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 
30,961 
2,813 
37.6 
7.9 
19.5 
10.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
1,282,136 
23.9 
2.7 
17.5 
3.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
689 
222 
48.5 
27.3 
5.5 
15.7 
acres 
2,143 
714 
49.8 
25.8 
6.8 
17.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,711 
625 
57.3 
16.5 
21.4 
19.4 
acres 
77,476 
16,256 
56.1 
16.2 
20.8 
19.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,063 
166 
51.9 
13.2 
19.4 
19.3 
acres 
61,655 
9,616 
51.9 
13.1 
19.4 
19.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,455 
200 
47.2 
12.6 
17.3 
17.3 
acres 
118,037 
16,335 
47.2 
12.6 
17.2 
17.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,407 
197 
47.1 
12.9 
17.9 
16.3 
acres 
163,414 
22,818 
47.0 
12.8 
17.9 
16.3 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,632 
370 
44.6 
11.7 
17.8 
15.1 
acres 
414,560 
57,996 
44.5 
11.7 
17.7 
15.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
958 
94 
43.2 
10.7 
17.8 
14.7 
acres 
189,716 
18,602 
43.2 
10.7 
17.8 
14.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
862 
78 
41.1 
10.1 
17.2 
13.8 
acres 
204,469 
18,513 
41.1 
10.1 
17.2 
13.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,086 
379 
36.7 
8.5 
16.5 
11.7 
acres 
1,504,518 
136,031 
36.4 
8.3 
16.7 
11.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,237 
420 
38.9 
4.6 
25.9 
8.5 
acres 
3,017,670 
296,340 
38.4 
4.4 
25.8 
8.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,424 
431 
30.8 
2.4 
24.0 
4.4 
acres 
6,333,780 
623,311 
30.6 
2.4 
24.0 
4.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,437 
151 
21.6 
1.4 
18.2 
1.9 
acres 
27,175,175 
692,905 
19.0 
1.8 
15.6 
1.6 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
729 
98 
24.4 
4.7 
14.3 
5.5 
acres 
217,057 
11,693 
16.7 
1.6 
12.3 
2.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
33 
5 
45.5 
9.4 
22.5 
13.5 
acres 
1,350 
162 
50.5 
9.9 
21.6 
19.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
336,530 
18.7 
1.6 
15.3 
1.8 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,669 
1,276 
44.2 
13.4 
13.3 
17.5 
$1,000 
299 
71 
60.1 
20.3 
19.4 
20.5 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
778 
111 
50.8 
13.7 
21.1 
15.9 
$1,000 
1,284 
182 
50.0 
13.8 
20.4 
15.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
976 
162 
54.0 
17.1 
20.3 
16.6 
$1,000 
3,639 
598 
54.3 
16.9 
20.5 
16.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,275 
217 
53.4 
16.8 
20.4 
16.2 
$1,000 
9,087 
1,597 
53.5 
16.7 
20.5 
16.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,306 
226 
45.9 
9.7 
24.1 
12.0 
$1,000 
18,856 
3,268 
46.2 
9.6 
24.5 
12.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
510 
69 
44.3 
9.4 
23.7 
11.2 
1,000 
1 1 ,387 
1,542 
44.4 
9.4 
23.7 
11.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,170 
128 
46.2 
7.3 
25.8 
13.1 
$1,000 
37,667 
4,078 
46.3 
7.3 
26.1 
12.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
647 
65 
47.8 
6.9 
28.8 
12.0 
$1,000 
28,839 
2,874 
47.7 
6.9 
28.8 
12.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,074 
210 
41.0 
5.4 
27.1 
8.6 
$1,000 
151,312 
15,061 
41.5 
5.3 
27.6 
8.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,304 
221 
35.7 
3.0 
28.5 
4.2 
$1,000 
577,981 
37,120 
38.0 
3.1 
30.5 
4.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,156 
178 
34.4 
2.4 
28.5 
3.5 
$1,000 
1,194,099 
64,129 
36.7 
2.5 
30.4 
3.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,913 
791 
21.9 
1.1 
19.2 
1.7 
$1,000 
2,163,140 
512,495 
24.4 
1.2 
21.3 
1.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,183 
34 
10.3 
0.9 
8.7 
0.7 
$1,000 
6,753,090 
128,843 
11.0 
1.4 
9.0 
0.7 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
687 
93 
46.1 
13.6 
15.7 
16.8 
$1,000 
349 
46 
45.6 
13.0 
16.3 
16.3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,432 
290 
44.2 
12.4 
15.6 
16.2 
$1,000 
6,949 
828 
44.0 
12.2 
15.6 
16.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,916 
242 
40.2 
10.0 
16.0 
14.1 
$1,000 
14,133 
1,855 
40.2 
9.8 
16.3 
14.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,487 
355 
41.2 
8.4 
19.4 
13.4 
$1,000 
57,943 
5,816 
41.3 
8.3 
19.6 
13.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,554 
262 
39.5 
6.6 
21.2 
11.6 
$1,000 
92,843 
9,518 
39.3 
6.6 
21.3 
11.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
11,806 
885 
25.0 
2.2 
19.6 
3.3 
$1,000 
4,647,092 
268,191 
16.0 
1.3 
13.2 
1.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
687 
102 
49.2 
14.2 
17.3 
17.7 
1,000 
317 
46 
49.3 
14.0 
17.3 
18.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,921 
302 
50.9 
15.3 
18.9 
16.6 
1,000 
5,522 
915 
51.9 
15.7 
19.4 
16.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,624 
253 
51.1 
15.6 
18.6 
16.9 
1,000 
1 1 ,848 
1,862 
51.4 
15.6 
18.7 
17.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,118 
380 
53.5 
16.3 
21.3 
15.9 
1,000 
33,034 
5,964 
53.5 
16.2 
21.6 
15.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
714 
90 
52.9 
12.0 
28.1 
12.9 
1,000 
24,459 
3,069 
53.3 
12.0 
28.3 
12.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,015 
81 
40.5 
5.9 
26.7 
7.9 
1,000 
188,911 
11,265 
31.0 
4.7 
21.4 
4.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
27,578 
2,582 
38.6 
8.0 
20.2 
10.4 
acres 
31,181,498 
1,153,895 
25.4 
2.6 
19.0 
3.8 
Partnership 
farms 
2,124 
135 
29.3 
6.4 
14.5 
8.5 
acres 
5,470,405 
330,341 
20.3 
3.6 
13.2 
3.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
