The week of March 10th, 2019 is National Agriculture Week to recognize the role of American agriculture in our daily lives and the efforts of those who shape the American food system. The average American farmer feeds approximately 144 people worldwide, and with agriculture being our number one export, agriculture is critically important to sustaining the U.S. economy.
In Hartford CC there are a total of 173 Ag workers, including 136 Males, and 37 Females, which ranks Hartford number 3. Connecticut has 1,804 residents that are occupied by the Ag industry.
“Although USDA’s Economic Research Service reported the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children in 2015, nearly 16 million U.S. households — which is more than the total number of households in either California or Texas — were food insecure at some point during that year.”
The top ten towns in Connecticut listed by the number of Ag workers are:
|
Town |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Willimantic |
167 |
33 |
200 |
|
New Haven |
51 |
137 |
188 |
|
Hartford |
136
|
37 |
173 |
|
Stamford |
125 |
14 |
139 |
|
West Haven |
60 |
30 |
90 |
|
East Hartford |
28 |
56 |
84 |
|
Rockville |
74 |
0 |
74 |
|
Bridgeport |
55 |
15 |
70 |
|
Storrs |
59 |
11 |
70 |
|
Norwalk |
56 |
11 |
67 |
*all numbers represent residents over 16 years old currently occupied as a non-management working in the Farming, Fishing, or Forestry industry according to the American Community Survey.