Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Percent of total 
Item 
Total 
as percent 
adjustment 
adjustment from 
adjustment from 
of total 
from coverage 
nonresponse 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
893 
257 
48.2 
11.0 
23.5 
13.6 
acres 
1,558,186 
288,584 
10.7 
1.0 
8.5 
1.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
152 
49 
51.3 
12.9 
24.7 
13.7 
acres 
113,606 
25,482 
14.2 
3.1 
9.1 
2.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
368 
186 
36.7 
11.0 
14.7 
10.9 
acres 
20,192,553 
486,990 
0.2 
0.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
2,752 
56.0 
17.6 
20.2 
18.2 
acres 
22,798,557 
1,045,129 
1.7 
0.8 
0.7 
0.1 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
675 
45.2 
12.6 
19.5 
13.0 
acres 
1 ,726,962 
1,059,170 
19.4 
1.8 
13.3 
4.3 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
1,671 
51.3 
18.6 
14.2 
18.5 
acres 
1,723,676 
362,339 
27.2 
2.5 
19.4 
5.2 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
12,170 
3,355 
49.4 
14.8 
18.6 
16.0 
acres 
23,439,294 
2,087,809 
3.8 
1.2 
2.0 
0.5 
Female 
farms 
7,835 
1,673 
57.3 
21.7 
15.5 
20.0 
acres 
2,809,901 
307,488 
10.6 
1.7 
7.2 
1.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
13,219 
2,794 
51.5 
17.0 
17.2 
17.4 
Other 
farms 
6,786 
2,120 
54.3 
17.4 
19.2 
17.7 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
716 
(H) 
41.2 
6.8 
19.1 
15.3 
acres 
477,005 
(H) 
6.7 
0.5 
3.7 
2.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
11,190 
2,232 
51.8 
19.7 
12.7 
19.4 
acres 
20,544,743 
603,971 
2.1 
1.4 
0.5 
0.2 
Asian 
farms 
97 
(H) 
74.2 
11.1 
24.3 
38.8 
acres 
29,904 
6,990 
14.6 
1.8 
6.3 
6.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
25 
(H) 
56.0 
13.0 
27.8 
15.2 
acres 
1,941 
(H) 
69.1 
16.4 
28.0 
24.7 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
8,621 
3,095 
53.0 
15.3 
21.5 
16.1 
acres 
5,643,015 
1,846,976 
13.3 
1.5 
9.4 
2.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
72 
48 
56.9 
40.5 
16.4 
0.0 
acres 
29,592 
13,005 
21.2 
8.3 
12.9 
0.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
93 
47 
73.1 
33.7 
14.8 
24.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
256 
(H) 
41.8 
13.8 
14.6 
13.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
823 
357 
46.7 
12.4 
19.0 
15.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,350 
591 
50.9 
16.3 
20.5 
14.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,752 
992 
53.0 
17.3 
19.1 
16.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
5,945 
1,025 
51.5 
18.1 
13.0 
20.4 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
43 
23 
79.1 
31.6 
26.1 
21.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
169 
(H) 
46.7 
12.4 
17.4 
16.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
649 
407 
52.7 
14.4 
20.7 
17.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,647 
652 
54.7 
17.2 
22.2 
15.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,165 
514 
54.7 
18.6 
19.4 
16.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,113 
386 
54.3 
19.4 
13.4 
21.5 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
720 
219 
57.6 
20.3 
19.0 
18.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,450 
1,370 
46.5 
13.8 
17.4 
15.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,130 
1,171 
49.6 
13.9 
19.4 
16.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,928 
1,994 
51.3 
16.3 
20.0 
14.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,242 
2,090 
53.2 
17.5 
18.8 
16.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
6,838 
1,208 
52.6 
18.6 
13.8 
20.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,284 
699 
50.3 
16.2 
15.2 
19.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,029 
4,547 
18.8 
6.1 
7.1 
5.7 
number 
911,334 
113,992 
3.4 
0.8 
2.1 
0.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
4,851 
3,495 
17.2 
5.3 
6.8 
5.1 
number 
197,901 
69,233 
10.0 
1.6 
6.7 
1.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
239 
(H) 
31.0 
6.2 
14.2 
10.5 
number 
193,621 
2,727 
0.1 
(Z) 
0.1 
(Z) 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
509 
277 
60.5 
23.1 
22.0 
15.5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,456 
1,306 
59.2 
21.6 
19.7 
18.0 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
91 
36 
67.0 
24.6 
22.1 
20.3 
number 
39,310 
(H) 
67.5 
17.8 
41.0 
8.8 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
34 
18 
64.7 
16.9 
36.6 
11.1 
$1,000 
5,363 
3,487 
41.0 
17.3 
17.1 
6.7 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
80 
52 
32.5 
3.7 
23.6 
5.1 
acres 
29,480 
10,366 
9.9 
1.4 
6.9 
1.6 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
20 
(H) 
25.0 
1.4 
20.2 
3.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
209 
68 
28.2 
3.8 
18.1 
6.3 
acres 
98,072 
10,175 
10.8 
1.4 
7.1 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
