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 
2,715 
168 
29.4 
12.3 
12.7 
4.4 
acres 
1,253,748 
57,038 
10.8 
3.5 
6.1 
1.3 
Other than family held 
farms 
320 
30 
35.0 
17.6 
11.7 
5.7 
acres 
138,284 
9,849 
8.5 
5.3 
2.4 
0.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
488 
52 
38.5 
22.2 
10.1 
6.2 
acres 
74,774 
5,141 
15.5 
8.5 
4.4 
2.5 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
2,900 
40.2 
20.1 
12.4 
7.7 
acres 
2,883,916 
195,628 
24.4 
9.6 
10.1 
4.7 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
977 
31.4 
10.5 
15.5 
5.4 
acres 
4,957,315 
170,455 
14.4 
3.6 
8.9 
1.9 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
293 
42.0 
19.3 
16.0 
6.7 
acres 
573,525 
29,474 
20.6 
5.9 
12.2 
2.4 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
43,765 
3,430 
37.2 
16.4 
13.8 
7.0 
acres 
7,904,748 
349,420 
17.8 
5.6 
9.3 
2.8 
Female 
farms 
6,453 
743 
42.1 
23.2 
11.8 
7.1 
acres 
510,008 
40,565 
25.2 
11.0 
9.5 
4.8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
24,574 
1,701 
33.3 
14.1 
13.0 
6.2 
Other 
farms 
25,644 
2,446 
42.2 
20.3 
14.1 
7.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
493 
144 
66.3 
26.0 
23.8 
16.6 
acres 
77,298 
10,795 
35.3 
14.1 
14.1 
7.1 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
596 
96 
47.7 
14.3 
20.5 
12.8 
acres 
96,446 
7,948 
24.0 
5.9 
14.0 
4.1 
Asian 
farms 
179 
116 
45.3 
13.5 
14.8 
17.0 
acres 
8,887 
3,947 
39.5 
11.6 
13.2 
14.7 
Black or African American 
farms 
186 
57.1 
24.5 
20.1 
12.5 
acres 
152,899 
11,656 
44.6 
14.0 
22.6 
8.0 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
47,627 
3,813 
37.0 
17.0 
13.2 
6.8 
acres 
8,141,735 
368,173 
17.6 
5.8 
9.0 
2.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
179 
23 
34.6 
37.6 
8.6 
-11.6 
acres 
14,789 
1,610 
21.2 
19.2 
6.2 
-4.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
118 
13 
60.2 
27.7 
24.1 
8.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
948 
136 
53.4 
25.1 
19.7 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,936 
196 
37.2 
13.7 
16.8 
6.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,253 
364 
32.4 
13.2 
16.0 
3.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,959 
435 
31.9 
13.5 
13.3 
5.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,360 
607 
31.7 
13.9 
9.7 
8.0 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
102 
20 
67.6 
38.5 
16.5 
12.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,153 
216 
61.5 
30.5 
19.1 
11.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,996 
363 
48.5 
20.9 
18.5 
9.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,138 
739 
43.2 
21.0 
17.2 
5.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,165 
672 
40.2 
19.6 
13.4 
7.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,090 
504 
37.4 
18.7 
8.6 
10.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,008 
110 
46.5 
21.6 
17.7 
7.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
4,078 
531 
49.2 
23.5 
17.1 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
8,419 
875 
42.2 
18.1 
16.4 
7.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
15,867 
1,608 
38.7 
17.9 
16.1 
4.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
21,462 
1,655 
36.7 
17.2 
13.1 
6.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
15,145 
1,009 
35.5 
17.1 
9.6 
8.8 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,926 
436 
32.7 
13.8 
10.6 
8.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
19,548 
1,429 
32.7 
12.5 
14.2 
6.0 
number 
829,717 
43,285 
28.1 
7.0 
16.9 
4.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
16,059 
1,263 
26.0 
9.7 
11.5 
4.8 
number 
348,196 
24,297 
13.1 
3.5 
7.5 
2.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
571 
40 
23.3 
7.6 
11.7 
3.9 
number 
45,960 
2,817 
1.9 
0.1 
1.7 
0.1 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,217 
216 
33.1 
15.3 
14.2 
3.6 
number 
8,901,434 
1,779,057 
12.1 
1.0 
10.6 
0.5 
Layers inventory 
farms 
4,996 
576 
44.0 
23.7 
13.7 
6.6 
number 
13,091,384 
1,896,239 
12.0 
5.5 
6.5 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,969 
603 
32.6 
17.7 
12.5 
2.5 
number 
801,883,037 
26,240,372 
30.8 
22.0 
9.1 
-0.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
228 
21 
30.7 
20.4 
7.2 
3.1 
$1,000 
23,365 
1,299 
5.8 
3.4 
1.7 
0.6 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5,366 
300 
27.3 
8.7 
14.0 
4.6 
acres 
803,020 
17,590 
10.5 
2.8 
6.8 
0.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
4,149 
189 
27.0 
7.6 
15.5 
3.9 
acres 
753,489 
14,130 
17.8 
5.0 
11.1 
1.7 
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 
