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 
47,740 
5,405 
39.6 
14.2 
15.8 
9.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
372,249 
16.5 
2.9 
11.2 
2.4 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11,742 
2,351 
43.5 
21.5 
10.4 
11.5 
acres 
52,802 
9,896 
42.7 
21.4 
10.2 
11.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21,013 
2,358 
41.6 
15.1 
15.8 
10.8 
acres 
456,137 
48,671 
40.5 
14.5 
15.6 
10.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,816 
243 
40.7 
9.5 
21.9 
9.3 
acres 
161,882 
14,002 
40.6 
9.5 
21.8 
9.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,596 
228 
38.3 
8.6 
21.4 
8.3 
acres 
211,977 
18,563 
38.3 
8.6 
21.5 
8.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,093 
182 
36.5 
8.5 
20.4 
7.7 
acres 
239,706 
20,823 
36.5 
8.5 
20.3 
7.7 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,259 
104 
33.0 
7.8 
18.7 
6.5 
acres 
197,047 
16,219 
32.9 
7.8 
18.7 
6.5 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
972 
68 
35.8 
6.0 
23.1 
6.7 
acres 
192,634 
13,578 
35.8 
6.0 
23.1 
6.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
710 
49 
34.4 
5.0 
23.5 
5.9 
acres 
169,127 
11,733 
34.4 
5.0 
23.5 
5.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,846 
111 
29.4 
4.6 
20.1 
4.6 
acres 
652,943 
39,148 
29.2 
4.6 
20.0 
4.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,259 
93 
30.3 
3.0 
23.4 
3.8 
acres 
858,650 
61,393 
29.9 
3.0 
23.1 
3.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
661 
44 
21.9 
2.1 
17.8 
2.1 
acres 
898,806 
59,498 
21.7 
2.1 
17.5 
2.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
773 
33 
12.0 
1.3 
10.0 
0.8 
acres 
5,456,631 
131,834 
5.5 
0.9 
4.3 
0.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,428 
1,392 
35.3 
13.8 
13.7 
7.8 
acres 
1,333,840 
23,131 
6.8 
1.8 
4.3 
0.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,578 
198 
45.8 
16.7 
17.4 
11.6 
acres 
159,480 
5,475 
15.8 
2.9 
10.4 
2.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
161,159 
10.7 
3.1 
6.3 
1.3 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
16,363 
2,520 
48.4 
21.7 
14.7 
12.0 
$1,000 
2,150 
334 
49.3 
25.1 
13.2 
11.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,900 
779 
32.6 
11.6 
12.3 
8.7 
$1,000 
8,144 
1,248 
32.7 
11.5 
12.4 
8.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,980 
575 
38.6 
12.5 
15.8 
10.2 
$1,000 
17,655 
2,033 
38.5 
12.4 
15.9 
10.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,125 
635 
40.9 
13.1 
16.5 
11.2 
$1,000 
35,774 
4,436 
40.7 
13.0 
16.6 
11.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,421 
495 
36.8 
9.6 
19.1 
8.2 
$1,000 
60,596 
6,764 
36.4 
9.4 
19.0 
8.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,265 
154 
38.6 
10.4 
19.6 
8.5 
1,000 
27,770 
3,353 
38.5 
10.4 
19.6 
8.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,102 
211 
37.1 
10.2 
17.3 
9.6 
$1,000 
65,399 
6,574 
37.0 
10.3 
17.2 
9.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
896 
100 
37.4 
11.4 
16.9 
9.0 
$1,000 
39,534 
4,419 
37.4 
11.4 
16.9 
9.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,464 
265 
36.6 
11.1 
17.3 
8.2 
$1,000 
170,789 
18,070 
36.1 
11.0 
17.2 
7.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,033 
131 
29.4 
4.2 
21.2 
4.0 
$1,000 
313,356 
21,280 
28.5 
4.2 
20.5 
3.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,166 
64 
27.4 
3.8 
20.3 
3.3 
$1,000 
406,793 
22,262 
27.5 
3.9 
20.3 
3.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
803 
66 
23.4 
4.1 
17.1 
2.2 
$1,000 
560,345 
43,460 
22.5 
3.9 
16.4 
2.1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,222 
39 
12.6 
3.6 
8.1 
0.9 
$1,000 
5,993,227 
92,233 
5.7 
2.5 
2.8 
0.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,620 
210 
36.6 
13.1 
13.2 
10.4 
$1,000 
770 
100 
36.2 
13.1 
12.8 
10.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,389 
418 
37.4 
12.5 
14.5 
10.4 
$1,000 
9,227 
1,163 
37.8 
12.5 
14.8 
10.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,114 
258 
37.7 
12.0 
16.5 
9.3 
$1,000 
15,381 
1,816 
37.7 
11.9 
16.6 
9.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,990 
304 
37.0 
11.0 
17.2 
8.8 
$1,000 
48,955 
4,963 
36.7 
11.1 
16.9 
8.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,981 
182 
35.0 
11.5 
16.1 
7.3 
$1,000 
71,590 
6,459 
35.1 
11.5 
16.3 
7.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,083 
197 
25.0 
6.5 
14.7 
3.9 
$1,000 
2,153,962 
58,150 
11.3 
3.3 
6.7 
1.3 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,499 
342 
39.5 
15.3 
13.8 
10.4 
1,000 
1,248 
183 
39.3 
15.3 
13.8 
10.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,691 
1,325 
41.2 
17.4 
13.7 
10.1 
1,000 
27,475 
3,751 
41.5 
17.4 
14.0 
10.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,745 
882 
43.3 
16.7 
16.2 
10.3 
1,000 
48,483 
6,313 
43.2 
16.7 
16.3 
10.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,783 
862 
44.1 
16.2 
17.0 
10.9 
1,000 
106,357 
13,514 
44.3 
16.2 
17.2 
10.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,114 
335 
44.3 
14.8 
18.6 
10.9 
1,000 
109,285 
11,748 
44.2 
14.7 
18.6 
10.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,731 
248 
43.1 
10.1 
22.4 
10.6 
1,000 
508,841 
33,602 
35.3 
5.8 
22.0 
7.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
38,140 
4,523 
40.6 
14.9 
15.6 
10.1 
acres 
4,129,394 
243,046 
24.7 
4.6 
16.1 
4.0 
Partnership 
farms 
2,576 
225 
34.2 
10.1 
17.0 
7.1 
acres 
1,492,465 
69,968 
13.5 
1.6 
10.5 
1.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
