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 
28,093 
14.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
7.1 
Partnership 
farms 
1,788 
10.8 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,675,718 
12.4 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,967 
28.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
14,400 
27.3 
Family held 
farms 
1,359 
12.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,309 
17.8 
acres 
935,543 
5.3 
acres 
243,743 
17.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
193 
15.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,622 
13.5 
acres 
260,446 
4.8 
acres 
151,228 
13.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,427 
12.9 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
228 
13.7 
acres 
198,848 
12.9 
acres 
154,506 
31.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,306 
11.7 
acres 
265,218 
11.7 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,368 
11.7 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
16.2 
acres 
215,181 
11.7 
acres 
2,716,890 
9.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,031 
10.8 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
11.5 
acres 
203,675 
10.8 
acres 
3,483,826 
6.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
771 
10.6 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
15.2 
acres 
183,157 
10.6 
acres 
1,700,148 
6.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,043 
11.6 
acres 
718,587 
11.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
13.4 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
913,368 
13.2 
Male 
farms 
24,636 
14.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,051 
11.6 
acres 
7,478,963 
7.0 
acres 
1,444,081 
13.1 
Female 
farms 
3,457 
17.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
875 
4.1 
acres 
421,901 
10.6 
acres 
3,349,378 
5.9 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
12,136 
12.3 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,790 
13.8 
Other 
farms 
15,957 
16.9 
acres 
1,078,596 
5.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
306 
14.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
14,285 
13.1 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
538 
47.0 
acres 
107,934 
27.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
6.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
204 
17.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,195 
19.8 
acres 
29,479 
21.2 
$1,000 
920 
27.8 
Asian 
farms 
64 
41.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,555 
15.4 
acres 
2,764 
96.0 
$1,000 
4,242 
15.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,359 
21.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,934 
14.1 
acres 
192,287 
13.0 
$1,000 
10,517 
13.9 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,140 
15.2 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
10 
(H) 
$1,000 
22,244 
15.2 
acres 
242 
(H) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,534 
13.3 
White 
farms 
25,305 
14.4 
$1,000 
35,410 
13.7 
acres 
7,658,631 
7.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
728 
13.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
151 
14.7 
1,000 
16,074 
13.6 
acres 
17,461 
18.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,156 
21.2 
$1,000 
35,762 
21.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
476 
22.6 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
20,987 
23.0 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
84 
34.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,087 
12.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
549 
23.8 
$1,000 
75,163 
12.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,037 
17.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
828 
10.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,983 
13.8 
$1,000 
135,226 
10.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,325 
10.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
581 
11.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,158 
10.5 
$1,000 
208,330 
11.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
623 
6.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
454,802 
5.8 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,256 
19.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
63 
25.6 
$1,000 
2,789,721 
10.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
789 
34.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,982 
26.8 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,891 
18.9 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,897 
13.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,092 
15.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,335 
12.2 
$1,000 
537 
15.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,830 
13.8 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
7,666 
14.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
551 
20.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,539 
13.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,580 
25.4 
$1,000 
11,158 
13.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,988 
21.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,785 
12.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,210 
16.6 
$1,000 
28,541 
12.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,745 
12.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,021 
11.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,790 
11.7 
$1,000 
36,792 
11.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,111 
11.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,947 
7.4 
$1,000 
1,499,113 
7.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,687 
13.1 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
788,967 
8.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,417 
16.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
12,115 
12.9 
1,000 
693 
17.1 
number 
434,252 
10.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,062 
19.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
121 
10.8 
1,000 
14,380 
19.2 
number 
16,089 
8.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,966 
18.0 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
34.7 
1,000 
28,494 
18.0 
number 
6,806 
44.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,909 
17.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,303 
24.6 
1,000 
60,542 
16.7 
number 
1,910,683 
4.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,540 
13.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
314 
12.9 
1,000 
53,338 
13.9 
number 
151,933,586 
20.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
985 
12.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
667 
9.1 
1,000 
165,581 
13.8 
$1,000 
122,989 
5.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
24,525 
15.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
6.0 
acres 
4,874,651 
9.0 
acres 
524,008 
4.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
