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 
36,180 
1,237 
33.3 
10.1 
12.7 
10.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
767,291 
16.4 
1.8 
11.7 
2.8 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,251 
629 
37.3 
8.4 
11.8 
acres 
19,584 
2,841 
37.2 
8.3 
12.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,008 
546 
37.0 
9.5 
13.9 
acres 
282,655 
15,266 
36.9 
13.6 
9.6 
13.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,629 
64 
37.9 
10.4 
13.8 
13.7 
acres 
94,061 
3,729 
37.9 
10.3 
13.9 
13.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,578 
100 
37.6 
9.8 
14.5 
13.3 
acres 
207,575 
8,094 
37.6 
9.8 
14.5 
13.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,825 
58 
36.1 
10.9 
13.8 
11.4 
acres 
211,314 
6,680 
35.9 
10.8 
13.8 
11.3 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,155 
71 
34.4 
10.9 
12.8 
10.7 
acres 
340,610 
11,362 
34.4 
10.9 
12.8 
10.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
947 
38 
35.2 
9.4 
14.7 
11.1 
acres 
187,044 
7,418 
35.1 
9.4 
14.7 
11.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
696 
25 
33.0 
9.1 
13.5 
10.5 
acres 
165,627 
5,906 
33.1 
9.1 
13.5 
10.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,296 
123 
30.8 
7.7 
14.2 
9.0 
acres 
1,187,798 
44,275 
30.5 
7.5 
14.2 
8.8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,930 
214 
29.9 
4.8 
17.9 
7.2 
acres 
2,082,094 
161,640 
29.6 
4.8 
17.7 
7.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,263 
182 
27.6 
2.7 
19.6 
5.3 
acres 
3,153,532 
264,849 
27.2 
2.6 
19.5 
5.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,602 
110 
19.3 
0.9 
15.7 
2.7 
acres 
23,954,782 
473,549 
11.9 
0.8 
9.7 
1.5 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,054 
576 
28.8 
7.1 
12.1 
9.6 
acres 
2,110,131 
176,551 
15.9 
1.6 
11.2 
3.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,575 
228 
34.2 
9.7 
13.9 
10.6 
acres 
406,654 
57,767 
26.7 
3.5 
17.9 
5.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
203,948 
7.1 
1.0 
5.0 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
13,421 
754 
41.4 
17.4 
9.6 
14.3 
$1,000 
1,360 
80 
43.5 
18.2 
10.2 
15.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,176 
143 
32.7 
11.1 
10.5 
11.1 
$1,000 
5,232 
220 
32.6 
11.0 
10.6 
11.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,889 
201 
30.8 
9.4 
10.8 
10.6 
$1,000 
10,320 
736 
30.6 
9.2 
10.8 
10.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,065 
197 
31.5 
9.0 
11.9 
10.6 
$1,000 
21,610 
1,386 
31.4 
8.9 
11.9 
10.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,684 
132 
30.1 
5.9 
15.2 
9.1 
$1,000 
37,849 
1,865 
30.3 
5.8 
15.4 
9.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
841 
43 
28.7 
5.3 
15.3 
8.0 
1,000 
18,563 
936 
28.5 
5.2 
15.3 
8.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,661 
99 
32.7 
3.6 
17.5 
11.6 
$1,000 
52,245 
3,038 
32.5 
3.6 
17.5 
11.4 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
707 
39 
29.7 
3.1 
17.9 
8.7 
$1,000 
31,405 
1,725 
29.7 
3.1 
17.9 
8.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,103 
111 
27.3 
2.4 
17.9 
7.0 
$1,000 
149,456 
8,220 
26.9 
2.4 
17.8 
6.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,329 
250 
25.8 
1.6 
20.9 
3.3 
$1,000 
378,020 
37,808 
26.0 
1.6 
21.1 
3.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,479 
103 
27.1 
1.5 
22.7 
2.9 
$1,000 
519,504 
38,632 
27.0 
1.5 
22.7 
2.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
894 
111 
16.2 
0.7 
13.2 
2.3 
$1,000 
621,167 
67,821 
16.5 
0.7 
13.4 
2.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
931 
37 
8.3 
0.7 
6.4 
1.2 
$1,000 
5,934,143 
158,497 
2.0 
0.7 
1.1 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,312 
39 
31.9 
11.6 
9.0 
11.4 
$1,000 
619 
23 
31.0 
11.3 
8.7 
11.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,673 
129 
30.4 
8.5 
10.9 
11.0 
$1,000 
7,324 
375 
30.4 
8.1 
11.2 
11.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,746 
58 
30.8 
7.6 
12.7 
10.6 
$1,000 
12,704 
469 
30.9 
7.5 
12.8 
10.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,437 
150 
27.0 
4.8 
13.5 
8.6 
$1,000 
40,237 
2,560 
27.0 
4.6 
13.7 
8.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,979 
110 
28.4 
3.4 
16.9 
8.2 
$1,000 
70,676 
3,857 
28.2 
3.3 
16.9 
8.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,629 
195 
21.8 
1.7 
16.7 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,777,003 
62,051 
9.7 
1.0 
7.3 
1.4 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,688 
72 
35.7 
13.0 
9.4 
13.3 
1,000 
807 
52 
34.6 
12.3 
9.3 
13.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,790 
245 
37.9 
14.7 
10.4 
12.8 
1,000 
16,660 
723 
38.2 
14.8 
10.7 
12.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,287 
199 
38.8 
14.8 
11.6 
12.5 
1,000 
31,122 
1,492 
38.9 
14.7 
11.7 
12.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,408 
271 
38.8 
14.0 
12.7 
12.1 
1,000 
86,024 
4,549 
38.8 
13.8 
12.9 
12.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,429 
134 
38.1 
11.1 
14.8 
12.3 
1,000 
84,111 
4,384 
38.2 
11.1 
14.9 
12.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,802 
80 
31.2 
6.4 
15.8 
9.0 
1,000 
341,368 
30,730 
15.8 
2.8 
8.8 
4.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,367 
1,030 
34.6 
10.8 
12.9 
11.0 
acres 
17,747,109 
538,995 
21.4 
2.3 
15.3 
3.8 
Partnership 
farms 
3,228 
96 
27.6 
7.0 
12.4 
8.2 
acres 
7,594,854 
150,733 
9.9 
1.1 
7.3 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
