Median farm operator household income compared with median U.S. household income, inflation adjusted, 1991-2019

Dollars (2019)

Line graph with 2 lines and 29 points per line.

Line 1, Median farm operator household income.
Point 1, 1991 is 42669.
Point 2, 1992 is 47219.
Point 3, 1993 is 46360.
Point 4, 1994 is 47413.
Point 5, 1995 is 47985.
Point 6, 1996 is 41896.
Point 7, 1997 is 51274.
Point 8, 1998 is 59961.
Point 9, 1999 is 64417.
Point 10, 2000 is 62612.
Point 11, 2001 is 63045.
Point 12, 2002 is 64436.
Point 13, 2003 is 64877.
Point 14, 2004 is 70918.
Point 15, 2005 is 70151.
Point 16, 2006 is 70171.
Point 17, 2007 is 66091.
Point 18, 2008 is 61281.
Point 19, 2009 is 61758.
Point 20, 2010 is 63297.
Point 21, 2011 is 65310.
Point 22, 2012 is 77171.
Point 23, 2013 is 80805.
Point 24, 2014 is 88467.
Point 25, 2015 is 82366.
Point 26, 2016 is 80997.
Point 27, 2017 is 77873.
Point 28, 2018 is 73792.
Point 29, 2019 is 83111.
Line 2, Median U.S. household income.
Point 1, 1991 is 51409.
Point 2, 1992 is 51113.
Point 3, 1993 is 50915.
Point 4, 1994 is 51485.
Point 5, 1995 is 53258.
Point 6, 1996 is 54475.
Point 7, 1997 is 55830.
Point 8, 1998 is 58027.
Point 9, 1999 is 60047.
Point 10, 2000 is 60643.
Point 11, 2001 is 59419.
Point 12, 2002 is 58778.
Point 13, 2003 is 58927.
Point 14, 2004 is 58809.
Point 15, 2005 is 59529.
Point 16, 2006 is 60104.
Point 17, 2007 is 60997.
Point 18, 2008 is 59937.
Point 19, 2009 is 58852.
Point 20, 2010 is 57587.
Point 21, 2011 is 57302.
Point 22, 2012 is 57301.
Point 23, 2013 is 59137.
Point 24, 2014 is 58146.
Point 25, 2015 is 60663.
Point 26, 2016 is 62714.
Point 27, 2017 is 63727.
Point 28, 2018 is 64322.
Point 29, 2019 is 68703.

Note: Differences between farm operator income estimates from 2012 and forward include changes in survey methodology and implementation associated with the 2012 Agricultural Resource Management Survey in addition to changes in the economic situation of farm households. Changes to U.S. median household income from 2013 and forward reflect changes in data collection and processing of the March supplement of the Current Population Survey as well as changes in actual household income. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Resource Management Survey, and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey. Values are adjusted for inflation using the Gross Domestic Product chain-type price index, 2019=100. Data as of December 2, 2020.