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 
75,462 
4,659 
27.8 
12.2 
13.5 
2.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
455,539 
18.7 
4.1 
13.0 
1.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6,796 
1,010 
31.3 
22.6 
10.1 
-1.5 
acres 
34,022 
4,891 
32.3 
22.6 
10.2 
-0.4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
24,220 
1,785 
32.1 
17.9 
11.7 
2.5 
acres 
623,624 
44,302 
31.4 
17.2 
11.4 
2.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,855 
394 
32.0 
12.2 
16.3 
3.5 
acres 
400,385 
22,993 
32.0 
12.1 
16.3 
3.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,336 
437 
30.5 
10.2 
17.0 
3.3 
acres 
689,435 
36,041 
30.4 
10.2 
17.0 
3.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,134 
365 
26.8 
8.4 
15.4 
3.0 
acres 
830,238 
42,391 
26.7 
8.3 
15.4 
3.0 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
4,565 
221 
23.4 
6.8 
13.8 
2.7 
acres 
717,461 
34,680 
23.3 
6.8 
13.7 
2.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,094 
184 
23.6 
4.9 
16.3 
2.4 
acres 
611,397 
36,634 
23.5 
4.9 
16.2 
2.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,182 
145 
23.1 
4.5 
16.2 
2.3 
acres 
519,258 
34,577 
23.0 
4.5 
16.2 
2.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,015 
395 
19.8 
3.2 
14.8 
1.8 
acres 
2,133,226 
132,285 
19.7 
3.2 
14.7 
1.8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,674 
120 
17.4 
1.8 
14.3 
1.3 
acres 
2,534,419 
81,644 
17.2 
1.7 
14.2 
1.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,845 
71 
13.2 
0.8 
11.8 
0.5 
acres 
2,494,121 
105,095 
12.3 
0.8 
11.0 
0.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
746 
35 
10.1 
2.1 
7.6 
0.3 
acres 
2,373,018 
189,010 
10.7 
2.5 
7.8 
0.4 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,372 
227 
18.4 
9.0 
11.5 
-2.2 
acres 
45,826 
1,585 
5.9 
1.4 
4.4 
0.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
127 
14 
35.4 
18.8 
16.8 
-0.3 
acres 
743 
105 
38.0 
17.7 
18.8 
1.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
230,341 
14.6 
2.1 
11.8 
0.7 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
18,193 
1,709 
36.7 
23.2 
11.7 
1.8 
$1,000 
2,508 
297 
39.4 
26.9 
12.0 
0.5 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,005 
513 
29.9 
16.2 
11.4 
2.3 
$1,000 
1 1 ,708 
859 
30.0 
16.2 
11.4 
2.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
7,305 
674 
28.1 
13.5 
11.3 
3.2 
$1,000 
26,129 
2,492 
28.0 
13.4 
11.3 
3.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,220 
949 
26.8 
11.7 
11.3 
3.8 
$1,000 
51,348 
6,586 
26.9 
11.7 
11.4 
3.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
6,479 
636 
23.2 
8.2 
14.4 
0.6 
$1,000 
92,206 
8,905 
23.3 
8.1 
14.5 
0.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,018 
158 
23.3 
7.1 
15.5 
0.7 
1,000 
44,901 
3,498 
23.3 
7.1 
15.5 
0.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,151 
368 
26.0 
6.2 
16.4 
3.3 
$1,000 
131,058 
11,418 
25.8 
6.2 
16.3 
3.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,003 
166 
26.7 
5.9 
17.9 
2.9 
$1,000 
89,295 
7,393 
26.6 
5.9 
17.8 
2.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,764 
529 
23.6 
4.3 
17.3 
2.0 
$1,000 
415,800 
37,774 
23.9 
4.3 
17.6 
2.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,017 
1,239 
28.1 
3.4 
23.3 
1.4 
$1,000 
1,133,325 
192,948 
28.5 
3.4 
23.7 
1.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,668 
119 
20.6 
2.0 
17.7 
0.9 
$1,000 
1,314,114 
42,707 
21.2 
2.0 
18.2 
0.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,595 
86 
15.1 
1.0 
13.7 
0.5 
$1,000 
1 ,844,322 
63,567 
15.8 
1.0 
14.3 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,044 
34 
8.7 
1.0 
7.4 
0.3 
$1,000 
4,907,373 
64,767 
7.4 
1.5 
5.7 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,908 
200 
27.7 
14.6 
10.7 
2.4 
$1,000 
1,391 
93 
27.5 
14.3 
10.6 
2.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,006 
431 
26.5 
12.6 
11.2 
2.6 
$1,000 
19,151 
1,171 
26.1 
12.2 
11.3 
2.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,388 
249 
24.2 
9.8 
12.6 
1.8 
$1,000 
31,848 
1,806 
24.1 
9.7 
12.7 
1.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,008 
348 
24.7 
7.7 
15.3 
1.7 
$1,000 
115,891 
5,686 
24.5 
7.4 
15.3 
1.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,407 
240 
24.1 
5.3 
16.9 
1.9 
$1,000 
195,399 
8,656 
24.1 
5.2 
17.0 
1.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
12,909 
811 
20.1 
2.6 
16.5 
1.1 
$1,000 
3,199,794 
75,465 
13.8 
1.6 
11.6 
0.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,246 
245 
28.7 
16.0 
10.4 
2.3 
1,000 
1,620 
128 
29.0 
16.3 
10.6 
2.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1 1 ,823 
1,018 
31.3 
17.7 
11.6 
2.1 
1,000 
33,900 
2,961 
31.7 
17.8 
11.8 
2.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,443 
715 
34.0 
18.4 
13.2 
2.4 
1,000 
60,689 
5,131 
34.1 
18.4 
13.3 
2.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
8,013 
650 
34.2 
16.9 
14.8 
2.5 
1,000 
123,403 
9,892 
34.2 
16.6 
15.0 
2.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,610 
183 
35.0 
13.7 
17.8 
3.6 
1,000 
89,214 
6,157 
34.9 
13.5 
17.8 
3.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,701 
90 
28.7 
8.3 
17.6 
2.7 
1,000 
257,749 
11,093 
23.8 
6.3 
15.6 
1.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
66,942 
4,208 
28.4 
12.6 
13.7 
2.1 
acres 
10,481,463 
376,149 
20.2 
4.6 
13.9 
1.8 
Partnership 
farms 
4,626 
229 
23.4 
8.6 
13.0 
1.7 
acres 
2,130,857 
85,244 
14.8 
2.5 
11.2 
1.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
