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 
8,173 
14.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,454,104 
14.1 
Partnership 
farms 
525 
16.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
151,773 
7.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,239 
28.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
4,841 
25.8 
Family held 
farms 
503 
7.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,278 
20.0 
acres 
335,369 
14.3 
acres 
58,579 
19.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
79 
29.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
622 
9.7 
acres 
19,439 
17.6 
acres 
35,743 
9.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
857 
8.5 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
137 
13.2 
acres 
69,833 
8.6 
acres 
35,306 
9.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
794 
10.8 
acres 
90,930 
10.5 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
521 
8.5 
Full owners 
farms 
6,126 
14.9 
acres 
81,656 
8.5 
acres 
789,217 
21.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
407 
19.6 
Part owners 
farms 
1,581 
12.2 
acres 
79,554 
19.6 
acres 
617,930 
6.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
257 
15.6 
Tenants 
farms 
466 
42.8 
acres 
61,208 
15.9 
acres 
46,957 
15.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
654 
14.6 
acres 
231,300 
13.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
332 
17.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
224,441 
18.6 
Male 
farms 
5,792 
14.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
157 
9.5 
acres 
1 ,223,247 
14.9 
acres 
207,503 
9.1 
Female 
farms 
2,381 
16.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
55 
67.5 
acres 
230,857 
13.7 
acres 
308,516 
41.3 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
3,964 
12.0 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,355 
20.1 
Other 
farms 
4,209 
17.3 
acres 
30,811 
4.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
15 
29.7 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
76 
33.6 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
58 
(H) 
acres 
6,761 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
763,062 
4.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
17 
(H) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,282 
21.6 
acres 
8,811 
31.2 
$1,000 
465 
21.3 
Asian 
farms 
15 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
997 
14.2 
acres 
636 
(H) 
$1,000 
1,676 
13.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
68 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,022 
15.6 
acres 
363 
(H) 
$1,000 
3,743 
15.5 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,045 
17.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
7,324 
17.1 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
841 
14.6 
White 
farms 
8,018 
14.1 
$1,000 
11,571 
14.6 
acres 
1,436,156 
14.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
240 
10.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
55 
30.0 
1,000 
5,242 
10.0 
acres 
8,138 
16.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
457 
13.8 
$1,000 
14,375 
13.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
12.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
5,854 
12.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
41 
(H) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
379 
11.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
289 
28.4 
$1,000 
27,134 
11.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
379 
33.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
338 
6.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
877 
11.4 
$1 ,000 
53,046 
6.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,085 
8.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
198 
21.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,293 
7.8 
$1,000 
69,097 
20.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
118 
9.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
85,342 
9.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
124 
2.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
21 
37.9 
$1,000 
478,194 
3.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
199 
45.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
455 
36.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,061 
21.7 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,399 
11.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
299 
14.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,074 
8.5 
$1,000 
150 
12.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
729 
12.6 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
2,034 
11.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
201 
27.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
562 
11.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,005 
24.5 
$1,000 
4,073 
11.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,562 
28.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
590 
9.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,255 
16.1 
$1,000 
9,377 
9.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,879 
11.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
339 
8.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,346 
8.9 
$1,000 
11,961 
9.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
920 
8.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
658 
7.8 
$1,000 
243,491 
5.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,423 
29.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
86,256 
10.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
423 
31.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,354 
41.0 
1,000 
209 
26.9 
number 
10,505 
40.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,688 
21.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
581 
9.5 
1,000 
5,038 
21.3 
number 
32,117 
6.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,157 
20.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
30.3 
1,000 
8,273 
21.5 
number 
8,923 
33.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,069 
22.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,088 
17.8 
1,000 
16,622 
21.3 
number 
3,531,186 
2.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
360 
15.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
417 
21.7 
1,000 
13,055 
15.5 
number 
138,857 
16.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
299 
9.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
58 
58.3 
1,000 
63,278 
7.3 
$1,000 
75,107 
19.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,929 
14.6 
Corn for grain 
farms 
68 
12.2 
acres 
912,217 
17.0 
acres 
5,040 
18.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
