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U.S. Cotton Planted Acres
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(Thousands)
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| Crop Year |
Upland
|
ELS
|
Total
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| 1970 |
11,869
|
76
|
11,945
|
|
1971
|
12,253
|
102
|
12,355
|
|
1972
|
13,903
|
98
|
14,001
|
|
1973
|
12,395
|
85
|
12,480
|
|
1974
|
13,596
|
84
|
13,679
|
|
1975
|
9,408
|
69
|
9,478
|
|
1976
|
11,590
|
46
|
11,636
|
|
1977
|
13,604
|
75
|
13,680
|
|
1978
|
13,298
|
78
|
13,375
|
|
1979
|
13,887
|
91
|
13,978
|
|
1980
|
14,461
|
73
|
14,534
|
|
1981
|
14,272
|
59
|
14,330
|
|
1982
|
11,275
|
71
|
11,345
|
|
1983
|
7,863
|
63
|
7,926
|
|
1984
|
11,065
|
80
|
11,145
|
|
1985
|
10,601
|
84
|
10,685
|
|
1986
|
9,933
|
112
|
10,045
|
|
1987
|
10,259
|
138
|
10,397
|
|
1988
|
12,325
|
190
|
12,515
|
|
1989
|
10,210
|
377
|
10,587
|
|
1990
|
12,117
|
231
|
12,348
|
|
1991
|
13,802
|
250
|
14,052
|
|
1992
|
12,977
|
263
|
13,240
|
|
1993
|
13,248
|
190
|
13,438
|
|
1994
|
13,552
|
169
|
13,720
|
|
1995
|
16,717
|
215
|
16,931
|
|
1996
|
14,395
|
258
|
14,653
|
|
1997
|
13,648
|
250
|
13,898
|
|
1998
|
13,064
|
328
|
13,393
|
|
1999
|
14,584
|
290
|
14,874
|
|
2000
|
15,347
|
170
|
15,517
|
|
2001
|
15,499
|
270
|
15,769
|
|
2002
|
13,714
|
244
|
13,958
|
|
2003
|
13,301
|
179
|
13,480
|
|
2004
|
13,409
|
250
|
13,659
|
|
2005
|
13,975
|
270
|
14,245
|
|
2006
|
14,948
|
326
|
15,274
|
|
2007
|
10,535
|
292
|
10,827
|
|
2008
|
9,297
|
174
|
9,471
|
| 2009 |
9,008
|
141
|
9,150
|
| 2010 |
10,770
|
204
|
10,974
|
| 2011 |
14,428
|
307
|
14,735
|
| 2012 |
12,076
|
238
|
12,314
|
| 2013 |
10,206
|
201
|
10,407
|
| 2014 |
10,845
|
192
|
11,037
|
| 2015 |
8,422 |
159 |
8,581 |
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Source: USDA-NASS.
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