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Excerpt: This report uses a farm classification, or typology, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS) to categorize farms into more homogeneous groupings to better understand conditions across the United States’ diverse farm sector. The classifications used in this report are mainly based on each farm’s annual revenue, the main occupation of the farm’s principal operator, and family versus nonfamily farm ownership. This report includes many sections that appear in each annual edition. Generally, data and statistics for these sections have varied little from year to year, as changes in the agricultural sector’s structure are usually gradual. This edition reports the distribution of USDA and nonUSDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic assistance farms received in 2021 and enhances coverage of farm financial stress by including information on short-term debts and fungible assets. Also reported are farm input purchase strategies, adoption rates of agritourism, and the percentage of farm household members with healthcare coverage.