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 
31,989 
5.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
2,150 
3.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
6,174,315 
3.2 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,300 
9.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
4,814 
9.2 
Family held 
farms 
1,534 
2.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,976 
21.8 
acres 
4,379,824 
4.5 
acres 
130,425 
20.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
110 
11.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,180 
8.4 
acres 
181,567 
11.9 
acres 
68,092 
8.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,723 
9.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
651 
3.6 
acres 
140,992 
9.1 
acres 
3,317,771 
1.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,470 
8.0 
acres 
170,689 
8.0 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,046 
8.1 
Full owners 
farms 
16,413 
7.1 
acres 
323,083 
8.1 
acres 
1 1 ,965,042 
2.5 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
886 
5.6 
Part owners 
farms 
12,802 
4.8 
acres 
175,200 
5.6 
acres 
28,350,099 
3.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
863 
5.9 
Tenants 
farms 
2,774 
5.9 
acres 
205,499 
5.8 
acres 
2,941,938 
5.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,604 
8.2 
acres 
1,322,745 
8.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,229 
7.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
3,039,631 
7.6 
Male 
farms 
29,656 
5.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,075 
5.7 
acres 
41,461,934 
3.4 
acres 
5,702,018 
5.8 
Female 
farms 
2,333 
7.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,637 
4.6 
acres 
1,795,145 
2.7 
acres 
31,973,891 
2.8 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
18,844 
4.8 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,593 
4.2 
Other 
farms 
13,145 
7.1 
acres 
370,081 
6.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
137 
12.5 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
8,597 
14.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
200 
25.9 
acres 
266,645 
22.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
2.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
817 
21.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,819 
9.9 
acres 
3,338,935 
3.0 
$1,000 
416 
15.2 
Asian 
farms 
5 
85.5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,126 
10.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,854 
10.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
31.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,495 
11.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
5,400 
12.1 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,767 
11.3 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
12,751 
11.0 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,801 
10.2 
White 
farms 
31,052 
4.9 
$1,000 
25,692 
9.3 
acres 
39,639,096 
3.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
726 
5.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
109 
14.3 
1,000 
16,059 
5.8 
acres 
276,444 
6.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,459 
5.8 
$1,000 
46,574 
5.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
822 
7.0 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
36,430 
6.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
178 
12.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,946 
10.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,489 
12.4 
$1,000 
216,778 
9.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,108 
9.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,510 
20.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,247 
5.1 
$1 ,000 
763,944 
19.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,458 
4.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,708 
26.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,364 
2.9 
$1,000 
1,362,767 
28.0 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,553 
4.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,854,879 
3.8 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,257 
2.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
80 
19.9 
$1,000 
5,826,682 
4.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,142 
15.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,814 
12.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,198 
6.7 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,724 
5.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
616 
7.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,187 
4.8 
$1,000 
295 
9.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,806 
6.4 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
5,203 
6.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
755 
9.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,470 
4.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,610 
11.6 
$1,000 
10,868 
4.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,519 
8.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,079 
4.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1 1 ,499 
4.8 
$1,000 
52,132 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
13,300 
4.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,796 
5.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,033 
3.4 
$1,000 
101,043 
5.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,154 
3.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
11,068 
4.7 
$1,000 
3,584,684 
3.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,583 
5.3 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
3,893,251 
3.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
639 
10.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
13,327 
4.9 
1,000 
316 
10.7 
number 
1,610,559 
4.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,321 
11.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
689 
16.5 
1,000 
6,737 
12.4 
number 
91,831 
5.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,857 
10.1 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
6.1 
1,000 
13,514 
9.9 
number 
1,191,162 
3.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,750 
11.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,703 
8.5 
1,000 
44,882 
11.4 
number 
2,450,780 
1.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,587 
5.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
155 
13.3 
1,000 
55,436 
5.6 
number 
144,015 
3.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,000 
4.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
14 
33.9 
1,000 
344,174 
3.9 
$1,000 
2,498 
6.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
27,544 
5.5 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12,260 
4.2 
acres 
29,203,602 
4.2 
acres 
5,289,110 
2.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
