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 
77,857 
7,760 
40.3 
15.8 
17.1 
7.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
1,460,449 
21.0 
3.3 
15.7 
2.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24,637 
4,129 
48.5 
23.5 
15.1 
9.9 
acres 
95,670 
15,471 
48.2 
23.2 
15.5 
9.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25,811 
1,872 
42.2 
18.0 
15.5 
8.8 
acres 
584,643 
40,397 
40.7 
17.1 
15.2 
8.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,700 
287 
40.6 
10.0 
24.1 
6.4 
acres 
212,480 
16,342 
40.5 
10.0 
24.1 
6.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,601 
307 
38.7 
8.9 
24.1 
5.7 
acres 
294,439 
24,893 
38.6 
8.9 
24.0 
5.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,222 
276 
37.6 
9.4 
22.8 
5.4 
acres 
369,985 
31,413 
37.5 
9.5 
22.6 
5.4 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,533 
202 
35.6 
9.9 
20.8 
5.0 
acres 
398,520 
31,867 
35.7 
9.9 
20.8 
5.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,477 
96 
31.1 
6.9 
20.0 
4.2 
acres 
292,751 
18,947 
31.1 
6.9 
20.0 
4.2 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,189 
81 
28.8 
6.9 
18.3 
3.6 
acres 
282,281 
19,093 
28.8 
6.9 
18.3 
3.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,983 
289 
27.0 
6.1 
17.6 
3.3 
acres 
1,428,792 
103,224 
26.7 
6.0 
17.4 
3.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,230 
286 
23.3 
4.0 
16.7 
2.6 
acres 
2,244,264 
195,584 
23.0 
3.9 
16.5 
2.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,040 
151 
20.0 
2.7 
15.2 
2.1 
acres 
2,800,180 
200,569 
20.1 
2.7 
15.3 
2.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,434 
187 
20.7 
1.8 
17.3 
1.6 
acres 
16,564,996 
939,291 
18.0 
1.9 
14.7 
1.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
47,972 
3,176 
34.8 
11.9 
16.4 
6.5 
acres 
7,371,411 
139,656 
17.4 
2.7 
12.6 
2.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,884 
1,160 
47.8 
20.2 
19.9 
7.8 
acres 
490,553 
45,867 
22.8 
3.4 
17.0 
2.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
725,882 
12.2 
2.3 
8.9 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,396 
3,537 
60.7 
32.3 
17.0 
11.5 
$1,000 
1,673 
562 
64.8 
40.6 
15.0 
9.2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
I 8 riiyi; *T#1 
693 
47.6 
22.5 
15.1 
10.1 
$1,000 
1 Jig iHrl" 
1,130 
47.6 
22.2 
15.3 
10.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
11 iBwKisfl 
727 
48.8 
21.0 
16.5 
11.3 
$1,000 
20,356 
2,550 
48.9 
20.9 
16.5 
11.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,718 
876 
47.6 
20.2 
16.1 
11.3 
$1,000 
53,701 
6,066 
47.7 
20.2 
16.2 
11.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
7,455 
872 
40.8 
12.7 
21.7 
6.4 
$1,000 
103,217 
12,014 
41.0 
12.6 
21.9 
6.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,682 
296 
40.5 
11.9 
22.2 
6.4 
1,000 
58,665 
6,475 
40.4 
11.8 
22.1 
6.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,780 
347 
37.2 
12.9 
16.6 
7.7 
$1,000 
148,840 
10,729 
37.0 
12.9 
16.5 
7.6 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,263 
168 
35.4 
11.7 
16.6 
7.2 
$1,000 
99,296 
7,406 
35.5 
11.7 
16.7 
7.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,679 
503 
34.6 
11.2 
16.9 
6.5 
$1,000 
469,861 
35,040 
34.4 
11.1 
16.8 
6.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
6,922 
251 
24.2 
4.0 
18.1 
2.1 
$1,000 
1,103,202 
39,695 
24.4 
3.9 
18.4 
2.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,117 
160 
24.6 
3.3 
19.2 
2.0 
$1,000 
1,444,378 
55,792 
24.6 
3.3 
19.3 
2.0 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
3,186 
170 
23.2 
2.1 
18.2 
2.9 
$1,000 
2,245,124 
117,119 
23.0 
2.1 
18.1 
2.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
6,333 
184 
14.8 
1.6 
11.8 
1.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
$1,000 
36,871,564 
551,451 
10.0 
1.9 
7.4 
0.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,602 
206 
44.9 
18.5 
16.1 
10.3 
$1,000 
762 
89 
44.7 
18.8 
15.5 
10.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,785 
487 
44.4 
17.5 
17.4 
9.5 
$1,000 
13,480 
1,342 
44.0 
17.1 
17.5 
9.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,597 
344 
41.2 
14.5 
18.8 
7.8 
$1,000 
26,156 
2,498 
40.9 
14.2 
18.9 
7.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,723 
452 
37.0 
12.0 
18.2 
6.8 
$1,000 
95,178 
7,349 
37.1 
12.1 
18.2 
6.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,813 
307 
33.3 
10.7 
16.9 
5.7 
$1,000 
173,881 
10,949 
33.1 
10.5 
17.0 
5.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
15,763 
443 
22.4 
3.9 
16.0 
2.6 
$1,000 
11,085,441 
241,228 
13.1 
2.2 
9.7 
1.3 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,982 
254 
48.7 
21.5 
16.2 
11.0 
1,000 
1,004 
132 
48.5 
21.4 
16.2 
11.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,924 
1,399 
51.5 
24.7 
16.4 
10.4 
1,000 
26,202 
4,192 
51.6 
24.9 
16.5 
10.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,815 
1,717 
51.3 
25.0 
16.8 
9.5 
1,000 
57,166 
12,850 
51.3 
24.9 
16.8 
9.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
10,269 
1,578 
49.2 
22.3 
17.7 
9.2 
1,000 
164,982 
24,529 
48.9 
22.1 
17.6 
9.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,478 
650 
46.2 
19.3 
18.1 
8.9 
1,000 
192,542 
22,525 
46.1 
19.1 
18.1 
8.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
7,106 
485 
37.3 
11.1 
19.2 
7.0 
1,000 
2,429,717 
82,223 
23.2 
5.7 
14.2 
3.4 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
59,732 
6,755 
43.2 
17.6 
17.4 
8.2 
acres 
12,000,544 
1,013,584 
23.5 
3.7 
17.5 
2.3 
Partnership 
farms 
8,984 
481 
30.3 
9.0 
16.4 
4.9 
acres 
6,934,159 
266,381 
17.7 
2.4 
13.6 
1.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
