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 
28,008 
1,812 
30.9 
7.1 
14.2 
9.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
1,216,872 
20.1 
1.2 
15.8 
3.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,365 
428 
35.1 
13.8 
9.0 
12.4 
acres 
8,987 
1,607 
36.6 
14.8 
8.5 
13.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,518 
577 
35.6 
12.1 
8.6 
14.9 
acres 
136,348 
13,843 
35.2 
11.8 
8.6 
14.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
953 
84 
35.4 
8.5 
12.6 
14.3 
acres 
55,128 
4,889 
35.3 
8.5 
12.6 
14.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,083 
98 
33.6 
7.4 
12.9 
13.3 
acres 
88,604 
8,016 
33.6 
7.4 
12.8 
13.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,084 
96 
34.4 
9.4 
12.5 
12.5 
acres 
125,724 
11,103 
34.5 
9.4 
12.6 
12.5 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,358 
111 
33.1 
10.3 
11.3 
11.4 
acres 
214,616 
17,487 
33.2 
10.4 
11.4 
11.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
670 
50 
31.2 
8.1 
12.6 
10.5 
acres 
131,949 
9,741 
31.2 
8.1 
12.7 
10.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
551 
41 
30.9 
7.6 
12.5 
10.8 
acres 
131,433 
9,837 
30.9 
7.6 
12.5 
10.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,614 
177 
29.8 
7.4 
12.5 
9.8 
acres 
934,877 
62,874 
29.6 
7.4 
12.6 
9.7 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,560 
146 
27.8 
4.3 
15.8 
7.7 
acres 
1,850,987 
105,449 
27.6 
4.2 
15.9 
7.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,771 
125 
30.2 
2.5 
21.0 
6.7 
acres 
3,918,627 
175,175 
30.0 
2.4 
21.1 
6.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,481 
161 
25.2 
0.9 
21.0 
3.4 
acres 
52,161,637 
942,685 
18.6 
0.8 
15.5 
2.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,676 
437 
26.9 
4.8 
13.8 
8.3 
acres 
1,482,359 
44,813 
21.1 
1.3 
15.8 
4.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,864 
275 
32.4 
8.0 
14.0 
10.4 
acres 
420,660 
43,890 
30.4 
3.2 
20.8 
6.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
85,571 
17.9 
0.9 
14.6 
2.4 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,243 
849 
36.2 
13.9 
8.2 
14.2 
$1,000 
575 
87 
36.0 
13.8 
8.1 
14.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,927 
167 
33.0 
10.0 
9.8 
13.3 
$1,000 
3,160 
269 
32.7 
9.9 
9.6 
13.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,747 
141 
34.7 
9.3 
11.5 
13.8 
$1,000 
6,220 
503 
34.4 
9.2 
11.5 
13.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,988 
159 
34.5 
8.2 
13.0 
13.4 
$1,000 
14,063 
1,119 
34.5 
8.1 
13.0 
13.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,939 
143 
29.0 
5.5 
14.3 
9.3 
$1,000 
27,355 
2,000 
29.0 
5.3 
14.5 
9.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
592 
42 
28.5 
4.4 
15.7 
8.5 
1,000 
13,077 
922 
28.3 
4.3 
15.6 
8.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,420 
111 
30.4 
3.0 
16.9 
10.6 
$1,000 
45,117 
3,504 
30.5 
3.0 
17.0 
10.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
633 
48 
29.2 
2.7 
18.1 
8.5 
$1,000 
28,162 
2,232 
29.1 
2.6 
18.1 
8.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,178 
123 
29.7 
2.3 
20.3 
7.1 
$1,000 
156,294 
8,566 
29.6 
2.3 
20.4 
6.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,945 
92 
26.4 
1.1 
22.3 
3.0 
$1,000 
493,126 
15,207 
27.6 
1.1 
23.4 
3.1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,276 
65 
27.6 
0.9 
24.1 
2.7 
$1,000 
815,500 
22,628 
28.3 
0.9 
24.7 
2.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,392 
40 
20.5 
0.4 
17.5 
2.6 
$1,000 
981,319 
26,585 
22.2 
0.5 
19.0 
2.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
728 
12 
7.8 
0.5 
6.3 
1.0 
$1,000 
1,646,116 
56,422 
5.0 
0.5 
3.9 
0.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
676 
58 
29.3 
8.9 
8.5 
11.9 
$1,000 
314 
25 
28.4 
8.4 
8.7 
11.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,810 
132 
29.9 
7.0 
11.3 
11.6 
$1,000 
5,043 
356 
29.2 
6.6 
11.2 
11.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,341 
83 
28.9 
5.6 
13.2 
10.0 
$1,000 
9,802 
602 
28.9 
5.5 
13.3 
10.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,200 
135 
28.5 
4.1 
15.5 
8.9 
$1,000 
36,448 
2,191 
28.4 
4.0 
15.6 
8.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,825 
91 
27.7 
2.4 
18.1 
7.3 
$1,000 
65,664 
3,246 
27.5 
2.3 
18.0 
7.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,905 
163 
22.9 
1.0 
18.8 
3.1 
$1,000 
1,527,592 
29,842 
16.2 
0.7 
13.5 
2.0 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,000 
98 
35.5 
12.4 
9.3 
13.7 
1,000 
492 
47 
36.1 
12.2 
10.1 
13.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,739 
370 
35.0 
11.8 
9.7 
13.5 
1,000 
10,874 
1,083 
35.3 
11.9 
9.8 
13.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,911 
291 
36.9 
12.2 
11.1 
13.5 
1,000 
20,864 
2,086 
36.8 
12.2 
11.1 
13.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,493 
293 
35.5 
11.0 
12.2 
12.3 
1,000 
55,434 
4,580 
35.4 
10.9 
12.3 
12.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,565 
119 
35.3 
8.8 
15.5 
11.0 
1,000 
54,070 
4,042 
35.2 
8.6 
15.8 
10.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,543 
76 
33.4 
4.6 
20.2 
8.6 
1,000 
330,847 
22,721 
28.5 
3.0 
18.9 
6.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
21,564 
1 ,566 
32.4 
7.8 
13.9 
10.6 
acres 
26,621,716 
726,315 
25.4 
1.5 
19.7 
4.2 
Partnership 
farms 
2,320 
105 
26.2 
5.0 
14.1 
7.2 
acres 
9,795,062 
289,866 
15.1 
1.0 
11.8 
2.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
