Farmworkers in the United States:
Farms[edit | edit source]
Farms in the United States:
Year | Number of farms | Land in farms (hectares) |
Average farm size (hectares) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2,103,210 | 369,987,859 | 176 | [1] |
2012 | 2,109,810 | 370,133,549 | 175 | [1] |
2011 | 2,131,240 | 370,060,704 | 174 | [1] |
2010 | 2,149,520 | 370,562,525 | 172 | [1] |
2009 | 2,169,660 | 371,343,586 | 171 | [1] |
2008 | 2,184,500 | 371,752,327 | 170 | [1] |
2007 | 2,204,600 | 372,909,753 | 169 | [1] |
2006 | 2,088,790 | 374,662,080 | 179 | [1] |
2005 | 2,098,690 | 375,532,173 | 179 | [1] |
2004 | 2,112,970 | 377,280,453 | 178 | [1] |
2003 | 2,126,860 | 379,866,451 | 178 | [2] |
2002 | 2,135,360 | 380,534,197 | 178 | [2] |
2001 | 2,148,630 | 381,250,506 | 177 | [2] |
2000 | 2,166,780 | 382,468,636 | 176 | [2] |
1999 | 2,187,280 | 383,836,503 | 176 | [2] |
1998 | 2,192,330 | 385,301,497 | 176 | [2] |
1997 | 2,190,510 | 386,891,947 | 176 | [2] |
1996 | 2,190,500 | 387,970,457 | 177 | [2] |
1995 | 2,196,400 | 389,524,484 | 177 | [2] |
1994 | 2,197,690 | 390,908,539 | 178 | [3] |
1993 | 2,201,590 | 392,086,200 | 178 | [3] |
1992 | 2,107,840 | 395,994,739 | 188 | [3] |
1991 | 2,116,760 | 397,303,116 | 188 | [3] |
1990 | 2,145,820 | 399,372,724 | 186 | [3] |
1989 | 2,174,520 | 400,940,105 | 185 | [3] |
1988 | 2,200,940 | 402,437,475 | 183 | [3] |
1987 | 2,213,000 | 404,258,600 | 183 | [4] |
1986 | 2,250,000 | 406,852,691 | 181 | [4] |
1985 | 2,293,000 | 409,580,332 | 178 | [4] |
1984 | 2,334,000 | 411,899,231 | 176 | [4] |
1983 | 2,379,000 | 414,174,423 | 174 | [4] |
1982 | 2,407,000 | 415,942,938 | 173 | [4] |
1981 | 2,440,000 | 418,530,959 | 172 | [4] |
1980 | 2,440,000 | 420,431,000 | 172 | [5] |
1979 | 2,430,000 | 422,175,233 | 174 | [6] |
1978 | 2,446,000 | 422,820,720 | 174 | [6] |
1977 | 2,456,000 | 424,032,780 | 173 | [6] |
1976 | 2,454,220 | 428,631,323 | 175 | [7] |
1975 | 2,491,010 | 430,078,106 | 173 | [7] |
1974 | 2,795,000 | 438,864,023 | 157 | [8] |
1973 | 2,823,000 | 440,276,406 | 156 | [8] |
1972 | 2,860,000 | 441,952,651 | 155 | [8] |
1971 | 2,902,000 | 443,894,375 | 153 | [8] |
1970 | 2,949,000 | 446,123,432 | 151 | [8] |
1969 | 3,000,000 | 448,324,970 | 149 | [8] |
1968 | 3,071,000 | 451,327,803 | 147 | [8] |
1967 | 3,162,000 | 454,656,414 | 144 | [8] |
1966 | 3,239,000 | 460,202,752 | 142 | [9] |
1965 | 3,340,000 | 461,973,290 | 138 | [9] |
1964 | 3,442,000 | 464,106,030 | 135 | [9] |
1963 | 3,561,000 | 466,641,845 | 131 | [9] |
1962 | 3,685,000 | 470,005,261 | 127 | [9] |
1961 | 3,821,000 | 473,451,639 | 124 | [9] |
1960 | 3,962,000 | 476,303,521 | 120 | [9] |
1959 | 4,105,000 | 478,576,690 | 117 | [9] |
1958 | 4,232,900 | 479,540,267 | 113 | [10] |
1957 | 4,371,700 | 482,128,693 | 110 | [10] |
1956 | 4,514,100 | 484,447,592 | 107 | [10] |
1955 | 4,653,800 | 486,402,266 | 104 | [10] |
1954 | 4,798,200 | 488,205,180 | 102 | [10] |
1953 | 4,983,600 | 487,956,293 | 98 | [10] |
1952 | 5,197,500 | 487,628,490 | 94 | [10] |
1951 | 5,427,600 | 487,049,777 | 90 | [10] |
1950 | 5,647,800 | 486,450,425 | 86 | [10] |
Hired Workers[edit | edit source]
2010: There were 1,157,000 hired workers on the Nation’s farms and ranches during the week of October 10-16, 2010, up 4 percent from a year ago. Of these hired workers, 826,000 were hired directly by farm operators. Agricultural service employees on farms and ranches made up the remaining 331,000 workers.[11]
1995: There were 3.39 million people working on the Nation's farms and ranches during the week of October 8-14, 1995. Self-employed farm operators accounted for 1.59 million of the total, along with 541,000 unpaid workers (family members), and 957,000 workers hired directly by farm operators. Agricultural service employees on farms and ranches made up the remaining 302,000 workers.[12]
Farm workers (in October):
Year | Total workers | Family workers | Hired workers | Hired directly by farms |
Service employees | Wages/hour | Working hours per week |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | - | 871,000 | - | $11.96 | 41.7 | [13] | ||
2012 | - | 872,000 | - | $11.36 | 40.4 | [14] | ||
2011 | 1,141,000 | 828,000 | 313,000 | $11.15 | 41.6 | [15] | ||
2010 | 1,157,000 | 826,000 | 331,000 | $11.13 | 41.7 | [11] | ||
2009 | 1,092,000 | 807,000 | 285,000 | $10.91 | 39.0 | [16] | ||
2008 | 1,117,000 | 801,000 | 316,000 | $10.70 | 41.3 | [17] | ||
2007 | 1,122,000 | 806,000 | 316,000 | $10.33 | 42.1 | [18] | ||
2006 | 1,077,000 | 797,000 | 280,000 | $9.95 | 41.6 | [19] | ||
2005 | 1,129,000 | 840,000 | 289,000 | $9.61 | 42.0 | [20] | ||
2004 | 1,173,000 | 851,000 | 322,000 | $9.30 | 40.5 | [21] | ||
2003 | 1,197,000 | 891,000 | 306,000 | $9.05 | 40.2 | [22] | ||
2002 | 1,190,000 | 935,000 | 250,000 | $8.93 | 40.4 | [23] | ||
2001 | 3,270,800 | 2,049,800 | 1,221,000 | 959,000 | 262,000 | $8.58 | 41.5 | [24] |
2000 | 3,302,300 | 2,062,300 | 1,240,000 | 952,000 | 285,000 | $8.29 | 41.2 | [25] |
1999 | 3,338,400 | 2,048,400 | 1,290,000 | 989,000 | 296,000 | $7.83 | 42.5 | [26] |
1998 | 3,192,600 | 1,946,600 | 1,246,000 | 983,000 | 263,000 | $7.60 | 42.7 | [27] |
1997 | 3,276,500 | 1,990,500 | 1,286,000 | 1,003,000 | 283,000 | $7.31 | 40.9 | [28] |
1996 | 3,236,000 | 2,010,000 | 1,226,000 | 935,000 | 291,000 | $6.97 | 40.9 | [29] |
1995 | 3,386,000 | 2,127,000 | 1,259,000 | 957,000 | 302,000 | $6.58 | 41.9 | [12] |
1994 | 3,165,000 | 2,006,000 | 1,159,000 | 880,000 | 279,000 | $6.46 | 41.0 | [30] |
1993 | 3,249,000 | 2,038,000 | 1,211,000 | 928,000 | 283,000 | $6.26 | 40.1 | [31] |
1992 | 3,245,000 | 2,058,000 | 1,187,000 | 892,000 | 295,000 | $6.09 | 41.4 | [32] |
1991 | 3,289,000 | 2,006,000 | 1,283,000 | 996,000 | 287,000 | $5.88 | 42.2 | [33] |
1990 | 3,318,000 | 2,087,000 | 1,231,000 | 935,000 | 296,000 | $5.64 | 41.3 | [34] |
1985 | 3,143,000 | 1,941,000 | 1,202,000 | 1,015,000 | 187,000 | $4.56 | 38.6 | [35] |
1980 | 3,790,200 | 2,484,700 | 1,305,500 | - | - | $3.85 | 40.1 | [36] |
1975 | 4,536,600 | 3,139,700 | 1,396,900 | 925,700 | 471,200 | $2.63 | 38.8 | [37] |
1970 | 4,991,100 | 3,713,100 | 1,278,000 | - | - | $1.46 | 35.2 | [38] |
1965 | 6,387,000 | 4,637,000 | 1,750,000 | - | - | $0.98 | 35.7 | [39] |
1960 | 8,283,000 | 5,965,000 | 2,318,000 | - | - | $0.82 | - | [40] |
1955 | 10,145,000 | 7,598,000 | 2,547,000 | - | - | $0.70 | - | [41] |
1950 | 12,298,000 | 9,290,000 | 3,008,000 | - | - | $0.59 | - | [42] |
1945 | 11,052,000 | 8,558,000 | 2,494,000 | - | - | $88.00 | - | [43] |
1940 | 11,735,000 | 8,683,000 | 3,052,000 | - | - | - | - | [44] |
1935 | 12,389,000 | 9,190,000 | 3,199,000 | - | - | $20 - $30 | - | [43][45] |
1930 | - | - | - | - | - | $33 - $47 | - | [46] |
1910 | - | - | - | - | - | $20 - $29 | - | [45] |
- Total workers = Family workers + Hired workers
- Family workers = farm operators (owners) + unpaid family members - since 1996, the numbers are reported as an annual average, instead of October count. After 2001, the data is not available anymore
- Wages/hour - for 1945 and before, the amount represents the monthly wage
- Working hours per week - for hired workers
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Farms and Land in Farms 2013 Summary, NASS
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2005 Summary, NASS
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Farms and Land in Farms - 1998, NASS
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Farms and Land in Farms - 1990, NASS
- ↑ Farms and Land in Farms - 1989, NASS
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Farms and Land in Farms - 1980, NASS
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Farms and Land in Farms - 1978, NASS
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Farms and Land in Farms - 1977, NASS
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Farms and Land in Farms - 1970, NASS
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Farms and Land in Farms - 1964, NASS
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Farm Labor - 2010, NASS
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Farm Labor - 1995, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2013, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2012, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2011, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2009, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2008, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2007, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2006, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2005, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2004, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2003, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2002, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2001, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 2000, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1999, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1998, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1997, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1996, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1994, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1993, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1992, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1991, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1990, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1985, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1980, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1975, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1970, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1965, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1960, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1955, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1950, NASS
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Farm Labor - 1945, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1940, NASS
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Farm Labor - 1935, NASS
- ↑ Farm Labor - 1930, NASS
External links[edit | edit source]
- NASS - Statistics by Subject - Demographics, National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Farms and Land in Farms: 1964 - present, National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Farm Labor: 1930 - present, National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Fast Facts About Agriculture, American Farm Bureau