Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[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 by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
2,054 
79 
32.8 
10.8 
16.3 
5.7 
acres 
490,771 
36,667 
15.6 
3.6 
9.9 
2.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
240 
17 
35.8 
15.8 
14.0 
6.1 
acres 
53,591 
6,924 
22.6 
7.1 
12.1 
3.4 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
817 
203 
30.4 
15.5 
9.4 
5.5 
acres 
179,380 
24,728 
12.5 
8.2 
3.0 
1.3 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
1,876 
41.0 
17.1 
15.5 
8.4 
acres 
3,451,715 
113,787 
33.4 
11.2 
15.5 
6.7 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
315 
31.6 
6.9 
19.9 
4.8 
acres 
3,775,692 
64,062 
21.4 
3.2 
15.8 
2.5 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
155 
42.0 
13.6 
21.8 
6.6 
acres 
477,037 
12,815 
32.0 
6.3 
21.8 
3.9 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
50,849 
1,766 
37.1 
13.1 
17.0 
7.1 
acres 
7,134,324 
143,877 
26.5 
6.4 
15.9 
4.2 
Female 
farms 
8,460 
562 
48.7 
22.4 
16.7 
9.5 
acres 
570,120 
27,097 
40.0 
14.7 
17.3 
8.0 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
30,638 
881 
35.6 
10.6 
18.5 
6.5 
Other 
farms 
28,671 
1,431 
42.2 
18.1 
15.7 
8.4 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
373 
95 
68.1 
19.7 
29.6 
18.8 
acres 
35,836 
4,521 
57.4 
11.9 
32.2 
13.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
78 
10 
48.7 
13.0 
20.5 
15.2 
acres 
9,133 
1,172 
22.5 
3.0 
14.9 
4.6 
Asian 
farms 
62 
19 
62.9 
16.6 
19.5 
26.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
61 
10 
59.0 
19.9 
27.3 
11.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
6 
5 
66.7 
9.6 
31.1 
26.0 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
58,951 
2,240 
38.7 
14.3 
17.0 
7.4 
acres 
7,663,584 
163,464 
27.5 
6.9 
16.1 
4.5 
More than one race reported 
farms 
151 
13 
31.1 
26.7 
8.4 
-4.0 
acres 
25,507 
1,876 
12.4 
9.8 
3.7 
-1.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
274 
16 
55.1 
22.1 
25.2 
7.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,668 
103 
52.1 
13.9 
30.0 
8.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,912 
159 
37.2 
7.1 
24.8 
5.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,068 
218 
34.8 
9.1 
21.6 
4.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,567 
175 
32.4 
10.2 
16.5 
5.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
10,149 
360 
32.9 
12.6 
11.2 
9.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
152 
19 
63.8 
34.1 
18.9 
10.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,815 
199 
60.7 
28.7 
20.2 
11.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,634 
188 
46.3 
17.8 
19.7 
8.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,834 
509 
42.7 
17.8 
18.7 
6.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,660 
335 
39.2 
17.1 
14.2 
7.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,576 
323 
37.7 
17.3 
9.2 
11.3 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
2,354 
82 
42.7 
14.7 
21.8 
6.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
8,804 
424 
49.2 
17.3 
23.4 
8.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
12,479 
474 
39.7 
12.4 
20.6 
6.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
21,719 
1,036 
38.9 
14.1 
19.2 
5.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
23,607 
766 
36.4 
14.1 
15.2 
7.1 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
14,570 
600 
35.1 
14.8 
10.8 
9.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
7,062 
270 
35.4 
13.3 
12.1 
10.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,189 
740 
35.5 
10.1 
19.9 
5.5 
number 
1 ,626,374 
30,165 
31.0 
3.5 
24.3 
3.1 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,880 
475 
28.8 
10.1 
13.5 
5.2 
number 
148,249 
4,961 
15.0 
4.0 
8.5 
2.5 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
7,829 
268 
29.4 
2.7 
23.8 
2.9 
number 
532,335 
13,024 
19.9 
0.8 
17.7 
1.4 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,097 
207 
40.6 
15.9 
19.0 
5.6 
number 
1,134,957 
30,045 
27.6 
4.0 
21.3 
2.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
9,539 
374 
43.3 
17.1 
19.0 
7.2 
number 
25,147,630 
9,050,538 
20.6 
12.0 
8.1 
0.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
1,395 
49 
32.1 
13.4 
14.0 
4.8 
number 
166,691,355 
6,976,139 
16.9 
12.2 
4.7 
0.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
223 
100 
7.2 
4.6 
2.0 
0.6 
$1,000 
26,123 
1,382 
0.8 
0.4 
0.3 
0.1 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
16,800 
663 
33.9 
6.4 
22.5 
4.9 
acres 
998,376 
12,822 
23.0 
3.3 
17.6 
2.2 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
4,053 
273 
32.9 
5.8 
22.8 
4.3 
acres 
144,725 
1,761 
23.5 
3.9 
17.4 
2.3 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
