By the Numbers: Women in Agriculture

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Percent of American farmers who are women. The same percentage applies to Wisconsin farmers who are women.

33,184

Number of women farmers in Wisconsin.

969,672

Number of women farmers in the United States.

5,570,953

Number of Wisconsin acres farmed by women.

301,386,860

Number of U.S. acres farmed by women.

$325 million

Economic impact of Wisconsin’s women farmers.

$12.9 billion

Economic impact of America’s women farmers.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture