Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[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 by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
1,643 
259 
26.5 
5.9 
14.9 
5.7 
acres 
1,047,260 
112,842 
16.9 
2.3 
11.9 
2.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
199 
32 
18.1 
5.2 
9.0 
3.9 
acres 
117,641 
4,641 
12.3 
2.1 
8.5 
1.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
534 
39 
27.9 
8.6 
12.0 
7.3 
acres 
191,273 
15,454 
12.1 
2.9 
6.6 
2.5 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
2,126 
35.9 
12.0 
14.6 
9.3 
acres 
4,845,956 
234,344 
20.7 
4.5 
11.4 
4.8 
Part owners 
farms 
11,259 
581 
29.8 
5.9 
18.0 
6.0 
acres 
6,352,486 
194,927 
19.9 
2.3 
14.7 
2.8 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
642 
36.7 
9.3 
21.0 
6.5 
acres 
2,612,344 
77,489 
22.3 
2.7 
17.8 
1.8 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
39,586 
2,370 
33.9 
9.6 
16.0 
8.2 
acres 
13,019,241 
407,406 
20.4 
3.2 
13.7 
3.6 
Female 
farms 
5,485 
511 
38.6 
15.1 
15.0 
8.5 
acres 
791,545 
66,949 
23.8 
6.0 
12.6 
5.2 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
21,315 
1,057 
30.4 
7.9 
15.3 
7.3 
Other 
farms 
23,756 
1,795 
38.1 
12.2 
16.6 
9.2 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
509 
103 
56.2 
14.3 
24.1 
17.8 
acres 
96,097 
24,951 
39.1 
5.1 
25.6 
8.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
507 
105 
50.1 
6.9 
28.2 
15.0 
acres 
75,121 
25,540 
35.2 
2.0 
24.8 
8.4 
Asian 
farms 
354 
58 
35.0 
6.8 
15.3 
12.9 
acres 
26,927 
4,796 
29.2 
2.2 
20.2 
6.8 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,064 
173 
49.7 
10.3 
23.6 
15.8 
acres 
149,530 
13,185 
36.0 
3.9 
23.7 
8.4 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
42,866 
2,567 
34.0 
10.2 
15.6 
8.1 
acres 
13,450,985 
411,462 
20.5 
3.4 
13.5 
3.6 
More than one race reported 
farms 
280 
50 
23.2 
24.8 
12.7 
-14.3 
acres 
108,223 
18,320 
6.2 
4.5 
3.2 
-1.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
101 
12 
58.4 
17.9 
30.7 
9.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
936 
81 
50.1 
14.4 
26.0 
9.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,859 
145 
35.4 
7.4 
21.3 
6.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,511 
148 
31.2 
7.4 
19.9 
3.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,499 
603 
28.0 
7.2 
15.0 
5.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
9,409 
435 
28.3 
7.8 
11.1 
9.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
91 
15 
61.5 
27.8 
20.6 
13.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,465 
196 
59.4 
21.2 
23.3 
14.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,099 
367 
45.1 
12.4 
22.1 
10.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,275 
459 
38.7 
12.2 
20.4 
6.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,935 
440 
34.1 
11.2 
14.7 
8.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,891 
397 
32.8 
11.4 
9.2 
12.3 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,094 
136 
46.2 
14.8 
22.6 
8.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,636 
450 
49.3 
16.1 
22.1 
11.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
8,442 
752 
39.9 
10.7 
20.4 
8.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
15,866 
963 
35.3 
10.5 
19.0 
5.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
18,692 
1,030 
31.7 
9.6 
14.8 
7.3 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,776 
751 
30.0 
9.4 
10.5 
10.1 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,234 
324 
30.0 
8.4 
11.5 
10.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,866 
1,871 
34.3 
9.1 
17.5 
7.7 
number 
1,615,774 
69,381 
35.8 
4.9 
24.8 
6.0 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
23,385 
1,698 
33.0 
8.4 
17.2 
7.4 
number 
813,250 
1 1 1 ,309 
29.2 
4.2 
20.0 
5.0 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
100 
7 
13.0 
0.5 
10.8 
1.8 
number 
8,972 
287 
3.7 
0.1 
3.2 
0.4 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
81 
33.1 
13.5 
14.4 
5.2 
number 
109,316 
4,867 
1.4 
0.2 
1.1 
(Z) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,549 
364 
37.4 
14.9 
14.9 
7.6 
number 
12,545,952 
2,157,424 
9.5 
5.2 
4.8 
-0.4 
Broilers sold 
farms 
2,109 
605 
20.4 
10.1 
9.5 
0.9 
number 
975,950,973 
14,105,875 
22.0 
15.7 
7.2 
-0.9 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
127 
15 
13.4 
3.7 
6.6 
3.0 
$1,000 
67,453 
707 
1.8 
0.5 
1.1 
0.2 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
695 
26.6 
3.1 
21.4 
2.1 
acres 
695,003 
8,090 
21.8 
2.6 
18.2 
0.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,631 
378 
24.5 
3.7 
17.2 
3.7 
acres 
448,235 
28,131 
18.3 
2.5 
14.4 
1.4 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
