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 
248,809 
7,373 
36.7 
12.5 
16.8 
7.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
3,008,411 
19.8 
4.9 
11.2 
3.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
20,825 
4,361 
40.7 
21.8 
15.4 
3.5 
acres 
101,929 
21,281 
41.1 
21.5 
15.6 
4.1 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
72,856 
5,958 
37.8 
17.3 
12.3 
8.2 
acres 
1,786,005 
134,585 
37.3 
16.7 
12.0 
8.6 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
19,018 
643 
40.5 
9.9 
20.7 
9.8 
acres 
1 ,099,790 
37,297 
40.4 
9.9 
20.7 
9.9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19,480 
677 
39.6 
9.3 
20.5 
9.8 
acres 
1,613,249 
55,955 
39.5 
9.3 
20.4 
9.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20,550 
705 
39.3 
9.2 
21.2 
8.9 
acres 
2,369,174 
81,277 
39.2 
9.2 
21.1 
8.9 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14,820 
479 
37.5 
8.9 
19.7 
8.9 
acres 
2,340,631 
75,545 
37.5 
8.9 
19.6 
8.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10,449 
355 
36.7 
8.3 
19.9 
8.5 
acres 
2,069,377 
70,509 
36.7 
8.3 
19.9 
8.5 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7,287 
232 
36.4 
8.0 
20.2 
8.2 
acres 
1,733,051 
55,057 
36.3 
8.0 
20.1 
8.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
24,266 
992 
35.8 
6.8 
21.6 
7.4 
acres 
8,636,826 
360,041 
35.7 
6.7 
21.7 
7.3 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17,309 
876 
33.6 
8.7 
19.2 
5.6 
acres 
11,970,791 
606,903 
33.3 
8.7 
19.1 
5.6 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11,139 
442 
30.4 
5.4 
19.0 
6.1 
acres 
15,325,128 
614,589 
30.0 
5.3 
18.7 
6.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10,810 
546 
18.8 
4.4 
10.8 
3.6 
acres 
81,107,487 
2,569,139 
11.2 
3.3 
6.2 
1.7 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,184 
795 
32.1 
8.2 
18.5 
5.4 
acres 
4,174,843 
214,881 
20.6 
1.8 
15.3 
3.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,142 
193 
39.6 
13.1 
20.3 
6.3 
acres 
314,320 
36,000 
26.5 
4.2 
18.0 
4.4 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
2,666,227 
14.2 
1.9 
10.7 
1.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
80,196 
5,706 
39.5 
17.4 
14.0 
8.1 
$1,000 
9,827 
1,014 
39.5 
21.3 
12.1 
6.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
32,579 
1,989 
40.4 
15.1 
16.0 
9.3 
$1,000 
54,202 
3,366 
40.3 
14.9 
15.9 
9.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
29,961 
1,260 
36.9 
11.9 
15.3 
9.7 
$1,000 
107,126 
4,425 
36.8 
11.8 
15.2 
9.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
32,144 
1,518 
37.0 
9.9 
17.0 
10.1 
$1,000 
227,341 
10,633 
36.8 
9.8 
17.0 
10.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
25,156 
932 
34.2 
9.4 
21.6 
3.2 
$1,000 
352,121 
12,976 
34.1 
9.3 
21.6 
3.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,625 
256 
32.9 
8.4 
21.1 
3.5 
1,000 
146,500 
5,645 
32.8 
8.4 
21.0 
3.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1 1 ,250 
663 
34.0 
7.4 
21.4 
5.2 
$1,000 
351,993 
20,567 
34.0 
7.4 
21.4 
5.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,255 
243 
32.6 
6.2 
21.4 
5.0 
$1,000 
188,725 
10,773 
32.5 
6.2 
21.3 
5.0 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
9,154 
449 
31.2 
6.0 
20.6 
4.6 
$1,000 
634,276 
30,990 
31.1 
5.9 
20.6 
4.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,631 
667 
31.5 
3.0 
23.0 
5.6 
$1,000 
1,189,664 
102,713 
31.1 
2.9 
22.7 
5.5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,846 
277 
27.7 
2.6 
19.9 
5.3 
$1,000 
1,368,530 
94,885 
27.7 
2.6 
19.9 
5.2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,788 
330 
24.1 
0.6 
21.6 
2.0 
$1,000 
1,953,417 
213,166 
23.6 
0.6 
21.1 
2.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,224 
207 
19.1 
1.2 
16.3 
1.6 
$1,000 
18,791,859 
2,626,340 
9.0 
1.3 
7.1 
0.6 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,647 
396 
36.6 
13.1 
15.0 
8.6 
$1,000 
4,989 
182 
36.6 
12.8 
15.0 
8.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
21,640 
599 
35.4 
10.3 
16.6 
8.5 
$1,000 
58,062 
1,496 
35.3 
10.1 
16.8 
8.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1 1 ,976 
301 
34.7 
8.9 
19.0 
6.7 
$1,000 
85,736 
2,171 
34.5 
8.9 
18.9 
6.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
13,212 
427 
33.5 
8.2 
19.5 
5.8 
$1,000 
212,215 
7,117 
33.5 
8.1 
19.6 
5.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
7,467 
291 
33.3 
6.5 
20.2 
6.6 
$1,000 
262,795 
10,136 
33.3 
6.5 
20.2 
6.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
13,771 
1,009 
29.6 
2.8 
22.3 
4.5 
$1,000 
4,620,778 
260,723 
20.5 
1.7 
16.2 
2.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,895 
568 
37.6 
15.3 
14.1 
8.3 
1,000 
7,591 
287 
37.7 
15.3 
14.0 
8.4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
53,748 
2,232 
38.4 
15.7 
14.6 
8.1 
1,000 
154,719 
6,382 
38.6 
15.6 
14.8 
8.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
39,020 
1,566 
39.1 
15.3 
16.0 
7.8 
1,000 
281,218 
11,178 
39.1 
15.3 
16.1 
7.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
38,534 
1,304 
38.6 
13.8 
17.2 
7.6 
1,000 
600,350 
19,297 
38.5 
13.5 
17.4 
7.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
13,735 
392 
37.5 
11.3 
19.2 
7.1 
1,000 
471 ,933 
13,215 
37.4 
11.1 
19.3 
7.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
10,164 
297 
31.6 
7.7 
18.5 
5.4 
1,000 
1,763,026 
67,044 
25.2 
5.0 
16.2 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
222,580 
6,793 
37.2 
12.8 
16.9 
7.5 
acres 
82,792,493 
2,117,710 
23.2 
5.4 
13.4 
4.4 
Partnership 
farms 
16,660 
415 
33.5 
9.6 
17.2 
6.7 
acres 
31,724,136 
654,371 
14.1 
4.2 
7.3 
2.5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
