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 
24,816 
1,954 
38.7 
16.2 
18.9 
3.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
645,423 
16.7 
2.7 
12.8 
1.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,861 
580 
46.5 
27.8 
14.8 
3.9 
acres 
22,882 
2,737 
45.9 
27.3 
14.6 
4.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7,031 
581 
41.6 
21.3 
15.5 
4.8 
acres 
164,591 
13,350 
40.6 
20.3 
15.6 
4.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,204 
99 
44.7 
12.9 
26.9 
4.9 
acres 
70,157 
5,743 
44.6 
12.8 
26.9 
4.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,490 
109 
41.3 
11.5 
25.5 
4.4 
acres 
121,032 
8,848 
41.3 
11.5 
25.4 
4.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,273 
98 
42.3 
11.9 
26.6 
3.8 
acres 
147,598 
11,425 
42.4 
11.9 
26.7 
3.8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,136 
84 
39.5 
10.5 
25.4 
3.6 
acres 
179,127 
13,277 
39.6 
10.5 
25.5 
3.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
775 
62 
38.3 
8.4 
26.5 
3.4 
acres 
153,246 
12,200 
38.2 
8.3 
26.5 
3.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
608 
45 
38.5 
8.1 
27.2 
3.2 
acres 
144,151 
10,725 
38.5 
8.2 
27.1 
3.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,192 
143 
34.3 
7.2 
24.3 
2.9 
acres 
785,248 
50,613 
34.0 
6.9 
24.2 
2.9 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,728 
147 
30.8 
4.7 
23.5 
2.6 
acres 
1,213,543 
103,723 
30.3 
4.5 
23.2 
2.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,308 
117 
24.5 
2.9 
19.9 
1.7 
acres 
1,778,493 
157,895 
23.7 
2.7 
19.3 
1.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,210 
83 
11.8 
1.0 
10.3 
0.5 
acres 
6,980,041 
314,944 
7.2 
0.9 
6.0 
0.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
11,751 
908 
35.7 
11.6 
20.9 
3.2 
acres 
3,044,510 
105,711 
15.8 
2.0 
12.6 
1.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7,610 
732 
41.6 
18.5 
19.3 
3.8 
acres 
320,782 
29,376 
26.5 
5.7 
19.1 
1.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
224,182 
8.9 
1.5 
6.9 
0.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,593 
573 
48.2 
27.7 
15.4 
5.1 
$1,000 
858 
98 
54.0 
33.4 
15.9 
4.7 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,376 
222 
42.2 
21.2 
16.9 
4.1 
$1,000 
3,947 
371 
42.4 
21.3 
17.0 
4.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,487 
221 
42.6 
20.5 
17.7 
4.4 
$1,000 
8,948 
797 
42.9 
20.5 
18.0 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,367 
204 
41.8 
19.5 
18.0 
4.3 
$1,000 
16,770 
1,428 
42.0 
19.3 
18.3 
4.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,959 
207 
35.8 
12.4 
20.9 
2.6 
$1,000 
27,988 
2,965 
35.9 
12.2 
21.1 
2.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
578 
59 
34.1 
10.9 
20.4 
2.8 
1,000 
12,805 
1,300 
34.2 
10.9 
20.5 
2.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,296 
97 
37.0 
8.3 
24.3 
4.5 
$1,000 
41,149 
3,075 
37.0 
8.2 
24.3 
4.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
546 
41 
35.3 
6.9 
24.2 
4.3 
$1,000 
24,335 
1,835 
35.3 
6.9 
24.1 
4.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,518 
122 
35.2 
6.3 
25.8 
3.1 
$1,000 
108,242 
8,613 
34.8 
6.2 
25.6 
3.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,835 
161 
31.4 
3.5 
26.5 
1.4 
$1,000 
296,033 
25,867 
31.4 
3.5 
26.5 
1.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,260 
109 
31.9 
3.0 
27.7 
1.3 
$1,000 
449,209 
38,161 
32.0 
3.0 
27.8 
1.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
835 
36 
21.2 
1.2 
18.3 
1.7 
$1,000 
588,198 
24,697 
21.6 
1.2 
18.6 
1.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,166 
71 
9.3 
0.9 
7.7 
0.7 
$1,000 
6,222,966 
233,292 
3.9 
0.9 
2.7 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
957 
74 
38.0 
18.2 
15.8 
4.0 
$1,000 
456 
34 
37.7 
18.4 
15.4 
4.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,056 
161 
39.3 
16.5 
18.4 
4.4 
$1,000 
5,658 
441 
39.4 
16.0 
18.9 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,298 
97 
37.0 
13.4 
20.1 
3.4 
$1,000 
9,351 
691 
36.6 
13.2 
20.0 
3.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,835 
142 
36.0 
9.5 
23.0 
3.5 
$1,000 
30,243 
2,324 
35.9 
9.3 
23.1 
3.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,384 
100 
35.0 
6.3 
25.3 
3.3 
$1,000 
49,407 
3,616 
34.9 
6.1 
25.5 
3.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,890 
229 
24.0 
2.7 
19.8 
1.5 
$1,000 
1,717,483 
85,493 
10.9 
1.3 
9.0 
0.7 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,200 
118 
41.1 
20.8 
16.3 
3.9 
1,000 
593 
59 
40.7 
21.5 
15.5 
3.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,200 
382 
45.0 
24.4 
16.2 
4.4 
1,000 
11,913 
1,095 
45.3 
24.5 
16.4 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,961 
281 
46.6 
24.5 
17.6 
4.5 
1,000 
21,467 
2,043 
46.7 
24.5 
17.8 
4.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,825 
258 
45.0 
21.5 
19.1 
4.3 
1,000 
44,087 
4,032 
44.6 
21.0 
19.4 
4.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,172 
109 
43.6 
16.9 
22.3 
4.4 
1,000 
40,247 
3,738 
43.5 
16.5 
22.5 
4.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,038 
70 
31.6 
7.9 
20.9 
2.8 
1,000 
216,905 
16,223 
24.0 
5.5 
16.5 
1.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
20,716 
1,718 
40.4 
17.4 
19.2 
3.9 
acres 
5,606,530 
451,507 
24.0 
3.8 
18.6 
1.6 
Partnership 
farms 
1,802 
111 
30.5 
10.3 
17.4 
2.7 
acres 
2,512,213 
92,040 
11.4 
1.8 
8.8 
0.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
