According to the USDA 2007 Census of Agriculture data:
- There are about 2.2 million farms in America; the average size is 418 acres. An acre, by comparison, equates to a little less than a 100-yard long American football field.
- Small family farms, averaging 231 acres, make up 88 percent of farms and 48 percent of total acres.
- Large family farms, averaging 1,421 acres, make up 3.9 percent of farms and 13 percent of acres.
- Very large family farms, averaging 2,086 acres, make up 4.6 percent of farms and 23 percent of total acres.
