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 
2,451 
738 
33.6 
6.3 
23.0 
4.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
61,881 
14.1 
1.7 
11.3 
1.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
452 
91 
41.2 
18.8 
24.9 
-2.5 
acres 
2,022 
389 
39.6 
17.0 
23.1 
-0.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
933 
411 
38.2 
6.7 
24.0 
7.4 
acres 
20,906 
9,885 
37.3 
6.1 
23.0 
8.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
143 
72 
28.7 
3.6 
21.1 
3.9 
acres 
8,366 
4,317 
28.7 
3.6 
21.2 
4.0 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
158 
52 
31.0 
4.5 
22.7 
3.9 
acres 
13,200 
4,299 
31.8 
4.5 
23.4 
3.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
153 
75 
35.9 
4.6 
25.4 
5.9 
acres 
17,642 
8,357 
35.5 
4.6 
25.1 
5.8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
89 
27 
41.6 
4.7 
33.5 
3.4 
acres 
14,051 
4,276 
41.9 
4.7 
33.8 
3.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
20 
25.4 
2.3 
21.1 
1.9 
acres 
12,407 
3,907 
25.4 
2.3 
21.1 
1.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
11 
27.9 
2.5 
23.1 
2.4 
acres 
10,071 
2,637 
27.9 
2.5 
23.1 
2.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
63 
32.8 
3.1 
27.5 
2.2 
acres 
63,273 
22,942 
33.1 
3.1 
27.8 
2.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
92 
17 
4.3 
0.5 
3.5 
0.3 
acres 
66,781 
11,519 
4.9 
0.6 
4.0 
0.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
90 
10 
8.9 
1.3 
7.5 
0.1 
acres 
115,410 
16,308 
7.2 
1.1 
6.0 
0.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
58 
6 
3.4 
0.3 
3.1 
(Z) 
acres 
164,523 
16,001 
3.6 
0.4 
3.3 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
512 
77 
22.5 
4.5 
17.9 
(Z) 
acres 
127,007 
9,951 
10.6 
1.5 
8.7 
0.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
29 
9 
37.9 
10.4 
26.9 
0.6 
acres 
265 
100 
20.0 
3.6 
15.9 
0.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
71,177 
19.3 
2.4 
16.7 
0.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
458 
195 
34.3 
21.1 
3.2 
$1,000 
41 
24 
31.1 
13.6 
18.5 
-1.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
127 
73 
23.6 
5.4 
15.8 
2.4 
$1,000 
208 
111 
24.1 
5.7 
15.8 
2.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
137 
53 
46.0 
11.9 
26.7 
7.4 
$1,000 
507 
207 
46.4 
11.9 
26.5 
7.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
145 
62 
35.2 
11.0 
18.1 
6.1 
$1,000 
1,004 
417 
33.7 
10.5 
17.4 
5.7 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
200 
90 
50.0 
11.2 
38.5 
0.3 
$1,000 
2,755 
1,222 
48.6 
10.7 
37.6 
0.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
40 
18 
22.5 
4.9 
16.4 
1.1 
1,000 
878 
398 
22.2 
4.8 
16.2 
1.1 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
122 
(H) 
47.5 
2.4 
27.7 
17.4 
$1,000 
4,078 
(H) 
49.1 
2.3 
28.4 
18.4 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
66 
49 
53.0 
4.5 
35.9 
12.6 
$1,000 
2,924 
2,116 
52.2 
4.6 
35.4 
12.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
135 
45 
41.5 
6.3 
30.2 
5.0 
$1,000 
9,496 
3,151 
40.4 
6.2 
29.6 
4.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
163 
56 
38.7 
2.3 
32.6 
3.8 
$1,000 
26,604 
8,460 
38.4 
2.4 
32.4 
3.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
115 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
42,958 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
370 
260 
47.3 
5.8 
44.3 
-2.8 
$1,000 
297,654 
221,825 
50.5 
6.4 
47.3 
-3.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
373 
62 
7.2 
1.2 
6.3 
-0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
$1,000 
884,907 
187,751 
8.6 
1.4 
7.4 
-0.2 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
65 
23 
29.2 
8.1 
19.1 
2.0 
$1,000 
30 
12 
24.0 
7.3 
14.6 
2.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
128 
41 
30.5 
9.0 
17.5 
4.0 
$1,000 
381 
130 
30.4 
8.7 
17.3 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
114 
30 
42.1 
11.0 
27.8 
3.3 
$1,000 
837 
227 
42.4 
10.5 
28.4 
3.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
193 
54 
33.7 
6.1 
25.8 
1.8 
$1,000 
3,112 
911 
31.6 
5.6 
24.1 
1.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
160 
52 
41.2 
5.6 
28.4 
7.3 
$1,000 
5,917 
1,906 
41.2 
5.5 
28.5 
7.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
903 
81 
26.2 
3.0 
23.0 
0.3 
$1,000 
353,625 
20,965 
14.9 
1.7 
13.1 
0.1 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
67 
23 
28.4 
10.2 
16.0 
2.1 
1,000 
33 
12 
28.5 
10.9 
15.3 
2.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
168 
72 
28.0 
9.2 
15.2 
3.6 
1,000 
496 
205 
32.1 
10.5 
17.5 
4.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
186 
54 
46.2 
10.7 
31.8 
3.7 
1,000 
1,358 
396 
46.1 
10.7 
31.9 
3.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
194 
89 
38.7 
10.1 
24.4 
4.2 
1,000 
3,085 
1,456 
39.2 
9.8 
24.7 
4.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
153 
71 
45.1 
8.5 
30.9 
5.7 
1,000 
5,302 
2,370 
44.1 
8.6 
30.4 
5.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
(H) 
45.0 
1.6 
28.9 
14.5 
1,000 
32,935 
(H) 
30.6 
0.7 
22.5 
7.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
1,917 
597 
35.7 
7.3 
23.8 
4.6 
acres 
264,023 
38,939 
20.3 
2.6 
15.8 
1.8 
Partnership 
farms 
161 
58 
18.6 
2.2 
14.2 
2.2 
acres 
78,919 
17,224 
6.2 
0.4 
5.5 
0.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
