Table C. Summary of Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments by County: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Total 
(number) 
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 
ALL FARMS 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
7,755 
1,381 
45.4 
30.7 
9.6 
5.1 
Counties 
Barnstable 
333 
119 
35.9 
29.2 
3.8 
2.9 
Berkshire 
525 
76 
48.0 
28.9 
13.6 
5.6 
Bristol 
717 
119 
45.5 
28.5 
10.8 
6.2 
Dukes 
88 
27 
40.9 
30.3 
6.5 
4.1 
Essex 
522 
93 
49.0 
30.7 
11.2 
7.2 
Franklin 
780 
99 
42.6 
26.2 
11.2 
5.3 
Hampden 
582 
99 
51.3 
32.0 
12.6 
6.7 
Hampshire 
799 
102 
47.7 
29.2 
12.4 
6.2 
Middlesex 
739 
115 
47.5 
30.8 
10.5 
6.2 
Nantucket 
20 
6 
49.0 
30.1 
11.3 
7.5 
Norfolk 
245 
46 
46.7 
27.9 
12.2 
6.6 
Plymouth 
825 
140 
37.0 
24.1 
8.1 
4.9 
Suffolk 
20 
10 
54.4 
44.1 
2.6 
7.8 
Worcester 
1,560 
874 
46.8 
36.2 
7.1 
3.5 
LAND IN FARMS 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
523,517 
41,177 
30.6 
15.0 
12.0 
3.7 
Counties 
Barnstable 
4,676 
524 
30.6 
20.0 
7.3 
3.3 
Berkshire 
61 ,656 
6,509 
29.4 
12.8 
13.3 
3.3 
Bristol 
34,869 
3,728 
25.7 
13.2 
9.2 
3.3 
Dukes 
12,717 
4,864 
46.2 
33.8 
7.9 
4.4 
Essex 
22,397 
1,527 
36.0 
19.6 
11.3 
5.1 
Franklin 
89,772 
7,073 
32.8 
15.4 
13.8 
3.6 
Hampden 
38,705 
3,293 
35.9 
18.9 
12.1 
4.9 
Hampshire 
53,951 
4,308 
36.2 
17.4 
14.4 
4.4 
Middlesex 
28,230 
2,549 
31.8 
16.4 
11.2 
4.1 
Nantucket 
1,232 
115 
12.5 
7.4 
3.2 
1.9 
Norfolk 
9,448 
1,137 
28.1 
13.6 
10.9 
3.5 
Plymouth 
64,032 
3,175 
14.3 
8.6 
4.2 
1.5 
Suffolk 
24 
22 
46.9 
36.8 
3.3 
6.7 
Worcester 
101,808 
9,956 
33.5 
15.3 
14.1 
4.1 
SALES 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
492,211 
28,519 
11.5 
6.5 
3.9 
1.1 
Counties 
Barnstable 
19,127 
3,058 
11.5 
8.9 
1.6 
1.0 
Berkshire 
22,468 
3,252 
16.4 
6.2 
8.7 
1.5 
Bristol 
37,658 
4,410 
13.2 
7.5 
4.4 
1.4 
Dukes 
3,491 
1,763 
6.5 
3.6 
2.2 
0.7 
Essex 
25,163 
2,896 
14.6 
8.0 
5.1 
1.5 
Franklin 
55,056 
6,166 
9.2 
5.0 
3.5 
0.6 
Hampden 
23,608 
4,696 
12.9 
5.7 
5.4 
1.7 
Hampshire 
49,229 
6,562 
18.6 
8.3 
8.2 
2.2 
Middlesex 
76,555 
7,183 
10.3 
7.3 
2.3 
0.8 
Nantucket 
1,656 
228 
12.0 
6.3 
3.8 
1.9 
Norfolk 
12,498 
2,026 
24.6 
10.0 
11.2 
3.4 
Plymouth 
108,063 
5,027 
5.0 
3.7 
1.0 
0.3 
Suffolk 
162 
126 
44.5 
36.2 
2.7 
5.6 
Worcester 
57,478 
6,951 
13.4 
6.1 
5.9 
1.4 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 25 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
