United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Sp Sy 9 (11) Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2011 Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This report issue is published using both layouts but all future issues will only be produced with the new layout, which is available on the NASS website: www.nass.usda.gov. This is the last issue using this layout. DSL Continues to be the Most Common Internet Access Method DSL was the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 38 percent of U.S. farms using it, up from 36 percent in 2009. Dialup access dropped from 23 percent in 2009 to 12 percent in 2011. Satellite and wireless were each reported as the primary Internet access methods on 15 and 20 percent of those U.S. farms with Internet access, respectively. Cable was reported as the primary access method on 11 percent of the farms, the same level as 2009. A total of 62 percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 59 percent in 2009. Sixty-five percent of farms have access to a computer in 2011, up 1 percentage point from 2009. The proportion of U.S. farms owning or leasing a computer in 2011, at 63 percent, was up 2 percentage points from 2009. Farms using computers for their farm business remained virtually stable at 37 percent in 2011 compared to 36 percent in 2009. In 2011, 84 percent of U.S. farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more have access to a computer, 83 percent own or lease a computer, 72 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 82 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales and government payments between $100,000 and $249,999, the figures are: 68 percent have access to a computer, 68 percent own or lease a computer, 52 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 67 percent have Internet access. Of the farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, 63 percent reported having computer access, 62 percent own or lease a computer, 41 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 60 percent have Internet access. For crop farms, 67 percent have computer access and 41 percent use a computer for their farm business in 2011, up 2 and 1 percentage points from 2009, respectively. Internet access for crop farms has increased to 64 percent in 2011, compared with 60 percent in 2009. In 2011, a total of 63 percent of livestock farms have computer access and 61 percent have Internet access. Farm Computer Usage: By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or State : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 55 57 55 54 54 54 AZ 1/ : 52 45 55 50 39 52 AR : 59 65 62 56 61 60 CA : 71 69 68 66 68 65 CO : 74 74 80 73 73 79 FL : 61 71 70 60 61 68 GA : 57 54 60 55 52 59 ID : 83 80 83 81 79 82 IL : 67 66 67 66 64 65 IN : 64 68 65 62 65 63 IA : 70 69 69 68 67 68 KS : 68 69 66 64 67 64 KY : 60 57 59 57 54 58 LA : 51 53 60 49 51 54 MD 2/ : 64 62 60 63 61 59 MI : 64 69 73 58 62 63 MN : 71 71 68 66 68 65 MS : 51 53 59 47 50 56 MO : 56 54 57 53 53 55 MT : 72 73 76 70 72 74 NE : 69 69 72 67 68 71 NH 3/ : 78 83 80 75 78 79 NJ : 69 76 77 63 75 75 NM : 53 51 57 53 50 55 NY : 67 71 68 63 68 65 NC : 61 68 69 56 66 66 ND : 67 65 69 64 63 69 OH : 62 59 59 60 57 57 OK : 55 60 66 54 60 64 OR : 82 79 83 78 75 80 PA : 58 55 60 54 51 57 SC : 62 59 59 61 58 58 SD : 70 68 68 69 66 66 TN : 58 55 55 46 46 51 TX : 62 61 60 55 58 57 UT : 70 71 85 63 66 77 VA : 62 68 65 59 65 62 WA : 75 81 80 72 74 78 WV : 63 64 61 54 60 59 WI : 69 73 73 60 70 71 WY : 76 81 84 74 80 79 : US 4/ : 64 64 65 60 61 63 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With State : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 24 25 25 50 52 53 AZ 1/ : 33 15 18 45 40 55 AR : 32 32 29 52 56 58 CA : 42 44 44 66 66 63 CO : 40 44 47 70 68 72 FL : 37 38 45 56 65 69 GA : 26 23 38 53 50 57 ID : 50 42 46 66 68 76 IL : 40 44 43 60 61 63 IN : 38 42 39 57 61 62 IA : 42 47 52 63 62 66 KS : 39 42 39 57 64 62 KY : 24 26 23 51 48 55 LA : 25 26 28 49 46 53 MD 2/ : 36 34 34 61 59 59 MI : 34 41 38 59 61 62 MN : 38 46 43 62 65 66 MS : 22 22 27 44 47 51 MO : 29 29 33 52 49 52 MT : 45 52 49 63 69 73 NE : 44 50 52 63 62 69 NH 3/ : 50 47 50 67 75 78 NJ : 45 46 57 63 75 75 NM : 20 31 35 48 45 55 NY : 36 44 42 63 66 66 NC : 32 37 41 54 63 65 ND : 44 49 50 61 61 67 OH : 32 39 36 58 55 55 OK : 32 32 38 53 57 62 OR : 50 44 50 72 69 80 PA : 29 27 36 51 48 58 SC : 36 33 30 48 46 53 SD : 40 45 42 64 62 63 TN : 24 22 26 50 47 52 TX : 33 30 30 52 57 58 UT : 50 36 48 59 65 79 VA : 28 32 29 54 67 61 WA : 50 50 47 69 77 76 WV : 32 30 30 47 61 58 WI : 38 41 42 58 67 67 WY : 43 40 37 66 80 78 : US 4/ : 35 36 37 57 59 62 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Use of Internet by State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural State : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 1/ : Over Internet 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 8 8 9 5 7 4 AZ 3/ : 13 6 11 8 4 6 AR : 9 9 11 4 6 7 CA : 15 19 18 11 13 11 CO : 9 10 18 8 11 15 FL : 19 22 17 10 15 15 GA : 9 6 13 5 8 15 ID : 12 18 22 10 15 10 IL : 10 11 13 14 14 16 IN : 14 18 10 18 17 9 IA : 9 12 16 16 19 25 KS : 10 14 13 8 10 10 KY : 8 9 11 6 8 6 LA : 6 8 11 3 7 10 MD 4/ : 19 19 17 8 16 13 MI : 15 17 14 7 11 10 MN : 11 12 13 12 18 18 MS : 5 8 10 4 5 10 MO : 7 7 11 5 7 10 MT : 13 13 18 16 20 16 NE : 8 12 15 11 21 23 NH 5/ : 23 26 30 15 15 18 NJ : 27 30 39 15 18 18 NM : 7 14 11 5 8 7 NY : 19 25 24 7 9 10 NC : 15 16 17 11 12 18 ND : 9 12 16 10 13 16 OH : 12 14 13 11 16 10 OK : 11 12 15 11 11 13 OR : 21 16 17 12 15 15 PA : 11 12 15 7 8 7 SC : 15 10 11 15 7 8 SD : 7 10 11 12 18 13 TN : 7 9 10 7 7 11 TX : 9 11 12 8 8 7 UT : 17 12 18 17 8 17 VA : 13 10 14 7 6 7 WA : 26 23 18 14 16 17 WV : 14 15 17 4 4 8 WI : 12 13 17 12 12 17 WY : 18 13 15 8 15 8 : US 6/ : 11 13 14 10 11 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Includes AZ and NV. 4/ Includes DE and MD. 5/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access Other USDA : Access Other Federal State : Reports : Reports/Services : Government Web sites : Over Internet : Over Internet : Over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 3 3 6 5 10 6 7 7 AZ 2/ : 2 3 3 11 4 11 6 9 9 AR : 4 5 4 6 12 12 13 14 12 CA : 7 8 9 13 11 18 13 14 18 CO : 6 10 7 9 12 18 11 11 21 FL : 8 5 9 14 9 15 16 9 17 GA : 2 3 3 7 6 14 6 7 11 ID : 7 11 7 15 22 20 18 22 28 IL : 11 10 10 16 14 16 12 10 14 IN : 7 9 7 13 12 9 14 13 8 IA : 10 11 16 15 18 23 11 15 17 KS : 9 9 8 12 14 13 13 16 13 KY : 3 5 2 7 7 8 5 7 8 LA : 2 3 7 8 7 10 4 5 9 MD 3/ : 6 4 3 12 12 11 22 19 14 MI : 9 7 9 14 12 14 14 15 15 MN : 7 10 12 12 17 16 10 15 13 MS : 3 5 4 7 7 10 8 6 9 MO : 5 5 8 10 9 11 9 8 10 MT : 6 11 10 16 17 19 18 24 28 NE : 7 8 9 14 17 17 13 14 17 NH 4/ : 5 6 8 18 14 22 17 27 28 NJ : 9 13 10 13 17 21 17 18 24 NM : 6 7 10 4 10 13 5 13 11 NY : 5 9 8 8 19 11 18 24 21 NC : 6 5 7 12 14 15 14 14 14 ND : 7 14 12 15 18 19 15 11 16 OH : 3 6 5 8 10 12 8 13 11 OK : 6 6 6 10 11 15 16 11 14 OR : 4 6 8 11 14 18 15 21 25 PA : 3 5 5 6 9 9 10 13 15 SC : 4 6 5 8 6 6 11 6 4 SD : 6 7 9 13 16 16 12 16 15 TN : 5 8 5 8 8 9 8 9 8 TX : 4 4 4 8 8 7 11 11 11 UT : 8 11 8 15 18 17 14 18 24 VA : 4 7 7 8 13 9 11 16 16 WA : 7 6 7 15 16 15 18 23 25 WV : 7 7 5 10 11 10 18 14 19 WI : 8 10 8 14 13 16 16 16 16 WY : 7 2 4 11 12 9 23 15 20 : US 5/ : 6 7 7 11 12 13 12 13 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any State : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 3 1 2 2 1 AZ 1/ : 6 2 6 1 2 2 AR : 2 2 2 1 4 3 CA : 6 7 8 5 5 7 CO : 6 2 9 3 5 10 FL : 4 4 6 2 4 7 GA : 3 3 6 1 2 6 ID : 3 9 4 4 10 7 IL : 7 4 6 4 4 4 IN : 5 6 4 3 4 4 IA : 5 6 7 2 3 7 KS : 3 6 5 3 4 3 KY : 2 4 1 1 3 2 LA : 2 2 4 1 3 4 MD 2/ : 5 2 5 4 10 5 MI : 6 4 3 2 4 2 MN : 5 7 6 3 5 4 MS : 3 3 3 3 2 3 MO : 2 3 3 3 2 2 MT : 3 6 7 3 4 7 NE : 4 4 7 2 4 6 NH 3/ : 3 9 9 7 9 12 NJ : 6 9 13 3 4 12 NM : 1 7 5 1 7 4 NY : 1 3 3 4 1 1 NC : 5 5 6 4 5 5 ND : 5 6 6 3 6 4 OH : 3 5 3 2 3 2 OK : 4 6 5 5 6 4 OR : 5 7 10 4 7 7 PA : 2 3 3 3 4 6 SC : 2 2 5 1 * 3 SD : 4 4 6 3 3 5 TN : 2 4 3 1 5 3 TX : 4 3 4 4 4 4 UT : 5 9 7 5 4 4 VA : 2 7 2 2 3 2 WA : 7 9 7 11 11 10 WV : 1 2 4 1 * 6 WI : 3 5 5 3 4 4 WY : 5 6 6 6 4 5 : US 4/ : 4 5 5 3 4 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct Business With Any State : Non-Agricultural Web site :----------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 14 24 22 AZ 1/ : 24 10 34 AR : 18 27 22 CA : 32 37 38 CO : 27 33 53 FL : 32 37 51 GA : 17 13 23 ID : 49 52 54 IL : 30 36 44 IN : 38 42 32 IA : 28 33 38 KS : 31 32 34 KY : 13 23 16 LA : 24 21 35 MD 2/ : 38 33 35 MI : 36 36 30 MN : 33 39 36 MS : 17 22 24 MO : 22 23 25 MT : 38 48 56 NE : 31 40 38 NH 3/ : 41 56 45 NJ : 41 54 51 NM : 21 26 35 NY : 27 47 33 NC : 25 35 38 ND : 34 37 38 OH : 20 26 26 OK : 27 30 32 OR : 31 51 58 PA : 24 30 34 SC : 22 13 14 SD : 28 40 38 TN : 18 22 26 TX : 28 29 34 UT : 36 42 57 VA : 26 32 32 WA : 45 56 51 WV : 30 26 28 WI : 36 41 43 WY : 46 36 50 : US 4/ : 28 33 35 ----------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 55 37 24 23 28 49 10 13 10 AZ 2/ : 47 36 22 17 17 20 7 10 17 AR : 56 17 7 22 45 43 4 11 11 CA : 36 11 2 21 32 43 12 21 9 CO : 36 12 12 16 14 11 5 7 8 FL : 28 21 15 50 54 36 11 4 15 GA : 27 17 11 56 52 61 9 21 8 ID : 42 18 11 24 37 39 3 2 7 IL : 46 20 9 20 22 31 4 6 8 IN : 54 26 20 19 28 25 7 8 6 IA : 45 19 10 30 43 36 4 5 7 KS : 41 14 5 30 35 35 9 11 16 KY : 40 29 16 32 40 50 8 6 10 LA : 53 22 15 23 42 37 8 12 9 MD 3/ : 52 25 11 25 24 23 10 23 22 MI : 60 29 24 20 27 26 11 13 13 MN : 45 22 12 30 44 42 2 3 4 MS : 57 35 16 22 35 35 5 6 12 MO : 55 33 16 31 34 37 2 5 5 MT : 43 17 6 34 40 54 2 1 7 NE : 34 14 8 33 43 34 4 3 5 NH 4/ : 33 15 6 31 24 37 26 46 29 NJ : 22 11 7 35 40 31 30 37 49 NM : 28 21 15 41 32 38 3 3 14 NY : 44 29 15 18 31 51 21 23 15 NC : 40 20 7 35 53 58 11 11 14 ND : 35 14 4 40 55 49 8 7 13 OH : 52 34 15 20 29 26 10 13 25 OK : 41 22 9 30 41 39 5 5 6 OR : 52 26 9 15 23 32 13 9 10 PA : 54 27 8 31 37 52 6 21 24 SC : 55 26 15 29 31 37 6 26 18 SD : 38 13 9 35 45 39 3 11 9 TN : 62 21 13 13 34 38 8 23 17 TX : 52 26 12 24 34 33 4 7 11 UT : 31 4 4 27 60 40 6 16 13 VA : 65 39 16 17 20 32 8 9 9 WA : 34 24 12 38 29 32 8 9 17 WV : 53 32 15 19 37 37 11 7 9 WI : 52 28 12 32 41 51 3 8 8 WY : 55 20 10 23 32 18 5 5 4 : US 5/ : 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 11 7 1 7 6 4 4 4 AZ 2/ : 21 20 18 5 8 11 3 9 12 AR : 11 13 19 2 10 14 5 4 6 CA : 11 13 11 13 19 26 7 4 9 CO : 14 32 23 15 28 40 14 7 6 FL : 5 18 9 3 3 15 3 * 10 GA : 5 5 5 0 2 14 3 3 1 ID : 10 21 17 14 16 22 7 6 4 IL : 9 16 19 17 31 31 4 5 2 IN : 8 14 16 10 22 26 2 2 7 IA : 7 12 11 8 12 28 6 9 8 KS : 10 22 22 9 15 20 1 3 2 KY : 12 6 11 3 8 7 5 11 6 LA : 9 12 13 2 10 19 5 2 7 MD 3/ : 3 8 10 2 12 30 8 8 4 MI : 1 6 8 6 20 25 2 5 4 MN : 5 9 11 15 18 25 3 4 6 MS : 10 15 21 1 5 10 5 4 6 MO : 5 14 17 3 10 22 4 4 3 MT : 12 28 18 8 11 14 1 3 1 NE : 10 15 15 13 22 36 6 3 2 NH 4/ : 3 9 12 1 1 10 6 5 6 NJ : 5 3 4 0 4 5 8 5 4 NM : 3 20 13 21 16 16 4 8 4 NY : 4 3 5 4 6 10 9 8 4 NC : 7 5 7 3 8 11 4 3 3 ND : 9 11 13 6 11 16 2 2 5 OH : 6 9 7 7 12 25 5 3 2 OK : 10 17 24 10 13 19 4 2 3 OR : 5 17 17 11 23 26 4 2 6 PA : 1 5 4 1 5 9 7 5 3 SC : 5 7 9 1 8 18 4 2 3 SD : 4 9 9 14 19 29 6 3 5 TN : 3 11 11 1 7 15 13 4 6 TX : 9 17 21 8 13 19 3 3 4 UT : 12 6 20 10 11 15 14 3 8 VA : 7 15 24 3 12 15 0 5 4 WA : 11 15 15 5 20 16 4 3 8 WV : 6 16 18 1 4 16 10 4 5 WI : 4 8 10 3 11 17 6 4 2 WY : 9 28 36 7 12 32 1 3 0 : US 5/ : 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or Region : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 66 67 68 62 63 65 $1,000-9,999 : 65 67 68 62 63 64 $10,000-99,999 : 62 67 69 58 62 67 $100,000 & Over : 67 66 69 65 64 65 $100,000-249,999 : 59 56 60 58 55 56 $250,000 & Over : 75 76 80 71 72 76 Crop Farms : 65 66 69 60 60 67 Livestock Farms : 67 67 68 64 65 64 : North Central 3/ : 66 66 66 62 64 64 $1,000-9,999 : 62 63 62 59 60 59 $10,000-99,999 : 61 60 62 55 58 61 $100,000 & Over : 78 77 78 74 75 77 $100,000-249,999 : 70 70 71 67 68 70 $250,000 & Over : 83 81 82 80 80 81 Crop Farms : 66 68 68 62 65 66 Livestock Farms : 66 65 64 62 62 61 : South 4/ : 59 60 61 55 57 59 $1,000-9,999 : 55 57 58 53 54 56 $10,000-99,999 : 59 61 63 54 57 60 $100,000 & Over : 75 75 75 71 72 72 $100,000-249,999 : 68 70 67 64 66 63 $250,000 & Over : 78 78 80 75 75 77 Crop Farms : 58 59 62 54 56 60 Livestock Farms : 59 60 61 55 57 59 : West 5/ : 72 71 74 69 69 72 $1,000-9,999 : 68 67 70 65 66 68 $10,000-99,999 : 72 69 74 69 66 74 $100,000 & Over : 83 82 85 80 79 84 $100,000-249,999 : 79 81 79 74 78 77 $250,000 & Over : 85 82 90 83 80 89 Crop Farms : 69 69 74 67 67 72 Livestock Farms : 74 72 74 70 71 72 : US 6/ : 64 64 65 60 61 63 $1,000-9,999 : 60 60 61 57 57 59 $10,000-99,999 : 64 62 63 59 59 62 $100,000 & Over : 75 76 77 68 75 77 $100,000-249,999 : 68 70 68 68 67 68 $250,000 & Over : 81 81 84 79 79 83 Crop Farms : 64 65 67 61 62 65 Livestock Farms : 64 63 63 60 60 62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 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: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With Region : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 37 37 42 58 61 66 $1,000-9,999 : 27 32 36 59 61 65 $10,000-99,999 : 45 42 45 58 62 67 $100,000 & Over : 52 51 58 58 57 62 $100,000-249,999 : 40 37 42 49 46 49 $250,000 & Over : 63 64 75 67 68 75 Crop Farms : 37 35 42 57 59 67 Livestock Farms : 37 38 42 60 62 63 : North Central 3/ : 38 42 41 59 60 62 $1,000-9,999 : 24 27 25 54 56 58 $10,000-99,999 : 36 40 41 54 55 56 $100,000 & Over : 60 63 64 73 71 74 $100,000-249,999 : 52 54 53 64 63 67 $250,000 & Over : 69 70 71 79 77 79 Crop Farms : 39 45 44 58 62 63 Livestock Farms : 35 37 36 61 58 59 : South 4/ : 30 29 31 52 55 58 $1,000-9,999 : 24 22 25 50 52 55 $10,000-99,999 : 33 35 36 51 56 59 $100,000 & Over : 55 58 55 66 69 70 $100,000-249,999 : 48 50 43 60 65 62 $250,000 & Over : 61 65 66 70 72 75 Crop Farms : 30 29 32 50 54 59 Livestock Farms : 30 29 30 53 55 58 : West 5/ : 44 42 44 64 66 70 $1,000-9,999 : 36 32 31 61 64 65 $10,000-99,999 : 46 41 54 63 63 72 $100,000 & Over : 61 67 71 77 75 84 $100,000-249,999 : 52 61 62 71 72 76 $250,000 & Over : 68 71 79 81 78 89 Crop Farms : 43 44 49 63 66 70 Livestock Farms : 44 41 40 66 66 70 : US 6/ : 35 36 37 57 59 62 $1,000-9,999 : 25 25 27 52 56 58 $10,000-99,999 : 36 38 41 55 57 60 $100,000 & Over : 59 61 63 71 70 76 $100,000-249,999 : 51 52 52 63 63 67 $250,000 & Over : 66 69 72 76 76 82 Crop Farms : 37 40 41 56 60 64 Livestock Farms : 33 33 34 57 58 61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 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. Use of Internet by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural Region : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 4/ : 17 19 22 10 11 10 $1,000-9,999 : 14 18 19 5 6 8 $10,000-99,999 : 20 17 26 11 13 13 $100,000 & Over : 22 27 28 22 22 16 $100,000-249,999: 24 19 17 16 15 11 $250,000 & Over : 20 37 40 30 32 22 Crop Farms : 16 20 23 8 10 10 Livestock Farms : 18 19 21 12 11 10 : North Central 5/ : 10 12 13 11 14 15 $1,000-9,999 : 7 9 9 5 6 6 $10,000-99,999 : 9 11 12 11 12 13 $100,000 & Over : 16 17 21 22 27 29 $100,000-249,999: 14 13 15 18 19 22 $250,000 & Over : 19 21 25 25 32 33 Crop Farms : 10 12 13 13 16 17 Livestock Farms : 11 13 14 9 12 11 : South 6/ : 10 11 13 7 8 9 $1,000-9,999 : 8 9 10 5 5 6 $10,000-99,999 : 11 11 14 10 11 12 $100,000 & Over : 20 22 25 18 24 24 $100,000-249,999: 16 19 21 14 21 17 $250,000 & Over : 23 25 29 21 26 30 Crop Farms : 10 10 12 8 9 10 Livestock Farms : 10 11 13 7 8 9 : West 7/ : 16 16 17 11 13 13 $1,000-9,999 : 14 13 13 7 8 7 $10,000-99,999 : 15 14 21 11 15 19 $100,000 & Over : 21 23 26 21 24 23 $100,000-249,999: 17 17 20 17 17 19 $250,000 & Over : 24 28 31 24 29 28 Crop Farms : 14 15 18 10 15 13 Livestock Farms : 17 16 17 12 12 13 : US 8/ : 11 13 14 10 11 12 $1,000-9,999 : 9 10 11 5 6 7 $10,000-99,999 : 11 12 15 10 12 13 $100,000 & Over : 18 20 23 20 25 26 $100,000-249,999: 15 15 17 16 19 20 $250,000 & Over : 21 24 28 24 31 31 Crop Farms : 11 12 14 10 14 14 Livestock Farms : 12 13 14 9 10 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 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/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 5/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 6/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 7/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 8/ Excludes AK and HI. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access Other USDA : Access Other Federal Region : Reports : Reports/Services : Government Web sites : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 5 7 6 10 13 13 14 21 18 $1,000-9,999 : 3 6 5 8 11 10 14 21 17 $10,000-99,999 : 6 7 9 11 13 13 13 22 19 $100,000 & Over : 7 10 9 14 19 21 15 19 23 $100,000-249,999 : 3 7 10 15 13 14 11 13 17 $250,000 & Over : 11 13 9 13 27 27 20 27 29 Crop Farms : 6 8 7 11 14 16 15 21 20 Livestock Farms : 4 6 6 9 12 10 13 21 17 : North Central 4/ : 8 9 10 13 14 15 12 13 13 $1,000-9,999 : 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 $10,000-99,999 : 7 8 9 12 12 14 11 12 12 $100,000 & Over : 15 16 18 25 25 28 19 18 21 $100,000-249,999 : 13 12 14 20 19 21 16 14 16 $250,000 & Over : 17 19 21 29 29 33 22 21 24 Crop Farms : 9 10 11 15 16 18 12 14 15 Livestock Farms : 5 6 7 11 10 11 12 12 11 : South 5/ : 4 5 5 8 9 10 11 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 6 6 7 9 9 9 $10,000-99,999 : 5 7 6 10 11 12 11 11 12 $100,000 & Over : 11 12 12 19 21 23 20 19 21 $100,000-249,999 : 10 11 7 16 18 17 17 18 17 $250,000 & Over : 13 13 17 23 24 29 22 19 23 Crop Farms : 5 5 6 10 10 11 12 11 12 Livestock Farms : 4 5 4 8 8 10 10 10 11 : West 6/ : 6 8 8 12 14 17 14 18 21 $1,000-9,999 : 3 4 4 7 9 11 11 16 18 $10,000-99,999 : 6 6 10 13 12 20 14 15 24 $100,000 & Over : 14 18 16 22 26 30 22 26 28 $100,000-249,999 : 11 10 12 17 15 26 17 19 23 $250,000 & Over : 16 25 20 26 35 34 26 32 32 Crop Farms : 8 11 11 13 18 21 16 20 25 Livestock Farms : 5 5 6 11 9 13 13 16 19 : US 7/ : 6 7 7 11 12 13 12 13 14 $1,000-9,999 : 3 4 4 6 7 8 10 11 11 $10,000-99,999 : 6 7 8 11 12 14 11 13 14 $100,000 & Over : 13 15 16 22 24 27 19 20 22 $100,000-249,999 : 11 11 12 18 18 20 15 16 18 $250,000 & Over : 15 18 20 26 29 32 22 23 25 Crop Farms : 8 9 9 13 15 16 13 15 16 Livestock Farms : 4 5 5 9 9 11 11 12 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet By Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any Region : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 2 5 5 4 5 6 $1,000-9,999 : 1 4 3 3 5 7 $10,000-99,999 : 3 7 7 4 3 6 $100,000 & Over : 3 6 9 7 6 7 $100,000-249,999 : 2 3 6 2 4 2 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 13 14 7 12 Crop Farms : 3 6 6 4 4 6 Livestock Farms : 2 4 4 4 5 7 : North Central 3/ : 4 5 5 3 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 1 2 2 1 2 2 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 4 3 4 3 $100,000 & Over : 10 9 10 5 6 8 $100,000-249,999 : 8 6 8 4 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 12 10 12 6 7 9 Crop Farms : 5 6 6 3 4 5 Livestock Farms : 3 4 3 2 3 2 : South 4/ : 3 4 4 3 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 2 2 3 2 $10,000-99,999 : 4 4 4 3 4 4 $100,000 & Over : 8 9 11 6 7 11 $100,000-249,999 : 6 7 7 4 4 8 $250,000 & Over : 9 10 14 7 9 14 Crop Farms : 4 5 4 3 4 4 Livestock Farms : 3 3 3 3 4 3 : West 5/ : 5 7 7 5 6 7 $1,000-9,999 : 2 4 5 3 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 8 6 4 7 $100,000 & Over : 11 13 13 8 11 11 $100,000-249,999 : 8 9 11 4 7 9 $250,000 & Over : 14 16 15 11 14 13 Crop Farms : 7 9 9 6 7 7 Livestock Farms : 4 5 6 3 5 6 : US 6/ : 4 5 5 3 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 3 2 3 3 $10,000-99,999 : 4 5 5 4 4 4 $100,000 & Over : 9 9 11 6 7 9 $100,000-249,999 : 7 7 8 4 5 6 $250,000 & Over : 11 11 13 8 9 11 Crop Farms : 5 6 6 4 5 5 Livestock Farms : 3 4 4 3 4 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 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. Conducting Business on the Internet By Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct Business With Any Region : Non-Agricultural Web site :----------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 30 41 37 $1,000-9,999 : 28 42 37 $10,000-99,999 : 31 44 37 $100,000 & Over : 34 34 40 $100,000-249,999 : 28 26 29 $250,000 & Over : 41 45 51 Crop Farms : 30 41 39 Livestock Farms : 29 41 36 : North Central 3/ : 30 35 35 $1,000-9,999 : 28 32 30 $10,000-99,999 : 26 30 32 $100,000 & Over : 39 42 44 $100,000-249,999 : 32 35 37 $250,000 & Over : 46 48 50 Crop Farms : 31 36 36 Livestock Farms : 29 32 32 : South 4/ : 23 27 30 $1,000-9,999 : 21 25 27 $10,000-99,999 : 23 27 31 $100,000 & Over : 35 36 40 $100,000-249,999 : 33 33 33 $250,000 & Over : 37 39 46 Crop Farms : 23 27 29 Livestock Farms : 24 27 30 : West 5/ : 35 41 48 $1,000-9,999 : 32 42 46 $10,000-99,999 : 32 37 49 $100,000 & Over : 44 45 53 $100,000-249,999 : 36 36 45 $250,000 & Over : 50 52 60 Crop Farms : 34 40 49 Livestock Farms : 35 42 47 : US 6/ : 28 33 35 $1,000-9,999 : 25 31 32 $10,000-99,999 : 26 31 34 $100,000 & Over : 38 41 45 $100,000-249,999 : 32 34 37 $250,000 & Over : 44 47 51 Crop Farms : 29 35 37 Livestock Farms : 27 31 33 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 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. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 43 23 9 29 32 47 17 30 25 $1,000-9,999 : 46 25 9 27 30 50 19 32 26 $10,000-99,999 : 46 15 10 26 33 46 15 29 23 $100,000 & Over : 34 25 8 39 39 35 12 22 23 $100,000-249,999 : 46 29 12 36 37 46 6 22 13 $250,000 & Over : 21 22 6 42 40 29 20 23 29 Crop Farms : 38 22 9 25 30 48 27 36 27 Livestock Farms : 48 23 9 32 34 46 8 26 23 : North Central 4/ : 48 23 13 28 37 36 5 7 9 $1,000-9,999 : 52 27 16 28 38 36 5 7 11 $10,000-99,999 : 49 23 12 28 36 36 7 9 10 $100,000 & Over : 41 18 8 29 37 37 3 5 7 $100,000-249,999 : 46 24 11 28 35 37 3 6 7 $250,000 & Over : 37 15 7 31 38 36 3 5 7 Crop Farms : 45 20 10 28 37 37 6 7 10 Livestock Farms : 52 27 15 27 37 35 4 7 8 : South 5/ : 49 26 13 27 37 39 7 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 51 27 13 26 36 39 7 10 11 $10,000-99,999 : 48 25 15 28 38 40 7 11 11 $100,000 & Over : 43 19 10 32 41 42 7 8 10 $100,000-249,999 : 43 22 11 34 43 41 6 7 11 $250,000 & Over : 43 17 9 30 40 42 7 9 10 Crop Farms : 45 22 11 31 42 40 7 10 11 Livestock Farms : 51 28 13 26 35 39 7 10 11 : West 6/ : 40 17 9 25 31 34 8 11 11 $1,000-9,999 : 41 17 10 24 29 34 8 14 13 $10,000-99,999 : 44 17 12 25 37 35 7 10 6 $100,000 & Over : 32 17 6 26 28 35 9 6 8 $100,000-249,999 : 38 23 4 27 30 33 7 7 9 $250,000 & Over : 28 13 8 25 26 36 11 5 8 Crop Farms : 35 17 6 25 33 35 7 7 10 Livestock Farms : 44 18 11 24 28 34 8 14 11 : US 7/ : 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 $1,000-9,999 : 49 25 13 27 35 38 7 12 13 $10,000-99,999 : 48 23 13 27 37 38 8 11 11 $100,000 & Over : 40 19 8 30 36 37 5 7 9 $100,000-249,999 : 44 24 10 30 36 37 4 7 8 $250,000 & Over : 36 15 7 30 37 37 6 7 9 Crop Farms : 44 20 10 27 37 38 8 10 12 Livestock Farms : 50 26 13 27 35 38 6 11 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Region and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Other/ Region : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 3 5 6 1 4 9 7 6 4 $1,000-9,999 : 3 5 3 * 3 8 5 5 4 $10,000-99,999 : 2 7 11 2 5 8 9 11 2 $100,000 & Over : 2 5 12 3 6 15 10 3 7 $100,000-249,999 : 3 4 9 2 7 17 7 1 3 $250,000 & Over : 2 5 14 3 5 14 12 5 8 Crop Farms : 2 2 3 2 4 8 6 6 5 Livestock Farms : 3 8 9 1 3 10 8 6 3 : North Central 4/ : 6 12 13 9 17 25 4 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 5 10 12 6 15 21 4 3 4 $10,000-99,999 : 5 12 13 7 14 25 4 6 4 $100,000 & Over : 9 15 14 14 21 30 4 4 4 $100,000-249,999 : 8 13 12 11 19 28 4 3 5 $250,000 & Over : 10 16 16 16 22 31 3 4 3 Crop Farms : 6 13 12 11 18 27 4 5 4 Livestock Farms : 7 11 15 7 14 23 3 4 4 : South 5/ : 8 13 17 4 10 16 5 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 8 13 18 4 10 15 4 4 4 $10,000-99,999 : 7 15 15 5 8 15 5 3 4 $100,000 & Over : 7 14 15 5 14 18 6 4 5 $100,000-249,999 : 7 13 16 4 12 17 6 3 4 $250,000 & Over : 8 15 15 6 15 19 6 4 5 Crop Farms : 6 14 14 5 9 18 6 3 6 Livestock Farms : 8 13 18 4 10 15 4 4 4 : West 6/ : 10 19 17 11 18 23 6 4 6 $1,000-9,999 : 9 17 16 10 19 21 8 4 6 $10,000-99,999 : 10 16 17 11 16 25 3 4 5 $100,000 & Over : 13 26 19 13 19 24 7 4 8 $100,000-249,999 : 10 22 18 10 15 25 8 3 11 $250,000 & Over : 14 30 19 16 21 23 6 5 6 Crop Farms : 12 21 18 15 18 23 6 4 8 Livestock Farms : 9 17 17 8 19 22 7 4 5 : US 7/ : 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 7 12 14 5 12 17 5 4 5 $10,000-99,999 : 6 13 14 7 11 20 4 5 4 $100,000 & Over : 9 16 15 11 18 26 5 4 5 $100,000-249,999 : 8 14 14 9 16 25 5 3 6 $250,000 & Over : 10 18 16 13 19 26 5 4 5 Crop Farms : 7 14 13 9 15 22 5 4 5 Livestock Farms : 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type : With : That Own or of Farm : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 70 71 72 67 68 71 $1,000-249,999 : 64 65 66 60 62 65 $250,000 & Over : 85 82 86 84 81 83 : Cotton Farms, US : 71 71 72 68 69 70 $1,000-249,999 : 60 69 69 59 68 68 $250,000 & Over : 81 78 78 80 77 77 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 59 58 60 56 55 58 $1,000-249,999 : 58 58 59 54 55 58 $250,000 & Over : 80 77 81 78 75 80 : Dairy Farms, US : 62 60 64 59 57 63 $1,000-249,999 : 51 48 52 48 45 51 $250,000 & Over : 76 81 83 74 79 81 : Crop Farms, US : 64 65 67 61 62 65 $1,000-249,999 : 62 62 63 56 58 61 $250,000 & Over : 83 82 84 84 80 83 : Livestock Farms, US : 64 63 63 60 60 62 $1,000-249,999 : 63 62 62 59 59 60 $250,000 & Over : 78 77 82 74 75 81 : All Farms, US 2/ : 64 64 65 60 61 63 $1,000-249,999 : 62 62 62 58 59 62 $250,000 & Over : 81 81 84 79 79 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of : Using Computers : With Farm : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 48 52 53 63 65 69 $1,000-249,999 : 42 43 43 56 58 63 $250,000 & Over : 69 71 72 81 79 82 : Cotton Farms, US : 49 50 54 64 67 68 $1,000-249,999 : 37 46 45 53 59 62 $250,000 & Over : 62 56 61 75 72 73 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 30 30 32 52 52 57 $1,000-249,999 : 29 29 31 51 51 56 $250,000 & Over : 56 58 67 73 70 79 : Dairy Farms, US : 44 45 49 55 52 61 $1,000-249,999 : 32 30 35 44 41 49 $250,000 & Over : 67 69 71 70 77 79 : Crop Farms, US : 37 40 41 56 60 64 $1,000-249,999 : 31 33 34 52 56 60 $250,000 & Over : 69 71 73 80 77 83 : Livestock Farms, US : 33 33 34 57 58 61 $1,000-249,999 : 31 32 32 56 56 59 $250,000 & Over : 61 64 69 71 72 79 : All Farms, US 2/ : 35 36 37 57 59 62 $1,000-249,999 : 32 32 33 54 56 60 $250,000 & Over : 66 69 72 76 76 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Type of Farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 44 19 9 27 36 35 6 7 10 $1,000-249,999 : 48 23 10 26 36 36 7 8 12 $250,000 & Over : 34 14 6 30 37 35 5 5 7 : Cotton Farms, US : 39 16 9 28 30 38 8 16 8 $1,000-249,999 : 42 13 6 30 29 37 9 23 8 $250,000 & Over : 38 19 12 27 32 38 8 7 8 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 52 28 15 28 36 37 4 8 12 $1,000-249,999 : 53 29 15 27 36 37 4 8 12 $250,000 & Over : 41 15 12 30 41 37 4 4 6 : Dairy Farms, US : 53 32 12 24 31 41 6 11 7 $1,000-249,999 : 57 37 14 23 30 46 4 10 6 $250,000 & Over : 47 28 9 26 33 37 7 11 8 : Crop Farms, US : 44 20 10 27 37 38 8 10 12 $1,000-249,999 : 46 22 11 27 37 38 8 11 13 $250,000 & Over : 33 13 6 30 37 37 7 7 9 : Livestock Farms, US : 50 26 13 27 35 38 6 11 11 $1,000-249,999 : 51 26 13 26 35 38 6 11 11 $250,000 & Over : 43 19 10 28 37 36 6 7 8 : All Farms, US 3/ : 47 23 12 27 36 38 7 11 11 $1,000-249,999 : 48 24 12 27 36 38 7 11 12 $250,000 & Over : 36 15 7 30 37 37 6 7 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2007, 2009, and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown Type of Farm :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 8 14 14 11 19 28 4 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 6 12 12 9 16 26 4 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 18 17 17 22 31 4 4 4 : Cotton Farms, US : 9 15 18 12 19 24 4 4 3 $1,000-249,999 : 6 17 19 10 14 25 3 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 11 14 17 12 25 23 4 3 2 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 7 14 16 4 10 16 5 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 7 13 16 4 10 16 5 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 17 21 9 17 19 6 6 5 : Dairy Farms, US : 4 11 14 7 12 23 6 3 3 $1,000-249,999 : 4 10 14 6 9 19 6 4 1 $250,000 & Over : 5 11 14 9 15 27 6 2 5 : Crop Farms, US : 7 14 13 9 15 22 5 4 5 $1,000-249,999 : 6 12 12 8 14 21 5 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 10 18 15 15 21 28 5 4 5 : Livestock Farms, US : 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 7 13 16 5 11 18 5 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 9 17 19 9 16 23 5 4 4 : All Farms, US 3/ : 7 13 15 7 13 20 5 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 7 13 14 6 12 20 5 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 18 16 13 19 26 5 4 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Numbers: To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms: by State and United States" from the February 2011 NASS publication "Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations" is included below. A farm is "any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year." Number of Farms: by State and United States, 2007, 2009, and 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 48,800 48,500 48,500 AZ : 15,600 15,500 15,500 AR : 49,300 49,100 49,300 CA : 81,000 81,500 81,700 CO : 36,900 36,200 36,100 DE : 2,550 2,480 2,480 FL : 47,500 47,500 47,500 GA : 47,900 47,600 47,400 ID : 25,400 25,500 25,700 IL : 76,900 75,800 76,000 IN : 61,000 61,500 62,000 IA : 92,800 92,600 92,400 KS : 65,500 65,500 65,500 KY : 85,300 85,500 85,700 LA : 30,000 30,000 30,000 MD : 12,850 12,800 12,800 MI : 56,000 54,800 54,900 MN : 81,000 81,000 81,000 MS : 42,000 42,300 42,400 MO : 107,800 108,000 108,000 MT : 29,500 29,800 29,400 NE : 47,700 47,200 47,200 NV : 3,100 3,080 3,100 NH 2/ : 33,070 33,070 33,070 NJ : 10,300 10,300 10,300 NM : 21,000 20,700 21,000 NY : 36,400 36,600 36,300 NC : 52,900 52,400 52,400 ND : 32,000 32,000 31,900 OH : 75,900 74,900 74,700 OK : 86,600 86,500 86,500 OR : 38,600 38,600 38,800 PA : 63,200 63,200 63,200 SC : 25,900 27,000 27,000 SD : 31,200 31,500 31,800 TN : 79,500 78,700 78,300 TX : 247,500 247,500 247,500 UT : 16,700 16,600 16,600 VA : 47,400 47,000 47,300 WA : 39,300 39,500 39,500 WV : 23,400 23,200 23,000 WI : 78,500 78,000 78,000 WY : 11,000 11,000 11,000 : US 3/ : 2,196,770 2,192,030 2,192,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2011 number of farms not available until February 2012. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grains and oilseeds in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. Every other year since 1997, questions were included in the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The 2011 computer usage estimates are based on responses from 31,200 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2011 were 6 percent or less; at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 22 percent; and at the State level, CVs generally ranged from 2 to 53 percent. Report Features Released August 12, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" call Liana Cuffman at (202) 690-0392, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. 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