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 
24,816 
7.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
5.5 
Partnership 
farms 
1,802 
6.1 
Farms by size: 
acres 
2,512,213 
3.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,861 
11.9 
Corporation: 
acres 
22,882 
12.0 
Family held 
farms 
1,611 
5.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7,031 
8.3 
acres 
2,475,548 
3.3 
acres 
164,591 
8.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
181 
10.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,204 
8.2 
acres 
175,252 
7.7 
acres 
70,157 
8.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,490 
7.3 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
506 
7.2 
acres 
121,032 
7.3 
acres 
990,566 
1.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,273 
7.7 
acres 
147,598 
7.7 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,136 
7.4 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
8.0 
acres 
179,127 
7.4 
acres 
5,327,970 
4.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
775 
8.0 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
7.6 
acres 
153,246 
8.0 
acres 
5,500,719 
6.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
608 
7.4 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
8.6 
acres 
144,151 
7.4 
acres 
931,420 
6.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,192 
6.5 
acres 
785,248 
6.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,728 
8.5 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,213,543 
8.5 
Male 
farms 
21,821 
8.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,308 
8.9 
acres 
11,065,730 
5.6 
acres 
1 ,778,493 
8.9 
Female 
farms 
2,995 
7.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,210 
6.8 
acres 
694,379 
5.2 
acres 
6,980,041 
4.5 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
12,349 
6.9 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
11,751 
7.7 
Other 
farms 
12,467 
9.0 
acres 
3,044,510 
3.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,610 
9.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
320,782 
9.2 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
695 
14.7 
acres 
179,677 
11.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,801 ,446 
2.9 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
154 
18.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,593 
8.7 
acres 
385,002 
1.6 
$1,000 
858 
11.5 
Asian 
farms 
85 
19.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,376 
9.3 
acres 
71,076 
9.2 
$1,000 
3,947 
9.4 
Black or African American 
farms 
14 
48.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,487 
8.9 
acres 
6,613 
8.7 
$1,000 
8,948 
8.9 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,367 
8.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
18 
36.5 
$1,000 
16,770 
8.5 
acres 
1,734 
42.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,959 
10.5 
White 
farms 
24,424 
7.9 
$1,000 
27,988 
10.6 
acres 
11,278,177 
5.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
578 
10.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
121 
20.0 
1,000 
12,805 
10.1 
acres 
17,507 
36.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,296 
7.5 
$1,000 
41,149 
7.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
546 
7.5 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
24,335 
7.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
71 
17.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,518 
8.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
877 
10.3 
$1,000 
108,242 
8.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
979 
10.5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,835 
8.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,264 
9.8 
$1 ,000 
296,033 
8.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,665 
6.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,260 
8.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,493 
5.0 
$1,000 
449,209 
8.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
835 
4.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
588,198 
4.2 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,166 
6.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
40 
18.7 
$1,000 
6,222,966 
3.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
559 
15.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,580 
15.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,235 
11.4 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,100 
7.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
957 
7.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,953 
5.0 
$1,000 
456 
7.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,056 
7.8 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
5,658 
7.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
620 
10.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,298 
7.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,957 
11.3 
$1,000 
9,351 
7.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,899 
11.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,835 
7.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,208 
9.8 
$1,000 
30,243 
7.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1 1 ,922 
7.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,384 
7.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
6,769 
5.2 
$1,000 
49,407 
7.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
3,372 
5.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,890 
5.9 
$1,000 
1,717,483 
5.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,957 
10.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
2,397,541 
4.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,200 
9.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,336 
10.7 
1,000 
593 
9.9 
number 
485,025 
19.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,200 
9.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
934 
19.4 
1,000 
11,913 
9.2 
number 
578,761 
1.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,961 
9.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
13.4 
1,000 
21,467 
9.5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,825 
9.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,005 
10.2 
1,000 
44,087 
9.1 
number 
655,346 
16.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,172 
9.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
202 
11.7 
1,000 
40,247 
9.3 
number 
10,053 
12.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,038 
6.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
60 
20.7 
1,000 
216,905 
7.5 
$1,000 
52,582 
35.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
20,716 
8.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
965 
4.6 
acres 
5,606,530 
8.1 
acres 
135,010 
8.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
