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 
75,087 
2,466 
29.7 
8.1 
14.0 
7.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
456,115 
17.7 
2.1 
13.3 
2.3 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,776 
409 
43.1 
19.5 
12.2 
11.4 
acres 
28,445 
2,004 
43.5 
19.6 
11.8 
12.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
19,801 
917 
40.7 
15.1 
12.1 
13.4 
acres 
523,470 
24,263 
39.4 
14.7 
11.7 
13.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,254 
231 
36.7 
10.2 
15.3 
11.3 
acres 
306,088 
13,469 
36.6 
10.1 
15.2 
11.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,532 
269 
31.0 
8.1 
14.0 
8.9 
acres 
534,319 
21,939 
30.9 
8.0 
13.9 
8.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5,244 
203 
25.6 
6.3 
12.4 
6.8 
acres 
608,607 
23,466 
25.3 
6.3 
12.3 
6.8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,911 
129 
21.3 
4.9 
11.1 
5.3 
acres 
615,586 
20,217 
21.2 
4.9 
11.1 
5.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,778 
92 
23.9 
3.8 
15.0 
5.1 
acres 
548,883 
18,068 
23.8 
3.8 
15.0 
5.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,358 
73 
21.7 
3.1 
14.5 
4.1 
acres 
560,834 
17,166 
21.7 
3.1 
14.4 
4.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,080 
230 
21.7 
2.6 
15.5 
3.6 
acres 
2,940,577 
80,788 
21.6 
2.6 
15.5 
3.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,617 
194 
19.3 
1.4 
15.7 
2.2 
acres 
5,355,556 
133,914 
19.0 
1.4 
15.5 
2.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,267 
140 
17.2 
0.8 
15.5 
1.0 
acres 
7,176,798 
184,875 
16.8 
0.8 
15.1 
1.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,469 
30 
11.9 
1.2 
10.3 
0.4 
acres 
7,738,558 
124,979 
11.4 
1.4 
9.6 
0.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,583 
100 
22.0 
5.3 
12.9 
3.8 
acres 
521,459 
11,571 
12.4 
1.1 
10.3 
0.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
89 
9 
36.0 
12.0 
13.6 
10.4 
acres 
1,020 
269 
14.4 
4.3 
7.1 
3.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
236,577 
16.2 
1.2 
13.6 
1.4 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,076 
1,213 
36.8 
15.4 
9.2 
12.1 
$1,000 
1,466 
113 
41.4 
18.3 
11.3 
11.8 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,949 
205 
38.8 
13.2 
13.0 
12.7 
$1,000 
6,563 
337 
38.6 
13.0 
12.9 
12.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,256 
214 
38.2 
12.2 
13.2 
12.8 
$1,000 
15,387 
777 
38.2 
12.2 
13.2 
12.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,860 
239 
36.9 
10.7 
14.0 
12.2 
$1,000 
34,616 
1,694 
36.7 
10.6 
14.0 
12.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,440 
224 
25.6 
5.6 
14.1 
5.9 
$1,000 
63,723 
3,155 
25.7 
5.6 
14.2 
5.9 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,468 
64 
26.3 
5.2 
15.0 
6.1 
1,000 
32,682 
1,405 
26.2 
5.2 
14.9 
6.1 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,015 
149 
24.8 
4.3 
15.1 
5.5 
$1,000 
95,921 
4,568 
24.9 
4.3 
15.1 
5.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,548 
79 
27.1 
4.2 
17.8 
5.1 
$1,000 
69,346 
3,539 
27.1 
4.2 
17.8 
5.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,666 
225 
27.4 
4.0 
18.3 
5.0 
$1,000 
410,096 
17,101 
27.3 
4.0 
18.4 
4.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,637 
536 
26.6 
2.5 
20.9 
3.2 
$1,000 
1,434,227 
88,067 
26.8 
2.4 
21.2 
3.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,652 
168 
24.1 
1.7 
19.9 
2.4 
$1,000 
2,418,680 
60,799 
24.5 
1.8 
20.3 
2.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,313 
94 
17.5 
0.8 
15.8 
1.0 
$1,000 
3,797,698 
66,445 
18.2 
0.8 
16.4 
1.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,207 
55 
11.8 
0.7 
10.5 
0.6 
$1,000 
8,806,648 
86,420 
10.4 
0.8 
9.1 
0.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,538 
124 
35.1 
13.3 
9.9 
11.9 
$1,000 
1,287 
62 
34.9 
13.2 
9.7 
11.9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,850 
299 
34.2 
11.9 
10.9 
11.4 
$1,000 
18,666 
808 
33.5 
11.4 
10.9 
11.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,615 
174 
31.0 
9.2 
12.6 
9.1 
$1,000 
33,662 
1,260 
30.7 
9.1 
12.7 
9.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,987 
220 
27.8 
7.1 
13.5 
7.1 
$1,000 
115,484 
3,616 
27.6 
7.0 
13.6 
7.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6,082 
167 
27.3 
5.6 
15.5 
6.2 
$1,000 
220,710 
6,002 
27.3 
5.6 
15.6 
6.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
21,502 
382 
20.8 
2.3 
16.0 
2.6 
$1,000 
6,362,186 
93,340 
15.4 
1.3 
12.7 
1.4 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,474 
133 
36.5 
13.5 
11.2 
11.8 
1,000 
1,171 
64 
36.5 
13.5 
11.3 
11.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,418 
397 
37.8 
14.0 
12.2 
11.6 
1,000 
21,046 
1,122 
38.1 
14.1 
12.5 
11.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,216 
280 
38.1 
13.2 
13.8 
11.1 
1,000 
37,932 
2,018 
38.1 
13.2 
13.8 
11.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,697 
274 
35.8 
11.1 
14.9 
9.8 
1,000 
90,350 
4,263 
35.5 
10.8 
15.1 
9.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,579 
95 
34.2 
8.5 
17.2 
8.5 
1,000 
90,090 
3,295 
34.2 
8.3 
17.4 
8.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,129 
84 
29.2 
4.3 
19.3 
5.6 
1,000 
562,332 
22,938 
28.7 
3.8 
19.9 
5.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
64,927 
2,175 
30.4 
8.3 
14.3 
7.8 
acres 
20,277,334 
366,796 
18.7 
2.1 
14.0 
2.5 
Partnership 
farms 
4,562 
131 
25.3 
6.2 
13.0 
6.1 
acres 
3,443,376 
61,885 
15.1 
1.7 
11.7 
1.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
