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Each state's share of land area used by farms, using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as of February 2025.
The USDA's definition of farmland is more loose than what you might be picturing. Here's what they have to say about it: "Land in farms consists of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. Also included is woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator’s total operation. Land in farms includes acres in CRP, WRP, and other government conservation programs."
As you may've guessed, places like Nebraska are covered in farms (the conventional definition), whereas other places, like Colorado, are more likely to be home to ranches and land use that also falls under the USDA's definition of a farm.
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