# Seven-in-ten Americans say farming is essential to society

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/seven-in-ten-americans-say-farming-is-essential-to-society/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 70% of Americans said farming is extremely important, or essential, for society's well-being.

Another 23% said farming is very important, 5% said it is moderately important, and 1% said it is slightly important. Few Americans said it is not important at all (1%).

## Topline

How important do you think farming is for society?

70% of Americans say farming is essential to society.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Extremely important – Farming is essential for society's well-being: 69.7%
- Very important – Farming plays a major role in providing food and resources: 23.1%
- Moderately important – Farming contributes, but other sectors are equally critical: 5.2%
- Not important at all – Farming’s role is minimal in today’s world: 1.2%
- Slightly important – Farming has a limited impact on society: 0.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: soc_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#importance-of-farming-for-society](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#importance-of-farming-for-society)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#importance-of-farming-for-society](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#importance-of-farming-for-society)