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 
43,223 
1,753 
35.6 
14.9 
13.3 
7.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
279,061 
24.0 
6.6 
13.0 
4.3 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,919 
285 
44.0 
29.0 
6.1 
8.9 
acres 
14,379 
1,353 
43.2 
28.4 
6.2 
8.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,267 
628 
39.7 
20.0 
10.8 
9.0 
acres 
362,197 
16,260 
38.7 
19.4 
10.5 
8.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,235 
157 
38.6 
14.5 
15.7 
8.4 
acres 
246,346 
9,173 
38.5 
14.5 
15.7 
8.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,605 
159 
36.5 
13.0 
15.5 
8.0 
acres 
377,435 
13,025 
36.3 
12.9 
15.4 
7.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,342 
157 
33.9 
12.4 
14.2 
7.3 
acres 
500,043 
17,989 
33.7 
12.3 
14.1 
7.2 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,897 
111 
33.1 
11.7 
14.4 
7.0 
acres 
453,309 
18,271 
33.1 
11.7 
14.4 
7.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,041 
74 
33.7 
9.3 
17.8 
6.6 
acres 
402,155 
14,523 
33.6 
9.3 
17.8 
6.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,382 
45 
30.8 
8.6 
16.2 
6.0 
acres 
329,632 
10,657 
30.8 
8.6 
16.2 
6.0 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,815 
131 
29.5 
7.9 
16.1 
5.5 
acres 
1,335,536 
44,717 
29.2 
7.8 
16.0 
5.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,230 
233 
29.6 
5.4 
19.7 
4.5 
acres 
1,523,958 
177,665 
29.5 
5.4 
19.7 
4.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
911 
49 
18.2 
3.3 
12.5 
2.5 
acres 
1,217,464 
63,628 
17.7 
3.3 
11.9 
2.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
579 
82 
7.1 
2.1 
3.8 
1.1 
acres 
2,140,200 
259,331 
6.9 
2.0 
3.7 
1.2 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,584 
123 
29.8 
14.7 
9.6 
5.5 
acres 
109,717 
14,803 
11.4 
2.9 
7.3 
1.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
199 
18 
42.2 
21.7 
12.4 
8.1 
acres 
3,291 
391 
36.1 
14.7 
14.3 
7.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
450,849 
19.1 
7.7 
9.9 
1.4 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,007 
877 
42.5 
22.4 
10.5 
9.7 
$1,000 
1,611 
134 
46.5 
27.0 
10.6 
8.9 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,246 
163 
36.4 
15.9 
12.3 
8.1 
$1,000 
7,132 
270 
35.7 
15.5 
12.2 
8.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,782 
166 
35.3 
14.0 
13.3 
8.0 
$1,000 
17,105 
592 
34.9 
13.8 
13.2 
7.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,591 
258 
35.0 
13.1 
14.0 
7.8 
$1,000 
39,907 
1,960 
34.8 
13.0 
14.0 
7.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,380 
561 
25.8 
7.6 
13.8 
4.4 
$1,000 
61,332 
7,910 
25.9 
7.5 
13.9 
4.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,193 
42 
29.0 
8.0 
16.2 
4.7 
1,000 
26,348 
928 
28.8 
8.0 
16.1 
4.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,943 
131 
31.3 
6.5 
18.4 
6.5 
$1,000 
60,449 
4,158 
31.3 
6.5 
18.4 
6.4 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
719 
88 
31.2 
6.7 
17.9 
6.5 
$1,000 
31,950 
3,911 
31.3 
6.8 
18.0 
6.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,510 
56 
34.2 
7.4 
20.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
105,945 
3,802 
34.6 
7.4 
20.7 
6.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
947 
39 
24.9 
3.1 
20.0 
1.9 
$1,000 
153,426 
6,006 
26.5 
3.3 
21.3 
1.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
689 
(H) 
25.3 
2.9 
21.3 
1.1 
$1,000 
255,456 
(H) 
25.8 
2.9 
21.8 
1.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,754 
1,669 
55.0 
15.4 
35.3 
4.2 
$1,000 
1,314,135 
1 ,274,743 
56.1 
16.3 
35.4 
4.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,462 
350 
3.6 
2.3 
1.2 
0.1 
$1,000 
3,496,379 
1,334,667 
3.1 
2.3 
0.8 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,267 
85 
36.0 
16.0 
11.4 
8.6 
$1,000 
1,074 
39 
35.8 
15.7 
11.3 
8.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,584 
153 
33.6 
13.4 
12.4 
7.8 
$1,000 
12,407 
418 
33.2 
13.0 
12.5 
7.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,416 
94 
31.3 
11.8 
12.7 
6.7 
$1,000 
17,428 
658 
31.0 
11.5 
12.9 
6.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,721 
86 
30.4 
9.4 
14.8 
6.3 
$1,000 
43,741 
1,393 
30.6 
9.3 
15.0 
6.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,356 
82 
29.9 
9.3 
14.6 
6.1 
$1,000 
47,631 
3,019 
29.6 
9.1 
14.7 
5.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,144 
415 
29.5 
7.2 
18.8 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,331,314 
188,352 
17.1 
6.3 
9.3 
1.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,508 
124 
36.7 
17.0 
11.3 
8.4 
1,000 
1,262 
76 
37.1 
17.2 
11.5 
8.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,607 
428 
38.6 
18.8 
11.5 
8.3 
1,000 
24,393 
1,210 
38.6 
18.7 
11.5 
8.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,660 
293 
38.4 
17.6 
12.9 
8.0 
1,000 
40,743 
2,106 
38.4 
17.5 
12.9 
8.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,681 
266 
39.3 
16.0 
15.3 
8.0 
1,000 
88,223 
4,024 
39.3 
15.7 
15.6 
8.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,129 
81 
36.2 
13.1 
15.9 
7.1 
1,000 
74,179 
2,777 
36.3 
13.0 
16.2 
7.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,150 
59 
35.0 
9.6 
19.5 
6.0 
1,000 
158,366 
22,954 
26.6 
7.0 
15.4 
4.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
39,417 
1,602 
36.1 
15.2 
13.3 
7.6 
acres 
6,542,453 
207,068 
27.4 
7.6 
14.8 
5.0 
Partnership 
farms 
2,107 
103 
28.4 
10.2 
12.7 
5.5 
acres 
1,415,100 
1 1 1 ,978 
11.9 
3.1 
6.9 
2.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
