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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MAY 2007 



Montana Facts and Figures 



2006 



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NATIONAL 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS 

 '"■ -^~ SERVICE 



USDA, NASS, Montana Field office 



10 W 15th Street, Suite 3100 



Helena, MT 59626 



406-441-1240 Or 800-835-2612 



www. nass. u5da.gov/mt/ 



nass-mt®nass.usda.qov 



Montana's 2000 population, at 902,195, was up 12.9 percent from 1990. Population density, measured in people per 

 square mile, was 6.2 in 2000— third lowest in the United States. Montana's 59.6 million acres of land in farms and 

 ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



Montana Population 



Total, 2000 Census 902,195 



People Per Square Mile 6.2 



Rural Farni Population (2000) 39,930 



People Per Farm 1.9 



1/ 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



Land and Land Utilization 1/ 



Montana Total Land Area, Miles 

 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 

 All Land in Farms & Ranches 

 ProDortion of Land in Farms & Ranches 



145,552 Sq. Miles 

 93,153,553 Acres 

 59,612,403 Acres 

 64.0 Percent 



Farm Counts and Measurements 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/, 3/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 3/ 



28,100 

 2,139 Acres 

 $35.5 Bil 

 $1,262,410 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 3/ $ 1 ,055,440 

 Average Value Per Acre 4/ $760 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 3/ $ 1 08,966 



1/ Places with annual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more, 2006 figure. 2/ E.xcludes farm operators' household 

 assets and debt. 3/ Source: Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector, State Income and Balance Sheet Statistics, USDA- 

 Economic Research Service. Figures are for 2005. 4/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 2006. 



Land in Farms & Ranches: 



UtilizatioD as a Percentage of Total 



Source: 2002 

 Census of Agriculture 



