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 
248,809 
3.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
2.3 
Partnership 
farms 
16,660 
2.5 
Farms by size: 
acres 
31,724,136 
2.1 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
20,825 
20.9 
Corporation: 
acres 
101,929 
20.9 
Family held 
farms 
5,997 
2.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
72,856 
8.2 
acres 
11,017,774 
2.1 
acres 
1,786,005 
7.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
862 
4.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
19,018 
3.4 
acres 
1,891,991 
4.7 
acres 
1,099,790 
3.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19,480 
3.5 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
2,710 
3.0 
acres 
1,613,249 
3.5 
acres 
2,727,044 
5.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20,550 
3.4 
acres 
2,369,174 
3.4 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14,820 
3.2 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
3.3 
acres 
2,340,631 
3.2 
acres 
54,686,331 
2.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10,449 
3.4 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
3.7 
acres 
2,069,377 
3.4 
acres 
58,764,138 
3.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7,287 
3.2 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
6.5 
acres 
1,733,051 
3.2 
acres 
16,702,969 
4.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
24,266 
4.1 
acres 
8,636,826 
4.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17,309 
5.1 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
11,970,791 
5.1 
Male 
farms 
210,357 
2.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11,139 
4.0 
acres 
117,984,460 
2.4 
acres 
15,325,128 
4.0 
Female 
farms 
38,452 
12.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10,810 
5.1 
acres 
12,168,978 
8.4 
acres 
81,107,487 
3.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
104,769 
2.6 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
15,184 
5.2 
Other 
farms 
144,040 
3.5 
acres 
4,174,843 
5.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,142 
4.7 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
314,320 
11.5 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
23,689 
8.1 
acres 
6,726,294 
8.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
10.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
2,693 
33.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
80,196 
7.1 
acres 
711,127 
17.7 
$1,000 
9,827 
10.3 
Asian 
farms 
718 
11.3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
32,579 
6.1 
acres 
120,405 
9.8 
$1,000 
54,202 
6.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
8,551 
36.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
29,961 
4.2 
acres 
929,003 
23.0 
$1,000 
107,126 
4.1 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
32,144 
4.7 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
27 
22.8 
$1,000 
227,341 
4.7 
acres 
38,660 
21.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
25,156 
3.7 
White 
farms 
235,449 
2.8 
$1,000 
352,121 
3.7 
acres 
127,955,718 
2.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,625 
3.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
1,371 
4.3 
1,000 
146,500 
3.9 
acres 
398,525 
6.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1 1 ,250 
5.9 
$1,000 
351,993 
5.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,255 
5.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
188,725 
5.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
413 
22.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
9,154 
4.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,484 
22.9 
$1,000 
634,276 
4.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,931 
15.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,631 
8.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
14,691 
5.7 
$1 ,000 
1,189,664 
8.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
25,774 
4.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,846 
7.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
54,476 
2.3 
$1,000 
1,368,530 
6.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,788 
11.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,953,417 
10.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,224 
6.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
380 
26.1 
$1,000 
18,791,859 
14.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
5,814 
30.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
15,172 
15.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
37,997 
6.1 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
43,310 
4.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,647 
3.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
41,367 
2.0 
$1,000 
4,989 
3.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
21,640 
2.8 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
58,062 
2.6 
Under 25 years 
farms 
4,158 
5.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
11,976 
2.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
18,174 
17.3 
$1,000 
85,736 
2.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
37,447 
11.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
13,212 
3.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
83,595 
4.9 
$1,000 
212,215 
3.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
103,698 
3.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
7,467 
3.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
79,154 
2.0 
$1,000 
262,795 
3.9 
75 years and over 
farms 
44,838 
1.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
13,771 
7.3 
$1,000 
4,620,778 
5.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
151,362 
2.8 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
11,159,747 
6.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,895 
3.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
133,924 
2.6 
1,000 
7,591 
3.8 
number 
4,329,341 
3.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
53,748 
4.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
985 
11.3 
1,000 
154,719 
4.1 
number 
434,928 
6.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
39,020 
4.0 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
9.3 
1,000 
281,218 
4.0 
number 
800,893 
3.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
38,534 
3.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
19,748 
7.9 
1,000 
600,350 
3.2 
number 
20,902,244 
35.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
13,735 
2.9 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,566 
12.3 
1,000 
471,933 
2.8 
number 
600,353,797 
14.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
10,164 
2.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
257 
7.9 
1,000 
1 ,763,026 
3.8 
$1,000 
82,033 
31.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
222,580 
3.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,045 
9.6 
acres 
82,792,493 
2.6 
acres 
1,620,460 
7.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
