Farm operator household income compared with U.S. household income, 1991-2011

Dollars

Line graph with 4 lines and 21 points per line.

Line 1, Farm household median.
Point 1, 1991 is 25004.
Point 2, 1992 is 28302.
Point 3, 1993 is 28446.
Point 4, 1994 is 29712.
Point 5, 1995 is 30702.
Point 6, 1996 is 27469.
Point 7, 1997 is 34001.
Point 8, 1998 is 40181.
Point 9, 1999 is 43786.
Point 10, 2000 is 43520.
Point 11, 2001 is 44805.
Point 12, 2002 is 46491.
Point 13, 2003 is 47692.
Point 14, 2004 is 53529.
Point 15, 2005 is 54550.
Point 16, 2006 is 56274.
Point 17, 2007 is 54428.
Point 18, 2008 is 51431.
Point 19, 2009 is 52235.
Point 20, 2010 is 54162.
Point 21, 2011 is 57050.
Line 2, Farm household mean.
Point 1, 1991 is 37447.
Point 2, 1992 is 42911.
Point 3, 1993 is 40223.
Point 4, 1994 is 42469.
Point 5, 1995 is 44392.
Point 6, 1996 is 50359.
Point 7, 1997 is 52563.
Point 8, 1998 is 59733.
Point 9, 1999 is 64167.
Point 10, 2000 is 62223.
Point 11, 2001 is 63983.
Point 12, 2002 is 65761.
Point 13, 2003 is 68597.
Point 14, 2004 is 80604.
Point 15, 2005 is 81317.
Point 16, 2006 is 81043.
Point 17, 2007 is 88796.
Point 18, 2008 is 79796.
Point 19, 2009 is 77169.
Point 20, 2010 is 84459.
Point 21, 2011 is 87289.
Line 3, U.S. households median.
Point 1, 1991 is 30126.
Point 2, 1992 is 30636.
Point 3, 1993 is 31241.
Point 4, 1994 is 32264.
Point 5, 1995 is 34076.
Point 6, 1996 is 35492.
Point 7, 1997 is 37005.
Point 8, 1998 is 38885.
Point 9, 1999 is 40696.
Point 10, 2000 is 41990.
Point 11, 2001 is 42228.
Point 12, 2002 is 42409.
Point 13, 2003 is 43318.
Point 14, 2004 is 44334.
Point 15, 2005 is 46326.
Point 16, 2006 is 48201.
Point 17, 2007 is 50233.
Point 18, 2008 is 50303.
Point 19, 2009 is 49777.
Point 20, 2010 is 49445.
Point 21, 2011 is 50054.
Line 4, U.S. households mean.
Point 1, 1991 is 37922.
Point 2, 1992 is 38840.
Point 3, 1993 is 41428.
Point 4, 1994 is 43133.
Point 5, 1995 is 44938.
Point 6, 1996 is 47123.
Point 7, 1997 is 49692.
Point 8, 1998 is 51855.
Point 9, 1999 is 54737.
Point 10, 2000 is 57135.
Point 11, 2001 is 58208.
Point 12, 2002 is 57852.
Point 13, 2003 is 59067.
Point 14, 2004 is 60466.
Point 15, 2005 is 63344.
Point 16, 2006 is 66570.
Point 17, 2007 is 67609.
Point 18, 2008 is 68424.
Point 19, 2009 is 67976.
Point 20, 2010 is 67530.
Point 21, 2011 is 69677.

Note: Income is in nominal dollars. Source: Agricultural Resource Management Survey, ERS and NASS, USDA and Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.