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 
43,223 
43,223 
12,958 
48,753 
48,753 
14,428 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
5,571,173 
88,145 
4,540,242 
4,415,550 
124,692 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,933 
128,894 
6,802 
93,127 
90,570 
8,642 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
9,956 
9,956 
1,110 
12,006 
12,006 
948 
$1,000 
2,025 
1,490 
535 
2,305 
1,872 
433 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,815 
5,815 
1,981 
7,599 
7,599 
2,653 
$1,000 
9,624 
6,742 
2,882 
12,538 
8,685 
3,853 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,696 
5,696 
1,631 
6,734 
6,734 
2,088 
$1,000 
20,413 
15,985 
4,428 
23,894 
18,446 
5,448 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,311 
6,311 
1,730 
6,499 
6,499 
2,063 
$1,000 
45,187 
38,694 
6,493 
45,999 
38,675 
7,324 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,092 
6,092 
1,976 
6,906 
6,906 
2,486 
$1,000 
96,046 
85,778 
10,268 
107,020 
96,322 
10,698 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,833 
2,833 
1,235 
2,749 
2,749 
1,334 
$1,000 
98,871 
91,206 
7,665 
94,592 
84,818 
9,774 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,589 
1,589 
890 
1,373 
1,373 
797 
$1,000 
1 1 1 ,649 
105,674 
5,975 
95,937 
85,832 
10,105 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
991 
991 
656 
1,049 
1,049 
625 
$1,000 
158,732 
151,279 
7,454 
168,688 
153,828 
14,860 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
698 
698 
350 
1,441 
1,441 
516 
$1,000 
257,494 
251,493 
6,001 
556,729 
535,421 
21,307 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,756 
1,756 
717 
1,086 
1,086 
431 
$1,000 
1,317,025 
1,303,060 
13,965 
785,205 
762,692 
22,513 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,486 
1,486 
682 
1,311 
1,311 
487 
$1,000 
3,542,252 
3,519,773 
22,479 
2,647,336 
2,628,958 
18,378 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,137 
1,137 
508 
1,126 
1,126 
418 
$1,000 
1,838,700 
1 ,824,958 
13,742 
1,672,016 
1,657,698 
14,318 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
272 
272 
144 
137 
137 
60 
$1,000 
892,242 
886,357 
5,885 
441,997 
438,112 
3,885 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
77 
77 
30 
48 
48 
9 
$1,000 
811,310 
808,458 
2,851 
533,323 
533,149 
175 
10 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
