In The Long Run
Farm population as a share of total U.S. population
Farm population has fallen steadily as a share of total U.S. population for more than a century. Less than half the U.S. population has lived on farms since these data were first collected in 1880.
Farm & Commodity Policy, by Agricultural Policy Team, USDA, Economic Research Service, July 2022
Farm Household Well-being, by Christine Whitt, USDA, Economic Research Service, December 2022
Rural Economy & Population, USDA, Economic Research Service, May 2022