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 
37,249 
3,543 
32.0 
17.7 
12.2 
2.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
302,364 
9.6 
2.3 
6.3 
1.0 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10,559 
1,920 
37.0 
25.8 
10.9 
0.3 
acres 
48,650 
8,480 
36.9 
25.3 
10.7 
0.9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12,980 
1,067 
32.7 
18.8 
10.8 
3.1 
acres 
294,392 
22,618 
32.2 
18.0 
10.9 
3.3 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,826 
125 
34.4 
11.8 
18.7 
4.0 
acres 
105,323 
7,198 
34.4 
11.8 
18.6 
4.0 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,018 
145 
35.2 
11.0 
20.1 
4.1 
acres 
164,501 
11,797 
35.3 
11.0 
20.1 
4.2 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,513 
101 
34.1 
11.2 
19.1 
3.9 
acres 
174,267 
11,766 
34.2 
11.2 
19.1 
3.9 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,180 
68 
31.9 
10.0 
17.9 
4.1 
acres 
186,465 
10,774 
32.0 
10.0 
17.9 
4.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
739 
39 
28.6 
7.8 
17.1 
3.6 
acres 
146,175 
7,775 
28.5 
7.8 
17.1 
3.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
527 
26 
28.8 
7.6 
18.0 
3.2 
acres 
125,101 
6,073 
28.9 
7.6 
18.0 
3.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,805 
90 
27.0 
6.9 
16.4 
3.8 
acres 
650,461 
34,638 
26.8 
6.8 
16.2 
3.8 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,508 
108 
26.3 
4.9 
17.6 
3.8 
acres 
1,056,164 
79,540 
26.1 
4.9 
17.4 
3.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,123 
48 
19.0 
3.0 
13.5 
2.4 
acres 
1,575,863 
66,631 
18.6 
2.9 
13.3 
2.4 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,471 
40 
6.1 
0.7 
4.9 
0.5 
acres 
10,220,745 
179,961 
2.7 
0.5 
2.0 
0.2 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,021 
991 
27.4 
13.4 
13.3 
0.7 
acres 
1,550,138 
42,182 
10.6 
2.1 
7.4 
1.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,269 
463 
36.0 
20.0 
12.9 
3.0 
acres 
83,433 
4,854 
25.2 
8.0 
14.5 
2.7 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
575,298 
5.8 
1.3 
4.2 
0.3 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
12,513 
1,886 
43.3 
29.0 
11.8 
2.5 
$1,000 
1,587 
347 
46.8 
34.5 
12.6 
-0.2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,387 
462 
30.9 
17.4 
11.1 
2.4 
$1,000 
7,364 
752 
30.9 
17.2 
11.2 
2.5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,084 
394 
31.3 
16.8 
11.5 
3.0 
$1,000 
14,710 
1,411 
31.4 
16.9 
11.5 
3.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,542 
325 
31.9 
16.1 
12.5 
3.2 
$1,000 
24,770 
2,282 
31.9 
16.1 
12.6 
3.2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,658 
265 
23.9 
10.1 
15.5 
-1.7 
$1,000 
37,074 
3,712 
24.1 
10.1 
15.5 
-1.5 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
740 
83 
28.2 
10.9 
18.0 
-0.6 
1,000 
16,377 
1,853 
28.2 
10.9 
18.0 
-0.6 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,220 
89 
25.7 
8.3 
13.5 
3.9 
$1,000 
38,505 
2,825 
25.6 
8.2 
13.5 
3.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
623 
65 
27.8 
8.0 
15.8 
3.9 
$1,000 
27,652 
2,772 
27.7 
8.0 
15.8 
3.9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,380 
86 
24.3 
7.3 
14.3 
2.8 
$1,000 
98,071 
5,987 
24.6 
7.3 
14.5 
2.8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,081 
830 
33.5 
5.6 
27.0 
0.9 
$1,000 
343,351 
140,149 
33.8 
5.6 
27.3 
0.9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,286 
87 
14.5 
2.0 
11.8 
0.6 
$1,000 
462,745 
31,856 
14.8 
2.0 
12.2 
0.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,149 
72 
11.1 
0.9 
9.3 
0.9 
$1,000 
821,011 
57,107 
11.6 
1.0 
9.7 
0.9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,586 
141 
5.2 
1.0 
3.8 
0.4 
$1,000 
7,227,533 
742,771 
2.5 
0.7 
1.7 
0.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,185 
122 
33.3 
17.7 
12.8 
2.8 
$1,000 
562 
56 
33.8 
17.8 
13.0 
3.0 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,685 
267 
31.5 
15.6 
13.4 
2.5 
$1,000 
7,239 
719 
31.4 
15.2 
13.7 
2.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,578 
136 
31.2 
14.3 
16.2 
0.7 
$1,000 
11,525 
975 
31.0 
14.2 
16.2 
0.6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,246 
157 
28.4 
11.5 
15.8 
1.1 
$1,000 
36,494 
2,511 
28.3 
11.2 
15.8 
1.2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,528 
100 
28.4 
9.0 
15.9 
3.5 
$1,000 
54,856 
3,917 
28.4 
8.9 
15.9 
3.5 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
4,770 
197 
16.1 
3.0 
11.8 
1.3 
$1,000 
2,341,437 
164,025 
5.6 
1.1 
4.1 
0.4 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,441 
159 
32.1 
19.1 
11.3 
1.7 
1,000 
746 
81 
31.7 
19.0 
11.1 
1.6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
7,022 
937 
36.7 
23.2 
11.4 
2.1 
1,000 
20,764 
2,873 
37.3 
23.9 
11.3 
2.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,519 
736 
38.1 
24.0 
11.8 
2.3 
1,000 
39,912 
5,329 
38.3 
24.0 
11.9 
2.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,451 
640 
37.6 
22.7 
12.4 
2.5 
1,000 
84,481 
9,747 
37.5 
22.5 
12.5 
2.5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,891 
168 
33.8 
18.2 
13.0 
2.7 
1,000 
65,126 
5,787 
33.7 
17.9 
13.0 
2.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,933 
204 
27.6 
10.8 
14.3 
2.5 
1,000 
488,624 
12,493 
18.6 
6.4 
10.7 
1.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
30,167 
3,133 
34.1 
19.3 
12.6 
2.2 
acres 
5,140,660 
179,520 
19.0 
4.8 
11.9 
2.2 
Partnership 
farms 
2,685 
170 
26.1 
12.1 
12.1 
1.9 
acres 
2,733,462 
40,225 
6.4 
1.4 
4.4 
0.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
