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 
49,969 
5.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
1.6 
Partnership 
farms 
2,974 
4.1 
Farms by size: 
acres 
5,541,870 
2.3 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,520 
21.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
13,272 
21.6 
Family held 
farms 
3,580 
4.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,125 
21.8 
acres 
7,458,653 
2.0 
acres 
203,321 
21.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
204 
11.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,667 
9.4 
acres 
1,043,399 
3.0 
acres 
97,350 
9.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,691 
6.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
668 
9.3 
acres 
219,222 
6.8 
acres 
635,113 
8.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,097 
6.8 
acres 
244,582 
6.8 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
3,287 
5.9 
Full owners 
farms 
24,898 
8.9 
acres 
519,780 
5.9 
acres 
11,859,293 
4.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,569 
6.9 
Part owners 
farms 
18,836 
2.2 
acres 
310,563 
7.0 
acres 
28,659,615 
2.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,521 
9.1 
Tenants 
farms 
6,235 
6.5 
acres 
361,440 
8.9 
acres 
4,812,875 
2.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,645 
10.8 
acres 
2,455,322 
10.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,717 
4.0 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
5,485,944 
3.5 
Male 
farms 
45,878 
5.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,844 
7.6 
acres 
43,361,779 
1.6 
acres 
8,056,785 
8.2 
Female 
farms 
4,091 
9.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,286 
2.4 
acres 
1,970,004 
7.8 
acres 
27,364,202 
2.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
29,819 
3.0 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,860 
5.3 
Other 
farms 
20,150 
10.3 
acres 
8,225,973 
6.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,000 
7.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
70,600 
5.0 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
316 
(H) 
acres 
173,771 
39.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
7.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
66 
57.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,731 
18.9 
acres 
40,389 
21.7 
$1,000 
753 
23.7 
Asian 
farms 
16 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,917 
13.1 
acres 
3,546 
(H) 
$1,000 
3,198 
13.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
25 
89.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,224 
16.9 
acres 
5,249 
62.5 
$1,000 
8,058 
17.1 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,850 
11.5 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
20,532 
11.3 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,996 
6.6 
White 
farms 
49,807 
5.7 
$1,000 
42,678 
6.5 
acres 
45,260,608 
1.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,002 
8.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
55 
14.1 
1,000 
22,054 
8.4 
acres 
21,991 
19.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,457 
9.0 
$1,000 
78,036 
9.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,254 
13.0 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
55,786 
13.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
305 
16.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,071 
32.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,583 
7.9 
$1,000 
370,229 
32.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,304 
5.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,116 
8.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,696 
3.6 
$1,000 
1,177,259 
9.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,174 
2.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
5,634 
2.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,757 
7.0 
$1,000 
2,038,661 
3.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
4,400 
14.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
3,170,716 
13.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,317 
10.3 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
151 
25.3 
$1,000 
16,080,796 
12.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,708 
22.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,895 
17.8 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,247 
11.7 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,729 
7.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
909 
9.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,420 
7.0 
$1,000 
445 
10.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,689 
10.7 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
7,615 
9.6 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,176 
14.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,202 
5.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,240 
11.9 
$1,000 
16,093 
5.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
10,120 
10.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,372 
4.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
18,220 
6.8 
$1,000 
72,818 
5.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
20,539 
4.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,070 
10.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
11,066 
4.2 
$1,000 
147,808 
10.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,425 
4.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
17,541 
4.7 
$1,000 
5,859,580 
7.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,280 
9.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
6,385,675 
1.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
934 
14.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,313 
5.1 
1,000 
465 
14.8 
number 
1,730,112 
8.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,002 
16.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
559 
15.0 
1,000 
11,976 
17.4 
number 
54,628 
9.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,441 
14.8 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
9.1 
1,000 
24,959 
14.6 
number 
2,992,576 
3.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,597 
11.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,858 
13.6 
1,000 
74,310 
11.4 
number 
9,351,688 
1.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,400 
7.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
366 
23.7 
1,000 
84,036 
6.9 
number 
4,777,716 
2.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,812 
9.4 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
31 
24.9 
1,000 
482,320 
7.6 
$1,000 
3,550 
6.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
42,543 
6.2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
3.9 
acres 
30,652,748 
1.8 
acres 
9,087,851 
1.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
