U.S. OVERVIEW
An industrial scene, Ensley, Alabama, February 1937
U.S. LAND AREA
(million acres)
Total Land
2264.0
Farms and Ranches
914.5
Pastureland
415.3
Cropland
389.7
% Irrigated
14.1
2012 Number of Farms: 2,170,000
2012 Census of Agriculture
United States: Leading Commodities for Cash Receipts
2012 Nominal (current dollars)
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
Commodity
State
Receipts
$1,000
Share of
State Receipts
Percent
All commodities
Livestock and products
Crops
395,068,677
171,584,157
223,484,520
100.0
43.4
56.6
Corn
Cattle and calves
Soybeans
Dairy products, Milk
Broilers
Hogs
Greenhouse and nursery
Wheat
Chicken eggs
Cotton lint
Hay
Turkeys
Grapes
Almonds
Potatoes
Apples
Misc. vegetables
Other livestock
Rice
Other field crops
Sugar beets
Peanuts
Strawberries
Oranges
Lettuce
Tomatoes
69,211,091
67,949,759
40,733,816
37,003,818
24,764,850
22,193,115
15,554,500
15,333,036
7,823,140
7,388,783
7,262,073
5,441,155
4,909,477
4,347,200
3,793,001
3,016,854
2,962,383
2,930,310
2,815,047
2,515,308
2,446,039
2,281,092
2,206,581
2,190,952
1,882,938
1,866,671
17.5
17.2
10.3
9.4
6.3
5.6
3.9
3.9
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
Footnotes
NA = Data are not available/applicable.
Values are rounded to the nearest thousand.
USDA/ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics
Cummulative
Share of
State Receipts
Percent
U.S. Receipts
$1,000
395,068,677
171,584,157
223,484,520
17.5
34.7
45.0
54.4
60.7
66.3
70.2
74.1
76.1
77.9
79.8
81.2
82.4
83.5
84.5
85.2
86.0
86.7
87.4
88.1
88.7
89.3
89.8
90.4
90.9
91.3
69,211,091
67,949,759
40,733,816
37,003,818
24,764,850
22,193,115
15,554,500
15,333,036
7,823,140
7,388,783
7,262,073
5,441,155
4,909,477
4,347,200
3,793,001
3,016,854
2,962,383
2,930,310
2,815,047
2,515,308
2,446,039
2,281,092
2,206,581
2,190,952
1,882,938
1,866,671
Billion $
US: Leading Commodities for Cash
Receipts, 2012
Corn
Cattle and Calves
Soybeans
Dairy Products, Milk
Broilers
Hogs
Greenhouse/Nursery
Wheat
Chicken Eggs
Cotton
Hay
Turkeys
Grapes
69.21
67.95
40.73
37.00
24.76
22.19
15.55
15.33
7.82
7.39
7.26
5.44
4.91
Livestock and Products ($171,584,157)
Crops ($223,484,520)
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0
Value of Receipts
2012 estimated by USDA/TASS/NASS/ERS
Balance Sheet of the U.S. Farming Sector
Calendar
Year
Debt
Equity
Assets
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
- - - - - Billion $ - - - - 184.0
778.5
962.5
186.2
773.1
959.3
188.8
709.0
897.8
172.2
603.8
775.9
151.3
570.7
722.0
138.5
618.0
756.5
133.1
655.4
788.5
131.1
682.7
813.7
131.1
709.5
840.6
131.9
712.3
844.2
131.6
736.2
867.8
134.3
774.9
909.2
138.9
795.8
934.7
143.0
822.8
965.7
148.6
854.3
1,002.9
156.9
894.4
1,051.3
164.6
918.7
1,083.4
167.7
971.1
1,138.8
163.9
1,039.3
1,203.2
170.7
1,085.3
1,255.9
187.0
1,075.9
1,263.0
181.1
1,153.1
1,334.2
197.6
1,308.1
1,505.7
209.1
1,507.4
1,716.5
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013F
2014F
215.7
240.7
261.1
268.3
278.9
294.5
300.3
309.2
316.2
1,695.4
1,836.7
1,879.2
1,871.5
2,079.5
2,235.4
2,510.9
2,620.6
2,684.7
1,911.1
2,077.4
2,140.3
2,139.9
2,358.5
2,529.8
2,811.3
2,929.7
3,000.9
Source: 2012 preliminary and 2013 and 2014 forecast, ERS/USDA, Farm Income
and Wealth Statistics web site, March 2014
3200
2800
2400
2000
1600
1200
800
400
0
Assets $3,000.9
Debt $316.2
Equity $2,684.7
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13P
14P
Billion $
Balance Sheet of the U.S. Farming Sector
2013 and 2014 forecast