Table 52. Years Involved in Certified Organic Agricultural Production: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Percent of farms by years involved in certified organic production 
Less than 
5 years 
5 to 
9 years 
10 or 
more years 
United States 
12,634 
21 
36 
43 
Alabama 
15 
40 
53 
7 
Alaska 
7 
29 
29 
43 
Arizona 
61 
11 
41 
48 
Arkansas 
26 
31 
35 
35 
California 
2,632 
18 
34 
48 
Colorado 
134 
23 
31 
46 
Connecticut 
78 
33 
31 
36 
Delaware 
6 
50 
- 
50 
Florida 
146 
25 
38 
37 
Georgia 
86 
38 
34 
28 
Flawaii 
121 
17 
33 
50 
Idaho 
151 
11 
41 
48 
Illinois 
215 
22 
35 
43 
Indiana 
251 
36 
48 
16 
Iowa 
593 
21 
30 
49 
Kansas 
77 
21 
26 
53 
Kentucky 
86 
42 
36 
22 
Louisiana 
14 
36 
36 
29 
Maine 
444 
22 
30 
48 
Maryland 
110 
15 
32 
53 
Massachusetts 
131 
17 
39 
44 
Michigan 
288 
23 
38 
40 
Minnesota 
475 
17 
29 
54 
Mississippi 
8 
38 
63 
- 
Missouri 
184 
32 
36 
33 
Montana 
138 
21 
32 
47 
Nebraska 
166 
19 
31 
49 
Nevada 
45 
16 
49 
36 
New Hampshire 
112 
30 
28 
42 
New Jersey 
60 
35 
17 
48 
New Mexico 
105 
20 
36 
44 
New York 
855 
29 
38 
34 
North Carolina 
200 
41 
32 
28 
North Dakota 
94 
7 
23 
69 
Ohio 
499 
22 
42 
36 
Oklahoma 
35 
20 
51 
29 
Oregon 
455 
15 
33 
52 
Pennsylvania 
653 
23 
45 
32 
Rhode Island 
23 
43 
22 
35 
South Carolina 
35 
26 
69 
6 
South Dakota 
78 
13 
27 
60 
Tennessee 
30 
57 
27 
17 
Texas 
178 
27 
42 
31 
Utah 
60 
17 
27 
57 
Vermont 
506 
18 
37 
44 
Virginia 
139 
34 
44 
22 
Washington 
643 
18 
37 
45 
West Virginia 
9 
22 
33 
44 
Wisconsin 
1,128 
19 
37 
44 
Wyoming 
49 
16 
39 
45 
420 2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
