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 
58,695 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
1.1 
Partnership 
farms 
3,376 
2.7 
Farms by size: 
acres 
2,191,875 
2.6 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,607 
11.9 
Corporation: 
acres 
34,290 
11.6 
Family held 
farms 
3,030 
2.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,770 
5.5 
acres 
2,215,043 
1.7 
acres 
524,301 
5.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
236 
7.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,617 
2.8 
acres 
97,241 
5.9 
acres 
269,177 
2.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,118 
2.5 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,056 
6.4 
acres 
422,050 
2.5 
acres 
209,301 
7.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,168 
2.4 
acres 
483,321 
2.4 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,493 
2.3 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
5.2 
acres 
391,585 
2.3 
acres 
3,080,850 
2.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,767 
5.0 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
1.6 
acres 
349,755 
5.0 
acres 
10,446,253 
1.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,378 
7.1 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
3.2 
acres 
329,458 
7.2 
acres 
1,193,293 
1.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,275 
5.9 
acres 
1,526,772 
5.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,562 
1.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
2,490,243 
1.7 
Male 
farms 
52,950 
3.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,544 
2.2 
acres 
14,178,405 
1.1 
acres 
3,498,487 
2.1 
Female 
farms 
5,745 
6.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,396 
1.5 
acres 
541,991 
2.6 
acres 
4,400,957 
1.6 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
25,630 
2.4 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,510 
3.3 
Other 
farms 
33,065 
5.3 
acres 
436,004 
2.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
136 
7.5 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
1,441 
4.3 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
276 
23.5 
acres 
54,881 
9.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
0.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
91 
14.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,870 
8.7 
acres 
14,461 
17.1 
$1,000 
1,877 
11.6 
Asian 
farms 
30 
32.6 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,413 
5.5 
acres 
2,752 
20.8 
$1,000 
7,358 
5.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
53 
26.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,859 
9.0 
acres 
5,704 
25.4 
$1,000 
17,478 
8.9 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,204 
7.4 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
3 
54.8 
$1,000 
36,858 
7.3 
acres 
192 
43.9 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,321 
7.0 
White 
farms 
58,408 
4.0 
$1,000 
61,844 
7.2 
acres 
14,681,321 
1.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,360 
11.7 
More than one race reported 
farms 
110 
23.2 
1,000 
30,140 
11.6 
acres 
15,966 
9.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,768 
6.2 
$1,000 
87,985 
6.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,333 
8.3 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
59,677 
8.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
168 
9.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,254 
4.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,720 
6.4 
$1,000 
308,316 
4.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,897 
3.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,445 
11.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,901 
2.7 
$1 ,000 
885,181 
11.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,057 
1.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,575 
1.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,887 
2.3 
$1,000 
1 ,289,989 
1.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,636 
1.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1 ,892,336 
1.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,657 
0.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
147 
13.8 
$1,000 
6,531,777 
0.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,729 
15.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,921 
7.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
8,860 
5.3 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,376 
3.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,133 
4.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,032 
3.6 
$1,000 
1,050 
4.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,034 
5.4 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
13,725 
5.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,649 
7.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,345 
2.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,974 
9.9 
$1,000 
24,176 
2.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
13,004 
5.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,010 
3.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
21,216 
4.2 
$1,000 
82,695 
3.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
23,508 
3.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,031 
3.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,865 
3.1 
$1,000 
144,296 
3.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,743 
2.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,448 
3.8 
$1,000 
3,481,476 
1.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,370 
5.6 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
821,265 
1.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,237 
5.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,218 
5.6 
1,000 
1,123 
5.8 
number 
182,627 
2.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,290 
7.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
2,401 
4.0 
1,000 
24,129 
7.1 
number 
174,141 
1.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,138 
7.0 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,757 
5.8 
1,000 
44,675 
7.1 
number 
3,747,352 
3.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,496 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,584 
7.5 
1,000 
101,719 
number 
25,587,222 
1.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,485 
Broilers sold 
farms 
674 
6.2 
1,000 
86,132 
number 
41,579,130 
5.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,048 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
26 
26.3 
1,000 
386,966 
$1,000 
5,120 
5.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
50,997 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,985 
1.5 
acres 
10,006,936 
1.3 
acres 
6,036,712 
1.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
