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 
59,309 
3.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
2.1 
Partnership 
farms 
3,808 
2.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1 ,052,558 
1.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,575 
11.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
24,992 
10.9 
Family held 
farms 
2,054 
3.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,721 
5.3 
acres 
490,771 
7.5 
acres 
454,294 
5.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
240 
7.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,622 
3.6 
acres 
53,591 
12.9 
acres 
385,879 
3.6 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,471 
3.3 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
817 
24.9 
acres 
620,629 
3.3 
acres 
179,380 
13.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,845 
3.1 
acres 
793,606 
3.1 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,903 
3.6 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
4.6 
acres 
611,427 
3.6 
acres 
3,451,715 
3.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,660 
3.2 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
2.2 
acres 
525,534 
3.2 
acres 
3,775,692 
1.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,866 
3.0 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
3.7 
acres 
443,381 
3.0 
acres 
477,037 
2.7 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,224 
2.5 
acres 
1,471,185 
2.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,768 
2.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,168,262 
2.6 
Male 
farms 
50,849 
3.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
515 
2.7 
acres 
7,134,324 
2.0 
acres 
683,882 
3.1 
Female 
farms 
8,460 
6.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
139 
24.7 
acres 
570,120 
4.8 
acres 
521,373 
18.9 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
30,638 
2.9 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
4,475 
6.8 
Other 
farms 
28,671 
5.0 
acres 
38,224 
3.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
104 
12.3 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
766 
12.3 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
373 
25.4 
acres 
35,836 
12.6 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
1.4 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
78 
13.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,058 
7.8 
acres 
9,133 
12.8 
$1,000 
1,776 
7.8 
Asian 
farms 
62 
30.3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,563 
5.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
7,677 
5.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
61 
16.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,144 
5.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
18,656 
5.2 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,002 
5.2 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
6 
85.0 
$1,000 
43,034 
5.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,968 
3.1 
White 
farms 
58,951 
3.8 
$1,000 
84,484 
3.1 
acres 
7,663,584 
2.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,833 
4.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
151 
8.8 
1,000 
40,687 
4.5 
acres 
25,507 
7.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,372 
3.5 
$1,000 
107,201 
3.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,511 
4.3 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
67,046 
4.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
274 
5.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,044 
3.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,668 
3.9 
$1,000 
291,356 
3.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,912 
4.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,585 
3.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,068 
3.6 
$1 ,000 
973,546 
4.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,567 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,328 
3.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,149 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,179,013 
3.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,641 
2.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,144,380 
2.5 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,260 
2.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
152 
12.4 
$1,000 
3,441,925 
1.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,815 
10.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,634 
5.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,834 
6.5 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,660 
3.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,063 
4.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,576 
4.9 
$1,000 
4.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4.3 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
4.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2,354 
3.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,618 
3.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
8,804 
4.8 
$1,000 
26,478 
3.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,479 
3.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,989 
3.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
21,719 
4.8 
$1,000 
82,382 
3.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
23,607 
3.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,817 
2.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
14,570 
4.1 
$1,000 
137,077 
2.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,062 
3.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
9,136 
2.6 
$1,000 
2,014,211 
1.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,189 
2.9 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1 ,626,374 
1.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,416 
5.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1 1 ,880 
4.0 
1,000 
1,193 
5.2 
number 
148,249 
3.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,390 
5.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
7,829 
3.4 
1,000 
27,472 
5.7 
number 
532,335 
2.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,164 
6.2 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,097 
6.7 
1,000 
51,718 
6.3 
number 
1,134,957 
2.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,920 
5.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
9,539 
3.9 
1,000 
108,619 
5.3 
number 
25,147,630 
36.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,715 
4.4 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,395 
3.5 
1,000 
95,042 
4.4 
number 
166,691,355 
4.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,946 
5.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
223 
44.7 
1,000 
236,198 
16.0 
$1,000 
26,123 
5.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
52,390 
3.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
16,800 
3.9 
acres 
5,928,144 
2.4 
acres 
998,376 
1.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
