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 
58,695 
2,367 
32.1 
12.7 
14.9 
4.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
168,842 
16.4 
3.2 
11.8 
1.4 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,607 
788 
47.7 
28.3 
13.5 
6.0 
acres 
34,290 
3,976 
48.3 
28.1 
13.7 
6.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,770 
1,144 
43.9 
20.7 
15.8 
7.4 
acres 
524,301 
26,703 
41.8 
19.7 
15.0 
7.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,617 
129 
35.0 
11.8 
17.8 
5.4 
acres 
269,177 
7,478 
34.8 
11.7 
17.7 
5.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,118 
130 
27.2 
8.6 
14.6 
4.0 
acres 
422,050 
10,697 
27.0 
8.5 
14.5 
4.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,168 
99 
20.0 
6.0 
11.3 
2.7 
acres 
483,321 
11,483 
19.8 
5.9 
11.2 
2.7 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,493 
57 
14.7 
4.2 
8.5 
2.0 
acres 
391,585 
9,019 
14.7 
4.2 
8.5 
2.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,767 
89 
17.1 
3.5 
11.7 
1.9 
acres 
349,755 
17,614 
17.1 
3.5 
11.7 
1.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,378 
97 
18.0 
3.4 
12.7 
1.9 
acres 
329,458 
23,674 
18.0 
3.4 
12.7 
1.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,275 
251 
16.3 
2.7 
12.1 
1.5 
acres 
1,526,772 
87,115 
16.1 
2.6 
12.1 
1.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,562 
62 
15.5 
1.6 
12.9 
1.0 
acres 
2,490,243 
42,857 
15.2 
1.6 
12.7 
0.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,544 
55 
15.2 
1.1 
13.6 
0.5 
acres 
3,498,487 
73,241 
14.7 
1.0 
13.2 
0.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,396 
22 
12.8 
2.9 
9.6 
0.3 
acres 
4,400,957 
71,312 
12.6 
3.2 
9.1 
0.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,510 
84 
23.0 
7.3 
13.5 
2.2 
acres 
436,004 
8,645 
11.6 
1.3 
9.9 
0.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
136 
10 
30.9 
13.0 
14.6 
3.3 
acres 
1,441 
62 
11.2 
2.9 
7.2 
1.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
93,684 
12.7 
1.8 
10.2 
0.7 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,870 
1,374 
44.4 
24.3 
13.0 
7.1 
$1,000 
1,877 
218 
48.3 
28.9 
13.0 
6.4 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,413 
241 
35.8 
17.0 
12.9 
5.9 
$1,000 
7,358 
392 
35.6 
16.9 
12.9 
5.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,859 
439 
37.2 
16.6 
14.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
17,478 
1,551 
37.0 
16.4 
14.2 
6.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,204 
383 
35.0 
14.3 
14.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
36,858 
2,681 
35.1 
14.3 
14.3 
6.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,321 
302 
26.8 
7.9 
15.5 
3.3 
$1,000 
61,844 
4,458 
26.7 
7.9 
15.5 
3.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,360 
159 
25.7 
7.3 
15.3 
3.2 
1,000 
30,140 
3,508 
25.7 
7.3 
15.3 
3.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,768 
171 
27.9 
6.4 
17.6 
3.8 
$1,000 
87,985 
5,456 
27.9 
6.4 
17.8 
3.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,333 
110 
27.2 
5.8 
18.3 
3.2 
$1,000 
59,677 
4,995 
27.3 
5.8 
18.4 
3.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,254 
203 
27.9 
5.3 
19.8 
2.8 
$1,000 
308,316 
14,817 
28.1 
5.2 
20.2 
2.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,445 
646 
25.8 
3.2 
20.8 
1.7 
$1,000 
885,181 
99,713 
25.8 
3.2 
20.9 
1.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,575 
69 
21.2 
2.3 
17.8 
1.1 
$1,000 
1 ,289,989 
24,291 
21.6 
2.3 
18.2 
1.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,636 
45 
15.1 
1.1 
13.4 
0.5 
$1,000 
1 ,892,336 
31,424 
15.4 
1.2 
13.8 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,657 
20 
7.8 
1.1 
6.5 
0.2 
$1,000 
6,531,777 
56,822 
7.0 
1.3 
5.4 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,133 
101 
36.4 
17.7 
12.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
1,050 
51 
36.8 
17.5 
12.7 
6.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,034 
271 
33.4 
14.6 
12.8 
5.9 
$1,000 
13,725 
722 
33.1 
14.2 
13.1 
5.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,345 
97 
30.6 
11.6 
14.2 
4.8 
$1,000 
24,176 
690 
30.4 
11.5 
14.2 
4.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,010 
186 
26.8 
8.3 
15.0 
3.5 
$1,000 
82,695 
2,906 
26.8 
8.2 
15.2 
3.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,031 
147 
26.4 
6.5 
16.8 
3.1 
$1,000 
144,296 
5,094 
26.1 
6.4 
16.8 
3.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,448 
431 
18.9 
2.8 
14.8 
1.3 
$1,000 
3,481,476 
45,541 
11.8 
1.7 
9.5 
0.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,237 
122 
38.7 
19.7 
12.8 
6.2 
1,000 
1,123 
65 
39.2 
20.2 
12.7 
6.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,290 
586 
40.6 
20.2 
14.2 
6.2 
1,000 
24,129 
1,701 
41.3 
20.3 
14.7 
6.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,138 
432 
41.5 
19.5 
15.8 
6.3 
1,000 
44,675 
3,165 
41.6 
19.5 
15.9 
6.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,496 
449 
40.1 
17.5 
16.8 
5.8 
1,000 
101,719 
6,859 
40.0 
17.2 
17.0 
5.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,485 
109 
34.1 
12.3 
16.8 
4.9 
1,000 
86,132 
3,759 
33.7 
12.1 
16.7 
4.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,048 
58 
28.1 
7.1 
17.6 
3.3 
1,000 
386,966 
11,381 
23.7 
5.1 
16.1 
2.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
50,997 
2,161 
33.3 
13.3 
15.3 
4.7 
acres 
10,006,936 
127,741 
18.0 
3.6 
12.8 
1.6 
Partnership 
farms 
3,376 
92 
25.4 
8.7 
13.1 
3.5 
acres 
2,191,875 
58,009 
13.6 
2.3 
10.4 
0.9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
