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 
2,451 
30.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
12.2 
Partnership 
farms 
161 
35.8 
Farms by size: 
acres 
78,919 
21.8 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
452 
20.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
2,022 
19.2 
Family held 
farms 
295 
16.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
933 
44.1 
acres 
156,297 
10.3 
acres 
20,906 
47.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
22 
(H) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
143 
50.1 
acres 
3,146 
57.3 
acres 
8,366 
51.6 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
158 
33.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
56 
47.0 
acres 
13,200 
32.6 
acres 
6,267 
22.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
153 
48.7 
acres 
17,642 
47.4 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
89 
30.5 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
35.1 
acres 
14,051 
30.4 
acres 
1 1 1 ,472 
25.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
31.2 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
17.5 
acres 
12,407 
31.5 
acres 
326,143 
8.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
26.3 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
33.9 
acres 
10,071 
26.2 
acres 
71,037 
10.7 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
35.6 
acres 
63,273 
36.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
92 
18.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
66,781 
17.2 
Male 
farms 
2,006 
24.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
90 
11.4 
acres 
482,551 
10.7 
acres 
115,410 
14.1 
Female 
farms 
445 
58.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
58 
10.3 
acres 
26,101 
40.2 
acres 
164,523 
9.7 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
1,565 
28.3 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
512 
15.1 
Other 
farms 
886 
33.5 
acres 
127,007 
7.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
29 
31.8 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
265 
37.7 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
23 
(H) 
acres 
1,852 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
5.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
3 
(H) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
458 
42.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
41 
58.8 
Asian 
farms 
30 
56.5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
127 
57.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
208 
53.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
22 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
137 
38.9 
acres 
792 
(H) 
$1,000 
507 
40.8 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
145 
43.1 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,004 
41.5 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
200 
45.2 
White 
farms 
2,392 
28.3 
$1,000 
2,755 
44.4 
acres 
504,981 
11.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
40 
45.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
4 
(H) 
1,000 
878 
45.4 
acres 
70 
(H) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
122 
(H) 
$1,000 
4,078 
(H) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
66 
73.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
2,924 
72.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4 
(H) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
135 
33.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
49 
24.7 
$1,000 
9,496 
33.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
140 
35.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
163 
34.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
366 
26.5 
$1 ,000 
26,604 
31.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
408 
42.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
115 
(H) 
65 years and over 
farms 
598 
19.3 
$1,000 
42,958 
(H) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
370 
70.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
297,654 
74.5 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
373 
16.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1 
(H) 
$1,000 
884,907 
21.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
56 
33.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
93 
53.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
209 
36.3 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
305 
27.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
65 
35.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
222 
32.6 
$1,000 
30 
39.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
128 
32.1 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
381 
34.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
56 
32.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
114 
26.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
242 
25.6 
$1,000 
837 
27.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
438 
36.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
193 
27.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
872 
27.9 
$1,000 
3,112 
29.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,060 
33.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
160 
32.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
806 
21.8 
$1,000 
5,917 
32.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
315 
24.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
903 
9.0 
$1,000 
353,625 
5.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
431 
22.6 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
18,225 
11.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
67 
33.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
296 
23.2 
1,000 
33 
36.4 
number 
3,833 
17.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
168 
43.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
77 
29.9 
1,000 
496 
41.4 
number 
4,512 
44.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
186 
28.8 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
18.8 
1,000 
1,358 
29.2 
number 
5,891 
88.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
194 
46.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
204 
37.7 
1,000 
3,085 
47.2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
153 
46.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
672 
8.2 
1,000 
5,302 
44.7 
number 
211,576,121 
3.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
(H) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
4 
78.7 
1,000 
32,935 
(H) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
1,917 
31.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
752 
17.1 
acres 
264,023 
14.7 
acres 
178,032 
8.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
