Sp Sy 9 (7-01) Farm Computer Usage and Ownership National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" call Daryl Brinkman at (202) 690-3226, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Over Forty Percent Of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access A total of 43 percent of U.S. Farms now have Internet access, compared to 29 percent with Internet access in 1999. Nearly 55 percent of farms have access to a computer in 2001, compared to the 1999 level of 47 percent. Fifty percent of all U.S. farms own or lease a computer, up from 40 percent in 1999. Farms using computers for their farm business increased from 24 percent in 1999 to 29 percent in 2001. In 2001, 73 percent of U.S. farms with sales of $100,000 and more have access to a computer, 69 percent own or lease a computer, 55 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 58 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales between $10,000 and $99,999 the figures are: 53 percent have access to a computer, 47 percent own or lease a computer, 30 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 39 percent have Internet access. For Farms with sales less than $10,000, 50 percent report having computer access, 45 percent own or lease a computer, 20 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 40 percent have Internet access. In 2001, operators with access to the Internet were asked four additional questions on their specific uses of the Internet access. The additional Internet questions referred to the purchase of agricultural inputs, conducting agricultural marketing activities, accessing National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports, and accessing other USDA reports and research information. Of the U.S. farms with Internet access, 6 percent use the Internet to purchase agricultural inputs, to conduct agricultural marketing activities and to access NASS reports while 9 percent access other USDA reports and research information. Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grain in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In 1997, 1999, and again in 2001, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The 2001 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 32,500 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of Variations (CVs) at the national level in 2001 were 1 percent or less, at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 5 percent, and at the State level CVs generally ranged from 3 to 30 percent. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by State and United States, 1997, 1999 and 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Using : State : With : That Own : Computers : With : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : Access : Computers : Business : Access :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :1997 :1999 :2001 :1997 :1999 :2001 :1997 :1999 :2001 :1997 :1999 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 47 48 21 37 42 13 24 24 9 28 34 AR : 25 41 49 22 35 47 17 23 26 10 25 32 CA : 51 61 63 47 55 56 30 40 36 23 46 51 CO 1/ : 51 66 67 44 58 63 30 39 38 17 39 53 FL : 41 45 50 35 39 47 24 27 29 19 34 45 GA : 25 33 36 23 29 33 12 18 19 11 20 26 ID : 48 75 80 36 59 74 21 34 46 12 41 62 IL : 45 51 61 36 46 57 27 32 37 17 30 48 IN : 37 46 57 29 41 51 16 22 28 10 25 42 IA : 46 51 59 37 45 54 25 32 38 12 30 45 KS : 36 52 58 31 46 54 21 26 31 11 27 39 KY : 23 25 28 18 20 27 9 11 12 8 14 17 LA : 26 35 53 21 32 47 14 20 19 4 21 40 MI : 47 59 60 38 51 49 20 25 27 17 28 48 MN : 43 49 55 32 40 50 22 26 34 11 27 40 MS : 22 30 37 15 24 34 9 11 16 4 18 24 MO : 33 39 55 27 34 49 16 19 30 10 19 44 MT : 54 65 71 41 52 67 33 36 43 15 38 57 NE : 45 49 58 38 44 54 29 31 36 14 26 40 NH 2/ : 35 57 72 31 46 58 22 31 34 11 43 56 NY : 42 50 65 33 40 58 19 25 35 14 30 56 NC : 30 42 51 24 36 47 13 20 24 10 30 37 ND : 44 53 59 34 47 54 28 35 38 11 32 47 OH : 41 58 63 30 49 56 18 25 28 14 35 46 OK : 31 45 48 26 33 42 15 17 21 9 28 38 OR : 61 65 75 52 55 73 30 31 43 22 29 59 PA 3/ : 37 47 54 27 37 45 15 22 28 15 30 41 SC : 25 30 48 20 27 40 11 12 19 9 17 35 SD : 43 50 56 30 39 48 24 31 31 13 29 43 TN : 24 35 42 17 28 36 7 13 16 8 24 34 TX : 41 48 57 32 39 52 21 23 26 18 31 46 VA 4/ : 31 42 58 25 31 49 13 15 26 12 24 48 WA : 58 61 59 50 52 56 35 39 37 20 50 54 WI : 36 50 61 29 40 55 19 24 31 9 33 46 : US 5/ : 38 47 55 31 40 50 20 24 29 13 29 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, and WY. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes NJ and PA. 4/ Includes DE, MD, VA, and WV. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access, Ownership, and Use by Economic Class, Type of Farm 1/, Region, and United States, 1997, 1999 and 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Using : Region : With : That Own : Computers : With : Computer : or Lease : for Farm : Internet : Access : Computers : Business : Access :----------------------------------------------------------- :1997:1999:2001:1997:1999:2001:1997:1999:2001:1997:1999:2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 38 50 61 30 40 51 18 25 31 14 33 48 $1,000-9,999 : 38 50 60 27 40 49 11 16 25 14 33 49 $10,000-99,999 : 31 45 59 27 33 52 19 32 39 11 29 47 $100,000 & Over : 48 61 63 43 54 54 38 47 42 21 41 45 Crop Farms : 43 55 65 36 45 56 21 28 34 17 36 54 Livestock Farms : 34 46 57 25 36 48 15 22 30 12 31 44 : North Central 3/ : 41 49 58 32 42 53 22 26 32 12 28 44 $1,000-9,999 : 36 43 55 26 36 49 11 13 21 12 25 42 $10,000-99,999 : 34 45 51 26 38 45 19 25 29 10 24 37 $100,000 & Over : 61 69 73 53 62 69 45 52 55 17 39 57 Crop Farms : 43 50 58 35 43 52 24 27 33 13 29 44 Livestock Farms : 39 48 59 29 42 54 20 25 32 11 26 43 : South 4/ : 31 40 48 24 32 43 15 18 22 12 25 37 $1,000-9,999 : 27 35 42 20 28 38 9 12 15 11 22 33 $10,000-99,999 : 32 42 52 25 35 45 18 22 26 12 28 38 $100,000 & Over : 56 64 71 50 56 67 44 49 53 21 42 57 Crop Farms : 31 34 48 25 28 42 17 18 23 12 21 37 Livestock Farms : 31 43 48 24 34 43 14 18 21 12 27 37 : West 5/ : 53 64 67 46 55 63 30 37 39 19 41 54 $1,000-9,999 : 47 60 67 39 49 63 17 24 31 16 36 55 $10,000-99,999 : 53 60 61 47 52 55 34 40 37 18 37 49 $100,000 & Over : 70 80 80 66 77 78 62 69 66 30 59 66 Crop Farms : 60 62 67 53 54 62 38 39 41 23 44 54 Livestock Farms : 47 66 69 39 56 65 22 35 38 16 37 56 : US 6/ : 38 47 55 31 40 50 20 24 29 13 29 43 $1,000-9,999 : 32 42 50 25 34 45 11 14 20 12 25 40 $10,000-99,999 : 36 46 53 29 38 47 20 26 30 12 27 39 $100,000 & Over : 60 68 73 54 62 69 47 53 55 20 43 58 Crop Farms : 41 47 57 34 40 51 24 25 31 14 29 44 Livestock Farms : 36 47 55 28 39 49 17 23 27 12 28 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Farm Computer Usage: Access and Use of Internet by State and United States, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase : Conduct : Access : Access : Agricultural : Agricultural : USDA/NASS : Other USDA State : Inputs : Marketing : Reports :Reports/Services : Over : Activities : Over : Over : Internet 1/ :Over Internet 2/ : Internet 3/ : Internet 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 3 3 5 AR : 6 5 4 8 CA : 5 6 8 11 CO 4/ : 6 9 5 11 FL : 10 12 6 8 GA : 2 3 4 4 ID : 6 12 9 13 IL : 7 7 9 12 IN : 4 6 6 9 IA : 6 9 9 14 KS : 4 4 5 7 KY : 2 2 2 3 LA : 7 3 4 5 MI : 6 5 6 11 MN : 5 7 9 13 MS : 3 3 3 4 MO : 3 7 6 13 MT : 7 10 8 13 NE : 4 7 7 10 NH 5/ : 10 9 4 6 NY : 10 12 6 10 NC : 4 7 7 11 ND : 5 8 10 14 OH : 7 5 6 7 OK : 1 7 4 8 OR : 8 14 7 13 PA 6/ : 9 5 5 8 SC : 7 6 3 5 SD : 4 5 6 8 TN : 3 4 7 8 TX : 6 7 5 8 VA 7/ : 9 5 5 7 WA : 5 9 5 16 WI : 7 6 4 9 : US 8/ : 6 6 6 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 2/ Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 3/ Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is last 12 months: June 2000 to June 2001. 4/ Includes AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, and WY. 5/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 6/ Includes NJ and PA. 7/ Includes DE, MD, VA, and WV. 8/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access and Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm 1/, Region, and United States, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase : Conduct : Access : Access :Agricultural: Agricultural : USDA/NASS : Other USDA State : Inputs : Marketing : Reports :Reports/Services : Over : Activities : Over : Over :Internet 2/ :Over Internet 3/:Internet 4/: Internet 4/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 5/ : 9 8 5 8 $1,000-9,999 : 9 5 4 5 $10,000-99,999 : 8 12 5 8 $100,000 & Over : 13 10 7 16 Crop Farms : 10 9 8 11 Livestock Farms : 9 7 3 6 : North Central 6/ : 5 6 7 11 $1,000-9,999 : 4 3 4 6 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 6 10 $100,000 & Over : 8 12 13 19 Crop Farms : 6 7 8 11 Livestock Farms : 5 6 6 10 : South 7/ : 5 5 5 7 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 4 $10,000-99,999 : 6 6 6 8 $100,000 & Over : 12 15 14 21 Crop Farms : 6 6 5 8 Livestock Farms : 5 5 4 6 : West 8/ : 6 10 7 12 $1,000-9,999 : 4 9 3 8 $10,000-99,999 : 7 8 8 12 $100,000 & Over : 10 14 14 22 Crop Farms : 7 9 7 13 Livestock Farms : 6 11 6 12 : US 9/ : 6 6 6 9 $1,000-9,999 : 4 4 3 5 $10,000-99,999 : 6 6 6 10 $100,000 & Over : 10 13 13 20 Crop Farms : 6 7 7 11 Livestock Farms : 5 6 5 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crop and Livestock farms are based on 1997 Census of Agriculture percentages by farm type. 2/ Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 3/ Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 4/ Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is last 12 months: June 2000 to June 2001. 5/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 6/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 7/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 8/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 9/ Excludes AK and HI. Number of Farms: by State and United States, 1997, 1999, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1999 : 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 49,000 48,000 47,000 AZ : 7,900 7,700 7,500 AR : 49,000 48,500 48,000 CA : 87,000 89,000 87,500 CO : 29,500 29,000 29,000 DE : 2,800 2,600 2,600 FL : 45,000 45,000 44,000 GA : 49,000 50,000 50,000 ID : 24,500 24,500 24,500 IL : 79,000 79,000 78,000 IN : 66,000 65,000 64,000 IA : 98,000 96,000 95,000 KS : 65,000 65,000 64,000 KY : 91,000 91,000 90,000 LA : 30,000 30,000 29,500 MD : 13,000 12,400 12,400 MI : 53,000 53,000 52,000 MN : 81,000 80,000 79,000 MS : 42,000 43,000 43,000 MO : 110,000 110,000 109,000 MT : 27,000 28,000 27,600 NE : 55,000 55,000 54,000 NV : 3,000 3,000 3,000 NH 2/ : 27,450 27,500 27,400 NJ : 9,600 9,600 9,600 NM : 15,500 15,500 15,200 NY : 38,000 39,000 38,000 NC : 59,000 58,000 57,000 ND : 31,500 30,500 30,300 OH : 79,000 80,000 80,000 OK : 83,000 84,000 85,000 OR : 39,000 40,500 40,000 PA : 60,000 59,000 59,000 SC : 25,000 25,000 24,000 SD : 32,500 32,500 32,500 TN : 91,000 91,000 90,000 TX : 225,000 227,000 226,000 UT : 15,000 15,500 15,500 VA : 49,000 49,000 49,000 WA : 39,000 40,000 40,000 WV : 21,000 20,500 20,500 WI : 79,000 78,000 77,000 WY : 9,200 9,200 9,200 : US 3/ : 2,184,450 2,185,000 2,165,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2001 Number of Farms not available until February 2002. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. 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