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 
46,030 
918 
38.0 
17.9 
15.3 
4.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
85,991 
25.3 
8.0 
14.6 
2.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,343 
242 
42.7 
31.1 
7.1 
4.5 
acres 
1,071 
42.9 
31.2 
7.1 
4.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
446 
43.7 
24.8 
12.7 
6.2 
acres 
376,982 
11,245 
42.7 
24.1 
12.6 
6.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,620 
149 
42.0 
17.2 
18.9 
5.9 
acres 
268,729 
8,596 
41.9 
17.2 
18.8 
5.9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,749 
139 
39.3 
15.9 
18.1 
5.3 
acres 
394,874 
11,558 
39.3 
15.8 
18.2 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,576 
135 
36.3 
14.0 
17.6 
4.6 
acres 
532,584 
15,703 
36.2 
14.0 
17.6 
4.6 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,905 
81 
34.2 
12.5 
17.3 
4.4 
acres 
458,136 
12,854 
34.1 
12.5 
17.2 
4.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,207 
87 
35.7 
10.7 
20.8 
4.2 
acres 
436,536 
17,295 
35.8 
10.7 
20.8 
4.2 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,481 
55 
31.0 
9.2 
18.2 
3.6 
acres 
352,028 
13,138 
30.9 
9.1 
18.1 
3.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,176 
230 
30.8 
7.7 
19.8 
3.3 
acres 
1,462,786 
82,247 
30.5 
7.6 
19.7 
3.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,173 
131 
27.7 
4.6 
20.7 
2.3 
acres 
1,456,273 
89,480 
27.2 
4.6 
20.3 
2.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,009 
23 
15.5 
5.6 
9.2 
0.7 
acres 
1,322,568 
27,883 
14.2 
5.3 
8.3 
0.6 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
366 
35 
1.9 
0.7 
1.2 
0.1 
acres 
1,224,295 
143,315 
1.6 
0.5 
1.0 
0.1 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,383 
182 
34.3 
18.5 
12.6 
3.2 
acres 
66,710 
2,217 
9.1 
3.4 
4.9 
0.8 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
114 
17 
42.1 
18.0 
17.7 
6.4 
acres 
1,941 
1,125 
18.8 
4.1 
12.0 
2.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
84,274 
13.2 
4.5 
7.9 
0.8 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
12,339 
385 
52.6 
31.1 
14.3 
7.2 
$1,000 
1,839 
151 
56.4 
35.8 
13.6 
6.9 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,764 
354 
39.5 
21.3 
12.8 
5.3 
$1,000 
7,921 
637 
39.3 
21.2 
12.8 
5.3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,063 
362 
36.4 
17.8 
13.6 
5.0 
$1,000 
18,248 
1,277 
36.2 
17.7 
13.6 
5.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,436 
574 
36.5 
16.8 
14.6 
5.1 
$1,000 
46,241 
4,092 
36.4 
16.6 
14.8 
5.0 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,365 
849 
28.7 
10.0 
15.9 
2.9 
$1,000 
75,674 
11,903 
28.9 
10.0 
16.0 
2.9 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,575 
141 
31.9 
10.1 
19.0 
2.9 
1,000 
34,779 
3,076 
32.0 
10.1 
19.0 
2.9 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,693 
234 
34.3 
8.8 
20.4 
5.1 
$1,000 
84,399 
7,306 
34.4 
8.8 
20.5 
5.1 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,144 
88 
39.5 
9.9 
23.9 
5.7 
$1,000 
50,711 
3,851 
39.6 
9.8 
24.1 
5.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,220 
50 
31.9 
7.6 
20.5 
3.8 
$1,000 
157,625 
3,456 
32.9 
7.9 
21.2 
3.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,619 
36 
25.1 
4.0 
19.6 
1.5 
$1,000 
262,785 
5,806 
26.7 
4.2 
20.9 
1.6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,046 
29 
23.4 
3.9 
18.5 
1.0 
$1,000 
375,778 
9,059 
23.5 
3.8 
18.7 
1.0 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
936 
16 
12.2 
2.8 
8.9 
0.5 
$1,000 
664,912 
10,982 
12.3 
2.9 
8.9 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
830 
23 
4.7 
2.9 
1.8 
(Z) 
$1,000 
1,972,374 
72,700 
4.7 
3.3 
1.3 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,903 
95 
35.7 
17.9 
12.9 
5.0 
$1,000 
928 
66 
35.4 
17.7 
12.8 
5.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,552 
102 
34.2 
15.9 
13.7 
4.6 
$1,000 
12,549 
261 
34.2 
15.4 
14.2 
4.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,781 
196 
32.1 
12.8 
15.5 
3.8 
$1,000 
20,034 
1,468 
32.1 
12.7 
15.6 
3.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,302 
256 
32.8 
11.0 
17.6 
4.1 
$1,000 
53,286 
4,165 
32.8 
10.9 
17.8 
4.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,697 
89 
30.1 
9.3 
17.1 
3.7 
$1,000 
60,141 
2,737 
29.6 
9.1 
16.9 
3.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
3,366 
73 
15.7 
4.0 
10.6 
1.2 
$1,000 
868,053 
16,462 
9.3 
3.3 
5.5 
0.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,529 
67 
39.9 
20.9 
13.4 
5.6 
1,000 
1,265 
38 
40.6 
21.9 
13.1 
5.7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
8,402 
256 
42.8 
23.3 
13.7 
5.7 
1,000 
24,050 
759 
43.1 
23.5 
13.9 
5.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,094 
172 
43.6 
22.8 
15.3 
5.5 
1,000 
44,301 
1,249 
43.6 
22.6 
15.4 
5.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,726 
202 
44.9 
22.1 
17.2 
5.6 
1,000 
104,838 
3,171 
44.8 
21.9 
17.3 
5.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,879 
105 
43.3 
18.6 
19.1 
5.5 
1,000 
99,206 
3,691 
43.4 
18.6 
19.2 
5.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,799 
59 
39.7 
14.5 
19.9 
5.3 
1,000 
221,208 
27,707 
29.3 
9.4 
16.0 
4.0 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
40,156 
838 
38.7 
18.4 
15.4 
5.0 
acres 
6,053,568 
65,325 
28.4 
8.9 
16.3 
3.1 
Partnership 
farms 
2,874 
44 
32.7 
13.8 
14.8 
4.1 
acres 
1,100,586 
16,776 
17.2 
5.4 
10.0 
1.8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
