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 
7,338 
12.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,251,713 
8.4 
Partnership 
farms 
695 
7.4 
Farms by size: 
acres 
205,158 
7.6 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
616 
35.8 
Corporation: 
acres 
2,560 
27.5 
Family held 
farms 
410 
12.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,258 
17.3 
acres 
161,780 
22.9 
acres 
56,663 
17.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
76 
13.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
573 
8.7 
acres 
19,359 
32.0 
acres 
33,002 
8.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
650 
13.0 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
114 
17.3 
acres 
54,291 
12.9 
acres 
21,863 
11.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
786 
9.5 
acres 
90,871 
9.2 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
405 
7.5 
Full owners 
farms 
4,823 
13.8 
acres 
63,990 
7.5 
acres 
553,129 
12.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
416 
14.6 
Part owners 
farms 
2,063 
8.5 
acres 
82,703 
14.7 
acres 
653,123 
5.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
308 
10.6 
Tenants 
farms 
452 
23.2 
acres 
73,419 
10.6 
acres 
45,461 
11.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
789 
8.9 
acres 
278,614 
9.1 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
383 
10.6 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
250,443 
10.4 
Male 
farms 
5,696 
11.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
115 
29.3 
acres 
1,106,766 
8.4 
acres 
151,000 
32.7 
Female 
farms 
1,642 
17.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
39 
13.0 
acres 
144,947 
10.4 
acres 
114,157 
12.3 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
3,779 
10.0 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
758 
18.5 
Other 
farms 
3,559 
15.8 
acres 
3,333 
11.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
13 
24.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
232 
21.4 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
58 
(H) 
acres 
10,993 
(H) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
776,105 
3.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
21 
(H) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,760 
23.4 
acres 
2,465 
63.5 
$1,000 
388 
21.1 
Asian 
farms 
15 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
837 
15.1 
acres 
666 
(H) 
$1,000 
1,406 
15.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
23 
(H) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
792 
17.3 
acres 
740 
(H) 
$1,000 
2,878 
17.4 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
969 
10.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
67.4 
$1,000 
6,868 
10.3 
acres 
1,912 
67.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
695 
13.6 
White 
farms 
7,234 
11.1 
$1,000 
9,697 
14.0 
acres 
1,239,046 
6.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
209 
9.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
41 
78.9 
1,000 
4,658 
9.1 
acres 
6,884 
(H) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
416 
10.4 
$1,000 
13,280 
10.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
138 
13.1 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
6,106 
13.0 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
13 
86.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
413 
7.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
258 
23.3 
$1,000 
28,956 
7.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
318 
22.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
482 
6.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
788 
11.2 
$1,000 
79,417 
6.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,207 
7.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
307 
7.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,195 
7.5 
$1,000 
105,812 
7.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
161 
7.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
112,161 
8.1 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
159 
2.1 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
7 
62.1 
$1,000 
404,479 
1.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
140 
47.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
470 
27.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
921 
15.9 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,140 
13.4 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
268 
12.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
881 
10.8 
$1,000 
130 
15.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
613 
9.7 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
1,756 
8.8 
Under 25 years 
farms 
147 
35.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
415 
8.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
954 
19.5 
$1,000 
2,875 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,480 
17.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
513 
8.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,841 
14.0 
$1,000 
8,178 
8.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,676 
10.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
403 
6.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1,987 
9.2 
$1,000 
14,594 
6.5 
75 years and over 
farms 
927 
7.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
866 
4.5 
$1,000 
202,216 
3.5 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,784 
17.4 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
274,251 
4.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
279 
14.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,295 
31.0 
1,000 
146 
12.3 
number 
1 1 ,487 
35.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,150 
14.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,075 
6.5 
1,000 
3,474 
15.3 
number 
134,142 
3.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,117 
21.9 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
450 
23.1 
1,000 
8,127 
22.2 
number 
3,874 
63.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,023 
21.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,682 
15.1 
1,000 
15,789 
19.4 
number 
212,397 
5.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
331 
19.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
423 
16.6 
1,000 
11,064 
19.0 
number 
301,653 
14.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
360 
11.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
13 
34.3 
1,000 
38,723 
11.6 
$1,000 
1,890 
50.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,043 
13.2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
17.1 
acres 
843,553 
7.5 
acres 
11,059 
5.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
