Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
as percent 
of total 
Percent of total 
adjustment 
from coverage 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
nonresponse 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
misclassification 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
2,771 
34.5 
10.2 
15.9 
8.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
438,300 
20.6 
3.4 
13.6 
3.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,918 
416 
45.3 
24.9 
12.2 
8.2 
acres 
9,706 
1,989 
45.7 
24.9 
11.8 
9.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1 1 ,947 
1,023 
44.6 
18.3 
14.0 
12.2 
acres 
334,595 
26,772 
43.8 
17.8 
13.8 
12.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,827 
597 
43.6 
12.6 
19.2 
11.7 
acres 
221,708 
35,065 
43.5 
12.6 
19.2 
11.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,986 
1,144 
40.6 
11.2 
18.6 
10.8 
acres 
408,684 
94,790 
40.6 
11.1 
18.7 
10.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,737 
907 
35.5 
9.8 
16.5 
9.1 
acres 
548,445 
104,006 
35.3 
9.8 
16.5 
9.1 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,081 
453 
29.1 
7.7 
13.9 
7.4 
acres 
483,179 
70,503 
29.0 
7.7 
13.9 
7.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,343 
312 
28.6 
5.5 
16.6 
6.5 
acres 
462,715 
61,255 
28.5 
5.5 
16.6 
6.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,654 
108 
24.4 
4.6 
14.4 
5.4 
acres 
393,781 
25,436 
24.5 
4.6 
14.4 
5.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,725 
1,139 
21.2 
3.5 
13.4 
4.4 
acres 
1,661,683 
446,174 
20.8 
3.4 
13.1 
4.3 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,598 
1,771 
12.3 
1.4 
8.6 
2.3 
acres 
1,769,199 
1,209,619 
11.6 
1.4 
8.2 
2.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,760 
197 
21.0 
1.4 
17.5 
2.1 
acres 
2,471,096 
430,132 
22.3 
1.5 
18.6 
2.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,495 
388 
20.2 
2.7 
16.2 
1.4 
acres 
5,045,995 
864,803 
15.2 
2.4 
11.9 
1.0 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,896 
1,715 
27.3 
5.1 
18.5 
3.6 
acres 
4,795,969 
80,616 
19.9 
2.2 
16.9 
0.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
287 
24 
36.9 
9.7 
20.3 
6.9 
acres 
7,933 
1,658 
23.1 
3.0 
16.9 
3.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
598,405 
19.3 
4.3 
13.8 
1.3 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1 1 ,432 
1,254 
46.6 
19.6 
14.6 
12.5 
$1,000 
1,430 
201 
48.5 
23.6 
12.9 
11.9 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,836 
296 
36.8 
12.4 
14.4 
10.0 
$1,000 
6,449 
487 
36.8 
12.4 
14.3 
10.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,497 
953 
35.3 
10.6 
14.8 
10.0 
$1,000 
16,417 
3,452 
35.3 
10.5 
14.9 
10.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,455 
1,149 
34.4 
9.4 
15.4 
9.5 
$1,000 
39,139 
8,508 
34.2 
9.3 
15.3 
9.5 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,274 
1,673 
30.2 
6.6 
18.1 
5.5 
$1,000 
74,731 
22,871 
30.0 
6.5 
18.0 
5.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,514 
324 
29.5 
5.5 
18.4 
5.6 
1,000 
33,409 
7,154 
29.4 
5.4 
18.3 
5.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,610 
493 
29.4 
3.4 
18.7 
7.3 
$1,000 
81,580 
15,797 
29.3 
3.3 
18.7 
7.3 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
919 
350 
28.7 
3.1 
19.7 
6.0 
$1,000 
40,568 
15,472 
28.6 
3.1 
19.6 
5.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,028 
124 
33.7 
3.4 
24.0 
6.4 
$1,000 
142,360 
8,576 
34.5 
3.4 
24.7 
6.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,310 
121 
25.0 
1.7 
21.1 
2.2 
$1,000 
212,029 
24,344 
26.0 
1.9 
21.7 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,076 
(H) 
20.1 
2.0 
16.9 
1.2 
$1,000 
404,295 
(H) 
20.5 
2.0 
17.4 
1.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,548 
27 
9.4 
1.6 
7.4 
0.3 
$1,000 
1,147,311 
39,971 
9.8 
1.7 
7.7 
0.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,572 
1,378 
24.9 
6.4 
18.1 
0.4 
$1,000 
7,576,039 
1,955,682 
19.8 
6.4 
13.1 
0.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,732 
142 
35.0 
11.2 
13.6 
10.2 
$1,000 
817 
77 
34.6 
10.9 
13.7 
10.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,318 
676 
34.0 
9.3 
15.6 
9.0 
$1,000 
1 1 ,770 
1,936 
33.2 
8.8 
15.6 
8.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,595 
521 
30.3 
7.4 
15.9 
6.9 
$1,000 
18,678 
3,748 
30.1 
7.3 
15.9 
6.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,046 
483 
28.3 
5.1 
17.0 
6.2 
$1,000 
48,599 
7,314 
28.1 
4.9 
17.0 
6.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,667 
184 
24.8 
3.2 
16.3 
5.3 
$1,000 
58,639 
6,841 
24.6 
3.2 
16.2 
5.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,250 
1,596 
21.9 
3.4 
16.3 
2.1 
$1,000 
2,920,405 
240,732 
19.7 
3.7 
14.9 
1.1 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,189 
211 
39.3 
14.0 
14.1 
11.2 
1,000 
1,084 
120 
39.4 
14.2 
14.2 
11.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,804 
681 
40.4 
14.7 
15.1 
10.5 
1,000 
22,351 
1,959 
40.7 
14.8 
15.3 
10.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,850 
496 
40.5 
13.9 
16.5 
10.1 
1,000 
42,185 
3,553 
40.5 
13.8 
16.7 
10.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,992 
453 
40.5 
12.9 
17.8 
9.7 
1,000 
93,773 
6,932 
40.3 
12.7 
17.9 
9.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,204 
403 
36.4 
9.5 
18.8 
8.1 
1,000 
74,896 
14,275 
36.3 
9.3 
19.0 
8.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,424 
211 
30.1 
5.2 
19.1 
5.8 
1,000 
280,177 
13,687 
25.4 
4.0 
17.2 
4.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
39,351 
2,576 
35.5 
10.7 
16.2 
8.6 
acres 
8,154,759 
510,974 
22.7 
3.9 
14.4 
4.4 
Partnership 
farms 
3,344 
94 
28.0 
6.7 
15.4 
5.9 
acres 
4,299,853 
622,680 
18.3 
2.4 
14.0 
1.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
