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 
20,005 
24.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
9.0 
Partnership 
farms 
1,345 
28.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,324,012 
56.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11,911 
24.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
34,077 
25.6 
Family held 
farms 
893 
28.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,082 
22.5 
acres 
1,558,186 
18.5 
acres 
82,190 
23.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
152 
32.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
398 
98.7 
acres 
113,606 
22.4 
acres 
22,582 
99.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
354 
(H) 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
368 
50.4 
acres 
28,652 
(H) 
acres 
20,192,553 
2.4 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
391 
77.4 
acres 
43,666 
75.9 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
374 
71.1 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
33.2 
acres 
58,885 
71.0 
acres 
22,798,557 
4.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
200 
75.1 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
25.4 
acres 
40,302 
74.5 
acres 
1 ,726,962 
61.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
142 
51.7 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
18.5 
acres 
34,111 
50.8 
acres 
1 ,723,676 
21.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
540 
29.2 
acres 
192,244 
28.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
513 
33.5 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
354,490 
33.2 
Male 
farms 
12,170 
27.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
429 
25.7 
acres 
23,439,294 
8.9 
acres 
587,800 
26.8 
Female 
farms 
7,835 
21.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
671 
38.3 
acres 
2,809,901 
10.9 
acres 
24,770,196 
8.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
13,219 
21.1 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
4,830 
65.5 
Other 
farms 
6,786 
31.2 
acres 
854,515 
32.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,308 
45.2 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
26,098 
42.5 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
716 
(H) 
acres 
477,005 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
11.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
11,190 
19.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,558 
23.0 
acres 
20,544,743 
2.9 
$1,000 
988 
35.2 
Asian 
farms 
97 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,058 
25.8 
acres 
29,904 
23.4 
$1,000 
3,295 
27.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
25 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,820 
27.4 
acres 
1,941 
(H) 
$1,000 
6,415 
27.4 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,501 
25.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
10,219 
26.2 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,267 
76.4 
White 
farms 
8,621 
35.9 
$1,000 
17,390 
72.2 
acres 
5,643,015 
32.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
236 
90.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
72 
67.0 
1,000 
5,250 
90.7 
acres 
29,592 
43.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
491 
44.4 
$1,000 
15,007 
44.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
181 
81.6 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
7,989 
79.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
93 
51.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
442 
39.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
256 
(H) 
$1,000 
29,754 
41.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
823 
43.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
549 
(H) 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,350 
25.2 
$1 ,000 
85,090 
99.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,752 
26.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
269 
75.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,945 
17.2 
$1,000 
97,014 
77.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
230 
62.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
154,636 
55.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
403 
43.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
43 
54.4 
$1,000 
3,299,066 
11.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
169 
(H) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
649 
62.7 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,647 
39.6 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,165 
23.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
594 
26.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,113 
18.3 
$1,000 
256 
24.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,219 
22.0 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
3,356 
22.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
720 
30.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
546 
18.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,450 
94.5 
$1,000 
3,754 
18.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,130 
37.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
611 
30.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,928 
28.8 
$1,000 
9,881 
32.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,242 
22.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
371 
58.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
6,838 
17.7 
$1,000 
13,798 
63.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,284 
16.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,000 
52.2 
$1,000 
920,496 
12.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,029 
75.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
911,334 
12.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,230 
21.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
4,851 
72.1 
1,000 
652 
21.1 
number 
197,901 
35.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,625 
23.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
239 
(H) 
1,000 
16,401 
23.0 
number 
193,621 
1.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,767 
25.3 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
509 
54.4 
1,000 
26,846 
25.5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,034 
32.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,456 
53.2 
1,000 
46,695 
32.5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,135 
32.9 
Broilers sold 
farms 
91 
39.0 
1,000 
39,548 
32.8 
number 
39,310 
(H) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
873 
41.6 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
34 
54.4 
1,000 
221,004 
37.9 
$1,000 
5,363 
65.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
17,247 
24.0 
Corn for grain 
farms 
80 
64.6 
acres 
3,060,838 
32.7 
acres 
29,480 
35.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
