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 
21,489 
4.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
4.2 
Partnership 
farms 
893 
4.7 
Farms by size: 
acres 
256,458 
4.7 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
956 
9.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
4,694 
9.2 
Family held 
farms 
382 
9.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,128 
6.3 
acres 
110,458 
6.9 
acres 
143,638 
6.0 
Other than family held 
farms 
47 
19.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,244 
5.2 
acres 
12,595 
13.4 
acres 
131,020 
5.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,746 
4.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
158 
10.5 
acres 
229,253 
4.8 
acres 
32,580 
23.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,841 
4.6 
acres 
329,686 
4.6 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,861 
4.3 
Full owners 
farms 
16,384 
5.2 
acres 
292,440 
4.3 
acres 
1,981,293 
4.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,322 
4.4 
Part owners 
farms 
4,506 
4.2 
acres 
261,947 
4.4 
acres 
1,502,545 
3.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
955 
4.9 
Tenants 
farms 
599 
5.0 
acres 
226,429 
4.9 
acres 
122,836 
5.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,180 
4.7 
acres 
760,017 
4.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
894 
8.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
591,514 
8.0 
Male 
farms 
18,784 
4.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
279 
6.2 
acres 
3,269,774 
4.2 
acres 
368,936 
6.5 
Female 
farms 
2,705 
5.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
83 
18.9 
acres 
336,900 
7.1 
acres 
267,100 
19.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
9,164 
4.3 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
452 
8.7 
Other 
farms 
12,325 
5.5 
acres 
2,008 
7.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
14 
27.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
56 
27.5 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
122 
21.3 
acres 
20,563 
10.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
806,775 
4.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
44 
27.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,014 
8.5 
acres 
4,314 
59.9 
$1,000 
1,267 
9.3 
Asian 
farms 
20 
28.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,847 
10.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
6,236 
10.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
29 
23.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,615 
4.2 
acres 
3,584 
13.8 
$1,000 
13,049 
4.2 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,582 
5.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
2 
67.1 
$1,000 
25,321 
5.5 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,411 
5.1 
White 
farms 
21,340 
4.9 
$1,000 
33,494 
4.9 
acres 
3,588,495 
4.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
545 
5.0 
More than one race reported 
farms 
54 
26.9 
1,000 
12,018 
5.1 
acres 
8,335 
20.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
844 
4.6 
$1,000 
26,166 
4.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
264 
6.7 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
11,572 
6.5 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
28 
26.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
505 
5.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
231 
9.7 
$1,000 
35,478 
5.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
509 
8.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
364 
4.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,119 
5.5 
$1,000 
59,613 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,440 
3.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
146 
2.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,837 
3.8 
$1,000 
51,346 
2.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
170 
1.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
117,293 
1.9 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
182 
4.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
32 
27.2 
$1,000 
413,921 
7.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
603 
10.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,479 
9.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,115 
6.1 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,869 
4.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,859 
4.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,227 
4.7 
$1,000 
872 
4.4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,378 
4.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
8,921 
4.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
466 
6.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,474 
3.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,776 
8.1 
$1,000 
10,527 
3.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,651 
8.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,174 
3.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,866 
5.6 
$1,000 
18,307 
4.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,948 
4.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
459 
8.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
6,808 
4.3 
$1,000 
15,832 
8.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
3,285 
4.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
495 
3.4 
$1,000 
125,677 
5.7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12,067 
4.3 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
414,908 
3.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,962 
5.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
10,156 
4.2 
1,000 
997 
5.3 
number 
191,398 
4.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,391 
6.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
438 
11.4 
1,000 
14,433 
6.0 
number 
10,095 
5.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,532 
5.7 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
725 
11.6 
1,000 
17,635 
5.6 
number 
5,873 
12.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,920 
6.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,991 
7.8 
1,000 
29,053 
6.3 
number 
1,113,238 
3.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
621 
6.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
273 
6.5 
1,000 
20,968 
6.1 
number 
93,749,081 
3.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
5.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
42 
20.2 
1,000 
22,662 
3.9 
$1,000 
(□) 
(□) 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
20,009 
5.0 
Corn for grain 
farms 
702 
7.5 
acres 
3,194,583 
4.3 
acres 
35,268 
6.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
