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 
25,266 
1,649 
40.4 
13.4 
13.6 
13.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
228,166 
25.4 
5.8 
13.0 
6.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,135 
308 
44.1 
22.7 
6.7 
14.7 
acres 
10,591 
1,487 
44.0 
22.5 
6.7 
14.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,996 
738 
45.0 
17.4 
11.6 
16.1 
acres 
228,806 
18,175 
44.2 
17.0 
11.3 
15.8 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,538 
137 
44.9 
12.7 
16.5 
15.6 
acres 
146,334 
7,825 
44.7 
12.7 
16.4 
15.7 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,382 
124 
41.4 
11.2 
16.5 
13.8 
acres 
196,419 
10,177 
41.2 
11.1 
16.4 
13.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,152 
104 
39.2 
10.5 
15.7 
13.0 
acres 
248,905 
11,952 
39.1 
10.6 
15.6 
12.9 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,292 
56 
36.1 
10.0 
14.6 
11.6 
acres 
201,930 
8,824 
36.1 
10.0 
14.5 
11.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,032 
64 
36.5 
8.0 
17.6 
10.9 
acres 
203,320 
12,744 
36.5 
8.0 
17.7 
10.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
787 
44 
36.5 
7.3 
19.3 
9.9 
acres 
187,732 
10,513 
36.4 
7.2 
19.2 
9.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,912 
110 
32.3 
6.7 
16.8 
8.8 
acres 
671,733 
38,178 
32.0 
6.5 
16.8 
8.7 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,121 
103 
31.3 
4.5 
19.8 
7.0 
acres 
760,507 
69,468 
31.0 
4.5 
19.6 
6.9 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
555 
31 
20.7 
3.1 
13.3 
4.3 
acres 
749,827 
40,508 
19.8 
3.1 
12.6 
4.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
364 
12 
9.9 
2.1 
6.3 
1.5 
acres 
1,365,140 
41,920 
7.3 
2.1 
4.1 
1.1 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
156 
32.7 
11.6 
11.7 
9.3 
acres 
154,682 
8,839 
12.4 
2.0 
8.9 
1.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
24 
43.8 
16.1 
13.2 
14.5 
acres 
4,557 
353 
24.1 
7.3 
9.1 
7.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
81,801 
9.2 
2.8 
5.3 
1.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,523 
819 
49.4 
19.5 
12.6 
17.3 
$1,000 
1,248 
145 
51.0 
22.4 
12.4 
16.2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,610 
189 
38.1 
13.0 
11.9 
13.3 
$1,000 
4,266 
306 
38.1 
12.9 
12.0 
13.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,630 
179 
38.0 
12.3 
12.3 
13.4 
$1,000 
9,310 
636 
38.0 
12.3 
12.3 
13.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,671 
174 
37.1 
11.1 
12.9 
13.1 
$1,000 
18,847 
1,221 
37.2 
11.1 
13.0 
13.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,088 
117 
34.7 
7.8 
17.8 
9.2 
$1,000 
29,229 
1,642 
34.6 
7.6 
17.8 
9.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
520 
26 
31.3 
7.0 
15.7 
8.7 
1,000 
11,409 
577 
31.3 
7.0 
15.6 
8.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
869 
56 
32.1 
6.4 
15.8 
9.9 
$1,000 
26,772 
1,726 
31.7 
6.3 
15.7 
9.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
342 
30 
32.7 
6.3 
14.6 
11.8 
$1,000 
15,132 
1,350 
32.7 
6.4 
14.7 
11.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
852 
72 
38.6 
6.3 
21.4 
10.9 
$1,000 
59,278 
4,839 
38.7 
6.3 
21.7 
10.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
566 
44 
36.2 
3.6 
28.9 
3.7 
$1,000 
89,300 
6,791 
36.6 
3.7 
29.2 
3.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
343 
35 
28.6 
3.2 
22.7 
2.7 
$1,000 
123,250 
13,314 
28.4 
3.1 
22.4 
2.8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
379 
19 
17.4 
1.7 
13.2 
2.5 
$1,000 
275,914 
12,504 
16.5 
1.8 
12.5 
2.3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
873 
35 
5.4 
2.5 
2.6 
0.3 
$1,000 
2,376,112 
79,345 
4.4 
2.4 
1.9 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,277 
81 
39.8 
13.8 
10.9 
15.0 
$1,000 
624 
39 
39.7 
13.9 
10.9 
15.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,604 
154 
38.1 
12.4 
11.9 
13.9 
$1,000 
6,985 
417 
38.1 
12.3 
12.0 
13.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,306 
78 
37.8 
10.6 
14.7 
12.4 
$1,000 
9,426 
558 
37.8 
10.5 
14.9 
12.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,529 
98 
36.2 
8.5 
16.5 
11.2 
$1,000 
24,386 
1,533 
36.0 
8.6 
16.2 
11.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
846 
59 
35.9 
8.2 
16.1 
11.6 
$1,000 
30,036 
2,014 
36.2 
8.3 
16.4 
11.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,954 
82 
21.6 
4.2 
13.4 
4.0 
$1,000 
897,056 
34,762 
8.0 
2.5 
4.5 
0.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,753 
133 
43.2 
16.0 
11.5 
15.8 
1,000 
868 
64 
43.2 
16.1 
11.3 
15.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,370 
404 
44.7 
17.0 
12.4 
15.3 
1,000 
14,965 
1,143 
44.8 
17.0 
12.5 
15.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,577 
268 
45.5 
16.3 
14.1 
15.1 
1,000 
25,661 
1,944 
45.6 
16.3 
14.3 
15.1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,066 
226 
45.1 
15.5 
15.1 
14.5 
1,000 
47,016 
3,463 
45.0 
15.4 
15.2 
14.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,221 
81 
41.4 
12.2 
16.6 
12.6 
1,000 
42,914 
2,826 
41.0 
12.0 
16.6 
12.4 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
763 
43 
34.2 
8.2 
16.4 
9.7 
1,000 
209,765 
6,137 
14.9 
3.2 
8.2 
3.4 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
22,393 
1,492 
41.1 
13.8 
13.6 
13.7 
acres 
3,409,872 
168,489 
29.6 
6.6 
14.9 
8.1 
Partnership 
farms 
1,482 
80 
34.3 
10.1 
13.2 
11.0 
acres 
849,702 
43,278 
14.9 
3.2 
8.2 
3.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
