Table B. Reliability Estimates of U.S. 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 
2,109,303 
1.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
0.9 
Partnership 
farms 
137,987 
1.3 
Farms by size: 
acres 
156,076,785 
0.9 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
223,634 
6.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
996,831 
5.8 
Family held 
farms 
95,142 
1.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
589,549 
2.2 
acres 
118,795,904 
0.7 
acres 
15,107,127 
2.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
1 1 ,574 
2.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
153,698 
1.3 
acres 
12,476,988 
1.9 
acres 
8,919,687 
1.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
184,942 
1.3 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
35,654 
2.0 
acres 
15,204,112 
1.3 
acres 
64,744,294 
1.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
166,381 
1.0 
acres 
19,290,934 
1.0 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
129,026 
1.0 
Full owners 
farms 
1,428,351 
1.8 
acres 
20,307,571 
1.0 
acres 
336,233,189 
1.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
84,317 
2.0 
Part owners 
farms 
533,070 
1.0 
acres 
16,661,826 
2.0 
acres 
491,292,824 
0.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
63,636 
2.6 
Tenants 
farms 
147,882 
2.8 
acres 
15,134,564 
2.6 
acres 
87,001 ,644 
1.7 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
198,085 
2.6 
acres 
70,623,350 
2.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
142,555 
1.8 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
99,017,193 
1.6 
Male 
farms 
1 ,821 ,039 
1.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91,273 
1.3 
acres 
851,854,841 
0.9 
acres 
125,084,593 
1.3 
Female 
farms 
288,264 
3.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
82,207 
1.5 
acres 
62,672,816 
2.1 
acres 
508,179,869 
1.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
1 ,007,904 
1.2 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
261,281 
2.3 
Other 
farms 
1,101,399 
1.9 
acres 
52,092,384 
1.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
60,330 
3.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
3,729,847 
3.6 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
67,000 
8.2 
acres 
21,018,041 
11.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
2.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
37,851 
8.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
602,119 
3.0 
acres 
50,859,898 
1.8 
$1,000 
71,054 
4.5 
Asian 
farms 
13,669 
18.4 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
186,191 
2.4 
acres 
1 ,453,328 
14.3 
$1,000 
309,382 
2.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
33,371 
11.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
191,422 
1.9 
acres 
3,645,289 
6.5 
$1,000 
687,586 
1.9 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
214,245 
1.7 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
1,468 
20.3 
$1,000 
1,521,953 
1.6 
acres 
289,640 
12.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
188,459 
1.8 
White 
farms 
2,012,652 
1.5 
$1,000 
2,657,519 
1.7 
acres 
854,850,891 
0.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
56,495 
1.5 
More than one race reported 
farms 
10,292 
9.3 
1,000 
1,250,401 
1.5 
acres 
3,428,611 
4.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
106,087 
2.3 
$1,000 
3,339,063 
2.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
46,786 
2.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
2,078,716 
2.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
6,018 
8.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
129,366 
4.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
49,376 
5.0 
$1,000 
9,250,546 
4.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
82,877 
4.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
138,883 
6.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
182,301 
1.8 
$1,000 
22,822,425 
5.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
277,163 
1.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
94,072 
4.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
410,169 
0.7 
$1,000 
33,964,264 
3.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
75,953 
6.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
54,685,873 
7.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
79,225 
3.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4,696 
10.2 
$1,000 
262,005,697 
4.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
59,743 
8.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
131,229 
5.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
283,735 
2.5 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
330,889 
1.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
79,271 
1.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
291,107 
1.1 
$1,000 
37,769 
1.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
183,471 
1.4 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
501,874 
1.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
47,337 
3.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
114,605 
1.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
210,117 
5.0 
$1,000 
830,942 
1.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
371,153 
3.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
159,498 
1.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
739,512 
2.0 
$1,000 
2,610,444 
1.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
896,181 
1.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
113,922 
1.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
600,945 
1.0 
$1,000 
4,078,674 
1.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
314,829 
0.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
321,678 
2.8 
$1,000 
110,648,175 
2.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
913,246 
1.5 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
89,994,614 
1.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
97,294 
1.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
727,906 
1.4 
1,000 
48,948 
1.8 
number 
28,956,553 
3.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
345,438 
2.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
64,098 
6.6 
1,000 
990,392 
2.3 
number 
9,252,272 
1.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
249,577 
2.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
63,246 
4.4 
1,000 
1,802,627 
2.6 
number 
66,026,785 
3.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
259,724 
2.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
198,272 
4.1 
1,000 
4,064,395 
2.5 
number 
350,715,978 
4.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
101,271 
2.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
32,935 
3.4 
1,000 
3,503,547 
2.1 
number 
8,463,194,794 
2.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
83,554 
2.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
5,533 
7.1 
1,000 
16,016,889 
1.4 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
7.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
1 ,828,946 
1.6 
Corn for grain 
farms 
348,530 
0.9 
acres 
562,433,686 
1.0 
acres 
87,413,045 
0.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
