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 
68,050 
1.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
1.5 
Partnership 
farms 
3,419 
1.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,596,851 
1.8 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,230 
4.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
16,752 
4.0 
Family held 
farms 
841 
3.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23,563 
3.4 
acres 
252,227 
5.4 
acres 
646,064 
3.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
122 
6.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,704 
2.4 
acres 
48,130 
6.8 
acres 
446,345 
2.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,519 
2.2 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
493 
9.0 
acres 
622,055 
2.2 
acres 
107,135 
4.4 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,261 
3.2 
acres 
842,185 
3.3 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
4,553 
4.2 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
2.3 
acres 
714,453 
4.2 
acres 
4,667,905 
1.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,185 
3.7 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
2.3 
acres 
629,408 
3.7 
acres 
5,719,914 
1.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,055 
2.7 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
2.7 
acres 
489,524 
2.7 
acres 
479,993 
2.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5,224 
4.7 
acres 
1,821,129 
4.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,268 
5.5 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,507,906 
5.4 
Male 
farms 
60,280 
1.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
956 
9.9 
acres 
10,134,194 
1.6 
acres 
1,267,223 
10.4 
Female 
farms 
7,770 
4.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
532 
1.3 
acres 
733,618 
7.7 
acres 
1,864,768 
1.0 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
28,454 
1.5 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,061 
5.8 
Other 
farms 
39,596 
2.2 
acres 
145,995 
5.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
111 
13.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
447 
10.3 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
467 
17.7 
acres 
37,197 
16.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
6.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
281 
11.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,851 
14.7 
acres 
28,447 
13.9 
$1,000 
3,693 
16.8 
Asian 
farms 
87 
17.9 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,781 
17.9 
acres 
4,003 
46.9 
$1,000 
14,516 
17.8 
Black or African American 
farms 
992 
6.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,016 
11.6 
acres 
102,196 
8.7 
$1,000 
28,575 
11.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,852 
8.3 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
53.0 
$1,000 
62,617 
8.1 
acres 
63 
49.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
7,606 
9.7 
White 
farms 
66,460 
1.9 
$1,000 
106,494 
9.7 
acres 
10,693,946 
1.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,093 
11.0 
More than one race reported 
farms 
226 
18.4 
1,000 
46,122 
11.0 
acres 
39,157 
8.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,407 
16.4 
$1,000 
106,197 
16.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,217 
20.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
53,881 
20.3 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
109 
7.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,067 
2.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
881 
6.2 
$1,000 
144,985 
2.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,898 
4.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,550 
8.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,052 
3.8 
$1,000 
248,620 
12.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,309 
1.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,001 
3.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
14,205 
2.0 
$1,000 
364,049 
3.2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
796 
60.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
574,147 
59.1 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
813 
0.7 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
150 
7.0 
$1,000 
1,857,141 
2.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,683 
6.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,870 
3.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,089 
4.2 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
12,448 
2.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,715 
4.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,356 
2.4 
$1,000 
1,695 
4.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,339 
5.6 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
16,635 
5.5 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
1,496 
2.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,338 
7.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,290 
4.5 
$1,000 
23,945 
7.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,089 
3.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,662 
8.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
22,128 
3.5 
$1,000 
57,948 
8.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
28,533 
2.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,987 
9.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
20,821 
1.7 
$1,000 
69,996 
9.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
10,198 
2.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,502 
9.9 
$1,000 
952,568 
9.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
38,826 
3.7 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,856,316 
2.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,974 
3.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
33,556 
2.2 
1,000 
2,566 
3.2 
number 
874,630 
2.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
16,821 
3.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
979 
10.0 
1,000 
46,991 
3.2 
number 
47,978 
5.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10,557 
2.3 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,297 
7.0 
1,000 
75,590 
2.2 
number 
147,795 
8.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9,662 
1.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,487 
4.0 
1,000 
148,277 
1.7 
number 
1,675,399 
6.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,765 
7.4 
Broilers sold 
farms 
600 
16.3 
1,000 
92,941 
7.4 
number 
165,803,445 
2.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
728 
4.2 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
66 
10.2 
1,000 
60,044 
5.6 
$1,000 
(□) 
(D) 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
63,175 
1.9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,301 
15.6 
acres 
8,863,469 
1.6 
acres 
960,721 
1.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
