OWNERSHIP OF TENANT FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES 6 
The 1900 report of the Bureau of the Census concerns itself with 
the rented farms within the entire area of continental United States, 
whereas 1920 conditions as reported in this bulletin are limited to 
rented farms located in 184 counties grouped in 24 of the 48 States. 
The counties chosen for the 1920 study are counties in which the 
percentage of tenancy on farms is relatively high. 4 (Fig. 1.) 
Fig. 1. — The 184 counties are handled as 31 groups of counties. They are in representative cotton, corn, 
wheat, tobacco, and general farming sections of the country 
Group 1. Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties, N. Y. 
Group 2. Jefferson, Montgomery, and Orange Counties, N. Y. 
Group 3. Sussex and Warren Counties, N. J. 
Group 4. Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northampton, and 
York Counties, Pa. 
Group 5. Butler, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, 
and Warren Counties, Ohio. 
Group 6. Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Whiteside, and 
Winnebago Counties, 111. 
Group 7. Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, McLean, Macon, and 
Piatt Counties, 111. 
Group 8. Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, and Lenawee Counties, Mich. 
Group 9. Dane, Fond du Lac, Green. Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth Counties, Wis. 
Group 10. Cherokee, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, and Sioux Counties, Iowa. 
Group 11. Blackhawk, Boone, Calhoun, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama, Warren 
and Webster Counties, Iowa. 
Group 12. Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Grand Forks, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, and 
Traill Counties, N. Dak. 
Group 13. Brown County, S. Dak. 
Group 14. Barton, Edwards, Harvey, Kiowa, McPherson, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, and Stafford 
Counties, Kans. 
Group 15. Kent, New Castle, and Sussex Counties, Del. 
Group 16. Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Wor- 
cester Counties, Md. 
Group 17. Accomac and Northampton Counties, Va. 
Group 18. Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania Counties, Va. 
Group 19. Casweli, Granville, Person, Rockingham, and Vance Counties, N. C. 
Group 20. Anson, Richmond, Scotland, and Union Counties, N. C. 
Group 21.— Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties, S. C. 
Group 22. Barrow, Clark, Jackson, Morgan, Oconee, and Taliaferro Counties, Ga. 
Group 23. Christian, Daviess, and Henderson Counties, Ky. 
Group 24. Bourbon, Clarke, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Scott, Shelby, and Woodford Counties, Ky. 
Group 25. Dallas, Lowndes, and Wilcox Counties, Ala. 
Group 26. Bolivar, Coahoma, LeFlore, Sunflower, and Washington Counties, Miss. 
Group 27. Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, and Jeff Davis Counties, La. 
Group 28. Bryan, Johnston, Marshall, and Murray Counties, Okla. 
Group 29. Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, and Tillman Counties, Okla. 
Group 30. Bell, Ellis, Hill, and McLennan Counties, Tex. 
Group 31. Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Madera, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, and 
Yolo Counties, Calif. 
4 The names of the counties, arranged in groups, follow. Each group of counties is given a number which 
is referred to in the tables of this bulletin to avoid the necessity of repeatedly listing the names of the 
counties. 
