Sp Sy 9 (7-03) a Farm Computer Usage and Ownership National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 28, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" call Mark Aitken at (202) 720-6146, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. ********************************************************************** Update Alert This report is being re-published due to the discovery of an error in the summarization process for the "Within Type of Farm" percentages listed on pages 8 and 9. Changes were made in the percentages for "Beef Cattle Farms" and the "Dairy Farms" and their associated breakouts by "Economic Class". A few minor adjustments were also made in the data for other farm types on these two pages to smooth out some inconsistencies in earlier years' figures. Some of those adjustments necessitated slight changes to the Regional and U.S. percentages on pages 6 and 7. The charts on pages 3, 8 and 9 have been corrected accordingly, and the narrative paragraph has been updated. *********************************************************************** Nearly Half Of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access A total of 48 percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared to 43 percent with Internet access in 2001. Fifty-eight percent of farms have access to a computer in 2003, compared to the 2001 level of 55 percent. Fifty-four percent of all U.S. farms own or lease a computer, up from 50 percent in 2001. Farms using computers for their farm business increased from 29 percent in 2001 to 30 percent in 2003. It appears that computer usage, ownership and Internet access on farms have begun to level off. In 2003, 82 percent of U.S. farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more have access to a computer, 79 percent own or lease a computer, 67 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 72 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales and government payments between $100,000 and $249,999, the figures are: 70 percent have access to a computer, 66 percent own or lease a computer, 49 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 54 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, there were 57 percent that reported having computer access, 52 percent own or lease a computer, 32 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 47 percent have Internet access. In 2003, operators with access to the Internet were asked three additional questions on their specific uses of the Internet access. The additional Internet questions referred to: accessing Federal Government web sites other than USDA; conducting business with any USDA web site; and conducting business with any other Federal Government web site. Of all U.S. farms, 11 percent used the Internet to access Federal Government web sites other than USDA, while 3 percent conducted business with any USDA web site and 5 percent conducted business with any other Federal Government web site. Finally, an additional question was asked regarding the use of toll-free customer service telephone numbers. At the U.S. level, 4 percent of the farms used a toll-free customer service number during the July 2002 through June 2003 period. A new feature of this report compares computer usage by type of farm, shown on pages 8 and 9. For dairy farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more, 85 percent have computer access. Of the cotton farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more, 83 percent have computer access. Farm Numbers: For those data users looking to equate these published percentages to actual farm counts, we have included a table showing "Number of Farms: by State and United States" from the February 2003 NASS publication "Farms and Land in Farms". This table is located on page 14. 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". 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, 2001 and again in 2003, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The 2003 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 26,400 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of Variations (CVs) at the national level in 2003 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: By State and United States, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : With : That Own : Computer : or Lease : Access : Computers :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 47 48 49 21 37 42 44 AR : 25 41 49 51 22 35 47 49 CA : 51 61 63 64 47 55 56 60 CO 1/ : 51 66 67 69 44 58 63 65 FL : 41 45 50 56 35 39 47 50 GA : 25 33 36 37 23 29 33 36 ID : 48 75 80 81 36 59 74 77 IL : 45 51 61 63 36 46 57 59 IN : 37 46 57 59 29 41 51 58 IA : 46 51 59 63 37 45 54 59 KS : 36 52 58 62 31 46 54 59 KY : 23 25 28 32 18 20 27 30 LA : 26 35 53 53 21 32 47 47 MI : 47 59 60 61 38 51 49 54 MN : 43 49 55 64 32 40 50 60 MS : 22 30 37 37 15 24 34 35 MO : 33 39 55 56 27 34 49 51 MT : 54 65 71 72 41 52 67 70 NE : 45 49 58 61 38 44 54 59 NH 2/ : 35 57 72 72 31 46 58 61 NY : 42 50 65 66 33 40 58 58 NC : 30 42 51 52 24 36 47 47 ND : 44 53 59 61 34 47 54 58 OH : 41 58 63 64 30 49 56 57 OK : 31 45 48 48 26 33 42 44 OR : 61 65 75 78 52 55 73 76 PA 3/ : 37 47 54 55 27 37 45 48 SC : 25 30 48 49 20 27 40 48 SD : 43 50 56 61 30 39 48 54 TN : 24 35 42 50 17 28 36 41 TX : 41 48 57 58 32 39 52 55 VA 4/ : 31 42 58 65 25 31 49 62 WA : 58 61 59 65 50 52 56 57 WI : 36 50 61 62 29 40 55 56 : US 5/ : 38 47 55 58 31 40 50 54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Using : : Computers : With State : for Farm : Internet : Business : Access :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 24 24 26 9 28 34 39 AR : 17 23 26 26 10 25 32 37 CA : 30 40 36 38 23 46 51 55 CO 1/ : 30 39 38 39 17 39 53 60 FL : 24 27 29 29 19 34 45 49 GA : 12 18 19 19 11 20 26 26 ID : 21 34 46 46 12 41 62 62 IL : 27 32 37 39 17 30 48 53 IN : 16 22 28 34 10 25 42 51 IA : 25 32 38 40 12 30 45 49 KS : 21 26 31 37 11 27 39 48 KY : 9 11 12 15 8 14 17 24 LA : 14 20 19 19 4 21 40 44 MI : 20 25 27 27 17 28 48 49 MN : 22 26 34 34 11 27 40 52 MS : 9 11 16 17 4 18 24 29 MO : 16 19 30 30 10 19 44 48 MT : 33 36 43 44 15 38 57 63 NE : 29 31 36 38 14 26 40 48 NH 2/ : 22 31 34 40 11 43 56 59 NY : 19 25 35 35 14 30 56 56 NC : 13 20 24 24 10 30 37 43 ND : 28 35 38 39 11 32 47 53 OH : 18 25 28 31 14 35 46 50 OK : 15 17 21 22 9 28 38 39 OR : 30 31 43 49 22 29 59 72 PA 3/ : 15 22 28 28 15 30 41 48 SC : 11 12 19 19 9 17 35 35 SD : 24 31 31 33 13 29 43 45 TN : 7 13 16 18 8 24 34 41 TX : 21 23 26 26 18 31 46 50 VA 4/ : 13 15 26 34 12 24 48 57 WA : 35 39 37 39 20 50 54 54 WI : 19 24 31 31 9 33 46 51 : US 5/ : 20 24 29 30 13 29 43 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region, and United States, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :------------------------------------------------------- Region : With : That Own : Computer : or Lease : Access : Computers :------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 38 50 61 62 30 40 51 53 $1,000-9,999 : 38 50 60 61 27 40 49 51 $10,000-99,999 : 31 45 59 62 27 33 52 53 $100,000 & Over : 48 61 63 65 43 54 54 60 $100,000-249,999 : 43 40 51 52 37 33 39 46 $250,000 & Over : 61 68 85 85 57 62 81 81 Crop Farms : 43 55 65 66 36 45 56 59 Livestock Farms : 34 46 57 59 25 36 48 50 : North Central 3/ : 41 49 58 61 32 42 53 57 $1,000-9,999 : 36 43 55 57 26 36 49 52 $10,000-99,999 : 34 45 51 56 26 38 45 52 $100,000 & Over : 61 69 73 75 53 62 69 72 $100,000-249,999 : 54 64 68 70 45 57 63 66 $250,000 & Over : 72 73 80 82 66 67 76 80 Crop Farms : 43 50 58 61 35 43 52 57 Livestock Farms : 39 48 59 61 29 42 54 57 : South 4/ : 31 40 48 51 24 32 43 47 $1,000-9,999 : 27 35 42 46 20 28 38 42 $10,000-99,999 : 32 42 52 55 25 35 45 50 $100,000 & Over : 56 64 71 73 50 56 67 69 $100,000-249,999 : 46 60 66 68 38 52 62 63 $250,000 & Over : 68 69 76 77 63 64 73 74 Crop Farms : 31 34 48 50 25 28 42 46 Livestock Farms : 31 43 48 51 24 34 43 47 : West 5/ : 53 64 67 70 46 55 63 66 $1,000-9,999 : 47 60 67 67 39 49 63 63 $10,000-99,999 : 53 60 61 67 47 52 55 62 $100,000 & Over : 70 80 80 81 66 77 78 79 $100,000-249,999 : 63 72 77 77 59 63 75 75 $250,000 & Over : 77 82 83 84 70 80 81 82 Crop Farms : 60 62 67 69 53 54 62 63 Livestock Farms : 47 66 69 70 39 56 65 66 : US 6/ : 38 47 55 58 31 40 50 54 $1,000-9,999 : 32 42 50 53 25 34 45 49 $10,000-99,999 : 36 46 53 57 29 38 47 52 $100,000 & Over : 60 68 73 75 54 62 69 72 $100,000-249,999 : 53 63 68 70 45 55 63 66 $250,000 & Over : 71 73 80 82 65 68 77 79 Crop Farms : 41 47 57 60 34 40 51 55 Livestock Farms : 36 47 55 56 28 39 49 53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :------------------------------------------------------- : Using : Region : Computers : With : for Farm : Internet : Business : Access :------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 18 25 31 33 14 33 48 52 $1,000-9,999 : 11 16 25 25 14 33 49 50 $10,000-99,999 : 19 32 39 40 11 29 47 50 $100,000 & Over : 38 47 42 50 21 41 45 52 $100,000-249,999 : 32 34 29 36 18 24 33 38 $250,000 & Over : 51 52 66 71 30 48 68 73 Crop Farms : 21 28 34 39 17 36 54 58 Livestock Farms : 15 22 30 30 12 31 44 46 : North Central 3/ : 22 26 32 34 12 28 44 50 $1,000-9,999 : 11 13 21 21 12 25 42 47 $10,000-99,999 : 19 25 29 33 10 24 37 45 $100,000 & Over : 45 52 55 57 17 39 57 62 $100,000-249,999 : 37 45 49 50 15 32 51 55 $250,000 & Over : 56 57 64 65 20 43 65 72 Crop Farms : 24 27 33 34 13 29 44 50 Livestock Farms : 20 25 32 33 11 26 43 49 : South 4/ : 15 18 22 23 12 25 37 42 $1,000-9,999 : 9 12 15 16 11 22 33 38 $10,000-99,999 : 18 22 26 28 12 28 38 44 $100,000 & Over : 44 49 53 55 21 42 57 60 $100,000-249,999 : 30 42 44 44 16 40 49 52 $250,000 & Over : 57 59 65 65 25 48 66 68 Crop Farms : 17 18 23 24 12 21 37 41 Livestock Farms : 14 18 21 22 12 27 37 42 : West 5/ : 30 37 39 41 19 41 54 60 $1,000-9,999 : 17 24 31 31 16 36 55 57 $10,000-99,999 : 34 40 37 42 18 37 49 58 $100,000 & Over : 62 69 66 68 30 59 66 70 $100,000-249,999 : 53 53 57 61 24 48 60 63 $250,000 & Over : 68 73 74 74 33 62 71 76 Crop Farms : 38 39 41 43 23 44 54 59 Livestock Farms : 22 35 38 39 16 37 56 60 : US 6/ : 20 24 29 30 13 29 43 48 $1,000-9,999 : 11 14 20 20 12 25 40 44 $10,000-99,999 : 20 26 30 32 12 27 39 47 $100,000 & Over : 47 53 55 58 20 43 58 62 $100,000-249,999 : 37 45 47 49 16 36 51 54 $250,000 & Over : 58 60 66 67 24 48 66 72 Crop Farms : 24 25 31 33 14 29 44 49 Livestock Farms : 17 23 27 27 12 28 42 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/, Within Type of Farm, United States Level Only, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------- Type of Farm : With : That Own : Computer : or Lease : Access : Computers :----------------------------------------------- :1997 :1999 :2001 :2003 :1997 :1999 :2001 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 41 47 55 58 33 39 50 54 $1,000-249,999 : 39 45 52 55 31 38 47 51 $250,000 & Over : 72 73 81 81 66 66 77 78 : Cotton Farms, US : 46 57 67 70 41 50 61 64 $1,000-249,999 : 34 51 59 62 29 42 53 55 $250,000 & Over : 70 73 80 83 65 68 74 80 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 32 45 51 54 25 35 45 50 $1,000-249,999 : 32 44 50 53 24 35 45 49 $250,000 & Over : 68 72 77 78 60 67 73 74 : Dairy Farms, US : 40 48 59 60 33 41 53 56 $1,000-249,999 : 35 42 50 55 27 34 44 52 $250,000 & Over : 64 73 84 85 60 70 79 81 : Crop Farms, US : 41 47 57 60 34 40 51 55 $1,000-249,999 : 39 48 54 56 30 40 48 52 $250,000 & Over : 71 73 81 82 66 67 77 79 : Livestock Farms, US : 36 47 55 56 28 39 49 53 $1,000-249,999 : 34 43 50 54 26 35 45 51 $250,000 & Over : 68 72 80 81 60 68 76 78 : All Farms, US 2/ : 38 47 56 58 31 40 50 54 $1,000-249,999 : 36 45 53 56 29 39 48 52 $250,000 & Over : 71 73 80 82 65 68 77 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/, Within Type of Farm, United States Level Only, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------- : Using : Type of Farm : Computers : With : for Farm : Internet : Business : Access :----------------------------------------------- :1997 :1999 :2001 :2003 :1997 :1999 :2001 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 23 24 31 32 14 29 43 49 $1,000-249,999 : 20 21 27 27 13 29 40 48 $250,000 & Over : 58 59 66 66 24 47 67 71 : Cotton Farms, US : 35 42 47 54 17 38 54 59 $1,000-249,999 : 24 33 36 47 12 33 46 52 $250,000 & Over : 58 62 66 67 27 49 69 72 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 14 18 23 25 12 28 42 45 $1,000-249,999 : 13 17 22 22 12 26 41 43 $250,000 & Over : 58 55 63 64 22 44 61 66 : Dairy Farms, US : 25 32 42 50 9 28 42 55 $1,000-249,999 : 19 25 32 33 6 23 33 41 $250,000 & Over : 52 61 69 71 19 49 65 75 : Crop Farms, US : 24 25 32 33 14 29 44 49 $1,000-249,999 : 20 24 27 28 13 29 41 48 $250,000 & Over : 58 60 66 67 25 48 67 74 : Livestock Farms, US : 17 23 27 27 12 28 42 47 $1,000-249,999 : 15 21 25 25 12 26 41 43 $250,000 & Over : 57 59 65 66 22 45 62 70 : All Farms, US 2/ : 20 24 29 30 13 29 43 48 $1,000-249,999 : 17 22 26 27 13 28 41 46 $250,000 & Over : 58 60 66 67 24 48 66 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic Class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: Access and Use of Internet by State and United States, 2001 and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase : Conduct : Access : Access : Access :Agricultural: Agricultural : USDA/NASS : Other USDA : Other Federal : Inputs : Marketing : Reports :Reports/Services: Government : Over : Activities : Over : Over : Web Sites : Internet1/ :Over Internet2/: Internet3/ : Internet3/ :Over Internet3/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 :2003 : 2001 : 2003 : 2001 :2003 : 2001 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 6 3 5 3 9 5 10 10 AR : 6 6 5 5 4 8 8 9 8 CA : 5 14 6 12 8 8 11 15 15 CO 4/: 6 13 9 10 5 8 11 8 13 FL : 10 10 12 12 6 6 8 8 3 GA : 2 7 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 ID : 6 9 12 13 9 9 13 15 16 IL : 7 8 7 9 9 7 12 14 11 IN : 4 9 6 10 6 4 9 10 9 IA : 6 9 9 9 9 9 14 14 13 KS : 4 6 4 5 5 6 7 12 9 KY : 2 3 2 3 2 5 3 7 5 LA : 7 7 3 3 4 4 5 5 2 MI : 6 8 5 5 6 6 11 11 11 MN : 5 7 7 11 9 9 13 13 12 MS : 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 8 5 MO : 3 5 7 7 6 6 13 13 9 MT : 7 11 10 12 8 8 13 18 22 NE : 4 8 7 9 7 7 10 15 12 NH 5/: 10 19 9 12 4 4 6 9 12 NY : 10 13 12 12 6 6 10 10 10 NC : 4 6 7 11 7 6 11 11 10 ND : 5 8 8 10 10 10 14 19 15 OH : 7 9 5 6 6 6 7 9 16 OK : 1 6 7 5 4 5 8 10 10 OR : 8 20 14 12 7 7 13 10 20 PA 6/: 9 11 5 7 5 5 8 8 11 SC : 7 7 6 6 3 3 5 6 6 SD : 4 6 5 7 6 7 8 12 13 TN : 3 5 4 6 7 4 8 6 7 TX : 6 8 7 7 5 5 8 9 10 VA 7/: 9 8 5 9 5 4 7 15 14 WA : 5 11 9 18 5 10 16 15 19 WI : 7 7 6 8 4 4 9 9 8 : US 8/: 6 8 6 8 6 6 9 11 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 to June 2003. 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: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access : Access : : Conduct : Access : Other : Other : Purchase :Agricultural: USDA/ : USDA : Federal Region 2/ :Agricultural: Marketing : NASS : Reports/ :Government : Inputs : Activities : Reports : Services : Web Sites : Over : Over : Over : Over : Over : Internet3/ : Internet4/ :Internet5/:Internet5/:Internet5/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 :2003 : 2001 :2003 :2001:2003 :2001:2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast : 9 16 8 9 5 5 8 9 14 $1,000-9,999 : 9 15 5 4 4 1 5 5 15 $10,000-99,999 : 8 21 12 16 5 8 8 14 14 $100,000 & Over : 13 13 10 12 7 10 16 17 10 $100,000-249,999: 11 9 5 4 3 8 9 9 5 $250,000 & Over : 17 20 19 24 14 13 30 30 18 Crop Farms : 10 23 9 7 8 5 11 9 21 Livestock Farms : 9 12 7 10 3 4 6 8 9 : North Central : 5 7 6 8 7 7 11 12 11 $1,000-9,999 : 4 5 3 4 4 2 6 4 8 $10,000-99,999 : 5 7 5 7 6 6 10 12 11 $100,000 & Over : 8 12 12 16 13 13 19 23 18 $100,000-249,999: 7 9 10 13 11 10 17 18 14 $250,000 & Over : 10 15 15 21 16 16 22 29 23 Crop Farms : 6 7 7 8 8 7 11 13 12 Livestock Farms : 5 7 6 8 6 5 10 9 10 : South : 5 7 5 6 5 5 7 9 8 $1,000-9,999 : 3 5 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 $10,000-99,999 : 6 8 6 6 6 5 8 11 10 $100,000 & Over : 12 15 15 13 14 11 21 22 15 $100,000-249,999: 9 13 11 11 10 8 16 16 12 $250,000 & Over : 17 16 20 17 19 15 27 29 20 Crop Farms : 6 6 6 5 5 4 8 9 8 Livestock Farms : 5 7 5 5 4 5 6 8 8 : West : 6 13 10 11 7 8 12 12 17 $1,000-9,999 : 4 10 9 6 3 4 8 6 15 $10,000-99,999 : 7 15 8 13 8 10 12 13 15 $100,000 & Over : 10 18 14 25 14 17 22 28 26 $100,000-249,999: 6 13 11 23 9 16 15 25 18 $250,000 & Over : 13 22 16 27 18 18 28 31 31 Crop Farms : 7 12 9 11 7 8 13 13 17 Livestock Farms : 6 14 11 12 6 8 12 11 17 : US : 6 8 6 8 6 6 9 11 11 $1,000-9,999 : 4 6 4 4 3 3 5 5 8 $10,000-99,999 : 6 9 6 8 6 6 10 12 11 $100,000 & Over : 10 13 13 17 13 13 20 23 18 $100,000-249,999: 7 10 10 13 10 10 16 18 14 $250,000 & Over : 13 17 16 21 17 16 25 30 24 Crop Farms : 6 9 7 8 7 6 11 12 12 Livestock Farms : 5 8 6 7 5 5 8 9 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic Classes refer to sales and government payments during previous year. 2/ See page 6 for a list of states within each Region. 3/ Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 4/ Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 5/ Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is last 12 months: June 2002 to June 2003. Farm Computer Usage: Conducting Business and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By State and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : : Conduct : Use Any : Conduct : Business With : Toll Free State : Business : Any Other Federal : Customer : With Any USDA : Government : Service : Web Site : Web Site : Number :----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 5 6 AR : 4 5 5 CA : 6 8 4 CO 1/ : 2 5 2 FL : 1 3 1 GA : 1 2 2 ID : 6 11 3 IL : 5 3 4 IN : 2 2 2 IA : 5 7 4 KS : 2 4 2 KY : 1 2 2 LA : 1 1 1 MI : 2 6 4 MN : 4 5 3 MS : 2 2 2 MO : 3 4 4 MT : 6 10 11 NE : 3 4 5 NH 2/ : 2 11 4 NY : 2 4 3 NC : 3 4 4 ND : 5 7 4 OH : 2 8 8 OK : 4 4 3 OR : 4 15 9 PA 3/ : 1 5 4 SC : 2 2 4 SD : 3 5 4 TN : 2 3 3 TX : 2 5 3 VA 4/ : 4 8 11 WA : 9 11 8 WI : 2 5 6 : US 5/ : 3 5 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Conducting Business and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By Economic Class 1/, Region, and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : : Conduct : Use Any : Conduct : Business With : Toll Free Region : Business : Any Other Federal : Customer : With Any USDA : Government : Service : Web Site : Web Site : Number :----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 2 6 4 $1,000-9,999 : * 5 2 $10,000-99,999 : 3 9 4 $100,000 & Over : 7 5 7 $100,000-249,999: 1 2 8 $250,000 & Over : 16 11 4 Crop Farms : 3 9 4 Livestock Farms : 1 4 4 : North Central 3/ : 3 5 4 $1,000-9,999 : 1 4 3 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 4 $100,000 & Over : 7 7 6 $100,000-249,999: 5 5 5 $250,000 & Over : 10 10 8 Crop Farms : 4 5 4 Livestock Farms : 2 5 4 : South 4/ : 2 4 3 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 2 $10,000-99,999 : 3 4 5 $100,000 & Over : 7 8 7 $100,000-249,999: 7 7 7 $250,000 & Over : 8 9 8 Crop Farms : 3 4 4 Livestock Farms : 2 4 3 : West 5/ : 5 10 6 $1,000-9,999 : 3 10 5 $10,000-99,999 : 7 8 8 $100,000 & Over : 9 10 8 $100,000-249,999: 6 6 8 $250,000 & Over : 11 13 7 Crop Farms : 5 8 5 Livestock Farms : 4 10 7 : US 6/ : 3 5 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 5 3 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 5 $100,000 & Over : 8 7 7 $100,000-249,999: 5 5 6 $250,000 & Over : 10 10 7 Crop Farms : 4 6 4 Livestock Farms : 2 5 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 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. Number of Farms: by State and United States, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1999 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 49,000 48,000 47,000 47,000 AZ : 7,900 7,700 7,300 7,300 AR : 49,500 48,500 48,000 48,500 CA : 86,000 89,000 85,000 84,000 CO : 29,500 29,000 30,000 30,000 DE : 2,800 2,600 2,500 2,400 FL : 45,000 45,000 44,000 44,000 GA : 49,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 ID : 24,000 24,500 24,000 24,000 IL : 79,000 79,000 76,000 76,000 IN : 66,000 65,000 63,000 63,000 IA : 99,000 96,000 93,500 92,500 KS : 65,000 65,000 63,000 63,000 KY : 92,000 91,000 88,000 89,000 LA : 30,000 30,000 29,000 29,000 MD : 13,700 12,400 12,400 12,200 MI : 54,000 53,000 52,000 52,000 MN : 82,000 80,000 79,000 79,000 MS : 42,000 43,000 42,000 43,000 MO : 110,000 110,000 108,000 107,000 MT : 26,500 28,000 27,500 28,000 NE : 56,000 55,000 53,000 52,000 NV : 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 NH 2/ : 27,450 27,500 27,000 27,000 NJ : 9,500 9,600 9,600 9,600 NM : 15,500 15,500 15,000 15,000 NY : 38,000 39,000 37,500 37,000 NC : 59,000 58,000 56,000 56,000 ND : 32,000 30,500 30,300 30,000 OH : 78,000 80,000 78,000 78,000 OK : 82,000 84,000 86,000 87,000 OR : 38,500 40,500 40,000 41,000 PA : 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 SC : 25,000 25,000 24,000 24,500 SD : 32,500 32,500 32,500 32,500 TN : 91,000 91,000 91,000 90,000 TX : 224,000 227,000 227,000 230,000 UT : 15,000 15,500 15,000 15,000 VA : 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 WA : 39,000 40,000 39,000 39,000 WV : 21,000 20,500 20,500 20,500 WI : 79,000 78,000 77,000 77,000 WY : 9,200 9,200 9,200 9,200 : US 3/ : 2,184,450 2,185,000 2,155,680 2,152,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2003 Number of Farms not available until February 2004. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. 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