Agricultural productivity grew in every U.S. state from 1960 to 2015, but the growth rates varied widely.
The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates annual growth and relative levels of agricultural inputs used and outputs produced as well as total factor productivity for the 48 contiguous States.
Total factor productivity measures the amount of agricultural output produced from the combination of land, labor, capital and material resources employed in farm production. If total output grows faster than total inputs, then total factor productivity increases.
From 1960 to 2015, average annual productivity growth rates ranged from 0.23% in New Mexico to 1.95% in Ohio. The median total factor productivity growth rate from 1960 to 2015 was 1.34% a year. — USDA ERS
