Sources and prevalence of off-farm income for farm operator households, 2010

Pie chart with 6 items.

Item 1, Transfer income 16.8% 17.
Item 2, Interest and dividends 5.9% 6.
Item 3, Nonfarm business income 12.9% 13.
Item 4, Other nonfarm income 5.0% 5.
Item 5, Wage and salary income, operators 33.7% 34.
Item 6, Wage and salary income, spouses and others 25.7% 26.

Transfer income 17% (49%)
Wage and salary income, spouses and others 26% (48%)
Interest and dividends 6% (57%)
Nonfarm business income 13% (19%)
Wage and salary income, operators 34% (44%)
Other nonfarm income 5% (21%)
Numbers in parentheses are the percent of farm households with some income from the source.
Source: Agricultural Resource Management Survey Version 1, ERS and NASS, USDA.

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