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 
5,977 
1,144 
44.7 
28.5 
10.2 
6.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
58,608 
25.3 
11.9 
10.0 
3.5 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,768 
521 
52.0 
39.9 
5.8 
6.3 
acres 
7,846 
2,514 
51.8 
39.4 
6.1 
6.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,403 
448 
48.9 
30.5 
11.6 
6.8 
acres 
56,580 
10,391 
47.0 
29.4 
11.1 
6.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
460 
50 
43.3 
22.9 
14.8 
5.5 
acres 
26,206 
2,953 
42.7 
22.6 
14.6 
5.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
389 
41 
39.6 
21.2 
13.1 
5.3 
acres 
31,929 
3,356 
39.5 
21.2 
13.1 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
279 
25 
27.6 
15.5 
8.5 
3.6 
acres 
32,214 
2,891 
27.5 
15.4 
8.5 
3.6 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
189 
25 
26.5 
13.7 
9.6 
3.1 
acres 
29,474 
3,905 
26.2 
13.5 
9.6 
3.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
142 
(H) 
35.2 
7.9 
17.4 
9.9 
acres 
27,784 
26,421 
35.2 
8.1 
17.4 
9.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
60 
9 
15.0 
6.0 
7.1 
1.8 
acres 
14,152 
2,029 
15.3 
6.1 
7.3 
1.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
24 
16.9 
6.6 
8.8 
1.5 
acres 
60,753 
8,090 
15.6 
6.1 
8.2 
1.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
67 
10 
9.0 
3.6 
4.3 
1.0 
acres 
44,545 
7,059 
10.5 
4.1 
5.2 
1.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
29 
1 
3.4 
2.4 
0.9 
0.1 
acres 
39,486 
1,544 
3.8 
2.6 
1.1 
0.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
14 
3 
7.1 
1.1 
5.9 
0.1 
acres 
65,570 
19,985 
18.3 
5.2 
12.9 
0.2 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,002 
180 
36.9 
25.5 
6.7 
4.7 
acres 
9,149 
477 
11.9 
8.0 
2.7 
1.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
17 
6 
47.1 
31.8 
12.1 
3.1 
acres 
123 
33 
52.8 
20.7 
26.8 
5.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
550,620 
32,129 
6.2 
3.8 
1.8 
0.5 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,903 
555 
63.6 
43.4 
12.4 
7.9 
$1,000 
304 
127 
52.1 
38.1 
7.7 
6.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
749 
137 
42.6 
30.2 
7.3 
5.1 
$1,000 
1,215 
226 
42.3 
29.9 
7.4 
5.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
820 
121 
44.8 
30.1 
8.2 
6.4 
$1,000 
2,855 
432 
44.1 
29.7 
8.0 
6.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
709 
165 
42.5 
28.2 
8.6 
5.7 
$1,000 
4,949 
1,048 
41.6 
27.5 
8.4 
5.7 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
581 
72 
36.1 
20.9 
10.8 
4.5 
$1,000 
8,043 
993 
36.0 
21.0 
10.6 
4.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
162 
17 
33.3 
17.0 
12.5 
3.8 
1,000 
3,578 
385 
33.6 
17.2 
12.6 
3.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
264 
34 
31.4 
16.2 
10.0 
5.2 
$1,000 
8,348 
1,111 
31.5 
16.4 
9.9 
5.1 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
88 
(H) 
23.9 
5.7 
10.1 
8.0 
$1,000 
3,840 
(H) 
23.2 
5.8 
9.8 
7.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
243 
34 
29.6 
14.3 
10.5 
4.9 
$1,000 
17,310 
2,359 
29.4 
14.3 
10.3 
4.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
194 
15 
7.7 
2.9 
4.2 
0.6 
$1,000 
29,875 
2,148 
7.0 
2.7 
3.7 
0.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
103 
6 
4.9 
1.7 
2.7 
0.4 
$1,000 
36,263 
2,151 
4.0 
1.5 
2.2 
0.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
69 
4 
15.9 
4.0 
10.7 
1.2 
$1,000 
47,360 
2,576 
15.9 
4.0 
10.6 
1.2 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
92 
3 
3.3 
2.6 
0.6 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
$1,000 
386,678 
19,776 
1.6 
1.5 
0.1 
(Z) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
210 
161 
41.9 
18.6 
12.6 
10.6 
$1,000 
103 
(H) 
42.3 
15.3 
14.6 
12.4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
476 
54 
42.2 
28.2 
7.9 
6.1 
$1,000 
1,263 
145 
43.1 
28.0 
8.8 
6.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
239 
25 
40.6 
25.5 
9.1 
6.0 
$1,000 
1,722 
179 
40.7 
25.4 
9.2 
6.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
378 
43 
34.1 
21.1 
8.7 
4.4 
$1,000 
6,041 
678 
34.4 
21.1 
8.9 
4.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
245 
23 
35.1 
17.7 
12.5 
5.0 
$1,000 
8,853 
818 
35.6 
17.4 
13.1 
5.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
380 
29 
16.8 
8.4 
6.5 
2.0 
$1,000 
133,182 
8,931 
6.2 
4.1 
1.6 
0.4 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
250 
56 
44.8 
32.6 
6.7 
5.5 
1,000 
124 
26 
47.5 
34.8 
7.0 
5.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
857 
174 
46.2 
32.6 
7.7 
5.8 
1,000 
2,514 
560 
46.2 
32.7 
7.8 
5.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
899 
283 
48.9 
34.6 
8.3 
6.1 
1,000 
6,734 
2,067 
49.8 
35.4 
8.4 
6.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,234 
285 
54.5 
35.6 
12.3 
6.5 
1,000 
19,565 
4,636 
54.6 
35.7 
12.4 
6.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
356 
53 
48.6 
27.0 
15.2 
6.4 
1,000 
12,187 
1,810 
46.8 
26.0 
14.6 
6.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
453 
59 
47.0 
22.9 
17.6 
6.5 
1,000 
84,471 
6,949 
34.8 
16.1 
14.7 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
4,663 
839 
45.7 
29.9 
9.8 
5.9 
acres 
258,511 
28,889 
31.5 
15.9 
11.9 
3.7 
Partnership 
farms 
612 
219 
42.5 
21.3 
13.1 
8.0 
acres 
69,996 
28,463 
18.9 
5.6 
8.9 
4.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
