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 
25,266 
6.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
4.6 
Partnership 
farms 
1,482 
5.4 
Farms by size: 
acres 
849,702 
5.1 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,135 
14.4 
Corporation: 
acres 
10,591 
Family held 
farms 
968 
5.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,996 
8.2 
acres 
488,941 
5.6 
acres 
228,806 
7.9 
Other than family held 
farms 
140 
9.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,538 
5.4 
acres 
83,164 
8.2 
acres 
146,334 
5.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,382 
5.2 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
283 
6.7 
acres 
196,419 
5.2 
acres 
139,565 
8.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,152 
4.8 
acres 
248,905 
4.8 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,292 
4.4 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
7.0 
acres 
201,930 
4.4 
acres 
2,725,914 
5.5 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,032 
6.2 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
5.0 
acres 
203,320 
6.3 
acres 
2,053,995 
3.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
787 
5.6 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
8.3 
acres 
187,732 
5.6 
acres 
191,335 
12.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,912 
5.8 
acres 
671,733 
5.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,121 
9.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
760,507 
9.1 
Male 
farms 
21,257 
6.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
555 
5.6 
acres 
4,556,620 
4.6 
acres 
749,827 
5.4 
Female 
farms 
4,009 
9.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
364 
3.4 
acres 
414,624 
9.4 
acres 
1,365,140 
3.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
10,361 
6.1 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
8.8 
Other 
farms 
14,905 
6.9 
acres 
154,682 
5.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
9.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
4,557 
7.7 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
270 
31.9 
acres 
38,830 
31.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
128 
20.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,523 
7.8 
acres 
11,892 
20.5 
$1,000 
1,248 
11.6 
Asian 
farms 
67 
48.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,610 
7.3 
acres 
5,929 
28.3 
$1,000 
4,266 
7.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,025 
8.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,630 
6.8 
acres 
191,452 
9.9 
$1,000 
9,310 
6.8 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,671 
6.5 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
18,847 
6.5 
acres 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,088 
5.6 
White 
farms 
22,954 
6.6 
$1,000 
29,229 
5.6 
acres 
4,744,625 
4.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
520 
5.1 
More than one race reported 
farms 
92 
16.8 
1,000 
11,409 
5.1 
acres 
17,346 
12.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
869 
6.5 
$1,000 
26,772 
6.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
342 
8.8 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
15,132 
8.9 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
35 
23.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
852 
8.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
387 
15.2 
$1,000 
59,278 
8.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
772 
10.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
566 
7.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,574 
8.1 
$1,000 
89,300 
7.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,855 
5.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
343 
10.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,738 
4.9 
$1,000 
123,250 
10.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
379 
4.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
275,914 
4.5 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
873 
4.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
49 
16.1 
$1,000 
2,376,112 
3.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
626 
13.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,578 
10.7 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,523 
8.2 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,773 
6.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,277 
6.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,356 
5.0 
$1,000 
624 
6.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,604 
5.9 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
6,985 
6.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
486 
9.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,306 
5.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,964 
10.8 
$1,000 
9,426 
5.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,126 
9.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,529 
6.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,825 
7.9 
$1,000 
24,386 
6.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,658 
6.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
846 
7.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,748 
5.3 
$1,000 
30,036 
6.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
3,781 
4.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,954 
4.2 
$1,000 
897,056 
3.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,121 
4.8 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
297,286 
4.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,753 
7.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
7,232 
4.7 
1,000 
868 
7.4 
number 
166,745 
5.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,370 
7.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
193 
9.6 
1,000 
14,965 
7.6 
number 
15,997 
3.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,577 
7.5 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
838 
13.7 
1,000 
25,661 
7.6 
number 
224,076 
22.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,066 
7.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,060 
11.0 
1,000 
47,016 
7.4 
number 
4,231,250 
4.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,221 
6.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
539 
6.5 
1,000 
42,914 
6.6 
number 
225,882,950 
5.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
763 
5.7 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
57 
13.7 
1,000 
209,765 
2.9 
$1,000 
5,138 
45.7 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
22,393 
6.7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
6.2 
acres 
3,409,872 
4.9 
acres 
309,810 
3.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
