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 
49,969 
2,914 
34.5 
6.8 
17.8 
9.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
706,281 
19.9 
1.9 
14.8 
3.2 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,520 
744 
48.8 
25.3 
5.5 
18.1 
acres 
13,272 
2,869 
47.0 
23.8 
5.1 
18.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,125 
1,774 
47.4 
11.5 
18.5 
17.4 
acres 
203,321 
42,668 
45.7 
11.0 
17.9 
16.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,667 
157 
40.1 
8.1 
17.5 
14.5 
acres 
97,350 
8,946 
40.1 
8.0 
17.5 
14.5 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,691 
184 
34.8 
6.3 
16.7 
11.8 
acres 
219,222 
14,897 
35.0 
6.4 
16.8 
11.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,097 
143 
33.1 
6.2 
16.5 
10.4 
acres 
244,582 
16,692 
33.1 
6.2 
16.5 
10.4 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
3,287 
194 
33.7 
6.3 
17.4 
10.0 
acres 
519,780 
30,615 
33.8 
6.3 
17.5 
10.0 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,569 
108 
33.7 
5.3 
18.9 
9.6 
acres 
310,563 
21,771 
33.7 
5.3 
18.9 
9.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,521 
138 
31.4 
4.5 
18.3 
8.6 
acres 
361,440 
32,324 
31.4 
4.5 
18.3 
8.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,645 
717 
31.2 
4.2 
18.9 
8.1 
acres 
2,455,322 
263,846 
31.0 
4.1 
19.0 
8.0 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,717 
305 
33.3 
2.0 
26.0 
5.3 
acres 
5,485,944 
192,094 
32.8 
1.9 
25.7 
5.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,844 
443 
26.8 
1.5 
21.7 
3.6 
acres 
8,056,785 
656,721 
26.5 
1.5 
21.5 
3.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5,286 
126 
20.0 
1.3 
16.1 
2.6 
acres 
27,364,202 
600,368 
13.3 
1.4 
10.2 
1.6 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,860 
893 
27.2 
2.6 
19.9 
4.8 
acres 
8,225,973 
508,805 
18.6 
1.0 
15.6 
2.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,000 
75 
36.7 
6.1 
22.2 
8.4 
acres 
70,600 
3,516 
26.1 
2.7 
19.0 
4.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
1,768,495 
13.6 
1.5 
10.4 
1.7 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,731 
1,654 
41.9 
13.3 
12.1 
16.5 
$1,000 
753 
178 
47.5 
17.0 
13.2 
17.2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,917 
251 
43.6 
12.4 
14.7 
16.5 
$1,000 
3,198 
416 
43.7 
12.3 
14.8 
16.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,224 
375 
45.1 
12.8 
15.1 
17.2 
$1,000 
8,058 
1,381 
45.2 
12.8 
15.2 
17.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,850 
328 
46.2 
12.4 
16.8 
17.0 
$1,000 
20,532 
2,317 
46.2 
12.4 
16.8 
17.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,996 
199 
39.4 
8.5 
20.2 
10.7 
$1,000 
42,678 
2,785 
38.8 
8.3 
20.0 
10.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,002 
84 
33.7 
6.3 
18.5 
8.9 
1,000 
22,054 
1,852 
33.5 
6.2 
18.4 
8.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,457 
220 
32.9 
4.5 
18.3 
10.0 
$1,000 
78,036 
7,111 
32.6 
4.5 
18.2 
9.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,254 
164 
27.4 
3.8 
16.5 
7.2 
$1,000 
55,786 
7,385 
27.3 
3.8 
16.5 
7.1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,071 
1,636 
40.3 
4.5 
25.9 
9.9 
$1,000 
370,229 
120,584 
40.3 
4.5 
26.1 
9.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,116 
631 
32.8 
2.2 
25.7 
4.8 
$1,000 
1,177,259 
116,830 
33.3 
2.2 
26.3 
4.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
5,634 
139 
31.9 
1.7 
26.1 
4.1 
$1,000 
2,038,661 
79,469 
32.5 
1.7 
26.6 
4.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
4,400 
629 
22.8 
0.8 
19.7 
2.3 
$1,000 
3,170,716 
435,455 
23.8 
0.8 
20.5 
2.4 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,317 
446 
13.6 
0.8 
11.3 
1.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
$1,000 
16,080,796 
1,941,482 
6.8 
1.4 
4.8 
0.7 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
909 
86 
36.1 
9.3 
13.3 
13.5 
$1,000 
445 
46 
35.9 
9.1 
13.5 
13.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,689 
288 
37.5 
9.1 
14.5 
13.9 
$1,000 
7,615 
732 
37.7 
9.1 
14.6 
13.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,202 
124 
33.1 
6.5 
15.5 
11.0 
$1,000 
16,093 
881 
32.8 
6.4 
15.5 
10.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,372 
212 
33.6 
5.4 
17.7 
10.5 
$1,000 
72,818 
4,250 
33.7 
5.3 
18.0 
10.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,070 
411 
34.2 
4.1 
21.0 
9.0 
$1,000 
147,808 
15,489 
34.1 
4.1 
21.1 
8.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
17,541 
832 
25.6 
1.7 
19.9 
4.0 
$1,000 
5,859,580 
459,721 
17.6 
1.1 
14.3 
2.2 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
934 
140 
37.5 
10.4 
13.4 
13.6 
1,000 
465 
69 
36.9 
10.9 
13.1 
13.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,002 
666 
45.0 
13.4 
15.5 
16.1 
1,000 
11,976 
2,084 
46.2 
13.6 
16.2 
16.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,441 
508 
47.7 
13.9 
17.2 
16.7 
1,000 
24,959 
3,655 
47.7 
13.7 
17.3 
16.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,597 
529 
46.2 
12.8 
18.5 
14.8 
1,000 
74,310 
8,473 
46.0 
12.6 
18.6 
14.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,400 
173 
41.7 
9.2 
20.6 
11.9 
1,000 
84,036 
5,833 
41.1 
8.8 
20.6 
11.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,812 
264 
32.5 
3.8 
22.1 
6.6 
1,000 
482,320 
36,720 
21.3 
2.4 
14.9 
3.9 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
42,543 
2,650 
36.2 
7.2 
18.5 
10.4 
acres 
30,652,748 
553,942 
23.7 
2.0 
17.7 
4.0 
Partnership 
farms 
2,974 
123 
27.5 
5.0 
14.6 
7.8 
acres 
5,541,870 
128,963 
12.9 
1.5 
9.4 
2.0 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
