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 
38,076 
1,506 
38.2 
14.8 
13.9 
9.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
243,048 
23.1 
6.5 
11.5 
5.1 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,697 
161 
46.4 
29.8 
7.7 
8.9 
acres 
7,969 
780 
46.3 
29.3 
7.5 
9.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,017 
493 
45.0 
21.4 
12.2 
11.4 
acres 
257,131 
13,813 
44.3 
20.9 
12.0 
11.4 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,490 
165 
43.6 
15.6 
16.4 
11.6 
acres 
202,690 
9,596 
43.5 
15.6 
16.3 
11.6 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,222 
179 
41.0 
14.6 
15.7 
10.8 
acres 
349,752 
14,810 
41.0 
14.5 
15.7 
10.8 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,167 
214 
38.6 
13.9 
14.3 
10.4 
acres 
482,906 
25,076 
38.5 
13.9 
14.2 
10.3 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,992 
124 
36.8 
13.1 
13.9 
9.9 
acres 
470,205 
19,459 
36.7 
13.1 
13.8 
9.8 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,331 
87 
37.7 
11.0 
17.0 
9.7 
acres 
460,755 
17,149 
37.7 
11.0 
17.0 
9.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,478 
83 
33.3 
9.8 
14.8 
8.6 
acres 
351,976 
19,410 
33.3 
9.9 
14.8 
8.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,193 
151 
31.6 
8.7 
15.0 
7.9 
acres 
1,471,027 
53,290 
31.1 
8.5 
14.8 
7.8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,323 
214 
29.8 
6.0 
17.7 
6.1 
acres 
1,586,926 
175,909 
29.9 
6.0 
17.8 
6.1 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,237 
314 
23.7 
4.5 
15.0 
4.1 
acres 
1,682,350 
395,863 
22.5 
4.4 
14.3 
3.9 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
929 
121 
6.7 
2.2 
3.7 
0.8 
acres 
3,607,393 
492,394 
5.8 
1.9 
3.1 
0.7 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,369 
351 
30.0 
12.1 
14.5 
3.3 
acres 
1,648,601 
112,253 
11.6 
2.7 
8.4 
0.5 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
126 
18 
42.9 
17.8 
14.7 
10.4 
acres 
3,377 
606 
36.7 
12.5 
15.5 
8.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
215,676 
16.4 
5.9 
9.4 
1.0 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,653 
860 
43.4 
20.9 
10.7 
11.8 
$1,000 
939 
71 
48.3 
25.2 
12.5 
10.6 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,967 
141 
41.6 
16.4 
14.3 
10.8 
$1,000 
5,008 
241 
41.3 
16.3 
14.2 
10.8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,668 
236 
41.7 
14.5 
15.9 
11.3 
$1,000 
13,234 
852 
41.5 
14.4 
15.9 
11.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,222 
251 
39.0 
13.0 
15.6 
10.4 
$1,000 
29,995 
1,922 
38.8 
12.8 
15.6 
10.3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,378 
290 
31.9 
8.9 
17.3 
5.8 
$1,000 
47,095 
4,010 
31.7 
8.8 
17.2 
5.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
954 
79 
32.3 
8.0 
18.6 
5.6 
1,000 
21,112 
1,734 
32.2 
8.0 
18.5 
5.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,689 
173 
34.5 
7.1 
18.3 
9.2 
$1,000 
52,708 
5,469 
34.6 
7.1 
18.3 
9.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
599 
98 
35.2 
7.1 
19.5 
8.6 
$1,000 
26,556 
4,340 
35.2 
7.1 
19.5 
8.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,226 
103 
33.8 
6.8 
19.8 
7.3 
$1,000 
85,731 
6,570 
34.6 
6.8 
20.3 
7.4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
848 
27 
24.6 
3.7 
18.6 
2.3 
$1,000 
133,505 
5,290 
25.5 
3.9 
19.4 
2.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
663 
37 
27.6 
3.4 
22.8 
1.4 
$1,000 
242,803 
13,643 
27.6 
3.3 
22.9 
1.4 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,292 
1,244 
51.0 
11.7 
37.2 
2.1 
$1,000 
974,200 
955,368 
51.7 
12.1 
37.6 
2.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,917 
390 
6.7 
3.2 
3.5 
0.1 
$1,000 
4,808,137 
1,149,278 
7.4 
3.9 
3.4 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,915 
98 
39.4 
17.0 
11.1 
11.2 
$1,000 
925 
48 
39.4 
16.9 
11.3 
11.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
4,256 
192 
38.1 
14.6 
12.9 
10.6 
$1,000 
1 1 ,309 
497 
37.7 
14.2 
13.1 
10.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,249 
107 
34.2 
11.7 
14.0 
8.5 
$1,000 
16,123 
752 
34.0 
11.6 
14.1 
8.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,564 
149 
31.6 
9.5 
14.6 
7.4 
$1,000 
41,292 
2,595 
31.6 
9.4 
14.7 
7.6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,448 
86 
33.1 
8.7 
16.3 
8.1 
$1,000 
50,621 
3,106 
32.8 
8.6 
16.2 
8.0 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,336 
801 
26.0 
6.7 
16.3 
3.0 
$1,000 
1,869,084 
100,320 
15.5 
5.3 
9.3 
0.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,010 
106 
40.9 
18.2 
11.6 
11.1 
1,000 
1,033 
52 
41.7 
18.3 
12.2 
11.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,993 
412 
42.5 
18.5 
13.0 
11.0 
1,000 
20,012 
1,305 
42.6 
18.5 
13.2 
10.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,910 
313 
43.0 
18.2 
14.0 
10.9 
1,000 
35,404 
2,073 
43.0 
18.1 
14.1 
10.9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,749 
211 
43.3 
16.3 
16.4 
10.6 
1,000 
73,708 
3,219 
43.2 
16.1 
16.5 
10.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,653 
53 
41.4 
14.6 
17.0 
9.8 
1,000 
57,415 
2,016 
41.5 
14.7 
17.2 
9.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
993 
95 
33.9 
9.9 
17.2 
6.9 
1,000 
169,516 
10,444 
24.2 
7.2 
13.0 
4.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
33,316 
1,377 
39.1 
15.3 
14.1 
9.8 
acres 
6,674,195 
230,683 
28.8 
8.1 
14.1 
6.7 
Partnership 
farms 
2,871 
96 
30.7 
10.7 
12.7 
7.3 
acres 
3,104,467 
271,525 
12.6 
3.3 
7.2 
2.1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
