Table B. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Farms 
number 
762 
1.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
833,861 
0.2 
Partnership 
farms 
46 
6.5 
Farms by size: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
247 
4.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
815 
2.6 
Family held 
farms 
45 
5.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
181 
3.1 
acres 
47,414 
1.7 
acres 
4,143 
3.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
11 
14.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
(L) 
acres 
267,844 
(L) 
acres 
1,673 
(L) 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
38 
5.6 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
46 
(L) 
acres 
3,044 
5.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
(L) 
acres 
4,920 
(L) 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
(L) 
Full owners 
farms 
546 
2.1 
acres 
5,483 
(L) 
acres 
178,328 
1.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
25 
10.0 
Part owners 
farms 
122 
2.7 
acres 
4,877 
10.3 
acres 
77,769 
1.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
(L) 
Tenants 
farms 
94 
3.0 
acres 
3,281 
(L) 
acres 
577,764 
(L) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
64 
3.0 
acres 
22,689 
2.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
37 
7.3 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
23,413 
6.7 
Male 
farms 
512 
1.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
(L) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
33,340 
(L) 
Female 
farms 
250 
3.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
(L) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
726,183 
(L) 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
412 
2.7 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
226 
4.1 
Other 
farms 
350 
3.4 
acres 
2,392 
0.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7 
27.1 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
59 
6.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
12 
(L) 
acres 
999 
(L) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
58,925 
0.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
28 
10.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
140 
2.3 
acres 
307,213 
(L) 
$1,000 
17 
7.9 
Asian 
farms 
4 
(L) 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
98 
7.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
166 
5.9 
Black or African American 
farms 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
95 
6.2 
acres 
- 
- 
$1,000 
341 
7.4 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
107 
5.7 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
726 
4.4 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
118 
4.8 
White 
farms 
725 
1.9 
$1,000 
1,584 
4.8 
acres 
526,053 
0.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
22 
8.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
5 
(L) 
1,000 
481 
8.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
37 
3.6 
$1,000 
1,180 
3.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
18 
12.9 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
785 
12.9 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
5 
26.8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
40 
(L) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
13 
26.3 
$1,000 
2,754 
(L) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
42 
12.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
44 
6.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
70 
5.7 
$1 ,000 
6,556 
5.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
153 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
22 
(L) 
65 years and over 
farms 
129 
3.5 
$1,000 
7,845 
(L) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
9 
(L) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
6,214 
(L) 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
12 
(L) 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
1 
(L) 
$1,000 
30,277 
(L) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
18 
21.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
39 
9.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
99 
7.9 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
134 
3.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
30 
13.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
59 
(L) 
$1,000 
14 
15.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
82 
4.3 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
224 
4.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
16 
8.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
69 
3.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
80 
10.3 
$1,000 
473 
3.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
145 
8.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
79 
8.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
281 
3.1 
$1,000 
1,280 
5.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
426 
2.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
48 
4.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
167 
(L) 
$1,000 
1,723 
4.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
82 
4.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
4.3 
$1,000 
19,990 
1.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
134 
2.3 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
10,667 
0.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
37 
8.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
98 
5.7 
1,000 
18 
8.4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
110 
4.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
28 
12.2 
1,000 
323 
6.3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
77 
8.3 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
15.0 
1,000 
568 
7.0 
number 
1,009 
8.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
99 
3.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
141 
6.8 
1,000 
1,519 
3.3 
number 
8,265 
4.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
34 
6.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
23 
17.5 
1,000 
1,150 
6.3 
number 
2,044 
60.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
4.7 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
51 
9.5 
1,000 
11,537 
1.0 
$1,000 
29,774 
0.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
614 
1.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
