Table 28. Land Used For Vegetables and Vegetables Harvested For Sale: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
2012 
2007 
Land used for vegetables (see text) 
Vegetables 
harvested 
(see text) 
(acres) 
Land used for vegetables (see text) 
Vegetables 
harvested 
(see text) 
(acres) 
Flarvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
United States Total 
United States 
72,045 
4,180,891 
36,900 
2,994,823 
4,492,086 
69,172 
4,356,880 
29,885 
3,068,485 
4,682,588 
States 
Alabama 
1,388 
15,060 
353 
4,316 
16,522 
1,603 
18,352 
396 
6,637 
18,868 
Alaska 
164 
1,052 
78 
744 
1,059 
96 
1,176 
45 
640 
1,184 
Arizona 
1,945 
119,610 
1,828 
119,400 
130,345 
2,565 
133,910 
1,543 
130,930 
137,574 
Arkansas 
625 
10,960 
304 
5,491 
11,111 
804 
13,919 
298 
6,494 
14,146 
California 
6,055 
985,735 
6,055 
985,731 
1,175,249 
3,868 
969,013 
3,868 
968,965 
1,169,786 
Colorado 
763 
83,020 
763 
83,020 
83,266 
708 
95,163 
708 
95,163 
97,251 
Connecticut 
935 
8,945 
281 
1,962 
9,293 
735 
10,290 
215 
2,709 
10,514 
Delaware 
222 
38,321 
142 
17,549 
40,684 
233 
35,011 
141 
20,165 
40,088 
Florida 
1,614 
215,481 
886 
171,495 
251,011 
1,493 
224,837 
841 
174,847 
265,835 
Georgia 
1,562 
92,811 
597 
51,931 
99,492 
1,445 
119,003 
599 
67,077 
128,720 
Flawaii 
960 
8,269 
499 
5,725 
8,880 
901 
6,243 
511 
5,005 
6,845 
Idaho 
1,307 
369,404 
1,262 
369,260 
369,480 
1,137 
376,986 
1,137 
376,986 
377,062 
Illinois 
1,370 
69,847 
495 
27,853 
71,946 
1,377 
69,584 
376 
29,663 
71,371 
Indiana 
1,376 
37,498 
547 
13,537 
37,747 
1,363 
34,821 
381 
13,467 
35,503 
Iowa 
962 
7,647 
331 
2,082 
7,724 
881 
9,080 
181 
2,815 
9,544 
Kansas 
441 
7,074 
213 
5,529 
7,118 
473 
8,842 
190 
6,121 
8,976 
Kentucky 
2,222 
7,196 
777 
2,621 
7,474 
2,123 
7,535 
631 
2,372 
7,776 
Louisiana 
661 
12,010 
244 
4,764 
12,185 
759 
18,767 
222 
8,565 
18,912 
Maine 
1,473 
72,409 
510 
13,324 
72,657 
968 
66,682 
272 
13,686 
66,783 
Maryland 
789 
28,131 
369 
12,625 
29,184 
931 
32,159 
392 
18,672 
33,447 
Massachusetts 
1,404 
17,260 
540 
4,794 
17,770 
1,001 
15,560 
380 
5,004 
15,764 
Michigan 
2,980 
156,209 
1,238 
91,665 
158,661 
2,878 
170,945 
1,110 
91,755 
174,685 
Minnesota 
2,623 
223,828 
416 
33,327 
227,641 
2,720 
241,996 
422 
35,287 
247,099 
Mississippi 
1,210 
28,703 
269 
2,735 
29,914 
1,156 
30,711 
175 
5,480 
31,088 
Missouri 
1,215 
20,028 
579 
12,799 
20,213 
1,335 
31,079 
495 
19,568 
32,837 
Montana 
325 
9,300 
325 
9,300 
9,322 
313 
1 1 ,899 
313 
1 1 ,899 
1 1 ,899 
Nebraska 
474 
25,931 
267 
24,098 
26,001 
340 
23,622 
182 
20,945 
23,646 
Nevada 
154 
12,006 
154 
12,006 
13,042 
50 
1 1 ,208 
50 
1 1 ,208 
11,217 
New Flampshire 
682 
3,789 
232 
1,053 
3,972 
427 
3,372 
146 
1,016 
3,408 
New Jersey 
1,127 
45,528 
555 
30,970 
50,396 
1,456 
50,641 
634 
37,171 
54,062 
New Mexico 
2,085 
27,370 
2,074 
27,357 
28,162 
1,743 
35,926 
1,694 
35,774 
36,933 
New York 
3,467 
132,610 
1,148 
28,472 
135,997 
3,192 
160,146 
966 
34,170 
160,596 
North Carolina 
3,283 
122,516 
1,047 
23,051 
124,936 
3,740 
117,032 
1,061 
23,396 
118,780 
North Dakota 
262 
88,741 
73 
25,344 
88,762 
224 
94,531 
60 
32,977 
94,543 
Ohio 
2,440 
34,386 
861 
15,646 
35,556 
2,873 
45,706 
711 
14,434 
47,014 
Oklahoma 
492 
10,090 
209 
5,831 
10,255 
834 
17,182 
276 
8,518 
18,013 
Oregon 
1,889 
145,813 
1,614 
120,117 
148,915 
1,519 
146,428 
1,280 
124,652 
149,665 
Pennsylvania 
3,968 
48,622 
1,684 
13,351 
49,397 
4,338 
54,796 
1,437 
15,602 
55,655 
Rhode Island 
243 
2,217 
91 
612 
2,397 
203 
2,380 
84 
843 
2,418 
South Carolina 
1,407 
25,373 
480 
17,242 
28,508 
1,520 
25,809 
444 
13,456 
28,275 
South Dakota 
179 
838 
85 
221 
864 
141 
1,760 
56 
795 
1,766 
Tennessee 
1,284 
29,325 
397 
7,520 
32,854 
1,543 
28,766 
487 
7,464 
34,013 
Texas 
2,296 
124,133 
1,076 
84,517 
130,326 
2,353 
122,205 
890 
74,538 
128,108 
Utah 
786 
5,999 
786 
5,999 
6,119 
583 
5,862 
583 
5,862 
5,920 
Vermont 
789 
3,699 
252 
1,176 
3,897 
494 
2,855 
126 
772 
2,927 
Virginia 
1 ,656 
21,072 
628 
10,114 
22,454 
1,616 
26,265 
499 
14,859 
27,887 
Washington 
2,836 
337,859 
2,278 
320,914 
351,639 
2,026 
332,477 
1,471 
302,496 
343,787 
West Virginia 
729 
2,190 
133 
551 
2,257 
726 
2,178 
145 
587 
2,210 
Wisconsin 
2,873 
284,074 
822 
164,177 
288,528 
3,319 
291,223 
715 
166,034 
297,238 
Wyoming 
53 
905 
53 
905 
906 
46 
949 
46 
949 
952 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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