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 
1,243 
19.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
9.8 
Partnership 
farms 
144 
25.4 
Farms by size: 
acres 
11,316 
23.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
433 
25.7 
Corporation: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Family held 
farms 
128 
11.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
451 
23.8 
acres 
8,823 
24.9 
acres 
11,155 
25.4 
Other than family held 
farms 
21 
(H) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
83 
10.9 
acres 
1,597 
(H) 
acres 
4,763 
10.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
97 
21.0 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
31 
15.9 
acres 
8,159 
21.6 
acres 
4,521 
(H) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
63 
35.3 
acres 
7,462 
36.9 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
26.1 
Full owners 
farms 
929 
15.8 
acres 
5,540 
25.8 
acres 
48,055 
9.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
39.7 
Part owners 
farms 
202 
26.3 
acres 
4,030 
40.2 
acres 
17,118 
13.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
17.4 
Tenants 
farms 
112 
39.1 
acres 
4,652 
17.7 
acres 
4,416 
6.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
30 
61.8 
acres 
9,840 
59.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
13.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
4,117 
20.7 
Male 
farms 
937 
17.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
(H) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Female 
farms 
306 
25.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
83.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
6,473 
87.8 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
619 
16.2 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
298 
25.9 
Other 
farms 
624 
22.0 
acres 
3,778 
5.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
30 
44.3 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
176 
33.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
9 
40.2 
acres 
818 
42.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
59,652 
8.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
- 
- 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
337 
28.6 
acres 
- 
- 
$1,000 
66 
21.3 
Asian 
farms 
14 
(H) 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
114 
17.6 
acres 
95 
(H) 
$1,000 
193 
17.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
4 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
186 
26.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
638 
22.8 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
162 
14.5 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,120 
15.6 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
137 
29.8 
White 
farms 
1,216 
14.2 
$1,000 
1,828 
29.2 
acres 
69,400 
8.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
42 
54.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
9 
70.9 
1,000 
923 
53.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
49 
22.2 
$1,000 
1,535 
22.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
19 
25.9 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
866 
26.6 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
7 
55.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
89 
39.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
25 
(H) 
$1,000 
6,321 
40.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
48 
51.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
59 
24.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
141 
16.4 
$1 ,000 
9,715 
24.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
191 
9.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
25 
5.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
207 
13.5 
$1,000 
8,682 
5.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
15 
2.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
9,588 
2.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
9 
10.5 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
3 
44.7 
$1,000 
18,175 
7.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
32 
72.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
67 
28.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
220 
24.4 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
146 
19.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
38 
14.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
156 
13.5 
$1,000 
18 
15.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
80 
25.7 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
229 
23.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
51 
32.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
64 
30.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
132 
50.7 
$1,000 
440 
27.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
248 
26.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
95 
41.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
599 
21.0 
$1,000 
1,611 
45.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
518 
13.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
52 
22.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
343 
13.9 
$1,000 
1,987 
24.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
129 
14.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
12.3 
$1,000 
17,441 
7.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
300 
38.3 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
4,667 
24.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
42 
29.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
212 
40.2 
1,000 
23 
22.0 
number 
1,447 
34.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
148 
17.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
30 
25.3 
1,000 
469 
17.2 
number 
1,209 
5.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
182 
26.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
77 
19.4 
1,000 
1,341 
25.1 
number 
1,830 
26.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
280 
24.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
327 
17.9 
1,000 
4,217 
24.3 
number 
69,662 
6.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
89 
19.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
57 
15.7 
1,000 
3,143 
18.5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
17.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
28 
68.1 
1,000 
13,542 
24.0 
$1,000 
1,917 
27.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
919 
17.2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
48.2 
acres 
43,332 
11.6 
acres 
240 
22.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
