Agricultural Land Values Final Estimates 2009 - 2013

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Agricultural Land Values
Final Estimates 2009-2013
June 2014

Statistical
Bulletin
Number 1031

Contents
Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013 ....................................................................... 4
Cropland Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013 .................................................................................... 6
Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre – States: 2009-2013............................................................. 8
Pasture Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013 ..................................................................................... 10
Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings – Regions and States: 2009-2013 ....................................................... 11
Economic Regions ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Terms and Definitions........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule .............................................................................................................................. 16
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

Agricultural Land Values Final Estimates 2009-2013 (June 2014)
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Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013
Region and State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Northeast ........................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware .....................................
Maine ..........................................
Maryland .....................................
Massachusetts ............................
New Hampshire ..........................
New Jersey .................................
New York ....................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
Rhode Island ...............................
Vermont ......................................

4,810
12,000
8,910
2,130
7,380
12,000
4,770
13,800
2,400
5,120
15,800
2,880

4,690
11,500
8,130
2,050
6,980
11,200
4,690
13,100
2,400
5,050
14,600
2,900

4,690
11,600
8,140
2,080
6,870
10,900
4,560
12,800
2,450
5,070
14,400
2,980

4,790
11,200
8,150
2,070
6,760
10,400
4,440
12,300
2,650
5,300
13,800
3,060

4,850
11,100
8,170
2,100
6,930
10,400
4,310
12,800
2,600
5,430
13,800
3,200

Lake States .....................................
Michigan .....................................
Minnesota ...................................
Wisconsin ...................................

3,240
3,670
2,810
3,700

3,220
3,490
2,870
3,650

3,450
3,600
3,160
3,880

3,880
3,890
3,740
4,110

4,240
4,300
4,300
4,100

Corn Belt .........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana ........................................
Iowa ............................................
Missouri ......................................
Ohio ............................................

3,550
4,450
3,960
3,780
2,160
3,810

3,830
4,720
4,170
4,350
2,270
3,850

4,460
5,390
5,070
5,410
2,420
4,160

5,190
6,210
5,840
6,530
2,710
4,640

5,880
7,100
6,400
7,700
2,850
5,100

Northern Plains ...............................
Kansas ........................................
Nebraska ....................................
North Dakota ...............................
South Dakota ..............................

1,000
1,010
1,320
767
879

1,080
1,060
1,470
821
945

1,290
1,240
1,840
930
1,090

1,620
1,510
2,420
1,160
1,330

1,960
1,750
2,800
1,550
1,690

Appalachian ....................................
Kentucky .....................................
North Carolina .............................
Tennessee ..................................
Virginia ........................................
West Virginia ...............................

3,490
2,800
4,210
3,260
4,750
2,360

3,480
2,780
4,120
3,460
4,500
2,330

3,520
2,750
4,340
3,510
4,350
2,580

3,530
2,840
4,330
3,520
4,260
2,540

3,610
3,020
4,340
3,570
4,310
2,550

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013 (continued)
Region and State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Southeast ........................................
Alabama ......................................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
South Carolina .............................

3,750
2,250
5,300
4,030
2,930

3,630
2,300
5,090
3,770
2,950

3,610
2,340
5,130
3,610
2,980

3,530
2,390
5,160
3,260
3,010

3,590
2,500
5,200
3,300
2,980

Delta States .....................................
Arkansas .....................................
Louisiana .....................................
Mississippi ...................................

2,140
2,340
1,970
2,020

2,210
2,400
2,050
2,080

2,300
2,440
2,200
2,200

2,440
2,620
2,400
2,250

2,520
2,700
2,550
2,270

Southern Plains ...............................
Oklahoma ....................................
Texas ...........................................

1,450
1,150
1,530

1,520
1,200
1,600

1,580
1,260
1,670

1,620
1,370
1,690

1,630
1,450
1,680

Mountain ..........................................
Arizona 1 ......................................
Colorado ......................................
Idaho ...........................................
Montana ......................................
Nevada 1 ......................................
New Mexico 1 ...............................
Utah 1 ..........................................
Wyoming .....................................

918
3,440
1,100
2,200
700
998
470
1,800
530

902
3,390
1,080
2,110
700
997
460
1,810
540

899
3,330
1,100
2,060
710
995
470
1,800
560

953
3,370
1,170
2,140
760
1,040
520
1,800
590

1,010
3,500
1,280
2,220
790
1,040
500
1,900
600

Pacific ..............................................
California .....................................
Oregon ........................................
Washington ..................................

3,990
6,580
1,770
1,990

4,070
6,660
1,830
2,030

4,100
6,670
1,900
2,060

4,270
6,880
1,960
2,260

4,290
6,900
1,970
2,300

48 States 2 .......................................

2,090

2,150

2,300

2,520

2,730

1

Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
2
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Cropland Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013
Region and State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Northeast ........................................
Delaware .....................................
Maryland .....................................
New Jersey .................................
New York ....................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
Other States 1 .............................

5,340
8,510
7,180
14,000
2,200
5,720
7,620

5,270
7,930
6,790
13,300
2,400
5,710
7,220

5,200
7,840
6,680
12,900
2,400
5,630
7,170

5,280
7,850
6,570
12,400
2,600
5,760
7,120

5,260
7,870
6,470
12,900
2,550
5,840
7,060

Lake States .....................................
Michigan .....................................
Minnesota ...................................
Wisconsin ...................................

2,970
3,300
2,560
3,600

3,010
3,160
2,710
3,550

3,310
3,370
3,070
3,780

3,790
3,660
3,740
4,000

4,240
4,120
4,390
4,010

Corn Belt .........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana ........................................
Iowa ............................................
Missouri ......................................
Ohio ............................................

3,840
4,590
3,890
3,980
2,490
3,830

4,090
4,720
4,270
4,450
2,600
3,900

4,810
5,480
5,070
5,600
2,790
4,160

5,600
6,300
5,840
6,810
3,120
4,640

6,470
7,190
6,590
8,000
3,500
5,190

Northern Plains ...............................
Kansas ........................................
Nebraska ....................................
North Dakota ...............................
South Dakota ..............................

1,280
1,030
2,150
787
1,380

1,410
1,110
2,430
840
1,520

1,730
1,340
3,130
987
1,790

2,210
1,650
4,190
1,260
2,200

2,720
1,930
4,860
1,750
2,840

Appalachian ....................................
Kentucky .....................................
North Carolina .............................
Tennessee ..................................
Virginia ........................................
West Virginia ...............................

3,550
3,090
3,730
3,230
4,950
3,440

3,490
3,070
3,650
3,310
4,600
3,300

3,440
3,080
3,610
3,270
4,350
3,340

3,550
3,210
3,850
3,260
4,500
3,250

3,690
3,430
4,050
3,340
4,450
3,200

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Cropland Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013 (continued)
Region and State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Southeast ........................................
Alabama ......................................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
South Carolina .............................

4,010
2,620
6,610
3,980
2,530

3,800
2,630
6,550
3,390
2,560

3,810
2,680
6,580
3,360
2,590

3,710
2,750
6,420
3,130
2,620

3,690
2,750
6,450
3,080
2,440

Delta States .....................................
Arkansas .....................................
Louisiana .....................................
Mississippi ...................................

1,810
1,830
1,740
1,830

1,890
1,910
1,800
1,950

2,020
1,990
1,970
2,100

2,160
2,180
2,120
2,180

2,380
2,380
2,260
2,470

Southern Plains ...............................
Oklahoma ....................................
Texas ...........................................

1,370
1,120
1,460

1,400
1,130
1,510

1,450
1,130
1,580

1,500
1,280
1,590

1,480
1,390
1,520

Mountain ..........................................
Arizona 2 ......................................
Colorado ......................................
Idaho ...........................................
Montana ......................................
Nevada 2 ......................................
New Mexico 2 ...............................
Utah 2 ..........................................
Wyoming .....................................

1,600
9,830
1,300
2,610
788
2,690
1,780
2,810
1,200

1,520
7,750
1,290
2,480
779
(D)
1,750
2,720
1,230

1,540
7,610
1,340
2,470
806
(D)
1,740
2,690
1,320

1,600
7,960
1,450
2,580
852
(D)
1,550
2,690
1,360

1,780
8,290
1,770
2,850
890
(D)
1,450
3,230
1,360

Pacific ..............................................
California .....................................
Oregon ........................................
Washington ..................................

5,160
9,390
2,300
1,780

4,980
8,960
2,210
1,870

5,070
9,130
2,180
1,930

5,310
9,400
2,340
2,190

5,690
9,860
2,400
2,420

48 States 3 .......................................

2,640

2,700

2,980

3,350

3,810

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Includes: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2
Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
3
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre – States: 2009-2013
[Only states with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table]
Region, State,
and Land type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Corn Belt
Missouri All .................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

2,490
2,990
2,450

2,600
3,140
2,560

2,790
3,320
2,750

3,120
3,640
3,080

3,500
4,140
3,450

Northern Plains
Kansas All ...................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,030
1,470
981

1,110
1,540
1,060

1,340
1,810
1,290

1,650
2,250
1,590

1,930
2,760
1,840

Nebraska All ...............................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

2,150
2,660
1,820

2,430
3,050
2,030

3,130
4,080
2,510

4,190
5,610
3,270

4,860
6,700
3,730

South Dakota All .........................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,380
1,830
1,370

1,520
(D)
1,510

1,790
(D)
1,780

2,200
(D)
2,190

2,840
(D)
2,820

Southeast
Florida All ....................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

6,610
7,200
6,070

6,550
7,100
6,040

6,580
7,090
6,110

6,420
7,180
5,720

6,450
7,280
5,660

Georgia All ..................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

3,980
3,440
4,130

3,390
3,090
3,480

3,360
3,140
3,420

3,130
2,980
3,170

3,080
3,120
3,070

Delta States
Arkansas All ................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,830
2,060
1,570

1,910
2,160
1,630

1,990
2,300
1,640

2,180
2,530
1,790

2,380
2,790
1,760

Louisiana All ...............................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,740
1,500
1,800

1,800
1,700
1,830

1,970
1,850
2,000

2,120
2,000
2,150

2,260
2,150
2,300

Mississippi All ..............................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,830
1,850
1,820

1,950
2,020
1,930

2,100
2,330
2,020

2,180
2,440
2,090

2,470
2,760
2,330

Southern Plains
Oklahoma All ...............................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,120
(D)
1,110

1,130
(D)
1,120

1,130
(D)
1,120

1,280
(D)
1,270

1,390
(D)
1,370

Texas All .....................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated .........................

1,460
1,680
1,430

1,510
1,680
1,480

1,580
1,670
1,560

1,590
1,660
1,580

1,520
1,700
1,490

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland Average Value per Acre – States: 2009-2013 (continued)
[Only states with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table]
Region, State,
and Land type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Mountain
Arizona All 1 .................................
Irrigated .................................

9,830
9,830

7,750
7,750

7,610
7,610

7,960
7,960

8,290
8,290

Colorado All .................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

1,300
3,150
840

1,290
3,100
840

1,340
3,160
880

1,450
3,400
960

1,770
4,100
1,200

Idaho All ......................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

2,610
4,000
1,300

2,480
3,820
1,230

2,470
3,820
1,210

2,580
4,040
1,210

2,850
4,240
1,310

Montana All ..................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

788
2,800
600

779
2,690
600

806
2,690
630

852
2,690
680

890
2,780
710

Nevada All 1 .................................
Irrigated .................................

2,690
2,690

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

New Mexico All 1 ..........................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

1,780
5,390
390

1,750
5,290
390

1,740
5,190
410

1,550
4,450
430

1,450
3,910
400

Utah All 1 ......................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

2,810
5,200
1,080

2,720
5,050
1,040

2,690
5,000
1,030

2,690
5,000
1,030

3,230
5,200
1,100

Wyoming All .................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

1,200
1,930
710

1,230
2,010
720

1,320
2,140
(D)

1,360
2,170
(D)

1,360
2,140
(D)

Pacific
California All ................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

9,390
11,500
3,360

8,960
10,900
3,420

9,130
11,100
3,480

9,400
11,500
3,390

9,860
11,800
3,400

Oregon All ...................................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

2,300
3,620
1,820

2,210
3,520
1,730

2,180
3,470
1,710

2,340
3,920
1,770

2,400
3,940
1,830

Washington All .............................
Irrigated .................................
Non-Irrigated ..........................

1,780
4,180
1,140

1,870
4,650
1,140

1,930
5,130
1,080

2,190
6,190
1,130

2,420
7,240
1,170

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.

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Pasture Average Value per Acre – Regions and States: 2009-2013
Region and State

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Northeast ........................................
New Jersey .................................
New York ....................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
Other States 1 .............................

3,270
14,900
1,050
2,610
6,060

3,170
14,200
1,100
2,530
5,800

3,220
14,000
1,200
2,640
5,730

3,240
13,600
1,250
2,650
5,760

3,370
13,500
1,240
2,770
5,840

Lake States .....................................
Michigan .....................................
Minnesota ...................................
Wisconsin ...................................

1,760
2,500
1,370
2,020

1,710
2,290
1,340
2,000

1,710
2,340
1,320
2,000

1,740
2,290
1,390
2,010

1,870
2,420
1,580
2,000

Corn Belt .........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana ........................................
Iowa ............................................
Missouri ......................................
Ohio ............................................

1,910
2,360
2,390
1,850
1,670
2,990

1,900
2,500
2,340
2,030
1,600
2,890

2,000
2,650
2,390
2,520
1,610
2,840

2,130
2,870
2,450
2,800
1,700
2,970

2,290
3,370
2,500
3,220
1,790
3,010

Northern Plains ...............................
Kansas ........................................
Nebraska ....................................
North Dakota ...............................
South Dakota ..............................

488
735
443
344
425

502
761
459
357
429

531
773
503
389
453

648
938
617
458
561

754
1,150
643
578
667

Appalachian ....................................
Kentucky .....................................
North Carolina .............................
Tennessee ..................................
Virginia ........................................
West Virginia ...............................

3,360
2,380
4,560
3,610
4,750
1,870

3,240
2,360
4,410
3,510
4,400
1,840

3,170
2,290
4,590
3,460
4,060
2,010

3,110
2,330
4,330
3,410
3,920
1,980

3,210
2,560
4,530
3,380
3,930
1,990

Southeast .......................................
Alabama ......................................
Florida .........................................
Georgia .......................................
South Carolina ............................

4,350
1,780
5,450
5,900
2,930

4,190
1,810
5,360
5,220
2,950

3,900
1,830
4,910
4,750
2,980

3,700
1,850
4,820
3,910
2,960

3,770
2,000
4,850
3,850
2,820

Delta States ....................................
Arkansas .....................................
Louisiana ....................................
Mississippi ..................................

2,110
2,150
2,100
2,070

2,110
2,210
2,100
1,980

2,120
2,160
2,200
2,000

2,130
2,110
2,300
2,030

2,190
2,160
2,400
2,070

Southern Plains ...............................
Oklahoma ...................................
Texas ..........................................

1,280
993
1,340

1,300
987
1,370

1,350
985
1,430

1,390
1,060
1,460

1,410
1,210
1,450

Mountain .........................................
Arizona 2 .....................................
Colorado .....................................
Idaho ...........................................
Montana ......................................
Nevada 2 .....................................
New Mexico 2 ..............................
Utah 2 ..........................................
Wyoming .....................................

519
890
670
1,280
530
619
280
870
420

518
920
650
1,260
530
(D)
280
920
420

523
(D)
640
1,230
530
(D)
290
920
450

550
(D)
640
1,220
570
(D)
330
920
480

594
(D)
680
1,220
580
(D)
320
950
470

Pacific .............................................
California .....................................
Oregon ........................................
Washington .................................

1,720
2,870
690
820

1,660
2,790
650
810

1,620
2,710
640
810

1,590
2,680
600
800

1,590
2,650
620
800

48 States 3 ......................................

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,110

1,170

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2
Excludes American Indian Reservation Land.
3
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings – Regions and States: 2009-2013
[Total value of land and buildings is derived by multiplying average value per acre of farm real estate by the land in farms]
Region and State

Total value of land and buildings
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

Northeast
Connecticut ..................................
Delaware .....................................
Maine ...........................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts .............................
New Hampshire ...........................
New Jersey ..................................
New York .....................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
Rhode Island ...............................
Vermont .......................................

5,040
4,366
2,982
15,203
6,240
2,242
9,936
17,040
39,424
1,106
3,542

4,715
4,065
2,870
14,309
5,936
2,204
9,301
17,040
38,633
1,022
3,596

4,872
4,151
2,912
14,015
5,777
2,098
9,216
17,395
38,380
1,008
3,695

4,928
4,157
3,002
13,723
5,408
2,087
8,856
19,027
40,810
966
3,825

4,884
4,085
3,150
14,207
5,408
2,026
9,216
18,720
41,811
966
4,000

Lake States
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Wisconsin ....................................

36,590
74,465
55,130

34,830
75,481
53,655

36,000
82,476
56,648

38,706
97,240
60,006

42,785
111,370
59,860

Corn Belt
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa .............................................
Missouri .......................................
Ohio .............................................

119,705
58,568
116,046
62,208
52,807

126,968
61,674
133,110
65,149
53,284

145,530
74,529
165,546
68,970
57,408

167,049
85,848
199,818
76,693
64,960

190,990
94,080
235,620
80,940
71,400

Northern Plains
Kansas ........................................
Nebraska .....................................
North Dakota ...............................
South Dakota ...............................

46,662
60,060
30,373
38,237

48,972
66,738
32,430
41,013

57,164
83,536
36,735
47,197

69,611
109,626
45,588
57,589

80,675
126,840
60,915
73,177

Appalachian
Kentucky ......................................
North Carolina .............................
Tennessee ...................................
Virginia ........................................
West Virginia ...............................

37,800
35,785
35,534
38,475
8,732

37,252
34,608
37,368
36,900
8,388

36,300
36,022
37,908
35,670
9,288

36,920
36,415
38,368
35,358
9,169

39,260
36,456
38,913
35,773
9,180

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Farm Real Estate Value of Farmland and Buildings – Regions and States: 2009-2013 (continued)
[Total value of land and buildings is derived by multiplying average value per acre of farm real estate by the land in farms]
Region and State

Total value of land and buildings
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

(million dollars)

Southeast .......................................
Alabama ......................................
Florida .........................................
Georgia .......................................
South Carolina ............................

20,025
49,555
39,494
14,357

20,470
47,846
36,569
14,750

20,826
48,479
35,017
14,900

21,271
49,278
31,296
14,960

22,500
49,660
31,350
14,811

Delta States ....................................
Arkansas .....................................
Louisiana ....................................
Mississippi ..................................

32,058
15,662
21,816

32,880
16,298
22,672

33,428
17,270
23,980

36,156
18,960
24,525

37,260
20,018
24,743

Southern Plains ...............................
Oklahoma ...................................
Texas ..........................................

40,135
201,807

41,640
210,560

43,344
219,605

47,128
220,038

49,880
218,568

Mountain .........................................
Arizona 1 .....................................
Colorado .....................................
Idaho ...........................................
Montana ......................................
Nevada 1 .....................................
New Mexico 1 ..............................
Utah 1 ..........................................
Wyoming .....................................

15,846
34,430
25,300
42,350
4,882
18,861
12,773
15,900

13,298
34,020
24,265
42,420
4,877
18,597
12,840
16,200

13,796
34,760
23,896
43,097
4,838
18,814
12,773
16,800

17,960
37,323
25,252
45,448
5,071
20,641
12,773
17,936

18,506
40,576
26,196
47,163
5,113
19,929
13,439
18,120

Pacific .............................................
California .....................................
Oregon ........................................
Washington .................................

167,790
28,851
29,054

169,830
29,646
29,638

170,752
30,780
30,076

176,128
31,948
33,222

175,950
32,505
34,040

48 States 2 ......................................

1,845,244

1,890,827

2,027,677

2,223,067

2,397,034

1
2

Value of all land and buildings adjusted to include American Indian Reservation land value.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Economic Regions:
Northeast:

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Lake States:

Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.

Corn Belt:

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio.

Northern Plains:

Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Appalachian:

Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

Southeast:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.

Delta States:

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.

Southern Plains:

Oklahoma, Texas.

Mountain:

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.

Pacific:

California, Oregon, Washington.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The estimates of land values in this report are based primarily on the June Area Survey, conducted
during the first two weeks of June. This annual survey uses a complete, probability-based land-area sampling frame. A
sample of approximately 11,000 segments of land is selected, each approximately one square mile in size.
Enumerators collecting data for the June Area Survey contact all agricultural producers operating land within the
boundaries of the sampled land segments and record land value information for cropland and pasture within these
segments. They also collect an estimated value of all land and buildings for the operator’s entire farming operation and the
estimated percent change from the previous year.
Survey reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with other data reported in the survey
and with data reported within the segment the previous year.
Estimating Procedures: Once the data are summarized, each Regional Field Office (RFO) conducts an analysis of the
summarized indications and any other available information for their States. RFOs then set estimates for land values and
submit these recommendations along with their assessment of survey and other administrative information to the
Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB).
Survey data are also summarized for Regional and National levels and reviewed independently of each State’s review.
National targets are established by the ASB. After RFO recommendations are submitted, the ASB reviews the RFO
estimates and supporting comments and any conflicts with targeted National levels are resolved.
The Regional and US estimates are weighted by the amount of cropland and pasture in each state, based on the most
recent Census of Agriculture. For the purposes of this report, cropland pastured is defined as cropland.
Published Estimates: State averages are not published for States with limited reports to ensure confidentiality of
individual operations.
Revision Policy: For non-census years land values are subject to an annual revision the following year. After the 5-year
Census of Agriculture is completed, land value estimates for the non-census years are subject to a final historic revision.
The basis for revision must be supported by additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. The 2009-2013
estimates shown here are considered final and will not be revised again.

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Terms and Definitions
Farm: Any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during
the year. Government payments are included in sales.
Farm real estate value: The value at which all land and buildings used for agriculture production including dwellings,
could be sold under current market conditions, if allowed to remain on the market for a reasonable amount of time.
Cropland value: The value of land used to grow field crops, vegetables or land harvested for hay. Land that switches back
and forth between cropland and pasture should be valued as cropland. Hay land, idle cropland and cropland enrolled in
government conservation programs should be valued as cropland.
Irrigated cropland value: The value of land that normally receives or has the potential to receive water by artificial means
to supplement natural rainfall. Irrigated cropland may consist of both land that will or will not be irrigated during the
current year, but still has the facilities and equipment to do so. Irrigation facilities and equipment such as wells, pumps,
canals, ditches, reservoirs, lakes, tanks, ponds, rivers, streams or creeks are usually present or on nearby acres.
Non-irrigated cropland value: The value of land that only receives water by natural rainfall.
Pasture, grazing and grassland value: The value of land that is normally grazed by livestock. Pasture does not need to
have livestock grazing on it at the time of interview or during the current year in order to be valued as pasture or grazing
land.

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Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule
Statistical Bulletins (SB): The National Agricultural Statistics Service will issue a series of nineteen bulletins containing
final estimates for agricultural data series based on the review of the 2012 Census of Agriculture and other information.
The product number, bulletin title, and tentative release dates are as follows.

SB1030
SB1031
SB1032
SB1033
SB1034
SB1035
SB1036
SB1037
SB1038
SB1039
SB1040
SB1041
SB1042
SB1043
SB1044
SB1045
SB1046
SB1047
SB1048

Farms and Land in Farms – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Agricultural Land Values – Final Estimates 2009-2013
Citrus Fruits – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Vegetables – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Cattle – Final Estimates 2009-2013
Hogs and Pigs – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Milk Cows and Production – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Sheep and Goats – Final Estimates 2009-2013
Chickens and Eggs – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Honey – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Meat Animals, PDI – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Milk Disposition and Income – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Poultry Production and Value – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Field Crops – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Rice Stocks – Final Estimates 2008-2013
Stocks of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay – Final Estimates 2008-2013
Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes – Final Estimates 2008-2012
Crop Values – Final Estimates 2008-2012

05/28/14
06/19/14
08/26/14
08/26/14
09/04/14
09/04/14
09/04/14
09/04/14
09/04/14
09/04/14
10/29/14
10/29/14
10/29/14
10/30/14
11/03/14
11/03/14
11/03/14
11/03/14
11/03/14

Agricultural Census Publications: The U. S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) released several products from the 2012 Census of Agriculture on May 2, 2014. The Census is the leading source
of statistics about the Nation’s agricultural production and the only source of consistent, comparable data at the county,
State, and national levels. The Census includes all places from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products, including
government payments, were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. Census
publications also include demographic items such as sex of operator, residence on or off the farm, days worked off farm,
years present on farm, age group categories, race, and number of persons living in each household.

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Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch ................................................. (202) 720-6146
Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section ............................................................................................................. (202) 690-3223
Rachel Antzak – Cash Receipts, Land Values .......................................................................................... (202) 720-5446
Daryl Brinkman – Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes .................................................................. (202) 720-8844
Tynesha Boomer – Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) ............................................... (202) 690-1052
Kuan Chen – Prices, Prices Research ........................................................................................................ (202) 690-3347
Chris Dickerson – Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes .................................................................. (202) 690-1348
Mark Gorsak – Prices, Prices Research .................................................................................................... (202) 720-2250
Judy McDermott – Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes ................................................................................. (202) 690-3225
Michael Mathison – Agriculture Resource Management Survey (ARMS)............................................... (202) 720-3243
Joe Hagedorn – Cash Rents, Grazing Fees ................................................................................................ (202) 690-3231
Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section.................................................................. (202) 690-0684
Liana Cuffman – Chemical Use, American Indians, Census .................................................................... (202) 690-0392
David Colwell – Census of Agricultural Industrial Reports...................................................................... (202) 690-3233
Doug Farmer – Census .............................................................................................................................. (202) 720-7492
Steve Peterson – Farms, Land in Farms, Census ....................................................................................... (202) 720-5581
Jackie Ross – Census ................................................................................................................................. (202) 720-7644
Theresa Varner – Farm Labor, Chemical Use ........................................................................................... (202) 690-2284

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