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 
35,537 
9.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
5.8 
Partnership 
farms 
3,096 
7.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,509,437 
3.6 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,901 
20.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
12,844 
20.4 
Family held 
farms 
2,055 
8.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,668 
12.3 
acres 
765,992 
5.0 
acres 
229,456 
11.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
300 
12.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,195 
10.4 
acres 
49,558 
10.3 
acres 
186,065 
10.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,686 
9.6 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
407 
12.4 
acres 
306,905 
9.6 
acres 
112,517 
7.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,004 
8.5 
acres 
465,685 
8.5 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,659 
8.2 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
10.6 
acres 
418,258 
8.2 
acres 
2,685,977 
7.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,031 
9.2 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
7.3 
acres 
401,811 
9.2 
acres 
4,262,508 
4.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,515 
8.8 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
12.2 
acres 
360,674 
8.8 
acres 
235,091 
7.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,900 
7.6 
acres 
1,365,327 
7.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,872 
6.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,247,607 
6.4 
Male 
farms 
29,078 
8.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
762 
2.5 
acres 
6,578,785 
5.5 
acres 
1,011,384 
2.7 
Female 
farms 
6,459 
13.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
344 
2.0 
acres 
604,791 
9.8 
acres 
1,177,560 
3.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
20,400 
8.0 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,308 
9.5 
Other 
farms 
15,137 
11.7 
acres 
58,463 
3.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
124 
12.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
1,344 
11.5 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
281 
32.4 
acres 
31,714 
21.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
3.4 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
85 
17.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,422 
16.2 
acres 
15,819 
13.0 
$1,000 
1,319 
17.3 
Asian 
farms 
90 
25.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,747 
11.3 
acres 
5,861 
27.0 
$1,000 
4,568 
11.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
70 
23.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,119 
10.6 
acres 
6,059 
21.2 
$1,000 
1 1 ,229 
10.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,776 
9.8 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
12 
63.6 
$1,000 
27,129 
9.7 
acres 
1,258 
70.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,809 
8.0 
White 
farms 
35,179 
9.4 
$1,000 
52,681 
7.9 
acres 
7,136,391 
5.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,128 
7.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
101 
23.3 
1,000 
25,011 
7.8 
acres 
18,188 
27.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,985 
9.1 
$1,000 
62,138 
9.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
840 
9.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
37,385 
9.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
116 
23.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,586 
10.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,200 
16.1 
$1,000 
184,378 
10.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,995 
13.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,294 
10.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,411 
9.4 
$1,000 
544,860 
10.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,779 
6.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,869 
7.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,899 
5.8 
$1,000 
646,563 
7.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
997 
6.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
694,609 
6.0 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
965 
6.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
69 
38.5 
$1,000 
3,123,255 
2.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
764 
27.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,801 
17.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,363 
12.6 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,725 
9.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
913 
9.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,415 
7.9 
$1,000 
438 
9.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,441 
8.5 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
6,824 
8.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,079 
14.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,743 
7.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,261 
16.4 
$1,000 
12,728 
7.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,879 
13.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,757 
8.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
14,297 
10.3 
$1,000 
46,093 
7.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
15,625 
8.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,181 
8.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
9,603 
7.0 
$1,000 
78,857 
8.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,226 
6.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,658 
6.1 
$1,000 
1,574,220 
3.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,559 
8.5 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,419,365 
4.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,178 
11.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
6,579 
9.4 
1,000 
596 
11.3 
number 
86,030 
8.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,052 
11.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
5,427 
9.1 
1,000 
14,863 
12.0 
number 
610,712 
4.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,801 
12.7 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,912 
14.9 
1,000 
35,142 
12.8 
number 
74,671 
21.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,132 
12.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,686 
12.3 
1,000 
80,423 
12.0 
number 
5,208,831 
13.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,953 
10.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
914 
13.8 
1,000 
67,784 
10.8 
number 
2,062,445 
(H) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,728 
9.6 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
90 
24.9 
1,000 
303,551 
7.1 
$1,000 
18,036 
68.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,679 
9.7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5,226 
7.1 
acres 
4,746,072 
6.9 
acres 
677,268 
12.1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
