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Statistics
Welcome to the statistics area of the FIC Web site. Here you will find frequently requested data from the National Resources Inventory, the Census of Agriculture and Farmland Information Center fact sheets. You also can link to additional information and data sources. To access the information, select "national" or a state name from the drop down box.

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National Resources Inventory

Connecticut Statistics Sheet

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FIC technical memo about the NRI
Glossary of NRI-related terms
1997-2002 2002-2007 1982-2007
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 10,200 5,200 45,300
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 306,400 286,800 352,700
Prime agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 5,600 N/A 24,600
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 144,000 134,400 166,300
Rural land converted to developed land (acres) 57,800 36,800 234,200
Rural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 2,093,200 2,035,800 2,235,000
Prime rural land converted to developed land (acres) 10,400 6,000 44,200
Prime rural land available at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 300,600 290,100 328,300
Total surface area (acres) 3,194,700 3,194,700 3,194,700

Census of Agriculture

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FIC technical memo about the Census of Agriculture
1997 2002 2007
Farms 4,905 4,191 4,916
Land in farms (acres) 406,222 357,154 405,616
Total land area (acres) - 3,100,675 3,100,721
Full-time operators 2,228 2,077 2,273
Part-time operators 2,677 2,114 2,643
Percentage of operators 55 and older - 49 57
Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) - 196,410 240,220
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) 434,970 470,637 551,553
   Percentage from crop production 63 70 73
   Percentage from livestock production 37 30 27

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