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 
9,071 
3.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
4.7 
Partnership 
farms 
787 
4.4 
Farms by size: 
acres 
109,138 
5.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,237 
5.3 
Corporation: 
acres 
13,856 
5.1 
Family held 
farms 
734 
4.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,221 
4.7 
acres 
143,526 
12.9 
acres 
90,750 
4.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
90 
8.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
584 
6.8 
acres 
12,199 
8.4 
acres 
33,718 
7.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
529 
4.0 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
131 
7.0 
acres 
43,791 
4.0 
acres 
22,978 
5.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
431 
4.6 
acres 
50,004 
4.5 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
246 
6.3 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
4.2 
acres 
38,321 
6.3 
acres 
303,904 
8.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
149 
9.7 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
3.0 
acres 
29,402 
9.6 
acres 
353,109 
3.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
104 
11.9 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
3.8 
acres 
24,611 
12.0 
acres 
58,044 
6.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
288 
6.4 
acres 
101,015 
6.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
182 
8.3 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
121,774 
7.3 
Male 
farms 
7,239 
3.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
80 
6.7 
acres 
650,414 
4.6 
acres 
108,278 
6.3 
Female 
farms 
1,832 
5.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
39.3 
acres 
64,643 
7.1 
acres 
59,537 
28.4 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
4,493 
3.4 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,705 
3.4 
Other 
farms 
4,578 
4.3 
acres 
87,770 
1.6 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
98 
5.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
606 
8.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
144 
28.3 
acres 
6,820 
17.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
1.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
14 
33.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,307 
7.0 
acres 
462 
26.8 
$1,000 
724 
5.7 
Asian 
farms 
110 
18.6 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,501 
9.8 
acres 
7,217 
19.7 
$1,000 
2,354 
9.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
53 
13.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,030 
4.2 
acres 
1,038 
36.8 
$1,000 
3,644 
4.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
958 
3.5 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
8 
23.7 
$1,000 
6,812 
3.5 
acres 
313 
29.5 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
758 
5.0 
White 
farms 
8,859 
3.7 
$1,000 
10,540 
5.3 
acres 
703,247 
4.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
274 
4.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
27 
15.7 
1,000 
6,106 
4.9 
acres 
2,780 
5.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
443 
5.6 
$1,000 
14,045 
5.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
157 
4.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
6,954 
4.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
5 
60.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
524 
12.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
108 
8.8 
$1,000 
36,616 
13.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
318 
4.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
428 
3.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
886 
4.8 
$1,000 
68,135 
3.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,352 
3.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
264 
5.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,824 
3.2 
$1,000 
92,208 
5.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
211 
2.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
149,881 
2.1 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
216 
3.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4 
47.4 
$1,000 
608,917 
2.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
91 
13.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
372 
6.0 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,380 
5.5 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,491 
3.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
433 
3.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,240 
3.9 
$1,000 
187 
3.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
705 
4.8 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
1,854 
6.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
225 
5.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
340 
7.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
550 
7.5 
$1,000 
2,435 
9.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,373 
4.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
561 
2.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,638 
4.9 
$1,000 
9,407 
2.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,309 
3.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
497 
4.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,750 
3.0 
$1,000 
17,925 
4.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,307 
3.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
881 
2.4 
$1,000 
297,499 
2.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,224 
7.7 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
31,449 
4.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
558 
4.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
871 
8.3 
1,000 
264 
4.2 
number 
9,500 
15.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,185 
4.3 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
127 
6.3 
1,000 
3,443 
4.3 
number 
7,192 
16.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,155 
4.7 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
298 
7.1 
1,000 
8,566 
4.8 
number 
7,901 
22.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,562 
4.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,366 
5.5 
1,000 
24,606 
4.9 
number 
1,543,699 
7.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
589 
5.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
131 
7.3 
1,000 
20,376 
5.6 
number 
38,765 
6.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
605 
6.4 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
94 
12.3 
1,000 
94,810 
6.1 
$1,000 
12,396 
29.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
7,329 
3.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
3.1 
acres 
427,216 
3.3 
acres 
85,006 
3.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
