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 
42,257 
1,559 
36.3 
15.9 
12.4 
8.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
199,048 
23.4 
6.8 
12.3 
4.4 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,025 
258 
43.6 
30.1 
6.2 
7.4 
acres 
14,844 
1,251 
43.9 
29.6 
6.4 
7.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,834 
613 
43.0 
22.2 
10.7 
10.0 
acres 
369,626 
15,632 
42.1 
21.6 
10.4 
10.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,202 
180 
41.2 
16.3 
14.9 
9.9 
acres 
242,449 
10,359 
41.1 
16.3 
14.9 
9.9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,061 
173 
36.6 
13.9 
13.7 
9.0 
acres 
336,233 
14,266 
36.5 
13.9 
13.7 
9.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,992 
168 
34.7 
12.9 
13.5 
8.3 
acres 
460,339 
19,337 
34.5 
12.9 
13.4 
8.2 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,416 
95 
30.9 
11.5 
12.2 
7.2 
acres 
379,861 
14,924 
30.8 
11.5 
12.2 
7.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,845 
57 
29.1 
8.9 
13.8 
6.3 
acres 
365,468 
11,352 
29.2 
8.9 
13.9 
6.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,213 
36 
26.5 
7.9 
12.7 
5.9 
acres 
290,027 
8,644 
26.5 
7.9 
12.8 
5.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,276 
97 
21.2 
6.1 
10.7 
4.4 
acres 
1,146,280 
33,448 
21.1 
6.0 
10.7 
4.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,284 
79 
30.5 
5.4 
20.6 
4.5 
acres 
1,586,509 
53,365 
31.4 
5.5 
21.2 
4.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,375 
50 
31.7 
6.0 
21.0 
4.7 
acres 
1,824,621 
65,506 
30.0 
5.8 
19.7 
4.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
734 
10 
7.1 
2.2 
4.0 
0.8 
acres 
2,604,579 
32,786 
4.8 
1.6 
2.6 
0.6 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,990 
159 
33.6 
13.3 
15.3 
5.0 
acres 
1,112,359 
18,562 
23.9 
3.3 
18.1 
2.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
386 
20 
38.1 
15.6 
14.7 
7.9 
acres 
12,996 
378 
26.5 
7.1 
14.1 
5.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
158,141 
22.6 
7.8 
13.3 
1.5 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,830 
844 
45.5 
24.5 
10.3 
10.7 
$1,000 
1,578 
138 
54.1 
33.2 
10.9 
10.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,542 
142 
38.2 
17.7 
11.3 
9.2 
$1,000 
5,898 
234 
38.1 
17.5 
11.4 
9.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,951 
152 
30.7 
13.0 
10.0 
7.7 
$1,000 
14,214 
541 
30.5 
12.9 
9.9 
7.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,139 
149 
26.9 
10.8 
9.3 
6.8 
$1,000 
29,261 
1,053 
26.7 
10.7 
9.3 
6.7 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,757 
123 
29.2 
9.7 
14.4 
5.1 
$1,000 
52,531 
1,710 
28.9 
9.6 
14.3 
5.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
947 
34 
23.7 
7.2 
12.2 
4.2 
1,000 
20,864 
764 
23.6 
7.2 
12.1 
4.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,593 
54 
23.6 
6.2 
11.8 
5.5 
$1,000 
49,893 
1,685 
23.5 
6.2 
11.8 
5.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
639 
53 
23.2 
6.8 
11.2 
5.1 
$1,000 
28,212 
2,330 
23.3 
6.9 
11.2 
5.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,552 
51 
34.3 
8.8 
18.4 
7.2 
$1,000 
108,049 
3,561 
34.2 
8.7 
18.5 
7.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,188 
34 
24.3 
4.4 
18.2 
1.8 
$1,000 
191,698 
5,583 
25.4 
4.5 
19.1 
1.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
956 
44 
26.0 
3.6 
21.4 
1.1 
$1,000 
362,061 
17,611 
27.9 
3.6 
23.2 
1.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,856 
46 
65.4 
10.1 
51.2 
4.1 
$1,000 
2,126,543 
33,188 
65.8 
10.7 
51.0 
4.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,307 
50 
6.2 
2.7 
3.1 
0.3 
$1,000 
6,264,323 
115,386 
7.2 
3.8 
3.1 
0.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,582 
58 
33.7 
15.7 
9.3 
8.6 
$1,000 
762 
27 
34.2 
15.8 
9.7 
8.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,269 
135 
29.9 
12.9 
9.3 
7.7 
$1,000 
8,906 
288 
29.6 
12.7 
9.4 
7.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,775 
87 
28.8 
11.4 
11.0 
6.4 
$1,000 
12,883 
649 
28.9 
11.3 
11.3 
6.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,524 
75 
27.2 
9.5 
12.2 
5.5 
$1,000 
40,511 
1,216 
27.1 
9.5 
12.0 
5.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,456 
62 
29.7 
9.7 
13.8 
6.2 
$1,000 
52,126 
2,049 
30.0 
9.8 
13.9 
6.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,137 
113 
35.4 
8.4 
23.5 
3.4 
$1,000 
2,523,869 
37,134 
19.9 
5.8 
12.6 
1.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,082 
88 
37.7 
18.4 
9.6 
9.6 
1,000 
1,042 
51 
37.7 
18.5 
9.4 
9.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,718 
408 
40.3 
20.4 
10.7 
9.2 
1,000 
22,232 
1,196 
40.7 
20.6 
10.9 
9.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,583 
290 
41.5 
20.4 
11.8 
9.3 
1,000 
40,716 
2,090 
41.7 
20.3 
12.1 
9.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,900 
278 
40.3 
18.2 
13.2 
8.9 
1,000 
91,965 
4,283 
40.0 
17.9 
13.2 
8.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,601 
103 
36.8 
14.7 
14.1 
8.1 
1,000 
89,827 
3,506 
36.6 
14.5 
14.1 
8.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,630 
53 
30.1 
10.1 
14.0 
6.0 
1,000 
264,428 
6,145 
22.8 
7.0 
11.8 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
36,863 
1,420 
37.2 
16.5 
12.5 
8.3 
acres 
6,610,516 
152,562 
27.7 
7.8 
14.5 
5.3 
Partnership 
farms 
2,535 
71 
28.8 
10.9 
11.9 
6.0 
acres 
1,654,763 
26,872 
14.0 
4.2 
7.5 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
