Landownership in the United States, 1978

James A. Lewis

No 309242, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Farmers are only 8 percent of all owners of private U.S. land, but they own 46 percent of it, the largest share of any group. White-collar and blue-collar workers are a majority of owners, at 52 percent, but own only a quarter of the private land. Retired persons (21 percent of all owners) own about 17 percent. Family units own most of the private land; nonfamily units (estates, partnerships, corporations), representing 6 percent of all owners, own 18 percent of the land. Federal, State, and local governments own about 40 percent of the total 2.3 billion acres in the United States.

Keywords: Farm Management; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 103
Date: 1980-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309242

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