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 
30,961 
9.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
2,124 
6.3 
Farms by size: 
acres 
5,470,405 
6.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
689 
32.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
2,143 
33.3 
Family held 
farms 
662 
4.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,711 
23.1 
acres 
1,504,821 
2.3 
acres 
77,476 
21.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
45 
16.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,063 
15.6 
acres 
73,509 
10.4 
acres 
61 ,655 
15.6 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,455 
13.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
552 
12.2 
acres 
118,037 
13.8 
acres 
1 ,032,380 
4.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,407 
14.0 
acres 
163,414 
14.0 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,632 
14.0 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
12.1 
acres 
414,560 
14.0 
acres 
7,832,469 
6.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
958 
9.8 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
5.1 
acres 
189,716 
9.8 
acres 
28,298,194 
2.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
862 
9.0 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
10.9 
acres 
204,469 
9.1 
acres 
3,131,950 
5.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,086 
9.3 
acres 
1,504,518 
9.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,237 
9.9 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
3,017,670 
9.8 
Male 
farms 
27,728 
8.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,424 
9.7 
acres 
37,674,703 
3.1 
acres 
6,333,780 
9.8 
Female 
farms 
3,233 
14.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,437 
2.3 
acres 
1,587,910 
8.2 
acres 
27,175,175 
2.5 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
17,509 
6.2 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
729 
13.4 
Other 
farms 
13,452 
13.1 
acres 
217,057 
5.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
33 
15.7 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
1,350 
12.0 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
122 
59.2 
acres 
138,097 
18.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
3.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
348 
30.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,669 
13.2 
acres 
392,080 
10.1 
$1,000 
299 
23.6 
Asian 
farms 
16 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
778 
14.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,284 
14.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
3 
77.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
976 
16.6 
acres 
2,230 
37.0 
$1,000 
3,639 
16.4 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,275 
17.0 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
(H) 
$1,000 
9,087 
17.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,306 
17.3 
White 
farms 
30,539 
8.7 
$1,000 
18,856 
17.3 
acres 
38,831,224 
3.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
510 
13.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
51 
49.4 
1,000 
11,387 
13.5 
acres 
33,855 
27.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,170 
11.0 
$1,000 
37,667 
10.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
647 
10.0 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
28,839 
10.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
241 
13.8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,074 
10.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,468 
9.8 
$1,000 
151,312 
10.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,115 
6.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,304 
6.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,004 
6.0 
$1 ,000 
577,981 
6.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,951 
5.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,156 
5.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,730 
7.4 
$1,000 
1,194,099 
5.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,913 
27.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
2,163,140 
23.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,183 
1.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
89 
33.7 
$1,000 
6,753,090 
1.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
964 
27.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,457 
16.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,599 
14.9 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,675 
10.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
687 
13.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,668 
10.9 
$1,000 
349 
13.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,432 
11.9 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
6,949 
11.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
746 
13.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,916 
12.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,010 
14.9 
$1,000 
14,133 
13.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,648 
9.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,487 
10.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,120 
9.3 
$1,000 
57,943 
10.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,132 
7.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,554 
10.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,069 
8.8 
$1,000 
92,843 
10.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,652 
9.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
11,806 
7.5 
$1,000 
4,647,092 
5.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,868 
9.1 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,809,613 
3.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
687 
14.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
8,964 
9.0 
1,000 
317 
14.6 
number 
881,682 
6.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,921 
15.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
243 
9.9 
1,000 
5,522 
16.6 
number 
17,876 
7.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,624 
15.6 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
12.8 
1,000 
11,848 
15.7 
number 
133,653 
2.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,118 
18.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
840 
14.9 
1,000 
33,034 
18.1 
number 
92,754 
4.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
714 
12.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
87 
18.2 
1,000 
24,459 
12.5 
number 
60,366 
3.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,015 
8.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
7 
27.1 
1,000 
188,911 
6.0 
$1,000 
738 
9.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
27,578 
9.4 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6,651 
4.6 
acres 
31,181,498 
3.7 
acres 
3,465,997 
1.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
