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 
968 
54 
33.8 
10.8 
13.1 
9.9 
acres 
488,941 
27,418 
16.7 
5.2 
8.4 
3.1 
Other than family held 
farms 
140 
13 
34.3 
10.4 
14.6 
9.3 
acres 
83,164 
6,844 
12.2 
3.2 
6.3 
2.7 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
283 
19 
39.6 
13.8 
13.1 
12.6 
acres 
139,565 
11,150 
25.1 
5.6 
13.7 
5.7 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
1,334 
41.8 
14.7 
12.7 
14.5 
acres 
2,725,914 
149,452 
30.4 
7.8 
13.7 
8.9 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
252 
34.3 
8.3 
16.6 
9.5 
acres 
2,053,995 
74,752 
18.6 
3.1 
11.8 
3.7 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
86 
43.4 
15.3 
16.1 
12.0 
acres 
191,335 
23,219 
28.3 
6.0 
17.0 
5.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
21,257 
1,315 
39.7 
12.7 
14.1 
13.0 
acres 
4,556,620 
207,542 
24.8 
5.5 
13.1 
6.3 
Female 
farms 
4,009 
363 
44.0 
17.4 
11.1 
15.5 
acres 
414,624 
38,999 
32.0 
10.0 
11.4 
10.5 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
10,361 
627 
37.1 
11.5 
13.5 
12.1 
Other 
farms 
14,905 
1,033 
42.7 
14.8 
13.7 
14.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
270 
86 
60.7 
18.1 
23.2 
19.5 
acres 
38,830 
12,359 
60.2 
14.0 
26.4 
19.8 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
128 
27 
63.3 
12.1 
30.8 
20.4 
acres 
11,892 
2,441 
61.4 
6.8 
41.5 
13.1 
Asian 
farms 
67 
33 
61.2 
11.2 
15.7 
34.3 
acres 
5,929 
1,678 
44.3 
7.9 
12.3 
24.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
2,025 
177 
58.7 
18.7 
20.5 
19.6 
acres 
191,452 
18,926 
54.2 
9.6 
30.0 
14.5 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
farms 
22,954 
1,504 
38.6 
12.9 
12.9 
12.8 
acres 
4,744,625 
214,525 
24.2 
5.6 
12.3 
6.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
92 
15 
29.3 
22.3 
6.2 
0.9 
acres 
17,346 
2,211 
15.5 
11.5 
3.2 
0.7 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
35 
8 
74.3 
30.2 
25.0 
19.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
387 
59 
58.9 
23.0 
19.2 
16.8 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
772 
82 
42.2 
10.3 
20.5 
11.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,574 
128 
38.3 
12.4 
16.9 
9.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,855 
164 
35.5 
11.2 
13.5 
10.7 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,738 
230 
34.8 
10.6 
10.0 
14.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
49 
8 
71.4 
33.4 
17.9 
20.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
626 
86 
62.5 
25.6 
18.6 
18.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,578 
169 
49.0 
15.5 
18.6 
14.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
3,523 
290 
44.9 
15.5 
17.5 
11.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
4,773 
317 
40.2 
14.2 
12.7 
13.3 
65 years and over 
farms 
4,356 
219 
38.3 
13.0 
8.3 
17.0 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
486 
46 
48.8 
18.9 
16.1 
13.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,964 
213 
51.7 
19.8 
16.9 
15.0 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,126 
394 
45.5 
13.8 
18.0 
13.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,825 
621 
42.2 
14.3 
16.5 
11.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,658 
673 
38.9 
13.4 
12.9 
12.5 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,748 
414 
37.3 
12.7 
9.3 
15.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
3,781 
179 
36.4 
10.6 
10.7 
15.0 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,121 
392 
34.1 
10.0 
14.6 
9.5 
number 
297,286 
14,305 
17.1 
2.8 
10.7 
3.6 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
7,232 
340 
32.7 
9.1 
14.5 
9.1 
number 
166,745 
8,735 
17.2 
2.9 
10.6 
3.7 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
193 
19 
32.1 
10.2 
12.6 
9.3 
number 
15,997 
528 
4.8 
0.5 
3.7 
0.6 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
838 
115 
44.7 
18.3 
15.3 
11.1 
number 
224,076 
50,210 
13.0 
1.5 
10.6 
1.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
3,060 
337 
47.9 
19.3 
14.5 
14.1 
number 
4,231,250 
197,654 
4.5 
2.9 
1.3 
0.2 
Broilers sold 
farms 
539 
35 
18.0 
8.9 
5.3 
3.7 
number 
225,882,950 
12,236,110 
5.5 
3.6 
1.9 
(Z) 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
57 
8 
26.3 
10.2 
10.2 
5.9 
$1,000 
5,138 
2,350 
6.8 
2.8 
2.3 
1.7 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
152 
33.9 
8.0 
16.4 
9.6 
acres 
309,810 
9,943 
17.6 
2.9 
11.7 
2.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
1,152 
63 
28.7 
5.4 
16.8 
6.5 
acres 
215,708 
6,067 
17.2 
2.6 
12.3 
2.3 
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 
