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 
80,245 
2,674 
38.3 
13.5 
17.7 
7.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
34,356,110 
550,999 
23.4 
4.6 
15.8 
2.9 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,724 
850 
48.1 
26.0 
12.9 
9.2 
acres 
16,686 
3,976 
48.3 
26.2 
12.9 
9.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16,327 
1,034 
44.7 
21.4 
13.2 
10.0 
acres 
439,196 
26,618 
44.0 
20.9 
13.2 
10.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,562 
217 
44.1 
15.4 
19.0 
9.8 
acres 
263,350 
12,414 
44.1 
15.3 
19.0 
9.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,374 
422 
42.8 
14.2 
19.6 
8.9 
acres 
679,722 
33,864 
42.7 
14.2 
19.6 
8.9 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,535 
262 
41.1 
15.3 
18.0 
7.8 
acres 
756,606 
30,218 
41.0 
15.2 
18.0 
7.8 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
7,947 
307 
39.9 
15.0 
17.5 
7.4 
acres 
1,253,470 
48,760 
39.9 
15.0 
17.5 
7.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,720 
106 
38.2 
11.0 
20.5 
6.7 
acres 
732,275 
20,908 
38.2 
11.0 
20.5 
6.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,290 
131 
36.4 
10.1 
20.0 
6.2 
acres 
782,303 
31,126 
36.3 
10.1 
20.0 
6.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10,536 
630 
34.0 
8.7 
19.7 
5.5 
acres 
3,781,309 
231,690 
33.7 
8.5 
19.8 
5.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,401 
928 
31.4 
4.5 
22.9 
3.9 
acres 
5,151,167 
650,499 
31.0 
4.4 
22.8 
3.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,311 
451 
27.2 
2.6 
22.1 
2.5 
acres 
5,910,411 
594,407 
26.5 
2.5 
21.6 
2.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,518 
444 
15.3 
2.3 
12.2 
0.9 
acres 
14,589,615 
1,297,935 
11.0 
1.8 
8.6 
0.7 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,174 
70 
25.6 
7.6 
13.4 
4.6 
acres 
450,703 
47,877 
14.8 
2.2 
11.4 
1.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
462 
43 
37.2 
16.1 
14.6 
6.5 
acres 
29,047 
3,238 
17.0 
4.5 
10.0 
2.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,129,584 
277,737 
12.1 
1.8 
9.2 
1.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
22,915 
1,049 
49.5 
25.8 
13.5 
10.2 
$1,000 
2,759 
177 
52.5 
26.5 
14.5 
11.5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
6,879 
387 
38.7 
15.2 
15.2 
8.3 
$1,000 
11,591 
669 
38.6 
15.2 
15.1 
8.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,032 
643 
39.4 
14.1 
17.0 
8.3 
$1,000 
29,068 
2,330 
39.2 
14.1 
16.9 
8.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
9,680 
535 
38.0 
12.2 
18.0 
7.8 
$1,000 
69,469 
3,975 
37.9 
12.1 
18.1 
7.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
9,679 
401 
35.2 
8.1 
21.8 
5.3 
$1,000 
136,927 
5,650 
35.1 
8.0 
21.8 
5.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,758 
213 
31.9 
6.6 
20.6 
4.7 
1,000 
60,978 
4,816 
31.8 
6.6 
20.5 
4.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
5,115 
448 
32.4 
4.5 
21.8 
6.2 
$1,000 
160,410 
13,894 
32.4 
4.4 
21.8 
6.1 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,955 
186 
30.2 
3.8 
21.8 
4.6 
$1,000 
86,777 
8,326 
30.1 
3.8 
21.7 
4.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,198 
244 
32.9 
3.6 
24.8 
4.5 
$1,000 
365,491 
14,255 
33.1 
3.6 
25.0 
4.5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,996 
271 
26.8 
1.9 
23.1 
1.8 
$1,000 
644,495 
21,111 
28.3 
2.0 
24.4 
1.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,897 
152 
21.0 
1.7 
18.2 
1.2 
$1,000 
678,742 
33,898 
22.1 
1.8 
19.1 
1.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,201 
31 
12.4 
1.0 
10.5 
1.0 
$1,000 
855,676 
21,346 
13.6 
1.1 
11.5 
1.1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
940 
59 
4.9 
1.0 
3.5 
0.4 
$1,000 
4,027,200 
222,465 
2.6 
0.8 
1.6 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,997 
109 
38.0 
14.5 
15.0 
8.5 
$1,000 
1,420 
69 
38.7 
14.5 
15.6 
8.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,559 
252 
35.8 
11.5 
16.8 
7.4 
$1,000 
20,961 
680 
35.5 
11.1 
17.1 
7.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,672 
128 
34.2 
8.7 
19.1 
6.4 
$1,000 
33,770 
924 
34.2 
8.6 
19.2 
6.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,822 
340 
31.4 
6.1 
19.9 
5.4 
$1,000 
94,441 
6,120 
31.3 
5.8 
20.0 
5.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,447 
192 
29.8 
4.1 
21.2 
4.5 
$1,000 
122,202 
7,255 
29.6 
4.0 
21.1 
4.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,949 
422 
20.7 
2.0 
16.9 
1.8 
$1,000 
1,556,023 
103,237 
11.2 
1.3 
9.0 
0.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,779 
148 
40.7 
17.8 
14.1 
8.7 
1,000 
1,939 
81 
41.0 
18.0 
14.3 
8.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
14,673 
600 
43.1 
19.3 
15.3 
8.5 
1,000 
42,172 
1,792 
43.3 
19.4 
15.5 
8.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
11,016 
512 
43.6 
18.2 
17.1 
8.3 
1,000 
79,794 
3,637 
43.6 
18.1 
17.2 
8.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
13,112 
558 
43.5 
16.3 
18.9 
8.2 
1,000 
204,898 
8,624 
43.4 
16.2 
19.0 
8.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,586 
180 
42.3 
13.6 
21.4 
7.3 
1,000 
157,777 
6,237 
42.3 
13.5 
21.6 
7.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,633 
149 
35.2 
8.3 
22.0 
4.9 
1,000 
387,410 
9,146 
22.7 
5.0 
14.8 
2.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
73,364 
2,491 
38.9 
13.8 
17.9 
7.2 
acres 
27,612,735 
480,507 
25.3 
5.0 
17.1 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
3,605 
106 
33.0 
11.1 
16.0 
5.9 
acres 
3,618,945 
65,483 
14.6 
2.7 
10.5 
1.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
