National Farmers Market Survey

Upcoming Survey

The 2026 National Farmers Market Survey is now open, and is designed for market managers. Visit www.canr.msu.edu/national-farmers-market-management-survey/ to take the survey or share with your networks.

Now, in its second iteration, the National Farmers Market Survey returns on February 17, 2026, for another opportunity to better understand and support American farmers markets. In partnership with Michigan State University Extension, this survey aims to create clear profiles and benchmarks for farmers markets at the state, regional, and national levels—information that will help guide policy, resources, and program support.  

The survey is designed with farmers market managers in mind, consisting of straightforward questions with no proprietary or sensitive data collected. The 2026 survey will be available at the MSU website.

For more information, please contact Americo Vega-Labiosa, americoj.vega-labiosa@usda.gov.

2019 National Farmers Market Survey

In 2019, the National Farmers Market Survey was conducted with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The survey estimated that 8,140 farmers markets were in operation in the lower 48 states and shared general information about market organizational characteristics, agricultural business support activities and market development activities.

The 2019 NASS Bulletin is available at National Farmers Market Managers Highlights. 

Research Briefs

These briefs summarize key findings from the 2019 survey with conclusions and recommendations for key stakeholders of farmers markets in the U.S. Stakeholders who may find this information useful include farmers market managers, farmers and other producers, vendors, researchers, policymakers, and researchers.

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