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 
7,755 
1,381 
45.4 
30.7 
9.6 
5.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
41,177 
30.6 
15.0 
12.0 
3.7 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,322 
1,000 
52.3 
43.5 
4.3 
4.5 
acres 
9,616 
2,375 
53.5 
42.0 
5.7 
5.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,913 
461 
49.1 
29.6 
12.7 
6.8 
acres 
69,842 
10,669 
48.7 
29.7 
12.3 
6.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
570 
43 
43.0 
21.8 
15.3 
5.9 
acres 
33,043 
2,531 
42.6 
21.6 
15.1 
5.9 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
555 
40 
39.8 
20.0 
14.5 
5.3 
acres 
45,932 
3,307 
40.0 
20.1 
14.6 
5.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
467 
33 
35.8 
17.4 
13.9 
4.5 
acres 
53,639 
3,642 
35.9 
17.5 
13.8 
4.5 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
241 
15 
28.2 
15.9 
8.8 
3.5 
acres 
37,736 
2,295 
28.4 
16.0 
8.9 
3.6 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
197 
29 
32.5 
10.5 
17.7 
4.4 
acres 
38,978 
5,672 
32.2 
10.5 
17.4 
4.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
108 
16 
18.5 
6.9 
9.5 
2.1 
acres 
26,034 
3,960 
18.6 
6.9 
9.6 
2.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
269 
32 
29.4 
10.1 
16.2 
3.1 
acres 
92,185 
10,881 
27.7 
9.3 
15.5 
2.9 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
81 
10 
12.3 
5.2 
6.0 
1.1 
acres 
51,587 
6,218 
11.5 
5.0 
5.4 
1.0 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
4 
8.0 
6.2 
1.6 
0.3 
acres 
30,723 
4,410 
7.6 
6.0 
1.4 
0.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
3 
28.6 
28.6 
(Z) 
(Z) 
acres 
34,202 
9,526 
22.2 
22.2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,692 
230 
30.0 
21.1 
5.2 
3.7 
acres 
23,119 
901 
9.4 
5.9 
2.6 
0.9 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
65 
12 
50.8 
29.2 
16.4 
5.2 
acres 
314 
42 
45.2 
23.4 
17.0 
4.8 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
492,211 
28,519 
11.5 
6.5 
3.9 
1.1 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,755 
908 
69.9 
51.4 
11.7 
6.8 
$1,000 
669 
388 
71.8 
58.4 
8.1 
5.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
908 
185 
46.0 
32.5 
8.3 
5.2 
$1,000 
1,491 
283 
45.9 
32.3 
8.2 
5.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
727 
110 
37.8 
25.2 
7.8 
4.8 
$1,000 
2,598 
378 
37.0 
24.5 
7.7 
4.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
828 
103 
38.4 
25.4 
7.6 
5.4 
$1,000 
5,811 
710 
37.6 
25.1 
7.3 
5.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
669 
93 
29.1 
17.0 
8.6 
3.6 
$1,000 
9,512 
1,260 
29.2 
16.9 
8.6 
3.6 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
192 
29 
27.1 
15.0 
8.7 
3.4 
1,000 
4,227 
630 
26.9 
14.9 
8.7 
3.4 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
354 
48 
30.8 
14.9 
10.7 
5.2 
$1,000 
10,836 
1,407 
29.7 
14.5 
10.2 
4.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
22 
23.5 
11.9 
8.0 
3.5 
$1,000 
5,824 
963 
23.7 
12.0 
8.2 
3.6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
432 
52 
23.8 
15.2 
5.8 
2.9 
$1,000 
29,807 
3,597 
22.6 
14.4 
5.5 
2.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
355 
104 
8.2 
3.4 
4.1 
0.7 
$1,000 
55,397 
16,274 
9.2 
3.8 
4.6 
0.8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
203 
19 
22.2 
7.6 
12.5 
2.0 
$1,000 
68,424 
6,620 
21.1 
7.4 
11.9 
1.9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
114 
22 
13.2 
5.6 
6.5 
1.1 
$1,000 
79,167 
14,043 
11.9 
5.2 
5.8 
1.0 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
86 
9 
5.8 
4.3 
1.2 
0.3 
$1,000 
218,449 
15,274 
3.6 
3.0 
0.5 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
245 
(H) 
37.6 
35.4 
1.1 
1.0 
$1,000 
115 
(H) 
38.0 
35.4 
1.4 
1.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
454 
50 
33.7 
23.6 
5.5 
4.7 
$1,000 
1,246 
129 
32.2 
22.5 
5.1 
4.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
365 
48 
37.0 
25.1 
7.5 
4.5 
$1,000 
2,623 
338 
36.8 
24.7 
7.5 
4.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
481 
70 
24.7 
14.6 
6.9 
3.2 
$1,000 
7,629 
1,106 
23.7 
14.1 
6.6 
3.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
359 
35 
22.6 
14.3 
5.6 
2.7 
$1,000 
12,976 
1,259 
22.6 
14.2 
5.7 
2.6 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
681 
50 
23.3 
11.5 
9.1 
2.8 
$1,000 
169,992 
12,162 
14.1 
7.2 
5.3 
1.6 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
324 
83 
52.8 
36.1 
9.2 
7.5 
1,000 
155 
37 
53.6 
36.9 
9.4 
7.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,280 
205 
57.0 
40.5 
10.0 
6.5 
1,000 
3,740 
534 
57.6 
39.9 
10.9 
6.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,083 
220 
57.1 
37.7 
12.8 
6.5 
1,000 
7,844 
1,636 
57.0 
37.4 
13.1 
6.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,252 
279 
52.7 
34.7 
11.6 
6.4 
1,000 
19,977 
4,512 
53.0 
34.5 
12.0 
6.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
545 
90 
47.2 
28.9 
12.2 
6.1 
1,000 
19,075 
3,008 
46.6 
28.1 
12.3 
6.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
686 
100 
50.6 
25.1 
18.1 
7.5 
1,000 
104,291 
11,760 
42.4 
20.2 
15.7 
6.5 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,168 
1,118 
47.0 
32.0 
9.7 
5.3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms 
583 
215 
37.9 
27.1 
7.0 
3.8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
