Table A. Summary of U.S. 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 
2,109,303 
33,239 
34.5 
12.3 
15.7 
6.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
7,904,686 
19.2 
3.4 
13.2 
2.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
223,634 
13,639 
42.8 
23.5 
11.5 
7.9 
acres 
996,831 
58,256 
42.4 
23.3 
11.4 
7.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
589,549 
12,863 
39.9 
18.2 
13.4 
8.2 
acres 
15,107,127 
302,421 
39.0 
17.7 
13.2 
8.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
153,698 
2,058 
38.8 
12.4 
18.6 
7.9 
acres 
8,919,687 
119,845 
38.8 
12.3 
18.6 
7.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
184,942 
2,487 
36.4 
11.1 
18.1 
7.3 
acres 
15,204,112 
203,780 
36.3 
11.1 
18.0 
7.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
166,381 
1,684 
33.8 
10.2 
17.2 
6.5 
acres 
19,290,934 
193,704 
33.7 
10.1 
17.2 
6.4 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
129,026 
1,344 
31.7 
9.2 
16.3 
6.2 
acres 
20,307,571 
211,473 
31.6 
9.1 
16.3 
6.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
84,317 
1,724 
31.0 
6.9 
18.6 
5.4 
acres 
16,661,826 
340,482 
30.9 
6.9 
18.6 
5.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
63,636 
1,677 
28.8 
6.1 
17.8 
4.9 
acres 
15,134,564 
399,845 
28.8 
6.1 
17.8 
4.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
198,085 
5,095 
27.1 
5.1 
17.5 
4.5 
acres 
70,623,350 
1 ,790,780 
26.9 
5.0 
17.4 
4.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
142,555 
2,540 
26.3 
3.6 
19.1 
3.6 
acres 
99,017,193 
1,544,117 
26.2 
3.6 
19.0 
3.5 
1 ,000 te 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91,273 
1,204 
23.9 
2.4 
18.7 
2.8 
acres 
125,084,593 
1,636,376 
23.6 
2.4 
18.4 
2.8 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
82,207 
1,203 
18.0 
1.7 
14.1 
2.1 
acres 
508,179,869 
5,930,688 
12.6 
1.9 
9.3 
1.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
261,281 
6,114 
31.4 
10.0 
15.2 
6.2 
acres 
52,092,384 
737,284 
17.6 
1.9 
13.3 
2.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
60,330 
2,268 
39.9 
14.5 
16.5 
8.9 
acres 
3,729,847 
134,409 
25.9 
4.0 
17.8 
4.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
8,352,196 
14.0 
2.1 
10.7 
1.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
602,119 
18,184 
42.9 
21.1 
12.8 
9.0 
$1,000 
71,054 
3,201 
46.3 
25.8 
12.8 
7.7 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
186,191 
4,404 
36.2 
15.3 
13.4 
7.5 
$1,000 
309,382 
7,154 
36.1 
15.2 
13.4 
7.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
191,422 
3,656 
36.3 
14.0 
14.2 
8.1 
$1,000 
687,586 
12,943 
36.2 
13.9 
14.2 
8.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
214,245 
3,570 
36.1 
12.8 
15.2 
8.1 
$1,000 
1,521,953 
24,992 
36.0 
12.7 
15.2 
8.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
188,459 
3,371 
31.4 
8.7 
18.4 
4.4 
$1,000 
2,657,519 
46,316 
31.4 
8.6 
18.4 
4.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
56,495 
843 
31.5 
7.9 
19.1 
4.4 
1,000 
1,250,401 
18,467 
31.4 
7.9 
19.1 
4.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
106,087 
2,412 
32.7 
6.8 
19.5 
6.3 
$1,000 
3,339,063 
74,967 
32.7 
6.8 
19.6 
6.3 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
46,786 
1,040 
33.6 
6.5 
20.9 
6.1 
$1,000 
2,078,716 
45,794 
33.6 
6.5 
21.0 
6.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
129,366 
5,647 
33.0 
6.0 
21.9 
5.1 
$1,000 
9,250,546 
445,153 
33.4 
5.9 
22.3 
5.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
138,883 
8,573 
25.0 
2.4 
20.3 
2.3 
$1,000 
22,822,425 
1,286,795 
25.9 
2.5 
21.1 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
94,072 
3,986 
24.8 
2.0 
20.8 
1.9 
$1,000 
33,964,264 
1 ,239,848 
25.7 
2.1 
21.6 
2.0 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
75,953 
5,269 
23.3 
1.5 
20.2 
1.6 
$1,000 
54,685,873 
4,299,799 
24.5 
1.6 
21.2 
1.7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
79,225 
3,002 
11.3 
1.5 
9.1 
0.8 
$1,000 
262,005,697 
10,473,750 
7.8 
1.7 
5.6 
0.5 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
79,271 
1,465 
35.1 
14.7 
12.8 
7.6 
$1,000 
37,769 
683 
35.0 
14.4 
12.9 
7.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
183,471 
2,540 
33.6 
12.2 
14.0 
7.4 
$1,000 
501,874 
6,972 
33.5 
11.9 
14.2 
7.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
114,605 
1,348 
32.0 
10.1 
15.8 
6.2 
$1,000 
830,942 
9,752 
31.9 
10.0 
15.9 
6.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
159,498 
2,116 
30.8 
8.0 
17.3 
5.6 
$1,000 
2,610,444 
35,121 
30.8 
7.8 
17.4 
5.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
113,922 
1,709 
29.8 
6.2 
18.5 
5.2 
$1,000 
4,078,674 
60,743 
29.7 
6.1 
18.5 
5.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
321,678 
8,852 
21.7 
2.6 
16.9 
2.3 
$1,000 
110,648,175 
2,523,417 
14.4 
1.8 
11.4 
1.2 
Farms with losses ef - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
97,294 
1,732 
37.2 
16.5 
12.9 
7.9 
1,000 
48,948 
879 
37.5 
16.7 
12.9 
7.9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
345,438 
7,785 
39.4 
17.8 
13.8 
7.8 
1,000 
990,392 
22,935 
39.7 
17.9 
14.0 
7.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
249,577 
6,473 
40.6 
17.7 
15.1 
7.8 
1,000 
1,802,627 
46,984 
40.7 
17.7 
15.2 
7.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
259,724 
6,464 
40.6 
16.1 
16.7 
7.7 
1,000 
4,064,395 
100,281 
40.5 
15.9 
16.9 
7.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
101,271 
2,154 
39.4 
13.2 
18.8 
7.4 
1,000 
3,503,547 
74,072 
39.4 
13.1 
18.9 
7.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
83,554 
1,942 
34.5 
8.5 
20.0 
5.9 
1,000 
16,016,889 
229,528 
25.7 
5.4 
16.3 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
1,828,946 
29,189 
35.4 
12.8 
15.9 
6.6 
acres 
562,433,686 
5,621,664 
23.5 
3.9 
16.3 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
137,987 
1,834 
29.0 
9.0 
14.8 
5.2 
acres 
156,076,785 
1,428,513 
14.2 
2.6 
9.7 
2.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
