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 
5,977 
19.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
13.4 
Partnership 
farms 
612 
35.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
69,996 
40.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,768 
29.5 
Corporation: 
acres 
7,846 
32.0 
Family held 
farms 
439 
18.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,403 
18.6 
acres 
73,621 
4.4 
acres 
56,580 
18.4 
Other than family held 
farms 
84 
17.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
460 
10.9 
acres 
10,833 
7.4 
acres 
26,206 
11.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
389 
10.6 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
179 
21.3 
acres 
31,929 
10.5 
acres 
23,578 
14.4 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
279 
8.9 
acres 
32,214 
9.0 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
189 
13.4 
Full owners 
farms 
4,589 
20.8 
acres 
29,474 
13.3 
acres 
210,592 
20.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
142 
(H) 
Part owners 
farms 
980 
15.4 
acres 
27,784 
95.1 
acres 
167,877 
6.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
60 
14.3 
Tenants 
farms 
408 
13.8 
acres 
14,152 
14.3 
acres 
58,070 
34.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
13.4 
acres 
60,753 
13.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
67 
15.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
44,545 
15.8 
Male 
farms 
4,472 
17.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
29 
3.6 
acres 
362,266 
10.1 
acres 
39,486 
3.9 
Female 
farms 
1,505 
26.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
14 
20.3 
acres 
74,273 
36.9 
acres 
65,570 
30.5 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
2,766 
16.1 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,002 
18.0 
Other 
farms 
3,211 
22.1 
acres 
9,149 
5.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
17 
36.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
123 
26.6 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
81 
(H) 
acres 
4,362 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
550,620 
5.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
21 
(H) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,903 
29.2 
acres 
559 
(H) 
$1,000 
304 
41.7 
Asian 
farms 
13 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
749 
18.3 
acres 
1,184 
(H) 
$1,000 
1,215 
18.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
7 
73.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
820 
14.8 
acres 
118 
(H) 
$1,000 
2,855 
15.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
709 
23.2 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,949 
21.2 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
581 
12.4 
White 
farms 
5,902 
18.1 
$1,000 
8,043 
12.3 
acres 
433,228 
13.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
162 
10.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
34 
29.2 
1,000 
3,578 
10.8 
acres 
1,450 
23.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
264 
12.9 
$1,000 
8,348 
13.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
88 
(H) 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
3,840 
(H) 
Under 25 years 
farms 
16 
(H) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
243 
14.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
113 
33.0 
$1,000 
17,310 
13.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
184 
22.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
194 
7.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
588 
18.0 
$1,000 
29,875 
7.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
779 
11.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
103 
6.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,086 
9.8 
$1,000 
36,263 
5.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
69 
5.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
47,360 
5.4 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
92 
3.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
39 
24.0 
$1,000 
386,678 
5.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
113 
59.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
247 
48.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
882 
29.5 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,124 
15.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
210 
76.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
806 
13.1 
$1,000 
103 
(H) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
476 
11.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
1,263 
11.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
220 
67.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
239 
10.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
565 
27.5 
$1,000 
1,722 
10.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
851 
30.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
378 
11.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,409 
29.7 
$1,000 
6,041 
11.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,960 
14.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
245 
9.4 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,768 
12.0 
$1,000 
8,853 
9.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
816 
9.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
380 
7.7 
$1,000 
133,182 
6.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,452 
33.5 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
48,278 
9.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
250 
22.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,003 
37.4 
1,000 
124 
21.0 
number 
8,080 
29.8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
857 
20.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
242 
20.9 
1,000 
2,514 
22.3 
number 
17,740 
5.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
899 
31.4 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
318 
41.3 
1,000 
6,734 
30.7 
number 
4,737 
28.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,234 
23.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,062 
34.4 
1,000 
19,565 
23.7 
number 
(□) 
(□) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
356 
14.9 
Broilers sold 
farms 
193 
33.6 
1,000 
12,187 
14.9 
number 
265,099 
9.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
453 
13.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
44 
34.7 
1,000 
84,471 
8.2 
$1,000 
19,665 
25.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
4,663 
18.0 
Corn for grain 
farms 
92 
29.4 
acres 
258,511 
11.2 
acres 
6,548 
14.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
