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 
77,064 
2,846 
31.6 
10.9 
14.0 
6.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
349,150 
21.1 
4.7 
12.5 
3.8 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,337 
301 
35.0 
22.1 
6.8 
6.1 
acres 
21,630 
1,420 
35.3 
22.3 
6.6 
6.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23,776 
954 
36.5 
16.6 
11.6 
8.3 
acres 
628,934 
23,916 
35.7 
16.0 
11.5 
8.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8,161 
319 
35.2 
10.7 
16.6 
7.9 
acres 
473,526 
18,442 
35.2 
10.7 
16.6 
7.9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,739 
319 
32.7 
9.5 
16.1 
7.1 
acres 
723,504 
26,383 
32.8 
9.5 
16.1 
7.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8,954 
304 
30.8 
8.6 
15.5 
6.7 
acres 
1,036,859 
35,167 
30.8 
8.6 
15.5 
6.7 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5,297 
171 
27.9 
7.3 
14.8 
5.9 
acres 
830,845 
26,751 
27.9 
7.3 
14.8 
5.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,956 
193 
28.9 
5.6 
17.6 
5.7 
acres 
781,998 
38,115 
28.9 
5.6 
17.6 
5.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,652 
124 
26.7 
4.9 
16.7 
5.1 
acres 
632,730 
29,449 
26.7 
4.9 
16.7 
5.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,416 
298 
24.6 
4.0 
16.0 
4.6 
acres 
2,230,709 
102,450 
24.4 
3.9 
15.9 
4.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,848 
113 
19.3 
2.1 
14.6 
2.6 
acres 
1,886,608 
73,867 
18.7 
2.1 
14.2 
2.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
68 
12.6 
3.1 
8.5 
1.1 
acres 
1,747,881 
83,197 
12.1 
3.1 
7.9 
1.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
605 
15 
4.3 
1.5 
2.6 
0.3 
acres 
2,054,123 
98,545 
3.1 
1.1 
1.9 
0.2 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,795 
164 
24.7 
9.5 
11.3 
3.9 
acres 
71,168 
7,797 
5.7 
1.5 
3.3 
0.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
144 
10 
34.7 
13.8 
14.3 
6.6 
acres 
2,405 
270 
25.5 
7.5 
14.2 
3.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
169,348 
12.8 
2.6 
8.6 
1.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,895 
1,078 
39.1 
18.8 
11.6 
8.7 
$1,000 
3,282 
218 
41.5 
21.6 
11.4 
8.5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,068 
276 
30.7 
12.0 
11.7 
6.9 
$1,000 
13,471 
454 
30.9 
12.0 
11.9 
7.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,655 
696 
32.0 
11.2 
13.3 
7.5 
$1,000 
31,048 
2,375 
31.7 
11.1 
13.2 
7.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10,313 
559 
31.5 
10.0 
14.3 
7.2 
$1,000 
73,582 
3,858 
31.4 
9.9 
14.4 
7.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
8,746 
827 
24.3 
6.0 
14.5 
3.7 
$1,000 
123,176 
11,325 
24.5 
6.0 
14.7 
3.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,707 
154 
26.9 
5.7 
16.9 
4.3 
1,000 
60,009 
3,411 
26.9 
5.7 
16.8 
4.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,512 
190 
31.8 
5.1 
19.5 
7.3 
$1,000 
141,665 
5,923 
32.0 
5.1 
19.5 
7.3 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,946 
227 
39.5 
6.1 
24.2 
9.1 
$1,000 
86,280 
10,153 
39.4 
6.1 
24.2 
9.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,882 
366 
30.5 
4.6 
19.4 
6.4 
$1,000 
275,442 
23,067 
31.9 
4.8 
20.4 
6.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,929 
106 
22.0 
2.2 
17.2 
2.6 
$1,000 
481,770 
17,126 
24.7 
2.4 
19.4 
2.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,434 
312 
19.0 
2.0 
14.9 
2.0 
$1,000 
515,485 
111,148 
20.2 
2.1 
16.0 
2.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
934 
13 
8.1 
1.2 
6.1 
0.8 
$1,000 
659,050 
8,806 
8.2 
1.3 
6.1 
0.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,043 
24 
4.0 
1.4 
2.5 
0.1 
$1,000 
2,603,075 
98,245 
4.5 
1.9 
2.5 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,859 
308 
30.5 
11.7 
11.8 
7.1 
$1,000 
1,833 
131 
30.5 
11.4 
12.0 
7.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,252 
358 
29.6 
10.2 
12.5 
6.8 
$1,000 
25,676 
936 
29.7 
10.1 
12.8 
6.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,553 
221 
27.5 
8.1 
13.7 
5.6 
$1,000 
40,255 
1,490 
27.4 
8.0 
13.9 
5.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,670 
269 
26.1 
6.3 
14.5 
5.2 
$1,000 
106,278 
4,119 
26.2 
6.2 
14.6 
5.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,372 
219 
23.8 
4.9 
13.7 
5.3 
$1,000 
117,977 
7,694 
23.7 
4.8 
13.7 
5.3 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
5,118 
377 
15.2 
2.4 
10.4 
2.4 
$1,000 
1,318,257 
56,171 
8.6 
1.6 
5.9 
1.1 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,535 
175 
33.7 
14.0 
11.9 
7.8 
1,000 
2,273 
90 
33.7 
14.1 
11.9 
7.8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
14,099 
602 
35.5 
14.9 
13.0 
7.6 
1,000 
39,942 
1,717 
35.7 
14.9 
13.3 
7.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
9,334 
390 
35.8 
14.5 
14.0 
7.3 
1,000 
67,301 
2,793 
35.8 
14.4 
14.1 
7.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9,306 
503 
36.9 
13.4 
16.1 
7.4 
1,000 
144,076 
7,009 
36.8 
13.2 
16.2 
7.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,748 
219 
37.4 
10.7 
19.2 
7.5 
1,000 
130,120 
8,070 
37.8 
10.7 
19.5 
7.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,218 
113 
38.5 
8.3 
22.6 
7.6 
1,000 
343,980 
18,151 
27.7 
5.6 
16.8 
5.3 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
70,093 
2,563 
32.0 
11.2 
14.1 
6.7 
acres 
10,397,336 
295,536 
23.1 
5.2 
13.6 
4.3 
Partnership 
farms 
4,666 
170 
27.4 
7.9 
13.7 
5.8 
acres 
1,904,448 
45,008 
13.6 
2.6 
8.8 
2.1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
