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 
12,256 
1,284 
28.3 
16.2 
8.1 
4.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
106,319 
14.7 
5.7 
6.3 
2.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,481 
238 
34.4 
28.0 
6.8 
-0.5 
acres 
7,483 
1,207 
36.1 
28.5 
6.7 
0.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,554 
561 
34.8 
22.3 
7.5 
5.1 
acres 
113,672 
13,739 
33.9 
21.3 
7.2 
5.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,121 
114 
32.1 
15.4 
10.4 
6.3 
acres 
64,863 
6,594 
31.9 
15.3 
10.3 
6.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
981 
106 
27.7 
12.7 
9.4 
5.7 
acres 
81,362 
8,768 
27.6 
12.7 
9.4 
5.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
964 
94 
21.9 
10.0 
7.3 
4.6 
acres 
112,940 
10,992 
22.0 
10.1 
7.3 
4.6 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
629 
74 
23.1 
9.6 
8.1 
5.3 
acres 
100,146 
12,265 
23.3 
9.7 
8.2 
5.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
427 
77 
17.1 
5.3 
8.6 
3.2 
acres 
83,935 
15,772 
17.0 
5.2 
8.5 
3.2 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
306 
52 
15.4 
4.0 
8.1 
3.2 
acres 
72,603 
12,275 
15.4 
4.0 
8.2 
3.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
861 
65 
17.4 
4.4 
9.8 
3.3 
acres 
301,412 
23,874 
17.0 
4.2 
9.6 
3.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
553 
65 
17.7 
4.1 
10.9 
2.6 
acres 
382,095 
45,544 
17.4 
4.1 
10.7 
2.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
265 
31 
7.5 
3.5 
3.4 
0.6 
acres 
357,256 
41,577 
6.1 
3.0 
2.6 
0.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
114 
10 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
352,978 
25,261 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,192 
82 
17.2 
10.0 
7.1 
0.1 
acres 
104,451 
5,941 
8.6 
3.0 
4.7 
0.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
45 
9 
28.9 
17.0 
8.1 
3.8 
acres 
459 
50 
23.1 
8.4 
11.4 
3.3 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
58,521 
13.4 
5.7 
6.7 
1.0 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,809 
556 
40.7 
28.6 
7.2 
4.8 
$1,000 
339 
64 
40.0 
32.7 
6.7 
0.7 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
989 
221 
28.9 
18.8 
6.6 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,664 
372 
28.9 
18.7 
6.6 
3.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
966 
162 
27.1 
15.9 
6.4 
4.9 
$1,000 
3,453 
575 
26.9 
15.7 
6.3 
4.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,207 
199 
31.1 
17.2 
7.5 
6.3 
$1,000 
8,622 
1,405 
30.9 
17.1 
7.5 
6.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
921 
163 
14.0 
6.8 
6.0 
1.2 
$1,000 
13,057 
2,157 
14.6 
7.0 
6.3 
1.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
305 
53 
23.3 
9.2 
10.9 
3.2 
1,000 
6,740 
1,132 
23.4 
9.2 
11.0 
3.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
599 
61 
28.4 
9.3 
11.2 
8.0 
$1,000 
18,970 
1,984 
29.1 
9.5 
11.6 
8.0 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
394 
168 
48.0 
17.3 
18.0 
12.6 
$1,000 
17,528 
7,616 
48.2 
17.5 
18.2 
12.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
545 
494 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
39,249 
36,883 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
768 
115 
17.3 
3.2 
12.3 
1.9 
$1,000 
126,523 
22,332 
18.7 
3.3 
13.3 
2.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
538 
30 
14.7 
2.7 
10.6 
1.4 
$1,000 
196,397 
10,692 
15.8 
2.9 
11.4 
1.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
649 
98 
31.9 
8.9 
22.4 
0.6 
$1,000 
494,391 
65,142 
35.1 
10.1 
24.3 
0.7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
566 
9 
3.9 
2.6 
1.3 
(Z) 
$1,000 
1,344,465 
24,757 
4.1 
3.1 
0.9 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
323 
62 
22.6 
14.0 
5.1 
3.6 
$1,000 
154 
31 
22.1 
13.5 
5.0 
3.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
884 
103 
25.0 
14.8 
6.3 
4.0 
$1,000 
ij H 
286 
24.5 
14.4 
6.3 
3.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
if p i'vMk 
54 
24.0 
13.1 
7.1 
3.7 
$1,000 
if IS 
392 
24.1 
13.1 
7.3 
3.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
859 
113 
21.0 
10.0 
7.5 
3.5 
$1,000 
14,148 
1,907 
21.3 
9.9 
7.7 
3.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
664 
151 
18.8 
7.2 
8.3 
3.4 
$1,000 
23,557 
5,563 
18.1 
6.8 
8.0 
3.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,027 
88 
17.8 
5.4 
10.6 
1.8 
$1,000 
607,183 
24,897 
9.8 
3.9 
5.1 
0.8 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
381 
43 
30.2 
19.8 
6.3 
4.1 
1,000 
199 
23 
31.7 
21.3 
6.6 
3.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,669 
213 
33.1 
21.8 
6.8 
4.4 
1,000 
4,936 
636 
33.9 
22.3 
7.0 
4.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,463 
189 
34.8 
23.1 
8.0 
3.7 
1,000 
10,633 
1,392 
35.0 
23.2 
8.0 
3.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,904 
246 
38.7 
24.2 
9.5 
5.1 
1,000 
30,287 
3,913 
38.6 
23.9 
9.5 
5.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
797 
111 
33.5 
18.2 
9.4 
5.8 
1,000 
27,266 
3,867 
33.0 
17.7 
9.5 
5.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
688 
95 
27.5 
11.8 
10.0 
5.7 
1,000 
101,526 
12,965 
18.1 
6.9 
7.4 
3.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
10,132 
1,074 
29.8 
17.4 
8.2 
4.2 
acres 
1,317,433 
77,637 
18.3 
7.4 
7.7 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
931 
84 
22.8 
10.9 
8.0 
3.8 
acres 
312,372 
22,378 
8.5 
3.0 
4.1 
1.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
