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 
21,489 
1,061 
33.6 
15.2 
13.4 
5.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
153,238 
25.2 
8.0 
13.3 
4.0 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
956 
86 
36.1 
31.1 
6.0 
-1.1 
acres 
4,694 
433 
36.9 
30.2 
6.4 
0.3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,128 
321 
38.3 
22.8 
10.4 
5.2 
acres 
143,638 
8,638 
38.1 
22.3 
10.3 
5.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,244 
118 
37.8 
16.2 
15.4 
6.3 
acres 
131,020 
6,854 
37.7 
16.1 
15.3 
6.3 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,746 
132 
37.5 
15.4 
15.4 
6.7 
acres 
229,253 
10,974 
37.4 
15.4 
15.3 
6.7 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,841 
131 
34.8 
14.1 
14.4 
6.3 
acres 
329,686 
15,123 
34.7 
14.1 
14.4 
6.3 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,861 
80 
32.6 
12.4 
14.3 
5.9 
acres 
292,440 
12,533 
32.4 
12.3 
14.2 
5.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,322 
59 
31.9 
10.0 
16.2 
5.7 
acres 
261,947 
11,652 
31.9 
10.0 
16.2 
5.7 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
955 
47 
28.6 
8.2 
15.5 
4.9 
acres 
226,429 
11,137 
28.5 
8.2 
15.5 
4.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,180 
104 
24.5 
6.7 
13.7 
4.2 
acres 
760,017 
35,752 
24.1 
6.5 
13.5 
4.1 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
894 
73 
19.0 
3.1 
13.5 
2.3 
acres 
591,514 
47,217 
18.8 
3.1 
13.4 
2.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
279 
17 
8.6 
2.8 
5.1 
0.7 
acres 
368,936 
23,801 
8.4 
2.8 
4.9 
0.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
83 
16 
10.8 
2.6 
7.0 
1.2 
acres 
267,100 
51,199 
13.3 
3.6 
8.1 
1.6 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
452 
39 
27.2 
18.6 
9.1 
-0.4 
acres 
2,008 
149 
11.3 
6.3 
4.5 
0.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
14 
4 
50.0 
18.2 
26.9 
4.9 
acres 
56 
15 
50.0 
18.0 
27.0 
5.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
806,775 
34,697 
17.2 
6.6 
9.1 
1.5 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,014 
428 
45.7 
27.0 
12.8 
5.9 
$1,000 
1,267 
118 
47.0 
29.1 
12.7 
5.3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,847 
403 
30.0 
14.6 
10.4 
4.9 
$1,000 
6,236 
664 
29.9 
14.5 
10.3 
5.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,615 
151 
33.7 
14.5 
13.1 
6.1 
$1,000 
13,049 
542 
33.7 
14.4 
13.2 
6.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,582 
200 
31.8 
12.2 
13.4 
6.1 
$1,000 
25,321 
1,386 
31.5 
12.0 
13.4 
6.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,411 
123 
27.9 
7.8 
17.3 
2.8 
$1,000 
33,494 
1,643 
27.6 
7.6 
17.2 
2.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
545 
27 
27.9 
7.4 
17.7 
2.8 
1,000 
12,018 
612 
27.8 
7.3 
17.7 
2.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
844 
39 
30.8 
6.4 
19.4 
5.0 
$1,000 
26,166 
1,201 
31.3 
6.4 
19.7 
5.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
264 
18 
32.2 
6.3 
21.7 
4.3 
$1,000 
1 1 ,572 
750 
31.7 
6.2 
21.3 
4.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
505 
26 
26.7 
6.3 
17.5 
2.9 
$1,000 
35,478 
1,760 
28.1 
6.9 
18.2 
3.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
364 
17 
19.5 
2.4 
16.0 
1.1 
$1,000 
59,613 
2,823 
22.4 
2.9 
18.0 
1.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
146 
4 
11.6 
2.4 
9.0 
0.2 
$1,000 
51,346 
1,238 
10.8 
2.4 
8.2 
0.3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
170 
3 
4.1 
2.4 
1.7 
(Z) 
$1,000 
117,293 
2,172 
4.9 
2.9 
2.0 
(Z) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
182 
7 
11.0 
10.3 
0.8 
-0.1 
$1,000 
413,921 
29,354 
15.7 
15.1 
0.8 
-0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,859 
81 
33.7 
15.6 
12.1 
6.0 
$1,000 
872 
38 
33.5 
15.3 
12.3 
5.9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,378 
135 
30.7 
12.4 
13.1 
5.2 
$1,000 
8,921 
354 
30.4 
12.0 
13.2 
5.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,474 
55 
28.0 
9.4 
14.6 
3.9 
$1,000 
10,527 
397 
27.8 
9.2 
14.8 
3.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,174 
46 
25.9 
7.3 
15.8 
2.8 
$1,000 
18,307 
746 
25.7 
7.1 
15.7 
2.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
459 
38 
23.1 
6.1 
14.0 
3.0 
$1,000 
15,832 
1,286 
23.3 
6.3 
14.1 
2.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
495 
17 
14.7 
4.2 
9.5 
1.1 
$1,000 
125,677 
7,226 
15.6 
5.3 
8.3 
1.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,962 
113 
35.1 
18.0 
11.5 
5.6 
1,000 
997 
53 
35.5 
18.2 
11.6 
5.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,391 
322 
37.5 
19.3 
12.9 
5.4 
1,000 
14,433 
862 
37.2 
19.2 
12.8 
5.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,532 
144 
36.8 
17.9 
13.6 
5.4 
1,000 
17,635 
993 
36.6 
17.7 
13.6 
5.3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,920 
123 
37.3 
17.0 
15.0 
5.4 
1,000 
29,053 
1,827 
37.5 
16.8 
15.3 
5.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
621 
39 
36.9 
14.1 
17.1 
5.7 
1,000 
20,968 
1,281 
37.3 
14.1 
17.3 
5.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
12 
29.9 
9.6 
16.5 
3.8 
1,000 
22,662 
881 
24.6 
7.4 
14.6 
2.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
20,009 
990 
33.9 
15.3 
13.4 
5.1 
acres 
3,194,583 
136,315 
26.0 
8.3 
13.6 
4.1 
Partnership 
farms 
893 
42 
30.0 
12.3 
13.7 
4.0 
acres 
256,458 
12,001 
20.0 
4.6 
12.7 
2.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
