In The Long Run
Farm population as a share of total U.S. population
Farm population has fallen steadily as a share of total U.S. population for more than a century. Less than half the U.S. population has lived on farms since these data were first collected in 1880.
Farm & Commodity Policy, by Agricultural Policy Team, USDA, Economic Research Service, February 2023
Farm Household Well-being, by Katherine Lim, USDA, Economic Research Service, February 2024
Rural Economy & Population, USDA, Economic Research Service, June 2024