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In 2022, the federal government provided farms with $15.6 billion in subsidies, or direct farm program payments. Find statistics and data trends about agriculture, including what is grown and where, the finances of America's farm businesses, and how many people work on American farms. We visualize, explain, and provide objective context using government data to help you better understand the ...
Transportation. transportation sector (28.5% of 2021 emissions), responsible for moving people and goods via cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and other vehicles, predominantly emits greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. In 2021, over 94% of the sector’s energy came from petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel.
Based on a required annual report filed with the World Trade Organization, the federal government gave farms $9.5 billion in subsidies tied specifically to the type of product. Corn growers received the most product-specific assistance with $2.2 billion in subsidies. That was only about 4.4% of the $50.4 billion in total corn production that year.
The educational and health services industry employs the most immigrant workers — 5.2 million, or 18.2% of all foreign-born employees in the US in 2022. This is followed by professional and business services at 4.3 million (15.2%) and construction at 3.3 million (11.7%). Educational and health services also had the highest number of native ...
Seventy-four percent of agriculture producers live on farm-operated property. Texas leads all states with the number of farmers: 412,575. That's 3% of the state's labor force. The Midwest rounds out the top five states with the most farmers: Missouri (162,345, or 5% of the labor force) Iowa (145,432 or 9% of the labor force)
Honey bee populations face regional challenges, resulting in differing loss rates across the United States. Kansas had the highest average quarterly colony loss rate between 2015 and 2022, losing one-fifth of state honey bee colonies each season. New Mexico and Arizona followed at 18% average quarterly losses over the same period.
And the value of US agricultural exports is increasing. The US exported $177 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2021, outpacing 2020 export totals by 18%, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Soybeans, corn, and beef were the top exports in 2021, and have continued to lead the pack in the first six months of 2022.
The Constitution divides the federal government into three branches to ensure a central government in which no individual or group gains too much control: Legislative – Makes laws (Congress) Executive – Carries out laws (President, Vice President, Cabinet) Judicial – Evaluates laws (Supreme Court and other courts)
In 2022. 17.4 %. of employed workers were immigrants. Source: United States Census Bureau. While immigrants hold 17.4% of jobs, they make up 16.3% of the total working-age population in the US. This indicates a slightly higher employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
H-2A visas were the only commonly used visa type to increase in numbers between 2019 and 2020. Mexican workers are the majority of temporary agricultural workers. In 2020, 198,000 or 93% of H-2A workers came from Mexico. Three other countries sent more than 2,000 H-2A workers in 2020: South Africa (5,508 visas), Jamaica (4,659), Guatemala (2,123).