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 
50,218 
8.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
4.6 
Partnership 
farms 
3,132 
7.1 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,381,005 
2.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,155 
16.3 
Corporation: 
acres 
19,637 
15.1 
Family held 
farms 
2,715 
6.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,014 
9.5 
acres 
1,253,748 
4.5 
acres 
527,834 
9.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
320 
9.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,596 
6.9 
acres 
138,284 
7.1 
acres 
324,387 
6.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,276 
6.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
488 
10.7 
acres 
435,198 
6.8 
acres 
74,774 
6.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,062 
7.1 
acres 
469,176 
7.1 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,326 
6.9 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
8.8 
acres 
363,356 
6.9 
acres 
2,883,916 
6.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,604 
8.0 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
6.9 
acres 
316,742 
8.0 
acres 
4,957,315 
3.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,055 
7.8 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
9.6 
acres 
251,864 
7.8 
acres 
573,525 
5.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,728 
7.6 
acres 
963,826 
7.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,706 
12.0 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,169,548 
12.8 
Male 
farms 
43,765 
7.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,067 
3.6 
acres 
7,904,748 
4.4 
acres 
1,457,850 
3.8 
Female 
farms 
6,453 
11.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
629 
6.6 
acres 
510,008 
8.0 
acres 
2,115,338 
5.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
24,574 
6.9 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,520 
10.2 
Other 
farms 
25,644 
9.5 
acres 
164,414 
4.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
313 
7.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
10,112 
7.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
493 
29.1 
acres 
77,298 
14.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
4.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
596 
16.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
13,837 
11.8 
acres 
96,446 
8.2 
$1,000 
2,145 
11.9 
Asian 
farms 
179 
65.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,457 
9.1 
acres 
8,887 
44.4 
$1,000 
8,957 
9.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,637 
11.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,891 
12.5 
acres 
152,899 
7.6 
$1,000 
21,170 
12.4 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,307 
10.3 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
44,434 
10.2 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,424 
10.0 
White 
farms 
47,627 
8.0 
$1,000 
61,500 
9.7 
acres 
8,141,735 
4.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,155 
7.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
179 
12.7 
1,000 
25,645 
7.1 
acres 
14,789 
10.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,087 
8.2 
$1,000 
65,433 
8.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
783 
9.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
34,727 
9.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
118 
10.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,946 
8.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
948 
14.3 
$1,000 
136,124 
8.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,936 
10.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,836 
9.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,253 
8.6 
$1,000 
294,634 
8.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,959 
6.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,420 
13.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,360 
5.9 
$1,000 
514,610 
15.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,525 
(H) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,105,886 
(H) 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,550 
36.8 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
102 
19.4 
$1,000 
10,272,878 
19.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,153 
18.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,996 
12.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,138 
12.0 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,165 
8.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,330 
9.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,090 
7.1 
$1,000 
1,087 
8.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,850 
8.9 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
12,804 
8.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,008 
10.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,673 
7.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,078 
13.0 
$1,000 
19,299 
7.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
8,419 
10.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,050 
7.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
15,867 
10.1 
$1,000 
49,615 
7.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
21,462 
7.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,088 
7.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
15,145 
6.7 
$1,000 
74,771 
7.9 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,926 
6.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,709 
5.7 
$1,000 
3,247,413 
5.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
19,548 
7.3 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
829,717 
5.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,972 
9.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
16,059 
7.9 
1,000 
1,534 
9.7 
number 
348,196 
7.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,834 
9.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
571 
7.0 
1,000 
27,883 
9.7 
number 
45,960 
6.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,294 
9.9 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,217 
9.7 
1,000 
44,995 
10.0 
number 
8,901,434 
20.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,589 
10.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
4,996 
11.5 
1,000 
86,353 
10.1 
number 
13,091,384 
14.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,230 
9.5 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,969 
30.6 
1,000 
77,203 
9.5 
number 
801,883,037 
3.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,599 
6.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
228 
9.1 
1,000 
302,499 
5.9 
$1,000 
23,365 
5.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
43,563 
8.4 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5,366 
5.6 
acres 
5,566,945 
5.6 
acres 
803,020 
2.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
