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2022 Census of Agriculture: Share of farmland rented holds steady at 39 percent

USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)

USDA Economic Research Service

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A USDA Economic Research Service 'Chart of Note' based on the 2022 Census of Agriculture. 39% of the 880 million acres of U.S. farmland was rented or leased in 2022, a rate similar to 2017. Rental activity is concentrated in grain-producing regions such as the Mississippi River corridor, Corn Belt, and Northern Plains, with roughly two-thirds (68%) of rented farmland on operations of 2,000 acres or more.

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    rented farmland share(farmland tenure)

    EconomicsControl: 2017 Census of Agriculture rate
    region
    United States
    year
    2022
  • 68 %

    rented farmland on large operations share(farmland tenure)

    Economics
    region
    United States
    year
    2022
    method
    operations with 2,000+ acres

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