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 
7,755 
17.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
7.9 
Partnership 
farms 
583 
36.9 
Farms by size: 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,322 
43.1 
Corporation: 
acres 
9,616 
24.7 
Family held 
farms 
578 
8.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,913 
15.8 
acres 
82,550 
7.7 
acres 
69,842 
15.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
141 
12.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
570 
7.6 
acres 
23,250 
7.3 
acres 
33,043 
7.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
555 
7.3 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
285 
20.5 
acres 
45,932 
7.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
467 
7.0 
acres 
53,639 
6.8 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
241 
6.1 
Full owners 
farms 
5,754 
14.8 
acres 
37,736 
6.1 
acres 
333,637 
7.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
197 
14.9 
Part owners 
farms 
1,202 
10.2 
acres 
38,978 
14.6 
acres 
167,241 
8.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
108 
15.0 
Tenants 
farms 
799 
(H) 
acres 
26,034 
15.2 
acres 
22,639 
17.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
269 
11.8 
acres 
92,185 
11.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
81 
12.7 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
51,587 
12.1 
Male 
farms 
5,248 
16.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
14.7 
acres 
428,919 
7.6 
acres 
30,723 
14.4 
Female 
farms 
2,507 
26.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
46.9 
acres 
94,598 
13.7 
acres 
34,202 
27.9 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
3,878 
13.6 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,692 
13.6 
Other 
farms 
3,877 
22.5 
acres 
23,119 
3.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
65 
18.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
314 
13.3 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
142 
(H) 
acres 
7,308 
42.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
492,211 
5.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
15 
(H) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,755 
33.0 
acres 
446 
(H) 
$1,000 
669 
58.1 
Asian 
farms 
71 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
908 
20.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,491 
19.0 
Black or African American 
farms 
80 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
727 
15.2 
acres 
983 
(H) 
$1,000 
2,598 
14.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
828 
12.4 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
1 
(H) 
$1,000 
5,811 
12.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
669 
13.9 
White 
farms 
7,559 
13.3 
$1,000 
9,512 
13.3 
acres 
521,273 
7.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
192 
15.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
29 
68.9 
1,000 
4,227 
14.9 
acres 
462 
45.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
354 
13.7 
$1,000 
10,836 
13.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
16.9 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
5,824 
16.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
36 
50.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
432 
11.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
252 
21.4 
$1,000 
29,807 
12.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
306 
55.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
355 
29.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
843 
15.8 
$1,000 
55,397 
29.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,104 
11.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
203 
9.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,337 
9.5 
$1,000 
68,424 
9.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
114 
19.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
79,167 
17.7 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
86 
10.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
24 
32.2 
$1,000 
218,449 
7.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
107 
(H) 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
349 
(H) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,090 
22.8 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,311 
14.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
245 
(H) 
65 years and over 
farms 
996 
11.8 
$1,000 
115 
(H) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
454 
11.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
1,246 
10.4 
Under 25 years 
farms 
254 
35.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
365 
13.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
801 
31.2 
$1,000 
2,623 
12.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,241 
60.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
481 
14.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,133 
17.3 
$1,000 
7,629 
14.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,657 
14.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
359 
9.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,195 
10.2 
$1,000 
12,976 
9.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
994 
10.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
681 
7.3 
$1,000 
169,992 
7.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,423 
34.9 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
35,703 
14.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
324 
25.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
849 
41.5 
1,000 
155 
24.1 
number 
6,240 
41.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,280 
16.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
278 
8.9 
1,000 
3,740 
14.3 
number 
12,500 
9.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,083 
20.3 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
478 
16.3 
1,000 
7,844 
20.9 
number 
11,151 
29.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,252 
22.3 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,795 
15.1 
1,000 
19,977 
22.6 
number 
153,925 
7.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
545 
16.5 
Broilers sold 
farms 
204 
17.1 
1,000 
19,075 
15.8 
number 
80,913 
27.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
686 
14.6 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
193 
73.1 
1,000 
104,291 
11.3 
$1,000 
23,251 
27.4 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,168 
18.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
56 
11.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
2,810 
30.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
