Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
12,771 
10 
6 
42 
23 
2,831 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
3,754 
34 
17 
37 
12 
590 
organic production 
farms 
3,240 
17 
3 
9 
10 
465 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
14,326 
27 
20 
75 
32 
3,008 
$1,000 
3,120,717 
(D) 
(D) 
54,503 
789 
1,355,207 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
4,289 
22 
14 
46 
17 
817 
$1,000 
8,044 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
1,680 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
10,037 
5 
6 
29 
15 
2,191 
$1,000 
3,112,674 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
756 
1,353,527 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Flawaii 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
162 
55 
13 
171 
51 
129 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
49 
58 
4 
72 
70 
97 
organic production 
farms 
54 
21 
9 
57 
50 
36 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
176 
104 
16 
210 
90 
184 
$1,000 
68,188 
1,984 
207 
83,373 
5,725 
6,362 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
57 
77 
6 
88 
53 
103 
$1,000 
90 
179 
7 
173 
99 
167 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
119 
27 
10 
122 
37 
81 
$1,000 
68,098 
1,806 
200 
83,200 
5,626 
6,196 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
179 
179 
271 
536 
83 
70 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
50 
65 
53 
53 
27 
42 
organic production 
farms 
40 
67 
141 
149 
33 
49 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
211 
220 
283 
512 
97 
86 
$1,000 
55,991 
26,182 
35,695 
57,545 
20,354 
4,059 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
64 
61 
60 
67 
27 
44 
$1,000 
86 
114 
131 
131 
28 
63 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
147 
159 
223 
445 
70 
42 
$1,000 
55,905 
26,068 
35,564 
57,414 
20,326 
3,997 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
15 
457 
81 
131 
365 
523 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
16 
154 
20 
100 
134 
76 
organic production 
farms 
14 
65 
19 
48 
141 
139 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
554 
91 
198 
421 
519 
$1,000 
2,445 
36,401 
1 1 ,798 
26,238 
53,503 
67,325 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
13 
212 
33 
103 
118 
86 
$1,000 
16 
367 
61 
181 
235 
136 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
14 
342 
58 
95 
303 
433 
$1,000 
2,430 
36,034 
1 1 ,737 
26,057 
53,268 
67,188 
--continued 
556 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
