Specialty Crops Volume 2 • Subject Series • Part 8 AC-12-S-8 Issued February 2015 United States Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary National Agricultural Statistics Service Joseph T. Reilly, Administrator Introduction PURPOSE AND SCOPE The 2012 Census of Agriculture Specialty Crop publication provides data that supplement the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series publications. As a service to agricultural and economic data users, the 2012 data for specialty crops are published at the U.S. and state-level. Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. §1621 note) and amended under section 10010 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113-79 (the Farm Bill) defines specialty crops as "fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture)." Eligible plants must be cultivated or managed and used by people for food, medicinal purposes, and/or aesthetic gratification to be considered specialty crops. See the Appendix in this publication for further definition of specialty crops. This is the second time NASS has summarized and published the census of agriculture data for specialty crops. AUTHORITY The 2012 Census of Agriculture is required by law under the "Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture every fifth year, covering the prior year. FARM DEFINITION The census definition of a farm is any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The definition has changed nine times since it was established in 1850. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census of Agriculture and has been used in each subsequent agriculture census. This definition is consistent with the definition used for current USDA surveys. DATA COMPARABILITY Most data are comparable between the 2012 and 2007 censuses. A few changes were made to the 2012 census report form. The total area for nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture crops was collected in 2012 and for this category the data are not comparable between the 2007 and 2012 Specialty Crops publications. See the Appendix, Nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture for further information and also 2012 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, Part 51, Appendix B, (http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter _1_US/usappxb.pdf) for a detailed discussion of these changes. Dollar figures are expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. REFERENCE PERIOD Reference periods used were: • Crop acreage reference is for the calendar year, except for a few crops such as avocados, citrus, olives, and pineapples for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. See the Appendix for further information regarding these exceptions. • Crop sales and hired farm labor data are measured for the calendar year. TABLES AND APPENDIX Data Tables. Tables 1 through 7 show detailed U.S.-level data cross-tabulated by several categories. Corresponding State-level data are presented in Tables 8 through 14. Appendix. Includes the definitions of specific terms and phrases used in the publication, including items in the publication tables that carry the note "see text." RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United States Code, no data are published that would disclose information about the operations of an individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are subject to an extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data reported by a respondent or allows a respondent's data to be accurately estimated or derived was suppressed and coded with a '(D)'. However, the number of farms reporting an item is not considered confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. DATA PRODUCTS The 2012 Census of Agriculture Specialty Crop publication and other census products are available on the NASS website at www.agcensus.usda.gov. SPECIAL STUDIES AND CUSTOM TABULATIONS Special studies such as the 2012 Census of Agriculture Specialty Crop publication provide supplemental information to the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Results are published on the Internet. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations are developed to individual user specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and shared with the public. Quick Stats 2.0, NASS's online database that allows data users to build customized queries, should be investigated before requesting a custom tabulation. All special studies and custom tabulations are subject to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations may be submitted via the Internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to: DataLab National Agricultural Statistics Service Room 5307 1400 Independence Ave, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 - 2054 or Datalab@nass.usda.gov ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (NA) Not available. Table 1. Specialty Crops by Acres -- United States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Irrigated :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 244,974 14,004,762 139,026 8,756,695 : Land in orchards .........................: 106,488 5,199,729 60,340 4,257,033 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 69,233 2,209,192 (NA) (NA) Citrus .................................: 13,055 877,701 (NA) (NA) Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 36,302 2,112,869 (NA) (NA) : Land in berries ..........................: 30,538 289,913 15,237 219,331 : Land in vegetables .......................: 72,045 4,180,891 36,900 2,994,823 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 9,940 2,816,683 3,361 526,527 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 54,557 892,089 43,767 597,377 : Cut Christmas trees1/ ....................: 15,494 309,365 1,383 12,982 : Short rotation woody crops1/ .............: 2,403 163,625 431 16,429 : Maple syrup (gallons)....................: 8,261 2,296,317 (X) (X) : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,081 152,467 723 132,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Acres in production. Table 2. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, Irrigated Land, and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Market value of agricultural : : Land in :Harvested cropland : Irrigated land : products sold ($1,000) : : farms : on operation : on operation :--------------------------------------- Crop : Farms : (acres) : (acres) : (acres) : Total : All crops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 244,974 69,421,278 38,946,620 15,288,373 83,377,662 76,099,264 : Farms by size: : 0.1 to 4.9 acres .......................: 37,459 82,046 63,201 43,450 866,825 854,533 5.0 to 14.9 acres ......................: 52,040 441,440 232,208 133,108 2,255,516 2,180,709 15.0 to 24.9 acres .....................: 26,267 497,835 234,629 129,818 1,896,881 1,815,324 25.0 to 49.9 acres .....................: 32,883 1,164,886 481,429 242,373 2,958,827 2,763,450 50.0 to 99.9 acres .....................: 30,856 2,161,016 860,049 384,571 4,320,868 3,935,636 100.0 to 249.9 acres ..................: 29,688 4,589,961 1,972,985 892,406 7,871,356 7,040,602 250.0 to 499.9 acres ...................: 12,996 4,528,058 2,414,861 1,151,579 7,939,978 7,205,665 500.0 to 749.9 acres ...................: 5,590 3,373,767 2,096,761 987,037 5,762,459 5,029,069 750.0 to 999.9 acres ...................: 3,244 2,796,329 1,878,979 815,923 4,505,673 4,101,326 1,000 acres or more ....................: 13,951 49,785,940 28,711,518 10,508,108 44,999,279 41,172,950 1,000 to 1,999 acres .................: 6,469 8,917,444 6,275,690 2,486,045 12,526,224 11,228,489 2,000 to 4,999 acres .................: 5,339 16,091,164 11,665,957 3,654,617 16,309,190 15,033,324 5,000 acres or more ..................: 2,143 24,777,332 10,769,871 4,367,446 16,163,864 14,911,136 : Land in orchards .........................: 106,488 21,999,714 9,097,569 6,523,727 32,164,747 29,181,572 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 69,233 11,183,590 4,750,211 3,482,788 20,398,907 19,455,596 Citrus .................................: 13,055 3,306,073 1,420,613 1,330,090 5,638,925 5,346,885 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 36,302 10,713,231 4,910,431 3,546,770 14,824,937 12,722,000 : Land in berries ..........................: 30,538 3,613,154 1,510,054 623,265 6,967,899 6,549,570 : Land in vegetables .......................: 72,045 23,651,337 15,030,164 7,316,622 31,338,291 28,807,934 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 9,940 21,920,926 15,367,203 2,754,448 10,951,260 9,794,901 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 54,557 7,012,479 3,113,265 1,620,905 19,301,623 18,595,216 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 15,494 1,751,908 633,746 59,300 808,644 757,366 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 2,403 417,735 217,698 27,834 116,262 105,291 : Maple syrup .............................: 8,261 1,373,468 380,079 8,218 545,376 242,751 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,081 780,737 583,711 429,621 1,404,082 1,333,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3. Legal Status for Tax Purposes on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Family or individual : Partnership :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 244,974 14,004,762 190,937 5,496,256 21,644 3,285,421 : Land in orchards .........................: 106,488 5,199,729 83,578 1,903,607 10,358 1,362,468 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 69,233 2,209,192 53,567 826,388 6,756 508,259 Citrus .................................: 13,055 877,701 9,378 223,295 1,563 264,223 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 36,302 2,112,869 29,876 853,952 3,305 589,987 : Land in berries ..........................: 30,538 289,913 24,891 102,569 2,251 44,579 : Land in vegetables .......................: 72,045 4,180,891 58,775 1,364,571 5,938 1,125,833 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 9,940 2,816,683 6,839 1,597,943 1,257 535,710 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 54,557 892,089 37,370 240,167 4,722 128,798 : Cut Christmas trees1/ ....................: 15,494 309,365 13,257 181,823 1,129 60,413 : Short rotation woody crops1/ .............: 2,403 163,625 1,985 59,267 130 9,955 : Maple syrup (gallons)....................: 8,261 2,296,317 7,139 1,676,920 631 395,393 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,081 152,467 684 46,309 106 17,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Corporation (other than : Other - cooperative, estate : Corporation (family held) : family held) : or trust, institutional, etc. :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 23,706 4,148,989 3,488 770,016 5,199 304,081 : Land in orchards .........................: 8,564 1,460,231 1,204 296,340 2,784 177,083 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 6,232 679,181 910 139,226 1,768 56,137 Citrus .................................: 1,251 302,717 214 50,297 649 37,170 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 2,019 478,335 224 106,817 878 83,777 : Land in berries ..........................: 2,488 118,915 322 14,706 586 9,145 : Land in vegetables .......................: 5,264 1,366,352 714 261,526 1,354 62,609 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 1,655 619,876 62 28,442 127 34,712 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 9,371 429,512 1,687 79,420 1,407 14,192 : Cut Christmas trees1/ ....................: 826 54,623 78 8,980 204 3,526 : Short rotation woody crops1/ .............: 199 17,396 40 75,751 49 1,256 : Maple syrup (gallons)....................: 285 159,160 47 41,414 159 23,430 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 227 82,083 27 4,851 37 1,559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Acres in production. Table 4. Hired Farm Labor on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ : : Workers by days worked : Migrant labor : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ : All hired labor : Less than 150 days : 150 days or more : On farms with :On farms reporting :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: hired labor :only contract labor Crop : Farms : Workers : Farms : Workers : Farms : Workers : (farms) : (farms) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ All specialty crops ..........................: 105,423 1,351,219 81,528 883,567 55,397 467,652 10,858 1,878 : Land in orchards ...........................: 45,315 644,789 34,926 459,225 22,696 185,564 5,597 1,243 Noncitrus (see text) .....................: 30,896 542,607 24,642 398,561 15,520 144,046 4,688 876 Citrus ...................................: 5,956 68,157 3,844 40,545 3,219 27,612 505 274 Tree nuts (see text) .....................: 13,757 134,903 10,214 82,106 7,080 52,797 1,001 212 : Land in berries ............................: 12,132 235,483 10,354 163,915 5,624 71,568 1,552 241 : Land in vegetables .........................: 29,835 399,977 23,985 258,528 15,799 141,449 3,544 270 : Pulse crops (see text) .....................: 6,224 43,881 4,435 26,337 4,262 17,544 597 50 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) ...................: 28,446 345,247 21,120 168,471 17,730 176,776 1,955 175 : Cut Christmas trees ........................: 5,347 41,566 4,793 33,461 1,536 8,105 414 99 : Short rotation woody crops .................: 760 3,556 623 2,551 280 1,005 40 10 : Maple syrup ................................: 2,210 9,230 1,764 6,828 888 2,402 57 2 : Other specialty crops (see text) ...........: 634 18,316 487 11,552 464 6,764 131 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Table 5. Principal Operator Characteristics on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Sex of operator : Primary occupation : Days worked off farm : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop : Operators : Male : Female : Farming : Other : None : Any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 244,974 207,408 37,566 134,649 110,325 98,782 146,192 : Land in orchards .........................: 106,488 91,515 14,973 54,391 52,097 40,658 65,830 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 69,233 58,827 10,406 35,800 33,433 25,809 43,424 Citrus .................................: 13,055 10,907 2,148 6,690 6,365 4,769 8,286 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 36,302 31,712 4,590 18,534 17,768 14,734 21,568 : Land in berries ..........................: 30,538 24,315 6,223 16,986 13,552 11,605 18,933 : Land in vegetables .......................: 72,045 59,425 12,620 45,823 26,222 30,377 41,668 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 9,940 9,584 356 8,697 1,243 6,338 3,602 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 54,557 42,786 11,771 32,426 22,131 24,090 30,467 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 15,494 13,848 1,646 6,283 9,211 5,262 10,232 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 2,403 2,095 308 877 1,526 724 1,679 : Maple syrup ..............................: 8,261 7,453 808 3,842 4,419 2,779 5,482 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,081 925 156 808 273 529 552 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of operator's total household income from farming : :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : Less than : 25 to 49 : 50 to 74 : 75 to 99 : : Average age Crop : 25 percent : percent : percent : percent : 100 percent : of operator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 161,276 20,534 24,401 19,601 19,162 58.3 : Land in orchards .........................: 75,806 8,920 9,921 6,598 5,243 60.5 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 49,538 5,498 6,251 4,220 3,726 59.8 Citrus .................................: 9,521 1,150 1,206 692 486 62.3 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 25,322 3,200 3,573 2,454 1,753 61.3 : Land in berries ..........................: 21,184 2,273 2,687 2,161 2,233 56.4 : Land in vegetables .......................: 43,714 6,300 7,622 7,036 7,373 55.7 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 1,873 871 1,851 2,725 2,620 54.1 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 31,949 5,155 6,147 5,070 6,236 56.5 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 12,746 983 916 440 409 60.8 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 2,053 125 122 52 51 58.2 : Maple syrup ..............................: 5,811 621 699 570 560 55.3 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 527 80 133 147 194 55.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 6. Race and Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin of Principal Operator on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Operators reporting one race : : Operators : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------: : reporting : : American : : Black or : Native : : Operators : Spanish, : : Indian : : or : Hawaiian or : : reporting : Hispanic, : : or Alaska : : African : Other : : more than : or Latino Crop : Operators : Native : Asian : American :Pacific Islander : White : one race : origin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 244,974 4,254 8,980 3,576 674 225,676 1,814 15,371 : Land in orchards .........................: 106,488 1,283 5,070 1,148 413 97,526 1,048 10,166 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 69,233 674 3,867 607 313 63,031 741 6,438 Citrus .................................: 13,055 145 785 81 91 11,817 136 1,561 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 36,302 643 1,432 656 107 33,070 394 3,326 : Land in berries ..........................: 30,538 278 554 300 41 29,099 266 1,018 : Land in vegetables .......................: 72,045 2,726 2,572 2,226 136 63,880 505 3,015 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 9,940 157 74 103 10 9,574 22 203 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 54,557 273 1,971 408 139 51,374 392 2,698 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 15,494 67 34 31 4 15,279 79 173 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 2,403 26 4 68 6 2,285 14 72 : Maple syrup ..............................: 8,261 18 - 7 - 8,199 37 51 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,081 6 150 7 70 814 34 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 7. Selected Operator Characteristics on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States: 2012 [Data are for a maximum of three operators] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Operators reporting one race : : : :----------------------------------------------- : : : : American : : : : Average : Indian : : : Women : age of : or Alaska : Crop : Operators : operators : operators : Native : Asian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 388,708 124,237 56.2 6,845 14,086 : Land in orchards .........................: 167,207 52,458 58.3 1,926 7,681 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 110,890 36,296 57.6 1,036 5,846 Citrus .................................: 19,837 5,934 60.2 209 1,213 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 56,409 17,006 59.1 931 2,240 : Land in berries ..........................: 51,274 19,555 54.5 457 999 : Land in vegetables .......................: 118,506 40,025 53.5 4,529 4,353 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 15,781 3,057 52.6 253 136 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 88,619 31,635 54.6 454 3,196 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 23,963 7,344 58.7 111 85 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 3,639 1,126 56.4 35 9 : Maple syrup ..............................: 13,622 4,302 53.3 38 8 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 1,850 513 53.8 14 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operators reporting one race - con. : : Operators :-----------------------------------------------------------------------: Operators : reporting : : Native : : reporting : Spanish, : Black or : Hawaiian or : : more than : Hispanic, : African : Other Pacific : : : or Latino Crop : American : Islander : White : one race : origin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All specialty crops ........................: 5,082 1,027 358,712 2,956 24,460 : Land in orchards .........................: 1,657 639 153,614 1,690 15,962 Noncitrus (see text) ...................: 890 500 101,400 1,218 10,428 Citrus .................................: 126 134 17,929 226 2,421 Tree nuts (see text) ...................: 948 182 51,479 629 5,090 : Land in berries ..........................: 487 65 48,858 408 1,779 : Land in vegetables .......................: 3,123 219 105,472 810 4,924 : Pulse crops (see text) ...................: 139 10 15,205 38 359 : Nursery, greenhouse, and : floriculture (see text) .................: 650 226 83,454 639 4,524 : Cut Christmas trees ......................: 48 8 23,585 126 293 : Short rotation woody crops ...............: 95 11 3,456 33 116 : Maple syrup ..............................: 9 4 13,483 80 96 : Other specialty crops (see text) .........: 10 101 1,416 52 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 8. Specialty Crops Acres - United States and States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- : All specialty crops : Land in orchards : Land in berries :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- : : : Acres : : : Acres : : : Acres Geographic area : Farms : Acres : irrigated : Farms : Acres : irrigated : Farms : Acres : irrigated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- United States ..........................: 244,974 14,004,762 8,756,695 106,488 5,199,729 4,257,033 30,538 289,913 219,331 : Alabama ................................: 3,633 62,949 24,739 1,522 19,675 2,606 461 1,154 521 Alaska .................................: 298 1,429 910 17 21 6 54 42 13 Arizona ................................: 3,473 193,269 191,164 1,136 46,182 46,176 38 22 10 Arkansas ...............................: 1,438 32,527 11,707 536 13,681 1,826 240 893 729 California .............................: 45,646 4,338,625 4,246,419 38,098 3,138,943 3,072,245 1,985 52,626 52,626 : Colorado ...............................: 2,382 150,386 134,605 808 6,338 6,338 123 85 55 Connecticut ............................: 2,299 26,464 6,986 365 3,335 400 469 1,049 360 Delaware ...............................: 337 41,442 19,734 21 450 421 57 98 69 Florida ................................: 14,483 957,991 782,339 7,529 579,068 491,083 1,460 19,568 14,852 Georgia ................................: 6,208 277,760 153,595 3,353 139,111 71,308 871 14,374 9,943 : Hawaii .................................: 5,236 73,676 18,068 3,488 35,832 8,234 - - - Idaho ..................................: 3,294 629,276 499,972 482 6,529 6,329 267 201 141 Illinois ...............................: 3,254 106,556 40,521 926 5,743 713 473 749 349 Indiana ................................: 2,935 63,252 22,562 588 3,385 366 488 1,172 506 Iowa ...................................: 2,295 18,931 4,161 752 2,974 255 405 679 149 : Kansas .................................: 1,254 37,003 16,274 489 7,100 360 169 185 70 Kentucky ...............................: 4,282 17,745 5,873 939 3,092 322 844 866 242 Louisiana ..............................: 2,293 42,862 11,922 1,007 17,936 2,425 244 816 411 Maine ..................................: 3,427 124,378 27,523 507 3,536 295 1,109 39,734 12,403 Maryland ...............................: 1,632 48,208 22,367 358 3,973 806 315 480 263 : Massachusetts ..........................: 3,231 43,679 21,949 456 4,146 765 1,137 15,727 14,207 Michigan ...............................: 9,731 552,962 147,232 2,502 111,372 13,608 1,444 23,389 16,447 Minnesota ..............................: 5,075 415,541 71,888 881 5,043 806 549 1,158 605 Mississippi ............................: 2,758 67,180 10,613 788 9,843 1,530 493 2,675 1,765 Missouri ...............................: 3,258 54,092 21,632 1,197 18,769 2,872 665 799 281 : Montana ................................: 2,066 543,524 50,188 324 1,168 818 81 42 22 Nebraska ...............................: 1,795 172,175 156,151 372 1,286 339 140 144 43 Nevada .................................: 306 16,488 15,863 130 945 945 34 20 20 New Hampshire ..........................: 1,737 10,542 1,977 250 1,808 109 419 1,068 405 New Jersey .............................: 3,312 102,804 66,776 569 8,791 5,123 531 13,872 10,955 : New Mexico .............................: 4,979 86,585 84,550 3,443 45,722 44,299 138 50 32 New York ...............................: 9,416 290,232 50,042 2,629 93,661 9,827 1,542 4,217 1,566 North Carolina .........................: 8,213 229,124 44,014 1,687 12,899 1,905 1,457 8,427 4,470 North Dakota ...........................: 2,753 1,158,921 39,214 54 145 42 57 64 14 Ohio ...................................: 6,169 75,782 27,062 1,406 9,484 551 1,200 1,793 685 : Oklahoma ...............................: 3,574 136,575 25,988 2,736 105,728 2,750 166 345 114 Oregon .................................: 9,319 488,082 288,464 3,594 98,211 45,708 1,651 24,573 (D) Pennsylvania ...........................: 9,913 147,055 24,723 2,282 41,437 3,708 1,940 2,671 865 Rhode Island ...........................: 547 7,902 3,613 74 378 98 110 339 160 South Carolina .........................: 3,344 85,589 45,273 1,122 23,059 11,070 548 1,450 701 : South Dakota ...........................: 469 31,773 4,427 108 372 140 59 68 15 Tennessee ..............................: 3,266 74,000 25,050 719 3,036 572 648 990 421 Texas ..................................: 10,987 428,334 219,608 6,966 204,306 69,369 595 2,048 1,111 Utah ...................................: 1,490 21,730 21,421 712 8,007 7,797 143 383 383 Vermont ................................: 3,029 11,236 2,097 378 2,360 370 535 749 280 : Virginia ...............................: 4,538 71,287 19,589 1,365 19,114 2,477 800 1,120 440 Washington .............................: 10,074 1,012,658 777,953 4,846 315,456 315,398 1,828 24,076 24,010 West Virginia ..........................: 1,876 12,482 1,154 613 6,691 136 442 490 97 Wisconsin ..............................: 7,214 367,253 202,407 1,321 9,481 1,315 1,099 22,362 21,426 Wyoming ................................: 436 44,448 44,335 43 109 71 15 12 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -- continued Table 8. Specialty Crops Acres - United States and States: 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- : Land in vegetables : Pulse crops (see text) : Nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture (see text) :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- : : : Acres : : : Acres : : : Acres Geographic area : Farms : Acres : irrigated : Farms : Acres : irrigated : Farms : Acres : irrigated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- United States ..........................: 72,045 4,180,891 2,994,823 9,940 2,816,683 526,527 54,557 892,089 597,377 : Alabama ................................: 1,388 15,060 4,316 48 (D) (D) 671 (D) (D) Alaska .................................: 164 1,052 744 1 (D) - 199 (D) (D) Arizona ................................: 1,945 119,610 119,400 153 (D) (D) 516 (D) (D) Arkansas ...............................: 625 10,960 5,491 - - - 291 6,140 3,647 California .............................: 6,055 985,735 985,731 368 (D) (D) 4,139 (D) (D) : Colorado ...............................: 763 83,020 83,020 352 43,833 33,464 663 12,689 11,395 Connecticut ............................: 935 8,945 1,962 9 (D) (D) 910 (D) (D) Delaware ...............................: 222 38,321 17,549 - - - 97 2,255 1,650 Florida ................................: 1,614 215,481 171,495 80 4,228 (D) 5,401 (D) 102,837 Georgia ................................: 1,562 92,811 51,931 15 (D) (D) 968 (D) (D) : Hawaii .................................: 960 8,269 5,725 - - - 1,457 (D) (D) Idaho ..................................: 1,307 369,404 369,260 1,095 203,387 (D) 785 (D) 20,171 Illinois ...............................: 1,370 69,847 27,853 15 (D) - 1,012 (D) (D) Indiana ................................: 1,376 37,498 13,537 8 71 (D) 911 (D) (D) Iowa ...................................: 962 7,647 2,082 4 (D) (D) 657 5,836 (D) : Kansas .................................: 441 7,074 5,529 36 15,983 7,033 390 5,650 3,222 Kentucky ...............................: 2,222 7,196 2,621 2 (D) - 1,308 5,922 (D) Louisiana ..............................: 661 12,010 4,764 7 (D) (D) 594 (D) (D) Maine ..................................: 1,473 72,409 13,324 19 (D) (D) 1,148 2,238 (D) Maryland ...............................: 789 28,131 12,625 2 (D) - 553 13,328 (D) : Massachusetts ..........................: 1,404 17,260 4,794 9 (D) (D) 1,056 3,491 (D) Michigan ...............................: 2,980 156,209 91,665 1,127 (D) 7,100 2,277 28,185 (D) Minnesota ..............................: 2,623 223,828 33,327 640 (D) (D) 963 (D) (D) Mississippi ............................: 1,210 28,703 2,735 24 (D) (D) 471 (D) (D) Missouri ...............................: 1,215 20,028 12,799 11 (D) (D) 1,025 7,838 (D) : Montana ................................: 325 9,300 9,300 1,122 529,453 37,816 400 2,094 1,842 Nebraska ...............................: 474 25,931 24,098 610 139,341 128,015 485 4,663 3,593 Nevada .................................: 154 12,006 12,006 - - - 101 (D) (D) New Hampshire ..........................: 682 3,789 1,053 7 (D) - 550 (D) 402 New Jersey .............................: 1,127 45,528 30,970 2 (D) - 1,300 29,953 19,364 : New Mexico .............................: 2,085 27,370 27,357 26 11,153 11,153 381 (D) 1,685 New York ...............................: 3,467 132,610 28,472 98 (D) 94 2,257 23,192 (D) North Carolina .........................: 3,283 122,516 23,051 33 (D) (D) 2,530 (D) (D) North Dakota ...........................: 262 88,741 25,344 2,445 (D) (D) 74 (D) (D) Ohio ...................................: 2,440 34,386 15,646 9 (D) - 1,723 (D) 10,016 : Oklahoma ...............................: 492 10,090 5,832 15 (D) (D) 342 18,161 (D) Oregon .................................: 1,889 145,813 120,117 188 (D) (D) 2,458 58,763 (D) Pennsylvania ...........................: 3,968 48,622 13,351 24 631 (D) 3,073 21,391 (D) Rhode Island ...........................: 243 2,217 612 - - - 294 4,395 (D) South Carolina .........................: 1,407 25,373 17,242 18 (D) 8 677 (D) (D) : South Dakota ...........................: 179 838 221 85 28,411 (D) 154 (D) (D) Tennessee ..............................: 1,284 29,325 7,520 - - - 1,164 (D) 16,510 Texas ..................................: 2,296 124,133 84,517 189 (D) (D) 1,873 (D) (D) Utah ...................................: 786 5,999 5,999 4 (D) (D) 299 6,039 (D) Vermont ................................: 789 3,699 1,176 20 48 8 681 631 247 : Virginia ...............................: 1,656 21,072 10,114 - - - 1,464 (D) (D) Washington .............................: 2,836 337,859 320,915 731 (D) (D) 1,786 (D) (D) West Virginia ..........................: 729 2,190 551 - - - 389 (D) 315 Wisconsin ..............................: 2,873 284,074 164,177 17 5,587 (D) 1,548 17,320 (D) Wyoming ................................: 53 905 905 272 42,650 42,650 92 (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -- continued Table 8. Specialty Crops Acres - United States and States: 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cut Christmas trees : Short rotation woody crops : Maple syrup : Other specialty crops :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres in : Acres : : Acres in : Acres : : : : : : Acres Geographic area : Farms : production : irrigated : Farms : production : irrigated : Farms : Taps : Gallons : Farms : Acres : irrigated ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : United States ..........................: 15,494 309,365 12,982 2,403 163,625 16,429 8,261 11,353,403 2,296,317 1,081 152,467 132,192 : Alabama ................................: 67 680 (D) 46 2,044 25 - - - 2 (D) - Alaska .................................: 4 10 (D) - - - - - - - - - Arizona ................................: 6 15 15 - - - - - - 5 (D) (D) Arkansas ...............................: 29 227 14 22 627 - - - - - - - California .............................: 385 13,805 1,181 65 542 158 - - - 79 6,371 6,029 : Colorado ...............................: 105 3,413 123 25 737 67 - - - 23 271 144 Connecticut ............................: 620 5,389 47 - - - 166 63,985 10,495 - - - Delaware ...............................: 31 318 46 - - - - - - - - - Florida ................................: 114 946 99 208 5,625 (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) Georgia ................................: 145 1,488 239 124 5,864 303 - - - 4 (D) (D) : Hawaii .................................: 20 52 7 16 (D) 4 - - - 326 (D) (D) Idaho ..................................: 88 759 63 60 1,476 279 - - - 134 (D) (D) Illinois ...............................: 271 2,818 46 66 1,140 171 40 10,201 3,331 7 (D) (D) Indiana ................................: 202 2,505 90 58 434 16 171 49,496 12,449 27 (D) 5,217 Iowa ...................................: 161 1,370 32 10 204 (D) 38 5,507 828 8 (D) (D) : Kansas .................................: 76 545 38 18 466 22 2 (D) (D) - - - Kentucky ...............................: 120 588 17 9 68 4 42 4,750 531 8 (D) (D) Louisiana ..............................: 60 494 52 93 (D) 13 2 (D) (D) - - - Maine ..................................: 387 5,694 9 15 398 - 517 1,884,466 443,024 1 (D) (D) Maryland ...............................: 173 2,188 89 12 98 10 12 16,039 2,423 5 (D) (D) : Massachusetts ..........................: 471 2,770 151 18 244 (D) 279 228,955 42,074 9 (D) (D) Michigan ...............................: 1,077 37,908 5,089 232 4,398 123 648 433,516 69,017 34 (D) (D) Minnesota ..............................: 301 6,935 343 62 1,942 (D) 194 83,056 10,776 2 (D) - Mississippi ............................: 66 749 - 193 18,315 (D) - - - - - - Missouri ...............................: 98 1,324 119 52 2,487 (D) 20 1,029 144 1 (D) - : Montana ................................: 55 1,150 75 - - - 2 (D) (D) 6 317 316 Nebraska ...............................: 73 642 54 18 163 8 - - - 6 6 - Nevada .................................: 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - 4 1,627 1,627 New Hampshire ..........................: 248 3,243 9 3 7 - 518 495,588 82,574 - - - New Jersey .............................: 809 4,611 360 13 45 4 33 2,685 406 1 (D) - : New Mexico .............................: 12 26 25 - - - - - - 1 (D) - New York ...............................: 1,185 18,623 651 107 7,452 733 1,460 2,064,864 358,603 24 (D) (D) North Carolina .........................: 1,370 40,352 314 55 266 (D) 9 1,130 197 41 7,150 (D) North Dakota ...........................: 10 (D) - 4 170 - - - - 1 (D) - Ohio ...................................: 607 7,173 124 114 1,211 41 708 439,567 94,133 4 13 - : Oklahoma ...............................: 39 (D) 68 4 20 (D) - - - - - - Oregon .................................: 1,517 53,605 577 126 51,434 (D) 3 86 42 110 (D) (D) Pennsylvania ...........................: 1,360 31,577 176 84 610 40 573 506,234 96,266 6 116 - Rhode Island ...........................: 68 549 (D) 6 24 18 18 2,572 259 - - - South Carolina .........................: 131 1,513 227 206 11,890 638 - - - 1 (D) (D) : South Dakota ...........................: 9 52 (D) 6 15 (D) - - - 7 (D) (D) Tennessee ..............................: 146 2,097 27 8 46 - 8 112 33 1 (D) - Texas ..................................: 152 2,289 426 50 2,397 190 - - - 3 5 (D) Utah ...................................: 26 75 71 - - - - - - 6 (D) (D) Vermont ................................: 288 3,607 12 3 7 (D) 1,553 4,348,163 999,391 4 135 (D) : Virginia ...............................: 594 10,000 48 88 1,174 8 31 19,767 1,800 5 (D) (D) Washington .............................: 637 8,327 682 85 (D) (D) 4 36 4 128 (D) (D) West Virginia ..........................: 211 2,363 55 4 70 - 55 8,804 1,341 2 (D) - Wisconsin ..............................: 868 23,651 1,073 15 198 (D) 1,155 682,299 66,115 41 4,580 1,709 Wyoming ................................: - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, Irrigated Land, and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ : : : : : Market value of agricultural products sold : : : Harvested : Irrigated : ($1,000) : : Land in farms : cropland : land :--------------------------------------------------- ------------ Geographic area : Farms : (acres) : (acres) : (acres) : Total : All crops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ United States ................................: 244,974 69,421,278 38,946,620 15,288,373 83,377,662 76,099,264 : Alabama ......................................: 3,633 568,511 167,815 31,637 469,810 380,707 Alaska .......................................: 298 75,406 4,340 1,193 19,302 18,846 Arizona ......................................: 3,473 660,026 352,694 341,431 1,470,026 1,465,733 Arkansas .....................................: 1,438 289,702 145,810 66,216 229,882 162,187 California ...................................: 45,646 9,709,716 5,964,890 5,730,893 30,451,932 28,594,074 : Colorado .....................................: 2,382 1,164,448 554,403 423,307 1,029,391 923,633 Connecticut ..................................: 2,299 131,218 47,568 8,201 351,735 336,994 Delaware .....................................: 337 171,889 156,430 67,695 281,724 205,878 Florida ......................................: 14,483 3,343,617 1,259,954 1,046,510 5,486,863 5,273,214 Georgia ......................................: 6,208 1,683,163 832,869 382,062 1,829,673 1,564,553 : Hawaii .......................................: 5,236 254,469 75,173 21,162 317,931 309,385 Idaho ........................................: 3,294 2,680,758 2,063,060 1,531,241 2,539,350 2,368,194 Illinois .....................................: 3,254 762,238 629,542 119,820 900,190 868,186 Indiana ......................................: 2,935 561,327 462,935 86,478 586,997 524,197 Iowa .........................................: 2,295 239,328 155,089 8,865 279,196 215,634 : Kansas .......................................: 1,254 402,814 245,534 68,076 200,638 186,456 Kentucky .....................................: 4,282 509,369 206,497 11,293 307,739 221,674 Louisiana ....................................: 2,293 332,720 97,737 25,111 214,422 184,892 Maine ........................................: 3,427 730,079 208,348 30,357 450,203 437,248 Maryland .....................................: 1,632 284,433 201,545 56,388 470,096 409,556 : Massachusetts ................................: 3,231 220,927 64,061 22,902 373,777 360,443 Michigan .....................................: 9,731 2,200,757 1,684,515 258,945 2,754,847 2,529,893 Minnesota ....................................: 5,075 2,798,543 2,461,926 224,865 3,048,687 2,469,528 Mississippi ..................................: 2,758 488,209 233,351 62,457 337,174 280,320 Missouri .....................................: 3,258 564,659 304,302 74,538 357,310 298,285 : Montana ......................................: 2,066 5,330,392 2,852,375 189,078 901,732 740,346 Nebraska .....................................: 1,795 1,746,812 942,789 667,847 1,029,364 866,676 Nevada .......................................: 306 82,620 56,720 56,554 110,481 100,009 New Hampshire ................................: 1,737 216,901 33,715 2,585 109,302 91,364 New Jersey ...................................: 3,312 280,234 171,365 78,468 789,578 784,210 : New Mexico ...................................: 4,979 1,294,930 215,946 216,202 501,815 367,382 New York .....................................: 9,416 1,553,227 812,391 54,532 1,620,827 1,368,349 North Carolina ...............................: 8,213 1,420,017 866,290 73,675 2,185,228 1,824,104 North Dakota .................................: 2,753 7,507,018 6,165,958 109,200 3,150,705 3,041,678 Ohio .........................................: 6,169 647,759 392,508 30,397 865,493 800,430 : Oklahoma .....................................: 3,574 1,356,667 398,128 45,732 436,200 319,183 Oregon .......................................: 9,319 1,651,860 1,065,985 574,347 2,597,832 2,491,729 Pennsylvania .................................: 9,913 996,452 518,521 30,874 1,780,577 1,426,566 Rhode Island .................................: 547 29,862 9,987 3,784 48,073 47,382 South Carolina ...............................: 3,344 525,430 234,176 65,320 532,819 463,412 : South Dakota .................................: 469 664,105 381,730 35,259 342,533 192,304 Tennessee ....................................: 3,266 398,799 196,315 29,625 474,055 436,166 Texas ........................................: 10,987 4,279,451 1,262,236 596,270 2,451,908 2,183,461 Utah .........................................: 1,490 186,535 66,100 67,335 216,486 189,779 Vermont ......................................: 3,029 426,073 87,913 3,162 219,106 111,480 : Virginia .....................................: 4,538 629,462 249,992 28,824 621,592 512,089 Washington ...................................: 10,074 4,834,255 2,075,607 1,164,508 5,669,689 5,532,963 West Virginia ................................: 1,876 215,874 40,264 1,434 83,058 72,639 Wisconsin ....................................: 7,214 1,682,844 1,074,508 295,505 1,666,310 1,392,541 Wyoming ......................................: 436 635,373 194,713 166,213 214,005 153,314 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Legal Status for Tax Purposes on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Family or : : Total : individual : Partnership :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic area : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States ..........................: 244,974 14,004,762 190,937 5,496,256 21,644 3,285,421 : Alabama ................................: 3,633 62,949 3,125 36,899 228 10,472 Alaska .................................: 298 1,429 237 973 25 127 Arizona ................................: 3,473 193,269 2,844 46,376 257 64,941 Arkansas ...............................: 1,438 32,527 1,197 16,373 94 10,030 California .............................: 45,646 4,338,625 33,503 1,295,484 5,826 1,272,165 : Colorado ...............................: 2,382 150,386 1,667 60,085 281 37,709 Connecticut ............................: 2,299 26,464 1,732 11,246 236 3,661 Delaware ...............................: 337 41,442 194 12,111 39 5,626 Florida ................................: 14,483 957,991 9,844 216,998 1,019 220,473 Georgia ................................: 6,208 277,760 5,108 119,934 397 78,311 : Hawaii .................................: 5,236 73,676 4,261 18,072 340 5,332 Idaho ..................................: 3,294 629,276 2,340 249,921 353 204,615 Illinois ...............................: 3,254 106,556 2,460 52,364 246 20,223 Indiana ................................: 2,935 63,252 2,392 32,267 176 11,021 Iowa ...................................: 2,295 18,931 1,883 12,478 144 1,407 : Kansas .................................: 1,254 37,003 1,039 15,170 70 6,176 Kentucky ...............................: 4,282 17,745 3,751 12,004 234 2,752 Louisiana ..............................: 2,293 42,862 1,915 25,234 144 11,445 Maine ..................................: 3,427 124,378 2,802 47,516 249 19,551 Maryland ...............................: 1,632 48,208 1,207 18,278 144 8,512 : Massachusetts ..........................: 3,231 43,679 2,442 19,459 280 6,810 Michigan ...............................: 9,731 552,962 7,459 256,118 949 124,371 Minnesota ..............................: 5,075 415,541 3,980 231,112 387 75,341 Mississippi ............................: 2,758 67,180 2,432 44,363 143 10,860 Missouri ...............................: 3,258 54,092 2,739 27,318 226 10,750 : Montana ................................: 2,066 543,524 1,300 239,670 219 62,102 Nebraska ...............................: 1,795 172,175 1,294 73,969 138 41,740 Nevada .................................: 306 16,488 207 2,490 29 (D) New Hampshire ..........................: 1,737 10,542 1,407 6,545 165 1,968 New Jersey .............................: 3,312 102,804 2,466 37,317 352 19,558 : New Mexico .............................: 4,979 86,585 4,491 31,047 169 19,385 New York ...............................: 9,416 290,232 7,430 127,005 832 59,653 North Carolina .........................: 8,213 229,124 6,560 97,052 630 32,294 North Dakota ...........................: 2,753 1,158,921 2,229 822,753 324 221,077 Ohio ...................................: 6,169 75,782 5,097 35,153 417 10,142 : Oklahoma ...............................: 3,574 136,575 3,141 100,595 212 19,284 Oregon .................................: 9,319 488,082 6,908 136,191 856 86,282 Pennsylvania ...........................: 9,913 147,055 8,337 80,623 704 24,754 Rhode Island ...........................: 547 7,902 365 2,569 72 (D) South Carolina .........................: 3,344 85,589 2,863 30,662 182 18,806 : South Dakota ...........................: 469 31,773 335 14,871 32 6,700 Tennessee ..............................: 3,266 74,000 2,864 44,745 194 6,975 Texas ..................................: 10,987 428,334 9,057 205,156 962 111,076 Utah ...................................: 1,490 21,730 1,127 5,703 143 4,651 Vermont ................................: 3,029 11,236 2,475 7,096 289 2,059 : Virginia ...............................: 4,538 71,287 3,499 30,058 406 13,084 Washington .............................: 10,074 1,012,658 7,243 334,060 1,125 221,766 West Virginia ..........................: 1,876 12,482 1,651 7,603 93 491 Wisconsin ..............................: 7,214 367,253 5,728 120,717 568 67,626 Wyoming ................................: 436 44,448 310 24,456 44 8,649 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Table 10. Legal Status for Tax Purposes on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Corporation (other than : Other - cooperative, estate : Corporation (family held) : family held) : or trust, institutional, etc. :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic area : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres : Farms : Acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States ..........................: 23,706 4,148,989 3,488 770,016 5,199 304,081 : Alabama ................................: 214 13,440 25 1,313 41 825 Alaska .................................: 26 210 3 (D) 7 (D) Arizona ................................: 237 49,577 68 24,122 67 8,253 Arkansas ...............................: 104 5,138 12 28 31 958 California .............................: 3,976 1,292,197 694 311,978 1,647 166,802 : Colorado ...............................: 332 42,475 42 6,043 60 4,075 Connecticut ............................: 202 8,989 42 1,623 87 945 Delaware ...............................: 81 23,454 3 (D) 20 (D) Florida ................................: 2,814 430,108 486 70,946 320 19,465 Georgia ................................: 522 65,344 83 11,625 98 2,546 : Hawaii .................................: 367 13,321 116 35,937 152 1,013 Idaho ..................................: 491 160,267 47 10,813 63 3,660 Illinois ...............................: 412 30,783 61 (D) 75 (D) Indiana ................................: 284 17,727 37 (D) 46 (D) Iowa ...................................: 205 4,693 27 212 36 140 : Kansas .................................: 106 14,161 15 1,353 24 144 Kentucky ...............................: 212 2,505 32 220 53 263 Louisiana ..............................: 170 5,070 27 735 37 378 Maine ..................................: 276 52,878 25 675 75 3,758 Maryland ...............................: 218 19,097 36 2,099 27 221 : Massachusetts ..........................: 310 12,571 66 3,294 133 1,544 Michigan ...............................: 1,047 152,844 101 15,188 175 4,441 Minnesota ..............................: 607 101,977 52 3,901 49 3,210 Mississippi ............................: 132 8,197 26 2,296 25 1,465 Missouri ...............................: 216 13,629 19 820 58 1,576 : Montana ................................: 465 216,736 40 17,318 42 7,698 Nebraska ...............................: 305 53,473 28 1,638 30 1,355 Nevada .................................: 45 5,299 7 (D) 18 18 New Hampshire ..........................: 87 1,574 24 182 54 274 New Jersey .............................: 399 38,555 47 6,074 48 1,299 : New Mexico .............................: 198 17,818 25 (D) 96 (D) New York ...............................: 920 94,787 133 5,497 101 3,290 North Carolina .........................: 818 89,350 80 8,690 125 1,738 North Dakota ...........................: 169 103,676 10 5,393 21 6,021 Ohio ...................................: 487 27,382 61 2,458 107 648 : Oklahoma ...............................: 142 13,198 16 1,081 63 2,417 Oregon .................................: 1,196 178,115 165 80,228 194 7,267 Pennsylvania ...........................: 704 39,294 81 1,602 87 783 Rhode Island ...........................: 90 3,771 10 91 10 (D) South Carolina .........................: 219 29,139 34 5,989 46 992 : South Dakota ...........................: 81 8,712 7 90 14 1,400 Tennessee ..............................: 117 10,073 32 11,921 59 285 Texas ..................................: 680 82,827 104 19,376 184 9,900 Utah ...................................: 129 8,934 34 993 57 1,448 Vermont ................................: 161 1,832 60 147 44 103 : Virginia ...............................: 511 25,560 74 1,762 48 822 Washington .............................: 1,364 382,569 170 59,510 172 14,753 West Virginia ..........................: 75 4,010 6 40 51 338 Wisconsin ..............................: 710 160,989 90 15,332 118 2,590 Wyoming ................................: 73 10,662 5 (D) 4 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 11. Hired Farm Labor on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hired labor : Workers by days worked : Migrant labor :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Less than 150 days : 150 days or more : On farms : On farms : : :-----------------------------------------------------------: with : reporting only : : : : : : : hired labor : contract labor Geographic area : Farms : Workers : Farms : Workers : Farms : Workers : (farms) : (farms) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States ..........................: 105,423 1,351,219 81,528 883,567 55,397 467,652 10,858 1,878 : Alabama ................................: 1,239 7,652 976 4,834 541 2,818 74 19 Alaska .................................: 114 876 102 709 41 167 1 - Arizona ................................: 1,211 15,553 899 7,309 576 8,244 51 7 Arkansas ...............................: 477 3,287 388 2,340 218 947 27 4 California .............................: 24,003 414,564 16,638 241,065 13,914 173,499 2,579 690 : Colorado ...............................: 1,165 13,480 925 8,880 721 4,600 172 23 Connecticut ............................: 820 8,356 633 4,471 479 3,885 65 1 Delaware ...............................: 197 1,632 145 981 136 651 29 6 Florida ................................: 6,085 81,058 3,955 44,588 3,539 36,470 564 299 Georgia ................................: 2,492 24,320 1,884 17,153 1,212 7,167 254 66 : Hawaii .................................: 1,614 9,290 1,164 4,909 794 4,381 57 47 Idaho ..................................: 1,936 23,809 1,552 16,517 1,228 7,292 322 24 Illinois ...............................: 1,462 14,285 1,214 8,847 731 5,438 83 6 Indiana ................................: 1,143 8,030 990 6,003 487 2,027 74 9 Iowa ...................................: 820 5,260 713 3,945 288 1,315 9 2 : Kansas .................................: 473 3,517 387 2,572 231 945 11 - Kentucky ...............................: 1,392 6,850 1,164 4,895 516 1,955 131 25 Louisiana ..............................: 825 4,789 622 3,046 369 1,743 67 13 Maine ..................................: 1,304 11,201 1,170 8,220 585 2,981 87 15 Maryland ...............................: 787 6,493 615 3,617 441 2,876 95 6 : Massachusetts ..........................: 1,330 10,250 1,070 6,274 735 3,976 101 4 Michigan ...............................: 4,496 52,134 3,873 38,977 2,160 13,157 664 74 Minnesota ..............................: 2,655 18,773 2,249 13,572 1,213 5,201 164 3 Mississippi ............................: 966 5,854 767 4,196 397 1,658 70 11 Missouri ...............................: 1,103 7,157 949 5,391 453 1,766 48 1 : Montana ................................: 951 4,673 676 3,029 586 1,644 79 25 Nebraska ...............................: 932 5,802 730 4,023 486 1,779 41 5 Nevada .................................: 158 1,989 134 1,072 92 917 12 6 New Hampshire ..........................: 537 3,897 452 2,871 260 1,026 27 - New Jersey .............................: 1,399 20,658 992 13,873 885 6,785 258 14 : New Mexico .............................: 1,447 8,522 1,116 5,442 651 3,080 49 10 New York ...............................: 3,736 35,092 3,054 21,960 2,079 13,132 608 34 North Carolina .........................: 3,506 34,791 2,779 21,702 1,777 13,089 725 110 North Dakota ...........................: 1,726 8,291 1,282 5,443 1,086 2,848 146 3 Ohio ...................................: 2,278 21,473 1,971 14,801 965 6,672 144 5 : Oklahoma ...............................: 1,045 6,356 829 3,454 424 2,902 19 5 Oregon .................................: 4,411 76,947 3,714 56,715 2,290 20,232 597 75 Pennsylvania ...........................: 3,874 31,244 3,221 18,651 1,663 12,593 249 17 Rhode Island ...........................: 263 1,501 191 886 173 615 6 - South Carolina .........................: 1,133 9,969 869 6,093 503 3,876 97 10 : South Dakota ...........................: 237 1,469 194 946 128 523 4 - Tennessee ..............................: 1,213 8,411 1,030 5,806 482 2,605 144 21 Texas ..................................: 4,076 30,102 2,777 14,792 2,366 15,310 226 60 Utah ...................................: 539 4,998 473 3,363 209 1,635 45 2 Vermont ................................: 996 4,427 800 2,935 475 1,492 56 1 : Virginia ...............................: 1,871 14,826 1,529 9,372 876 5,454 151 26 Washington .............................: 5,464 230,645 4,746 184,456 3,180 46,189 1,236 75 West Virginia ..........................: 434 2,621 375 1,825 137 796 18 1 Wisconsin ..............................: 2,853 22,883 2,383 16,033 1,473 6,850 94 6 Wyoming ................................: 235 1,162 167 713 146 449 28 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Principal Operator Characteristics on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Sex of operator : Primary occupation : Days worked off farm : :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic area : Operators : Male : Female : Farming : Other : None : Any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States ..........................: 244,974 207,408 37,566 134,649 110,325 98,782 146,192 : Alabama ................................: 3,633 3,122 511 1,823 1,810 1,521 2,112 Alaska .................................: 298 172 126 175 123 139 159 Arizona ................................: 3,473 2,296 1,177 2,443 1,030 1,494 1,979 Arkansas ...............................: 1,438 1,235 203 695 743 568 870 California .............................: 45,646 39,185 6,461 25,692 19,954 17,931 27,715 : Colorado ...............................: 2,382 1,962 420 1,452 930 1,075 1,307 Connecticut ............................: 2,299 1,864 435 1,173 1,126 845 1,454 Delaware ...............................: 337 300 37 253 84 219 118 Florida ................................: 14,483 12,117 2,366 7,637 6,846 6,218 8,265 Georgia ................................: 6,208 5,345 863 3,058 3,150 2,557 3,651 : Hawaii .................................: 5,236 4,031 1,205 2,850 2,386 1,669 3,567 Idaho ..................................: 3,294 2,952 342 2,344 950 1,676 1,618 Illinois ...............................: 3,254 2,841 413 1,721 1,533 1,305 1,949 Indiana ................................: 2,935 2,588 347 1,395 1,540 1,013 1,922 Iowa ...................................: 2,295 1,914 381 1,112 1,183 791 1,504 : Kansas .................................: 1,254 1,054 200 595 659 449 805 Kentucky ...............................: 4,282 3,705 577 2,052 2,230 1,447 2,835 Louisiana ..............................: 2,293 1,999 294 1,027 1,266 835 1,458 Maine ..................................: 3,427 2,496 931 1,837 1,590 1,289 2,138 Maryland ...............................: 1,632 1,379 253 967 665 705 927 : Massachusetts ..........................: 3,231 2,396 835 1,788 1,443 1,183 2,048 Michigan ...............................: 9,731 8,492 1,239 5,768 3,963 4,302 5,429 Minnesota ..............................: 5,075 4,453 622 3,221 1,854 2,112 2,963 Mississippi ............................: 2,758 2,414 344 1,389 1,369 1,079 1,679 Missouri ...............................: 3,258 2,796 462 1,604 1,654 1,102 2,156 : Montana ................................: 2,066 1,751 315 1,505 561 1,085 981 Nebraska ...............................: 1,795 1,559 236 1,078 717 812 983 Nevada .................................: 306 250 56 191 115 118 188 New Hampshire ..........................: 1,737 1,332 405 912 825 630 1,107 New Jersey .............................: 3,312 2,831 481 1,767 1,545 1,324 1,988 : New Mexico .............................: 4,979 4,117 862 2,310 2,669 1,720 3,259 New York ...............................: 9,416 7,983 1,433 5,548 3,868 4,066 5,350 North Carolina .........................: 8,213 7,171 1,042 4,458 3,755 3,352 4,861 North Dakota ...........................: 2,753 2,675 78 2,422 331 1,754 999 Ohio ...................................: 6,169 5,332 837 2,972 3,197 2,190 3,979 : Oklahoma ...............................: 3,574 3,153 421 1,717 1,857 1,386 2,188 Oregon .................................: 9,319 7,531 1,788 5,048 4,271 3,878 5,441 Pennsylvania ...........................: 9,913 8,638 1,275 5,701 4,212 4,032 5,881 Rhode Island ...........................: 547 408 139 303 244 204 343 South Carolina .........................: 3,344 2,860 484 1,609 1,735 1,335 2,009 : South Dakota ...........................: 469 422 47 258 211 188 281 Tennessee ..............................: 3,266 2,850 416 1,702 1,564 1,298 1,968 Texas ..................................: 10,987 9,422 1,565 5,582 5,405 4,333 6,654 Utah ...................................: 1,490 1,260 230 698 792 534 956 Vermont ................................: 3,029 2,449 580 1,449 1,580 1,007 2,022 : Virginia ...............................: 4,538 3,639 899 2,264 2,274 1,750 2,788 Washington .............................: 10,074 8,350 1,724 5,946 4,128 4,362 5,712 West Virginia ..........................: 1,876 1,567 309 830 1,046 659 1,217 Wisconsin ..............................: 7,214 6,372 842 3,979 3,235 2,979 4,235 Wyoming ................................: 436 378 58 329 107 262 174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Table 12. Principal Operator Characteristics on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of operator's total household income from farming : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : Less than : 25 to 49 : 50 to 74 : 75 to 99 : : Average age Geographic area : 25 percent : percent : percent : percent : 100 percent : of operator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States ..........................: 161,276 20,534 24,401 19,601 19,162 58.3 : Alabama ................................: 2,825 232 248 181 147 60.5 Alaska .................................: 196 33 30 20 19 55.5 Arizona ................................: 2,692 253 202 142 184 61.2 Arkansas ...............................: 1,026 115 121 85 91 57.5 California .............................: 28,717 4,640 5,662 3,698 2,929 60.3 : Colorado ...............................: 1,409 208 236 238 291 57.3 Connecticut ............................: 1,752 132 170 104 141 58.9 Delaware ...............................: 152 24 54 50 57 57.3 Florida ................................: 10,382 1,112 1,301 783 905 60.4 Georgia ................................: 4,454 478 548 340 388 59.6 : Hawaii .................................: 3,685 521 491 235 304 60.7 Idaho ..................................: 1,381 330 505 496 582 55.2 Illinois ...............................: 2,054 294 316 342 248 56.1 Indiana ................................: 1,871 249 317 241 257 53.9 Iowa ...................................: 1,535 232 194 186 148 55.2 : Kansas .................................: 866 116 106 87 79 58.0 Kentucky ...............................: 2,998 347 372 325 240 54.9 Louisiana ..............................: 1,810 160 139 78 106 59.3 Maine ..................................: 2,285 303 346 207 286 56.4 Maryland ...............................: 1,006 119 173 172 162 57.4 : Massachusetts ..........................: 2,058 273 375 228 297 56.5 Michigan ...............................: 5,771 853 1,110 936 1,061 56.8 Minnesota ..............................: 2,486 472 733 815 569 56.0 Mississippi ............................: 2,174 199 188 84 113 59.6 Missouri ...............................: 2,245 277 301 249 186 55.6 : Montana ................................: 842 135 296 421 372 56.8 Nebraska ...............................: 917 151 222 255 250 55.0 Nevada .................................: 211 28 11 34 22 59.4 New Hampshire ..........................: 1,310 107 143 71 106 58.0 New Jersey .............................: 2,320 191 292 211 298 59.3 : New Mexico .............................: 4,171 270 227 176 135 60.6 New York ...............................: 5,875 841 978 824 898 56.9 North Carolina .........................: 5,614 639 806 554 600 58.2 North Dakota ...........................: 404 162 479 917 791 52.7 Ohio ...................................: 4,216 519 536 475 423 55.4 : Oklahoma ...............................: 2,606 367 271 216 114 60.7 Oregon .................................: 6,378 698 807 709 727 58.7 Pennsylvania ...........................: 5,985 758 906 1,121 1,143 54.3 Rhode Island ...........................: 333 84 44 33 53 56.6 South Carolina .........................: 2,664 189 213 132 146 59.8 : South Dakota ...........................: 241 46 67 65 50 54.5 Tennessee ..............................: 2,311 280 272 180 223 57.3 Texas ..................................: 8,406 737 752 579 513 61.4 Utah ...................................: 1,181 95 87 55 72 60.0 Vermont ................................: 2,128 236 310 174 181 56.2 : Virginia ...............................: 3,247 346 376 266 303 58.1 Washington .............................: 6,143 833 1,117 949 1,032 57.6 West Virginia ..........................: 1,554 121 106 42 53 58.6 Wisconsin ..............................: 4,237 679 778 744 776 56.3 Wyoming ................................: 152 50 67 76 91 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 13. Race and Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin of Principal Operator on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ : : Operators reporting one race : : Operators : :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : reporting : : American Indian : : Black or : Native Hawaiian : : Operators : Spanish, : : or : : African : or Other : : reporting more : Hispanic or Geographic area : Operators : Alaska Native : Asian : American : Pacific Islander : White : than one race : Latino origin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ United States ................................: 244,974 4,254 8,980 3,576 674 225,676 1,814 15,371 : Alabama ......................................: 3,633 37 10 321 1 3,233 31 46 Alaska .......................................: 298 8 1 - - 286 3 6 Arizona ......................................: 3,473 1,662 57 10 - 1,722 22 171 Arkansas .....................................: 1,438 22 11 56 - 1,341 8 15 California ...................................: 45,646 584 4,181 176 204 40,172 329 6,743 : Colorado .....................................: 2,382 11 33 5 6 2,308 19 106 Connecticut ..................................: 2,299 8 13 6 - 2,246 26 36 Delaware .....................................: 337 - 1 1 - 334 1 6 Florida ......................................: 14,483 93 568 359 24 13,380 59 2,068 Georgia ......................................: 6,208 16 44 350 7 5,765 26 49 : Hawaii .......................................: 5,236 20 2,424 14 339 2,033 406 257 Idaho ........................................: 3,294 9 40 7 5 3,219 14 86 Illinois .....................................: 3,254 6 19 12 - 3,202 15 45 Indiana ......................................: 2,935 - 10 2 - 2,913 10 16 Iowa .........................................: 2,295 3 22 7 1 2,247 15 13 : Kansas .......................................: 1,254 15 5 3 1 1,221 9 27 Kentucky .....................................: 4,282 22 10 17 2 4,202 29 29 Louisiana ....................................: 2,293 41 24 165 7 2,039 17 67 Maine ........................................: 3,427 9 3 67 - 3,318 30 15 Maryland .....................................: 1,632 4 17 30 - 1,569 12 27 : Massachusetts ................................: 3,231 5 62 72 1 3,086 5 89 Michigan .....................................: 9,731 48 23 80 8 9,536 36 211 Minnesota ....................................: 5,075 18 229 7 3 4,812 6 28 Mississippi ..................................: 2,758 7 4 427 4 2,299 17 56 Missouri .....................................: 3,258 14 22 11 4 3,171 36 27 : Montana ......................................: 2,066 35 7 - 2 2,018 4 14 Nebraska .....................................: 1,795 - 2 1 - 1,788 4 25 Nevada .......................................: 306 18 11 - - 275 2 10 New Hampshire ................................: 1,737 2 3 22 - 1,693 17 11 New Jersey ...................................: 3,312 3 73 16 4 3,203 13 52 : New Mexico ...................................: 4,979 605 18 16 - 4,291 49 2,165 New York .....................................: 9,416 17 57 23 4 9,276 39 104 North Carolina ...............................: 8,213 45 40 227 - 7,868 33 111 North Dakota .................................: 2,753 7 2 - - 2,743 1 9 Ohio .........................................: 6,169 15 14 15 - 6,103 22 59 : Oklahoma .....................................: 3,574 316 18 96 3 3,043 98 48 Oregon .......................................: 9,319 40 198 11 11 9,004 55 308 Pennsylvania .................................: 9,913 19 26 8 5 9,823 32 72 Rhode Island .................................: 547 - 13 4 - 530 - 2 South Carolina ...............................: 3,344 34 13 346 - 2,936 15 30 : South Dakota .................................: 469 14 - - - 453 2 2 Tennessee ....................................: 3,266 38 14 43 - 3,158 13 42 Texas ........................................: 10,987 145 111 349 - 10,301 81 1,034 Utah .........................................: 1,490 47 14 1 4 1,422 2 49 Vermont ......................................: 3,029 11 8 17 4 2,972 17 21 : Virginia .....................................: 4,538 38 34 147 - 4,303 16 55 Washington ...................................: 10,074 118 324 13 18 9,500 101 852 West Virginia ................................: 1,876 12 5 4 - 1,848 7 20 Wisconsin ....................................: 7,214 12 140 12 2 7,039 9 27 Wyoming ......................................: 436 1 2 - - 432 1 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Table 14. Selected Operator Characteristics on Farms with Specialty Crops - United States and States: 2012 [Data are for a maximum of three operators For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ : : : : Operators reporting one race : : Operators : : : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------: Operators : reporting : : : Average :American Indian : : Black or : Native Hawaiian : : reporting : Spanish, : : Women : age of : or : : African : or Other : : more than : Hispanic, or Geographic area : Operators : operators : operators : Alaska Native : Asian : American :Pacific Islander : White : one race : Latino origin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ United States ............................: 388,708 124,237 56.2 6,845 14,086 5,082 1,027 358,712 2,956 24,460 : Alabama ..................................: 5,532 1,699 58.2 54 16 441 4 4,972 45 63 Alaska ...................................: 486 243 53.7 13 2 - 1 465 5 15 Arizona ..................................: 5,741 2,376 57.7 2,824 73 20 6 2,786 32 296 Arkansas .................................: 2,292 793 55.2 31 25 77 - 2,138 21 22 California ...............................: 70,800 20,179 58.2 861 6,471 269 284 62,388 527 10,577 : Colorado .................................: 3,977 1,377 55.1 20 58 14 8 3,848 29 187 Connecticut ..............................: 3,718 1,309 56.5 10 16 10 - 3,641 41 57 Delaware .................................: 573 157 55.5 1 2 2 - 566 2 7 Florida ..................................: 22,190 6,865 58.4 132 914 506 44 20,476 118 3,170 Georgia ..................................: 9,250 2,676 57.6 25 78 478 8 8,627 34 78 : Hawaii ...................................: 7,982 2,953 59.0 37 3,487 16 504 3,267 671 396 Idaho ....................................: 5,382 1,463 53.2 21 75 8 5 5,247 26 164 Illinois .................................: 5,200 1,640 54.5 6 43 29 - 5,100 22 83 Indiana ..................................: 4,760 1,590 51.9 3 20 2 1 4,720 14 28 Iowa .....................................: 3,850 1,462 53.5 4 38 7 2 3,781 18 32 : Kansas ...................................: 2,056 721 55.8 20 12 4 2 2,006 12 53 Kentucky .................................: 6,883 2,344 53.0 29 27 26 6 6,758 37 47 Louisiana ................................: 3,523 1,145 57.4 48 43 238 12 3,160 22 125 Maine ....................................: 5,601 2,215 54.7 24 5 68 3 5,446 55 42 Maryland .................................: 2,682 852 55.1 5 31 42 - 2,587 17 55 : Massachusetts ............................: 5,129 1,936 54.5 8 116 101 1 4,895 8 128 Michigan .................................: 15,623 4,695 54.8 68 44 119 10 15,307 75 318 Minnesota ................................: 8,147 2,402 54.2 24 375 12 4 7,712 20 59 Mississippi ..............................: 4,216 1,328 57.3 16 10 600 4 3,556 30 93 Missouri .................................: 5,381 1,936 53.7 27 42 15 8 5,224 65 40 : Montana ..................................: 3,359 1,029 55.5 56 16 2 2 3,272 11 20 Nebraska .................................: 2,963 953 53.4 2 2 1 - 2,950 8 54 Nevada ...................................: 556 227 55.6 30 20 - - 504 2 28 New Hampshire ............................: 2,893 1,125 55.8 3 6 35 - 2,831 18 19 New Jersey ...............................: 5,315 1,656 56.8 5 135 26 7 5,123 19 94 : New Mexico ...............................: 7,900 2,777 58.4 972 41 16 5 6,801 65 3,301 New York .................................: 14,994 4,807 54.8 32 106 38 4 14,739 75 171 North Carolina ...........................: 12,689 3,661 56.1 93 92 334 2 12,115 53 180 North Dakota .............................: 4,164 765 51.7 10 2 - - 4,151 1 20 Ohio .....................................: 10,076 3,271 53.1 20 28 19 2 9,980 27 99 : Oklahoma .................................: 5,656 1,898 58.3 506 39 128 6 4,832 145 76 Oregon ...................................: 15,378 5,640 56.6 80 312 17 23 14,839 107 569 Pennsylvania .............................: 15,747 4,817 52.2 22 42 18 6 15,607 52 143 Rhode Island .............................: 915 339 53.5 - 17 4 - 894 - 7 South Carolina ...........................: 5,061 1,526 57.7 53 24 494 2 4,460 28 50 : South Dakota .............................: 819 255 51.9 27 - - - 788 4 5 Tennessee ................................: 5,148 1,589 55.3 46 20 64 1 4,988 29 59 Texas ....................................: 17,280 5,686 59.1 194 195 519 6 16,233 133 1,648 Utah .....................................: 2,441 783 57.1 74 17 1 9 2,334 6 67 Vermont ..................................: 5,032 1,863 54.2 15 17 22 4 4,944 30 49 : Virginia .................................: 7,370 2,649 55.9 51 82 189 - 7,015 33 114 Washington ...............................: 16,504 5,508 55.7 193 581 26 25 15,541 138 1,446 West Virginia ............................: 2,935 1,018 56.5 20 9 5 1 2,890 10 27 Wisconsin ................................: 11,816 3,818 54.3 29 258 20 5 11,489 15 65 Wyoming ..................................: 723 221 53.9 1 2 - - 719 1 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Appendix Methodology and General Terms METHODOLOGY This publication is a special tabulation of data collected in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. For methodology description, please refer to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, at http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_ 1_US/usappxa.pdf. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS The following definitions and explanations provide a detailed description of specific terms and phrases used in this publication. Items in the publication tables which carry the note "See text" also are explained. For more details relating to the census of agriculture program, go to the NASS website at http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/. Acres. Crops were reported in whole acres, except for the following crops that were reported in tenths of acres: nursery and greenhouse crops in the open, vegetables including potatoes and sweet potatoes, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, and berries. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. Nursery and greenhouse crops grown under glass or other protection were reported in square feet but were converted to acres for this report. Acres of maple syrup were not defined and were not included in total acres but are included in the farm count. If two or more crops were harvested from the same land during the year (double cropping), the acres were counted for each crop. Therefore, the sum of all the individual crops harvested generally exceeded the acres of harvested cropland. For this publication, land in vegetables, land in berries, land in orchards, horticulture acres in the open, and area under protection are used and not the sum of individual crops on those acres. This represents the acres used, regardless of the number of crops or number of times the acres were harvested. See Nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture for additional explanation. If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not reported as harvested. This does not include fruit and nut orchards, vineyards, berries, acres in production for cut Christmas trees, and acres in production for short rotation woody crops that were not harvested. Acreage for these commodities was included in cropland harvested whether the crop was harvested or not. Pulse crops harvested were included regardless of double cropping that may have occurred on the same acres. Cropland in abandoned orchards is not included. Average age. Data on age were obtained from up to three operators per farm in 2012. Average age is published for the principal operator and for up to three farm operators on the operation. Berries. See Land in Berries. Citrus. This is a summation of the total acres defined as citrus such as oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and mandarins. Crop year or production year. Acres and quantity harvested are for the calendar year 2012 except for citrus crops in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas; avocados in Florida, California, and Arizona; olives in California and Arizona; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 1. Avocados. The data for Florida relate to the quantity in the April 2012 through March 2013 harvest season; for California and Arizona, the November 2011 through November 2012 harvest season. 2. Citrus crops. The data for Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas relate to the quantity harvested in the September 2011 through August 2012 harvest season, except for lime data in Florida and Texas, which relate to the April 2012 through March 2013 harvest season. The citrus crops data for California and Arizona relate to the 2012 through 2013 harvest season. 3. Olives. The data for California and Arizona relate to the September 2011 through March 2012 harvest season. 4. Pineapples. The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity harvested in the year ending May 31, 2012. Cut Christmas trees. Data are for acres of Christmas trees in production, either cut or to be cut, the number of these acres irrigated, and the value of sales of the harvested trees. Farms. The term ''farms'' and "farms reporting" in the presentation of data are equivalent. Both represent the number of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms in a State and 842 farms had 28,594 acres of tree nuts, the data for those farms reporting tree nuts would appear as: Tree nuts farms. . . . . 842 acres . . . 28,594 Farms with specialty crops by percent of principal operator's total household income from farming. These data are for the principal operator only. Farms by size. All farms were classified into size groups according to the land in farms. Land in farms includes land owned plus land rented from others (not including AUM land) minus land rented to others. Farms by legal status for tax purposes. All farms were classified by legal status in the 2012 census. In the 2007 census, this category was referred to as Farms by type of organization. This section collects information for federal tax purposes to determine an operation's legal status. The classifications used were: 1. Family or individual (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 2. Partnership, including family partnership. 3. Corporation, subclassified as family held or other than family held. 4. Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. Fruits, tree nuts, and berries. See Land in orchards. Harvested cropland. This category includes land from which crops were harvested and forage and hay were cut, land used to grow short-rotation woody crops and Christmas trees, land in orchards, groves, vineyards, berries, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once. Land in tapped maple trees was included in woodland not pastured. Hired farm labor. Data are for total hired farm workers, including paid family members, by number of days worked. Irrigated land. This category includes all land watered by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, flooding, furrows or ditches, subirrigation, and spreader dikes. Included are supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre was counted only once regardless of the number of times it was irrigated or harvested. Land in farms. The acreage designated as ''land in farms'' consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It is land owned plus land rented from others (not including AUM land) minus land rented to others. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during the edit process. Land in farms includes CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP acres. For definitions of these types of land, please refer to 2012 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Appendix B. Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others (not included AUM land). Land used rent free was reported as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under government permits on a per-head basis, was included as ''land in farms'' provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association was reported by the grazing association and included in the grazing association farm as land in farms. All land in American Indian reservations used for growing crops, grazing livestock, or the potential of grazing livestock was included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported by reservation, individual American Indians, or non- Native Americans was reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In some instances, an entire American Indian reservation was reported as one farm. Land in berries. This category is the total acres of berries grown, which includes acres harvested and not harvested. The data are comparable with the berries data in the 2007 Specialty Crops publication. Land in orchards. This category is the total acres of fruit and tree nuts, which includes both bearing and non-bearing age. Respondents were instructed not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of fewer than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees or grapevines. In the 2007 Specialty Crops publication, Land in orchards was not published separately but was combined with acreage of berries. Land in vegetables. This category is the land planted to vegetable crops, including melons. It is not the sum of the individual vegetable crops which may be double cropped on the land in vegetables. The data are comparable with the vegetables, potatoes, and melons data in the 2007 Specialty Crops publication. Maple syrup. Data are for farms and the gallons of syrup produced. Market value of agricultural products sold. This category represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 2012 regardless of who received the payment. It is equivalent to total sales and it includes sales by the operators as well as the value of any shares received by partners, landlords, contractors, or others associated with the operation. It includes the value of direct sales, but not the value of commodities placed in Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan programs. Market value of agricultural products sold does not include payments received for participation in other federal farm programs. Also, it does not include income from farm-related sources such as customwork and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm sources. Market value of all crops. Crops included in this category are the value of sales for all crops in the 2012 on farms with specialty crops. This includes, but is not limited to, row crops, small grains, forage crops, vegetables, orchards, vineyards, berries, horticulture, and other specialty crops. The value of crops sold in 2012 does not necessarily represent the sales from crops harvested in 2012. Data may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and may exclude some crops produced in 2012 but held in storage and not sold. The value of agricultural products sold was requested of all operators. If the operators failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested, livestock or poultry inventory, or number sold. Sales figures are expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor. Operators were asked whether any hired or contract workers were migrant workers. A migrant farm worker is a farm worker whose employment required travel that prevented the worker from returning to his/her permanent place of residence the same day. Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only contract labor. Data are for those operations that did not have hired farm workers but reported that they did have migrant contract workers on their operation in 2012. More than one race reported. This category represents those operators who choose to report more than one race on the census form. Noncitrus fruit. This is a summation of the fruit acres reported and defined as noncitrus such as apples, grapes, and plums. Nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture. In the 2012 census, individual data were collected for area under glass or other protection, area in the open, and sales. In the 2007 census, total area in the open and area under protection were not asked. The total acres for this category are not comparable with data in the 2007 Specialty Crop publication, Tables 1 and 2. Operator. The term operator designates a person who operates a farm, either by doing the work or making day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person rents land to others or has land worked on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land which is retained for his/her own operation, if any. The census collected information on the total number of operators, the total number of women operators, and demographic information for up to three operators per farm. Operator characteristics. Operators (up to three operators per farm) were asked to report primary occupation, sex, age, race, Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin, and a few other demographics. Information on the total number of operators and total number of women operators was collected from each operation. Operators, number. Demographic and other information were collected for up to three operators per farm - the principal operator plus up to two additional operators. This may be fewer than the total operators on some farms. Demographic data for up to three operators reported are presented for women, race categories, and for Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin. Other specialty crops. Data for this category relate to other specialty crops acres harvested and irrigated acres harvested. Commodities included in this category are dried herbs, ginger root, hops, jojoba, peppermint, pineapples harvested, spearmint, sweet corn for seed, and taro. Primary occupation of principal operator. Data on age and primary occupation were obtained from up to three operators per farm. Data are reported for the principal operator only in this publication. The primary occupation classifications used were: 1. Farming or ranch work. The operator spent 50-percent or more of his/her worktime during 2012 at farming or ranching. 2. Other. The operator spent less than 50-percent of his/her worktime during 2012 in farming or ranching operations. Principal operator. This is the person primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the farm or ranch business. This person may be the owner, tenant, hired manager, or business manager. See Operator for further explanation. Pulse crops. Commodities included in this category are dry edible beans (including chickpeas, cowpeas, and limas), dry peas (including dry edible, wrinkled seed, and Austrian winter), and lentils. Data are for acres harvested and irrigated acres harvested. Race of operator. With the exception of Hawaii, data were collected for American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White operators. Respondents were asked to mark one or more of the race categories. In Hawaii, operator race data were collected for American Indian or Alaska Native, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Other Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and White. The combination of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander is equivalent to the Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander category on the other forms. The combination of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Other Asian categories is equivalent to the Asian category on the other forms. Short rotation woody crops. Acreage data are for acres in production of short rotation woody crops that grow from seed to a mature tree in 10 years or less. Value of sales data are for the trees that were harvested and sold. These are trees for use by the paper or pulp industry or as engineered wood. This does not include trees harvested for timber. Acres in production were included in Cropland harvested in the "Land" section of the census report form. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin. Operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin are found in all of the racial groups listed in the census and were tabulated according to the race reported. Specialty crops. Included in this category are fruits, tree nuts, berries, vegetables, potatoes, melons, pulse crops, nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, cut Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops and other specialty crops. Tree nuts. This category includes the acres in production reported in commodities defined as tree nuts such as almonds, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. It does not include peanuts.