Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[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 by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
3,580 
166 
23.6 
3.6 
14.6 
5.5 
acres 
7,458,653 
148,270 
13.2 
1.3 
10.3 
1.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
204 
23 
23.5 
4.9 
12.4 
6.2 
acres 
1,043,399 
31,327 
2.1 
1.2 
0.7 
0.2 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
668 
62 
21.7 
5.9 
7.7 
8.0 
acres 
635,113 
54,617 
7.5 
1.8 
4.1 
1.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
24,898 
2,207 
36.9 
9.3 
14.7 
12.9 
acres 
11,859,293 
512,018 
19.5 
3.0 
11.7 
4.9 
Part owners 
farms 
18,836 
412 
29.8 
2.7 
21.7 
5.5 
acres 
28,659,615 
561,096 
19.1 
1.3 
15.4 
2.5 
Tenants 
farms 
6,235 
403 
39.3 
7.4 
22.9 
9.1 
acres 
4,812,875 
116,437 
25.4 
2.7 
19.0 
3.7 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
45,878 
2,565 
34.0 
6.3 
18.1 
9.6 
acres 
43,361,779 
680,804 
19.9 
1.8 
14.9 
3.1 
Female 
farms 
4,091 
397 
40.5 
12.4 
14.2 
13.9 
acres 
1,970,004 
154,153 
20.7 
3.5 
11.8 
5.4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
29,819 
908 
31.1 
4.3 
19.5 
7.3 
Other 
farms 
20,150 
2,079 
39.6 
9.9 
16.5 
13.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
316 
(H) 
73.7 
19.2 
22.4 
32.1 
acres 
173,771 
68,095 
55.4 
9.0 
32.4 
14.0 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
66 
38 
57.6 
8.9 
34.5 
14.2 
acres 
40,389 
8,767 
35.5 
6.3 
16.9 
12.3 
Asian 
farms 
16 
(H) 
68.8 
12.1 
11.8 
44.8 
acres 
3,546 
(H) 
17.1 
5.0 
3.4 
8.7 
Black or African American 
farms 
25 
22 
64.0 
17.1 
21.9 
25.0 
acres 
5,249 
3,279 
76.0 
11.5 
39.9 
24.6 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
49,807 
2,841 
34.5 
6.8 
17.8 
9.9 
acres 
45,260,608 
704,767 
19.9 
1.9 
14.8 
3.2 
More than one race reported 
farms 
55 
8 
29.1 
24.5 
16.4 
-11.7 
acres 
21,991 
4,170 
3.6 
2.1 
2.0 
-0.5 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
305 
50 
58.0 
16.2 
29.3 
12.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,583 
204 
52.7 
9.6 
31.1 
12.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,304 
191 
34.7 
4.4 
23.4 
6.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,696 
242 
32.0 
3.5 
23.8 
4.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
8,174 
205 
25.9 
3.0 
17.5 
5.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,757 
616 
26.6 
4.4 
12.4 
9.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
151 
38 
53.6 
21.7 
15.5 
16.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,708 
382 
57.1 
16.5 
23.0 
17.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,895 
515 
47.5 
10.4 
21.6 
15.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
5,247 
614 
41.6 
10.1 
20.8 
10.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
5,729 
411 
35.2 
8.8 
14.3 
12.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,420 
309 
30.4 
7.5 
8.2 
14.7 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,176 
172 
48.4 
13.3 
23.3 
11.7 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,240 
858 
49.2 
11.5 
24.5 
13.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
10,120 
1,103 
39.2 
7.5 
20.7 
11.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
18,220 
1,243 
35.7 
6.7 
20.9 
8.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
20,539 
910 
30.5 
6.1 
15.7 
8.8 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
11,066 
462 
28.4 
6.1 
11.1 
11.2 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,425 
256 
28.2 
4.7 
12.1 
11.3 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,280 
2,132 
39.4 
7.6 
22.6 
9.1 
number 
6,385,675 
108,051 
17.4 
2.6 
12.1 
2.7 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
19,313 
983 
37.2 
6.7 
22.2 
8.4 
number 
1,730,112 
149,720 
19.8 
2.0 
14.8 
3.1 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
559 
84 
41.3 
5.4 
28.3 
7.6 
number 
54,628 
5,336 
10.0 
0.4 
8.8 
0.8 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
134 
38.6 
11.4 
20.8 
6.4 
number 
2,992,576 
1 1 1 ,449 
7.4 
0.7 
5.8 
0.9 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,858 
388 
51.3 
14.1 
21.8 
15.4 
number 
9,351,688 
159,336 
0.4 
0.3 
0.1 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
366 
87 
53.3 
14.5 
20.9 
17.9 
number 
4,777,716 
100,864 
0.8 
0.7 
0.1 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
31 
8 
16.1 
12.1 
2.0 
2.1 
$1,000 
3,550 
232 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
895 
27.1 
2.1 
19.9 
5.1 
acres 
9,087,851 
121,394 
21.9 
1.2 
18.2 
2.5 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
4,951 
216 
24.8 
1.8 
18.4 
4.7 
acres 
1,302,674 
22,440 
20.5 
1.2 
16.4 
2.9 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
