Table B. Land Used for Organic Production: 2012 Census of Agriculture and 2014 Organic Survey 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
2012 
Census of 
Agriculture 
certified 
organic farms 
(farms) 
2014 Organic Survey 
Certified organic farms 
Exempt organic farms 
Transitional organic land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
United States 
12,771 
12,634 
3,642,933 
1,459 
27,627 
688 
50,688 
Alabama 
10 
15 
1,300 
13 
245 
6 
(D) 
Alaska 
6 
7 
282 
10 
94 
1 
(D) 
Arizona 
42 
61 
17,810 
- 
- 
- 
Arkansas 
23 
26 
300 
8 
511 
2 
(D) 
California 
2,831 
2,632 
685,848 
173 
1,320 
57 
2,596 
Colorado 
162 
134 
114,750 
23 
366 
13 
680 
Connecticut 
55 
78 
2,243 
44 
338 
8 
26 
Delaware 
13 
6 
207 
4 
49 
1 
(D) 
Florida 
171 
146 
19,245 
20 
119 
21 
135 
Georgia 
51 
86 
8,232 
31 
752 
19 
374 
Flawaii 
129 
121 
3,373 
45 
132 
7 
17 
Idaho 
179 
151 
125,011 
10 
130 
3 
120 
Illinois 
179 
215 
40,481 
34 
573 
12 
304 
Indiana 
271 
251 
25,369 
31 
929 
30 
3,062 
Iowa 
536 
593 
97,186 
19 
262 
29 
1,413 
Kansas 
83 
77 
42,057 
6 
62 
11 
543 
Kentucky 
70 
86 
6,997 
21 
190 
4 
140 
Louisiana 
15 
14 
4,004 
9 
299 
2 
(D) 
Maine 
457 
444 
55,988 
73 
2,455 
23 
427 
Maryland 
81 
110 
13,978 
10 
33 
6 
157 
Massachusetts 
131 
131 
6,922 
48 
1,120 
3 
18 
Michigan 
365 
288 
57,495 
44 
590 
14 
464 
Minnesota 
523 
475 
131,239 
37 
1,794 
26 
2,523 
Mississippi 
7 
8 
2,802 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Missouri 
160 
184 
48,630 
32 
791 
19 
649 
Montana 
146 
138 
317,878 
9 
47 
10 
1,398 
Nebraska 
159 
166 
110,145 
4 
400 
9 
4,303 
Nevada 
63 
45 
7,057 
4 
7 
7 
1,687 
New Hampshire 
120 
112 
7,303 
38 
737 
7 
60 
New Jersey 
43 
60 
2,339 
27 
322 
5 
309 
New Mexico 
122 
105 
34,412 
11 
19 
14 
(D) 
New York 
824 
855 
210,871 
62 
1,830 
15 
664 
North Carolina 
148 
200 
21 ,595 
64 
597 
25 
803 
North Dakota 
130 
94 
134,632 
- 
- 
11 
1,234 
Ohio 
506 
499 
73,384 
42 
1,007 
26 
782 
Oklahoma 
36 
35 
10,393 
10 
595 
5 
51 
Oregon 
434 
455 
203,555 
70 
611 
35 
1,185 
Pennsylvania 
581 
653 
96,958 
26 
659 
19 
471 
Rhode Island 
28 
23 
64 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
32 
35 
2,460 
12 
229 
17 
424 
South Dakota 
94 
78 
78,318 
2 
(D) 
3 
36 
Tennessee 
36 
30 
3,182 
24 
485 
10 
186 
Texas 
188 
178 
125,373 
56 
1,266 
52 
4,005 
Utah 
46 
60 
120,437 
- 
- 
4 
4 
Vermont 
513 
506 
112,819 
36 
2,132 
- 
- 
Virginia 
104 
139 
28,094 
28 
318 
14 
709 
Washington 
674 
643 
73,441 
73 
400 
18 
268 
West Virginia 
5 
9 
1,916 
15 
204 
14 
732 
Wisconsin 
1,137 
1,128 
226,056 
100 
2,549 
49 
2,391 
Wyoming 
52 
49 
128,502 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture Appendix A A - 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
