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 
75,087 
3.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
1.7 
Partnership 
farms 
4,562 
2.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
3,443,376 
1.8 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,776 
7.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
28,445 
7.0 
Family held 
farms 
3,319 
2.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
19,801 
4.6 
acres 
2,680,220 
2.7 
acres 
523,470 
4.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
397 
4.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,254 
4.4 
acres 
178,754 
25.0 
acres 
306,088 
4.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,532 
4.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,882 
5.2 
acres 
534,319 
4.1 
acres 
358,037 
5.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5,244 
3.9 
acres 
608,607 
3.9 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,911 
3.3 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
4.2 
acres 
615,586 
3.3 
acres 
4,879,627 
2.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,778 
3.3 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
2.1 
acres 
548,883 
3.3 
acres 
18,941,357 
1.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,358 
3.1 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
3.1 
acres 
560,834 
3.1 
acres 
3,116,737 
2.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,080 
2.9 
acres 
2,940,577 
2.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,617 
2.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
5,355,556 
2.5 
Male 
farms 
68,196 
3.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,267 
2.7 
acres 
26,094,477 
1.7 
acres 
7,176,798 
2.6 
Female 
farms 
6,891 
5.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,469 
1.2 
acres 
843,244 
3.3 
acres 
7,738,558 
1.6 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
37,835 
2.3 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,583 
3.9 
Other 
farms 
37,252 
4.3 
acres 
521,459 
2.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
89 
10.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
1,020 
26.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
475 
26.4 
acres 
97,407 
30.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
1.4 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
102 
14.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,076 
5.8 
acres 
19,942 
43.8 
$1,000 
1,466 
7.7 
Asian 
farms 
94 
22.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,949 
5.2 
acres 
18,131 
16.3 
$1,000 
6,563 
5.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
110 
17.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,256 
5.0 
acres 
19,843 
41.5 
$1,000 
15,387 
5.0 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,860 
4.9 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
16 
26.5 
$1,000 
34,616 
4.9 
acres 
5,530 
94.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,440 
5.0 
White 
farms 
74,631 
3.3 
$1,000 
63,723 
5.0 
acres 
26,839,138 
1.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,468 
4.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
134 
10.5 
1,000 
32,682 
4.3 
acres 
35,137 
8.1 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,015 
4.9 
$1,000 
95,921 
4.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,548 
5.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
69,346 
5.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
298 
6.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,666 
4.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,051 
5.7 
$1,000 
410,096 
4.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,105 
4.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,637 
6.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,560 
2.9 
$1 ,000 
1 ,434,227 
6.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1 1 ,203 
2.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,652 
2.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
13,618 
2.2 
$1,000 
2,418,680 
2.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,313 
1.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
3,797,698 
1.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,207 
1.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
217 
10.2 
$1,000 
8,806,648 
1.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,501 
9.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,572 
7.0 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,328 
4.9 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,550 
3.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,538 
4.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,084 
3.9 
$1,000 
1,287 
4.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,850 
4.4 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
18,666 
4.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,449 
5.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,615 
3.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,802 
6.0 
$1,000 
33,662 
3.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,261 
5.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,987 
3.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
24,933 
3.7 
$1,000 
115,484 
3.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
30,260 
2.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6,082 
2.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
19,704 
3.0 
$1,000 
220,710 
2.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
10,875 
2.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
21,502 
1.8 
$1,000 
6,362,186 
1.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,550 
2.6 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,127,630 
2.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,474 
5.4 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
12,646 
2.7 
1,000 
1,171 
5.5 
number 
343,972 
2.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,418 
5.4 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,149 
3.0 
1,000 
21,046 
5.3 
number 
98,849 
4.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,216 
5.4 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,045 
3.5 
1,000 
37,932 
5.3 
number 
4,630,796 
5.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,697 
4.8 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,725 
7.3 
1,000 
90,350 
4.7 
number 
4,327,311 
3.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,579 
3.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
398 
7.7 
1,000 
90,090 
3.7 
number 
302,571 
32.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,129 
2.7 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
52 
27.8 
1,000 
562,332 
4.1 
$1,000 
5,425 
5.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
64,927 
3.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
2.2 
acres 
20,277,334 
1.8 
acres 
12,263,259 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
