Median farm household income and median U.S. household income, 1991–2021

Dollars (2021)

Line graph with 2 lines and 31 points per line.

Line 1, Median farm operator household income.
Point 1, 1991 is 45207.
Point 2, 1992 is 50028.
Point 3, 1993 is 49117.
Point 4, 1994 is 50233.
Point 5, 1995 is 50839.
Point 6, 1996 is 44388.
Point 7, 1997 is 54324.
Point 8, 1998 is 63528.
Point 9, 1999 is 68272.
Point 10, 2000 is 66340.
Point 11, 2001 is 66760.
Point 12, 2002 is 68247.
Point 13, 2003 is 68636.
Point 14, 2004 is 75033.
Point 15, 2005 is 74207.
Point 16, 2006 is 74184.
Point 17, 2007 is 69860.
Point 18, 2008 is 64794.
Point 19, 2009 is 65377.
Point 20, 2010 is 66981.
Point 21, 2011 is 69120.
Point 22, 2012 is 81710.
Point 23, 2013 is 85561.
Point 24, 2014 is 93657.
Point 25, 2015 is 87191.
Point 26, 2016 is 85787.
Point 27, 2017 is 82460.
Point 28, 2018 is 78117.
Point 29, 2019 is 88011.
Point 30, 2020 is 83655.
Point 31, 2021 is 92239.
Line 2, Median U.S. household income.
Point 1, 1991 is 54467.
Point 2, 1992 is 54154.
Point 3, 1993 is 53943.
Point 4, 1994 is 54547.
Point 5, 1995 is 56426.
Point 6, 1996 is 57716.
Point 7, 1997 is 59151.
Point 8, 1998 is 61479.
Point 9, 1999 is 63641.
Point 10, 2000 is 64253.
Point 11, 2001 is 62920.
Point 12, 2002 is 62255.
Point 13, 2003 is 62341.
Point 14, 2004 is 62221.
Point 15, 2005 is 62971.
Point 16, 2006 is 63542.
Point 17, 2007 is 64476.
Point 18, 2008 is 63373.
Point 19, 2009 is 62300.
Point 20, 2010 is 60938.
Point 21, 2011 is 60644.
Point 22, 2012 is 60671.
Point 23, 2013 is 62618.
Point 24, 2014 is 61557.
Point 25, 2015 is 64217.
Point 26, 2016 is 66423.
Point 27, 2017 is 67481.
Point 28, 2018 is 68092.
Point 29, 2019 is 72754.
Point 30, 2020 is 70553.
Point 31, 2021 is 70784.

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.

Sources: USDA, Economic Research Service and USDA, 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Gross Domestic Product Price Index (BEA API series code: A191RG), 2021=1. Data as of December 1, 2022.