United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949-0887 August 2015 Contents Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015............................................ 8 Use of Internet - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015................................................ 10 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015............. 11 Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015............................ 12 Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015.............................. 14 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015........... 16 Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015............... 18 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015............................................................................. 19 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015........................................................................................................ 20 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015........... 22 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015....................... 24 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015......... 26 Number of Farms - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2014................................................ 28 Survey Methodology.............................................................................................. 29 Information Contacts............................................................................................ 29 This page intentionally left blank Internet Access Increases as more Producers use Satellite and Wireless Connections When U.S. producers were asked to respond to questions for USDA-NASS's biennial Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report, 70 percent report having access to the Internet, up 3 percentage points from 2013. A DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connection is the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 30 percent of the farms in the United States using it, down from 35 percent in 2013. A wireless connection, at 29 percent, and a satellite connection at 21 percent, increased 5 and 4 percentage points, respectively. Other reported methods of accessing the Internet include cable modem service (12 percent), dial-up service (3 percent), and other or unknown (5 percent). Farms with computer access at 73 percent is slightly higher than the 71 percent of the farms that reporting owning or leasing a computer. Computer access by sales class is 71 percent for sales class $1,000--$9,999; 70 percent for sales class $10,000--$99,999; 73 percent for Sales Class $100,000--$249,999; and 85 percent for Sales Class $250,000 or more. Computer usage for farm business at 43 percent nationally, is up 3 percentage points from 2013. This compares with usage by the four geographic regions: West (48 percent), North Central (46 percent), Northeast (45 percent), and the South (36 percent). Comparing computer usage by crop and livestock farms, 47 percent of the crop producers use the computer for farm business compared to 39 percent of the livestock producers. Computer uses include: * Purchasing agricultural inputs: 19 percent * Marketing activities: 16 percent * Accessing USDA-NASS reports: 10 percent * Accessing other USDA reports/services: 17 percent * Accessing other federal government websites: 17 percent * Conducting business with any USDA website: 9 percent * Conducting business with any other federal government website: 7 percent * Conducting business with a non-agricultural website: 44 percent Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or State : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 55 65 65 54 63 63 Arizona 1/ : 55 57 62 52 55 60 Arkansas : 62 67 68 60 65 68 California : 68 75 77 65 72 74 Colorado : 80 78 79 79 77 79 Florida : 70 71 71 68 70 70 Georgia : 60 69 69 59 67 67 Idaho : 83 83 83 82 80 80 Illinois : 67 71 79 65 70 78 Indiana : 65 66 72 63 65 70 : Iowa : 69 75 76 68 73 74 Kansas : 66 71 72 64 70 70 Kentucky : 59 64 65 58 61 61 Louisiana : 60 68 73 54 64 72 Maryland 2/ : 60 72 72 59 68 69 Michigan : 73 71 71 63 69 69 Minnesota : 68 74 80 65 71 78 Mississippi : 59 62 68 56 59 64 Missouri : 57 66 66 55 65 66 Montana : 76 81 84 74 78 83 : Nebraska : 72 78 78 71 75 76 New Hampshire 3/ : 80 83 84 79 81 81 New Jersey : 77 80 82 75 79 79 New Mexico : 57 60 63 55 58 61 New York : 68 72 73 65 69 71 North Carolina : 69 70 74 66 67 72 North Dakota : 69 77 78 69 76 76 Ohio : 59 68 69 57 65 68 Oklahoma : 66 66 70 64 64 68 Oregon : 83 84 85 80 81 81 : Pennsylvania : 60 62 64 57 60 62 South Carolina : 59 68 70 58 67 67 South Dakota : 68 74 75 66 72 74 Tennessee : 55 64 68 51 61 62 Texas : 60 68 75 57 66 73 Utah : 85 83 86 77 80 82 Virginia : 65 66 68 62 65 67 Washington : 80 84 84 78 81 81 West Virginia : 61 61 64 59 60 62 Wisconsin : 73 76 77 71 73 73 Wyoming : 84 81 85 79 80 84 : United States 4/ : 65 70 73 63 68 71 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With State : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 25 33 33 53 61 64 Arizona 1/ : 18 31 32 55 55 62 Arkansas : 29 36 40 58 64 67 California : 44 44 54 63 72 76 Colorado : 47 39 47 72 75 78 Florida : 45 46 46 69 70 71 Georgia : 38 34 38 57 66 68 Idaho : 46 43 46 76 79 79 Illinois : 43 53 55 63 70 72 Indiana : 39 42 47 62 63 66 : Iowa : 52 53 53 66 71 74 Kansas : 39 36 39 62 68 71 Kentucky : 23 30 33 55 61 65 Louisiana : 28 32 35 53 63 66 Maryland 2/ : 34 37 44 59 68 70 Michigan : 38 43 43 62 67 70 Minnesota : 43 51 51 66 70 75 Mississippi : 27 30 32 51 58 61 Missouri : 33 30 40 52 62 66 Montana : 49 48 54 73 77 77 : Nebraska : 52 47 56 69 72 75 New Hampshire 3/ : 50 64 64 78 80 81 New Jersey : 57 58 58 75 79 79 New Mexico : 35 30 35 55 55 58 New York : 42 39 42 66 69 72 North Carolina : 41 34 42 65 66 71 North Dakota : 50 51 56 67 73 75 Ohio : 36 36 39 55 65 68 Oklahoma : 38 36 39 62 63 69 Oregon : 50 48 51 80 80 82 : Pennsylvania : 36 34 38 58 59 62 South Carolina : 30 32 32 53 63 67 South Dakota : 42 38 46 63 72 75 Tennessee : 26 29 35 52 61 65 Texas : 30 36 37 58 66 68 Utah : 48 45 48 79 76 78 Virginia : 29 29 35 61 64 68 Washington : 47 44 49 76 80 80 West Virginia : 30 31 35 58 58 61 Wisconsin : 42 46 47 67 72 72 Wyoming : 37 47 54 78 78 79 : United States 4/ : 37 40 43 62 67 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural State : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 9 12 11 4 14 13 Arizona 1/ : 11 16 21 6 12 16 Arkansas : 11 17 20 7 12 13 California : 18 18 21 11 14 15 Colorado : 18 21 20 15 14 12 Florida : 17 16 21 15 14 12 Georgia : 13 18 26 15 12 15 Idaho : 22 20 21 10 9 14 Illinois : 13 21 20 16 19 22 Indiana : 10 14 24 9 16 22 : Iowa : 16 19 22 25 30 28 Kansas : 13 14 15 10 11 14 Kentucky : 11 12 16 6 9 12 Louisiana : 11 11 16 10 6 5 Maryland 2/ : 17 21 24 13 14 18 Michigan : 14 22 21 10 19 17 Minnesota : 13 16 15 18 24 20 Mississippi : 10 10 13 10 5 10 Missouri : 11 10 18 10 8 15 Montana : 18 21 36 16 17 27 : Nebraska : 15 16 22 23 19 24 New Hampshire 3/ : 30 43 40 18 33 28 New Jersey : 39 37 38 18 21 25 New Mexico : 11 16 16 7 8 10 New York : 24 22 28 10 13 16 North Carolina : 17 19 20 18 16 16 North Dakota : 16 16 22 16 20 20 Ohio : 13 11 15 10 12 16 Oklahoma : 15 16 20 13 12 12 Oregon : 17 27 28 15 20 24 : Pennsylvania : 15 17 23 7 12 11 South Carolina : 11 10 13 8 8 6 South Dakota : 11 13 12 13 12 15 Tennessee : 10 11 17 11 10 11 Texas : 12 11 14 7 8 12 Utah : 18 23 27 17 13 17 Virginia : 14 12 21 7 10 15 Washington : 18 14 22 17 14 20 West Virginia : 17 20 19 8 10 8 Wisconsin : 17 17 19 17 17 16 Wyoming : 15 27 33 8 13 17 : United States 4/ : 14 16 19 12 14 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal State : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 3 3 5 10 11 11 7 12 12 Arizona 1/ : 3 2 6 11 10 20 9 12 23 Arkansas : 4 10 13 12 15 21 12 12 22 California : 9 4 16 18 15 24 18 15 24 Colorado : 7 7 9 18 14 18 21 19 21 Florida : 9 9 9 15 13 15 17 14 19 Georgia : 3 6 10 14 10 18 11 10 11 Idaho : 7 16 16 20 25 25 28 25 28 Illinois : 10 13 14 16 21 22 14 17 19 Indiana : 7 14 14 9 18 19 8 16 16 : Iowa : 16 15 17 23 23 25 17 15 18 Kansas : 8 8 8 13 15 17 13 12 13 Kentucky : 2 6 8 8 9 15 8 7 9 Louisiana : 7 3 7 10 7 10 9 6 9 Maryland 2/ : 3 5 8 11 16 16 14 21 21 Michigan : 9 12 12 14 12 14 15 15 16 Minnesota : 12 11 12 16 19 19 13 13 15 Mississippi : 4 7 8 10 11 14 9 10 13 Missouri : 8 6 11 11 12 15 10 9 15 Montana : 10 10 11 19 16 19 28 24 28 : Nebraska : 9 11 19 17 19 26 17 14 20 New Hampshire 3/ : 8 14 14 22 27 27 28 37 31 New Jersey : 10 10 10 21 20 21 24 20 24 New Mexico : 10 7 10 13 5 13 11 10 12 New York : 8 5 8 11 12 14 21 18 24 North Carolina : 7 9 9 15 13 15 14 12 14 North Dakota : 12 11 15 19 21 26 16 14 20 Ohio : 5 5 8 12 10 12 11 11 15 Oklahoma : 6 12 12 15 14 17 14 14 16 Oregon : 8 7 12 18 16 22 25 32 28 : Pennsylvania : 5 5 6 9 10 12 15 13 15 South Carolina : 5 13 13 6 15 15 4 9 9 South Dakota : 9 11 11 16 16 16 15 14 15 Tennessee : 5 6 9 9 11 13 8 10 10 Texas : 4 4 6 7 8 11 11 12 15 Utah : 8 12 16 17 20 24 24 20 24 Virginia : 7 4 8 9 12 13 16 19 24 Washington : 7 10 10 15 17 17 25 23 25 West Virginia : 5 7 7 10 16 16 19 14 19 Wisconsin : 8 9 10 16 16 16 16 21 21 Wyoming : 4 6 6 9 10 21 20 18 23 : United States 4/ : 7 8 10 13 14 17 14 14 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any State : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 1 7 7 1 1 1 Arizona 1/ : 6 2 8 2 2 7 Arkansas : 2 11 11 3 9 12 California : 8 6 15 7 6 12 Colorado : 9 10 10 10 7 10 Florida : 6 5 6 7 5 8 Georgia : 6 5 9 6 4 6 Idaho : 4 4 8 7 3 7 Illinois : 6 8 14 4 7 8 Indiana : 4 7 10 4 6 6 : Iowa : 7 9 11 7 6 8 Kansas : 5 7 11 3 4 9 Kentucky : 1 3 4 2 2 3 Louisiana : 4 5 5 4 3 4 Maryland 2/ : 5 3 12 5 4 5 Michigan : 3 6 10 2 3 7 Minnesota : 6 9 10 4 4 5 Mississippi : 3 6 6 3 5 5 Missouri : 3 5 9 2 2 8 Montana : 7 7 7 7 6 7 : Nebraska : 7 10 13 6 5 9 New Hampshire 3/ : 9 20 20 12 12 12 New Jersey : 13 11 13 12 9 12 New Mexico : 5 6 6 4 5 5 New York : 3 1 4 1 1 3 North Carolina : 6 6 6 5 5 7 North Dakota : 6 14 14 4 5 9 Ohio : 3 3 6 2 4 5 Oklahoma : 5 7 7 4 3 7 Oregon : 10 6 12 7 9 10 : Pennsylvania : 3 4 7 6 7 7 South Carolina : 5 7 7 3 1 3 South Dakota : 6 8 9 5 5 5 Tennessee : 3 6 6 3 4 6 Texas : 4 4 6 4 5 6 Utah : 7 10 13 4 7 10 Virginia : 2 4 7 2 3 5 Washington : 7 9 9 10 11 11 West Virginia : 4 6 6 6 3 6 Wisconsin : 5 6 9 4 8 8 Wyoming : 6 6 6 5 3 6 : United States 4/ : 5 6 9 4 5 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 ----------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any State : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 22 30 31 Arizona 1/ : 34 28 48 Arkansas : 22 29 37 California : 38 44 58 Colorado : 53 50 53 Florida : 51 49 51 Georgia : 23 30 35 Idaho : 54 54 54 Illinois : 44 47 51 Indiana : 32 43 45 : Iowa : 38 46 46 Kansas : 34 36 39 Kentucky : 16 31 31 Louisiana : 35 30 30 Maryland 2/ : 35 49 49 Michigan : 30 49 49 Minnesota : 36 50 50 Mississippi : 24 30 30 Missouri : 25 31 37 Montana : 56 65 65 : Nebraska : 38 48 51 New Hampshire 3/ : 45 70 69 New Jersey : 51 49 51 New Mexico : 35 32 32 New York : 33 30 48 North Carolina : 38 35 44 North Dakota : 38 43 52 Ohio : 26 31 34 Oklahoma : 32 39 42 Oregon : 58 56 58 : Pennsylvania : 34 29 37 South Carolina : 14 36 36 South Dakota : 38 38 43 Tennessee : 26 25 31 Texas : 34 44 44 Utah : 57 54 57 Virginia : 32 40 40 Washington : 51 53 53 West Virginia : 28 24 34 Wisconsin : 43 47 47 Wyoming : 50 45 55 : United States 4/ : 35 40 44 ----------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 24 6 5 49 36 21 10 9 19 Arizona 1/ : 22 3 2 20 29 23 17 10 2 Arkansas : 7 6 5 43 41 35 11 10 14 California : 2 1 1 43 27 20 9 24 10 Colorado : 12 3 3 11 22 25 8 6 4 Florida : 15 1 1 36 44 43 15 7 18 Georgia : 11 4 4 61 54 48 8 7 4 Idaho : 11 12 2 39 34 28 7 11 6 Illinois : 9 2 2 31 26 26 8 17 14 Indiana : 20 7 4 25 33 24 6 5 7 : Iowa : 10 6 5 36 34 26 7 11 14 Kansas : 5 6 2 35 25 25 16 18 17 Kentucky : 16 1 2 50 50 52 10 13 4 Louisiana : 15 1 1 37 33 27 9 8 18 Maryland 2/ : 11 4 1 23 20 18 22 23 26 Michigan : 24 7 7 26 24 21 13 17 17 Minnesota : 12 7 2 42 43 28 4 7 11 Mississippi : 16 8 3 35 47 31 12 10 8 Missouri : 16 6 4 37 35 29 5 5 11 Montana : 6 3 2 54 66 47 7 3 8 : Nebraska : 8 3 1 34 38 27 5 5 8 New Hampshire 3/ : 6 1 1 37 36 34 29 38 33 New Jersey : 7 1 2 31 24 26 49 69 43 New Mexico : 15 4 2 38 61 28 14 6 5 New York : 15 7 6 51 30 22 15 34 25 North Carolina : 7 8 6 58 54 45 14 14 19 North Dakota : 4 4 3 49 31 34 13 30 16 Ohio : 15 11 5 26 24 20 25 17 20 Oklahoma : 9 4 4 39 30 26 6 4 9 Oregon : 9 6 7 32 29 23 10 15 7 : Pennsylvania : 8 7 3 52 43 43 24 23 23 South Carolina : 15 7 3 37 46 49 18 5 12 South Dakota : 9 6 4 39 40 27 9 8 16 Tennessee : 13 4 2 38 34 33 17 20 14 Texas : 12 6 3 33 32 26 11 11 10 Utah : 4 1 1 40 53 32 13 11 15 Virginia : 16 19 2 32 20 37 9 3 6 Washington : 12 5 3 32 34 27 17 19 9 West Virginia : 15 7 2 37 34 50 9 12 11 Wisconsin : 12 3 3 51 43 34 8 5 7 Wyoming : 10 9 1 18 34 22 4 3 2 : United States 4/ : 12 5 3 38 35 30 11 13 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access - States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 7 28 28 6 19 25 4 2 2 Arizona 1/ : 18 35 39 11 8 31 12 15 3 Arkansas : 19 11 22 14 21 20 6 11 4 California : 11 20 34 26 19 28 9 9 7 Colorado : 23 31 31 40 31 31 6 7 6 Florida : 9 19 18 15 13 16 10 16 4 Georgia : 5 7 20 14 24 22 1 4 2 Idaho : 17 12 28 22 28 32 4 3 4 Illinois : 19 19 23 31 31 33 2 5 2 Indiana : 16 16 22 26 34 38 7 5 5 : Iowa : 11 14 19 28 28 28 8 7 8 Kansas : 22 17 20 20 29 34 2 5 2 Kentucky : 11 16 17 7 12 17 6 8 8 Louisiana : 13 22 20 19 20 30 7 16 4 Maryland 2/ : 10 18 20 30 30 31 4 5 4 Michigan : 8 7 17 25 34 34 4 11 4 Minnesota : 11 10 16 25 27 37 6 6 6 Mississippi : 21 17 20 10 12 34 6 6 4 Missouri : 17 23 23 22 29 32 3 2 1 Montana : 18 11 18 14 15 24 1 2 1 : Nebraska : 15 12 23 36 34 39 2 8 2 New Hampshire 3/ : 12 6 7 10 11 19 6 8 6 New Jersey : 4 5 14 5 1 13 4 (Z) 2 New Mexico : 13 14 41 16 9 19 4 6 5 New York : 5 12 18 10 13 24 4 4 5 North Carolina : 7 6 10 11 13 15 3 5 5 North Dakota : 13 9 11 16 19 27 5 7 9 Ohio : 7 15 19 25 30 30 2 3 6 Oklahoma : 24 28 20 19 29 38 3 5 3 Oregon : 17 23 23 26 21 37 6 6 3 : Pennsylvania : 4 9 6 9 13 21 3 5 4 South Carolina : 9 13 11 18 29 22 3 (Z) 3 South Dakota : 9 9 15 29 27 33 5 10 5 Tennessee : 11 11 19 15 26 27 6 5 5 Texas : 21 24 27 19 23 29 4 4 5 Utah : 20 5 19 15 28 28 8 2 5 Virginia : 24 12 19 15 33 32 4 13 4 Washington : 15 21 33 16 12 24 8 9 4 West Virginia : 18 20 17 16 25 18 5 2 2 Wisconsin : 10 13 22 17 32 32 2 4 2 Wyoming : 36 39 32 32 12 42 0 3 1 : United States 4/ : 15 17 21 20 24 29 4 6 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 2/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 3/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 4/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That own or Region : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 68 71 72 65 69 71 $1,000 to $9,999 : 68 73 75 64 71 73 $10,000 to $99,999 : 69 70 72 67 67 70 $100,000 or more : 69 68 68 65 66 66 $100,000 to $249,999 : 60 57 57 56 56 56 $250,000 or more : 80 79 79 76 75 76 Crop farms : 69 72 73 67 69 70 Livestock farms : 68 70 71 64 68 69 : North Central 2/ : 66 72 73 64 70 72 $1,000 to $9,999 : 62 68 69 59 66 68 $10,000 to $99,999 : 62 69 71 61 67 68 $100,000 or more : 78 80 80 77 78 78 $100,000 to $249,999 : 71 71 71 70 69 69 $250,000 or more : 82 85 85 81 83 83 Crop farms : 68 72 74 66 70 72 Livestock farms : 64 71 73 61 69 69 : South 3/ : 61 67 68 59 65 67 $1,000 to $9,999 : 58 66 67 56 64 66 $10,000 to $99,999 : 63 66 66 60 63 63 $100,000 or more : 75 77 77 72 75 76 $100,000 to $249,999 : 67 70 71 63 69 70 $250,000 or more : 80 81 81 77 78 78 Crop farms : 62 68 69 60 65 66 Livestock farms : 61 67 69 59 65 68 : West 4/ : 74 77 77 72 75 75 $1,000 to $9,999 : 70 73 73 68 71 71 $10,000 to $99,999 : 74 77 79 74 75 77 $100,000 or more : 85 86 88 84 85 85 $100,000 to $249,999 : 79 80 82 77 79 79 $250,000 or more : 90 90 91 89 89 91 Crop farms : 74 79 81 72 77 78 Livestock farms : 74 75 76 72 73 73 : United States 5/ : 65 70 73 63 68 71 $1,000 to $9,999 : 61 67 71 59 66 69 $10,000 to $99,999 : 63 68 70 62 66 67 $100,000 or more : 77 80 80 77 78 78 $100,000 to $249,999 : 68 73 73 68 71 71 $250,000 or more : 84 84 85 83 83 83 Crop farms : 67 71 73 65 69 71 Livestock farms : 63 70 73 62 67 69 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using computers : With Region : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 42 44 45 66 68 69 $1,000 to $9,999 : 36 35 38 65 70 72 $10,000 to $99,999 : 45 53 53 67 67 69 $100,000 or more : 58 61 61 62 64 64 $100,000 to $249,999 : 42 47 47 49 56 56 $250,000 or more : 75 70 70 75 73 73 Crop farms : 42 44 45 67 68 70 Livestock farms : 42 44 46 63 67 68 : North Central 2/ : 41 44 46 62 68 70 $1,000 to $9,999 : 25 27 28 58 65 67 $10,000 to $99,999 : 41 41 44 56 64 67 $100,000 or more : 64 65 67 74 77 78 $100,000 to $249,999 : 53 56 59 67 68 69 $250,000 or more : 71 72 72 79 82 82 Crop farms : 44 48 50 63 68 69 Livestock farms : 36 37 40 59 67 68 : South 3/ : 31 34 36 58 64 66 $1,000 to $9,999 : 25 26 30 55 63 65 $10,000 to $99,999 : 36 42 42 59 63 63 $100,000 or more : 55 60 62 70 75 76 $100,000 to $249,999 : 43 52 53 62 69 70 $250,000 or more : 66 67 70 75 78 79 Crop farms : 32 35 37 59 64 66 Livestock farms : 30 33 36 58 64 66 : West 4/ : 44 43 48 70 73 74 $1,000 to $9,999 : 31 29 37 65 69 69 $10,000 to $99,999 : 54 53 57 72 73 76 $100,000 or more : 71 68 72 84 83 85 $100,000 to $249,999 : 62 60 60 76 76 78 $250,000 or more : 79 73 82 89 87 88 Crop farms : 49 46 54 70 75 77 Livestock farms : 40 40 44 70 71 72 : United States 5/ : 37 40 43 62 67 70 $1,000 to $9,999 : 27 28 32 58 65 67 $10,000 to $99,999 : 41 45 45 60 65 66 $100,000 or more : 63 66 66 76 77 78 $100,000 to $249,999 : 52 56 57 67 69 71 $250,000 or more : 72 72 73 82 82 82 Crop farms : 41 45 47 64 68 70 Livestock farms : 34 36 39 61 66 68 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase agricultural : Conduct agricultural Region : inputs : marketing activities : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 22 26 27 10 17 17 $1,000 to $9,999 : 19 21 25 8 12 12 $10,000 to $99,999 : 26 28 29 13 25 25 $100,000 or more : 28 38 38 16 23 23 $100,000 to $249,999 : 17 30 31 11 14 22 $250,000 or more : 40 45 45 22 30 30 Crop farms : 23 24 28 10 17 19 Livestock farms : 21 28 28 10 17 17 : North Central 2/ : 13 16 18 15 18 19 $1,000 to $9,999 : 9 9 10 6 6 8 $10,000 to $99,999 : 12 14 17 13 15 17 $100,000 or more : 21 26 29 29 33 33 $100,000 to $249,999 : 15 20 23 22 26 26 $250,000 or more : 25 29 32 33 37 37 Crop farms : 13 17 19 17 21 22 Livestock farms : 14 14 17 11 12 15 : South 3/ : 13 13 17 9 10 12 $1,000 to $9,999 : 10 9 13 6 6 8 $10,000 to $99,999 : 14 17 18 12 15 15 $100,000 or more : 25 29 32 24 27 29 $100,000 to $249,999 : 21 24 26 17 23 23 $250,000 or more : 29 33 38 30 29 33 Crop farms : 12 13 17 10 10 13 Livestock farms : 13 13 17 9 10 11 : West 4/ : 17 20 23 13 14 17 $1,000 to $9,999 : 13 15 15 7 8 9 $10,000 to $99,999 : 21 24 28 19 18 26 $100,000 or more : 26 31 40 23 27 32 $100,000 to $249,999 : 20 23 33 19 24 24 $250,000 or more : 31 36 45 28 30 38 Crop farms : 18 19 24 13 15 21 Livestock farms : 17 20 22 13 14 15 : United States 5/ : 14 16 19 12 14 16 $1,000 to $9,999 : 11 10 14 7 7 8 $10,000 to $99,999 : 15 17 20 13 16 16 $100,000 or more : 23 27 32 26 30 31 $100,000 to $249,999 : 17 22 26 20 24 25 $250,000 or more : 28 31 36 31 34 35 Crop farms : 14 16 20 14 17 19 Livestock farms : 14 15 19 10 12 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services in the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other federal Region : reports : reports/services : government websites : over Internet : over Internet : over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 6 7 7 13 16 15 18 20 20 $1,000 to $9,999 : 5 4 4 10 10 10 17 17 20 $10,000 to $99,999 : 9 11 11 13 23 22 19 23 22 $100,000 or more : 9 10 12 21 23 23 23 23 22 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 10 11 14 19 19 17 19 19 $250,000 or more : 9 11 14 27 27 26 29 26 25 Crop farms : 7 10 10 16 18 18 20 24 23 Livestock farms : 6 4 5 10 14 13 17 16 17 : North Central 2/ : 10 10 12 15 17 18 13 14 16 $1,000 to $9,999 : 4 5 5 7 7 8 10 10 11 $10,000 to $99,999 : 9 8 11 14 15 15 12 12 14 $100,000 or more : 18 19 21 28 30 32 21 22 24 $100,000 to $249,999 : 14 14 17 21 25 26 16 16 19 $250,000 or more : 21 23 23 33 34 35 24 26 27 Crop farms : 11 13 14 18 20 22 15 17 18 Livestock farms : 7 7 8 11 11 12 11 11 13 : South 3/ : 5 7 8 10 11 13 11 12 14 $1,000 to $9,999 : 3 4 5 7 7 8 9 10 12 $10,000 to $99,999 : 6 10 10 12 15 17 12 14 14 $100,000 or more : 12 14 17 23 25 29 21 19 25 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 9 12 17 19 21 17 17 21 $250,000 or more : 17 18 22 29 30 36 23 21 28 Crop farms : 6 7 10 11 12 16 12 13 14 Livestock farms : 4 6 7 10 11 13 11 11 14 : West 4/ : 8 8 11 17 15 19 21 20 23 $1,000 to $9,999 : 4 5 6 11 10 11 18 19 19 $10,000 to $99,999 : 10 11 13 20 17 26 24 16 27 $100,000 or more : 16 14 23 30 26 34 28 27 33 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 10 22 26 20 29 23 22 24 $250,000 or more : 20 17 23 34 30 37 32 30 39 Crop farms : 11 8 15 21 15 23 25 21 25 Livestock farms : 6 8 8 13 15 16 19 19 22 : United States 5/ : 7 8 10 13 14 17 14 14 17 $1,000 to $9,999 : 4 4 5 8 8 9 11 12 13 $10,000 to $99,999 : 8 9 10 14 16 17 14 14 16 $100,000 or more : 16 17 20 27 28 31 22 22 25 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 12 16 20 22 25 18 17 20 $250,000 or more : 20 20 22 32 32 35 25 25 29 Crop farms : 9 10 13 16 17 20 16 17 19 Livestock farms : 5 7 7 11 11 13 13 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business with : Conduct business with any Region : any USDA website : other federal government website :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 5 7 7 6 7 6 $1,000 to $9,999 : 3 6 5 7 5 4 $10,000 to $99,999 : 7 9 10 6 8 8 $100,000 or more : 9 11 13 7 12 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 6 9 9 2 10 9 $250,000 or more : 13 12 15 12 13 12 Crop farms : 6 10 9 6 9 8 Livestock farms : 4 5 5 7 5 5 : North Central 2/ : 5 7 10 4 5 7 $1,000 to $9,999 : 2 2 4 2 2 3 $10,000 to $99,999 : 4 7 9 3 4 7 $100,000 or more : 10 14 19 8 9 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 10 14 5 7 8 $250,000 or more : 12 16 21 9 10 13 Crop farms : 6 9 13 5 7 8 Livestock farms : 3 4 7 2 3 5 : South 3/ : 4 5 6 4 4 5 $1,000 to $9,999 : 2 3 3 2 3 4 $10,000 to $99,999 : 4 7 7 4 5 6 $100,000 or more : 11 12 15 11 10 13 $100,000 to $249,999 : 7 10 11 8 8 10 $250,000 or more : 14 14 18 14 11 16 Crop farms : 4 6 8 4 5 7 Livestock farms : 3 5 5 3 4 5 : West 4/ : 7 6 10 7 6 8 $1,000 to $9,999 : 5 3 5 5 4 5 $10,000 to $99,999 : 8 8 12 7 7 10 $100,000 or more : 13 13 21 11 12 17 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 9 16 9 9 10 $250,000 or more : 15 17 24 13 15 19 Crop farms : 9 7 12 7 8 11 Livestock farms : 6 6 8 6 5 6 : United States 5/ : 5 6 9 4 5 7 $1,000 to $9,999 : 3 3 4 3 3 4 $10,000 to $99,999 : 5 7 8 4 5 7 $100,000 or more : 11 13 18 9 10 12 $100,000 to $249,999 : 8 10 13 6 8 9 $250,000 or more : 13 15 21 11 11 15 Crop farms : 6 8 11 5 7 8 Livestock farms : 4 5 6 4 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------- : Conduct business with any Region : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 37 39 47 $1,000 to $9,999 : 37 37 49 $10,000 to $99,999 : 37 40 48 $100,000 or more : 40 41 41 $100,000 to $249,999 : 29 30 30 $250,000 or more : 51 52 52 Crop farms : 39 43 52 Livestock farms : 36 35 43 : North Central 2/ : 35 42 44 $1,000 to $9,999 : 30 39 40 $10,000 to $99,999 : 32 37 39 $100,000 or more : 44 51 51 $100,000 to $249,999 : 37 42 45 $250,000 or more : 50 57 57 Crop farms : 36 44 46 Livestock farms : 32 40 40 : South 3/ : 30 36 37 $1,000 to $9,999 : 27 33 35 $10,000 to $99,999 : 31 39 39 $100,000 or more : 40 43 49 $100,000 to $249,999 : 33 40 43 $250,000 or more : 46 46 54 Crop farms : 29 35 39 Livestock farms : 30 36 36 : West 4/ : 48 49 50 $1,000 to $9,999 : 46 45 45 $10,000 to $99,999 : 49 52 53 $100,000 or more : 53 56 60 $100,000 to $249,999 : 45 50 50 $250,000 or more : 60 60 69 Crop farms : 49 50 54 Livestock farms : 47 48 48 : United States 5/ : 35 40 44 $1,000 to $9,999 : 32 37 39 $10,000 to $99,999 : 34 40 40 $100,000 or more : 45 49 52 $100,000 to $249,999 : 37 42 44 $250,000 or more : 51 55 56 Crop farms : 37 43 46 Livestock farms : 33 39 39 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 9 5 3 47 37 34 25 33 27 $1,000 to $9,999 : 9 6 3 50 36 35 26 34 26 $10,000 to $99,999 : 10 3 4 46 39 33 23 36 28 $100,000 or more : 8 5 2 35 38 34 23 26 27 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 7 1 46 44 38 13 19 11 $250,000 or more : 6 4 2 29 34 35 29 30 33 Crop farms : 9 5 3 48 38 33 27 34 29 Livestock farms : 9 5 3 46 36 36 23 32 25 : North Central 2/ : 13 6 3 36 33 27 9 11 12 $1,000 to $9,999 : 16 7 4 36 34 23 11 14 15 $10,000 to $99,999 : 12 5 4 36 33 28 10 10 13 $100,000 or more : 8 5 3 37 33 29 7 8 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 5 4 37 34 28 7 9 11 $250,000 or more : 7 5 3 36 33 28 7 8 9 Crop farms : 10 5 3 37 32 26 10 12 14 Livestock farms : 15 7 4 35 36 29 8 9 10 : South 3/ : 13 6 3 39 36 33 11 11 11 $1,000 to $9,999 : 13 6 3 39 33 32 11 12 13 $10,000 to $99,999 : 15 6 3 40 42 34 11 10 9 $100,000 or more : 10 4 3 42 40 33 10 9 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 11 5 4 41 37 31 11 11 12 $250,000 or more : 9 4 3 42 41 34 10 7 11 Crop farms : 11 5 3 40 37 30 11 11 13 Livestock farms : 13 6 4 39 36 33 11 11 11 : West 4/ : 9 4 3 34 35 24 11 14 8 $1,000 to $9,999 : 10 5 4 34 35 23 13 15 8 $10,000 to $99,999 : 12 5 3 35 35 22 6 14 8 $100,000 or more : 6 3 2 35 35 27 8 11 8 $100,000 to $249,999 : 4 4 2 33 35 29 9 11 5 $250,000 or more : 8 2 1 36 35 25 8 11 11 Crop farms : 6 3 3 35 35 24 10 15 10 Livestock farms : 11 6 4 34 35 24 11 12 6 : United States 5/ : 12 5 3 38 35 30 11 13 12 $1,000 to $9,999 : 13 6 3 38 34 29 13 15 14 $10,000 to $99,999 : 13 5 4 38 38 31 11 12 11 $100,000 or more : 8 4 3 37 35 30 9 10 11 $100,000 to $249,999 : 10 5 3 37 36 31 8 10 10 $250,000 or more : 7 4 2 37 35 30 9 10 11 Crop farms : 10 5 3 38 34 27 12 14 14 Livestock farms : 13 6 4 38 36 31 11 12 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class - Regions and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ Region : Satellite : Wireless : unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Northeast 1/ : 6 8 9 9 11 21 4 6 6 $1,000 to $9,999 : 3 7 8 8 10 22 4 7 6 $10,000 to $99,999 : 11 10 13 8 10 16 2 2 6 $100,000 or more : 12 12 7 15 14 23 7 5 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 9 15 17 17 13 25 3 2 8 $250,000 or more : 14 10 5 14 15 20 8 7 5 Crop farms : 3 7 10 8 8 18 5 8 7 Livestock farms : 9 10 8 10 13 22 3 4 6 : North Central 2/ : 13 14 16 25 30 35 4 6 7 $1,000 to $9,999 : 12 13 18 21 27 34 4 5 6 $10,000 to $99,999 : 13 15 15 25 31 34 4 6 6 $100,000 or more : 14 15 15 30 33 36 4 6 7 $100,000 to $249,999 : 12 13 14 28 33 37 5 6 6 $250,000 or more : 16 16 16 31 32 36 3 6 8 Crop farms : 12 13 15 27 32 35 4 6 7 Livestock farms : 15 17 18 23 26 33 4 5 6 : South 3/ : 17 19 20 16 22 27 4 6 6 $1,000 to $9,999 : 18 20 20 15 23 26 4 6 6 $10,000 to $99,999 : 15 17 22 15 20 26 4 5 6 $100,000 or more : 15 17 18 18 23 31 5 7 4 $100,000 to $249,999 : 16 17 15 17 22 33 4 8 5 $250,000 or more : 15 18 19 19 24 29 5 6 4 Crop farms : 14 17 19 18 24 29 6 6 6 Livestock farms : 18 20 20 15 21 26 4 6 6 : West 4/ : 17 21 28 23 19 30 6 7 7 $1,000 to $9,999 : 16 21 30 21 17 30 6 7 5 $10,000 to $99,999 : 17 18 24 25 21 34 5 7 9 $100,000 or more : 19 23 27 24 22 26 8 6 10 $100,000 to $249,999 : 18 18 27 25 25 27 11 7 10 $250,000 or more : 19 26 28 23 20 25 6 6 10 Crop farms : 18 19 26 23 22 28 8 6 9 Livestock farms : 17 22 30 22 17 31 5 8 5 : United States 5/ : 15 17 21 20 24 29 4 6 5 $1,000 to $9,999 : 14 17 20 17 22 29 5 6 5 $10,000 to $99,999 : 14 16 19 20 24 29 4 5 6 $100,000 or more : 15 17 18 26 28 32 5 6 6 $100,000 to $249,999 : 14 15 16 25 28 34 6 6 6 $250,000 or more : 16 17 18 26 28 32 5 6 7 Crop farms : 13 14 19 22 27 31 5 6 6 Livestock farms : 16 19 21 18 21 28 4 6 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 4/ Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : With : That own or : computer access : lease computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms : 72 74 76 71 72 73 $1,000 to $249,999 : 66 67 71 65 65 69 $250,000 or more : 86 85 85 83 83 83 : Cotton farms : 72 78 78 70 77 77 $1,000 to $249,999 : 69 69 69 68 68 68 $250,000 or more : 78 85 85 77 84 84 : Beef cattle farms : 60 67 67 58 65 65 $1,000 to $249,999 : 59 66 66 58 63 63 $250,000 or more : 81 81 81 80 80 80 : Dairy farms : 64 66 66 63 64 64 $1,000 to $249,999 : 52 49 49 51 47 47 $250,000 or more : 83 79 79 81 77 77 : Crop farms : 67 71 73 65 69 71 $1,000 to $249,999 : 63 68 68 61 66 66 $250,000 or more : 84 85 85 83 84 84 : Livestock farms : 63 70 73 62 67 69 $1,000 to $249,999 : 62 69 69 60 66 66 $250,000 or more : 82 82 82 81 79 79 : All farms 1/ : 65 70 73 63 68 71 $1,000 to $249,999 : 62 68 68 62 66 67 $250,000 or more : 84 84 85 83 83 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of farm : Using computers : With : for farm business : Internet access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms : 53 56 59 69 71 72 $1,000 to $249,999 : 43 47 52 63 64 67 $250,000 or more : 72 71 73 82 82 82 : Cotton farms : 54 58 58 68 74 74 $1,000 to $249,999 : 45 50 50 62 65 65 $250,000 or more : 61 65 68 73 81 81 : Beef cattle farms : 32 35 38 57 63 63 $1,000 to $249,999 : 31 34 36 56 62 62 $250,000 or more : 67 57 61 79 78 78 : Dairy farms : 49 50 50 61 63 63 $1,000 to $249,999 : 35 31 32 49 46 46 $250,000 or more : 71 71 71 79 76 76 : Crop farms : 41 45 47 64 68 70 $1,000 to $249,999 : 34 38 40 60 65 65 $250,000 or more : 73 73 76 83 83 83 : Livestock farms : 34 36 39 61 66 68 $1,000 to $249,999 : 32 34 37 59 65 65 $250,000 or more : 69 67 67 79 77 77 : All farms 1/ : 37 40 43 62 67 70 $1,000 to $249,999 : 33 36 38 60 65 66 $250,000 or more : 72 72 73 82 82 82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Type of farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms : 9 5 3 35 31 26 10 11 11 $1,000 to $249,999 : 10 5 4 36 31 26 12 12 13 $250,000 or more : 6 4 3 35 32 26 7 9 9 : Cotton farms : 9 3 4 38 33 38 8 8 8 $1,000 to $249,999 : 6 4 6 37 35 39 8 7 9 $250,000 or more : 12 3 3 38 31 38 8 8 8 : Beef cattle farms : 15 7 4 37 39 31 12 9 11 $1,000 to $249,999 : 15 7 4 37 40 31 12 9 11 $250,000 or more : 12 6 2 37 36 32 6 6 11 : Dairy farms : 12 7 4 41 37 35 7 10 14 $1,000 to $249,999 : 14 8 6 46 44 36 6 8 11 $250,000 or more : 9 6 2 37 34 34 8 12 16 : Crop farms : 10 5 3 38 34 27 12 14 14 $1,000 to $249,999 : 11 5 3 38 34 27 13 15 15 $250,000 or more : 6 4 3 37 34 27 9 10 10 : Livestock farms : 13 6 4 38 36 31 11 12 11 $1,000 to $249,999 : 13 6 4 38 36 30 11 12 11 $250,000 or more : 10 6 1 36 37 33 8 8 13 : All farms 1/ : 12 5 3 38 35 30 11 13 12 $1,000 to $249,999 : 12 6 3 38 35 29 12 13 13 $250,000 or more : 7 4 2 37 35 30 9 10 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm - United States: 2011, 2013, and 2015 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ : Satellite : Wireless : unknown Type of farm :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Grain and oilseed farms : 14 15 17 28 32 36 4 6 7 $1,000 to $249,999 : 12 14 17 26 32 34 4 6 6 $250,000 or more : 17 17 17 31 32 37 4 6 8 : Cotton farms : 18 22 23 24 27 25 3 7 2 $1,000 to $249,999 : 19 16 20 25 26 25 5 12 1 $250,000 or more : 17 26 24 23 29 25 2 3 2 : Beef cattle farms : 16 18 19 16 22 29 4 5 6 $1,000 to $249,999 : 16 18 19 16 21 29 4 5 6 $250,000 or more : 21 26 20 19 22 28 5 4 7 : Dairy farms : 14 15 16 23 25 27 3 6 4 $1,000 to $249,999 : 14 15 17 19 19 24 1 6 6 $250,000 or more : 14 14 16 27 28 29 5 6 3 : Crop farms : 13 14 19 22 27 31 5 6 6 $1,000 to $249,999 : 12 14 18 21 26 30 5 6 7 $250,000 or more : 15 17 18 28 29 34 5 6 8 : Livestock farms : 16 19 21 18 21 28 4 6 5 $1,000 to $249,999 : 16 19 21 18 21 28 4 6 6 $250,000 or more : 19 20 20 23 23 27 4 6 6 : All farms 1/ : 15 17 21 20 24 29 4 6 5 $1,000 to $249,999 : 14 17 21 20 23 28 4 6 6 $250,000 or more : 16 17 18 26 28 32 5 6 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Numbers To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms by States and United States" from the February 2015 NASS publication "Farms, Land in Farms" is included below. A farm is "any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year." Number of Farms by States and United States: 2011, 2013, and 2014 [2015 number of farms not available until February 2016] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2011 : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Alabama : 45,000 43,500 43,400 Arizona : 19,000 19,600 19,600 Arkansas : 46,000 44,600 44,000 California : 78,400 77,900 76,400 Colorado : 36,600 35,600 35,000 Delaware : 2,450 2,450 2,500 Florida : 47,700 47,700 47,600 Georgia : 43,400 42,000 41,100 Idaho : 25,100 24,500 24,400 Illinois : 75,500 75,100 74,500 : Indiana : 61,100 58,500 58,200 Iowa : 88,900 88,500 88,000 Kansas : 62,400 61,800 61,000 Kentucky : 78,600 76,500 76,400 Louisiana : 28,500 27,300 27,200 Maryland : 12,400 12,400 12,300 Michigan : 52,700 52,000 51,600 Minnesota : 75,400 74,400 74,000 Mississippi : 38,800 37,300 37,100 Missouri : 101,000 99,000 97,700 : Montana : 28,700 28,100 27,800 Nebraska : 49,700 49,600 49,100 Nevada : 3,900 4,150 4,200 New Hampshire 1/ : 34,550 34,950 34,940 New Jersey : 9,400 9,100 9,100 New Mexico : 23,800 24,800 24,700 New York : 35,800 35,500 35,500 North Carolina : 50,800 50,000 49,500 North Dakota : 31,100 30,800 30,300 Ohio : 75,300 75,000 74,500 : Oklahoma : 81,500 80,100 79,600 Oregon : 36,200 35,000 34,600 Pennsylvania : 60,000 59,300 58,800 South Carolina : 25,900 24,800 24,400 South Dakota : 32,000 32,000 31,700 Tennessee : 70,600 68,000 67,300 Texas : 248,500 248,500 245,500 Utah : 17,900 18,200 18,100 Virginia : 46,100 46,000 45,900 Washington : 37,800 37,000 36,700 : West Virginia : 21,900 21,400 21,300 Wisconsin : 71,200 69,800 69,000 Wyoming : 11,800 11,500 11,700 : United States 2/ : 2,123,400 2,094,250 2,076,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Survey Methodology Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grains and oilseeds in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In the odd-numbered years from 1997 through 2015, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. Some states were combined due to their low number of responses. When this occurs, it is footnoted in the tables. Estimates are revised periodically to provide a better foundation for current and future estimates. Revisions are made when sufficient data become available to check the accuracy of the original estimates. Reliability: The 2015 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 27,846 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2015 were 8 percent or less. 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 Tynesha Boomer - Farm Production Expenditures................................... (202) 720-9168 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices........ (202) 720-8844 Kuan Chen - Prices, Prices Research............................................. (202) 690-3347 Liana Cuffman - Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL)... (202) 720-2250 Greg Gholson - Prices, Prices Research, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.. (202) 690-1348 Joe Hagedorn - Cash Rents, Grazing Fees, TOTAL.................................. (202) 690-3231 Michael Mathison - Farm Production Expenditures................................. (202) 720-3243 Judy McDermott - Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes............................... (202) 690-3229 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section........................ (202) 720-0684 Stephanie Brennan - Field Crops Chemical Use ................................... (202) 690-0392 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports......................... (202) 690-3233 Doug Farmer - Vegetable Chemical Use............................................ (202) 720-7492 Ginger Harris - Census of Agriculture........................................... (502) 582-5293 Steve Peterson - Farms, Land in Farms, Census................................... 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