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Total production expenses: Montana
What US farms spent to produce their crops and livestock each year, in billions of dollars, with USDA's forecast for the nation's current year.
Up to dateThree times a year: in February, around the start of September and around the start of December. Last published Sep 3, 2026. Next expected November 2026.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Montana, 2025
$4.93 billion
Down 1.1% from $4.98 billion in 2024
United States, 2025
$471.57 billion
Up 3.3% from $456.56 billion in 2024
MontanaUnited StatesUSDA forecast
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What the numbers say
- Montana's production expenses is less than 0.1 times the US average.
- Since 1949 it has risen 2,340.9%, from $0.20 billion to $4.93 billion.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No figure | $492.81 billion (USDA forecast) |
| 2025 | $4.93 billion | $471.57 billion |
| 2024 | $4.98 billion | $456.56 billion |
| 2023 | $4.62 billion | $462.12 billion |
| 2022 | $4.32 billion | $435.74 billion |
| 2021 | $4.10 billion | $371.93 billion |
| 2020 | $3.91 billion | $357.24 billion |
| 2019 | $3.40 billion | $347.82 billion |
| 2018 | $3.61 billion | $343.10 billion |
| 2017 | $3.87 billion | $349.66 billion |
| 2016 | $3.85 billion | $349.94 billion |
| 2015 | $3.93 billion | $359.13 billion |
| 2014 | $4.59 billion | $391.05 billion |
| 2013 | $4.08 billion | $360.37 billion |
| 2012 | $3.99 billion | $353.38 billion |
| 2011 | $3.36 billion | $306.85 billion |
| 2010 | $3.00 billion | $279.40 billion |
| 2009 | $3.02 billion | $274.38 billion |
| 2008 | $3.10 billion | $286.49 billion |
| 2007 | $3.10 billion | $269.55 billion |
| 2006 | $2.80 billion | $232.73 billion |
| 2005 | $2.55 billion | $219.74 billion |
| 2004 | $2.22 billion | $207.45 billion |
| 2003 | $2.23 billion | $197.74 billion |
| 2002 | $2.23 billion | $191.43 billion |
| 2001 | $2.10 billion | $195.01 billion |
| 2000 | $2.19 billion | $190.98 billion |
| 1999 | $2.10 billion | $187.24 billion |
| 1998 | $2.10 billion | $185.47 billion |
| 1997 | $2.20 billion | $186.72 billion |
| 1996 | $2.07 billion | $176.87 billion |
| 1995 | $1.99 billion | $171.06 billion |
| 1994 | $1.89 billion | $163.54 billion |
| 1993 | $1.68 billion | $158.30 billion |
| 1992 | $1.60 billion | $150.38 billion |
| 1991 | $1.66 billion | $151.81 billion |
| 1990 | $1.71 billion | $151.53 billion |
| 1989 | $1.72 billion | $145.12 billion |
| 1988 | $1.61 billion | $138.28 billion |
| 1987 | $1.56 billion | $130.40 billion |
| 1986 | $1.56 billion | $125.01 billion |
| 1985 | $1.60 billion | $132.56 billion |
| 1984 | $1.76 billion | $142.01 billion |
| 1983 | $1.80 billion | $139.59 billion |
| 1982 | $1.74 billion | $140.31 billion |
| 1981 | $1.73 billion | $139.44 billion |
| 1980 | $1.59 billion | $133.14 billion |
| 1979 | $1.46 billion | $123.30 billion |
| 1978 | $1.27 billion | $103.25 billion |
| 1977 | $1.05 billion | $88.88 billion |
| 1976 | $1.00 billion | $82.74 billion |
| 1975 | $0.92 billion | $75.04 billion |
| 1974 | $0.83 billion | $70.98 billion |
| 1973 | $0.77 billion | $64.55 billion |
| 1972 | $0.62 billion | $51.69 billion |
| 1971 | $0.56 billion | $47.11 billion |
| 1970 | $0.52 billion | $44.45 billion |
| 1969 | $0.50 billion | $42.11 billion |
| 1968 | $0.47 billion | $39.52 billion |
| 1967 | $0.45 billion | $38.18 billion |
| 1966 | $0.42 billion | $36.51 billion |
| 1965 | $0.38 billion | $33.65 billion |
| 1964 | $0.35 billion | $31.81 billion |
| 1963 | $0.35 billion | $31.60 billion |
| 1962 | $0.33 billion | $30.28 billion |
| 1961 | $0.29 billion | $28.59 billion |
| 1960 | $0.30 billion | $27.38 billion |
| 1959 | $0.30 billion | $27.18 billion |
| 1958 | $0.29 billion | $25.79 billion |
| 1957 | $0.27 billion | $23.70 billion |
| 1956 | $0.26 billion | $22.71 billion |
| 1955 | $0.26 billion | $22.17 billion |
| 1954 | $0.25 billion | $21.81 billion |
| 1953 | $0.25 billion | $21.47 billion |
| 1952 | $0.25 billion | $22.79 billion |
| 1951 | $0.27 billion | $22.35 billion |
| 1950 | $0.23 billion | $19.46 billion |
| 1949 | $0.20 billion | $17.98 billion |
| 1948 | No figure | $18.79 billion |
| 1947 | No figure | $17.03 billion |
| 1946 | No figure | $14.50 billion |
| 1945 | No figure | $13.06 billion |
| 1944 | No figure | $12.33 billion |
| 1943 | No figure | $11.61 billion |
| 1942 | No figure | $10.04 billion |
| 1941 | No figure | $7.78 billion |
| 1940 | No figure | $6.86 billion |
| 1939 | No figure | $6.26 billion |
| 1938 | No figure | $5.92 billion |
| 1937 | No figure | $6.18 billion |
| 1936 | No figure | $5.64 billion |
| 1935 | No figure | $5.12 billion |
| 1934 | No figure | $4.71 billion |
| 1933 | No figure | $4.46 billion |
| 1932 | No figure | $4.48 billion |
| 1931 | No figure | $5.54 billion |
| 1930 | No figure | $6.94 billion |
| 1929 | No figure | $7.66 billion |
| 1928 | No figure | $7.76 billion |
| 1927 | No figure | $7.46 billion |
| 1926 | No figure | $7.37 billion |
| 1925 | No figure | $7.35 billion |
| 1924 | No figure | $7.45 billion |
| 1923 | No figure | $7.05 billion |
| 1922 | No figure | $6.61 billion |
| 1921 | No figure | $6.64 billion |
| 1920 | No figure | $8.84 billion |
| 1919 | No figure | $8.33 billion |
| 1918 | No figure | $7.51 billion |
| 1917 | No figure | $6.09 billion |
| 1916 | No figure | $4.83 billion |
| 1915 | No figure | $4.17 billion |
| 1914 | No figure | $4.03 billion |
| 1913 | No figure | $3.97 billion |
| 1912 | No figure | $3.83 billion |
| 1911 | No figure | $3.58 billion |
| 1910 | No figure | $3.53 billion |
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Source: USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. State and US estimates released Sep 3, 2026. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-21.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation.
What this measures
It adds up feed, fertilizer, fuel, labor, interest, rent and the other costs of farming, and the nation's latest year is a USDA forecast.