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 
6,739 
156 
21.4 
3.1 
15.5 
2.9 
acres 
4,847,309 
93,611 
19.2 
1.0 
16.9 
1.2 
Other than family held 
farms 
450 
35 
18.2 
4.7 
10.0 
3.4 
acres 
191,996 
19,148 
12.1 
1.8 
8.8 
1.5 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,789 
173 
18.1 
6.3 
7.1 
4.7 
acres 
355,797 
39,149 
10.5 
2.1 
6.3 
2.1 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
49,525 
1,699 
25.5 
7.4 
12.1 
6.0 
acres 
6,538,547 
496,346 
13.1 
2.2 
8.4 
2.5 
Part owners 
farms 
30,025 
848 
23.3 
1.9 
19.1 
2.4 
acres 
20,867,251 
689,142 
21.4 
0.9 
19.1 
1.3 
Tenants 
farms 
9,087 
926 
28.6 
4.4 
20.7 
3.5 
acres 
3,216,933 
216,291 
24.0 
1.7 
20.6 
1.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
81,529 
2,138 
25.1 
5.0 
15.7 
4.4 
acres 
29,753,822 
458,119 
20.1 
1.5 
16.8 
1.8 
Female 
farms 
7,108 
329 
25.0 
8.9 
10.3 
5.8 
acres 
868,909 
80,887 
13.0 
2.7 
7.7 
2.6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
47,949 
1,245 
23.2 
3.0 
16.8 
3.3 
Other 
farms 
40,688 
1,377 
27.3 
7.7 
13.7 
5.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
369 
61 
54.7 
10.9 
29.1 
14.8 
acres 
87,810 
20,552 
28.6 
1.9 
22.7 
4.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
48 
10 
33.3 
5.1 
18.2 
10.1 
acres 
7,860 
1,331 
6.1 
0.3 
5.2 
0.6 
Asian 
farms 
72 
12 
55.6 
5.4 
24.8 
25.4 
acres 
8,059 
3,939 
27.7 
2.0 
17.1 
8.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
28 
7 
46.4 
5.9 
28.8 
11.8 
acres 
3,332 
2,656 
19.7 
1.0 
16.1 
2.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
2 
25.0 
0.9 
19.3 
4.8 
acres 
1,994 
1,274 
36.1 
0.8 
29.7 
5.6 
White 
farms 
88,402 
2,421 
25.0 
15.2 
4.5 
acres 
30,589,356 
482,020 
19.9 
16.4 
1.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
83 
13 
18.1 
9.2 
-9.2 
acres 
12,130 
1,568 
10.1 
7.7 
-2.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
351 
26 
44.2 
10.8 
27.6 
5.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,924 
310 
33.8 
5.8 
23.5 
4.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,765 
257 
32.0 
3.1 
25.1 
3.8 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,447 
274 
27.2 
2.4 
22.9 
1.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
14,026 
251 
21.0 
2.5 
16.0 
2.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
15,436 
380 
17.2 
3.1 
9.7 
4.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
244 
26 
46.7 
16.7 
21.8 
8.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,723 
170 
37.9 
11.7 
18.8 
7.4 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
5,059 
254 
35.0 
8.1 
20.0 
6.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
10,318 
423 
28.7 
7.8 
16.9 
4.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
11,675 
476 
24.0 
6.9 
12.0 
5.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,669 
443 
22.6 
7.3 
7.1 
8.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,719 
64 
35.3 
8.3 
22.0 
5.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
9,967 
492 
33.8 
7.8 
20.4 
5.6 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
15,795 
584 
31.9 
6.0 
20.6 
5.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
31,657 
988 
27.2 
5.3 
18.6 
3.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
36,359 
819 
22.6 
4.7 
13.9 
4.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
21,885 
569 
19.7 
4.7 
9.4 
5.6 
75 years and over 
farms 
12,262 
365 
19.3 
4.2 
9.5 
5.6 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26,827 
1,191 
30.1 
4.3 
21.8 
4.0 
number 
3,893,683 
55,175 
31.1 
1.7 
26.6 
2.9 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,677 
728 
28.4 
4.0 
20.6 
3.8 
number 
885,568 
18,449 
31.0 
2.1 
26.0 
2.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
1,810 
236 
23.4 
1.4 
20.0 
2.1 
number 
204,757 
4,174 
11.4 
0.2 
10.7 
0.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
6,266 
440 
31.2 
4.8 
24.1 
2.3 
number 
20,455,666 
222,695 
21.6 
0.8 
19.4 
1.4 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,821 
225 
32.8 
9.1 
18.1 
5.6 
number 
52,218,870 
792,322 
0.2 
0.2 
(Z) 
0.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
704 
45 
30.1 
9.1 
16.2 
4.9 
number 
10,572,270 
(H) 
3.2 
1.6 
1.5 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
48 
14 
4.2 
0.7 
2.6 
0.9 
$1,000 
7,690 
494 
0.1 
(Z) 
0.1 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
47,477 
3,168 
22.6 
2.0 
18.2 
2.5 
acres 
13,709,408 
161,816 
22.2 
1.1 
19.8 
1.4 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
326 
22 
22.1 
2.3 
16.8 
3.0 
acres 
13,015 
978 
22.7 
1.4 
18.8 
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 
