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 
42,257 
3.7 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
2.1 
Partnership 
farms 
2,535 
2.8 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,654,763 
1.6 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,025 
8.5 
Corporation: 
acres 
14,844 
8.4 
Family held 
farms 
2,152 
2.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,834 
4.4 
acres 
1,079,965 
1.8 
acres 
369,626 
4.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
258 
5.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,202 
4.3 
acres 
112,112 
2.1 
acres 
242,449 
4.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,061 
4.3 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
449 
6.0 
acres 
336,233 
4.2 
acres 
163,480 
2.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,992 
4.2 
acres 
460,339 
4.2 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,416 
3.9 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
4.0 
acres 
379,861 
3.9 
acres 
4,807,674 
2.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,845 
3.1 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
2.7 
acres 
365,468 
3.1 
acres 
4,318,938 
1.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,213 
3.0 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
4.9 
acres 
290,027 
3.0 
acres 
494,224 
4.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,276 
3.0 
acres 
1,146,280 
2.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,284 
3.4 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,586,509 
3.4 
Male 
farms 
35,853 
3.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,375 
3.6 
acres 
8,808,106 
2.1 
acres 
1,824,621 
3.6 
Female 
farms 
6,404 
3.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
734 
1.3 
acres 
812,730 
2.5 
acres 
2,604,579 
1.3 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
19,858 
2.8 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,990 
3.2 
Other 
farms 
22,399 
4.5 
acres 
1,112,359 
1.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
386 
5.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
12,996 
2.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
443 
22.4 
acres 
76,278 
26.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
1.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
127 
12.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,830 
5.7 
acres 
33,842 
6.7 
$1,000 
1,578 
8.8 
Asian 
farms 
239 
12.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,542 
4.0 
acres 
17,288 
13.4 
$1,000 
5,898 
4.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,986 
8.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,951 
3.8 
acres 
221,290 
5.2 
$1,000 
14,214 
3.8 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,139 
3.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
12 
44.4 
$1,000 
29,261 
3.6 
acres 
257 
39.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,757 
3.3 
White 
farms 
39,736 
3.5 
$1,000 
52,531 
3.3 
acres 
9,322,655 
2.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
947 
3.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
157 
9.9 
1,000 
20,864 
3.7 
acres 
25,504 
7.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,593 
3.4 
$1,000 
49,893 
3.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
639 
8.3 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
28,212 
8.3 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
84 
10.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,552 
3.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
781 
6.3 
$1,000 
108,049 
3.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,482 
4.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,188 
2.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,128 
4.2 
$1,000 
191,698 
2.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,265 
2.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
956 
4.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,118 
2.6 
$1,000 
362,061 
4.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,856 
1.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
2,126,543 
1.6 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,307 
2.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
69 
12.1 
$1,000 
6,264,323 
1.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
908 
10.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,167 
7.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,215 
6.3 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,999 
3.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,582 
3.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,041 
3.2 
$1,000 
762 
3.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,269 
4.1 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
8,906 
3.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
813 
5.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,775 
4.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,237 
6.9 
$1,000 
12,883 
5.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,387 
5.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,524 
3.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,995 
5.1 
$1,000 
40,511 
3.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
17,321 
3.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,456 
4.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,649 
2.9 
$1,000 
52,126 
3.9 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,651 
3.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,137 
1.8 
$1,000 
2,523,869 
1.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,188 
4.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,033,717 
2.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,082 
4.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
15,175 
4.0 
1,000 
1,042 
4.8 
number 
469,942 
2.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,718 
5.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
348 
3.3 
1,000 
22,232 
5.4 
number 
79,492 
4.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,583 
5.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
866 
13.7 
1,000 
40,716 
5.1 
number 
153,733 
5.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,900 
4.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,483 
8.4 
1,000 
91,965 
4.7 
number 
17,445,067 
3.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,601 
4.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,743 
2.6 
1,000 
89,827 
3.9 
number 
1,369,162,943 
2.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,630 
3.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
128 
5.2 
1,000 
264,428 
2.3 
$1,000 
26,858 
2.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
36,863 
3.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,619 
1.9 
acres 
6,610,516 
2.3 
acres 
311,125 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
