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 
35,439 
4.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
2.2 
Partnership 
farms 
2,330 
4.5 
Farms by size: 
acres 
3,052,982 
2.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9,119 
8.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
44,233 
7.9 
Family held 
farms 
2,276 
3.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12,663 
4.2 
acres 
3,401,865 
2.3 
acres 
294,934 
4.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
264 
6.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,964 
3.1 
acres 
367,887 
18.6 
acres 
113,637 
3.1 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,126 
6.1 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
711 
9.3 
acres 
174,492 
6.1 
acres 
1 ,467,824 
2.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,599 
3.1 
acres 
185,999 
3.1 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,243 
2.9 
Full owners 
farms 
27,899 
4.7 
acres 
195,519 
2.9 
acres 
7,681,240 
1.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
725 
5.6 
Part owners 
farms 
5,440 
2.4 
acres 
143,615 
5.5 
acres 
7,046,814 
1.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
488 
3.7 
Tenants 
farms 
2,100 
4.2 
acres 
115,983 
3.8 
acres 
1,573,524 
5.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,765 
2.7 
acres 
637,438 
2.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,389 
4.0 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
960,648 
Male 
farms 
28,426 
4.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
880 
acres 
14,864,010 
2.2 
acres 
1,217,840 
6.8 
Female 
farms 
7,013 
6.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,478 
7.2 
acres 
1 ,437,568 
3.8 
acres 
12,217,240 
2.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
17,684 
3.3 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
11,589 
3.4 
Other 
farms 
1 7,755 
5.2 
acres 
1,266,256 
1.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,859 
4.4 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
363,479 
6.7 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
882 
11.6 
acres 
127,438 
27.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
1.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
403 
9.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,272 
7.3 
acres 
578,745 
12.5 
$1,000 
1,763 
9.4 
Asian 
farms 
286 
12.9 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,988 
5.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
8,250 
5.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
31 
18.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,468 
7.1 
acres 
2,481 
77.9 
$1,000 
15,921 
7.2 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,096 
5.0 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
29 
28.0 
$1,000 
28,784 
4.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,140 
3.4 
White 
farms 
34,449 
4.2 
$1,000 
44,345 
3.4 
acres 
15,389,996 
2.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
871 
4.0 
More than one race reported 
farms 
241 
10.2 
1,000 
19,278 
4.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,558 
3.2 
$1,000 
48,921 
3.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
659 
8.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
29,302 
8.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
41 
10.8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,741 
9.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
651 
6.5 
$1,000 
124,199 
10.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,181 
6.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,755 
2.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,715 
3.7 
$1 ,000 
280,876 
2.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,230 
3.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,094 
2.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,866 
3.1 
$1,000 
393,376 
3.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
840 
3.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
597,598 
3.2 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
957 
0.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
51 
24.7 
$1,000 
3,291,061 
0.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
676 
11.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,848 
8.9 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,351 
5.5 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,118 
4.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,348 
4.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,711 
3.9 
$1,000 
634 
4.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,764 
6.7 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
7,527 
7.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
742 
5.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,652 
3.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,942 
7.2 
$1,000 
12,104 
3.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,028 
6.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,144 
3.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
12,322 
4.5 
$1,000 
34,551 
3.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
18,410 
4.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,544 
3.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
12,182 
3.6 
$1,000 
55,134 
3.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
5,394 
3.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,536 
2.9 
$1,000 
1 ,224,240 
2.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14,351 
10.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1 ,297,945 
1.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,835 
4.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,557 
6.4 
1,000 
940 
4.8 
number 
504,279 
23.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,523 
5.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
686 
19.1 
1,000 
21,524 
5.9 
number 
125,767 
2.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,873 
5.7 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,124 
9.2 
1,000 
34,954 
5.6 
number 
12,693 
9.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,713 
5.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,774 
6.9 
1,000 
75,255 
5.2 
number 
2,420,907 
12.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,902 
4.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
487 
8.4 
1,000 
64,703 
4.2 
number 
22,789,036 
28.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,605 
4.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
86 
30.2 
1,000 
323,339 
11.0 
$1,000 
22,490 
10.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,858 
4.6 
Corn for grain 
farms 
425 
3.3 
acres 
8,011,020 
3.0 
acres 
53,359 
3.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
