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 
8,173 
1,167 
43.9 
26.4 
12.5 
5.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,454,104 
205,168 
27.9 
10.4 
14.8 
2.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,239 
348 
53.0 
42.6 
5.0 
5.4 
acres 
4,841 
1,249 
52.6 
41.2 
5.8 
5.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,278 
455 
50.7 
31.9 
12.8 
6.0 
acres 
58,579 
11,131 
50.6 
31.5 
13.3 
5.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
622 
60 
42.8 
22.0 
15.0 
5.8 
acres 
35,743 
3,481 
42.5 
21.7 
15.0 
5.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
857 
73 
48.7 
25.3 
16.8 
6.6 
acres 
69,833 
6,018 
48.3 
25.1 
16.7 
6.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
794 
86 
38.2 
21.7 
11.7 
4.7 
acres 
90,930 
9,560 
38.3 
21.7 
11.8 
4.8 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
521 
44 
40.9 
23.5 
12.5 
4.8 
acres 
81,656 
6,938 
40.8 
23.4 
12.5 
4.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
407 
80 
40.8 
15.3 
20.6 
4.8 
acres 
79,554 
15,616 
40.7 
15.2 
20.7 
4.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
257 
40 
37.7 
16.1 
17.4 
4.3 
acres 
61,208 
9,731 
37.6 
16.0 
17.3 
4.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
654 
95 
31.0 
11.5 
16.2 
3.4 
acres 
231,300 
32,025 
31.3 
11.6 
16.3 
3.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
332 
59 
25.0 
9.0 
13.0 
3.0 
acres 
224,441 
41,725 
23.9 
8.4 
12.7 
2.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
157 
15 
13.4 
5.2 
7.6 
0.6 
acres 
207,503 
18,790 
13.6 
5.5 
7.5 
0.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
55 
37 
14.5 
1.1 
12.9 
0.5 
acres 
308,516 
127,564 
15.2 
2.2 
12.3 
0.8 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,355 
272 
45.9 
32.3 
8.9 
4.7 
acres 
30,811 
1,247 
6.2 
4.4 
1.4 
0.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
15 
4 
33.3 
26.4 
4.6 
2.3 
acres 
76 
26 
13.2 
10.0 
2.1 
1.1 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
763,062 
31,332 
8.6 
4.8 
3.3 
0.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,282 
494 
61.8 
39.4 
15.2 
7.2 
$1,000 
465 
99 
65.3 
44.3 
13.6 
7.4 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
997 
142 
45.8 
30.7 
9.8 
5.4 
$1,000 
1,676 
221 
46.4 
30.6 
10.3 
5.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,022 
159 
44.3 
27.5 
11.6 
5.2 
$1,000 
3,743 
579 
44.4 
27.5 
11.5 
5.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,045 
184 
42.1 
26.8 
9.9 
5.4 
$1,000 
7,324 
1,251 
41.1 
26.1 
9.6 
5.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
841 
123 
35.7 
17.0 
15.2 
3.5 
$1,000 
11,571 
1,687 
34.6 
16.4 
14.8 
3.4 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
240 
24 
33.3 
16.6 
13.1 
3.6 
1,000 
5,242 
524 
32.8 
16.3 
12.9 
3.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
457 
63 
41.4 
18.4 
17.5 
5.4 
$1,000 
14,375 
1,922 
41.4 
18.8 
17.1 
5.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
16 
21.2 
10.5 
8.0 
2.8 
$1,000 
5,854 
715 
21.1 
10.4 
8.0 
2.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
379 
43 
25.1 
13.6 
8.6 
2.8 
$1,000 
27,134 
3,033 
26.1 
14.1 
9.0 
3.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
338 
20 
24.0 
9.1 
13.2 
1.7 
$1,000 
53,046 
3,212 
23.5 
8.7 
13.1 
1.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
198 
43 
21.2 
6.6 
13.1 
1.5 
$1,000 
69,097 
14,338 
20.4 
6.3 
12.7 
1.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
118 
11 
9.3 
2.3 
6.3 
0.7 
$1,000 
85,342 
8,268 
10.0 
2.5 
6.7 
0.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
124 
3 
2.4 
0.9 
1.4 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
$1,000 
478,194 
18,385 
1.1 
0.9 
0.2 
(Z) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
299 
42 
43.8 
28.4 
9.8 
5.6 
$1,000 
150 
19 
46.1 
29.4 
10.6 
6.1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
729 
92 
37.9 
23.6 
8.9 
5.3 
$1,000 
2,034 
240 
37.6 
22.7 
9.6 
5.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
562 
66 
41.3 
22.6 
13.5 
5.2 
$1,000 
4,073 
462 
41.6 
23.0 
13.4 
5.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
590 
55 
31.9 
17.0 
10.7 
4.1 
$1,000 
9,377 
928 
31.4 
16.9 
10.4 
4.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
339 
29 
25.7 
14.7 
8.1 
2.9 
$1,000 
11,961 
1,075 
23.8 
13.6 
7.6 
2.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
658 
52 
20.1 
8.0 
10.3 
1.7 
$1,000 
243,491 
13,368 
7.3 
4.4 
2.6 
0.3 
Farms with losses ef - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
423 
133 
52.5 
38.2 
8.5 
5.8 
1,000 
209 
56 
53.2 
38.3 
9.0 
5.9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,688 
366 
53.4 
34.5 
12.8 
6.1 
1,000 
5,038 
1,072 
54.7 
35.0 
13.5 
6.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,157 
238 
52.0 
32.0 
14.6 
5.4 
1,000 
8,273 
1,781 
52.0 
31.8 
14.8 
5.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,069 
236 
49.7 
28.7 
15.6 
5.3 
1,000 
16,622 
3,544 
48.9 
28.3 
15.3 
5.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
360 
55 
47.2 
24.9 
16.8 
5.5 
1,000 
13,055 
2,024 
48.3 
25.3 
17.3 
5.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
299 
29 
39.5 
17.4 
16.1 
6.0 
1,000 
63,278 
4,648 
26.6 
11.9 
10.9 
3.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,929 
1,011 
45.5 
27.5 
12.7 
5.3 
acres 
912,217 
154,922 
33.8 
12.8 
17.5 
3.4 
Partnership 
farms 
525 
87 
37.1 
19.7 
13.3 
4.1 
acres 
151,773 
10,665 
16.9 
6.8 
8.5 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
