Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arizona 
Apache 
Cochise 
Coconino 
Gila 
Graham 
Greenlee 
La Paz 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
1 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
37 
“ 
7 
“ 
“ 
2 
“ 
“ 
organic production 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
75 
- 
7 
3 
- 
4 
- 
1 
$1,000 
54,503 
- 
3 
43 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
46 
_ 
7 
_ 
_ 
2 
_ 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
43 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Item 
Maricopa 
Mohave 
Navajo 
Pima 
Pinal 
Santa Cruz 
Yavapai 
Yuma 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
10 
6 
- 
5 
7 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
farms 
6 
“ 
7 
“ 
“ 
8 
7 
“ 
organic production 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
13 
- 
7 
10 
6 
8 
9 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
4 
154 
(D) 
7 
540 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
_ 
7 
3 
4 
8 
6 
1 
$1,000 
- 
4 
10 
1 
7 
2 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
- 
- 
144 
(D) 
- 
538 
(D) 
Table 43. Selected Practices: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Received 
irrigation 
water from 
the U.S. 
Bureau of 
Reclamation 
(farms) 
Practiced 
alley 
cropping 
or 
silvopasture 
(farms) 
Harvested 
biomass 
for use 
in 
renewable 
energy 
(farms) 
Practiced 
rotational 
or 
management- 
intensive 
grazing 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
directly 
to 
retail 
outlets 
(farms) 
Produced 
and 
sold 
value-added 
commodities 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
through 
community 
supported 
agriculture 
(CSA) 
(farms) 
Raised 
or 
sold 
veal 
calves 
(farms) 
On-farm 
packing 
facility 
(farms) 
State Total 
Arizona 
894 
2 
62 
1,181 
429 
579 
112 
85 
180 
Counties 
Apache 
21 
- 
6 
187 
4 
53 
4 
21 
6 
Cochise 
6 
- 
9 
158 
60 
39 
12 
10 
15 
Coconino 
8 
- 
3 
116 
14 
27 
4 
14 
12 
Gila 
2 
- 
- 
24 
4 
12 
4 
1 
5 
Graham 
47 
- 
2 
56 
8 
31 
1 
3 
4 
Greenlee 
4 
- 
- 
46 
10 
11 
2 
1 
- 
La Paz 
46 
- 
- 
2 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Maricopa 
256 
- 
23 
94 
102 
84 
21 
2 
55 
Mohave 
17 
- 
- 
46 
8 
21 
- 
- 
7 
Navajo 
17 
- 
1 
112 
18 
52 
15 
18 
5 
Pima 
22 
_ 
10 
66 
73 
63 
10 
2 
22 
Pinal 
205 
- 
1 
52 
35 
58 
11 
2 
13 
Santa Cruz 
- 
2 
2 
55 
11 
30 
1 
1 
3 
Yavapai 
10 
- 
5 
164 
64 
95 
26 
4 
23 
Yuma 
233 
- 
- 
3 
12 
2 
1 
6 
10 
308 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
