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 
28,093 
4,181 
42.1 
18.5 
16.0 
7.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
563,692 
26.1 
6.7 
15.5 
3.9 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,967 
832 
46.3 
32.2 
8.5 
5.6 
acres 
14,400 
3,927 
46.6 
31.6 
8.4 
6.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,309 
1,660 
47.2 
23.7 
14.1 
9.4 
acres 
243,743 
41,463 
46.5 
23.0 
14.0 
9.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,622 
353 
47.3 
16.8 
20.9 
9.5 
acres 
151,228 
20,236 
47.2 
16.8 
20.9 
9.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,427 
314 
44.5 
15.2 
20.0 
9.2 
acres 
198,848 
25,671 
44.4 
15.3 
20.0 
9.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,306 
269 
42.6 
15.0 
19.1 
8.5 
acres 
265,218 
30,973 
42.5 
15.0 
19.1 
8.4 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,368 
160 
38.0 
13.5 
17.5 
7.0 
acres 
215,181 
25,193 
37.9 
13.5 
17.5 
7.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,031 
112 
36.5 
10.3 
19.5 
6.7 
acres 
203,675 
22,098 
36.4 
10.3 
19.4 
6.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
771 
82 
37.6 
10.1 
20.4 
7.1 
acres 
183,157 
19,458 
37.6 
10.1 
20.4 
7.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,043 
236 
35.6 
9.0 
20.3 
6.2 
acres 
718,587 
82,597 
35.6 
9.0 
20.3 
6.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
177 
31.7 
5.5 
21.9 
4.3 
acres 
913,368 
120,151 
30.8 
5.2 
21.4 
4.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,051 
122 
25.0 
3.9 
18.2 
2.9 
acres 
1,444,081 
188,945 
25.3 
4.0 
18.3 
2.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
875 
36 
17.6 
4.0 
12.2 
1.4 
acres 
3,349,378 
197,501 
16.1 
4.1 
10.6 
1.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,790 
385 
30.8 
13.4 
15.1 
2.3 
acres 
1,078,596 
63,047 
20.9 
4.3 
15.6 
1.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
306 
45 
40.2 
16.4 
17.4 
6.3 
acres 
14,285 
1,866 
32.4 
8.4 
19.2 
4.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
252,367 
19.9 
5.4 
12.7 
1.8 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,195 
2,018 
51.5 
28.4 
13.5 
9.5 
$1,000 
920 
256 
55.2 
34.0 
13.2 
8.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,555 
392 
43.2 
19.8 
15.3 
8.2 
$1,000 
4,242 
648 
43.3 
19.6 
15.5 
8.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,934 
412 
41.2 
17.6 
15.1 
8.5 
$1,000 
10,517 
1,465 
41.2 
17.6 
15.1 
8.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,140 
477 
41.3 
16.4 
16.4 
8.5 
$1,000 
22,244 
3,373 
41.2 
16.2 
16.5 
8.5 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,534 
338 
32.9 
10.4 
18.4 
4.0 
$1,000 
35,410 
4,839 
32.7 
10.3 
18.4 
4.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
728 
100 
36.7 
10.7 
21.2 
4.7 
1,000 
16,074 
2,192 
36.7 
10.7 
21.2 
4.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,156 
245 
38.3 
8.4 
20.7 
9.1 
$1,000 
35,762 
7,615 
38.3 
8.4 
20.7 
9.1 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
476 
108 
41.6 
8.3 
24.2 
9.1 
$1,000 
20,987 
4,817 
41.5 
8.4 
24.1 
9.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,087 
140 
38.4 
9.7 
22.1 
6.5 
$1,000 
75,163 
9,518 
38.8 
9.9 
22.4 
6.5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
828 
88 
29.2 
4.5 
22.5 
2.2 
$1,000 
135,226 
14,420 
30.2 
4.5 
23.5 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
581 
67 
29.3 
4.5 
23.0 
1.7 
$1,000 
208,330 
24,141 
28.9 
4.5 
22.8 
1.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
623 
37 
16.4 
2.3 
12.8 
1.3 
$1,000 
454,802 
26,221 
16.3 
2.3 
12.7 
1.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,256 
240 
23.0 
6.9 
14.2 
1.8 
$1,000 
2,789,721 
285,606 
17.9 
7.3 
9.4 
1.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,092 
164 
43.2 
21.4 
13.3 
8.5 
$1,000 
537 
81 
42.7 
20.8 
13.4 
8.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,830 
390 
39.3 
18.0 
13.7 
7.6 
$1,000 
7,666 
1,071 
39.0 
17.7 
13.9 
7.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,539 
206 
34.4 
13.7 
14.7 
6.0 
$1,000 
11,158 
1,476 
34.1 
13.5 
14.8 
5.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,785 
214 
33.8 
11.3 
16.9 
5.6 
$1,000 
28,541 
3,559 
33.9 
10.9 
17.2 
5.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,021 
120 
35.1 
9.6 
19.0 
6.4 
$1,000 
36,792 
4,292 
35.3 
9.7 
19.2 
6.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,947 
218 
24.3 
5.9 
15.9 
2.5 
$1,000 
1,499,113 
115,126 
19.4 
5.4 
12.2 
1.8 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,417 
240 
44.2 
22.5 
13.3 
8.4 
1,000 
693 
118 
43.4 
22.6 
12.8 
7.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,062 
974 
47.6 
23.8 
15.1 
8.8 
1,000 
14,380 
2,764 
48.1 
23.7 
15.4 
9.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,966 
713 
49.1 
24.1 
16.1 
8.9 
1,000 
28,494 
5,119 
49.2 
24.0 
16.3 
8.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,909 
664 
48.7 
21.1 
18.7 
8.9 
1,000 
60,542 
10,127 
48.7 
20.7 
19.0 
8.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,540 
213 
47.6 
18.6 
20.3 
8.7 
1,000 
53,338 
7,423 
47.8 
18.6 
20.4 
8.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
985 
126 
41.3 
13.8 
20.0 
7.5 
1,000 
165,581 
22,878 
28.8 
6.0 
18.2 
4.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
24,525 
3,759 
43.2 
19.1 
16.3 
7.8 
acres 
4,874,651 
439,810 
31.1 
7.5 
19.0 
4.6 
Partnership 
farms 
1,788 
192 
33.6 
13.4 
14.1 
6.1 
acres 
1,675,718 
208,106 
18.1 
5.6 
10.1 
2.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
