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 
3,319 
84 
22.6 
4.6 
13.4 
4.6 
acres 
2,680,220 
71,877 
14.1 
1.3 
11.5 
1.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
397 
19 
27.0 
8.1 
11.8 
7.1 
acres 
178,754 
44,721 
16.1 
3.3 
10.0 
2.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,882 
97 
27.9 
10.3 
9.2 
8.3 
acres 
358,037 
19,538 
17.5 
4.5 
8.7 
4.3 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
1,868 
32.6 
11.0 
11.6 
10.0 
acres 
4,879,627 
141,363 
19.8 
4.7 
9.9 
5.2 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
508 
23.0 
2.9 
16.8 
3.4 
acres 
18,941,357 
299,841 
16.4 
1.2 
13.8 
1.4 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
224 
33.8 
6.7 
21.0 
6.1 
acres 
3,116,737 
66,992 
22.8 
2.1 
18.7 
2.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
68,196 
2,225 
29.3 
7.6 
14.4 
7.4 
acres 
26,094,477 
445,856 
17.7 
1.9 
13.5 
2.3 
Female 
farms 
6,891 
344 
32.9 
12.7 
10.7 
9.5 
acres 
843,244 
27,507 
18.0 
4.9 
8.5 
4.7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
37,835 
887 
25.4 
5.1 
14.8 
5.5 
Other 
farms 
37,252 
1,618 
34.0 
11.0 
13.4 
9.6 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
475 
125 
56.2 
13.8 
22.2 
20.3 
acres 
97,407 
30,066 
44.7 
6.9 
27.5 
10.3 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
102 
14 
51.0 
5.8 
28.3 
16.8 
acres 
19,942 
8,739 
34.1 
1.5 
26.5 
6.1 
Asian 
farms 
94 
21 
67.0 
10.0 
17.3 
39.7 
acres 
18,131 
2,962 
37.5 
4.1 
16.9 
16.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
110 
19 
41.8 
10.1 
16.4 
15.3 
acres 
19,843 
8,229 
39.9 
4.7 
27.1 
8.1 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
16 
4 
62.5 
9.7 
26.4 
26.4 
acres 
5,530 
5,212 
61.1 
4.8 
48.0 
8.3 
White 
farms 
74,631 
2,439 
29.6 
8.1 
14.0 
7.5 
acres 
26,839,138 
454,731 
17.7 
2.0 
13.3 
2.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
134 
14 
14.2 
11.8 
6.4 
-4.0 
acres 
35,137 
2,841 
6.2 
2.8 
4.3 
-0.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
298 
19 
58.7 
21.2 
25.9 
11.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,051 
117 
48.3 
10.1 
28.9 
9.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,105 
136 
34.7 
5.7 
22.8 
6.1 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,560 
221 
26.0 
4.3 
18.6 
3.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,203 
231 
22.5 
4.3 
13.8 
4.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
13,618 
295 
21.1 
5.1 
9.1 
6.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
217 
22 
61.8 
27.8 
18.8 
15.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,501 
234 
52.7 
16.9 
21.7 
14.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,572 
318 
40.6 
11.4 
18.2 
10.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
9,328 
455 
33.8 
11.0 
16.2 
6.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,550 
400 
30.2 
9.9 
11.7 
8.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,084 
395 
29.8 
10.2 
7.2 
12.4 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,449 
72 
44.2 
15.0 
20.3 
8.9 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,802 
466 
43.9 
12.2 
21.4 
10.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,261 
626 
35.8 
9.1 
18.2 
8.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
24,933 
927 
29.6 
8.0 
16.2 
5.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
30,260 
882 
26.7 
7.4 
12.7 
6.7 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
19,704 
585 
25.0 
7.4 
8.7 
8.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
10,875 
304 
25.6 
6.7 
9.8 
9.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,550 
429 
31.6 
7.1 
18.1 
6.3 
number 
1,127,630 
24,935 
35.6 
3.6 
27.3 
4.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
12,646 
338 
30.1 
6.8 
17.1 
6.1 
number 
343,972 
6,737 
30.2 
3.9 
21.7 
4.6 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,149 
34 
30.8 
2.8 
23.7 
4.3 
number 
98,849 
4,478 
23.0 
0.4 
21.1 
1.5 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,045 
72 
25.4 
6.8 
14.7 
3.9 
number 
4,630,796 
238,990 
17.9 
0.8 
15.7 
1.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,725 
272 
40.0 
14.3 
16.0 
9.8 
number 
4,327,311 
136,173 
1.9 
1.4 
0.4 
0.1 
Broilers sold 
farms 
398 
31 
37.4 
13.9 
14.6 
8.9 
number 
302,571 
98,375 
31.2 
7.4 
21.3 
2.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
52 
14 
21.2 
8.0 
7.5 
5.6 
$1,000 
5,425 
285 
0.1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
791 
24.3 
3.3 
16.8 
4.1 
acres 
12,263,259 
188,137 
18.2 
1.4 
15.3 
1.5 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
6,999 
145 
22.9 
2.5 
16.9 
3.5 
acres 
645,829 
9,503 
24.6 
2.0 
20.2 
2.4 
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 
