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 
12,256 
10.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
5.2 
Partnership 
farms 
931 
9.0 
Farms by size: 
acres 
312,372 
7.2 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,481 
16.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
7,483 
16.1 
Family held 
farms 
848 
10.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,554 
12.3 
acres 
324,202 
6.2 
acres 
113,672 
12.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
127 
19.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,121 
10.2 
acres 
27,539 
7.3 
acres 
64,863 
10.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
981 
10.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
218 
13.9 
acres 
81,362 
10.8 
acres 
49,199 
5.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
964 
9.8 
acres 
112,940 
9.7 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
629 
11.8 
Full owners 
farms 
8,576 
11.6 
acres 
100,146 
12.2 
acres 
741,300 
8.5 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
427 
18.1 
Part owners 
farms 
2,671 
7.3 
acres 
83,935 
18.8 
acres 
1,073,003 
3.2 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
306 
17.1 
Tenants 
farms 
1,009 
10.2 
acres 
72,603 
16.9 
acres 
216,442 
4.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
861 
7.6 
acres 
301,412 
7.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
553 
11.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
382,095 
11.9 
Male 
farms 
9,960 
9.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
265 
11.7 
acres 
1,885,916 
4.8 
acres 
357,256 
11.6 
Female 
farms 
2,296 
14.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
114 
8.8 
acres 
144,829 
11.8 
acres 
352,978 
7.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
5,996 
8.8 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,192 
6.9 
Other 
farms 
6,260 
12.2 
acres 
104,451 
5.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
45 
19.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
459 
11.0 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
118 
35.9 
acres 
5,483 
60.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
2.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
29 
30.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,809 
14.6 
acres 
1,224 
37.0 
$1,000 
339 
19.0 
Asian 
farms 
99 
20.7 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
989 
22.3 
acres 
4,071 
13.3 
$1,000 
1,664 
22.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
143 
16.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
966 
16.8 
acres 
10,065 
8.9 
$1,000 
3,453 
16.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,207 
16.5 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
7 
32.4 
$1,000 
8,622 
16.3 
acres 
206 
49.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
921 
17.7 
White 
farms 
1 1 ,932 
10.4 
$1,000 
13,057 
16.5 
acres 
2,010,388 
5.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
305 
17.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
46 
20.8 
1,000 
6,740 
16.8 
acres 
4,791 
5.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
599 
10.2 
$1,000 
18,970 
10.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
394 
42.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
17,528 
43.4 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
44 
21.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
545 
90.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
248 
14.6 
$1,000 
39,249 
94.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
420 
14.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
768 
15.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,171 
10.2 
$1,000 
126,523 
17.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,635 
8.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
538 
5.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,478 
7.6 
$1,000 
196,397 
5.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
649 
15.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
494,391 
13.2 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
566 
1.7 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
31 
36.2 
$1,000 
1,344,465 
1.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
280 
18.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
617 
21.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,682 
11.9 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,840 
11.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
323 
19.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,810 
10.0 
$1,000 
154 
20.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
884 
11.7 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
i ! t *M 
11.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
387 
13.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
I 'M 
9.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,230 
13.3 
$1,000 
1 ! *jul 
9.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,944 
16.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
859 
13.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,675 
10.9 
$1,000 
14,148 
13.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,259 
10.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
664 
22.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
3,661 
9.0 
$1,000 
23,557 
23.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,899 
8.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,027 
4.3 
$1,000 
607,183 
4.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,499 
9.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
194,524 
5.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
381 
11.4 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
2,403 
9.8 
1,000 
199 
11.6 
number 
39,188 
7.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,669 
12.8 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
573 
8.2 
1,000 
4,936 
12.9 
number 
50,923 
5.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,463 
12.9 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
15.4 
1,000 
10,633 
13.1 
number 
19,869 
4.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,904 
12.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,544 
14.2 
1,000 
30,287 
12.9 
number 
2,364,942 
2.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
797 
13.9 
Broilers sold 
farms 
854 
4.2 
1,000 
27,266 
14.2 
number 
304,729,435 
2.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
688 
13.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
25 
29.9 
1,000 
101,526 
12.8 
$1,000 
9,011 
1.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
10,132 
10.6 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
15.1 
acres 
1,317,433 
5.9 
acres 
435,646 
2.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
