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National Resources Inventory National Statistics Sheet Go to NRI Web site
FIC technical memo about the NRI
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1992-1997 |
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Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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6,172,800 |
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Percentage of agricultural land converted to developed uses |
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1 |
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State rank by percentage of agricultural land converted to developed uses |
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Average annual rate of agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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1,234,560 |
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Prime agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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2,416,200 |
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Rural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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11,392,400 |
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Average annual rate of rural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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2,278,480 |
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Prime rural land converted to developed uses (acres) |
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3,225,400 |
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Census of Agriculture
Go to Census of Agriculture Web site |
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1997 |
Adjusted 1997 |
2002 |
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Farms |
1,911,859 |
2,215,876 |
2,128,982 |
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Land in farms (acres) |
931,795,255 |
954,752,502 |
938,279,056 |
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Total land area (acres) |
2,262,462,025 |
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2,263,960,501 |
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Full-time operators |
961,560 |
1,044,388 |
1,224,246 |
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Part-time operators |
950,299 |
1,171,488 |
904,736 |
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Percentage of operators 55 and older |
48 |
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50 |
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Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) |
462,562,500 |
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472,956,653 |
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Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) |
196,864,649 |
201,379,812 |
200,646,355 |
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Percentage from crop production |
50 |
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47 |
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Percentage from livestock production |
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53 |
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