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- According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture less than 1 percent of Ohio farmers identify as black, McKinsey and Company reports the nationwide number is just 1.4 percent, a century ago that number was 14 percent.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/the-lack-of-black-farmers-in-ohio-how-leaders-are-working-to-increase-numbersThe lack of Black farmers in Ohio, how leaders are working to ...
Feb 23, 2024 · Ohio’s population of Black farmers dwindled from around 2,000 in the 1900s to about 344 in the state today. Nationally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that since 1920, when there were nearly 1 million Black farmers in America, the number of Black farmers had declined by about 95%.
Feb 21, 2024 · Organizations have sprung up around the country to support Black farmers, including the Black Indigenous People of Color Food and Farming Network in Ohio and the Kentucky Black Farmers...
Nov 10, 2020 · The conference discussed the influential history of black farmers in Ohio with an emphasis on the strength of community, preparing the next generation of underrepresented farmers for the future and cultivating the cooperative business model to promote healthy farming and sustainable businesses.
In 2017, the United States had 48,697 producers who identified as black, either alone or in combination with another race. They accounted for 1.4 percent of the country’s 3.4 million producers, and they lived and farmed primarily in southeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
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Sep 2, 2022 · According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agriculture sector makes up more than 10% of U.S. jobs, yet more than 90% of U.S. farmers are white while 3% are Black. In Ohio, less than 1% of farms reported in the agricultural census are Black-owned.
Sep 17, 2020 · Across Ohio’s 88 counties, which count a total of 77,805 farms statewide, 193 are Black-owned, according to the USDA. Clemens’ observation that the numbers of area Black-owned farms has declined in recent decades matches the national statistics.
