Carrie Litkowski

Briefly

Carrie Litkowski is a senior economist and program leader in the Farm Economy Branch within the Resource and Rural Economics Division. As the Farm Income Team leader, she is responsible for planning and implementing an estimation, research, and analysis program focused on on developing sectorwide measures of farm income, value-added, and the aggregate farm sector balance sheet.

Background

Prior to joining ERS in July 2017, Carrie worked at the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 22 years where she was responsible for the production of farm income and employment statistics for the Nation, States, and counties as a component of the Bureau's National Income and Product Accounts and Regional Personal Income Accounts.

Education

Carrie received a M.A. in economics from American University and a B.A. in economics and political science from Colorado State University.

Professional Affiliations

Carrie is a member of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

COVID-19 Working Paper: The Evolution of U.S. Farm Sector Profitability Forecasts in 2020 COVID-19 Working Paper: Farm Sector Financial Ratios: Pre-COVID Forecasts and Pandemic Performance for 2020 Agricultural Income and Finance Situation and Outlook: 2021 Edition COVID-19 Working Paper: A Timely Tool for Evaluating Financial Conditions in Agriculture: USDA Forecasts of the Value of Production in the Face of COVID-19

U.S. Farm Sector Financial Measures Show Little Variation From Prepandemic Expectations Off-Farm Income a Major Component of Total Income for Most Farm Households in 2019 Farm Sector Liquidity Forecast to Decline in 2021 Net Cash Farm Income Trends Over the Past Decade Have Varied By State Current Indicators of Farm Sector Financial Health