Conservation in the United States
The United States
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 479,671
Payments: $7,956,149,352

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 25,318
Payments: $319,442,546

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 43,666
Payments: $2,176,535,388

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 963,989
Payments: $34,946,643,858
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for the United States, 2012
Land in the United States, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 2,109,303 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 914,527,657 |
Cropland Acres: | 389,690,414 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 415,309,280 |
Woodland Acres: | 77,012,907 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 32,515,057 |
Livestock in the United States, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 8,463,194,794 |
Layers inventory | 350,715,978 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 89,994,614 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 66,026,785 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 5,364,844 |