Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 
2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Total 
farms 
45,071 
45,071 
13,140 
49,346 
49,346 
11,461 
$1,000 
10,038,726 
9,775,758 
262,967 
7,778,255 
7,508,806 
269,448 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,731 
216,897 
20,013 
157,627 
152,166 
23,510 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,032 
9,032 
412 
10,770 
10,770 
308 
$1,000 
1,504 
1,346 
158 
1,812 
1,669 
144 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,352 
4,352 
789 
5,622 
5,622 
885 
$1,000 
7,333 
6,187 
1,147 
9,437 
8,140 
1,297 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,006 
5,006 
999 
5,789 
5,789 
935 
$1,000 
18,264 
15,688 
2,576 
20,846 
18,552 
2,294 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,888 
5,888 
1,330 
6,614 
6,614 
1,136 
$1,000 
42,390 
37,254 
5,135 
47,004 
43,398 
3,606 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,223 
7,223 
2,157 
7,419 
7,419 
1,847 
$1,000 
115,113 
103,587 
1 1 ,526 
116,815 
108,981 
7,834 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,724 
3,724 
1,580 
3,188 
3,188 
1,189 
$1,000 
129,396 
117,749 
1 1 ,646 
108,920 
101,827 
7,094 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,167 
2,167 
1,161 
1,759 
1,759 
882 
$1,000 
151,323 
139,242 
12,081 
122,919 
113,812 
9,107 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,403 
1,403 
986 
1,562 
1,562 
893 
$1,000 
223,276 
208,391 
14,884 
260,166 
244,704 
15,462 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,100 
1,100 
654 
1,884 
1,884 
1,015 
$1,000 
410,244 
395,960 
14,284 
701,767 
668,369 
33,398 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,536 
1,536 
787 
2,378 
2,378 
1,177 
$1,000 
1,132,961 
1,108,294 
24,667 
1,702,966 
1,641,950 
61,016 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,640 
3,640 
2,285 
2,361 
2,361 
1,194 
$1,000 
7,806,922 
7,642,060 
164,863 
4,685,602 
4,557,405 
128,197 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,922 
2,922 
1,795 
1,932 
1,932 
986 
$1,000 
4,698,167 
4,591,088 
107,079 
2,940,636 
2,853,056 
87,580 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
578 
578 
403 
374 
374 
197 
$1,000 
1,931,362 
1,888,219 
43,142 
1,186,484 
1,149,449 
37,036 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
140 
140 
87 
55 
55 
11 
$1,000 
1,177,394 
1,162,753 
14,641 
558,482 
554,900 
3,582 
10 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
