Sp Sy 9 (7-99) Farm Computer Usage and Ownership National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" call Steven Stockdale at (202) 690-3229, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. Farms with Internet Access More Than Doubles A total of 29 percent of U.S. Farms now have Internet access, compared to 13 percent with Internet access in 1997. A total of 47 percent of farms with access to a computer in 1999, compared to the 1997 level of 38 percent. Forty percent of all U.S. farms own or lease a computer, up from 31 percent in 1997. Farms using computers for their farm business increased from 20 percent in 1997 to 24 percent in 1999. In 1999, 77 percent of U.S. farms with sales of $250,000 and more have access to a computer; 72 percent own or lease a computer; 65 percent are using a computer for their farm business; and 52 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales of $249,999 or less; 45 percent have access to a computer; 37 percent own or lease a computer; 21 percent use a computer for their farm business; and 27 percent have Internet access. Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of crop acres planted, grain in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In 1997 and again this year, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The 1999 computer usage estimates are based on responses from nearly 33,000 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of Variations (CVs) at the national level in 1999 were 1 percent or less and at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 5 percent. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by State and United States, 1997 and 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : :----------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : : Using : State : of : With : That Own : Computers : With : Farms : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : : Access : Computers : Business : Access :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number ----------------------- Percent ----------------------- : AL : 49,000 25 47 21 37 13 24 9 28 AZ : 7,900 46 80 42 75 35 39 16 44 AR : 49,500 25 41 22 35 17 23 10 25 CA : 89,000 51 61 47 55 30 40 23 46 CO : 29,500 47 64 43 59 31 42 16 37 DE : 2,700 45 60 44 48 21 38 18 30 FL : 45,000 41 45 35 39 24 27 19 34 GA : 50,000 25 33 23 29 12 18 11 20 ID : 24,500 48 75 36 59 21 34 12 41 IL : 79,000 45 51 36 46 27 32 17 30 IN : 66,000 37 46 29 41 16 22 10 25 IA : 97,000 46 51 37 45 25 32 12 30 KS : 65,000 36 52 31 46 21 26 11 27 KY : 90,000 23 25 18 20 9 11 8 14 LA : 30,000 26 35 21 32 14 20 4 21 MD : 12,500 *46 51 43 45 *27 28 25 31 MI : 52,000 47 59 38 51 20 25 17 28 MN : 80,000 43 49 32 40 22 26 11 27 MS : 42,000 22 30 15 24 9 11 4 18 MO : 110,000 33 39 27 34 16 19 10 19 MT : 27,500 54 65 41 52 33 36 15 38 NE : 55,000 45 49 38 44 29 31 14 26 NV : 3,000 37 55 33 48 *13 31 5 29 NH 1/ : 27,550 35 57 31 46 22 31 11 43 NJ : 9,600 53 69 40 56 22 35 31 53 NM : 16,000 47 61 39 54 27 36 14 42 NY : 38,000 42 50 33 40 19 25 14 30 NC : 58,000 30 42 24 36 13 20 10 30 ND : 31,000 44 53 34 47 28 35 11 32 OH : 80,000 41 58 30 49 18 25 14 35 OK : 83,000 31 45 26 33 15 17 9 28 OR : 39,500 61 65 52 55 30 31 22 29 PA : 60,000 34 43 25 34 14 20 13 26 SC : 25,000 25 30 20 27 11 12 9 17 SD : 32,500 43 50 30 39 24 31 13 29 TN : 91,000 24 35 17 28 7 13 8 24 TX : 226,000 41 48 32 39 21 23 18 31 UT : 15,000 *65 70 52 61 31 36 29 45 VA : 49,000 26 42 20 28 10 12 8 24 WA : 40,000 58 61 *50 52 *35 39 20 50 WV : 21,000 30 35 22 27 9 11 13 19 WI : 78,000 36 50 29 40 19 24 9 33 WY : 9,200 56 65 45 48 *35 38 11 30 : US 2/ : 2,185,450 38 47 31 40 20 24 13 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by Economic Class, Type of Farm 1/, Region, and United States, 1997 and 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Using : Region : With : That Own : Computers : With : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : Access : Computers : Business : Access :------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 : 1997 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 38 50 30 40 18 25 14 33 $1,000-9,999 : 38 50 27 40 11 16 14 33 $10,000-99,999 : 31 45 27 33 19 32 11 29 $100,000 & Over : 48 61 43 54 38 47 21 41 Crop Farms : 43 55 36 45 21 28 17 36 Livestock Farms : 34 46 25 36 15 22 12 31 : North Central 3/ : 41 49 32 42 22 26 12 28 $1,000-9,999 : 36 43 26 36 11 13 12 25 $10,000-99,999 : 34 45 26 38 *19 25 10 24 $100,000 & Over : 61 69 53 62 45 52 17 39 Crop Farms : 43 50 35 43 24 27 13 29 Livestock Farms : 39 48 29 42 20 25 11 26 : South 4/ : 31 40 24 32 15 18 12 25 $1,000-9,999 : *27 35 20 28 9 12 11 22 $10,000-99,999 : 32 42 25 35 18 22 12 28 $100,000 & Over : 56 64 50 56 44 49 21 42 Crop Farms : 31 34 25 28 17 18 12 21 Livestock Farms : 31 43 24 34 14 18 12 27 : West 5/ : 53 64 *46 55 *30 37 19 41 $1,000-9,999 : 47 60 *39 49 *17 24 16 36 $10,000-99,999 : 53 60 47 52 34 40 18 37 $100,000 & Over : 70 80 66 77 62 69 30 59 Crop Farms : 60 62 *53 54 *38 39 23 44 Livestock Farms : 47 66 39 56 22 35 16 37 : US 6/ : 38 47 31 40 20 24 13 29 $1,000-9,999 : 32 42 25 34 11 14 12 25 $10,000-99,999 : 36 46 29 38 20 26 12 27 $100,000 & Over : 60 68 54 62 47 53 20 43 Crop Farms : 41 47 34 40 24 25 14 29 Livestock Farms : 36 47 28 39 17 23 12 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Crop and livestock farms are based on 1997 Census of Agriculture percentages by farm type. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. 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