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 
31,989 
1,654 
36.6 
4.1 
25.0 
7.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,257,079 
1,431,450 
22.1 
1.2 
18.7 
2.2 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,300 
120 
42.8 
19.2 
9.3 
14.3 
acres 
4,814 
443 
42.3 
18.8 
8.2 
15.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,976 
1,087 
50.4 
8.2 
27.2 
15.0 
acres 
130,425 
27,209 
48.6 
7.8 
26.4 
14.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,180 
99 
44.1 
6.2 
25.4 
12.5 
acres 
68,092 
5,702 
44.0 
6.2 
25.3 
12.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,723 
157 
40.5 
4.8 
24.9 
10.7 
acres 
140,992 
12,860 
40.7 
4.8 
25.0 
10.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,470 
118 
40.3 
5.4 
25.0 
9.8 
acres 
170,689 
13,692 
40.2 
5.4 
25.0 
9.8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,046 
166 
35.8 
4.2 
23.3 
8.3 
acres 
323,083 
26,238 
35.8 
4.2 
23.3 
8.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
886 
50 
35.7 
4.2 
23.5 
8.0 
acres 
175,200 
9,844 
35.8 
4.2 
23.6 
8.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
863 
51 
33.5 
3.3 
22.6 
7.6 
acres 
205,499 
11,886 
33.5 
3.4 
22.6 
7.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,604 
297 
31.5 
2.7 
22.9 
6.0 
acres 
1 ,322,745 
109,794 
31.4 
2.6 
22.8 
5.9 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,229 
322 
37.6 
1.4 
32.1 
4.0 
acres 
3,039,631 
231,705 
37.5 
1.4 
32.2 
3.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,075 
234 
34.1 
1.1 
30.1 
3.0 
acres 
5,702,018 
328,007 
33.7 
1.1 
29.7 
2.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,637 
261 
24.4 
0.8 
21.7 
1.9 
acres 
31,973,891 
894,781 
17.5 
1.1 
15.1 
1.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,593 
67 
28.9 
2.4 
21.9 
4.6 
acres 
370,081 
22,303 
18.2 
0.8 
15.8 
1.6 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
137 
17 
44.5 
4.0 
29.0 
11.5 
acres 
8,597 
1,238 
49.0 
3.3 
36.9 
8.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
277,762 
19.6 
0.8 
17.2 
1.5 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,819 
677 
40.2 
8.5 
18.1 
13.6 
$1,000 
416 
63 
46.9 
11.6 
20.1 
15.2 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,126 
120 
42.5 
7.7 
22.6 
12.2 
$1,000 
1,854 
197 
42.4 
7.6 
22.6 
12.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,495 
175 
53.6 
9.4 
29.1 
15.0 
$1,000 
5,400 
653 
53.4 
9.3 
29.2 
15.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,767 
199 
51.7 
8.2 
30.0 
13.5 
$1,000 
12,751 
1,402 
51.4 
8.2 
29.9 
13.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,801 
184 
41.7 
4.6 
27.8 
9.4 
$1,000 
25,692 
2,388 
40.9 
4.5 
27.4 
9.0 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
726 
43 
43.9 
4.8 
30.1 
9.0 
1,000 
16,059 
936 
43.7 
4.8 
30.0 
9.0 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,459 
85 
35.7 
2.8 
26.0 
6.9 
$1,000 
46,574 
2,456 
35.9 
2.8 
26.2 
6.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
822 
58 
40.9 
2.6 
29.7 
8.5 
$1,000 
36,430 
2,522 
40.9 
2.6 
29.8 
8.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,946 
296 
37.5 
2.1 
29.9 
5.5 
$1,000 
216,778 
19,891 
37.9 
2.1 
30.3 
5.5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,510 
905 
32.4 
1.0 
28.8 
2.6 
$1,000 
763,944 
152,407 
33.6 
1.0 
29.9 
2.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,708 
993 
36.5 
1.0 
33.0 
2.5 
$1,000 
1,362,767 
381 ,622 
38.5 
1.0 
34.8 
2.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,553 
102 
25.3 
0.5 
23.3 
1.6 
$1,000 
1 ,854,879 
70,766 
27.6 
0.6 
25.3 
1.7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,257 
49 
12.4 
0.5 
11.1 
0.8 
$1,000 
5,826,682 
235,217 
9.6 
0.7 
8.2 
0.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
616 
46 
46.4 
7.7 
24.9 
13.8 
$1,000 
295 
27 
46.5 
7.7 
25.2 
13.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,806 
115 
41.3 
6.1 
23.4 
11.8 
$1,000 
5,203 
314 
41.3 
6.0 
23.8 
11.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,470 
70 
36.2 
4.4 
22.6 
9.2 
$1,000 
10,868 
515 
35.9 
4.3 
22.6 
9.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,079 
143 
36.2 
3.5 
24.4 
8.3 
$1,000 
52,132 
2,462 
36.2 
3.4 
24.5 
8.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,796 
145 
34.6 
2.5 
25.7 
6.4 
$1,000 
101,043 
5,065 
34.6 
2.5 
25.8 
6.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
11,068 
521 
26.4 
1.0 
22.8 
2.7 
$1,000 
3,584,684 
107,813 
18.9 
0.7 
16.7 
1.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
639 
68 
44.9 
9.2 
22.6 
13.1 
1,000 
316 
34 
45.3 
10.2 
21.7 
13.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,321 
266 
46.9 
8.6 
25.1 
13.1 
1,000 
6,737 
833 
47.7 
8.6 
25.8 
13.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,857 
187 
46.9 
9.3 
25.4 
12.2 
1,000 
13,514 
1,342 
47.3 
9.3 
25.7 
12.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,750 
308 
47.7 
7.8 
27.2 
12.7 
1,000 
44,882 
5,139 
48.0 
7.6 
27.5 
12.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,587 
90 
45.5 
5.6 
30.5 
9.5 
1,000 
55,436 
3,086 
45.6 
5.5 
30.6 
9.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,000 
91 
42.7 
2.6 
34.9 
5.2 
1,000 
344,174 
13,367 
37.7 
2.0 
31.9 
3.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
27,544 
1,519 
38.0 
4.2 
26.0 
7.7 
acres 
29,203,602 
1,235,491 
25.3 
1.2 
21.6 
2.5 
Partnership 
farms 
2,150 
77 
30.2 
3.3 
20.9 
6.0 
acres 
6,174,315 
197,553 
19.1 
1.4 
15.9 
1.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
