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 
69,754 
3.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
1.8 
Partnership 
farms 
4,667 
2.6 
Farms by size: 
acres 
2,188,013 
1.0 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,603 
9.0 
Corporation: 
acres 
21,994 
8.9 
Family held 
farms 
3,065 
2.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,825 
5.4 
acres 
1,825,330 
1.0 
acres 
499,973 
5.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
269 
7.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,154 
4.2 
acres 
110,357 
3.0 
acres 
301,445 
4.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,879 
3.8 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,136 
4.2 
acres 
647,550 
3.8 
acres 
219,567 
2.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,208 
3.3 
acres 
844,211 
3.3 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5,261 
2.8 
Full owners 
farms 
45,638 
4.4 
acres 
828,746 
2.8 
acres 
4,965,158 
3.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,132 
3.3 
Part owners 
farms 
21,059 
2.3 
acres 
816,094 
3.3 
acres 
9,039,944 
1.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,026 
3.1 
Tenants 
farms 
3,057 
4.0 
acres 
718,355 
3.1 
acres 
563,824 
1.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,530 
2.7 
acres 
3,004,996 
2.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,885 
1.9 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
2,621,390 
1.8 
Male 
farms 
62,408 
3.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,580 
1.2 
acres 
13,896,929 
1.8 
acres 
2,098,495 
1.5 
Female 
farms 
7,346 
5.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
671 
1.0 
acres 
671,997 
3.0 
acres 
2,165,677 
1.2 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
34,760 
2.6 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
3,176 
3.2 
Other 
farms 
34,994 
4.8 
acres 
419,439 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
118 
5.8 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
2,282 
11.8 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
283 
20.4 
acres 
42,697 
11.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1 1 ,744,476 
0.9 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
63 
11.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
17,786 
7.0 
acres 
19,209 
6.2 
$1,000 
2,227 
9.8 
Asian 
farms 
177 
19.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,745 
5.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
7,943 
5.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
42 
26.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,859 
7.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
17,576 
6.8 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,888 
4.9 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
9 
31.6 
$1,000 
42,201 
4.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,459 
5.7 
White 
farms 
69,374 
3.6 
$1,000 
78,537 
5.3 
acres 
14,529,794 
1.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,787 
6.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
89 
8.3 
1,000 
39,844 
6.2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,793 
3.0 
$1,000 
120,484 
2.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,912 
4.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
85,488 
4.3 
Under 25 years 
farms 
228 
6.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,379 
3.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,898 
4.4 
$1,000 
461,197 
3.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,292 
4.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,487 
2.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
8,255 
3.1 
$1 ,000 
1,249,305 
2.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,220 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,829 
2.4 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,867 
2.4 
$1,000 
1,715,437 
2.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,610 
2.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
1,850,278 
2.1 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,220 
0.6 
Under 25 years 
farms 
118 
18.1 
$1,000 
6,073,959 
0.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,841 
10.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,459 
7.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,253 
5.3 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,988 
4.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,491 
5.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,335 
3.7 
$1,000 
1,174 
5.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,947 
4.1 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
16,211 
4.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,865 
5.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,887 
3.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,689 
5.5 
$1,000 
28,489 
3.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
13,521 
4.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,114 
2.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
29,976 
4.0 
$1,000 
101,221 
2.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
31,163 
3.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,023 
2.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
17,127 
3.0 
$1,000 
180,433 
2.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,559 
2.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
13,476 
1.7 
$1,000 
3,383,034 
1.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
29,908 
3.1 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
3,494,084 
1.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,592 
5.3 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
13,020 
3.7 
1,000 
1,319 
5.4 
number 
248,305 
2.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,995 
5.4 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1 1 ,543 
3.0 
1,000 
29,465 
5.5 
number 
1,270,091 
1.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,795 
5.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,270 
6.2 
1,000 
56,188 
5.5 
number 
311,651 
14.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,688 
5.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
7,348 
5.7 
1,000 
120,524 
4.9 
number 
5,413,563 
1.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,625 
4.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,499 
5.8 
1,000 
91,042 
4.2 
number 
48,766,897 
7.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,121 
2.7 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
158 
17.2 
1,000 
338,799 
3.0 
$1,000 
13,847 
6.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
60,617 
3.8 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27,809 
2.2 
acres 
10,225,659 
2.2 
acres 
3,306,621 
1.1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
