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Farm Population

Information on the size, location, and characteristics of the U.S. farm population promotes efficient and responsive policymaking in today's diverse farm economy. ERS research on farm population focuses on changing demographic characteristics of principal farm operators, assessments of household income, and trends in hired farm labor.


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20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture—This report shows the steady decline of the U.S. farm population as a share of total population for more than a century, mostly as a result of technological changes in agricultural production.

Farm household demographics—Farm householders are generally older, have less formal education, are less likely to be nonwhite or female, and are more likely to live in the South than the average U.S. householder.

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