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Farm Types Defined

The 2017 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report classifies all farms into unique categories based on gross cash farm income (GCFI). GCFI includes the farm producer’s sales of crops and livestock, fees for delivering commodities under production contracts, government payments, and farm-related income.


Small Family Farms (GCFI < $350,000)

This category includes two subcategories:

  • Low-sales farms. Farms with a GCFI less than $150,000.
  • Moderate-sales farms. Farms with a GCFI between $150,000 and $349,999.

Midsize Family Farms (GCFI $350,000 to $999,999)

Large-scale Family Farms (GCFI $1 million or more)

This category includes two subcategories:

  • Large family farms. Farms with GCFI between $1,000,000 and $4,999,999.
  • Very large family farms. Farms with GCFI of $5 million or more.

Non-family Farms

Any farm where the producer and persons related to the producer do not own a majority of the business.


Map: Family Farms as Percent of Total Farms

95.9% of all farms in the United States are family-owned.

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Map: Small Family Farms as Percent of Total Farms

Small farms have gross cash farm income less than $350,000. 88.1% of U.S. farms are small family farms.

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Map: Small Family Farms, Lower Sales as Percent of Total Farms

Small family farms with low-sales are farms with a gross cash income of less than $150,000. 81.7% of U.S. farms are small family farms with lower sales.

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Map: Small Family Farms, Moderate Sales as Percent of Total Farms

Small family farms with moderate-sales farms are farms with a GCFI between $150,000 and $349,999. Fewer than 7% of U.S. farms are small family farms with moderate sales.

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Map: Midsize Family Farms as Percent of Total Farms

Midsize family farms have gross cash farm income of $350,000 to $999,999. Fewer than 6 percent of U.S. farms are midsize family farms.

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Map: Large Family Farms as Percent of Total Farms

Large family farms have gross cash farm income of $1 million or more. Fewer than 3 percent of U.S. farms are large family farms.

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Last Modified: 01/21/2021