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 
28,008 
6.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
2.0 
Partnership 
farms 
2,320 
4.5 
Farms by size: 
acres 
9,795,062 
3.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,365 
18.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
8,987 
17.9 
Family held 
farms 
3,279 
3.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,518 
10.4 
acres 
17,153,871 
1.8 
acres 
136,348 
10.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
230 
9.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
953 
8.8 
acres 
1,409,377 
9.0 
acres 
55,128 
8.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,083 
9.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
615 
6.0 
acres 
88,604 
9.0 
acres 
4,778,891 
2.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,084 
8.8 
acres 
125,724 
8.8 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,358 
8.2 
Full owners 
farms 
18,143 
7.8 
acres 
214,616 
8.1 
acres 
20,729,151 
2.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
670 
7.4 
Part owners 
farms 
7,664 
3.8 
acres 
131,949 
7.4 
acres 
34,006,452 
2.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
551 
7.5 
Tenants 
farms 
2,201 
6.7 
acres 
131,433 
7.5 
acres 
5,023,314 
9.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,614 
6.8 
acres 
934,877 
6.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,560 
5.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,850,987 
5.7 
Male 
farms 
23,765 
6.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,771 
4.5 
acres 
55,362,277 
2.0 
acres 
3,918,627 
4.5 
Female 
farms 
4,243 
7.8 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,481 
2.5 
acres 
4,396,640 
4.0 
acres 
52,161,637 
1.8 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
15,434 
4.9 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,676 
5.7 
Other 
farms 
12,574 
8.5 
acres 
1,482,359 
3.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,864 
7.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
420,660 
10.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
246 
29.9 
acres 
269,547 
16.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
2.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
1,318 
7.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,243 
10.3 
acres 
4,696,500 
5.3 
$1,000 
575 
15.1 
Asian 
farms 
31 
68.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,927 
8.7 
acres 
23,313 
55.5 
$1,000 
3,160 
8.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
10 
60.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,747 
8.1 
acres 
5,714 
39.8 
$1,000 
6,220 
8.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,988 
8.0 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
7 
74.0 
$1,000 
14,063 
8.0 
acres 
3,056 
74.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,939 
7.4 
White 
farms 
26,494 
6.5 
$1,000 
27,355 
7.3 
acres 
54,805,651 
2.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
592 
7.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
148 
12.4 
1,000 
13,077 
7.1 
acres 
224,683 
18.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,420 
7.9 
$1,000 
45,117 
7.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
633 
7.5 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
28,162 
7.9 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
70 
11.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,178 
5.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
782 
11.5 
$1,000 
156,294 
5.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,268 
5.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,945 
3.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,996 
4.3 
$1,000 
493,126 
3.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,715 
4.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,276 
2.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,603 
5.4 
$1,000 
815,500 
2.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,392 
2.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
981,319 
2.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
728 
1.6 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
53 
29.1 
$1,000 
1,646,116 
3.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
482 
15.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,422 
11.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,871 
9.0 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,031 
7.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
676 
8.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,715 
8.0 
$1,000 
314 
8.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,810 
7.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
5,043 
7.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
504 
7.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,341 
6.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,592 
10.2 
$1,000 
9,802 
6.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,837 
7.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,200 
6.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,902 
6.3 
$1,000 
36,448 
6.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
13,682 
5.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,825 
5.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
8,314 
6.4 
$1,000 
65,664 
4.9 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,418 
5.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,905 
2.8 
$1,000 
1,527,592 
2.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1 1 ,845 
5.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
2,633,740 
2.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,000 
9.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
10,598 
4.8 
1,000 
492 
9.6 
number 
1,439,653 
2.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,739 
9.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
397 
6.9 
1,000 
10,874 
10.0 
number 
13,947 
4.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,911 
10.0 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
6.9 
1,000 
20,864 
10.0 
number 
173,953 
1.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,493 
8.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,243 
8.4 
1,000 
55,434 
8.3 
number 
464,802 
24.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,565 
7.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
95 
15.2 
1,000 
54,070 
7.5 
number 
166,380 
2.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,543 
4.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
26 
7.8 
1,000 
330,847 
6.9 
$1,000 
3,172 
3.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
21,564 
7.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
6.1 
acres 
26,621,716 
2.7 
acres 
60,693 
6.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
