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 
37,249 
9.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
2.1 
Partnership 
farms 
2,685 
6.3 
Farms by size: 
acres 
2,733,462 
1.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10,559 
18.2 
Corporation: 
acres 
48,650 
17.4 
Family held 
farms 
3,157 
5.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12,980 
8.2 
acres 
3,466,028 
2.1 
acres 
294,392 
7.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
306 
11.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,826 
6.8 
acres 
324,534 
5.8 
acres 
105,323 
6.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,018 
7.2 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
934 
15.5 
acres 
164,501 
7.2 
acres 
3,083,423 
1.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,513 
6.7 
acres 
174,267 
6.8 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,180 
5.8 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
10.6 
acres 
186,465 
5.8 
acres 
6,486,223 
2.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
739 
5.3 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
5.0 
acres 
146,175 
5.3 
acres 
6,043,663 
2.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
527 
4.8 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
7.8 
acres 
125,101 
4.9 
acres 
2,218,221 
2.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,805 
5.0 
acres 
650,461 
5.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,508 
7.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,056,164 
7.5 
Male 
farms 
29,730 
8.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,123 
4.2 
acres 
13,972,060 
1.9 
acres 
1,575,863 
4.2 
Female 
farms 
7,519 
14.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,471 
2.7 
acres 
776,047 
5.4 
acres 
10,220,745 
1.8 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
17,650 
7.4 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,021 
8.2 
Other 
farms 
19,599 
11.5 
acres 
1,550,138 
2.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,269 
10.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
83,433 
5.8 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
1,874 
14.4 
acres 
164,360 
19.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
6.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
458 
13.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
12,513 
15.1 
acres 
2,886,796 
0.3 
$1,000 
1,587 
21.8 
Asian 
farms 
436 
25.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,387 
10.5 
acres 
39,771 
8.9 
$1,000 
7,364 
10.2 
Black or African American 
farms 
60 
23.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,084 
9.7 
acres 
5,744 
93.9 
$1,000 
14,710 
9.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,542 
9.2 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
49 
23.1 
$1,000 
24,770 
9.2 
acres 
1,034 
16.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,658 
10.0 
White 
farms 
35,958 
9.3 
$1,000 
37,074 
10.0 
acres 
11,778,717 
2.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
740 
11.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
288 
24.0 
1,000 
16,377 
11.3 
acres 
36,045 
10.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,220 
7.3 
$1,000 
38,505 
7.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
623 
10.4 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
27,652 
10.0 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
120 
23.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,380 
6.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
732 
14.7 
$1,000 
98,071 
6.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,415 
13.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,081 
39.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,976 
8.1 
$1,000 
343,351 
40.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,226 
5.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,286 
6.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,181 
6.8 
$1,000 
462,745 
6.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,149 
6.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
821,011 
7.0 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,586 
8.9 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
61 
(H) 
$1,000 
7,227,533 
10.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
794 
23.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,087 
20.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,911 
12.8 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,538 
8.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,185 
10.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,208 
8.6 
$1,000 
562 
10.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,685 
9.9 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
7,239 
9.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
757 
19.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,578 
8.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,317 
16.6 
$1,000 
11,525 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
6,724 
15.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,246 
7.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
13,441 
10.8 
$1,000 
36,494 
6.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
18,459 
7.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,528 
6.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
1 1 ,927 
7.9 
$1,000 
54,856 
7.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
5,159 
6.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,770 
4.1 
$1,000 
2,341,437 
7.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,861 
10.7 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,162,792 
3.5 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,441 
11.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
9,285 
9.7 
1,000 
746 
10.8 
number 
211,852 
4.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,022 
13.4 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
798 
37.1 
1,000 
20,764 
13.8 
number 
266,989 
2.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,519 
13.3 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
934 
26.9 
1,000 
39,912 
13.4 
number 
19,861 
11.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,451 
11.7 
Layers inventory 
farms 
6,276 
17.0 
1,000 
84,481 
11.5 
number 
7,236,128 
10.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,891 
8.9 
Broilers sold 
farms 
527 
15.7 
1,000 
65,126 
8.9 
number 
28,252,490 
27.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,933 
10.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
381 
27.4 
1,000 
488,624 
2.6 
$1,000 
187,222 
16.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
30,167 
10.4 
Corn for grain 
farms 
575 
7.1 
acres 
5,140,660 
3.5 
acres 
114,516 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
