
2012
10,571,623
4,816,692
4,534,314
3,862,338
5,294,109
3,301,143
2,599,699
2,128,880
3,276,459
2,498,521
2,291,834
2,037,985
2,815,328
1,559,029
2,161,849
2,042,218
1,993,398
1,893,407
1,209,347
1,256,074
1,336,851
2,117,798
866,200
1,138,779
819,583
1,184,759
832,044
1,018,455
1,123,525
735,626
456,804
355,193
789,140
423,650
510,796
372,644
136,345
160,669
341,400
226,654
191,364
140,844
232,749
149,571
96,675
98,453
-18,391
10,813
12,101
23,961
15,997,628
10,885,476
5,956,331
7,419,381
5,216,347
2,897,626
2,227,691
2,411,659
6,232,017
4,627,966
3,816,381
3,813,826
5,130,235
2,481,012
3,787,521
2,336,318
3,458,906
3,095,015
1,409,297
1,195,894
1,926,542
3,267,554
1,206,996
1,736,202
1,466,495
1,563,402
641,327
1,326,678
1,708,390
971,144
1,012,269
752,646
1,554,517
807,454
452,603
562,764
346,430
386,590
407,714
236,628
231,750
221,961
202,344
235,100
125,409
123,586
40,964
8,303
9,906
25,608
16,001,126
9,254,750
8,172,164
5,952,230
5,145,164
4,319,946
4,279,096
4,214,043
4,173,946
3,643,005
3,290,744
3,200,564
3,014,913
2,745,404
2,567,695
2,522,211
2,236,866
2,160,404
1,979,479
1,939,512
1,833,490
1,794,698
1,779,420
1,753,342
1,540,664
1,403,608
1,384,612
1,358,391
1,296,264
1,294,910
959,936
932,203
902,975
812,614
734,915
727,340
363,641
356,382
339,611
329,964
272,204
222,575
191,601
159,652
99,135
75,477
64,224
11,108
4,548
568
78,029,252
117,955,787
113,813,381
$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
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
United States
California
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Texas
North Carolina
North Dakota
Georgia
Illinois
South Dakota
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kansas
Idaho
Ohio
Florida
Michigan
Washington
Arkansas
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Louisiana
Colorado
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Alabama
New Mexico
New York
Montana
Oregon
Virginia
Arizona
Tennessee
South Carolina
Maryland
Utah
Wyoming
New Jersey
Hawaii
Delaware
Nevada
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
West Virginia
Alaska
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Source: USDA/ERS; U.S. and State-Level Farm Income and Wealth Statistics
Ranking based on 2012 numbers
Leading States in Value of Farm Real
Estate, January 1, 2012
State
1. Texas
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
As of August 2013
http://www.nass.usda.gov
Iowa
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Million Dollars
230,400
214,900
182,880
178,220
117,845
108,540
91,140
84,100
67,750
65,250
Texas and United States Number of Farms, 1915 - 2013
(1,000)
Year
Farms
Texas
Year
Farms
Year
Farms
U.S.
Year
Farms
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
249
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
2,185
2,170
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
247
242
237
233
230
2010. . . . . .
2011. . . . . .
2012. . . . . .
2013. . . . . .
249
249
249
249
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
.....
.....
.....
.....
.....
3,963
3,825
3,692
3,572
3,457
2010. . . . . .
2011. . . . . .
2012. . . . . .
2013. . . . . .
2,150
2,131
2,110
2,103
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.
248,500 Farms
Texas
2013
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
1920
2,103,210 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 - 2013
Cotton: States' Ranking for Cash Receipts, 2012
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
State
State receipts
for Cotton
$1,000
Texas
Georgia
California
Mississippi
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Arizona
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Virginia
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
2,224,380
1,286,437
1,024,906
667,487
658,345
453,172
406,880
389,874
371,370
317,893
235,728
211,592
92,308
81,209
72,557
56,745
34,309
United States
8,585,192
Footnotes
NA = Data are not available/applicable.
Values are rounded to the nearest thousand.
USDA/ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics
Share of U.S.
receipts for
Cotton
Percent
25.9
15.0
11.9
7.8
7.7
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.3
3.7
2.7
2.5
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.4
Cumulative
share of U.S.
receipts for
Cotton
Percent
25.9
40.9
52.8
60.6
68.3
73.6
78.3
82.8
87.2
90.9
93.6
96.1
97.1
98.1
98.9
99.6
100.0
State receipts
for all
commodities
$1,000
Share of State
receipts for all
commodities
Percent
22,726,067
9,779,096
44,738,132
6,235,891
9,421,594
11,706,602
3,849,846
9,940,400
3,909,695
5,349,114
2,928,327
4,127,882
8,252,525
3,576,417
7,038,174
4,019,802
16,223,254
9.8
13.2
2.3
10.7
7.0
3.9
10.6
3.9
9.5
5.9
8.0
5.1
1.1
2.3
1.0
1.4
0.2
395,068,677
2.2
Cotton: States’ Percent of
Total Receipts, 2012
25.9
Texas
15.0
Georgia
11.9
California
7.8
7.7
Mississippi
Arkansas
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.3
3.7
2.7
2.5
N.Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Arizona
Alabama
S. Carolina
Louisiana
Percent
1.1
Florida
2.8
*Other
0
5
10
* Virginia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas
15
20
25
30