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 
99,171 
1,968 
31.4 
8.9 
16.8 
5.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
327,164 
21.8 
3.3 
15.7 
2.8 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,544 
253 
37.9 
19.9 
11.6 
6.4 
acres 
16,950 
1,206 
38.3 
20.2 
11.4 
6.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21,706 
710 
37.2 
15.8 
13.3 
8.1 
acres 
614,612 
18,508 
36.5 
15.4 
13.1 
8.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,104 
170 
36.4 
10.8 
18.1 
7.6 
acres 
414,091 
9,911 
36.4 
10.7 
18.1 
7.6 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
11,101 
230 
34.6 
10.0 
17.6 
7.0 
acres 
910,477 
18,698 
34.6 
10.0 
17.6 
7.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10,743 
186 
32.4 
8.9 
17.2 
6.3 
acres 
1,250,284 
21,464 
32.3 
8.9 
17.2 
6.3 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
8,065 
132 
30.7 
8.1 
17.0 
5.7 
acres 
1,268,055 
20,787 
30.7 
8.0 
17.0 
5.7 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5,738 
153 
30.9 
5.7 
20.3 
5.0 
acres 
1,132,998 
30,248 
30.9 
5.6 
20.3 
4.9 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4,523 
116 
29.5 
4.8 
20.3 
4.5 
acres 
1,072,342 
27,391 
29.5 
4.8 
20.2 
4.5 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13,040 
295 
26.5 
3.9 
18.7 
3.9 
acres 
4,600,375 
102,894 
26.2 
3.8 
18.6 
3.9 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,819 
200 
22.8 
2.0 
18.2 
2.6 
acres 
5,341,850 
134,720 
22.6 
1.9 
18.1 
2.5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3,757 
76 
20.6 
1.1 
18.2 
1.3 
acres 
5,064,749 
98,349 
19.8 
1.1 
17.4 
1.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,031 
21 
10.9 
1.4 
8.9 
0.5 
acres 
6,579,354 
76,683 
9.1 
1.4 
7.3 
0.5 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,570 
106 
23.3 
5.1 
15.5 
2.8 
acres 
1,174,543 
23,267 
8.0 
0.6 
7.1 
0.3 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
218 
13 
33.0 
10.8 
16.8 
5.5 
acres 
6,343 
443 
13.8 
1.8 
10.4 
1.6 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
69,793 
13.6 
1.5 
11.0 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
25,130 
1,063 
38.7 
17.1 
13.0 
8.7 
$1,000 
3,179 
199 
41.8 
20.2 
12.7 
9.0 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,872 
227 
31.8 
11.2 
13.8 
6.7 
$1,000 
13,030 
360 
31.6 
11.1 
13.8 
6.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,520 
201 
31.5 
10.2 
14.5 
6.8 
$1,000 
30,848 
742 
31.5 
10.2 
14.5 
6.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
11,206 
220 
31.5 
9.0 
15.9 
6.6 
$1,000 
80,297 
1,570 
31.5 
8.9 
16.0 
6.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
12,070 
202 
30.4 
6.3 
20.0 
4.1 
$1,000 
172,260 
2,865 
30.4 
6.2 
20.1 
4.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,771 
71 
29.6 
5.3 
20.5 
3.9 
1,000 
83,813 
1,585 
29.7 
5.3 
20.5 
3.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
7,479 
168 
31.3 
3.8 
22.5 
5.0 
$1,000 
235,296 
5,275 
31.3 
3.8 
22.6 
5.0 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,343 
77 
34.1 
3.7 
25.5 
4.9 
$1,000 
148,787 
3,431 
34.2 
3.7 
25.6 
4.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,365 
188 
30.0 
2.9 
23.2 
3.8 
$1,000 
525,005 
13,120 
30.9 
3.0 
24.0 
3.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,738 
88 
23.1 
1.4 
20.1 
1.6 
$1,000 
934,177 
14,159 
25.3 
1.5 
22.1 
1.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,891 
52 
21.1 
1.2 
18.8 
1.1 
$1,000 
1,042,925 
18,634 
22.4 
1.3 
19.9 
1.2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,952 
27 
11.0 
0.6 
9.9 
0.5 
$1,000 
1,394,905 
19,226 
11.4 
0.7 
10.3 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,834 
12 
4.2 
0.9 
3.1 
0.2 
$1,000 
4,500,364 
31,787 
4.7 
1.0 
3.5 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,305 
128 
32.9 
11.0 
14.9 
7.0 
$1,000 
2,072 
44 
32.1 
10.6 
14.6 
6.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
10,717 
176 
30.2 
9.1 
14.9 
6.3 
$1,000 
29,810 
485 
30.3 
8.9 
15.2 
6.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,113 
100 
29.4 
7.2 
16.9 
5.3 
$1,000 
51,597 
716 
29.3 
7.1 
16.9 
5.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9,805 
160 
29.0 
5.2 
18.9 
4.8 
$1,000 
159,370 
2,677 
29.1 
5.1 
19.2 
4.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,857 
94 
27.2 
3.6 
19.3 
4.3 
$1,000 
207,173 
3,420 
27.0 
3.6 
19.2 
4.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
9,584 
107 
17.2 
1.6 
14.1 
1.5 
$1,000 
2,427,212 
18,973 
8.8 
0.9 
7.3 
0.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,926 
139 
33.7 
12.5 
13.9 
7.3 
1,000 
2,456 
68 
33.8 
12.9 
13.5 
7.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
16,101 
485 
35.1 
13.2 
14.9 
7.0 
1,000 
45,621 
1,368 
35.2 
13.2 
15.0 
7.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
11,313 
305 
35.9 
12.2 
17.0 
6.7 
1,000 
81,890 
2,208 
35.9 
12.1 
17.1 
6.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
11,956 
286 
35.9 
10.8 
18.7 
6.4 
1,000 
187,156 
4,446 
35.9 
10.6 
18.9 
6.3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,378 
97 
36.0 
8.0 
22.2 
5.8 
1,000 
152,399 
3,408 
36.1 
7.8 
22.5 
5.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,116 
55 
35.6 
5.2 
26.0 
4.4 
1,000 
419,011 
7,100 
28.9 
3.6 
22.1 
3.2 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
88,713 
1,785 
31.9 
9.2 
17.0 
5.8 
acres 
22,127,188 
282,153 
23.5 
3.6 
16.9 
3.1 
Partnership 
farms 
5,421 
88 
27.5 
6.6 
16.2 
4.7 
acres 
3,169,685 
26,039 
15.2 
2.0 
11.6 
1.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
