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 
9,071 
351 
24.2 
4.0 
16.4 
3.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
33,920 
14.6 
1.1 
11.9 
1.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,237 
118 
21.1 
6.8 
10.7 
3.5 
acres 
13,856 
709 
21.4 
7.0 
10.7 
3.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,221 
200 
26.6 
4.1 
18.0 
4.6 
acres 
90,750 
4,192 
26.8 
4.0 
18.0 
4.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
584 
40 
25.9 
2.1 
19.9 
3.9 
acres 
33,718 
2,364 
25.6 
2.0 
19.8 
3.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
529 
21 
32.5 
3.1 
24.1 
5.3 
acres 
43,791 
1,761 
32.5 
3.1 
24.1 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
431 
20 
26.5 
2.1 
20.0 
4.3 
acres 
50,004 
2,234 
26.6 
2.1 
20.1 
4.3 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
246 
16 
22.8 
1.7 
18.3 
2.8 
acres 
38,321 
2,403 
22.5 
1.7 
18.0 
2.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
149 
14 
24.2 
1.0 
20.8 
2.4 
acres 
29,402 
2,828 
24.1 
1.0 
20.7 
2.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
104 
12 
21.2 
0.7 
19.0 
1.4 
acres 
24,611 
2,947 
20.7 
0.7 
18.6 
1.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
288 
18 
11.8 
0.5 
10.4 
1.0 
acres 
101,015 
6,317 
12.0 
0.5 
10.5 
1.0 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
182 
15 
6.6 
0.3 
5.7 
0.6 
acres 
121,774 
8,839 
7.0 
0.4 
6.0 
0.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
80 
5 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
108,278 
6,796 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
8 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
59,537 
16,906 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,705 
58 
12.1 
2.0 
8.7 
1.4 
acres 
87,770 
1,416 
4.9 
0.5 
4.0 
0.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
98 
6 
33.7 
5.7 
22.9 
5.0 
acres 
606 
51 
24.1 
3.3 
17.6 
3.2 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
14,928 
6.0 
0.5 
5.0 
0.5 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,307 
162 
30.9 
7.2 
19.1 
4.6 
$1,000 
724 
41 
29.9 
8.5 
17.2 
4.2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,501 
147 
24.2 
4.2 
15.4 
4.5 
$1,000 
2,354 
226 
23.8 
4.1 
15.2 
4.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,030 
43 
23.1 
4.1 
14.2 
4.8 
$1,000 
3,644 
151 
23.3 
4.1 
14.3 
4.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
958 
33 
25.1 
4.3 
15.2 
5.6 
$1,000 
6,812 
235 
25.1 
4.3 
15.2 
5.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
758 
38 
25.5 
2.2 
20.9 
2.4 
$1,000 
10,540 
563 
25.5 
2.1 
21.1 
2.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
274 
13 
24.5 
2.0 
19.9 
2.5 
1,000 
6,106 
302 
24.7 
2.0 
20.1 
2.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
443 
25 
23.7 
2.8 
16.0 
4.9 
$1,000 
14,045 
755 
23.4 
2.8 
15.8 
4.8 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
157 
7 
20.4 
2.7 
13.9 
3.7 
$1,000 
6,954 
289 
20.5 
2.7 
14.0 
3.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
524 
64 
25.6 
2.4 
18.7 
4.5 
$1,000 
36,616 
4,911 
26.3 
2.4 
19.1 
4.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
428 
15 
13.6 
0.6 
12.2 
0.8 
$1,000 
68,135 
2,606 
13.2 
0.5 
11.9 
0.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
264 
16 
14.0 
0.5 
12.8 
0.8 
$1,000 
92,208 
5,024 
13.8 
0.5 
12.6 
0.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
211 
4 
3.3 
0.3 
2.8 
0.2 
$1,000 
149,881 
3,117 
3.2 
0.2 
2.7 
0.2 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
216 
7 
2.8 
0.3 
2.3 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
$1,000 
608,917 
16,924 
2.0 
0.3 
1.5 
0.1 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
433 
15 
21.0 
5.2 
11.9 
3.8 
$1,000 
187 
6 
21.4 
5.2 
12.2 
4.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
705 
34 
22.0 
3.8 
13.5 
4.7 
$1,000 
1,854 
115 
21.2 
3.4 
13.4 
4.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
340 
27 
18.8 
3.1 
12.3 
3.3 
$1,000 
2,435 
229 
18.2 
3.0 
12.1 
3.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
561 
15 
21.0 
2.6 
15.7 
2.7 
$1,000 
9,407 
248 
20.8 
2.6 
15.6 
2.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
497 
20 
19.1 
2.5 
14.1 
2.6 
$1,000 
17,925 
837 
18.8 
2.4 
13.9 
2.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
881 
21 
12.3 
0.8 
10.2 
1.3 
$1,000 
297,499 
7,961 
5.2 
0.2 
4.4 
0.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
558 
25 
21.7 
5.1 
12.7 
3.9 
1,000 
264 
11 
21.5 
4.9 
12.8 
3.8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,185 
51 
26.8 
5.3 
17.0 
4.5 
1,000 
3,443 
147 
26.6 
5.1 
16.9 
4.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,155 
54 
27.2 
5.6 
17.2 
4.3 
1,000 
8,566 
411 
27.3 
5.6 
17.4 
4.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,562 
76 
30.1 
5.7 
19.6 
4.8 
1,000 
24,606 
1,215 
30.7 
5.6 
20.3 
4.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
589 
34 
29.0 
3.8 
20.8 
4.4 
1,000 
20,376 
1,147 
28.5 
3.6 
20.6 
4.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
605 
38 
27.6 
1.9 
21.8 
3.9 
1,000 
94,810 
5,824 
17.3 
1.0 
14.1 
2.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
7,329 
284 
25.1 
4.5 
16.5 
4.1 
acres 
427,216 
14,021 
19.7 
1.9 
15.2 
2.6 
Partnership 
farms 
787 
35 
21.1 
2.7 
15.1 
3.3 
acres 
109,138 
5,472 
7.3 
0.5 
5.9 
0.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
