Nonfamily Farm Operations and the Households That Operate Them

Overview

Nonfamily farms (where no producer, household, or extended family owns at least 50 percent of the operation) constituted about 2 percent of total U.S. farms from 2018 to 2022. This report explores nonfamily farms and the households of their principal producers by farm size. Findings show that 70 percent of all nonfamily farms were considered small, with less than $350,000 gross cash farm income. Principal producer households of nonfamily farms had lower wealth, income, and debt compared with family farm principal producer households.