USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service - 2012 Census of Agriculture - List of Reports and Publications

Census of Agriculture

2012 Publications

Full Report
Online Resources
Subject Series
Special Studies
Rankings and Profiles
Custom Census Products

2012 Census Full Report
Report	Release Date
U.S. Summary and State Data A comprehensive summary of agricultural activity for the United States and for each state. Includes number of farms by size and type, inventory and values for crops and livestock, operator characteristics, and much more. U.S. by Table \| States by Table You can also download the report as a single text or pdf file. TXT\| PDF To learn how we conducted the Census or to view the Census report form, use these links. Appendix A - Census of Agriculture Methodology Appendix B - General Explanation and Report Form	May 2, 2014
State and County Data A comprehensive summary of agricultural activity for each state and its counties, or county equivalent. State-level Data \| County-level Data	May 2, 2014
Puerto Rico - PDF \| by Table \| Municipios	Jun 27, 2014

Online Resources
Category	Release Date
Quick Stats 2.0 Query the 2012 Census of Agriculture database to retrieve customized tables with Census data at the national, state, and county levels.	May 2, 2014
Desktop Data Query Tool 2.0 Access 2012 Census data with this downloadable desktop application. Query by Census table or browse additional cross-tabulation tables not available in Quick Stats. All data queries are downloadable as .csv files for use in spreadsheets.	May 2, 2014
Agricultural Atlas View profiles of the nation’s agriculture at the county-level in a series of multicolor pattern and dot maps.	May 2, 2014
Ag Census Web Maps Use this online application to access key Census data through a collection of interactive maps.	Sep 26, 2014 (Initial Release)
Ag Census Highlights A series of topical fact sheets about the characteristics, conditions and trends among U.S. farms and farmers.	May 2, 2014 (and on)

Subject Series
Report	Release Date
History of the 2012 Census of Agriculture - PDF A detailed report describing the planning and execution of the 2012 Census of Agriculture.	Mar 15, 2017
American Indian Reservations - TXT \| PDF \| CSV Agricultural and demographic reservation-level data for all farms on American Indian reservations.	Aug 29, 2014
Watersheds - TXT \| PDF \| CSV Selected Census statistics for the 6-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (watershed) boundaries.	Nov 24, 2014
Typology Selected Census statistics by typology categories that group farms with similar characteristics.	Jan 29, 2015
Special Organics Tabulation - TXT \| PDF Selected Census statistics of operator and farm characteristics by all farms and farms with organic sales.	Sep 30, 2014
Specialty Crops - TXT \| PDF National and state data on number of farms, land in farms, irrigated acreage, value of sales, and operator characteristics for specialty crops as defined in the 2008 Farm Bill.	Feb 13, 2015
Specialty Crops for Outlying Areas: Puerto Rico - TXT \| PDF Data on number of farms, acres harvested, and value of sales for specialty crops in Puerto Rico.	Feb 13, 2015
Years on Present Farm of Principal Operator Selected census statistics of farms by the number of years the principal operator operated any part of the operation.	Feb 25, 2015

Special Studies
Report	Release Date
2013 Census of Aquaculture Data about the U.S. aquaculture sector at the national and state levels.	Sep 29, 2014
2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Data on irrigation and water use across the agricultural industry at national, state, and water resources area levels.	Nov 13, 2014
2014 Census of Horticulture Specialties Data at national and state levels on number and kinds of horticultural specialty operations, value of sales, and types of products.	Dec 14, 2015
2014 Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) A comprehensive picture of farm land ownership and farm economics, including: operating expenses, demographic information on land owners, capital expenses, farm debt and assets, labor needs, and household characteristics.	Aug 31, 2015
2014 Organic Survey Acreage, production, sales, price, expenses, and other data for various organic crop and livestock commodities at national, state, and commodity levels.	Sep 17, 2015
2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey Data on the production and marketing of locally and regionally produced agricultural food products from farmers.	Dec 20, 2016

Rankings and Profiles
Report	Release Date
State and County Profiles	May 29, 2014
Race, Ethnicity and Gender Profiles	Aug 29, 2014
Ranking: Market Value Ag Products	May 2, 2014
2012 Congressional District Profiles	Jul 28, 2014
2012 Congressional District Rankings	Jan 22, 2015

Custom Census Products
Report	Release Date
2015 State Specific Organic Survey Publications State specific data on certified organic crops, certified organic livestock, and marketing practices on certified organic farms.	April 28, 2017
Land Use Practices Land use practices data at the national, state and county level.	Jul 28, 2016
2014 State Specific Organic Survey Publications State specific data on certified organic farms, acreage, production and sales.	May 10, 2016
2014 State Specific Horticultural Specialties Publications State specific data on production and sales data for floriculture, nursery, and other horticultural specialty crops.	Aug 31, 2016

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