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 
69,754 
2,523 
31.3 
15.4 
15.3 
0.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
261,516 
18.1 
5.2 
12.3 
0.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,603 
415 
39.3 
30.8 
10.5 
-1.9 
acres 
21,994 
1,954 
41.1 
31.9 
10.8 
-1.5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,825 
954 
40.6 
26.5 
13.6 
0.5 
acres 
499,973 
25,888 
39.9 
26.1 
13.1 
0.7 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,154 
215 
39.1 
19.8 
18.1 
1.2 
acres 
301,445 
12,528 
39.1 
19.7 
18.1 
1.2 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,879 
298 
35.9 
17.5 
17.0 
1.3 
acres 
647,550 
24,418 
35.8 
17.5 
17.0 
1.3 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,208 
236 
32.1 
13.8 
17.1 
1.3 
acres 
844,211 
27,564 
32.0 
13.7 
17.0 
1.3 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5,261 
148 
27.6 
10.9 
15.5 
1.2 
acres 
828,746 
23,254 
27.5 
10.9 
15.5 
1.2 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,132 
138 
27.2 
6.6 
19.6 
1.0 
acres 
816,094 
27,308 
27.1 
6.5 
19.6 
1.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,026 
95 
23.0 
5.1 
17.0 
0.9 
acres 
718,355 
22,625 
23.1 
5.1 
17.0 
0.9 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,530 
227 
19.3 
3.5 
15.2 
0.7 
acres 
3,004,996 
78,672 
18.9 
3.3 
14.9 
0.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,885 
72 
14.3 
1.6 
12.4 
0.3 
acres 
2,621,390 
46,563 
13.8 
1.5 
12.0 
0.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,580 
19 
7.1 
2.0 
5.0 
0.1 
acres 
2,098,495 
31,534 
6.7 
2.0 
4.6 
0.1 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
671 
7 
5.5 
2.7 
2.8 
0.1 
acres 
2,165,677 
25,637 
5.4 
2.9 
2.4 
0.1 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,176 
100 
20.3 
10.5 
11.2 
-1.3 
acres 
419,439 
3,431 
5.6 
1.4 
4.1 
0.1 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
118 
7 
31.4 
16.4 
14.8 
0.2 
acres 
2,282 
270 
17.2 
5.2 
11.5 
0.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
11,744,476 
110,564 
11.3 
1.6 
9.4 
0.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
17,786 
1,249 
42.5 
30.4 
11.9 
0.3 
$1,000 
2,227 
218 
51.3 
39.0 
13.4 
-1.0 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,745 
259 
36.6 
23.1 
12.9 
0.6 
$1,000 
7,943 
433 
36.4 
22.8 
12.9 
0.7 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,859 
348 
36.3 
21.3 
13.6 
1.4 
$1,000 
17,576 
1,192 
36.5 
21.3 
13.8 
1.4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,888 
290 
38.1 
20.9 
15.4 
1.7 
$1,000 
42,201 
2,065 
38.1 
20.8 
15.5 
1.8 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,459 
311 
28.3 
11.9 
16.4 
-0.1 
$1,000 
78,537 
4,169 
28.3 
11.9 
16.5 
-0.1 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,787 
111 
28.0 
11.0 
17.0 
(Z) 
1,000 
39,844 
2,489 
27.9 
11.0 
17.0 
(Z) 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,793 
114 
30.0 
9.7 
19.1 
1.2 
$1,000 
120,484 
3,539 
30.0 
9.7 
19.1 
1.2 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,912 
81 
31.0 
9.1 
20.6 
1.3 
$1,000 
85,488 
3,655 
31.0 
9.0 
20.6 
1.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,379 
212 
33.1 
7.7 
24.4 
1.0 
$1,000 
461,197 
15,602 
33.3 
7.6 
24.7 
1.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,487 
146 
17.9 
2.3 
15.2 
0.4 
$1,000 
1,249,305 
24,729 
19.5 
2.4 
16.6 
0.4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,829 
117 
18.0 
1.6 
15.9 
0.5 
$1,000 
1,715,437 
40,839 
19.0 
1.7 
16.9 
0.5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,610 
57 
12.8 
0.8 
11.9 
0.1 
$1,000 
1 ,850,278 
39,238 
13.7 
0.8 
12.8 
0.1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,220 
14 
4.6 
0.6 
3.9 
0.1 
$1,000 
6,073,959 
48,183 
3.7 
0.7 
2.9 
(Z) 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of ' - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,491 
125 
34.2 
22.1 
11.5 
0.7 
$1,000 
1,174 
58 
34.3 
22.1 
11.5 
0.7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
5,947 
246 
32.2 
18.5 
12.9 
0.8 
$1,000 
16,211 
653 
31.7 
17.8 
13.2 
0.8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,887 
147 
29.4 
14.3 
14.6 
0.5 
$1,000 
28,489 
1,058 
29.5 
14.2 
14.7 
0.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,114 
166 
28.9 
10.4 
17.9 
0.6 
$1,000 
101,221 
2,747 
28.9 
10.1 
18.1 
0.7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,023 
133 
25.8 
6.3 
18.7 
0.7 
$1,000 
180,433 
4,749 
25.4 
6.1 
18.6 
0.7 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
13,476 
230 
15.4 
1.9 
13.2 
0.4 
$1,000 
3,383,034 
32,852 
9.2 
1.1 
7.9 
0.2 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,592 
138 
35.1 
23.7 
11.2 
0.2 
1,000 
1,319 
71 
35.5 
24.0 
11.2 
0.2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
9,995 
544 
39.1 
25.3 
13.2 
0.6 
1,000 
29,465 
1,631 
39.6 
25.6 
13.4 
0.6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,795 
428 
41.1 
25.9 
14.7 
0.5 
1,000 
56,188 
3,072 
41.1 
25.8 
14.8 
0.5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,688 
381 
40.5 
22.9 
16.8 
0.8 
1,000 
120,524 
5,898 
40.7 
22.7 
17.1 
0.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,625 
111 
37.9 
17.2 
19.9 
0.9 
1,000 
91,042 
3,848 
37.8 
16.8 
20.0 
0.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
2,121 
57 
30.7 
9.7 
20.2 
0.8 
1,000 
338,799 
10,083 
25.3 
6.7 
17.8 
0.8 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
60,617 
2,278 
32.5 
16.2 
15.6 
0.6 
acres 
10,225,659 
222,706 
21.2 
6.2 
14.3 
0.7 
Partnership 
farms 
4,667 
120 
23.1 
9.6 
13.1 
0.5 
acres 
2,188,013 
22,350 
11.8 
2.9 
8.7 
0.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
