USDA says there were about 2,019,000 farms in the US in 2020. But how many were actually farms in the usual sense of the word, growing food for sale as their primary business. I'm sure @rosenblawg said something about this recently, but I can't now find it. Help, please.
Bryce Stucki and I should have a paper or two that touches on this in the next year or so. Tentatively, I'd estimate that there are about 1 million farms (give or take 200K) in the country that are actively seeking to turn a profit (outside of tax benefits).
Nathan Rosenberg, Apr 14 2021 on twitter.com