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 
485 
41 
30.3 
5.2 
20.5 
4.6 
acres 
336,338 
4,353 
2.6 
0.9 
1.5 
0.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
152 
17 
29.6 
5.1 
20.9 
3.7 
acres 
108,502 
6,137 
7.7 
4.2 
3.2 
0.3 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
232 
24 
38.4 
11.4 
20.2 
6.7 
acres 
186,515 
5,543 
3.6 
0.6 
2.2 
0.7 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
4,636 
507 
40.3 
10.3 
21.8 
8.1 
acres 
265,459 
14,244 
13.6 
2.6 
9.2 
1.8 
Part owners 
farms 
686 
77 
38.0 
5.3 
27.4 
5.3 
acres 
662,676 
20,388 
3.2 
0.5 
2.5 
0.2 
Tenants 
farms 
1,678 
227 
42.7 
7.3 
28.4 
7.1 
acres 
201,182 
12,595 
10.2 
1.7 
7.6 
0.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
5,426 
656 
41.0 
8.7 
24.7 
7.6 
acres 
998,363 
42,416 
6.5 
1.0 
4.9 
0.6 
Female 
farms 
1,574 
154 
39.6 
10.3 
21.8 
7.5 
acres 
130,954 
3,355 
9.9 
2.9 
5.9 
1.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
3,642 
393 
39.9 
8.2 
24.3 
7.4 
Other 
farms 
3,358 
412 
41.5 
9.9 
23.9 
7.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
383 
56 
53.0 
11.8 
33.5 
7.8 
acres 
23,073 
2,767 
18.8 
2.5 
14.9 
1.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
32 
8 
43.8 
7.7 
29.6 
6.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Asian 
farms 
2,824 
365 
52.8 
7.5 
32.8 
12.5 
acres 
171,609 
11,946 
15.6 
2.2 
11.0 
2.4 
Black or African American 
farms 
18 
5 
27.8 
4.8 
20.5 
2.5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
689 
124 
45.1 
8.2 
27.2 
9.8 
acres 
102,678 
10,239 
14.8 
2.3 
10.6 
1.8 
White 
farms 
2,749 
292 
26.2 
9.1 
14.2 
2.9 
acres 
714,843 
17,149 
4.1 
1.2 
2.7 
0.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
688 
129 
44.6 
8.9 
27.1 
8.6 
acres 
136,634 
17,429 
4.7 
0.3 
4.0 
0.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
107 
30 
67.3 
18.6 
39.3 
9.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
255 
55 
49.4 
7.5 
34.9 
7.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
613 
91 
42.3 
7.2 
30.4 
4.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,221 
119 
35.8 
7.4 
22.4 
5.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,445 
107 
38.7 
9.1 
18.7 
10.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
7 
4 
57.1 
20.6 
25.6 
11.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
77 
18 
64.9 
24.7 
29.5 
10.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
231 
56 
52.4 
9.3 
36.0 
7.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
777 
134 
48.0 
9.9 
31.6 
6.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,313 
140 
38.3 
9.1 
22.0 
7.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
953 
68 
35.9 
10.7 
14.9 
10.3 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
72 
13 
43.1 
13.9 
22.6 
6.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
487 
98 
53.0 
13.7 
31.1 
8.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
855 
170 
46.1 
7.8 
31.9 
6.4 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,223 
329 
43.9 
9.0 
29.1 
5.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,712 
367 
36.8 
8.4 
21.7 
6.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
2,096 
153 
35.8 
9.7 
16.4 
9.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,210 
100 
41.2 
8.6 
21.3 
11.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,314 
197 
45.1 
11.6 
27.4 
6.1 
number 
133,957 
8,160 
5.7 
0.8 
4.5 
0.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1,173 
183 
44.9 
11.3 
27.7 
6.0 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
12 
2 
58.3 
6.5 
49.3 
2.6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
231 
41 
45.0 
14.6 
24.2 
6.3 
number 
11,441 
2,301 
26.6 
5.1 
19.4 
2.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
523 
74 
40.3 
13.8 
20.5 
6.0 
number 
244,343 
7,990 
4.5 
1.4 
2.8 
0.3 
Broilers sold 
farms 
22 
5 
45.5 
13.0 
26.7 
5.7 
number 
2,639 
1,574 
48.7 
15.4 
30.0 
3.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
73 
9 
30.1 
8.2 
16.9 
5.1 
$1,000 
56,450 
8,356 
8.6 
5.2 
3.1 
0.3 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
3 
6.7 
0.4 
5.8 
0.4 
acres 
5,198 
432 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
