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 
1,243 
236 
49.7 
33.9 
9.8 
6.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
6,848 
33.6 
18.8 
11.3 
3.5 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
433 
111 
57.5 
44.8 
5.5 
7.1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
451 
107 
49.9 
32.2 
11.7 
6.0 
acres 
11,155 
2,833 
49.2 
32.1 
11.2 
5.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
83 
9 
47.0 
26.0 
15.0 
5.9 
acres 
4,763 
517 
47.2 
26.1 
15.1 
6.0 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
97 
20 
48.5 
26.9 
16.3 
5.3 
acres 
8,159 
1,761 
48.8 
26.9 
16.6 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
63 
22 
36.5 
20.4 
11.6 
4.5 
acres 
7,462 
2,752 
37.7 
21.0 
12.0 
4.7 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
9 
34.3 
19.3 
11.7 
3.3 
acres 
5,540 
1,432 
34.0 
19.2 
11.5 
3.3 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
8 
40.0 
18.9 
15.9 
5.2 
acres 
4,030 
1,621 
41.2 
19.3 
16.6 
5.4 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
3 
30.0 
13.3 
15.1 
1.6 
acres 
4,652 
824 
29.1 
12.8 
14.8 
1.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
30 
19 
30.0 
13.0 
14.4 
2.5 
acres 
9,840 
5,807 
28.7 
12.9 
13.3 
2.4 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
4,117 
854 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
(H) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
6,473 
5,682 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
298 
77 
41.3 
29.6 
6.3 
5.4 
acres 
3,778 
201 
7.9 
6.5 
0.9 
0.6 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
30 
13 
70.0 
39.3 
23.8 
6.9 
acres 
176 
60 
69.3 
35.6 
25.8 
7.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
59,652 
5,084 
12.2 
8.8 
2.4 
1.0 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
337 
96 
65.9 
44.3 
14.0 
7.6 
$1,000 
66 
14 
65.0 
43.1 
14.5 
7.5 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
114 
20 
49.1 
33.2 
10.2 
5.7 
$1,000 
193 
34 
51.1 
34.2 
10.8 
6.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
186 
49 
57.0 
39.6 
8.6 
8.8 
$1,000 
638 
145 
56.7 
39.1 
9.1 
8.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
162 
23 
55.6 
41.2 
7.7 
6.6 
$1,000 
1,120 
174 
55.4 
41.2 
7.7 
6.5 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
137 
41 
40.1 
25.3 
10.6 
4.3 
$1,000 
1,828 
535 
38.5 
24.2 
10.2 
4.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
42 
23 
50.0 
30.4 
14.3 
5.3 
1,000 
923 
494 
50.2 
30.7 
14.2 
5.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
49 
11 
26.5 
18.6 
5.4 
2.6 
$1,000 
1,535 
338 
26.2 
18.2 
5.6 
2.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
19 
5 
15.8 
9.2 
5.0 
1.6 
$1,000 
866 
230 
15.4 
9.1 
4.8 
1.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
89 
35 
49.4 
34.1 
9.5 
5.8 
$1,000 
6,321 
2,536 
50.6 
34.8 
9.8 
6.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
59 
14 
13.6 
8.7 
4.3 
0.5 
$1,000 
9,715 
2,390 
12.8 
8.4 
3.9 
0.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
25 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
8,682 
487 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
15 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
9,588 
273 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
9 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
$1,000 
18,175 
1,297 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
38 
6 
50.0 
35.4 
8.1 
6.5 
$1,000 
18 
3 
51.5 
36.7 
8.4 
6.5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
80 
21 
52.5 
38.1 
4.4 
10.0 
$1,000 
229 
54 
53.9 
39.4 
4.5 
10.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
64 
19 
53.1 
33.7 
13.0 
6.4 
$1,000 
440 
123 
51.7 
32.3 
13.0 
6.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
95 
39 
48.4 
29.3 
12.7 
6.3 
$1,000 
1,611 
732 
48.8 
29.7 
12.7 
6.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
52 
12 
38.5 
28.6 
6.5 
3.4 
$1,000 
1,987 
487 
38.8 
29.3 
6.3 
3.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
9 
16.9 
13.9 
2.0 
1.1 
$1,000 
17,441 
1,313 
4.7 
4.0 
0.5 
0.2 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
42 
12 
59.5 
47.5 
4.3 
7.7 
1,000 
23 
5 
60.5 
47.3 
4.8 
8.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
148 
25 
51.4 
37.0 
8.5 
5.8 
1,000 
469 
81 
51.2 
36.5 
8.8 
5.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
182 
48 
56.0 
39.3 
9.7 
7.0 
1,000 
1,341 
337 
56.3 
39.7 
9.7 
6.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
280 
68 
56.1 
37.3 
12.8 
5.9 
1,000 
4,217 
1,026 
56.0 
36.9 
13.0 
6.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
89 
18 
53.9 
34.5 
13.7 
5.8 
1,000 
3,143 
582 
52.8 
33.0 
13.9 
5.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
18 
36.3 
21.5 
10.8 
4.0 
1,000 
13,542 
3,255 
29.4 
17.7 
8.9 
2.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
919 
158 
52.8 
35.8 
10.6 
6.3 
acres 
43,332 
5,046 
42.2 
21.9 
15.6 
4.7 
Partnership 
farms 
144 
37 
46.5 
32.4 
8.0 
6.2 
acres 
11,316 
2,606 
28.3 
18.2 
7.7 
2.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
