Released May 7, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

Cotton Planted - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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      State      :  May 6,   : April 29, :  May 6,   : 2007-2011 
                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
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Alabama .........:    23          25          50          30     
Arizona .........:    71          65          75          69     
Arkansas ........:    10          50          77          31     
California ......:    84          55          85          91     
Georgia .........:    19          23          27          18     
Kansas ..........:     4           4          10           1     
Louisiana .......:    74          50          84          63     
Mississippi .....:    16          39          68          31     
Missouri ........:     1          33          49          28     
North Carolina ..:    36           9          31          33     
Oklahoma ........:    10           3          12           7     
South Carolina ..:    29          14          27          21     
Tennessee .......:     2           6          29          10     
Texas ...........:    22          25          27          25     
Virginia ........:    38           7          27          33     
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15 States .......:    24          26          36          28     
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