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 
59,309 
2,242 
38.8 
14.3 
17.0 
7.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
162,746 
27.5 
6.9 
16.1 
4.5 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,575 
621 
42.2 
23.7 
11.2 
7.3 
acres 
24,992 
2,721 
44.4 
24.6 
11.6 
8.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,721 
932 
45.1 
20.8 
14.5 
9.8 
acres 
454,294 
23,420 
44.3 
20.3 
14.3 
9.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,622 
241 
44.0 
13.5 
21.6 
8.8 
acres 
385,879 
14,073 
43.9 
13.4 
21.7 
8.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,471 
245 
40.3 
12.2 
20.5 
7.7 
acres 
620,629 
20,325 
40.2 
12.1 
20.4 
7.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,845 
213 
36.6 
10.7 
19.0 
7.0 
acres 
793,606 
24,632 
36.5 
10.6 
18.9 
7.0 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,903 
140 
33.1 
9.6 
17.4 
6.1 
acres 
611,427 
21,980 
32.9 
9.6 
17.4 
6.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,660 
85 
32.8 
6.7 
20.8 
5.3 
acres 
525,534 
16,918 
32.8 
6.7 
20.8 
5.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,866 
56 
29.8 
5.4 
19.9 
4.5 
acres 
443,381 
13,179 
29.8 
5.4 
19.9 
4.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,224 
107 
25.4 
4.2 
17.7 
3.6 
acres 
1,471,185 
39,803 
25.4 
4.1 
17.7 
3.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,768 
48 
21.7 
2.5 
16.8 
2.4 
acres 
1,168,262 
30,330 
21.0 
2.5 
16.3 
2.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
515 
14 
10.1 
2.8 
6.6 
0.6 
acres 
683,882 
21,255 
10.1 
3.0 
6.5 
0.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
139 
34 
0.7 
0.5 
0.2 
(Z) 
acres 
521,373 
98,674 
0.4 
0.3 
0.1 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,475 
303 
33.5 
11.9 
16.3 
5.2 
acres 
38,224 
1,222 
17.1 
4.1 
11.0 
2.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
104 
13 
38.5 
14.7 
18.4 
5.4 
acres 
766 
94 
35.4 
12.6 
18.1 
4.6 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
103,460 
17.5 
3.0 
13.0 
1.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,058 
1,171 
51.9 
26.6 
14.3 
11.0 
$1,000 
1,776 
138 
55.6 
31.4 
14.2 
10.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,563 
234 
38.2 
17.4 
12.4 
8.3 
$1,000 
7,677 
392 
38.2 
17.3 
12.5 
8.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,144 
268 
39.0 
16.7 
13.5 
8.7 
$1,000 
18,656 
972 
38.9 
16.7 
13.4 
8.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,002 
309 
38.2 
15.3 
14.2 
8.7 
$1,000 
43,034 
2,233 
38.1 
15.2 
14.2 
8.7 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,968 
185 
35.5 
11.1 
18.4 
6.0 
$1,000 
84,484 
2,601 
35.4 
11.0 
18.4 
5.9 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,833 
78 
37.9 
10.3 
20.9 
6.7 
1,000 
40,687 
1,818 
37.9 
10.2 
20.9 
6.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,372 
117 
39.4 
9.6 
20.6 
9.2 
$1,000 
107,201 
4,084 
39.6 
9.6 
20.9 
9.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,511 
64 
39.4 
9.6 
21.9 
7.9 
$1,000 
67,046 
2,872 
39.3 
9.6 
21.9 
7.8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,044 
120 
36.7 
7.3 
23.4 
6.0 
$1,000 
291,356 
8,706 
37.5 
7.3 
24.1 
6.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,585 
218 
29.0 
2.6 
23.6 
2.8 
$1,000 
973,546 
38,461 
30.9 
2.6 
25.4 
2.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,328 
131 
27.8 
2.1 
23.4 
2.3 
$1,000 
1,179,013 
45,144 
28.9 
2.2 
24.3 
2.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,641 
44 
17.6 
1.5 
15.5 
0.5 
$1,000 
1,144,380 
28,728 
18.0 
1.7 
15.8 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,260 
25 
7.6 
2.5 
4.9 
0.3 
$1,000 
3,441,925 
41,759 
5.7 
2.6 
2.9 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,063 
97 
38.8 
17.2 
12.6 
9.0 
$1,000 
979 
46 
38.6 
17.1 
12.6 
8.9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,135 
219 
35.8 
14.3 
13.1 
8.3 
$1,000 
14,228 
593 
35.5 
14.1 
13.3 
8.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,618 
123 
34.7 
11.8 
16.1 
6.8 
$1,000 
26,478 
900 
34.9 
11.7 
16.4 
6.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,989 
151 
36.9 
10.1 
20.1 
6.7 
$1,000 
82,382 
2,701 
37.2 
9.9 
20.5 
6.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,817 
100 
34.9 
6.9 
22.5 
5.4 
$1,000 
137,077 
3,609 
34.6 
6.8 
22.6 
5.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
9,136 
241 
23.7 
2.6 
18.8 
2.3 
$1,000 
2,014,211 
32,366 
15.7 
2.3 
12.2 
1.2 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,416 
125 
41.3 
18.8 
13.4 
9.1 
1,000 
1,193 
62 
42.2 
19.1 
13.9 
9.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,390 
533 
44.6 
20.9 
14.2 
9.5 
1,000 
27,472 
1 ,566 
45.2 
21.1 
14.5 
9.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,164 
446 
47.0 
21.9 
15.7 
9.5 
1,000 
51,718 
3,234 
47.0 
21.7 
15.8 
9.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,920 
371 
45.9 
19.2 
17.7 
9.0 
1,000 
108,619 
5,742 
45.9 
19.0 
17.9 
8.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,715 
120 
46.9 
17.5 
20.2 
9.1 
1,000 
95,042 
4,203 
47.0 
17.4 
20.4 
9.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,946 
97 
40.1 
11.9 
20.3 
7.9 
1,000 
236,198 
37,818 
30.9 
8.5 
16.3 
6.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
52,390 
2,034 
39.6 
14.8 
17.2 
7.6 
acres 
5,928,144 
139,497 
30.1 
7.6 
17.4 
5.1 
Partnership 
farms 
3,808 
97 
33.2 
9.7 
17.7 
5.8 
acres 
1,052,558 
15,333 
21.1 
3.8 
14.5 
2.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
