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 
46,030 
2.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
1.0 
Partnership 
farms 
2,874 
1.5 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,100,586 
1.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,343 
7.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
16,653 
6.4 
Family held 
farms 
2,244 
2.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
14,425 
3.1 
acres 
899,220 
3.6 
acres 
376,982 
3.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
306 
4.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,620 
3.2 
acres 
99,054 
4.8 
acres 
268,729 
3.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,749 
2.9 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
450 
3.9 
acres 
394,874 
2.9 
acres 
150,016 
6.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,576 
3.0 
acres 
532,584 
2.9 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,905 
2.8 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
2.4 
acres 
458,136 
2.8 
acres 
3,361,383 
1.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,207 
4.0 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
1.6 
acres 
436,536 
4.0 
acres 
4,436,462 
1.2 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,481 
3.7 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
2.6 
acres 
352,028 
3.7 
acres 
504,599 
3.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,176 
5.5 
acres 
1,462,786 
5.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,173 
6.0 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,456,273 
6.1 
Male 
farms 
38,377 
2.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,009 
2.3 
acres 
7,521,756 
1.1 
acres 
1,322,568 
2.1 
Female 
farms 
7,653 
5.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
366 
9.5 
acres 
780,688 
3.6 
acres 
1,224,295 
11.7 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
20,740 
1.5 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,383 
7.6 
Other 
farms 
25,290 
2.4 
acres 
66,710 
3.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
114 
14.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
1,941 
57.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
470 
34.1 
acres 
72,028 
19.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
2.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
180 
14.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
12,339 
3.1 
acres 
17,931 
13.3 
$1,000 
1,839 
8.2 
Asian 
farms 
134 
47.3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,764 
7.4 
acres 
9,594 
33.0 
$1,000 
7,921 
8.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,496 
5.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,063 
7.1 
acres 
176,571 
4.0 
$1,000 
18,248 
7.0 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,436 
8.9 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
7 
33.7 
$1,000 
46,241 
8.9 
acres 
2,667 
54.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,365 
15.8 
White 
farms 
44,084 
2.1 
$1,000 
75,674 
15.7 
acres 
8,083,471 
1.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,575 
8.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
129 
11.7 
1,000 
34,779 
8.8 
acres 
12,210 
8.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,693 
8.7 
$1,000 
84,399 
8.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,144 
7.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
50,711 
7.6 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
86 
9.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,220 
2.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
696 
6.6 
$1,000 
157,625 
2.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,227 
4.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,619 
2.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,316 
3.3 
$1,000 
262,785 
2.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,714 
1.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,046 
2.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,701 
1.9 
$1,000 
375,778 
2.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
936 
1.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
664,912 
1.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
830 
2.7 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
89 
22.4 
$1,000 
1,972,374 
3.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,210 
8.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,650 
6.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,576 
4.0 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,969 
2.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,903 
5.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,796 
2.1 
$1,000 
928 
7.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,552 
2.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
12,549 
2.1 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,019 
3.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,781 
7.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,062 
5.3 
$1,000 
20,034 
7.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,982 
4.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,302 
7.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
15,906 
3.2 
$1,000 
53,286 
7.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
19,797 
1.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,697 
5.2 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,762 
1.9 
$1,000 
60,141 
4.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,440 
1.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,366 
2.2 
$1,000 
868,053 
1.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,911 
2.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,631,882 
1.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,529 
2.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,596 
2.4 
1,000 
1,265 
3.0 
number 
657,320 
1.4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,402 
3.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,168 
9.8 
1,000 
24,050 
3.2 
number 
94,105 
3.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,094 
2.8 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
15.6 
1,000 
44,301 
2.8 
number 
239,899 
4.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,726 
3.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,656 
7.7 
1,000 
104,838 
3.0 
number 
2,897,238 
4.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,879 
3.7 
Broilers sold 
farms 
807 
8.9 
1,000 
99,206 
3.7 
number 
237,669,378 
5.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,799 
3.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
160 
14.4 
1,000 
221,208 
12.5 
$1,000 
54,665 
9.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
40,156 
2.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
2.3 
acres 
6,053,568 
1.1 
acres 
338,132 
2.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
