The graph shows changes in the number of farms and farm workers in the USA between 1910 and 2000. Overall, there was a huge drop in the number of workers and farms over the period.
The biggest change was in the number of farm workers. In 1910 there were almost 14 million agricultural workers in the US. This number remained fairly stable for twenty years, dropping only to about 13 million in 1930. However, between 1930 and 1975 the number of labourers plunged. It fell from 13 million in 1935 to just over 4 million in 1975, a drop of about 66%. From 1970 to about 1990 the number continued to decrease, but more slowly, and from 1990 numbers appeared to level off at about 3 million.
The number of farms followed a similar decline. Between 1910 and 1940 the number of farms remained stable at about 6.5 million. After 1945, the number started to drop rapidly. It fell from 6 million in 1945 to just under 3 million in 1975, a fall of 50%. In the last twenty years of the century however, the number remained relatively stable at just over 2 million.
In conclusion, the number of farms and workers in America has plummeted over the last 100 years. However, the drop now seems to have stabilized.
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