Statistic: Rural Economy & Population
November 01, 2007

Research Areas

Markets and Trade

U.S. achieves record feed grain production, 2007/08
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Diet and Health

Over half of the food products introduced in 2006 were either candies, gums, snacks, or bevarges
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<a name='charts'></a>Farms, Firms, and Households

Million-dollar farms' share of sales increased from 23 percent to 48 percent between 1982 and 2002
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Million-dollar farms are more likely to specialize in cotton & rice, specialty crops, and livestock (except beef) than smaller farms
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Rural America

Blacks and Native Americans have the highest rates of nonmetro poverty, 2006
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