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 
74,542 
3,156 
29.3 
7.6 
17.9 
3.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
638,258 
21.0 
2.3 
16.7 
2.0 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,488 
310 
35.4 
17.3 
14.8 
3.3 
acres 
16,736 
1,470 
36.0 
18.3 
14.9 
2.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
15,292 
1,068 
34.4 
15.1 
14.8 
4.6 
acres 
421,279 
28,917 
34.0 
15.0 
14.1 
4.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,341 
293 
35.8 
10.7 
19.2 
5.8 
acres 
253,541 
17,493 
35.8 
10.7 
19.2 
5.8 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,394 
802 
36.7 
10.4 
20.2 
6.1 
acres 
602,732 
65,424 
36.7 
10.3 
20.2 
6.1 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,164 
573 
34.4 
9.1 
19.5 
5.8 
acres 
721,994 
66,487 
34.4 
9.1 
19.5 
5.8 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
6,230 
256 
30.4 
7.5 
17.9 
4.9 
acres 
979,931 
40,169 
30.3 
7.5 
17.8 
4.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,975 
486 
29.8 
4.7 
21.1 
4.0 
acres 
785,548 
98,175 
29.7 
4.7 
21.0 
4.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,389 
671 
26.9 
3.8 
19.7 
3.4 
acres 
804,088 
159,968 
26.8 
3.8 
19.6 
3.4 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10,710 
1,678 
22.7 
2.6 
17.5 
2.6 
acres 
3,836,845 
567,666 
22.4 
2.5 
17.3 
2.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,293 
188 
18.4 
1.2 
15.6 
1.6 
acres 
5,076,809 
115,757 
18.2 
1.2 
15.4 
1.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,081 
127 
18.1 
0.7 
16.5 
0.9 
acres 
5,527,016 
167,027 
18.0 
0.7 
16.4 
0.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,185 
240 
20.2 
1.1 
18.0 
1.0 
acres 
7,009,319 
561,319 
17.8 
1.3 
15.5 
1.0 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,797 
98 
25.4 
5.2 
20.2 
0.1 
acres 
519,952 
7,208 
15.4 
1.1 
13.6 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
112 
10 
29.5 
8.8 
18.4 
2.2 
acres 
4,064 
236 
16.9 
2.7 
10.4 
3.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
607,158 
16.2 
1.1 
14.2 
0.9 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
17,735 
2,368 
25.2 
11.8 
9.4 
4.0 
$1,000 
1,133 
140 
31.5 
16.8 
11.6 
3.1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,453 
194 
31.7 
11.8 
14.6 
5.2 
$1,000 
5,783 
328 
31.7 
11.8 
14.6 
5.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,047 
706 
33.4 
10.6 
16.0 
6.8 
$1,000 
14,714 
2,558 
33.4 
10.6 
16.0 
6.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,552 
851 
34.6 
9.9 
17.6 
7.0 
$1,000 
32,887 
6,137 
34.5 
9.8 
17.6 
7.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,437 
273 
30.4 
6.5 
21.2 
2.7 
$1,000 
63,623 
3,895 
30.6 
6.4 
21.4 
2.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,585 
147 
33.2 
5.9 
24.3 
2.9 
1,000 
35,338 
3,299 
33.2 
5.9 
24.4 
2.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,650 
658 
38.2 
5.5 
26.3 
6.4 
$1,000 
116,911 
21,626 
38.4 
5.6 
26.5 
6.4 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,980 
588 
43.3 
6.1 
30.8 
6.3 
$1,000 
88,492 
26,491 
43.4 
6.1 
30.9 
6.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
8,112 
4,809 
53.0 
6.7 
40.1 
6.2 
$1,000 
599,297 
363,385 
53.7 
6.7 
40.8 
6.2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,185 
5,437 
22.2 
1.9 
18.7 
1.5 
$1,000 
1,411,272 
873,122 
25.0 
2.1 
21.2 
1.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,447 
222 
24.1 
1.5 
21.2 
1.4 
$1,000 
2,384,757 
79,022 
26.4 
1.6 
23.2 
1.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,100 
83 
18.4 
0.6 
17.0 
0.8 
$1,000 
3,686,064 
59,230 
20.2 
0.7 
18.7 
0.8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
5,259 
77 
11.9 
0.5 
10.9 
0.5 
$1,000 
12,839,912 
191,492 
9.8 
0.7 
8.7 
0.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,255 
142 
28.6 
11.3 
12.4 
4.9 
$1,000 
1,103 
67 
28.8 
11.1 
12.8 
4.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,000 
327 
28.7 
9.8 
13.6 
5.3 
$1,000 
16,454 
881 
28.7 
9.6 
13.9 
5.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,093 
208 
29.6 
8.7 
16.6 
4.2 
$1,000 
30,050 
1,523 
29.8 
8.7 
16.9 
4.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,447 
896 
34.6 
8.0 
21.9 
4.7 
$1,000 
124,770 
16,129 
35.1 
8.0 
22.3 
4.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6,803 
990 
37.5 
6.8 
26.0 
4.7 
$1,000 
244,940 
34,053 
37.4 
6.7 
26.1 
4.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
22,903 
3,543 
19.7 
1.6 
16.7 
1.4 
$1,000 
7,363,278 
332,235 
14.2 
0.9 
12.5 
0.8 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,328 
156 
27.7 
11.3 
11.9 
4.6 
1,000 
1,164 
80 
27.8 
11.4 
11.9 
4.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,329 
521 
31.3 
12.6 
13.8 
4.9 
1,000 
20,451 
1,454 
31.3 
12.6 
13.9 
4.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,201 
350 
34.2 
12.6 
16.5 
5.0 
1,000 
37,648 
2,527 
34.3 
12.6 
16.7 
5.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,552 
392 
36.4 
11.9 
19.3 
5.2 
1,000 
87,304 
6,664 
36.9 
11.8 
19.8 
5.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,138 
260 
39.0 
9.6 
24.1 
5.3 
1,000 
74,057 
9,769 
39.4 
9.6 
24.4 
5.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,493 
476 
41.8 
7.0 
29.8 
5.0 
1,000 
527,324 
44,641 
33.3 
4.1 
25.6 
3.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
65,530 
2,856 
30.1 
7.9 
18.3 
3.9 
acres 
19,547,925 
532,893 
22.2 
2.5 
17.5 
2.2 
Partnership 
farms 
4,668 
154 
25.2 
5.9 
16.2 
3.1 
acres 
3,676,068 
117,625 
17.8 
1.8 
14.5 
1.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
