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 
36,180 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
Partnership 
farms 
3,228 
3.0 
Farms by size: 
acres 
7,594,854 
2.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,251 
14.8 
Corporation: 
acres 
19,584 
14.5 
Family held 
farms 
2,240 
3.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,008 
acres 
4,124,539 
2.3 
acres 
282,655 
Other than family held 
farms 
282 
8.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,629 
acres 
361,583 
5.8 
acres 
94,061 
4.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,578 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,063 
7.8 
acres 
207,575 
acres 
2,058,591 
2.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,825 
acres 
211,314 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,155 
Full owners 
farms 
26,105 
3.6 
acres 
340,610 
acres 
11,793,247 
2.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
947 
4.0 
Part owners 
farms 
7,839 
3.9 
acres 
187,044 
4.0 
acres 
17,490,776 
2.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
696 
3.6 
Tenants 
farms 
2,236 
4.4 
acres 
165,627 
3.6 
acres 
2,602,653 
4.7 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,296 
3.7 
acres 
1,187,798 
3.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,930 
7.3 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
2,082,094 
7.8 
Male 
farms 
29,320 
3.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,263 
8.0 
acres 
29,113,161 
2.4 
acres 
3,153,532 
8.4 
Female 
farms 
6,860 
6.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,602 
3.1 
acres 
2,773,515 
3.5 
acres 
23,954,782 
2.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
17,962 
3.2 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,054 
4.4 
Other 
farms 
18,218 
3.8 
acres 
2,110,131 
8.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,575 
4.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
406,654 
14.2 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
2,318 
21.4 
acres 
914,640 
16.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
2.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
270 
9.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
13,421 
5.6 
acres 
873,312 
5.1 
$1,000 
1,360 
5.9 
Asian 
farms 
170 
95.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,176 
4.5 
acres 
56,601 
63.1 
$1,000 
5,232 
4.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
47 
51.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,889 
7.0 
acres 
7,368 
30.4 
$1,000 
10,320 
7.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,065 
6.4 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
32 
(H) 
$1,000 
21,610 
6.4 
acres 
16,349 
23.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,684 
4.9 
White 
farms 
35,498 
3.4 
$1,000 
37,849 
4.9 
acres 
30,882,868 
2.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
841 
5.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
163 
6.5 
1,000 
18,563 
5.0 
acres 
50,178 
12.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,661 
5.9 
$1,000 
52,245 
5.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
707 
5.5 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
31,405 
5.5 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
90 
14.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,103 
5.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
910 
5.6 
$1,000 
149,456 
5.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,318 
7.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,329 
10.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,236 
5.0 
$1,000 
378,020 
10.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,042 
3.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,479 
7.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,366 
3.0 
$1,000 
519,504 
7.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
894 
12.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
621,167 
10.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
931 
4.0 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
57 
12.7 
$1,000 
5,934,143 
2.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
852 
7.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,864 
6.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,654 
6.0 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,831 
3.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,312 
3.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,960 
3.6 
$1,000 
619 
3.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,673 
4.8 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
7,324 
5.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
738 
5.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,746 
3.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,619 
4.6 
$1,000 
12,704 
3.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,108 
5.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,437 
6.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
13,737 
5.0 
$1,000 
40,237 
6.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
16,990 
3.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,979 
5.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
11,341 
3.1 
$1,000 
70,676 
5.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
5,656 
3.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,629 
4.2 
$1,000 
1,777,003 
3.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,970 
5.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
2,630,082 
1.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,688 
4.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,267 
10.1 
1,000 
807 
6.4 
number 
683,291 
18.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,790 
4.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
517 
8.3 
1,000 
16,660 
4.3 
number 
130,736 
8.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,287 
4.7 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,001 
6.0 
1,000 
31,122 
4.8 
number 
727,301 
12.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,408 
5.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
4,271 
5.9 
1,000 
86,024 
number 
4,195,691 
0.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,429 
Broilers sold 
farms 
296 
10.1 
1,000 
84,111 
number 
37,956 
72.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,802 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
68 
19.2 
1,000 
341,368 
9.0 
$1,000 
14,475 
38.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,367 
3.5 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
4.3 
acres 
17,747,109 
3.0 
acres 
1,011,151 
3.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
