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 
18,027 
9.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
3.0 
Partnership 
farms 
1,588 
7.4 
Farms by size: 
acres 
1,604,907 
6.8 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,205 
14.5 
Corporation: 
acres 
22,134 
14.8 
Family held 
farms 
1,003 
7.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,239 
11.3 
acres 
1,328,222 
8.3 
acres 
119,432 
11.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
144 
9.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
941 
9.2 
acres 
87,740 
25.9 
acres 
54,331 
9.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
973 
9.0 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
717 
9.0 
acres 
79,983 
9.0 
acres 
4,661,593 
1.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
867 
7.8 
acres 
99,926 
7.7 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
718 
7.4 
Full owners 
farms 
12,511 
10.8 
acres 
112,690 
7.4 
acres 
7,189,258 
3.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
461 
8.0 
Part owners 
farms 
4,146 
7.8 
acres 
90,733 
8.0 
acres 
3,265,172 
4.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
328 
8.2 
Tenants 
farms 
1,370 
8.9 
acres 
77,945 
8.3 
acres 
519,966 
7.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,075 
7.2 
acres 
383,630 
7.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
892 
9.4 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
608,560 
9.3 
Male 
farms 
16,009 
9.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
623 
9.7 
acres 
10,646,644 
2.9 
acres 
841,832 
9.7 
Female 
farms 
2,018 
11.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
705 
5.3 
acres 
327,752 
6.0 
acres 
8,483,200 
2.1 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
6,939 
8.1 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,645 
9.7 
Other 
farms 
11,088 
11.0 
acres 
853,875 
5.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,578 
9.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
250,382 
9.6 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
345 
13.6 
acres 
102,866 
11.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,816,147 
2.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
548 
11.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,263 
13.0 
acres 
3,896,799 
0.6 
$1,000 
749 
20.9 
Asian 
farms 
52 
27.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,937 
12.3 
acres 
3,589 
17.8 
$1,000 
3,238 
12.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
31.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,055 
11.8 
acres 
344 
58.8 
$1,000 
7,323 
11.7 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,068 
10.7 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
8 
39.8 
$1,000 
14,537 
10.7 
acres 
880 
51.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,709 
9.0 
White 
farms 
17,387 
9.8 
$1,000 
24,168 
8.9 
acres 
7,063,509 
4.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
471 
8.8 
More than one race reported 
farms 
26 
28.5 
1,000 
10,341 
8.7 
acres 
9,275 
12.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,017 
10.7 
$1,000 
31,708 
10.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
407 
8.4 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
18,017 
8.4 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
44 
42.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,117 
8.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
326 
11.9 
$1,000 
78,767 
8.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
552 
11.2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
897 
7.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,044 
7.3 
$1,000 
141,583 
6.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,701 
7.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
530 
5.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,272 
9.0 
$1,000 
188,628 
5.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
301 
7.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
208,716 
7.6 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
255 
7.8 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
34 
23.3 
$1,000 
1,088,373 
4.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
754 
16.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,517 
16.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,648 
10.6 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,249 
9.8 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
886 
13.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,886 
11.7 
$1,000 
408 
12.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,674 
10.5 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
4,603 
10.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
471 
13.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
951 
9.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,319 
13.1 
$1,000 
6,904 
9.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,862 
12.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,245 
8.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,057 
9.2 
$1,000 
20,443 
8.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,526 
8.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
763 
8.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
4,970 
10.2 
$1,000 
26,574 
8.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
2,925 
9.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,565 
4.9 
$1,000 
449,880 
2.8 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,625 
8.5 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
776,833 
4.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,097 
12.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
6,827 
8.3 
1,000 
525 
13.1 
number 
369,670 
5.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,694 
12.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
477 
35.4 
1,000 
10,488 
12.5 
number 
90,449 
3.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,459 
11.2 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
669 
13.0 
1,000 
17,803 
11.1 
number 
731,666 
2.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,403 
9.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,398 
12.6 
1,000 
37,393 
9.7 
number 
3,814,859 
2.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
750 
9.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
73 
21.4 
1,000 
25,619 
9.3 
number 
4,310 
31.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
540 
8.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
27 
7.9 
1,000 
118,579 
12.2 
$1,000 
6,709 
11.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
14,575 
10.4 
Corn for grain 
farms 
373 
6.2 
acres 
3,291,934 
5.9 
acres 
33,879 
9.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
