U.S. Agriculture and Food Statistics with Over 75 Charts and Maps

ERS has assembled a collection of over 75 charts and maps covering key statistics on the U.S. farm and food sectors. The collection includes information on agricultural markets and trade, farm income, food prices and consumption, food security, rural economies, and the interaction of agriculture and natural resources. It is divided into nine thematic sections.

Use Cases

• Analyze the contribution of agriculture to U.S. GDP based on economic indicators mentioned in the description
• Compare job earnings in rural versus metropolitan areas based on labor market data
• Assess water usage by the agricultural sector based on natural resource statistics
• Model trends in food prices and consumer spending based on price and consumption data
• Study the leading U.S. agricultural export commodities based on trade statistics

Strengths

• Over 75 distinct charts and maps providing multiple data views
• Covers nine key thematic sections on agriculture and food
• Includes geospatial data in the form of maps

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• License is listed as closed, which may restrict usage

Provenance

Source

Economic Research Service (ERS), as indicated in the description

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official U.S. government statistics and surveys

Geography

Primarily the United States, as suggested by references to U.S. GDP and rural/metro areas