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 
43,223 
4.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
3.1 
Partnership 
farms 
2,107 
4.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,415,100 
7.9 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,919 
9.8 
Corporation: 
acres 
14,379 
9.4 
Family held 
farms 
1,177 
4.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,267 
4.7 
acres 
690,184 
4.3 
acres 
362,197 
4.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
139 
8.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,235 
3.7 
acres 
52,105 
15.1 
acres 
246,346 
3.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,605 
3.5 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
383 
6.2 
acres 
377,435 
3.5 
acres 
202,812 
10.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,342 
3.6 
acres 
500,043 
3.6 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,897 
3.8 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
4.2 
acres 
453,309 
4.0 
acres 
4,756,004 
3.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,041 
3.6 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
3.4 
acres 
402,155 
3.6 
acres 
3,670,234 
3.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,382 
3.2 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
6.4 
acres 
329,632 
3.2 
acres 
476,416 
3.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,815 
3.4 
acres 
1,335,536 
3.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,230 
10.5 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,523,958 
11.7 
Male 
farms 
37,809 
3.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
911 
5.4 
acres 
8,109,804 
3.0 
acres 
1,217,464 
5.2 
Female 
farms 
5,414 
5.8 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
579 
14.2 
acres 
792,850 
5.3 
acres 
2,140,200 
12.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
19,114 
3.3 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,584 
7.7 
Other 
farms 
24,109 
4.7 
acres 
109,717 
13.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
199 
9.2 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
3,291 
11.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
332 
32.5 
acres 
57,843 
17.6 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
8.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
488 
12.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,007 
6.3 
acres 
73,415 
10.3 
$1,000 
1,611 
8.3 
Asian 
farms 
67 
27.7 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,246 
3.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
7,132 
3.8 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,779 
6.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,782 
3.5 
acres 
296,432 
6.5 
$1,000 
17,105 
3.5 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,591 
4.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
2 
94.9 
$1,000 
39,907 
4.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,380 
12.8 
White 
farms 
39,586 
3.9 
$1,000 
61,332 
12.9 
acres 
8,473,499 
3.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,193 
3.5 
More than one race reported 
farms 
301 
12.6 
1,000 
26,348 
3.5 
acres 
54,480 
22.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,943 
6.8 
$1,000 
60,449 
6.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
719 
12.3 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
31,950 
12.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
94 
13.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,510 
3.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
592 
9.5 
$1,000 
105,945 
3.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,429 
6.2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
947 
4.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,863 
6.2 
$1 ,000 
153,426 
3.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,027 
3.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
689 
(H) 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,109 
2.8 
$1,000 
255,456 
(H) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,754 
95.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,314,135 
97.0 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,462 
24.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
137 
12.8 
$1,000 
3,496,379 
38.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,222 
10.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,860 
8.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,820 
4.9 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,352 
4.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,267 
3.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,718 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,074 
3.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,584 
3.3 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
12,407 
3.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
960 
7.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,416 
3.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,619 
8.4 
$1,000 
17,428 
3.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
7,225 
6.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,721 
3.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
13,551 
4.4 
$1,000 
43,741 
3.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
17,790 
3.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,356 
6.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,520 
3.3 
$1,000 
47,631 
6.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,604 
5.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,144 
10.0 
$1,000 
1,331,314 
14.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,149 
3.6 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,236,467 
2.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,508 
4.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,685 
6.0 
1,000 
1,262 
6.0 
number 
722,787 
26.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,607 
5.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
219 
41.3 
1,000 
24,393 
5.0 
number 
9,116 
7.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,660 
5.2 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
689 
13.7 
1,000 
40,743 
5.2 
number 
142,555 
22.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,681 
4.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,469 
12.2 
1,000 
88,223 
4.6 
number 
9,435,605 
3.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,129 
3.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,356 
26.1 
1,000 
74,179 
3.7 
number 
1,001,776,907 
2.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,150 
5.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
279 
21.7 
1,000 
158,366 
14.5 
$1,000 
117,920 
52.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
39,417 
4.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,983 
6.3 
acres 
6,542,453 
3.2 
acres 
285,328 
2.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
