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 
4,137 
33.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
14.4 
Partnership 
farms 
330 
30.8 
Farms by size: 
acres 
658,429 
20.6 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,003 
40.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
3,880 
38.5 
Family held 
farms 
315 
30.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,197 
30.7 
acres 
1,888,918 
7.2 
acres 
28,149 
31.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
28 
59.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
196 
31.8 
acres 
397,872 
13.9 
acres 
1 1 ,283 
32.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
229 
44.2 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
247 
20.1 
acres 
18,582 
44.8 
acres 
1,547,898 
28.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
198 
45.5 
acres 
22,540 
45.6 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
122 
30.1 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
33.0 
acres 
19,311 
30.1 
acres 
4,462,979 
9.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
75 
46.0 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
31.9 
acres 
15,057 
45.7 
acres 
1,221,527 
15.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
65 
38.2 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
46.3 
acres 
15,283 
38.3 
acres 
229,255 
(H) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
269 
28.9 
acres 
97,419 
29.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
294 
37.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
196,419 
36.4 
Male 
farms 
3,243 
33.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
207 
33.9 
acres 
5,599,587 
14.1 
acres 
284,166 
34.0 
Female 
farms 
894 
37.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
282 
36.7 
acres 
314,174 
30.2 
acres 
5,201,672 
12.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
2,194 
31.5 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,921 
34.9 
Other 
farms 
1,943 
36.1 
acres 
561,201 
29.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,046 
30.8 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
126,589 
51.0 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
192 
48.6 
acres 
381,061 
78.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
764,144 
22.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
344 
21.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,114 
46.1 
acres 
1 ,357,494 
34.4 
$1,000 
135 
55.4 
Asian 
farms 
13 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
296 
36.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
502 
36.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
9 
74.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
439 
32.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,539 
32.6 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
550 
26.4 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
1 
(H) 
$1,000 
3,822 
26.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
321 
41.0 
White 
farms 
3,749 
34.5 
$1,000 
4,512 
39.4 
acres 
4,553,497 
18.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
75 
41.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
21 
80.8 
1,000 
1,637 
40.1 
acres 
1,148 
98.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
168 
40.2 
$1,000 
5,363 
39.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
58 
52.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
2,564 
51.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2 
64.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
241 
41.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
102 
85.4 
$1,000 
16,557 
40.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
127 
64.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
246 
48.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
399 
34.9 
$1 ,000 
39,475 
49.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
634 
31.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
331 
67.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
930 
22.1 
$1,000 
118,670 
68.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
162 
57.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
107,597 
55.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
136 
28.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
(H) 
$1,000 
461,771 
12.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
58 
84.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
154 
86.9 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
531 
37.9 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
616 
28.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
104 
50.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
577 
26.0 
$1,000 
49 
40.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
196 
35.3 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
534 
36.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
89 
52.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
110 
28.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
351 
61.3 
$1,000 
786 
29.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
558 
68.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
172 
33.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,643 
34.1 
$1,000 
2,853 
33.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,025 
30.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
165 
40.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,499 
23.8 
$1,000 
5,889 
38.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
562 
23.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
604 
38.0 
$1,000 
243,311 
25.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,822 
39.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
420,322 
23.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
138 
25.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,508 
39.7 
1,000 
81 
24.0 
number 
220,150 
30.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
497 
31.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
56 
23.9 
1,000 
1,490 
31.2 
number 
29,484 
5.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
557 
37.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
81 
90.4 
1,000 
4,179 
37.0 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
906 
37.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
746 
33.8 
1,000 
14,456 
38.2 
number 
21,209 
40.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
427 
37.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
43 
41.1 
1,000 
14,021 
39.0 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
37.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
17 
37.0 
1,000 
50,633 
27.7 
$1,000 
4,030 
36.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
3,217 
35.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36 
21.6 
acres 
1,420,644 
38.3 
acres 
3,862 
26.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
