How many farmers are there in the US?
751,000.
There are a total of 751,000 farmers and ranchers in the US in 2008. This is according to data from the 2010 Statistical Abstract of the US Census Bureau. This number represents 0.05% of all employed Americans. 24.4% of all farmers and ranchers are female, and only 1% is Black.
May 9, 2014 12:30 pm
Math is wrong. It represents 0.5% of 150 million workers, not 0.05% which would require the US to have 1.5 billion workers
November 16, 2015 5:51 pm
how many farms are there now 2015
January 9, 2017 5:12 am
3.2 million Farmers work 2.2 million farms in thr USA.