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 
7,000 
11.4 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,129,317 
4.0 
Partnership 
farms 
446 
13.3 
Farms by size: 
acres 
156,276 
12.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,412 
12.6 
Corporation: 
acres 
15,471 
12.4 
Family held 
farms 
485 
8.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,752 
9.4 
acres 
336,338 
1.3 
acres 
36,080 
9.8 
Other than family held 
farms 
152 
11.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
164 
11.5 
acres 
108,502 
5.7 
acres 
9,091 
11.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
123 
13.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
232 
10.3 
acres 
10,171 
13.9 
acres 
186,515 
3.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
120 
14.9 
acres 
13,689 
14.9 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
73 
18.3 
Full owners 
farms 
4,636 
10.9 
acres 
11,478 
18.0 
acres 
265,459 
5.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
46 
14.1 
Part owners 
farms 
686 
11.2 
acres 
9,059 
13.9 
acres 
662,676 
3.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
27 
15.7 
Tenants 
farms 
1,678 
13.5 
acres 
6,377 
15.3 
acres 
201,182 
6.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
99 
16.9 
acres 
33,869 
16.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
57 
22.8 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
40,987 
24.2 
Male 
farms 
5,426 
12.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
48 
26.8 
acres 
998,363 
4.2 
acres 
65,752 
23.7 
Female 
farms 
1,574 
9.8 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
79 
2.4 
acres 
130,954 
2.6 
acres 
877,293 
0.9 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
3,642 
10.8 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,355 
11.3 
Other 
farms 
3,358 
12.3 
acres 
41,960 
2.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
204 
12.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
39,853 
1.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
383 
14.5 
acres 
23,073 
12.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
661,347 
4.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
32 
24.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,262 
16.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
199 
16.7 
Asian 
farms 
2,824 
12.9 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
868 
12.1 
acres 
171,609 
7.0 
$1,000 
1,392 
12.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
18 
25.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
902 
12.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
3,143 
12.2 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,058 
11.8 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
689 
18.0 
$1,000 
7,287 
11.7 
acres 
102,678 
10.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,034 
14.1 
White 
farms 
2,749 
10.6 
$1,000 
14,346 
14.0 
acres 
714,843 
2.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
363 
14.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
688 
18.7 
1,000 
7,957 
14.7 
acres 
136,634 
12.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
523 
11.2 
$1,000 
16,171 
11.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
161 
11.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
7,026 
10.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1 
36.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
323 
11.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
107 
28.2 
$1,000 
21,677 
11.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
255 
21.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
248 
8.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
613 
14.8 
$1,000 
37,628 
9.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,221 
9.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
110 
19.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,445 
7.4 
$1,000 
37,740 
22.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
69 
6.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
45,121 
5.8 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
79 
7.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
59.6 
$1,000 
461,659 
2.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
77 
24.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
231 
24.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
777 
17.2 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,313 
10.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
333 
10.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
953 
7.2 
$1,000 
156 
10.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,002 
11.9 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
2,815 
11.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
72 
18.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
619 
11.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
487 
20.0 
$1,000 
4,556 
11.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
855 
19.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
796 
11.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,223 
14.8 
$1,000 
12,867 
10.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,712 
9.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
297 
11.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,096 
7.3 
$1,000 
9,819 
11.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,210 
8.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
6.3 
$1,000 
116,556 
10.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,314 
15.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
133,957 
6.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
442 
11.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,173 
15.6 
1,000 
211 
11.7 
number 
(D) 
(□) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,091 
12.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
12 
17.7 
1,000 
3,009 
13.1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
689 
14.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
231 
17.8 
1,000 
4,930 
14.2 
number 
11,441 
20.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
711 
14.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
523 
14.2 
1,000 
11,432 
14.0 
number 
244,343 
3.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
352 
12.5 
Broilers sold 
farms 
22 
24.4 
1,000 
12,074 
12.3 
number 
2,639 
59.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
302 
12.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
73 
12.6 
1,000 
71,139 
5.9 
$1,000 
56,450 
14.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
5,685 
11.7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
17.9 
acres 
341,686 
6.2 
acres 
5,198 
8.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
