Key figures
Number of farms
1,865,000
Farms · 2025
Land in farms
873,950,000
Acres · 2025
Total agricultural exports
$168,084,576,000
$ · 2024
Farm proprietors' income
$88,897,000,000
$ · 2025
Real GDP, agriculture, forestry & fishing
$191,542,000,000
$ · 2025
Cattle and calves inventory (January 1)
86,155,300
Head · 2026
Milk production value
$35,411,752,000
$ · 2018
Historical data
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Number of farms
1993–20251,865,000▼ 15%
Sum of the 50 states (+ DC where reported). USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Farms and Land in Farms survey (QuickStats).
Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.