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 
35,537 
3,381 
35.9 
19.1 
16.9 
(Z) 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
418,788 
22.6 
7.9 
14.7 
(Z) 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,901 
582 
40.7 
30.9 
9.7 
(Z) 
acres 
12,844 
2,625 
42.0 
31.8 
10.1 
(Z) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,668 
1,065 
43.2 
28.5 
14.7 
(Z) 
acres 
229,456 
27,236 
42.4 
27.9 
14.5 
(Z) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,195 
331 
41.8 
23.0 
18.8 
(Z) 
acres 
186,065 
19,355 
41.8 
23.0 
18.9 
(Z) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,686 
354 
39.9 
20.3 
19.6 
(Z) 
acres 
306,905 
29,347 
39.8 
20.2 
19.6 
(Z) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,004 
341 
36.8 
17.8 
19.0 
(Z) 
acres 
465,685 
39,576 
36.7 
17.8 
18.9 
(Z) 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,659 
219 
33.9 
15.2 
18.6 
(Z) 
acres 
418,258 
34,447 
33.8 
15.2 
18.6 
(Z) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,031 
187 
34.0 
10.7 
23.3 
(Z) 
acres 
401,811 
36,776 
34.0 
10.7 
23.2 
(Z) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,515 
134 
32.1 
9.2 
22.9 
(Z) 
acres 
360,674 
31,742 
32.0 
9.2 
22.8 
(Z) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,900 
297 
26.0 
6.8 
19.2 
(Z) 
acres 
1,365,327 
103,434 
25.4 
6.5 
18.9 
(Z) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,872 
125 
19.1 
3.5 
15.7 
(Z) 
acres 
1,247,607 
80,363 
18.7 
3.4 
15.3 
(Z) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
762 
19 
12.3 
3.7 
8.6 
(Z) 
acres 
1,011,384 
27,747 
12.3 
3.4 
8.9 
(Z) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
344 
7 
4.9 
2.2 
2.8 
acres 
1,177,560 
37,496 
4.7 
2.2 
2.5 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,308 
315 
30.8 
16.7 
14.1 
(Z) 
acres 
58,463 
1,922 
15.8 
5.8 
10.0 
(Z) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
124 
16 
40.3 
23.3 
17.0 
(Z) 
acres 
1,344 
155 
34.0 
20.5 
13.6 
(Z) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
183,180 
12.9 
2.5 
10.4 
(Z) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,422 
1,365 
52.6 
36.6 
16.0 
(Z) 
$1,000 
1,319 
228 
54.3 
40.6 
13.7 
(Z) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,747 
310 
34.9 
23.1 
11.8 
(Z) 
$1,000 
4,568 
508 
34.7 
23.0 
11.8 
(Z) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,119 
329 
35.8 
22.1 
13.7 
(Z) 
$1,000 
11,229 
1,184 
35.7 
22.1 
13.7 
(Z) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,776 
368 
35.3 
20.9 
14.4 
(Z) 
$1,000 
27,129 
2,637 
35.2 
20.7 
14.5 
(Z) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,809 
305 
30.3 
13.8 
16.6 
(Z) 
$1,000 
52,681 
4,185 
30.2 
13.6 
16.6 
(Z) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,128 
88 
30.6 
13.2 
17.4 
(Z) 
1,000 
25,011 
1,946 
30.5 
13.2 
17.4 
(Z) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,985 
181 
30.8 
11.6 
19.2 
(Z) 
$1,000 
62,138 
5,584 
30.7 
11.6 
19.1 
(Z) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
840 
77 
32.5 
10.5 
22.0 
(Z) 
$1,000 
37,385 
3,404 
32.4 
10.4 
22.0 
(Z) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,586 
269 
35.1 
10.3 
24.8 
(Z) 
$1,000 
184,378 
19,892 
35.3 
10.0 
25.2 
(Z) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,294 
340 
29.6 
4.0 
25.6 
(Z) 
$1,000 
544,860 
55,702 
29.5 
3.8 
25.7 
(Z) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,869 
137 
23.4 
2.4 
21.0 
(Z) 
$1,000 
646,563 
47,048 
22.9 
2.3 
20.5 
(Z) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
997 
62 
16.0 
1.4 
14.6 
(Z) 
$1,000 
694,609 
41,545 
15.3 
1.4 
13.9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
965 
59 
6.0 
1.3 
4.7 
(Z) 
$1,000 
3,123,255 
69,547 
4.7 
1.3 
3.4 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
913 
86 
34.4 
20.0 
14.4 
(Z) 
$1,000 
438 
42 
35.5 
20.8 
14.7 
(Z) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,441 
209 
31.8 
17.9 
13.9 
(Z) 
$1,000 
6,824 
568 
32.0 
17.6 
14.4 
(Z) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,743 
135 
32.0 
16.2 
15.8 
(Z) 
$1,000 
12,728 
973 
31.9 
16.0 
16.0 
(Z) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,757 
223 
32.4 
12.8 
19.6 
(Z) 
$1,000 
46,093 
3,655 
32.4 
12.9 
19.6 
(Z) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,181 
177 
33.0 
10.5 
22.5 
(Z) 
$1,000 
78,857 
6,441 
33.0 
10.2 
22.8 
(Z) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,658 
344 
23.1 
4.1 
19.0 
(Z) 
$1,000 
1,574,220 
56,593 
12.9 
2.3 
10.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,178 
139 
37.3 
23.3 
13.9 
(Z) 
1,000 
596 
67 
36.7 
23.6 
13.1 
(Z) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,052 
600 
39.8 
26.2 
13.6 
(Z) 
1,000 
14,863 
1,780 
40.3 
26.6 
13.7 
(Z) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,801 
609 
42.9 
27.7 
15.2 
(Z) 
1,000 
35,142 
4,486 
43.0 
27.7 
15.3 
(Z) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,132 
620 
42.8 
25.5 
17.3 
(Z) 
1,000 
80,423 
9,645 
42.8 
25.2 
17.6 
(Z) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,953 
210 
42.4 
22.3 
20.1 
(Z) 
1,000 
67,784 
7,299 
42.3 
22.2 
20.1 
(Z) 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,728 
165 
38.5 
16.6 
21.9 
(Z) 
1,000 
303,551 
21,656 
29.7 
11.5 
18.2 
(Z) 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,679 
2,882 
36.9 
19.9 
17.0 
(Z) 
acres 
4,746,072 
328,870 
27.2 
9.9 
17.3 
(Z) 
Partnership 
farms 
3,096 
245 
28.8 
12.6 
16.2 
(Z) 
acres 
1,509,437 
54,827 
13.0 
3.2 
9.8 
(Z) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
