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 
20,005 
4,863 
52.5 
17.1 
17.9 
17.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
2,374,842 
4.5 
1.3 
2.5 
0.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11,911 
2,879 
56.9 
21.5 
15.0 
20.5 
acres 
34,077 
8,709 
57.6 
21.6 
15.9 
20.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,082 
918 
56.8 
19.0 
17.9 
19.9 
acres 
82,190 
19,291 
53.7 
18.6 
16.7 
18.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
398 
393 
39.2 
7.8 
18.5 
12.9 
acres 
22,582 
22,455 
39.3 
7.8 
18.6 
13.0 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
354 
(H) 
37.3 
7.4 
17.8 
12.1 
acres 
28,652 
(H) 
37.1 
7.3 
17.8 
12.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
391 
303 
38.6 
9.3 
17.9 
11.4 
acres 
43,666 
33,153 
38.9 
9.3 
18.1 
11.4 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
374 
266 
43.9 
10.8 
22.3 
10.8 
acres 
58,885 
41,816 
43.9 
10.8 
22.3 
10.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
200 
150 
42.0 
9.0 
19.7 
13.2 
acres 
40,302 
30,016 
42.2 
9.0 
19.9 
13.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
142 
73 
43.7 
8.4 
26.1 
9.2 
acres 
34,111 
17,339 
43.8 
8.4 
26.2 
9.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
540 
158 
42.2 
9.7 
23.1 
9.4 
acres 
192,244 
54,756 
42.4 
9.9 
23.1 
9.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
513 
172 
34.9 
6.1 
21.6 
7.3 
acres 
354,490 
117,816 
34.5 
6.0 
21.3 
7.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
429 
110 
26.3 
3.8 
18.0 
4.5 
acres 
587,800 
157,709 
24.9 
3.7 
17.1 
4.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
671 
257 
18.8 
1.4 
14.2 
3.3 
acres 
24,770,196 
1,975,814 
2.7 
0.9 
1.5 
0.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,830 
3,163 
53.3 
13.9 
22.2 
17.1 
acres 
854,515 
273,677 
14.6 
1.6 
9.3 
3.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,308 
591 
52.0 
15.1 
20.4 
16.5 
acres 
26,098 
11,102 
31.6 
5.7 
18.3 
7.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
415,927 
6.4 
1.3 
3.8 
1.4 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,558 
2,430 
57.5 
22.7 
14.9 
19.9 
$1,000 
988 
348 
50.8 
21.3 
13.4 
16.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,058 
531 
50.4 
15.3 
17.2 
17.9 
$1,000 
3,295 
910 
49.5 
14.8 
17.2 
17.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,820 
498 
50.5 
15.5 
18.0 
17.1 
$1,000 
6,415 
1,760 
50.6 
15.6 
17.9 
17.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,501 
384 
49.8 
15.0 
18.3 
16.5 
$1,000 
10,219 
2,675 
48.8 
14.5 
18.3 
16.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,267 
968 
49.1 
9.4 
25.1 
14.6 
$1,000 
1 7,390 
12,560 
48.9 
9.4 
25.3 
14.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
236 
214 
33.5 
6.5 
20.1 
6.9 
1,000 
5,250 
4,759 
33.5 
6.6 
20.0 
6.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
491 
218 
46.2 
7.5 
23.0 
15.7 
$1,000 
15,007 
6,658 
46.0 
7.5 
22.9 
15.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
181 
148 
43.6 
4.7 
18.9 
20.0 
$1,000 
7,989 
6,344 
43.6 
4.8 
19.0 
19.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
442 
175 
39.4 
5.5 
23.2 
10.7 
$1,000 
29,754 
12,429 
37.7 
5.4 
22.3 
10.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
549 
(H) 
56.6 
6.4 
41.6 
8.7 
$1,000 
85,090 
84,423 
55.7 
6.4 
41.0 
8.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
269 
204 
46.5 
5.0 
36.3 
5.1 
$1,000 
97,014 
74,994 
46.4 
4.8 
36.5 
5.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
230 
143 
37.4 
2.2 
27.1 
8.1 
$1,000 
154,636 
86,452 
35.0 
2.0 
25.3 
7.7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
403 
176 
5.2 
0.5 
3.3 
1.4 
$1,000 
3,299,066 
374,718 
1.6 
0.4 
0.8 
0.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
594 
155 
54.5 
14.5 
20.9 
19.2 
$1,000 
256 
61 
53.8 
13.6 
22.0 
18.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,219 
268 
54.3 
15.3 
20.2 
18.8 
$1,000 
3,356 
755 
54.9 
15.0 
21.1 
18.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
546 
100 
54.4 
12.5 
25.7 
16.1 
$1,000 
3,754 
678 
53.5 
12.0 
26.2 
15.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
611 
188 
48.9 
9.4 
24.9 
14.7 
$1,000 
9,881 
3,166 
49.0 
9.4 
24.5 
15.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
371 
218 
52.0 
8.7 
30.0 
13.2 
$1,000 
13,798 
8,745 
52.8 
8.9 
31.0 
12.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,000 
522 
35.8 
4.3 
24.0 
7.5 
$1,000 
920,496 
116,268 
6.7 
1.6 
3.6 
1.4 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,230 
267 
55.4 
19.7 
15.8 
19.9 
1,000 
652 
138 
56.6 
20.6 
15.6 
20.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,625 
1,298 
54.7 
20.3 
15.4 
19.1 
1,000 
16,401 
3,764 
54.5 
20.4 
15.1 
19.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,767 
952 
51.2 
19.0 
14.8 
17.4 
1,000 
26,846 
6,852 
51.1 
18.8 
14.9 
17.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,034 
976 
52.8 
17.6 
18.2 
17.0 
1,000 
46,695 
15,173 
53.4 
17.7 
18.5 
17.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,135 
374 
58.1 
17.5 
21.3 
19.4 
1,000 
39,548 
12,965 
58.3 
17.3 
21.6 
19.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
873 
363 
47.3 
10.2 
21.7 
15.4 
1,000 
221,004 
83,729 
26.4 
4.3 
13.4 
8.7 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
17,247 
4,134 
53.6 
18.3 
17.2 
18.1 
acres 
3,060,838 
1,001,892 
26.0 
3.1 
18.7 
4.2 
Partnership 
farms 
1,345 
385 
45.0 
9.9 
21.0 
14.1 
acres 
1,324,012 
750,110 
12.8 
1.0 
8.3 
3.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
