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 
7,338 
924 
43.9 
24.6 
13.8 
5.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,251,713 
104,593 
27.8 
10.6 
14.3 
2.9 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
616 
221 
49.5 
38.5 
4.3 
6.7 
acres 
2,560 
704 
50.4 
39.3 
4.7 
6.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,258 
390 
55.1 
34.7 
13.4 
6.9 
acres 
56,663 
9,666 
54.5 
34.3 
13.3 
6.9 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
573 
50 
48.2 
25.6 
16.3 
6.3 
acres 
33,002 
2,890 
48.0 
25.6 
16.2 
6.2 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
650 
85 
43.8 
23.5 
14.7 
5.6 
acres 
54,291 
7,026 
43.6 
23.3 
14.7 
5.6 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
786 
75 
45.9 
24.5 
16.2 
5.2 
acres 
90,871 
8,381 
45.6 
24.6 
15.9 
5.2 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
405 
30 
32.1 
16.8 
11.4 
3.9 
acres 
63,990 
4,779 
32.0 
16.7 
11.4 
3.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
416 
61 
39.7 
13.5 
21.4 
4.8 
acres 
82,703 
12,144 
39.6 
13.4 
21.4 
4.8 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
308 
33 
39.9 
14.5 
20.3 
5.2 
acres 
73,419 
7,779 
40.0 
14.5 
20.3 
5.3 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
789 
71 
29.4 
8.7 
17.5 
3.2 
acres 
278,614 
25,473 
29.3 
8.5 
17.6 
3.2 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
383 
41 
21.9 
7.6 
11.9 
2.5 
acres 
250,443 
26,162 
20.7 
7.3 
11.3 
2.2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
115 
34 
9.6 
2.1 
7.2 
0.3 
acres 
151,000 
49,369 
9.3 
2.0 
7.0 
0.2 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
39 
5 
5.1 
0.9 
3.9 
0.3 
acres 
114,157 
14,000 
3.7 
0.6 
2.8 
0.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
758 
140 
45.8 
29.3 
10.5 
6.0 
acres 
3,333 
396 
28.4 
13.5 
11.9 
3.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
13 
3 
38.5 
21.7 
12.2 
4.6 
acres 
232 
50 
26.7 
12.7 
11.1 
3.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
776,105 
25,217 
11.2 
3.3 
7.0 
0.9 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,760 
412 
63.7 
39.8 
16.2 
7.7 
$1,000 
388 
82 
61.2 
35.9 
17.4 
7.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
837 
127 
47.8 
31.0 
10.8 
6.0 
$1,000 
1,406 
214 
47.8 
31.0 
10.8 
6.0 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
792 
137 
45.5 
27.6 
11.7 
6.2 
$1,000 
2,878 
500 
45.9 
28.1 
11.3 
6.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
969 
103 
45.0 
27.7 
11.3 
6.0 
$1,000 
6,868 
711 
45.2 
27.7 
11.5 
6.1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
695 
95 
36.4 
17.3 
15.2 
3.9 
$1,000 
9,697 
1,354 
35.6 
16.8 
15.1 
3.8 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
209 
19 
40.7 
19.6 
16.6 
4.5 
1,000 
4,658 
425 
41.0 
19.7 
16.7 
4.5 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
416 
43 
39.4 
16.5 
16.4 
6.5 
$1,000 
13,280 
1,402 
39.6 
16.6 
16.5 
6.5 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
138 
18 
34.1 
16.4 
12.7 
4.9 
$1,000 
6,106 
793 
33.9 
16.2 
12.8 
4.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
413 
31 
33.2 
13.4 
15.6 
4.2 
$1,000 
28,956 
2,098 
32.0 
12.4 
15.6 
3.9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
482 
29 
26.1 
5.9 
18.2 
2.0 
$1,000 
79,417 
4,785 
25.9 
5.7 
18.1 
2.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
307 
22 
21.2 
3.9 
15.6 
1.6 
$1,000 
105,812 
7,563 
21.1 
3.8 
15.6 
1.6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
161 
13 
14.3 
2.1 
11.6 
0.5 
$1,000 
112,161 
9,073 
14.8 
2.1 
12.2 
0.5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
159 
3 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
$1,000 
404,479 
5,539 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
268 
34 
48.1 
31.8 
9.0 
7.3 
$1,000 
130 
20 
47.9 
31.7 
8.6 
7.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
613 
59 
45.2 
27.2 
11.5 
6.5 
$1,000 
1,756 
155 
45.7 
27.5 
11.6 
6.7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
415 
35 
40.2 
21.4 
13.7 
5.1 
$1,000 
2,875 
244 
39.1 
20.3 
13.8 
5.0 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
513 
45 
32.2 
15.8 
12.3 
4.1 
$1,000 
8,178 
721 
31.2 
15.4 
11.9 
3.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
403 
28 
30.5 
12.4 
14.4 
3.7 
$1,000 
14,594 
947 
30.3 
12.1 
14.5 
3.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
866 
39 
21.6 
5.8 
13.7 
2.1 
$1,000 
202,216 
7,037 
11.2 
2.7 
7.6 
0.9 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
279 
41 
46.6 
29.4 
11.0 
6.2 
1,000 
146 
18 
46.7 
28.9 
11.5 
6.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,150 
169 
52.3 
32.5 
13.5 
6.4 
1,000 
3,474 
533 
52.9 
32.7 
13.8 
6.3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,117 
245 
52.8 
32.3 
14.1 
6.5 
1,000 
8,127 
1,806 
52.9 
32.2 
14.2 
6.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,023 
218 
51.4 
30.6 
14.9 
5.9 
1,000 
15,789 
3,062 
51.5 
30.3 
15.2 
6.0 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
331 
64 
47.7 
25.7 
16.5 
5.6 
1,000 
11,064 
2,104 
46.9 
25.3 
16.1 
5.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
360 
41 
45.6 
18.2 
21.4 
6.0 
1,000 
38,723 
4,489 
38.0 
15.4 
17.9 
4.7 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
6,043 
798 
45.4 
25.9 
13.8 
5.7 
acres 
843,553 
63,154 
31.8 
13.5 
14.7 
3.6 
Partnership 
farms 
695 
51 
34.4 
17.9 
12.2 
4.2 
acres 
205,158 
15,514 
20.0 
6.8 
11.3 
1.9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
