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 
2,109,303 
2,109,303 
811,387 
2,204,792 
2,204,792 
838,391 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
394,644,481 
8,053,346 
305,204,413 
297,220,491 
7,983,922 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
187,097 
9,925 
138,428 
134,807 
9,523 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
428,810 
428,810 
35,800 
499,880 
499,880 
42,392 
$1,000 
80,197 
64,222 
15,976 
96,287 
76,839 
19,447 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
236,501 
236,501 
72,175 
270,712 
270,712 
84,577 
$1,000 
392,644 
291,208 
101,436 
448,240 
332,461 
115,779 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
231,388 
231,388 
69,170 
246,309 
246,309 
79,547 
$1,000 
832,130 
651,796 
180,334 
883,995 
684,721 
199,274 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
248,616 
248,616 
77,879 
254,834 
254,834 
86,525 
$1,000 
1,768,743 
1,459,171 
309,573 
1,810,538 
1,487,807 
322,731 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
271,511 
271,511 
101,634 
274,274 
274,274 
110,475 
$1,000 
4,322,916 
3,768,245 
554,671 
4,363,801 
3,809,812 
553,989 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
161,939 
161,939 
79,565 
163,500 
163,500 
85,763 
$1,000 
5,735,840 
5,225,346 
510,494 
5,794,771 
5,286,277 
508,494 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
133,988 
133,988 
82,505 
129,124 
129,124 
83,208 
$1,000 
9,574,519 
8,988,053 
586,465 
9,219,416 
8,644,217 
575,199 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
141,675 
141,675 
101,543 
149,049 
149,049 
109,858 
$1,000 
23,195,549 
22,220,966 
974,583 
24,400,981 
23,255,874 
1,145,107 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
95,653 
95,653 
74,683 
96,251 
96,251 
74,977 
$1,000 
34,462,874 
33,338,111 
1,124,763 
34,366,766 
32,979,970 
1,386,796 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
77,562 
77,562 
60,032 
63,567 
63,567 
46,387 
$1,000 
55,663,387 
54,255,881 
1,407,506 
44,578,145 
43,155,934 
1,422,210 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
81,660 
81,660 
56,401 
57,292 
57,292 
34,682 
$1,000 
266,669,029 
264,381,483 
2,287,546 
179,241,475 
177,506,579 
1,734,896 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
58,203 
58,203 
42,233 
41,863 
41,863 
26,894 
$1,000 
90,534,423 
89,003,064 
1,531,359 
62,751,056 
61,508,308 
1 ,242,748 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
14,892 
14,892 
9,968 
9,845 
9,845 
5,606 
$1,000 
50,510,927 
50,002,324 
508,602 
33,190,470 
32,838,901 
351,569 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
8,565 
8,565 
4,200 
5,584 
5,584 
2,182 
$1,000 
125,623,680 
125,376,095 
247,585 
83,299,949 
83,159,370 
140,579 
10 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
