Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
....farms, 2012 
489,250 
7,569 
211 
2,960 
5,804 
9,329 
2007 
469,860 
8,140 
213 
2,238 
4,819 
9,372 
acres, 2012 
61,922,967 
443,007 
48,616 
175,403 
433,767 
1,092,052 
2007 
61,046,154 
521,220 
48,352 
(D) 
341,109 
1,031,270 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
....farms, 2012 
381,453 
6,137 
146 
1,628 
4,121 
6,204 
2007 
360,225 
5,652 
153 
1,931 
3,683 
6,118 
acres, 2012 
36,382,032 
377,759 
42,519 
143,067 
312,068 
674,022 
2007 
37,968,749 
371,411 
40,533 
172,700 
259,318 
667,291 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
....farms, 2012 
97,248 
1,172 
49 
1,327 
1,631 
2,425 
2007 
89,587 
2,568 
62 
214 
959 
2,631 
acres, 2012 
11,395,368 
33,039 
2,115 
12,222 
88,764 
207,072 
2007 
7,405,898 
112,891 
1,883 
7,803 
47,770 
173,651 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
....farms, 2012 
61,442 
864 
58 
237 
537 
1,477 
2007 
67,960 
977 
62 
156 
500 
1,435 
acres, 2012 
14,145,567 
32,209 
3,982 
20,114 
32,935 
210,958 
2007 
15,671,507 
36,918 
5,936 
(D) 
34,021 
190,328 
Total woodland 
....farms, 2012 
840,399 
25,493 
329 
520 
25,132 
7,345 
2007 
843,294 
27,892 
364 
347 
24,437 
6,913 
acres, 2012 
77,012,907 
3,333,046 
36,826 
(D) 
2,258,259 
1,575,520 
2007 
75,098,603 
3,375,438 
41,698 
279,779 
2,239,119 
1,270,720 
Woodland pastured 
....farms, 2012 
350,761 
1 1 ,999 
104 
327 
13,537 
3,519 
2007 
370,297 
14,007 
105 
217 
13,462 
3,520 
acres, 2012 
27,999,006 
496,015 
6,240 
23,739 
742,185 
855,116 
2007 
28,609,690 
591,967 
4,271 
(D) 
742,648 
782,561 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms, 2012 
606,279 
17,860 
269 
243 
15,474 
4,610 
2007 
596,123 
19,050 
314 
165 
14,587 
4,083 
acres, 2012 
49,013,901 
2,837,031 
30,586 
(D) 
1,516,074 
720,404 
2007 
46,488,913 
2,783,471 
37,427 
(D) 
1,496,471 
488,159 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms, 2012 
1,176,156 
28,422 
246 
7,651 
30,490 
21,886 
2007 
1,132,606 
29,142 
213 
3,358 
28,251 
21,348 
acres, 2012 
415,309,280 
2,269,315 
696,359 
23,051,028 
3,123,642 
13,036,448 
2007 
408,832,116 
2,017,079 
737,746 
22,900,777 
2,637,556 
13,275,042 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms, 2012 
1 ,338,485 
26,605 
544 
14,683 
24,209 
41,259 
2007 
1,126,272 
22,501 
448 
10,637 
19,272 
34,169 
acres, 2012 
32,515,057 
541,772 
16,562 
(D) 
497,774 
1,365,250 
2007 
31,740,212 
498,062 
15,903 
1,731,918 
563,966 
1,354,286 
Pastureland, all types 
....farms, 2012 
1,293,172 
30,929 
296 
8,470 
32,800 
25,082 
2007 
1 ,433,892 
36,822 
303 
4,590 
35,983 
31,560 
acres, 2012 
456,111,132 
2,922,818 
706,782 
23,160,045 
4,046,702 
14,383,834 
2007 
473,212,960 
3,236,041 
749,131 
23,096,576 
4,104,248 
14,857,807 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
....farms, 2012 
291,706 
5,094 
25 
5 
2,643 
470 
2007 
346,231 
6,652 
38 
3 
2,948 
668 
acres, 2012 
27,485,000 
388,848 
17,089 
229 
238,619 
105,504 
2007 
38,547,450 
494,441 
28,298 
(D) 
441,655 
254,013 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
....farms, 2012 
360,673 
2,719 
11 
563 
5,128 
13,813 
2007 
349,408 
2,470 
19 
474 
4,176 
14,236 
acres, 2012 
245,501,827 
1,278,617 
4,557 
527,102 
4,758,509 
4,929,132 
2007 
222,267,817 
1,004,146 
6,212 
454,164 
3,901,756 
4,018,816 
--continued 
316 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
