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From Associated Press
Percentage of farms run by women:
1. New Hampshire, 17.60%
2. Alaska, 17.34%
3. Hawaii, 16.85%
4. Massachusetts, 16.61%
5. Rhode Island, 15.65%
6. Florida, 15.47%
7. Connecticut, 15.00%
8. New Jersey, 14.90%
9. Nevada, 14.35%
10. Oregon, 14.11
11. Maine, 14.10%
12. Arizona, 14.08%
13. California, 13.58%
14. Vermont, 13.42%
15. Washington, 12.14%
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1997 survey
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