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 
11,736 
15.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
3.4 
Partnership 
farms 
1,095 
11.1 
Farms by size: 
acres 
5,956,475 
4.2 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,086 
42.4 
Corporation: 
acres 
4,006 
43.4 
Family held 
farms 
985 
8.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,291 
24.9 
acres 
8,154,173 
2.5 
acres 
63,242 
24.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
100 
15.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
449 
19.7 
acres 
681,709 
18.2 
acres 
25,958 
19.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
634 
19.7 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
402 
16.0 
acres 
51,759 
19.5 
acres 
3,026,518 
16.4 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
612 
17.0 
acres 
71,133 
17.0 
Tenure: 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
658 
16.1 
Full owners 
farms 
7,792 
18.3 
acres 
103,942 
16.1 
acres 
8,759,886 
4.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
355 
19.6 
Part owners 
farms 
3,207 
9.1 
acres 
70,124 
19.6 
acres 
19,017,617 
2.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
290 
11.9 
Tenants 
farms 
737 
17.8 
acres 
69,155 
11.9 
acres 
2,586,138 
11.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,098 
12.3 
acres 
394,126 
12.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,109 
10.2 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
785,389 
10.1 
Male 
farms 
10,118 
14.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
813 
11.4 
acres 
27,703,224 
3.3 
acres 
1,132,997 
11.4 
Female 
farms 
1,618 
20.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,341 
6.0 
acres 
2,660,417 
7.5 
acres 
27,591,810 
2.8 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
5,845 
11.6 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,564 
12.9 
Other 
farms 
5,891 
19.8 
acres 
1,016,745 
5.6 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,680 
16.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
acres 
418,965 
10.9 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
277 
85.6 
acres 
779,077 
22.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,689,416 
3.7 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
162 
16.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,466 
25.8 
acres 
409,060 
8.0 
$1,000 
316 
42.7 
Asian 
farms 
12 
(H) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
834 
18.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,389 
17.6 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
63.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
799 
17.9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
2,863 
17.9 
Native Hawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
915 
15.9 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
41.1 
$1,000 
6,495 
15.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
850 
22.0 
White 
farms 
1 1 ,492 
15.4 
$1,000 
12,126 
22.5 
acres 
29,863,772 
3.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
311 
14.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
60 
26.3 
1,000 
6,912 
14.1 
acres 
52,046 
30.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
592 
13.8 
$1,000 
18,545 
13.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
283 
15.2 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
12,545 
15.0 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
23 
16.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
923 
12.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
364 
29.7 
$1,000 
66,664 
12.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
436 
14.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,307 
8.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
961 
12.9 
$1,000 
211,269 
7.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,807 
10.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
808 
6.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,254 
9.7 
$1,000 
286,791 
5.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
401 
4.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
277,281 
4.3 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
247 
4.2 
Linder 25 years 
farms 
36 
83.5 
$1,000 
786,220 
3.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
299 
29.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
662 
29.7 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,422 
22.0 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,095 
16.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
309 
17.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,377 
16.1 
$1,000 
141 
15.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
650 
19.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
$1,000 
1,781 
20.5 
Under 25 years 
farms 
228 
29.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
481 
12.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,428 
25.8 
$1,000 
3,514 
11.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,188 
20.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
729 
12.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,060 
17.5 
$1,000 
12,079 
13.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,148 
13.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
679 
9.9 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
3,570 
13.2 
$1,000 
24,560 
9.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,543 
10.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,951 
6.1 
$1,000 
469,375 
3.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,115 
10.2 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,307,731 
4.3 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
484 
24.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
5,080 
10.4 
1,000 
239 
24.1 
number 
664,254 
13.1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,671 
23.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
206 
15.7 
1,000 
4,669 
22.7 
number 
6,194 
12.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,408 
21.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
20.8 
1,000 
10,294 
21.4 
number 
85,432 
0.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,647 
19.3 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,324 
19.8 
1,000 
26,376 
19.0 
number 
26,612 
18.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
896 
19.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
90 
15.7 
1,000 
31,201 
18.9 
number 
4,567 
22.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
831 
9.6 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
21 
12.0 
1,000 
202,683 
5.5 
$1,000 
5,586 
12.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
9,154 
17.1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
388 
11.1 
acres 
12,544,766 
5.3 
acres 
60,349 
7.9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
