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 
45,071 
6.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
3.2 
Partnership 
farms 
3,344 
2.8 
Farms by size: 
acres 
4,299,853 
14.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,918 
21.7 
Corporation: 
acres 
9,706 
20.5 
Family held 
farms 
1,643 
15.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
11,947 
8.6 
acres 
1,047,260 
10.8 
acres 
334,595 
8.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
199 
16.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,827 
15.6 
acres 
117,641 
3.9 
acres 
221,708 
15.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,986 
22.9 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
534 
7.2 
acres 
408,684 
23.2 
acres 
191,273 
8.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,737 
19.1 
acres 
548,445 
19.0 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,081 
14.7 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
6.9 
acres 
483,179 
14.6 
acres 
4,845,956 
4.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,343 
13.3 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,259 
5.2 
acres 
462,715 
13.2 
acres 
6,352,486 
3.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,654 
6.6 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
21.0 
acres 
393,781 
6.5 
acres 
2,612,344 
3.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,725 
24.1 
acres 
1,661,683 
26.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,598 
68.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,769,199 
68.4 
Male 
farms 
39,586 
6.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,760 
11.2 
acres 
13,019,241 
3.1 
acres 
2,471,096 
17.4 
Female 
farms 
5,485 
9.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,495 
25.9 
acres 
791,545 
8.5 
acres 
5,045,995 
17.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
21,315 
5.0 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
4,896 
35.0 
Other 
farms 
23,756 
7.6 
acres 
4,795,969 
1.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
287 
8.4 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
7,933 
20.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
509 
20.3 
acres 
96,097 
26.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
6.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
507 
20.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1 1 ,432 
11.0 
acres 
75,121 
34.0 
$1,000 
1,430 
14.1 
Asian 
farms 
354 
16.5 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,836 
7.7 
acres 
26,927 
17.8 
$1,000 
6,449 
7.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,064 
16.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,497 
21.2 
acres 
149,530 
8.8 
$1,000 
16,417 
21.0 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,455 
21.1 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
39,139 
21.7 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,274 
31.7 
White 
farms 
42,866 
6.0 
$1,000 
74,731 
30.6 
acres 
13,450,985 
3.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,514 
21.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
280 
17.9 
1,000 
33,409 
21.4 
acres 
108,223 
16.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,610 
18.9 
$1,000 
81,580 
19.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
919 
38.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
40,568 
38.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
101 
12.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,028 
6.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
936 
8.7 
$1,000 
142,360 
6.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,859 
7.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,310 
9.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,511 
4.2 
$1,000 
212,029 
11.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,499 
11.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,076 
(H) 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,409 
4.6 
$1,000 
404,295 
(H) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,548 
1.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,147,311 
3.5 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,572 
38.6 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
91 
16.6 
$1,000 
7,576,039 
25.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,465 
13.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,099 
11.9 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,275 
7.3 
Farms with gains of ^ - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,935 
6.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,732 
8.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,891 
6.7 
$1,000 
817 
9.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,318 
15.6 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
1 1 ,770 
16.4 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
1,094 
12.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,595 
20.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,636 
9.7 
$1,000 
18,678 
20.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
8,442 
8.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,046 
15.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
15,866 
6.1 
$1,000 
48,599 
15.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
18,692 
5.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,667 
11.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,776 
5.5 
$1,000 
58,639 
11.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,234 
5.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,250 
25.5 
$1,000 
2,920,405 
8.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,866 
7.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,615,774 
4.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,189 
9.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
23,385 
7.3 
1,000 
1,084 
11.0 
number 
813,250 
13.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,804 
8.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
100 
6.7 
1,000 
22,351 
8.8 
number 
8,972 
3.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,850 
8.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
10.8 
1,000 
42,185 
8.4 
number 
109,316 
4.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,992 
7.6 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,549 
10.3 
1,000 
93,773 
7.4 
number 
12,545,952 
17.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,204 
18.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,109 
28.7 
1,000 
74,896 
19.1 
number 
975,950,973 
1.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,424 
14.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
127 
11.6 
1,000 
280,177 
4.9 
$1,000 
67,453 
1.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
39,351 
6.5 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
40.6 
acres 
8,154,759 
6.3 
acres 
695,003 
1.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
