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 
68,050 
1,279 
25.6 
9.8 
16.9 
-1.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
164,266 
20.2 
4.0 
15.5 
0.8 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,230 
130 
21.9 
23.9 
9.5 
-11.5 
acres 
16,752 
666 
22.5 
23.0 
9.1 
-9.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23,563 
802 
24.7 
14.6 
13.8 
-3.7 
acres 
646,064 
20,907 
24.6 
13.9 
13.5 
-2.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,704 
188 
29.0 
9.3 
20.0 
-0.3 
acres 
446,345 
10,894 
28.9 
9.3 
19.9 
-0.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,519 
166 
27.4 
7.7 
18.9 
0.8 
acres 
622,055 
13,497 
27.3 
7.7 
18.8 
0.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,261 
235 
27.3 
7.1 
18.8 
1.3 
acres 
842,185 
27,455 
27.2 
7.1 
18.8 
1.3 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
4,553 
191 
26.5 
6.4 
18.6 
1.5 
acres 
714,453 
30,062 
26.4 
6.3 
18.6 
1.5 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,185 
116 
27.9 
4.6 
21.6 
1.7 
acres 
629,408 
23,155 
27.9 
4.6 
21.6 
1.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,055 
55 
25.0 
4.0 
19.2 
1.8 
acres 
489,524 
13,214 
24.9 
4.0 
19.2 
1.8 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5,224 
245 
26.4 
3.4 
21.2 
1.8 
acres 
1,821,129 
83,293 
26.2 
3.3 
21.1 
1.8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,268 
125 
21.0 
1.6 
18.2 
1.1 
acres 
1,507,906 
81,831 
20.8 
1.6 
18.1 
1.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
956 
95 
12.3 
1.4 
10.6 
0.4 
acres 
1,267,223 
132,058 
12.0 
1.4 
10.2 
0.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
532 
7 
4.5 
1.0 
3.4 
0.1 
acres 
1,864,768 
17,917 
4.1 
1.1 
3.0 
0.1 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,061 
119 
15.3 
9.8 
11.5 
-5.9 
acres 
145,995 
8,078 
3.1 
0.7 
2.5 
-0.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
111 
14 
26.1 
14.0 
16.0 
-3.9 
acres 
447 
46 
23.9 
11.6 
14.3 
-1.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
226,289 
13.1 
1.9 
11.0 
0.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
21,851 
3,219 
28.3 
17.6 
15.2 
-4.6 
$1,000 
3,693 
620 
27.8 
20.1 
15.1 
-7.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,781 
1,575 
17.4 
7.4 
11.2 
-1.2 
$1,000 
14,516 
2,584 
17.5 
7.3 
11.3 
-1.1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,016 
928 
21.2 
6.8 
13.6 
0.8 
$1,000 
28,575 
3,301 
21.4 
6.7 
13.7 
0.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,852 
735 
24.7 
6.6 
16.1 
2.0 
$1,000 
62,617 
5,089 
24.8 
6.5 
16.2 
2.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
7,606 
734 
28.2 
5.0 
23.8 
-0.7 
$1,000 
106,494 
10,331 
28.4 
5.0 
24.0 
-0.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,093 
230 
31.9 
5.1 
27.4 
-0.5 
1,000 
46,122 
5,067 
32.0 
5.1 
27.4 
-0.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,407 
559 
36.6 
4.2 
29.5 
2.9 
$1,000 
106,197 
17,449 
36.9 
4.2 
29.7 
3.0 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,217 
244 
38.7 
4.5 
31.9 
2.3 
$1,000 
53,881 
10,946 
38.8 
4.5 
31.9 
2.4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,067 
56 
27.7 
3.1 
23.0 
1.5 
$1,000 
144,985 
3,895 
28.5 
3.1 
23.7 
1.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,550 
125 
23.6 
1.7 
21.9 
(Z) 
$1,000 
248,620 
30,108 
25.4 
1.8 
23.6 
(Z) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,001 
32 
22.2 
1.6 
20.9 
-0.3 
$1,000 
364,049 
11,492 
23.4 
1.7 
21.9 
-0.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
796 
484 
10.2 
1.0 
9.0 
0.2 
$1,000 
574,147 
339,206 
11.6 
1.1 
10.2 
0.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
813 
6 
3.6 
0.9 
2.7 
0.0 
$1,000 
1,857,141 
39,690 
4.6 
1.4 
3.3 
0.0 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,715 
156 
21.5 
9.5 
13.9 
-1.8 
$1,000 
1,695 
77 
20.8 
8.6 
13.7 
-1.5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,339 
354 
22.9 
7.4 
15.9 
-0.5 
$1,000 
16,635 
920 
23.7 
7.3 
16.8 
-0.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,338 
242 
27.9 
7.0 
21.4 
-0.6 
$1,000 
23,945 
1,816 
27.8 
7.0 
21.4 
-0.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,662 
320 
28.2 
5.8 
22.6 
-0.2 
$1,000 
57,948 
4,992 
28.0 
5.6 
22.5 
-0.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,987 
184 
29.8 
4.5 
24.6 
0.8 
$1,000 
69,996 
6,455 
29.8 
4.4 
24.5 
0.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,502 
346 
15.3 
1.8 
13.4 
0.1 
$1,000 
952,568 
87,072 
8.5 
1.2 
7.3 
0.1 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,974 
159 
22.0 
11.9 
13.3 
-3.2 
1,000 
2,566 
82 
22.1 
11.9 
13.3 
-3.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
16,821 
523 
24.6 
12.0 
14.8 
-2.2 
1,000 
46,991 
1,524 
24.7 
11.7 
14.9 
-1.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10,557 
240 
27.1 
11.4 
16.8 
-1.1 
1,000 
75,590 
1,698 
27.1 
11.3 
16.9 
-1.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9,662 
165 
29.6 
10.5 
19.4 
-0.3 
1,000 
148,277 
2,502 
29.9 
10.5 
19.7 
-0.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,765 
205 
32.5 
9.1 
22.9 
0.5 
1,000 
92,941 
6,915 
32.4 
9.1 
22.9 
0.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
728 
31 
29.3 
6.5 
22.0 
0.7 
1,000 
60,044 
3,345 
27.8 
5.4 
21.2 
1.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
63,175 
1,212 
25.8 
10.0 
17.1 
-1.3 
acres 
8,863,469 
143,440 
22.1 
4.4 
16.9 
0.8 
Partnership 
farms 
3,419 
54 
23.8 
7.2 
16.6 
(Z) 
acres 
1,596,851 
29,069 
11.2 
1.9 
8.7 
0.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
