Courtesy of NAA:

The US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, prepares a variety of reports based upon the Census of Agriculture.  This national analysis is completed every five years. NASS recently made available are the Congressional District Profiles and Rankings from the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

These summaries present data by congressional district from the 118th Congress that includes land, farms, market value of agricultural products sold, rankings and producer characteristics.

Data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, collected directly from producers, found a continued decline in farms and farmland and a rise in the number of new and beginning (operating 10 or fewer years on any farm) as well as young (under the age of 35) producers. Another continuing trend included a rise in internet access (79% compared to 75% in 2017). Spanning more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them, the full ag census report can be found at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus.

In preparation for the 2027 Census of Agriculture, NASS is already asking for content change suggestions and for new producers who did not receive a 2022 Census of Agriculture form last year to sign up to be counted in future censuses and surveys. Both forms can be found at nass.usda.gov.