10 GEIfERAL 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 2002 



Montana Facts and Figures 



Montana's 2001 population, at 904,433, was up 13.2 percent from 1990. Population density, 

 measured in people per square mile, was 6.2 in 2000-third lowest in the United States. Montana's 

 56.5 irullion acres of land in farms and ranches rank second in the nation behind Texas. 



Montana Population 



Land and Land Utilization 



Total, 2001 Census, estimate 

 People per Square Mile 



Rural Farm Population (1990) 

 People per Farm 



904,433 

 6.2 



45,718 

 1.9 



Montana Total Land Area 

 Montana Total Land Area 

 All Land in Farms & Ranches 

 Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 



145,388 Miles 



93,048,320 Acres 



58,607,778 Acres 



63.0 Percent 



1 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture 



Montana Land Area 

 Ownership as a Percentage of Total 



* Private land including roads, railroads, airports, etc. 



Source: BLM "Public Land Statistics, 1997", USFS, BIA, State of Montana, Department of State Lands. 



Farm Counts and Measurements. 2000 



Number of Farms & Ranches' 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets^ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



27,600 



2,054 Acres 



$24.5 Bil. 



$889,457 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre^ 



Farm & ranch Debt Per Operation 



$698,335 



$375 



$100,938 



1 Places with annual sale of agricultural products of $1 ,000 or more. 



2 Excludes farm operators' household assets and debt. 



3 Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 2001. 



Land In Farms & Ranches 

 Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture 



