Library Guides: Agricultural Statistics Research Guide: U.S. and International

US Agricultural Statistics

Ag Census (Historical)
Search engine for the historical U.S. agricultural census files covering 1840-2002.
Agricultural Productivity in the U.S.
From the USDA/ERS. Scroll down to the list of available tables - including crops, livestock, labor, land, chemicals, and state rankings.
Agricultural Statistics
Published annually by USDA; includes statistics on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
Census of Agriculture
Includes AgCensus files for 2007-2017.
Census of Agriculture: Charts & Maps
Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Iowa Agricultural Statistics
Contains county-level data as well as overall state numbers. Online data primarily available for 2005-present. Older data is available in hard copy. Parks Library Reference Collection has 1994-present at: HD1775 I8 I511. Earlier years are in the General Collection.

NASS: National Agricultural Statistics Service This link opens in a new window
Provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.

QuickStats
Query the Census of Agriculture database to retrieve customized tables with Census data at the national, state and county levels for 1997 to the present.
Statistics by state
Provides information on agricultural statistics for each of the fifty states and Puerto Rico.
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Quick Stats (agricultural statistics by state and county) include county estimates, agricultural overviews, Census of Agriculture for each state, and an interactive statistical map of each state.
Crop Production Annual Summaries
Covers annual USDA crop summaries, 1941-present

FAOSTAT: FAO Statistical Databases This link opens in a new window
Contains statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population for 210 countries.

North American Agricultural Statistics
A joint effort of the National Agricultural Service of the USDA, Statistics Canada, and Servicio de informacion y estadistica agroalimentaria y pesquera to situate national agriculture indicators within a North American statistical context.
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
"USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, and cotton; and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products." Includes September 1973 through March 2008.