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 
52,194 
2,182 
33.1 
13.3 
14.8 
5.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
221,537 
15.9 
3.9 
10.1 
1.9 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,162 
395 
39.3 
23.2 
11.9 
4.3 
acres 
20,018 
1,804 
40.0 
23.2 
12.2 
4.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
18,764 
967 
39.8 
19.3 
13.8 
6.7 
acres 
497,573 
24,406 
38.9 
18.8 
13.3 
6.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,639 
210 
38.8 
13.4 
18.8 
6.7 
acres 
270,763 
12,227 
38.8 
13.3 
18.8 
6.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,049 
249 
35.4 
12.0 
17.3 
6.1 
acres 
491,910 
20,216 
35.4 
12.0 
17.3 
6.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,225 
164 
31.8 
9.6 
17.0 
5.1 
acres 
492,076 
19,162 
31.7 
9.6 
17.0 
5.1 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,721 
102 
28.8 
8.3 
15.9 
4.6 
acres 
427,361 
15,955 
28.7 
8.3 
15.9 
4.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,934 
74 
29.4 
5.8 
19.9 
3.7 
acres 
381,740 
14,570 
29.3 
5.8 
19.8 
3.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,340 
72 
24.1 
4.2 
17.1 
2.8 
acres 
318,170 
17,327 
24.0 
4.2 
17.0 
2.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,766 
143 
21.2 
3.2 
15.7 
2.2 
acres 
1,319,691 
49,712 
20.6 
3.1 
15.3 
2.1 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,574 
66 
13.5 
1.4 
11.1 
1.0 
acres 
1,778,392 
43,769 
12.6 
1.3 
10.4 
0.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,417 
17 
4.3 
1.0 
3.1 
0.2 
acres 
1,906,091 
24,388 
4.1 
1.0 
3.0 
0.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
603 
7 
3.0 
1.5 
1.4 
0.1 
acres 
2,044,779 
23,224 
2.8 
1.5 
1.2 
0.1 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,865 
213 
22.7 
8.6 
11.9 
2.2 
acres 
589,020 
7,992 
7.5 
1.5 
5.5 
0.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
238 
19 
37.0 
16.5 
15.9 
4.5 
acres 
3,223 
275 
24.1 
6.2 
14.8 
3.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
116,674 
9.8 
1.6 
7.5 
0.7 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,801 
991 
43.8 
23.5 
13.2 
7.2 
$1,000 
2,024 
177 
46.9 
28.0 
12.5 
6.3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,530 
204 
33.8 
15.7 
12.5 
5.6 
$1,000 
7,477 
333 
33.8 
15.6 
12.6 
5.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,303 
193 
34.0 
14.3 
13.7 
6.0 
$1,000 
15,534 
689 
34.0 
14.3 
13.7 
6.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,609 
199 
34.0 
13.2 
14.4 
6.4 
$1,000 
32,855 
1,420 
33.9 
13.2 
14.4 
6.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,529 
201 
33.1 
9.5 
19.4 
4.2 
$1,000 
64,480 
2,922 
33.0 
9.4 
19.4 
4.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,417 
69 
31.5 
8.8 
19.1 
3.6 
1,000 
31,531 
1,529 
31.6 
8.8 
19.2 
3.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,742 
91 
31.3 
7.3 
19.1 
4.9 
$1,000 
86,674 
2,885 
31.3 
7.3 
19.1 
4.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,244 
40 
30.8 
6.9 
19.3 
4.6 
$1,000 
55,195 
1,779 
30.7 
6.9 
19.3 
4.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,623 
115 
30.9 
6.1 
21.0 
3.8 
$1,000 
258,419 
8,249 
31.0 
6.0 
21.3 
3.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,597 
143 
19.7 
2.3 
16.1 
1.3 
$1,000 
575,489 
22,839 
19.4 
2.2 
16.0 
1.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,317 
110 
21.0 
2.1 
17.7 
1.2 
$1,000 
819,615 
36,527 
20.6 
2.0 
17.4 
1.2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,690 
34 
11.4 
0.9 
10.0 
0.6 
$1,000 
1,197,498 
24,950 
11.1 
0.8 
9.7 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,792 
30 
6.1 
1.1 
4.7 
0.3 
$1,000 
5,531,262 
39,980 
4.7 
1.2 
3.4 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,852 
85 
34.9 
16.1 
12.3 
6.5 
$1,000 
888 
41 
35.0 
15.9 
12.6 
6.4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,406 
183 
32.6 
13.0 
13.6 
6.0 
$1,000 
12,208 
511 
32.1 
12.7 
13.5 
5.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,888 
117 
31.2 
11.1 
15.2 
4.8 
$1,000 
21,143 
857 
31.4 
11.0 
15.5 
4.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,038 
136 
29.9 
8.2 
17.5 
4.1 
$1,000 
66,097 
2,191 
29.8 
8.1 
17.6 
4.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,037 
91 
27.2 
6.3 
17.6 
3.4 
$1,000 
108,240 
3,280 
26.9 
6.1 
17.5 
3.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
7,891 
210 
16.9 
2.3 
13.4 
1.2 
$1,000 
2,533,073 
35,567 
9.6 
1.4 
7.6 
0.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,263 
110 
36.3 
17.5 
12.4 
6.3 
1,000 
1,153 
57 
36.8 
17.9 
12.5 
6.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,018 
494 
39.2 
19.3 
13.6 
6.3 
1,000 
26,280 
1,448 
39.5 
19.6 
13.7 
6.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,513 
336 
40.3 
19.1 
15.0 
6.2 
1,000 
46,963 
2,408 
40.4 
19.0 
15.1 
6.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,493 
330 
40.3 
17.5 
16.7 
6.1 
1,000 
100,586 
5,066 
40.2 
17.4 
16.8 
6.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,094 
99 
39.4 
14.6 
18.5 
6.3 
1,000 
71,782 
3,385 
39.2 
14.2 
18.6 
6.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,701 
68 
30.0 
9.6 
16.1 
4.3 
1,000 
264,204 
7,636 
21.2 
6.2 
12.2 
2.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
45,174 
1,954 
34.3 
13.9 
15.2 
5.2 
acres 
6,736,807 
181,559 
19.5 
4.8 
12.2 
2.5 
Partnership 
farms 
3,470 
111 
24.7 
8.0 
13.4 
3.3 
acres 
1,848,642 
23,709 
7.4 
1.4 
5.4 
0.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
