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 
61,773 
3,352 
33.6 
10.3 
20.4 
2.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
1,317,127 
21.3 
2.8 
17.4 
1.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,975 
207 
36.7 
29.4 
4.3 
2.9 
acres 
7,907 
841 
35.6 
28.6 
4.0 
3.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,776 
1,365 
44.8 
18.6 
21.6 
4.6 
acres 
272,150 
36,740 
44.3 
18.1 
21.6 
4.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,865 
222 
41.3 
14.6 
22.0 
4.7 
acres 
167,080 
13,106 
41.3 
14.6 
21.9 
4.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,844 
367 
39.7 
13.3 
22.1 
4.3 
acres 
475,041 
29,955 
39.7 
13.3 
22.1 
4.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,651 
216 
37.4 
12.9 
20.9 
3.7 
acres 
425,130 
25,133 
37.4 
12.9 
20.9 
3.7 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5,567 
301 
36.1 
11.9 
20.6 
3.6 
acres 
879,767 
47,544 
36.1 
11.9 
20.6 
3.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,240 
116 
33.1 
9.3 
20.7 
3.1 
acres 
441,167 
22,880 
33.1 
9.4 
20.7 
3.1 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,193 
139 
31.0 
8.7 
19.3 
2.9 
acres 
521,013 
33,071 
31.0 
8.7 
19.3 
2.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,145 
373 
30.2 
7.0 
20.7 
2.6 
acres 
2,957,558 
136,085 
29.9 
6.7 
20.6 
2.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,208 
466 
30.3 
3.2 
25.4 
1.7 
acres 
5,132,120 
305,023 
30.2 
3.1 
25.4 
1.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6,098 
323 
25.8 
2.1 
22.6 
1.1 
acres 
8,547,752 
433,452 
25.5 
2.0 
22.4 
1.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,211 
158 
18.1 
1.2 
16.3 
0.6 
acres 
26,310,610 
761,436 
15.4 
1.4 
13.6 
0.5 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
6,119 
476 
28.4 
4.9 
22.3 
1.2 
acres 
2,858,575 
45,100 
25.6 
2.2 
22.6 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
225 
36 
35.1 
11.7 
20.9 
2.5 
acres 
22,717 
3,608 
27.7 
5.5 
20.9 
1.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
18,460,564 
2,776,820 
9.7 
1.9 
7.5 
0.3 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,044 
1,384 
40.4 
20.0 
15.6 
4.8 
$1,000 
1,245 
139 
47.2 
23.4 
19.0 
4.9 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,415 
271 
40.8 
16.2 
20.4 
4.2 
$1,000 
5,762 
452 
41.0 
16.3 
20.4 
4.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,658 
263 
40.6 
15.9 
20.4 
4.3 
$1,000 
13,370 
960 
40.6 
15.9 
20.4 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,035 
469 
40.6 
15.0 
21.3 
4.3 
$1,000 
36,566 
3,469 
40.6 
14.9 
21.5 
4.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,169 
586 
32.5 
9.0 
21.2 
2.3 
$1,000 
74,770 
8,840 
32.3 
8.9 
21.1 
2.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,878 
124 
33.5 
8.5 
22.6 
2.4 
1,000 
41,831 
2,770 
33.5 
8.5 
22.6 
2.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,103 
234 
34.1 
6.1 
25.2 
2.9 
$1,000 
129,854 
7,170 
34.1 
6.0 
25.2 
2.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,044 
148 
37.3 
6.1 
28.6 
2.7 
$1,000 
91,368 
6,853 
37.4 
6.1 
28.6 
2.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,662 
312 
31.4 
4.3 
25.0 
2.0 
$1,000 
412,533 
22,361 
32.4 
4.4 
25.9 
2.1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
6,452 
282 
27.6 
2.0 
24.6 
1.0 
$1,000 
1,081,516 
66,158 
30.1 
2.1 
27.0 
1.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,133 
172 
25.7 
1.6 
23.4 
0.8 
$1,000 
1,512,874 
60,867 
27.3 
1.7 
24.8 
0.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,864 
313 
15.6 
0.7 
14.5 
0.4 
$1,000 
2,049,623 
187,358 
17.0 
0.8 
15.8 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,316 
692 
8.7 
0.9 
7.5 
0.3 
$1,000 
13,009,251 
2,839,826 
3.3 
1.4 
1.9 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,076 
135 
36.8 
14.2 
18.4 
4.3 
$1,000 
1,042 
65 
37.0 
13.9 
18.7 
4.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,971 
296 
34.1 
12.2 
18.0 
3.9 
$1,000 
16,823 
815 
34.0 
12.0 
18.1 
3.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,392 
185 
33.5 
10.2 
19.8 
3.5 
$1,000 
31,931 
1,343 
33.4 
10.0 
19.9 
3.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,430 
268 
31.8 
7.3 
21.7 
2.8 
$1,000 
105,273 
4,446 
31.7 
7.1 
21.8 
2.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,562 
210 
30.9 
4.7 
24.0 
2.2 
$1,000 
162,959 
7,541 
30.9 
4.6 
24.1 
2.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
12,802 
1,068 
21.6 
1.7 
18.9 
0.9 
$1,000 
3,689,685 
685,282 
14.3 
1.2 
12.6 
0.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,994 
136 
38.0 
15.7 
18.1 
4.2 
1,000 
985 
66 
38.5 
15.7 
18.6 
4.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,976 
586 
40.8 
17.4 
19.3 
4.1 
1,000 
19,882 
1,684 
41.0 
17.6 
19.4 
4.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,044 
419 
41.9 
17.6 
20.5 
3.8 
1,000 
36,828 
3,057 
41.9 
17.6 
20.5 
3.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,957 
480 
41.1 
16.1 
21.4 
3.6 
1,000 
94,225 
7,459 
41.1 
15.8 
21.7 
3.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,609 
174 
40.2 
12.7 
24.4 
3.2 
1,000 
90,892 
5,959 
40.0 
12.3 
24.6 
3.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,960 
531 
35.1 
5.9 
27.1 
2.2 
1,000 
620,481 
125,272 
29.2 
4.4 
23.2 
1.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
53,387 
3,054 
34.5 
10.7 
20.8 
3.0 
acres 
32,757,894 
1,081,693 
23.3 
3.0 
19.0 
1.2 
Partnership 
farms 
3,860 
144 
28.8 
7.7 
18.7 
2.4 
acres 
6,853,518 
146,034 
16.5 
2.2 
13.6 
0.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
