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 
1 1 ,736 
1,832 
36.9 
12.2 
14.5 
10.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
1,042,253 
14.9 
2.3 
10.2 
2.3 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,086 
460 
49.6 
22.3 
13.3 
14.0 
acres 
4,006 
1,739 
50.2 
23.5 
11.6 
15.0 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,291 
570 
41.9 
18.3 
9.9 
13.7 
acres 
63,242 
15,508 
41.6 
17.8 
10.3 
13.5 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
449 
89 
37.0 
12.2 
12.6 
12.1 
acres 
25,958 
5,153 
36.7 
12.1 
12.5 
12.1 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
634 
125 
38.3 
11.0 
14.7 
12.6 
acres 
51,759 
10,099 
38.3 
11.1 
14.7 
12.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
612 
104 
41.0 
15.5 
13.3 
12.2 
acres 
71,133 
12,081 
40.8 
15.5 
13.2 
12.1 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
658 
106 
43.9 
17.2 
13.6 
13.1 
acres 
103,942 
16,686 
44.0 
17.3 
13.6 
13.1 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
355 
70 
41.1 
11.9 
17.1 
12.1 
acres 
70,124 
13,748 
41.0 
11.8 
17.1 
12.0 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
290 
35 
41.7 
13.5 
16.1 
12.2 
acres 
69,155 
8,234 
41.9 
13.6 
16.1 
12.2 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,098 
135 
37.2 
12.5 
15.1 
9.6 
acres 
394,126 
47,286 
37.4 
12.3 
15.5 
9.6 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,109 
113 
38.1 
9.9 
18.9 
9.2 
acres 
785,389 
79,116 
38.2 
9.9 
19.0 
9.3 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
813 
92 
34.1 
4.8 
21.8 
7.5 
acres 
1,132,997 
129,133 
33.9 
4.8 
21.7 
7.5 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,341 
140 
21.5 
1.6 
16.7 
3.2 
acres 
27,591,810 
782,239 
12.7 
1.7 
9.3 
1.7 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,564 
589 
29.9 
7.5 
13.9 
8.4 
acres 
1,016,745 
56,829 
25.0 
3.1 
16.7 
5.2 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,680 
434 
38.3 
12.3 
14.9 
11.1 
acres 
418,965 
45,561 
32.4 
5.1 
20.6 
6.6 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,689,416 
63,055 
16.6 
1.8 
11.8 
3.0 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
3,466 
893 
48.1 
23.4 
10.1 
14.5 
$1,000 
316 
135 
42.9 
21.3 
9.2 
12.4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
834 
150 
37.5 
14.7 
11.4 
11.4 
$1,000 
1,389 
245 
37.8 
14.8 
11.4 
11.6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
799 
143 
41.8 
14.7 
14.6 
12.6 
$1,000 
2,863 
513 
41.8 
14.6 
14.6 
12.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
915 
146 
35.2 
12.6 
11.9 
10.6 
$1,000 
6,495 
1,018 
35.2 
12.6 
11.9 
10.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
850 
187 
34.2 
8.7 
16.4 
9.1 
$1,000 
12,126 
2,725 
34.5 
8.6 
16.7 
9.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
311 
44 
34.7 
6.9 
20.1 
7.8 
1,000 
6,912 
977 
34.7 
6.8 
20.0 
7.8 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
592 
82 
33.4 
5.0 
15.3 
13.1 
$1,000 
18,545 
2,471 
32.8 
4.9 
15.2 
12.7 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
283 
43 
24.4 
3.0 
14.1 
7.3 
$1,000 
12,545 
1,888 
24.3 
3.0 
14.1 
7.3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
923 
119 
30.3 
3.7 
18.7 
7.9 
$1,000 
66,664 
8,299 
29.7 
3.6 
18.5 
7.6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,307 
108 
33.1 
2.3 
26.2 
4.6 
$1,000 
211,269 
16,631 
32.3 
2.2 
25.9 
4.2 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
808 
49 
26.6 
2.0 
21.7 
3.0 
$1,000 
286,791 
16,632 
27.1 
2.1 
21.9 
3.1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
401 
18 
18.7 
1.1 
13.5 
4.0 
$1,000 
277,281 
11,983 
18.7 
1.2 
13.4 
4.1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
247 
10 
9.7 
1.4 
6.0 
2.4 
$1,000 
786,220 
28,957 
5.5 
1.3 
3.2 
1.1 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
309 
52 
34.0 
13.2 
9.0 
11.8 
$1,000 
141 
22 
35.7 
13.8 
9.6 
12.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
650 
126 
33.1 
9.6 
13.0 
10.5 
$1,000 
1,781 
366 
33.3 
8.6 
14.2 
10.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
481 
59 
38.5 
10.7 
16.3 
11.5 
$1,000 
3,514 
418 
39.0 
10.6 
16.6 
11.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
729 
92 
30.0 
5.4 
16.3 
8.3 
$1,000 
12,079 
1,594 
30.3 
5.3 
16.7 
8.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
679 
67 
31.2 
4.2 
18.3 
8.8 
$1,000 
24,560 
2,383 
31.4 
4.1 
18.4 
8.8 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,951 
118 
27.4 
2.5 
20.3 
4.6 
$1,000 
469,375 
18,230 
19.9 
2.0 
14.4 
3.5 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
484 
119 
39.7 
19.7 
8.9 
11.1 
1,000 
239 
58 
39.1 
19.6 
8.7 
10.8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,671 
386 
41.6 
18.7 
10.9 
12.0 
1,000 
4,669 
1,061 
41.4 
18.4 
11.0 
12.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,408 
304 
45.2 
18.5 
13.4 
13.3 
1,000 
10,294 
2,208 
45.2 
18.7 
13.4 
13.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,647 
319 
42.3 
16.2 
13.9 
12.1 
1,000 
26,376 
5,006 
42.1 
16.3 
13.8 
12.1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
896 
176 
41.9 
12.8 
17.0 
12.1 
1,000 
31,201 
5,904 
41.6 
12.5 
17.2 
11.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
831 
79 
31.5 
6.3 
17.7 
7.6 
1,000 
202,683 
11,110 
20.7 
4.4 
11.7 
4.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
9,154 
1 ,566 
39.0 
13.3 
14.7 
11.0 
acres 
12,544,766 
661,186 
19.7 
2.5 
13.8 
3.3 
Partnership 
farms 
1,095 
121 
32.8 
8.3 
15.8 
8.7 
acres 
5,956,475 
250,314 
13.3 
1.9 
9.2 
2.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
