Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[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 by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
5,239 
499 
36.8 
11.8 
16.8 
8.3 
acres 
2,716,962 
49,922 
10.5 
2.0 
7.3 
1.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
916 
87 
37.0 
12.3 
16.9 
7.8 
acres 
590,971 
19,407 
6.7 
1.0 
4.9 
0.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
869 
116 
33.3 
12.4 
13.6 
7.2 
acres 
618,550 
11,257 
5.5 
1.3 
3.5 
0.7 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
4,741 
40.1 
15.1 
14.9 
10.1 
acres 
5,345,534 
220,011 
15.9 
3.5 
9.8 
2.6 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
506 
36.6 
8.4 
21.2 
7.0 
acres 
3,576,370 
134,264 
17.1 
2.0 
13.2 
1.9 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
224 
40.1 
13.7 
18.4 
8.0 
acres 
626,438 
33,395 
18.5 
2.7 
13.9 
1.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
37,745 
4,264 
38.6 
13.4 
16.1 
9.1 
acres 
8,857,911 
336,836 
16.0 
2.7 
11.1 
2.2 
Female 
farms 
9,995 
1,203 
43.4 
17.1 
14.8 
11.4 
acres 
690,431 
49,842 
24.0 
6.0 
13.2 
4.8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
22,902 
2,302 
38.2 
12.9 
15.6 
9.6 
Other 
farms 
24,838 
3,117 
41.0 
15.3 
16.1 
9.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
4,459 
1,767 
62.4 
21.7 
24.2 
16.5 
acres 
510,243 
78,734 
26.1 
3.4 
19.1 
3.6 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
386 
80 
53.6 
12.5 
25.6 
15.6 
acres 
145,237 
4,183 
8.7 
1.3 
5.6 
1.9 
Asian 
farms 
829 
299 
54.5 
13.8 
18.4 
22.3 
acres 
38,625 
31,347 
29.8 
1.6 
24.3 
3.9 
Black or African American 
farms 
1,481 
251 
51.2 
18.2 
20.6 
12.4 
acres 
92,324 
11,092 
47.8 
9.9 
28.4 
9.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
48 
24 
62.5 
16.8 
23.8 
21.9 
acres 
1,323 
312 
23.8 
4.2 
11.3 
8.4 
White 
farms 
44,793 
4,910 
38.9 
14.0 
15.6 
9.3 
acres 
9,241,511 
332,838 
16.3 
2.9 
11.1 
2.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
203 
41 
28.6 
21.4 
6.6 
0.5 
acres 
29,322 
2,297 
13.8 
6.4 
7.3 
(Z) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
72 
43 
65.3 
26.2 
24.2 
14.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
662 
112 
63.9 
21.1 
27.1 
15.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,586 
277 
47.3 
13.9 
22.5 
10.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,359 
508 
43.0 
13.1 
21.6 
8.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,1 65 
549 
36.8 
12.8 
15.5 
8.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,058 
904 
33.6 
12.4 
10.7 
10.6 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
63 
23 
61.9 
27.5 
21.5 
12.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
867 
205 
65.7 
24.4 
27.5 
13.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,508 
514 
49.0 
15.8 
22.2 
11.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,434 
912 
45.0 
16.4 
20.4 
8.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,493 
808 
38.9 
14.9 
15.0 
9.0 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,473 
764 
34.0 
13.8 
9.3 
10.9 
All operators by age group z : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
940 
168 
49.6 
18.6 
20.3 
10.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
3,313 
525 
55.3 
19.5 
23.6 
12.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
7,642 
1,258 
46.4 
14.7 
21.1 
10.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
17,472 
2,195 
43.3 
15.0 
19.7 
8.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
20,547 
2,004 
38.4 
13.9 
15.5 
9.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
15,463 
1,497 
35.7 
13.9 
10.7 
11.0 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,778 
708 
32.5 
11.6 
11.0 
9.9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,255 
2,273 
37.5 
12.6 
17.0 
7.9 
number 
1,675,323 
67,317 
27.8 
4.1 
20.2 
3.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
18,433 
1,882 
36.7 
11.7 
17.4 
7.6 
number 
982,790 
47,058 
29.5 
4.2 
21.7 
3.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
425 
51 
38.8 
13.2 
17.4 
8.2 
number 
123,220 
3,536 
3.3 
0.6 
2.4 
0.3 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,642 
267 
47.4 
21.2 
18.0 
8.2 
number 
14,915 
4,333 
10.7 
4.3 
4.9 
1.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,328 
784 
50.7 
21.2 
17.9 
11.6 
number 
9,386,611 
1,088,268 
6.4 
3.7 
2.4 
0.4 
Broilers sold 
farms 
388 
64 
42.3 
18.5 
14.1 
9.7 
number 
58,644,898 
7,890,539 
32.8 
19.4 
13.3 
0.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
548 
61 
17.7 
8.6 
5.3 
3.7 
$1,000 
88,463 
13,526 
10.9 
4.3 
4.8 
1.8 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
606 
67 
36.1 
9.0 
18.9 
8.2 
acres 
39,330 
3,302 
36.5 
5.2 
25.6 
5.7 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
100 
6 
49.0 
6.3 
33.5 
9.2 
acres 
15,456 
2,335 
55.9 
6.0 
40.3 
9.5 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
