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 
50,218 
4,136 
37.8 
17.3 
13.5 
7.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
388,372 
18.2 
6.0 
9.3 
3.0 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,155 
676 
44.6 
31.9 
7.2 
5.5 
acres 
19,637 
2,970 
45.1 
31.8 
7.2 
6.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,014 
1,902 
45.7 
23.5 
13.0 
9.2 
acres 
527,834 
48,130 
44.6 
22.7 
12.8 
9.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,596 
387 
41.7 
15.6 
17.6 
8.5 
acres 
324,387 
22,452 
41.6 
15.5 
17.5 
8.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,276 
361 
38.6 
14.1 
16.7 
7.9 
acres 
435,198 
29,735 
38.6 
14.0 
16.7 
7.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,062 
290 
32.3 
11.5 
14.6 
6.2 
acres 
469,176 
33,434 
32.1 
11.4 
14.6 
6.1 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,326 
160 
28.7 
9.7 
13.6 
5.4 
acres 
363,356 
25,049 
28.6 
9.6 
13.5 
5.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,604 
128 
27.6 
7.3 
15.3 
4.9 
acres 
316,742 
25,411 
27.5 
7.3 
15.3 
4.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,055 
83 
25.9 
6.6 
15.0 
4.3 
acres 
251,864 
19,730 
25.9 
6.6 
15.1 
4.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,728 
206 
20.2 
5.0 
12.0 
3.2 
acres 
963,826 
72,071 
19.8 
4.9 
11.8 
3.1 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,706 
205 
15.1 
2.7 
10.5 
1.8 
acres 
1,169,548 
149,943 
14.6 
2.7 
10.2 
1.7 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,067 
39 
7.9 
2.8 
4.3 
0.7 
acres 
1,457,850 
55,350 
7.7 
2.8 
4.2 
0.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
629 
42 
5.9 
2.6 
2.8 
0.5 
acres 
2,115,338 
106,790 
5.0 
2.5 
2.1 
0.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,520 
459 
32.6 
17.2 
11.4 
4.0 
acres 
164,414 
6,849 
12.7 
4.3 
6.9 
1.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
313 
24 
30.0 
11.1 
13.9 
5.0 
acres 
10,112 
749 
14.0 
2.7 
9.5 
1.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
598,927 
15.0 
5.9 
8.1 
1.0 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
13,837 
1,631 
51.4 
29.0 
12.5 
9.9 
$1,000 
2,145 
256 
54.5 
33.3 
12.2 
9.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,457 
494 
37.1 
18.2 
11.4 
7.6 
$1,000 
8,957 
812 
36.8 
17.9 
11.5 
7.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,891 
735 
40.3 
17.8 
13.8 
8.8 
$1,000 
21,170 
2,635 
40.4 
17.7 
13.8 
8.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,307 
648 
37.7 
16.1 
13.4 
8.3 
$1,000 
44,434 
4,545 
37.5 
15.9 
13.4 
8.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,424 
441 
28.9 
10.0 
14.9 
3.9 
$1,000 
61,500 
5,994 
29.0 
10.0 
15.1 
3.9 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,155 
82 
31.8 
10.1 
17.5 
4.2 
1,000 
25,645 
1,825 
32.0 
10.2 
17.6 
4.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,087 
172 
33.3 
10.8 
16.0 
6.5 
$1,000 
65,433 
5,393 
33.3 
10.7 
16.0 
6.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
783 
72 
35.2 
11.4 
17.4 
6.4 
$1,000 
34,727 
3,194 
35.3 
11.4 
17.5 
6.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,946 
172 
35.6 
11.2 
18.1 
6.3 
$1,000 
136,124 
11,966 
35.5 
11.3 
18.1 
6.2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,836 
168 
29.7 
6.0 
21.6 
2.0 
$1,000 
294,634 
24,015 
29.0 
5.7 
21.4 
1.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,420 
189 
24.2 
4.3 
18.7 
1.2 
$1,000 
514,610 
78,968 
24.0 
4.2 
18.6 
1.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,525 
(H) 
10.4 
3.0 
6.4 
1.1 
$1,000 
1,105,886 
(H) 
10.5 
3.1 
6.3 
1.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,550 
1,305 
21.1 
9.9 
10.4 
0.7 
$1,000 
10,272,878 
2,018,896 
13.8 
7.5 
6.0 
0.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,330 
210 
40.1 
19.9 
11.8 
8.4 
$1,000 
1,087 
97 
40.0 
19.9 
11.7 
8.4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,850 
432 
37.7 
17.5 
12.2 
7.9 
$1,000 
12,804 
1,135 
37.0 
17.1 
12.2 
7.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,673 
196 
35.1 
14.2 
14.5 
6.3 
$1,000 
19,299 
1,414 
35.0 
14.1 
14.7 
6.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,050 
224 
32.9 
12.3 
15.4 
5.1 
$1,000 
49,615 
3,694 
32.7 
12.2 
15.3 
5.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,088 
163 
34.7 
12.0 
16.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
74,771 
5,896 
34.5 
11.8 
16.4 
6.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
6,709 
382 
21.5 
6.4 
13.2 
1.9 
$1,000 
3,247,413 
186,323 
13.9 
5.0 
8.0 
0.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,972 
289 
42.7 
22.1 
11.9 
8.6 
1,000 
1,534 
149 
43.7 
22.3 
12.5 
9.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,834 
958 
44.0 
22.6 
12.9 
8.4 
1,000 
27,883 
2,718 
44.0 
22.5 
13.2 
8.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,294 
626 
44.6 
21.5 
14.4 
8.7 
1,000 
44,995 
4,484 
44.7 
21.5 
14.5 
8.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,589 
570 
42.5 
19.3 
15.1 
8.0 
1,000 
86,353 
8,724 
42.3 
19.2 
15.1 
8.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,230 
212 
37.2 
15.5 
15.1 
6.6 
1,000 
77,203 
7,310 
37.5 
15.4 
15.3 
6.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,599 
110 
32.4 
12.1 
15.0 
5.3 
1,000 
302,499 
17,722 
21.9 
7.7 
10.7 
3.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
43,563 
3,670 
38.8 
17.8 
13.7 
7.3 
acres 
5,566,945 
313,197 
22.0 
7.0 
11.3 
3.7 
Partnership 
farms 
3,132 
223 
31.3 
13.6 
12.0 
5.7 
acres 
1,381,005 
36,960 
10.6 
3.6 
5.5 
1.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
