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 
4,137 
1,387 
53.1 
13.6 
25.2 
14.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
851,067 
13.0 
1.6 
9.9 
1.5 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,003 
402 
64.5 
23.9 
21.1 
19.6 
acres 
3,880 
1,495 
64.7 
23.6 
20.9 
20.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,197 
367 
59.0 
19.1 
20.5 
19.4 
acres 
28,149 
8,746 
57.3 
18.4 
20.1 
18.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
196 
62 
52.6 
10.0 
29.5 
13.0 
acres 
1 1 ,283 
3,666 
51.8 
9.8 
29.3 
12.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
229 
101 
56.3 
11.7 
28.4 
16.3 
acres 
18,582 
8,316 
56.0 
11.5 
28.1 
16.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
198 
90 
54.5 
7.9 
32.0 
14.7 
acres 
22,540 
10,268 
54.3 
7.7 
32.1 
14.5 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
122 
37 
44.3 
7.9 
27.2 
9.2 
acres 
19,311 
5,812 
44.4 
8.0 
27.2 
9.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
75 
35 
36.0 
5.7 
21.4 
8.9 
acres 
15,057 
6,887 
36.5 
5.8 
21.7 
9.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
65 
25 
41.5 
6.2 
24.6 
10.7 
acres 
15,283 
5,859 
41.4 
6.2 
24.5 
10.7 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
269 
78 
45.4 
8.3 
27.5 
9.6 
acres 
97,419 
28,339 
45.3 
8.1 
27.5 
9.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
294 
109 
52.0 
6.5 
35.5 
10.0 
acres 
196,419 
71,463 
50.9 
6.2 
34.9 
9.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
207 
70 
42.5 
3.2 
33.7 
5.6 
acres 
284,166 
96,581 
41.3 
2.9 
32.9 
5.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
282 
104 
12.1 
0.7 
10.2 
1.2 
acres 
5,201,672 
625,153 
8.5 
1.0 
6.8 
0.7 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,921 
670 
44.8 
8.6 
25.0 
11.3 
acres 
561,201 
162,893 
28.4 
2.6 
20.6 
5.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,046 
322 
53.9 
13.3 
28.2 
12.5 
acres 
126,589 
64,546 
18.9 
1.2 
15.8 
1.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
764,144 
167,892 
23.5 
2.3 
17.1 
4.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,114 
514 
64.4 
24.2 
19.4 
20.8 
$1,000 
135 
75 
64.6 
27.7 
18.6 
18.3 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
296 
108 
49.7 
15.6 
19.8 
14.2 
$1,000 
502 
183 
49.8 
15.7 
19.9 
14.2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
439 
141 
64.0 
17.7 
28.4 
17.8 
$1,000 
1,539 
502 
63.6 
17.7 
28.1 
17.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
550 
145 
65.6 
19.2 
28.0 
18.4 
$1,000 
3,822 
1,028 
65.3 
19.0 
27.9 
18.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
321 
131 
39.3 
7.4 
22.8 
9.1 
$1,000 
4,512 
1,779 
38.8 
7.7 
22.3 
8.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
75 
31 
40.0 
6.6 
24.2 
9.1 
1,000 
1,637 
656 
40.1 
6.7 
24.1 
9.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
168 
68 
38.7 
5.5 
20.5 
12.6 
$1,000 
5,363 
2,126 
39.1 
5.7 
20.7 
12.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
58 
31 
34.5 
2.8 
22.5 
9.1 
$1,000 
2,564 
1,329 
34.1 
2.9 
22.2 
9.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
241 
99 
44.0 
5.3 
26.8 
11.9 
$1,000 
16,557 
6,709 
43.4 
5.3 
26.8 
11.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
246 
118 
24.0 
1.9 
19.2 
3.0 
$1,000 
39,475 
19,533 
23.0 
1.7 
18.5 
2.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
331 
224 
58.3 
4.6 
47.4 
6.3 
$1,000 
118,670 
81,542 
58.9 
4.6 
47.8 
6.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
162 
94 
40.7 
1.7 
30.5 
8.5 
$1,000 
107,597 
59,937 
39.5 
1.7 
29.6 
8.2 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
136 
39 
19.9 
1.8 
13.3 
4.8 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
$1,000 
461,771 
57,447 
9.1 
1.3 
5.8 
1.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
104 
52 
54.8 
11.8 
26.9 
16.1 
$1,000 
49 
20 
54.1 
13.7 
24.0 
16.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
196 
69 
51.5 
12.7 
24.8 
13.9 
$1,000 
534 
197 
51.1 
11.8 
26.3 
13.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
110 
31 
47.3 
9.6 
23.4 
14.3 
$1,000 
786 
230 
47.2 
9.4 
23.5 
14.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
172 
58 
35.5 
5.7 
21.5 
8.3 
$1,000 
2,853 
957 
37.3 
5.7 
23.0 
8.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
165 
67 
47.3 
4.1 
33.0 
10.2 
$1,000 
5,889 
2,239 
46.5 
4.1 
32.6 
9.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
604 
230 
41.1 
3.5 
30.4 
7.2 
$1,000 
243,311 
61,354 
22.5 
2.1 
16.4 
4.0 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
138 
35 
57.2 
17.7 
22.3 
17.3 
1,000 
81 
20 
59.7 
19.1 
22.4 
18.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
497 
155 
60.2 
23.1 
21.1 
16.0 
1,000 
1,490 
465 
60.7 
23.4 
21.3 
15.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
557 
209 
58.2 
18.7 
23.3 
16.2 
1,000 
4,179 
1,544 
58.4 
18.7 
23.5 
16.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
906 
344 
60.0 
17.5 
24.1 
18.4 
1,000 
14,456 
5,517 
59.5 
17.1 
24.2 
18.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
427 
160 
60.0 
14.5 
28.1 
17.3 
1,000 
14,021 
5,470 
59.2 
13.8 
28.6 
16.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
261 
98 
37.9 
6.1 
23.4 
8.5 
1,000 
50,633 
14,014 
28.9 
3.9 
18.9 
6.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
3,217 
1,128 
54.8 
14.5 
25.3 
15.1 
acres 
1 ,420,644 
544,421 
16.5 
1.4 
13.0 
2.1 
Partnership 
farms 
330 
102 
46.7 
10.1 
25.1 
11.5 
acres 
658,429 
135,645 
7.7 
1.0 
5.7 
1.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
