Census of Agriculture

Today USDA released 6.4 million new data point about America’s farms and producers.

USDA will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture on Thursday, April 11. Ahead of the data release, take a look at some key data sets from the 2012 edition.

The recent Census of Agriculture revealed many interesting trends in terms of farmer demographics. Once you dive deeper into the data it’s possible to unveil other interesting statistics.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will answer questions about the 2017 Census of Agriculture in a Twitter #StatChat.

As part of a comprehensive effort to mine the data for our readers, editors from across the board weighed in on the census data, creating an easy to read, yet thorough snapshot of the more than 6 million data points included in the survey.

The 2012 Census of Agriculture features several firsts—among them, new questions about land-use practices, Internet access and crops grown for production of renewable energy.