This statistic depicts the percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in the beginning of the 19th and 21st century. Some 79 percent of all U.S. farms in 1900 were raising milk cows, while in 2012 it was only 3 percent.
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Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012
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Illinois Farm Bureau. (August 10, 2018). Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. "Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. (2018). Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau. "Percentage of Farms Raising Selected Livestock in The United States in 1900 and 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/
Illinois Farm Bureau, Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Percentage of farms raising selected livestock in the United States in 1900 and 2012 [Graph], Illinois Farm Bureau, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207282/percentage-of-farms-raising-selected-livestock-in-1900-and-2007/