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 
4,391 
13.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
10.3 
Partnership 
farms 
320 
10.3 
Farms by size: 
acres 
79,591 
6.4 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
953 
22.3 
Corporation: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Family held 
farms 
182 
9.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,482 
16.1 
acres 
28,968 
10.8 
acres 
35,851 
15.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
61 
14.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
379 
9.1 
acres 
5,842 
15.3 
acres 
21,905 
8.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
357 
8.5 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
127 
15.7 
acres 
30,045 
8.3 
acres 
38,696 
7.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
315 
8.5 
acres 
37,034 
8.5 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
241 
14.7 
Full owners 
farms 
3,487 
13.5 
acres 
38,228 
14.1 
acres 
321 ,972 
10.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
143 
13.4 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
11.0 
acres 
28,259 
13.4 
acres 
141,133 
8.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
107 
15.1 
Tenants 
farms 
227 
40.9 
acres 
25,473 
15.2 
acres 
10,960 
42.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
262 
15.1 
acres 
89,733 
14.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
115 
14.3 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
73,973 
13.7 
Male 
farms 
3,033 
13.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
45.1 
acres 
395,387 
9.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Female 
farms 
1,358 
14.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
5.9 
acres 
78,678 
13.0 
acres 
60,653 
4.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
2,107 
11.2 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
681 
14.5 
Other 
farms 
2,284 
15.8 
acres 
2,606 
7.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
17 
20.9 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
24 
19.0 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
15 
(H) 
acres 
3,159 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
190,907 
4.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
3 
85.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,516 
19.4 
acres 
421 
94.1 
$1,000 
294 
14.1 
Asian 
farms 
6 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
599 
15.7 
acres 
60 
(H) 
$1,000 
981 
16.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
28 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
593 
12.6 
acres 
84 
(H) 
$1,000 
2,124 
12.9 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
516 
8.9 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,608 
9.0 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
379 
16.5 
White 
farms 
4,325 
12.9 
$1,000 
5,156 
19.0 
acres 
472,221 
10.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
115 
9.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
29 
43.8 
1,000 
2,496 
10.0 
acres 
1,279 
39.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
170 
11.7 
$1,000 
5,255 
11.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
83 
14.9 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
3,741 
14.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
12 
48.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
156 
12.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
101 
40.7 
$1,000 
10,564 
13.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
219 
19.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
119 
4.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
473 
11.7 
$1 ,000 
19,602 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
570 
11.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
85 
11.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
732 
7.2 
$1,000 
29,412 
13.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
29 
4.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
19,863 
4.3 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
31 
6.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
3 
56.6 
$1,000 
87,812 
2.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
85 
54.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
230 
30.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
635 
15.5 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
725 
13.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
154 
24.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
606 
11.3 
$1,000 
79 
37.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
306 
11.8 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
798 
11.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
146 
15.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
197 
9.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
434 
24.0 
$1,000 
1,423 
9.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
760 
22.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
205 
11.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,871 
15.2 
$1,000 
3,395 
11.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,110 
11.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
130 
8.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,349 
9.3 
$1,000 
4,850 
7.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
525 
6.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
221 
5.2 
$1,000 
42,675 
3.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,091 
26.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
33,392 
10.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
177 
15.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
683 
33.8 
1,000 
101 
14.4 
number 
4,075 
44.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
691 
19.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
251 
17.2 
1,000 
2,216 
18.9 
number 
13,474 
2.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
815 
16.9 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
359 
23.5 
1,000 
6,118 
17.3 
number 
3,287 
33.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
944 
16.8 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,309 
16.4 
1,000 
14,377 
17.3 
number 
221,446 
3.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
315 
18.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
233 
13.9 
1,000 
11,084 
18.5 
number 
102,340 
5.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
9.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
22 
71.4 
1,000 
29,363 
9.4 
$1,000 
3,376 
60.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
3,701 
13.8 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
10.2 
acres 
320,968 
12.6 
acres 
592 
8.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
