Marking National AG Day- Looking at Agriculture in America

March 18, 2025 marks National AG Day.

To mark the day, Midland is taking a look at agriculture across the country by breaking down a report from the US Department of Agriculture. 

Number of farms

According to the US Department of Agriculture, the number of farms in the United States in 2023 was estimated at 1,894,950.

This was down by 5,700 in 2022. 

Sales in 2023

Here's the breakdown of sales farms brought in during the year of 2023. 

• 48% of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales
• 79% of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales
• 9.7% of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more in sales

Land in farms

The US Department of Agriculture found that the total land in farms decreased in 2023. The total land in farms in 2023 was 878,560,000 acres. This decreased by 1,100,000 acres in 2022. 

According to the report, the largest change for 2023 was producers in Sales Class $1,000,000 or more operated 14,160,000 more acres than in 2022. 

In 2023, 26.2% of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100,000 in sales. At the same time, 49.8% of all farmland was managed by farms with sales of $500,000 or more. 

The average farm size for 2023 was 464 acres. Up from 463 acres in 2022. 

Number of farms in 2023, by state

Alabama- 37,100

Alaska- 1,200

Arizona- 16,400

Arkansas- 37,400

California- 62,900

Colorado- 35,900

Connecticut- 5,100

Deleware- 2,150

Florida- 44,400

Georgia- 39,000

Hawaii- 6,600

Idaho- 22,600

Illinois- 70,700

Indiana- 53,300

Iowa- 86,800

Kansas- 55,500

Kentucky- 69,100

Louisiana- 24,800

Maine- 7,000

Maryland- 12,600

Massachusetts- 7,100

Michigan- 45,300

Minnesota- 65,300

Mississippi- 31,100

Missouri- 87,600

Montana- 24,300

Nebraska- 44,400

Nevada- 3,100

New Hampshire- 3,950

New Jersey- 10,000

New Mexico- 20,900

New York- 30,700

North Carolina- 42,500

North Dakota- 24,800

Ohio- 75,800

Oklahoma- 70,300

Oregon- 35,500

Pennsylvania- 49,000

Rhode Island- 1,050

South Carolina- 22,600

South Dakota- 28,300

Tennessee- 63,100

Texas- 231,000

Utah- 17,400

Vermont- 6,500

Virginia- 39,000

Washington- 32,000

West Virginia- 22,800

Wisconsin- 58,500

Wyoming- 10,500