As of 2005 (the last Census of Aquaculture conducted by the USDA), 156 farms in the United States cultured tilapia, reporting total sales of $31.3 million. Most of this production reaches the market as a live product destined for Asian and Hispanic consumers. While the largest number of tilapia farms were located in Hawaii (19 farms) and Florida (18 farms), California (15 farms) ranked first in sales (over $8.1 million). Idaho ranked second, reporting over $1.5 million in sales from seven farms. However, data from some states with very high production but very few operations were not available due to reporting concerns related to confidentiality (NASS 2006)