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 
52,194 
4.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
2.2 
Partnership 
farms 
3,470 
3.2 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,848,642 
1.3 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,162 
9.5 
Corporation: 
acres 
20,018 
9.0 
Family held 
farms 
2,352 
3.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
18,764 
5.2 
acres 
1,103,710 
1.4 
acres 
497,573 
4.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
310 
5.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,639 
4.5 
acres 
67,398 
7.5 
acres 
270,763 
4.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,049 
4.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
888 
4.1 
acres 
491,910 
4.1 
acres 
192,007 
3.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,225 
3.9 
acres 
492,076 
3.9 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,721 
3.7 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
4.7 
acres 
427,361 
3.7 
acres 
2,822,166 
3.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,934 
3.8 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
3.5 
acres 
381,740 
3.8 
acres 
6,593,678 
1.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,340 
5.4 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
4.8 
acres 
318,170 
5.4 
acres 
532,720 
3.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,766 
3.8 
acres 
1,319,691 
3.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,574 
2.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,778,392 
2.5 
Male 
farms 
44,785 
3.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,417 
1.2 
acres 
9,430,473 
2.2 
acres 
1,906,091 
1.3 
Female 
farms 
7,409 
6.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
603 
1.1 
acres 
518,091 
5.5 
acres 
2,044,779 
1.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
25,285 
3.6 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,865 
4.4 
Other 
farms 
26,909 
4.8 
acres 
589,020 
1.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
238 
8.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
3,223 
8.5 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
674 
19.3 
acres 
80,220 
7.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
1.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
204 
10.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,801 
6.3 
acres 
18,251 
19.5 
$1,000 
2,024 
8.8 
Asian 
farms 
54 
28.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,530 
4.5 
acres 
2,620 
(H) 
$1,000 
7,477 
4.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
216 
11.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,303 
4.5 
acres 
9,525 
16.1 
$1,000 
15,534 
4.4 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,609 
4.3 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
16 
31.0 
$1,000 
32,855 
4.3 
acres 
749 
34.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,529 
4.4 
White 
farms 
51,539 
4.2 
$1,000 
64,480 
4.5 
acres 
9,884,519 
2.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,417 
4.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
165 
18.6 
1,000 
31,531 
acres 
32,900 
8.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,742 
$1,000 
86,674 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,244 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
55,195 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
154 
11.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,623 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,202 
7.8 
$1,000 
258,419 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,193 
6.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,597 
4.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,925 
3.8 
$1,000 
575,489 
4.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,252 
3.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,317 
4.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,559 
3.0 
$1,000 
819,615 
4.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,690 
2.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,197,498 
2.1 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,792 
1.6 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
90 
22.6 
$1,000 
5,531,262 
0.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,534 
9.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,568 
8.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,334 
4.8 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,901 
4.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,852 
4.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,482 
4.0 
$1,000 
888 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,406 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
12,208 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,270 
6.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,888 
4.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,193 
7.3 
$1,000 
21,143 
4.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
9,993 
6.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,038 
3.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
19,524 
4.2 
$1,000 
66,097 
3.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
22,120 
3.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,037 
3.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
14,067 
3.4 
$1,000 
108,240 
3.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,781 
3.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
7,891 
2.7 
$1,000 
2,533,073 
1.4 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,626 
4.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,130,477 
2.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,263 
4.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,016 
4.7 
1,000 
1,153 
4.9 
number 
108,126 
4.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,018 
5.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
2,409 
4.4 
1,000 
26,280 
5.5 
number 
376,255 
1.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,513 
5.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
6.5 
1,000 
46,963 
5.1 
number 
1,099,478 
4.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,493 
5.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,783 
6.1 
1,000 
100,586 
5.0 
number 
12,676,021 
3.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,094 
4.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,124 
6.7 
1,000 
71,782 
4.7 
number 
5,737,416 
33.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,701 
4.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
70 
11.3 
1,000 
264,204 
2.9 
$1,000 
3,982 
24.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
45,174 
4.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13,907 
3.5 
acres 
6,736,807 
2.7 
acres 
2,393,504 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
