12 General 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 1999 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



Montana's 1990 population, at 799,065, rose 1.6 percent from 1980. Population density, measured in people per square mile, was 5.5 

 in 1990--third lowest m the United States. Montana's 59.7 million acres of land in farms and ranches ranks second in the Nation 

 behind Texas. 



Montana Land Area: Ownership as a Percentage of Total 



state of MT 5.8% 



Federal 28.9% 



Tribal Lands 2.7% 



Natl Paries/Other 2.2% 



Bureau of Land Mgmt 8.5% 



Forest Service 18.1% 



1/ 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, 1997 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value per Farm or Ranch 



27,000 



2,141 Acres 



$22.3 Bil. 



$824,976 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



$640,311 



$294 



$99,715 



1/ Places with annual sales of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. 2/ Excludes farm operators' household assets and debt. 3/ 

 Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 1998. 



LAND IN FARMS AND RANCHES: Utilization as Percentage of Total 1/ 



Range & Pasture 64.8% 



Harvested Cropland 16.0% 



1/ 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



