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 
24,721 
3,476 
43.5 
14.3 
14.5 
14.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
1 ,292,263 
16.0 
3.5 
9.8 
2.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7,861 
1,854 
48.9 
19.0 
11.9 
18.0 
acres 
28,512 
6,526 
49.1 
18.6 
12.3 
18.2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,811 
718 
46.5 
16.2 
12.3 
18.0 
acres 
103,820 
15,023 
46.5 
16.1 
12.5 
18.0 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
757 
121 
47.0 
11.2 
19.9 
15.9 
acres 
43,407 
6,905 
47.1 
11.1 
20.1 
16.0 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
849 
136 
46.1 
12.4 
18.1 
15.5 
acres 
69,587 
11,163 
46.2 
12.4 
18.2 
15.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
789 
126 
46.9 
13.0 
19.2 
14.7 
acres 
89,414 
14,096 
46.8 
13.1 
19.0 
14.7 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
962 
146 
37.5 
12.3 
14.3 
10.9 
acres 
151,486 
22,993 
37.4 
12.3 
14.3 
10.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
455 
53 
43.7 
12.0 
19.2 
12.5 
acres 
89,463 
10,322 
43.7 
12.0 
19.2 
12.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
385 
71 
47.3 
13.2 
20.8 
13.3 
acres 
92,084 
17,125 
47.4 
13.3 
20.8 
13.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,598 
145 
41.4 
12.5 
17.3 
11.6 
acres 
580,600 
52,177 
41.4 
12.5 
17.4 
11.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,723 
186 
42.0 
10.2 
20.7 
11.1 
acres 
1,236,201 
134,395 
42.5 
10.2 
20.9 
11.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,528 
212 
39.5 
6.9 
23.5 
9.1 
acres 
2,170,974 
306,275 
40.0 
7.0 
23.8 
9.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,003 
146 
27.1 
3.5 
18.7 
4.9 
acres 
38,545,475 
962,517 
12.9 
2.7 
8.4 
1.8 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,639 
1,431 
47.4 
14.1 
15.5 
17.8 
acres 
590,104 
31,600 
20.7 
3.4 
11.4 
5.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,970 
635 
48.2 
17.6 
15.2 
15.5 
acres 
90,214 
8,358 
38.5 
10.0 
17.7 
10.9 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
55,630 
7.4 
1.4 
4.4 
1.6 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,524 
2,093 
49.5 
19.3 
13.1 
17.1 
$1,000 
1,432 
347 
57.8 
22.9 
13.7 
21.2 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,085 
434 
44.2 
13.9 
13.8 
16.5 
$1,000 
5,069 
703 
44.6 
14.1 
14.0 
16.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,575 
402 
41.7 
12.8 
13.7 
15.1 
$1,000 
9,192 
1,375 
42.1 
13.0 
13.9 
15.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,502 
316 
46.5 
13.7 
16.6 
16.2 
$1,000 
17,719 
2,268 
46.4 
13.7 
16.6 
16.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,714 
185 
37.4 
8.7 
18.7 
10.0 
$1,000 
23,684 
2,564 
37.0 
8.5 
18.7 
9.7 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
458 
54 
32.3 
6.7 
17.0 
8.6 
1,000 
9,957 
1,189 
31.8 
6.6 
16.8 
8.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
750 
92 
30.0 
5.2 
16.4 
8.3 
$1,000 
23,424 
3,025 
29.8 
5.1 
16.5 
8.1 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
314 
38 
31.2 
5.4 
17.2 
8.6 
$1,000 
13,864 
1,657 
30.7 
5.2 
17.0 
8.5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,058 
426 
45.3 
6.8 
25.5 
12.9 
$1,000 
74,022 
28,681 
44.7 
6.7 
25.6 
12.3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
771 
45 
25.8 
3.4 
18.8 
3.6 
$1,000 
119,197 
7,052 
24.3 
3.2 
17.6 
3.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
412 
20 
22.8 
3.6 
15.9 
3.2 
$1,000 
143,203 
6,739 
22.2 
3.6 
15.4 
3.2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
243 
9 
15.6 
1.8 
10.1 
3.8 
$1,000 
177,316 
9,264 
17.3 
1.9 
11.2 
4.2 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
315 
24 
5.1 
0.8 
3.0 
1.2 
$1,000 
1,932,067 
34,858 
1.4 
0.3 
0.8 
0.2 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,269 
172 
48.8 
15.4 
14.1 
19.4 
$1,000 
563 
71 
47.2 
14.6 
13.9 
18.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,305 
304 
43.1 
12.0 
15.0 
16.1 
$1,000 
6,048 
781 
43.1 
11.9 
15.2 
15.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,052 
106 
39.7 
10.7 
15.9 
13.2 
$1,000 
7,452 
759 
38.6 
10.2 
15.8 
12.7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,090 
84 
31.6 
6.5 
16.3 
8.8 
$1,000 
17,759 
1,318 
31.0 
6.2 
16.2 
8.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
840 
96 
35.8 
6.1 
20.1 
9.6 
$1,000 
29,811 
3,707 
36.1 
6.0 
20.5 
9.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,323 
88 
24.5 
3.3 
16.3 
4.8 
$1,000 
431,318 
22,377 
11.2 
1.8 
7.0 
2.3 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,107 
321 
50.4 
18.6 
13.1 
18.7 
1,000 
1,078 
163 
51.3 
18.8 
13.6 
18.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,084 
1,070 
47.0 
17.5 
13.4 
16.2 
1,000 
16,962 
3,038 
46.8 
17.3 
13.5 
16.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,514 
658 
46.7 
17.1 
14.2 
15.4 
1,000 
24,945 
4,735 
46.7 
17.0 
14.3 
15.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,200 
545 
45.9 
15.2 
15.4 
15.4 
1,000 
49,246 
8,301 
45.5 
15.0 
15.2 
15.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,120 
152 
42.3 
14.0 
15.7 
12.6 
1,000 
38,810 
5,259 
42.2 
13.7 
16.0 
12.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
817 
69 
29.5 
7.2 
14.1 
8.2 
1,000 
127,039 
7,448 
18.6 
3.9 
9.5 
5.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
21,610 
3,170 
45.3 
15.0 
14.9 
15.4 
acres 
20,481,373 
935,579 
26.0 
4.5 
16.6 
4.9 
Partnership 
farms 
1,290 
112 
33.7 
9.6 
13.9 
10.2 
acres 
8,536,426 
473,573 
9.6 
2.5 
5.9 
1.1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
