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 
75,462 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
Partnership 
farms 
4,626 
4.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
2,130,857 
4.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,796 
14.9 
Corporation: 
acres 
34,022 
14.4 
Family held 
farms 
2,494 
5.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
24,220 
7.4 
acres 
1,097,395 
4.6 
acres 
623,624 
7.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
259 
9.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,855 
acres 
50,646 
13.6 
acres 
400,385 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,336 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,141 
8.0 
acres 
689,435 
acres 
200,243 
8.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,134 
5.1 
acres 
830,238 
5.1 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
4,565 
4.8 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
7.1 
acres 
717,461 
4.8 
acres 
4,108,277 
5.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,094 
6.0 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
4.1 
acres 
611,397 
6.0 
acres 
8,884,504 
2.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,182 
6.7 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
5.9 
acres 
519,258 
6.7 
acres 
967,823 
2.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,015 
6.6 
acres 
2,133,226 
6.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,674 
3.3 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
2,534,419 
3.2 
Male 
farms 
66,760 
5.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,845 
3.8 
acres 
13,303,841 
3.2 
acres 
2,494,121 
4.2 
Female 
farms 
8,702 
11.8 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
746 
4.7 
acres 
656,763 
11.4 
acres 
2,373,018 
8.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
33,140 
4.8 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,372 
9.6 
Other 
farms 
42,322 
7.3 
acres 
45,826 
3.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
127 
11.1 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
743 
14.1 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
427 
23.0 
acres 
44,336 
13.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
2.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
113 
25.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
18,193 
9.4 
acres 
15,949 
22.4 
$1,000 
2,508 
11.9 
Asian 
farms 
87 
23.9 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,005 
7.3 
acres 
6,336 
24.7 
$1,000 
1 1 ,708 
7.3 
Black or African American 
farms 
146 
10.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
7,305 
9.2 
acres 
1 1 ,883 
20.7 
$1,000 
26,129 
9.5 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,220 
13.1 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
51,348 
12.8 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
6,479 
9.8 
White 
farms 
74,934 
6.1 
$1,000 
92,206 
9.7 
acres 
13,909,886 
3.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,018 
7.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
182 
20.7 
1,000 
44,901 
7.8 
acres 
16,550 
18.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,151 
8.9 
$1,000 
131,058 
8.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,003 
8.3 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
89,295 
8.3 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
218 
9.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,764 
9.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,861 
7.0 
$1,000 
415,800 
9.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,891 
7.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,017 
17.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,392 
6.8 
$1,000 
1,133,325 
17.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,128 
4.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,668 
65 years and over 
farms 
12,650 
3.9 
$1,000 
1,314,114 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,595 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1 ,844,322 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,044 
1.7 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
237 
16.4 
$1,000 
4,907,373 
1.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,935 
11.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,902 
10.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,009 
10.0 
Farms with gains of ^ - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,252 
6.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,908 
6.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,987 
5.0 
$1,000 
1,391 
6.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,006 
6.1 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
19,151 
6.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
2,356 
8.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,388 
5.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
9,189 
8.4 
$1,000 
31,848 
5.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
14,837 
8.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,008 
5.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
28,388 
8.4 
$1,000 
115,891 
4.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
30,856 
5.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,407 
4.4 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
18,372 
4.6 
$1,000 
195,399 
4.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
9,626 
4.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
12,909 
6.3 
$1,000 
3,199,794 
2.4 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,501 
6.0 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1 ,242,293 
3.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,246 
7.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
16,922 
6.8 
1,000 
1,620 
7.9 
number 
277,949 
4.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1 1 ,823 
8.6 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
4,008 
6.1 
1,000 
33,900 
8.7 
number 
267,857 
3.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,443 
8.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,494 
7.9 
1,000 
60,689 
8.5 
number 
2,058,503 
5.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
8,013 
8.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
8,548 
7.9 
1,000 
123,403 
8.0 
number 
28,312,692 
2.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,610 
7.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,275 
8.6 
1,000 
89,214 
6.9 
number 
62,527,924 
3.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,701 
5.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
107 
10.7 
1,000 
257,749 
4.3 
$1,000 
3,875 
9.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
66,942 
6.3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,789 
4.1 
acres 
10,481,463 
3.6 
acres 
3,630,624 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
