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 
4,391 
581 
49.4 
30.4 
13.0 
6.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
48,931 
37.3 
18.7 
14.7 
4.0 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
953 
213 
57.0 
43.8 
6.5 
6.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,482 
239 
52.6 
32.4 
13.4 
6.9 
acres 
35,851 
5,691 
51.7 
31.8 
13.1 
6.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
379 
34 
53.6 
28.4 
18.5 
6.6 
acres 
21,905 
1,941 
53.3 
28.4 
18.3 
6.6 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
357 
30 
50.1 
26.5 
17.3 
6.3 
acres 
30,045 
2,495 
50.1 
26.6 
17.1 
6.4 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
315 
27 
46.0 
23.8 
16.6 
5.7 
acres 
37,034 
3,157 
46.4 
23.7 
17.0 
5.7 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
241 
36 
40.7 
20.0 
15.6 
5.0 
acres 
38,228 
5,401 
41.2 
20.2 
16.0 
5.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
143 
19 
35.7 
15.3 
15.9 
4.5 
acres 
28,259 
3,792 
35.7 
15.4 
15.8 
4.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
107 
16 
43.0 
18.1 
20.8 
4.1 
acres 
25,473 
3,873 
43.2 
18.1 
21.0 
4.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
262 
40 
33.6 
12.4 
17.7 
3.4 
acres 
89,733 
13,340 
32.5 
12.1 
17.0 
3.3 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
115 
16 
24.3 
10.3 
10.9 
3.1 
acres 
73,973 
10,139 
23.9 
10.6 
10.3 
3.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
9 
23.8 
12.4 
10.8 
0.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
1 
31.3 
31.3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
60,653 
2,467 
36.2 
36.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
681 
99 
42.0 
29.3 
7.6 
5.2 
acres 
2,606 
194 
24.3 
17.3 
4.3 
2.7 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
17 
4 
58.8 
43.4 
11.5 
3.9 
acres 
24 
5 
41.7 
30.6 
8.3 
2.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
190,907 
7,666 
11.7 
6.3 
4.3 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,516 
294 
63.3 
40.0 
15.7 
7.7 
$1,000 
294 
41 
59.6 
39.3 
13.0 
7.3 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
599 
94 
48.9 
32.6 
10.6 
5.7 
$1,000 
981 
157 
48.7 
32.7 
10.3 
5.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
593 
75 
48.6 
32.1 
10.6 
5.8 
$1,000 
2,124 
273 
48.8 
32.0 
10.8 
6.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
516 
46 
47.7 
30.1 
11.2 
6.4 
$1,000 
3,608 
323 
47.0 
29.5 
11.2 
6.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
379 
63 
38.5 
20.6 
13.6 
4.3 
$1,000 
5,156 
980 
37.8 
20.4 
13.4 
4.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
115 
11 
40.9 
22.0 
14.2 
4.7 
1,000 
2,496 
251 
40.3 
21.7 
14.0 
4.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
170 
20 
40.0 
17.8 
15.3 
6.9 
$1,000 
5,255 
594 
39.5 
18.0 
14.9 
6.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
83 
12 
38.6 
16.9 
16.1 
5.6 
$1,000 
3,741 
550 
39.2 
17.0 
16.5 
5.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
156 
20 
35.3 
16.8 
14.2 
4.3 
$1,000 
10,564 
1,370 
34.7 
16.4 
14.1 
4.2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
119 
6 
18.5 
7.7 
9.5 
1.3 
$1,000 
19,602 
913 
18.8 
8.2 
9.2 
1.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
85 
10 
15.3 
5.4 
9.0 
1.0 
$1,000 
29,412 
4,006 
13.8 
5.3 
7.7 
0.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
29 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
19,863 
848 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
31 
2 
3.2 
2.4 
0.7 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
$1,000 
87,812 
1,971 
1.2 
1.0 
0.1 
(Z) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
154 
38 
50.6 
41.1 
4.4 
5.1 
$1,000 
79 
29 
52.6 
43.2 
4.5 
4.9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
306 
36 
45.4 
31.9 
8.2 
5.4 
$1,000 
798 
95 
42.9 
29.5 
8.3 
5.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
197 
18 
41.1 
22.6 
12.5 
6.0 
$1,000 
1,423 
138 
40.1 
21.7 
12.7 
5.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
205 
24 
42.0 
22.9 
13.4 
5.7 
$1,000 
3,395 
398 
41.2 
22.4 
13.2 
5.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
130 
10 
35.4 
15.1 
16.2 
4.1 
$1,000 
4,850 
379 
37.0 
15.8 
16.9 
4.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
221 
12 
31.7 
15.1 
12.3 
4.3 
$1,000 
42,675 
1,319 
15.0 
8.0 
5.3 
1.7 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
177 
27 
53.7 
37.8 
9.1 
6.8 
1,000 
101 
15 
57.4 
40.0 
10.3 
7.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
691 
132 
52.5 
34.6 
11.4 
6.5 
1,000 
2,216 
418 
53.4 
35.4 
11.6 
6.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
815 
138 
56.0 
36.2 
12.7 
7.1 
1,000 
6,118 
1,059 
56.1 
36.0 
13.1 
7.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
944 
158 
51.3 
31.1 
14.4 
5.9 
1,000 
14,377 
2,491 
51.0 
30.5 
14.7 
5.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
315 
57 
49.8 
26.8 
17.0 
6.1 
1,000 
1 1 ,084 
2,051 
50.2 
26.6 
17.4 
6.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
22 
49.2 
20.8 
22.0 
6.4 
1,000 
29,363 
2,765 
36.2 
16.7 
15.3 
4.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
3,701 
512 
51.2 
31.6 
13.3 
6.3 
acres 
320,968 
40,542 
40.3 
19.3 
16.4 
4.6 
Partnership 
farms 
320 
33 
39.7 
23.2 
12.3 
4.2 
acres 
79,591 
5,097 
32.3 
17.8 
12.0 
2.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
