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 
47,740 
11.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
3.9 
Partnership 
farms 
2,576 
8.7 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,492,465 
4.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11,742 
20.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
52,802 
18.7 
Family held 
farms 
5,239 
9.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21,013 
11.2 
acres 
2,716,962 
1.8 
acres 
456,137 
10.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
916 
9.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,816 
8.6 
acres 
590,971 
3.3 
acres 
161,882 
8.6 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,596 
8.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
869 
13.3 
acres 
211,977 
8.8 
acres 
618,550 
1.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,093 
8.7 
acres 
239,706 
8.7 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,259 
8.2 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
12.1 
acres 
197,047 
8.2 
acres 
5,345,534 
4.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
972 
7.0 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
7.7 
acres 
192,634 
7.0 
acres 
3,576,370 
3.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
710 
6.9 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
11.0 
acres 
169,127 
6.9 
acres 
626,438 
5.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,846 
6.0 
acres 
652,943 
6.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,259 
7.4 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
858,650 
7.1 
Male 
farms 
37,745 
11.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
661 
6.7 
acres 
8,857,911 
3.8 
acres 
898,806 
6.6 
Female 
farms 
9,995 
12.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
773 
4.2 
acres 
690,431 
7.2 
acres 
5,456,631 
2.4 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
22,902 
10.0 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,428 
13.4 
Other 
farms 
24,838 
12.5 
acres 
1,333,840 
1.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,578 
12.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
159,480 
3.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
4,459 
39.6 
acres 
510,243 
15.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
2.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
386 
20.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
16,363 
15.4 
acres 
145,237 
2.9 
$1,000 
2,150 
15.5 
Asian 
farms 
829 
36.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,900 
15.9 
acres 
38,625 
81.2 
$1,000 
8,144 
15.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,481 
16.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,980 
11.5 
acres 
92,324 
12.0 
$1,000 
17,655 
11.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,125 
12.4 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
48 
49.2 
$1,000 
35,774 
12.4 
acres 
1,323 
23.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,421 
11.2 
White 
farms 
44,793 
11.0 
$1,000 
60,596 
11.2 
acres 
9,241,511 
3.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,265 
12.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
203 
20.1 
1,000 
27,770 
12.1 
acres 
29,322 
7.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,102 
10.1 
$1,000 
65,399 
10.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
896 
11.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
39,534 
11.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
72 
59.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,464 
10.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
662 
17.0 
$1,000 
170,789 
10.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,586 
17.5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,033 
6.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,359 
11.6 
$1,000 
313,356 
6.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,165 
8.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,166 
5.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,058 
9.0 
$1,000 
406,793 
5.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
803 
8.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
560,345 
7.8 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,222 
3.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
63 
36.5 
$1,000 
5,993,227 
1.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
867 
23.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,508 
20.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,434 
14.2 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,493 
10.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,620 
13.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,473 
10.2 
$1,000 
770 
13.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,389 
12.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
9,227 
12.6 
Under 25 years 
farms 
940 
17.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,114 
12.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,313 
15.8 
$1,000 
15,381 
11.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
7,642 
16.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,990 
10.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
17,472 
12.6 
$1,000 
48,955 
10.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
20,547 
9.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,981 
9.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
15,463 
9.7 
$1,000 
71,590 
9.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,778 
9.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,083 
4.8 
$1,000 
2,153,962 
2.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,255 
10.7 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,675,323 
4.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,499 
13.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
18,433 
10.2 
1,000 
1,248 
14.6 
number 
982,790 
4.8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,691 
13.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
425 
11.9 
1,000 
27,475 
13.7 
number 
123,220 
2.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,745 
13.1 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,642 
16.3 
1,000 
48,483 
13.0 
number 
14,915 
29.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,783 
12.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,328 
14.7 
1,000 
106,357 
12.7 
number 
9,386,611 
11.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,114 
10.8 
Broilers sold 
farms 
388 
16.5 
1,000 
109,285 
10.8 
number 
58,644,898 
13.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,731 
9.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
548 
11.1 
1,000 
508,841 
6.6 
$1,000 
88,463 
15.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
38,140 
11.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
606 
11.1 
acres 
4,129,394 
5.9 
acres 
39,330 
8.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
