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 
88,637 
2,429 
25.0 
5.3 
15.2 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
482,784 
19.9 
1.5 
16.4 
1.9 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,707 
982 
39.5 
17.1 
14.4 
8.0 
acres 
32,614 
5,437 
40.0 
17.4 
14.0 
8.6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,665 
3,763 
37.7 
13.0 
14.6 
10.0 
acres 
525,668 
90,670 
36.1 
12.5 
14.0 
9.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,762 
502 
31.6 
7.3 
16.9 
7.4 
acres 
277,572 
29,029 
31.5 
7.2 
16.9 
7.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,832 
390 
24.7 
5.3 
14.1 
5.3 
acres 
556,647 
32,347 
24.5 
5.2 
14.0 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5,665 
750 
16.9 
3.3 
10.2 
3.4 
acres 
662,354 
89,778 
16.6 
3.3 
10.0 
3.4 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5,529 
1,043 
13.0 
2.3 
8.3 
2.4 
acres 
870,654 
164,197 
13.0 
2.3 
8.3 
2.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,603 
1,019 
10.7 
1.2 
7.8 
1.6 
acres 
710,968 
202,379 
10.6 
1.2 
7.8 
1.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,227 
986 
8.5 
0.9 
6.4 
1.2 
acres 
767,187 
234,455 
8.5 
0.9 
6.5 
1.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1 1 ,824 
2,531 
13.2 
1.1 
10.4 
1.6 
acres 
4,312,506 
866,053 
13.7 
1.1 
10.9 
1.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11,581 
807 
23.5 
1.1 
20.5 
1.9 
acres 
8,121,461 
664,172 
23.9 
1.1 
20.9 
1.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6,589 
777 
26.8 
0.8 
24.9 
1.1 
acres 
8,693,625 
879,119 
25.7 
0.7 
23.9 
1.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,653 
176 
12.0 
0.5 
11.1 
0.4 
acres 
5,091,475 
442,321 
10.4 
0.5 
9.5 
0.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,483 
59 
22.6 
4.9 
14.9 
2.8 
acres 
170,542 
9,299 
17.1 
0.9 
15.4 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
53 
6 
32.1 
9.5 
16.6 
5.9 
acres 
1,114 
61 
17.7 
1.4 
13.4 
2.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
2,066,815 
18.3 
0.9 
16.1 
1.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,843 
2,411 
28.9 
11.6 
9.1 
8.1 
$1,000 
1,204 
358 
40.3 
18.5 
13.0 
8.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,206 
215 
32.0 
10.2 
13.6 
8.2 
$1,000 
5,356 
361 
32.3 
10.2 
13.7 
8.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,613 
405 
32.5 
9.7 
14.0 
8.8 
$1,000 
13,101 
1,459 
32.4 
9.6 
14.0 
8.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,328 
476 
32.6 
8.7 
15.4 
8.5 
$1,000 
30,997 
3,498 
32.6 
8.6 
15.5 
8.5 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,427 
233 
26.3 
4.9 
16.9 
4.5 
$1,000 
63,582 
3,814 
26.6 
4.9 
17.2 
4.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,614 
108 
28.1 
4.8 
18.5 
4.8 
1,000 
35,939 
2,421 
28.1 
4.8 
18.5 
4.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,686 
305 
27.9 
3.9 
19.0 
5.0 
$1,000 
117,542 
9,802 
28.0 
3.9 
19.1 
5.0 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,089 
279 
31.5 
4.1 
22.2 
5.2 
$1,000 
93,390 
12,608 
31.5 
4.1 
22.2 
5.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,470 
269 
27.1 
3.1 
20.3 
3.7 
$1,000 
547,324 
20,026 
27.3 
3.1 
20.5 
3.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
10,036 
4,600 
3.3 
0.2 
2.8 
0.3 
$1,000 
1,666,502 
755,915 
3.7 
0.3 
3.1 
0.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
9,769 
1,077 
22.1 
1.2 
19.3 
1.6 
$1,000 
3,559,383 
375,368 
23.4 
1.3 
20.4 
1.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
9,637 
3,273 
36.8 
1.0 
34.0 
1.8 
$1,000 
7,035,084 
2,660,566 
38.7 
1.0 
35.8 
1.9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
6,919 
2,581 
13.1 
0.4 
12.0 
0.7 
$1,000 
17,652,127 
4,043,430 
10.0 
0.5 
9.0 
0.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,090 
280 
30.6 
10.1 
12.3 
8.1 
$1,000 
1,025 
126 
30.1 
9.9 
12.2 
8.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,941 
498 
27.9 
8.6 
12.0 
7.3 
$1,000 
16,489 
1,215 
27.3 
8.3 
11.9 
7.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,541 
186 
24.0 
6.3 
12.2 
5.5 
$1,000 
33,230 
1,481 
23.8 
6.1 
12.2 
5.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
8,742 
287 
23.5 
5.2 
13.5 
4.8 
$1,000 
146,950 
5,055 
23.4 
5.1 
13.5 
4.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
8,325 
701 
20.4 
3.6 
13.1 
3.7 
$1,000 
301,337 
27,564 
20.1 
3.5 
13.0 
3.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
33,141 
3,679 
19.3 
1.6 
15.9 
1.9 
$1,000 
10,253,650 
797,414 
18.3 
1.1 
15.8 
1.3 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,094 
322 
32.9 
11.5 
12.9 
8.5 
1,000 
1,037 
160 
33.2 
11.4 
13.3 
8.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,783 
1,065 
34.2 
11.7 
14.4 
8.1 
1,000 
19,440 
3,193 
34.6 
11.8 
14.7 
8.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,995 
815 
34.5 
11.3 
15.4 
7.8 
1,000 
36,068 
5,782 
34.4 
11.3 
15.3 
7.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,805 
809 
33.1 
9.2 
16.9 
6.9 
1,000 
92,525 
12,597 
32.9 
9.0 
17.0 
6.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,672 
276 
31.7 
6.1 
19.8 
5.8 
1,000 
93,405 
9,512 
31.6 
5.9 
20.0 
5.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,508 
527 
33.0 
3.3 
25.8 
4.0 
1,000 
731,012 
84,980 
29.7 
2.4 
24.2 
3.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
74,673 
2,133 
25.9 
5.5 
15.7 
4.7 
acres 
22,466,500 
400,926 
21.0 
1.6 
17.3 
2.1 
Partnership 
farms 
4,986 
243 
20.8 
4.4 
12.6 
3.8 
acres 
2,761,129 
145,025 
13.8 
1.2 
11.3 
1.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
