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 
7,000 
801 
40.7 
9.0 
24.1 
7.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,129,317 
45,490 
6.9 
1.2 
5.1 
0.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,412 
557 
41.8 
10.2 
23.0 
8.6 
acres 
15,471 
1,926 
41.1 
10.3 
23.0 
7.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,752 
165 
41.5 
9.4 
24.9 
7.2 
acres 
36,080 
3,524 
42.1 
9.8 
25.4 
6.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
164 
19 
44.5 
6.3 
33.8 
4.4 
acres 
9,091 
1,032 
44.2 
6.4 
33.4 
4.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
123 
17 
48.8 
4.3 
37.3 
7.1 
acres 
10,171 
1,419 
48.9 
4.4 
37.3 
7.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
120 
18 
43.3 
7.1 
31.3 
5.0 
acres 
13,689 
2,035 
43.3 
7.0 
31.3 
5.0 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
73 
13 
38.4 
4.0 
30.4 
3.9 
acres 
11,478 
2,068 
38.5 
4.0 
30.5 
4.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
46 
7 
34.8 
3.0 
28.9 
3.0 
acres 
9,059 
1,262 
34.6 
2.9 
28.7 
3.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
27 
4 
33.3 
6.5 
23.3 
3.6 
acres 
6,377 
974 
33.0 
6.5 
23.0 
3.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
99 
17 
24.2 
2.2 
19.6 
2.4 
acres 
33,869 
5,684 
24.8 
2.2 
20.1 
2.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
57 
13 
12.3 
1.1 
10.5 
0.7 
acres 
40,987 
9,920 
13.0 
1.2 
11.1 
0.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
48 
13 
2.1 
0.1 
1.9 
0.1 
acres 
65,752 
15,584 
2.2 
0.1 
2.0 
0.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
79 
2 
6.3 
1.7 
3.8 
0.8 
acres 
877,293 
8,157 
1.9 
1.0 
0.7 
0.2 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,355 
267 
37.3 
7.0 
23.1 
7.2 
acres 
41,960 
1,182 
6.7 
1.2 
4.7 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
204 
26 
49.5 
10.3 
31.0 
8.3 
acres 
39,853 
740 
3.0 
0.6 
2.1 
0.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
661,347 
27,063 
9.7 
1.3 
7.6 
0.8 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,262 
202 
51.0 
18.8 
23.7 
8.4 
$1,000 
199 
33 
48.7 
21.2 
19.9 
7.7 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
868 
105 
38.8 
9.0 
20.5 
9.3 
$1,000 
1,392 
169 
38.5 
9.1 
20.4 
9.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
902 
109 
40.9 
9.4 
21.5 
10.0 
$1,000 
3,143 
383 
40.8 
9.3 
21.5 
9.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,058 
125 
40.9 
8.6 
22.1 
10.2 
$1,000 
7,287 
855 
41.0 
8.7 
22.1 
10.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,034 
146 
43.1 
4.8 
32.8 
5.6 
$1,000 
14,346 
2,006 
43.0 
4.8 
32.7 
5.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
363 
54 
43.3 
4.1 
33.7 
5.5 
1,000 
7,957 
1,168 
43.2 
4.1 
33.7 
5.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
523 
59 
38.6 
6.8 
25.3 
6.5 
$1,000 
16,171 
1,809 
38.4 
6.8 
25.2 
6.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
161 
18 
37.3 
5.8 
26.1 
5.4 
$1,000 
7,026 
764 
37.3 
5.8 
26.0 
5.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
323 
38 
35.9 
6.6 
23.8 
5.5 
$1,000 
21,677 
2,498 
35.3 
6.4 
23.5 
5.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
248 
21 
21.0 
1.6 
18.1 
1.2 
$1,000 
37,628 
3,653 
20.2 
1.6 
17.4 
1.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
110 
21 
13.6 
1.3 
11.5 
0.8 
$1,000 
37,740 
8,412 
12.4 
1.3 
10.4 
0.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
69 
4 
8.7 
0.7 
7.3 
0.6 
$1,000 
45,121 
2,604 
7.7 
0.7 
6.4 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
79 
6 
12.7 
1.8 
10.1 
0.7 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
$1,000 
461,659 
12,288 
3.8 
0.5 
3.2 
0.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
333 
36 
41.1 
9.7 
20.1 
11.3 
$1,000 
156 
16 
39.8 
9.2 
19.6 
11.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,002 
119 
41.4 
8.5 
23.0 
9.9 
$1,000 
2,815 
324 
41.6 
8.6 
23.1 
10.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
619 
68 
43.3 
6.3 
28.7 
8.3 
$1,000 
4,556 
507 
43.6 
6.2 
29.2 
8.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
796 
88 
41.1 
5.5 
29.3 
6.3 
$1,000 
12,867 
1,402 
40.8 
5.4 
29.2 
6.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
297 
35 
37.4 
6.3 
25.2 
5.8 
$1,000 
9,819 
1,148 
37.0 
6.3 
25.0 
5.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
23 
21.6 
2.9 
16.5 
2.2 
$1,000 
116,556 
12,221 
16.0 
2.5 
12.3 
1.3 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
442 
50 
46.4 
14.3 
21.9 
10.2 
1,000 
211 
25 
47.4 
14.9 
22.2 
10.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,091 
138 
43.8 
13.2 
22.1 
8.5 
1,000 
3,009 
393 
43.9 
13.4 
22.2 
8.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
689 
98 
46.0 
12.5 
25.5 
8.0 
1,000 
4,930 
698 
45.9 
12.3 
25.7 
7.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
711 
99 
41.5 
10.1 
24.6 
6.8 
1,000 
1 1 ,432 
1,595 
41.4 
10.0 
24.7 
6.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
352 
44 
35.2 
6.9 
22.8 
5.5 
1,000 
12,074 
1,481 
34.5 
6.8 
22.2 
5.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
302 
38 
29.8 
4.2 
22.1 
3.5 
1,000 
71,139 
4,228 
15.8 
2.5 
11.7 
1.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
5,685 
666 
42.4 
9.6 
24.6 
8.2 
acres 
341,686 
21,076 
14.2 
2.4 
10.3 
1.4 
Partnership 
farms 
446 
59 
35.2 
7.0 
23.0 
5.2 
acres 
156,276 
18,802 
3.9 
0.4 
3.3 
0.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
