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 
35,439 
1,512 
30.0 
12.3 
11.9 
5.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
354,334 
13.3 
1.8 
9.8 
1.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9,119 
737 
32.5 
18.6 
8.9 
5.0 
acres 
44,233 
3,507 
33.0 
18.6 
8.9 
5.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12,663 
535 
31.0 
13.9 
9.9 
7.3 
acres 
294,934 
30.6 
13.3 
10.0 
7.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,964 
33.9 
8.6 
17.9 
7.5 
acres 
113,637 
33.9 
8.5 
17.9 
7.4 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,126 
129 
34.2 
8.5 
18.6 
7.0 
acres 
174,492 
10,712 
34.2 
8.5 
18.7 
7.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,599 
49 
31.8 
7.4 
18.0 
6.4 
acres 
185,999 
5,685 
31.8 
7.4 
18.0 
6.4 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,243 
36 
29.4 
7.6 
16.0 
5.9 
acres 
195,519 
5,640 
29.4 
7.6 
16.0 
5.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
725 
40 
28.3 
5.5 
17.4 
5.3 
acres 
143,615 
7,908 
28.3 
5.5 
17.4 
5.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
488 
18 
28.7 
5.3 
17.9 
5.5 
acres 
115,983 
4,406 
28.7 
5.3 
17.9 
5.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,765 
47 
25.4 
4.7 
16.1 
4.6 
acres 
637,438 
17,006 
25.4 
4.7 
16.1 
4.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,389 
55 
21.7 
2.9 
14.7 
4.1 
acres 
960,648 
37,548 
21.8 
2.9 
14.8 
4.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
880 
55 
17.4 
2.0 
12.3 
3.1 
acres 
1,217,840 
82,391 
17.0 
1.9 
12.0 
3.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,478 
106 
14.1 
0.9 
11.6 
1.5 
acres 
12,217,240 
270,912 
9.7 
1.0 
7.9 
0.8 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1 1 ,589 
395 
24.3 
8.0 
12.0 
4.4 
acres 
1,266,256 
17,343 
11.9 
1.4 
8.6 
2.0 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,859 
255 
32.0 
12.7 
13.3 
6.0 
acres 
363,479 
24,335 
20.8 
4.1 
14.0 
2.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
49,556 
7.6 
1.1 
5.5 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,272 
679 
39.5 
22.3 
10.0 
7.2 
$1,000 
1,763 
165 
42.5 
26.5 
10.0 
6.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,988 
261 
30.4 
13.6 
10.2 
6.7 
$1,000 
8,250 
426 
30.5 
13.5 
10.3 
6.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,468 
318 
31.6 
13.1 
11.1 
7.3 
$1,000 
15,921 
1,145 
31.5 
13.0 
11.1 
7.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,096 
207 
30.4 
11.5 
11.8 
7.1 
$1,000 
28,784 
1,375 
30.4 
11.4 
11.9 
7.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,140 
105 
26.9 
7.8 
15.8 
3.3 
$1,000 
44,345 
1,518 
26.9 
7.7 
15.9 
3.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
871 
35 
26.8 
6.5 
16.9 
3.4 
1,000 
19,278 
801 
26.7 
6.5 
16.8 
3.3 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,558 
50 
27.4 
5.8 
14.9 
6.7 
$1,000 
48,921 
1,750 
27.4 
5.8 
14.9 
6.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
659 
54 
24.1 
4.7 
14.4 
4.9 
$1,000 
29,302 
2,398 
24.2 
4.7 
14.6 
4.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,741 
170 
24.0 
4.5 
14.3 
5.1 
$1,000 
124,199 
12,703 
23.9 
4.5 
14.5 
5.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,755 
49 
19.7 
1.7 
16.4 
1.7 
$1,000 
280,876 
8,264 
19.9 
1.7 
16.5 
1.7 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,094 
28 
18.6 
1.4 
15.6 
1.6 
$1,000 
393,376 
12,203 
18.9 
1.5 
15.9 
1.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
840 
29 
12.3 
0.6 
9.4 
2.3 
$1,000 
597,598 
19,148 
12.7 
0.6 
9.7 
2.4 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
957 
8 
4.4 
0.5 
3.0 
0.8 
$1,000 
3,291,061 
30,716 
2.5 
0.5 
1.6 
0.4 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,348 
66 
30.6 
13.0 
10.8 
6.8 
$1,000 
634 
30 
31.0 
13.0 
11.0 
7.0 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,764 
185 
27.9 
10.5 
11.2 
6.2 
$1,000 
7,527 
564 
27.8 
10.2 
11.6 
6.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,652 
59 
26.8 
8.8 
13.0 
5.0 
$1,000 
12,104 
432 
26.8 
8.8 
13.1 
4.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,144 
77 
26.2 
6.4 
15.3 
4.5 
$1,000 
34,551 
1,268 
25.8 
6.1 
15.1 
4.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,544 
57 
25.0 
5.0 
15.0 
4.9 
$1,000 
55,134 
2,096 
24.8 
4.9 
15.0 
4.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,536 
103 
15.1 
1.7 
11.2 
2.2 
$1,000 
1 ,224,240 
30,070 
7.1 
0.8 
5.2 
1.1 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,835 
89 
32.3 
14.7 
11.1 
6.6 
1,000 
940 
45 
32.2 
14.6 
11.1 
6.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,523 
431 
35.2 
17.8 
10.7 
6.7 
1,000 
21,524 
1,263 
35.2 
17.9 
10.6 
6.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,873 
279 
34.7 
17.3 
10.9 
6.5 
1,000 
34,954 
1,971 
34.7 
17.2 
11.0 
6.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,713 
247 
33.8 
14.8 
12.1 
6.8 
1,000 
75,255 
3,921 
33.9 
14.8 
12.3 
6.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,902 
81 
31.5 
12.2 
13.0 
6.3 
1,000 
64,703 
2,705 
31.2 
12.0 
13.0 
6.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,605 
72 
24.4 
5.9 
13.9 
4.7 
1,000 
323,339 
35,597 
20.7 
4.1 
13.0 
3.7 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
29,858 
1,373 
31.5 
13.4 
12.0 
6.1 
acres 
8,011,020 
242,799 
17.1 
2.2 
12.7 
2.2 
Partnership 
farms 
2,330 
106 
23.1 
7.0 
11.7 
4.4 
acres 
3,052,982 
75,948 
12.2 
1.4 
9.2 
1.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
