Table 29. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Harvested for processing 
Harvested for fresh market 
harvested 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
VEGETABLES HARVESTED 
FOR SALE (SEE TEXT) 
United States Total 
United States 
72,045 
4,492,086 
13,072 
1 ,977,490 
65,814 
2,514,596 
69,172 
4,682,588 
States 
Alabama 
1,388 
16,522 
209 
4,287 
1,327 
12,235 
1,603 
18,868 
Alaska 
164 
1,059 
17 
16 
164 
1,043 
96 
1,184 
Arizona 
1,945 
130,345 
43 
8,886 
1,934 
121,459 
2,565 
137,574 
Arkansas 
625 
11,111 
98 
3,305 
581 
7,806 
804 
14,146 
California 
6,055 
1,175,249 
1,198 
375,739 
5,641 
799,510 
3,868 
1,169,786 
Colorado 
763 
83,266 
106 
4,114 
737 
79,152 
708 
97,251 
Connecticut 
935 
9,293 
102 
312 
921 
8,981 
735 
10,514 
Delaware 
222 
40,684 
84 
30,975 
163 
9,709 
233 
40,088 
Florida 
1,614 
251,011 
251 
40,887 
1,535 
210,124 
1,493 
265,835 
Georgia 
1,562 
99,492 
237 
9,987 
1,494 
89,505 
1,445 
128,720 
Hawaii 
960 
8,880 
_ 
_ 
960 
8,880 
901 
6,845 
Idaho 
1,307 
369,480 
533 
160,514 
983 
208,965 
1,137 
377,062 
Illinois 
1,370 
71,946 
458 
54,245 
1,054 
17,701 
1,377 
71,371 
Indiana 
1,376 
37,747 
209 
18,371 
1,282 
19,376 
1,363 
35,503 
Iowa 
962 
7,724 
22 
2,580 
945 
5,144 
881 
9,544 
Kansas 
441 
7,118 
76 
1,678 
428 
5,440 
473 
8,976 
Kentucky 
2,222 
7,474 
333 
375 
2,133 
7,099 
2,123 
7,776 
Louisiana 
661 
12,185 
108 
3,441 
626 
8,744 
759 
18,912 
Maine 
1,473 
72,657 
293 
37,915 
1,374 
34,741 
968 
66,783 
Maryland 
789 
29,184 
184 
16,296 
708 
12,888 
931 
33,447 
Massachusetts 
1,404 
17,770 
173 
947 
1,388 
16,823 
1,001 
15,764 
Michigan 
2,980 
158,661 
662 
96,926 
2,688 
61,735 
2,878 
174,685 
Minnesota 
2,623 
227,641 
1,256 
196,504 
1,418 
31,137 
2,720 
247,099 
Mississippi 
1,210 
29,914 
175 
6,714 
1,146 
23,200 
1,156 
31,088 
Missouri 
1,215 
20,213 
185 
10,333 
1,181 
9,880 
1,335 
32,837 
Montana 
325 
9,322 
36 
20 
314 
9,302 
313 
1 1 ,899 
Nebraska 
474 
26,001 
126 
12,423 
447 
13,578 
340 
23,646 
Nevada 
154 
13,042 
20 
(D) 
153 
(D) 
50 
11,217 
New Hampshire 
682 
3,972 
105 
153 
679 
3,819 
427 
3,408 
New Jersey 
1,127 
50,396 
59 
8,429 
1,103 
41,967 
1,456 
54,062 
New Mexico 
2,085 
28,162 
389 
11,960 
1,921 
16,201 
1,743 
36,933 
New York 
3,467 
135,997 
635 
57,854 
3,325 
78,143 
3,192 
160,596 
North Carolina 
3,283 
124,936 
540 
35,786 
3,113 
89,151 
3,740 
118,780 
North Dakota 
262 
88,762 
99 
61,110 
213 
27,652 
224 
94,543 
Ohio 
2,440 
35,556 
314 
8,496 
2,353 
27,061 
2,873 
47,014 
Oklahoma 
492 
10,255 
19 
6,169 
485 
4,087 
834 
18,013 
Oregon 
1,889 
148,915 
474 
104,837 
1,629 
44,078 
1,519 
149,665 
Pennsylvania 
3,968 
49,397 
597 
15,975 
3,815 
33,422 
4,338 
55,655 
Rhode Island 
243 
2,397 
35 
135 
242 
2,262 
203 
2,418 
South Carolina 
1,407 
28,508 
164 
4,911 
1,358 
23,597 
1,520 
28,275 
South Dakota 
179 
864 
26 
46 
174 
818 
141 
1,766 
Tennessee 
1,284 
32,854 
10 
(D) 
1,279 
(D) 
1,543 
34,013 
Texas 
2,296 
130,326 
127 
29,540 
2,232 
100,786 
2,353 
128,108 
Utah 
786 
6,119 
72 
1,411 
750 
4,708 
583 
5,920 
Vermont 
789 
3,897 
97 
136 
777 
3,761 
494 
2,927 
Virginia 
1,656 
22,454 
183 
4,037 
1,607 
18,417 
1,616 
27,887 
Washington 
2,836 
351,639 
734 
273,086 
2,399 
78,553 
2,026 
343,787 
West Virginia 
729 
2,257 
120 
117 
708 
2,140 
726 
2,210 
Wisconsin 
2,873 
288,528 
1,075 
240,403 
1,874 
48,126 
3,319 
297,238 
Wyoming 
ARTICHOKES, EXCLUDING 
JERUSALEM 
53 
906 
4 
1 
53 
905 
46 
952 
United States Total 
United States 
167 
7,339 
11 
21 
165 
7,318 
118 
9,687 
States 
Arizona 
2 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
2 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
California 
134 
7,296 
11 
21 
132 
7,275 
83 
9,612 
Hawaii 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Oregon 
10 
23 
- 
- 
10 
23 
13 
30 
Texas 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Washington 
ASPARAGUS, BEARING AGE 
13 
6 
13 
6 
15 
(D) 
United States Total 
United States 
2,691 
28,306 
224 
8,091 
2,580 
20,216 
2,605 
43,010 
States 
Alabama 
6 
1 
_ 
_ 
6 
1 
8 
2 
Alaska 
5 
1 
- 
- 
5 
1 
2 
(D) 
Arizona 
9 
7 
- 
- 
9 
7 
7 
1 
Arkansas 
8 
7 
- 
- 
8 
7 
18 
9 
California 
140 
10,587 
10 
1,877 
134 
8,710 
115 
20,211 
Colorado 
23 
24 
- 
- 
23 
24 
9 
23 
Connecticut 
25 
17 
7 
1 
18 
16 
38 
49 
Delaware 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
5 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
Florida 
4 
(Z) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
Georgia 
15 
5 
1 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
7 
9 
Hawaii 
24 
100 
_ 
_ 
24 
100 
17 
141 
Idaho 
12 
78 
2 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
17 
125 
--continued 
464 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
