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 
77,857 
77,857 
7,593 
81,033 
81,033 
7,444 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
42,627,472 
146,919 
34,125,307 
33,885,064 
240,242 
Average per farm 
dollars 
549,397 
547,510 
19,349 
421,129 
418,164 
32,273 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
14,629 
14,629 
162 
17,330 
17,330 
194 
$1,000 
1,729 
1,652 
77 
2,274 
2,198 
76 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,718 
4,718 
214 
5,999 
5,999 
236 
$1,000 
7,802 
7,491 
312 
9,879 
9,564 
315 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,904 
5,904 
279 
6,617 
6,617 
207 
$1,000 
21,010 
20,156 
853 
23,766 
23,234 
532 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,846 
7,846 
337 
7,383 
7,383 
381 
$1,000 
54,638 
53,168 
1,470 
52,406 
50,660 
1,745 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
10,265 
10,265 
563 
10,642 
10,642 
528 
$1,000 
164,131 
160,031 
4,100 
170,687 
166,881 
3,806 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
7,150 
7,150 
603 
7,651 
7,651 
521 
$1,000 
251,973 
247,254 
4,719 
270,597 
265,404 
5,193 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,698 
6,698 
682 
6,237 
6,237 
531 
$1,000 
471,323 
465,802 
5,521 
437,585 
430,992 
6,592 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
6,951 
6,951 
981 
6,561 
6,561 
949 
$1,000 
1,108,388 
1,096,809 
11,579 
1,030,123 
1,010,133 
19,990 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,132 
4,132 
894 
3,964 
3,964 
922 
$1,000 
1,453,434 
1,437,184 
16,250 
1,383,094 
1,356,038 
27,056 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
3,197 
3,197 
791 
2,956 
2,956 
893 
$1,000 
2,255,552 
2,233,215 
22,337 
2,103,499 
2,063,817 
39,682 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
6,367 
6,367 
2,087 
5,693 
5,693 
2,082 
$1,000 
36,984,412 
36,904,710 
79,701 
28,641,398 
28,506,144 
135,253 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
3,015 
3,015 
990 
2,909 
2,909 
1,085 
$1,000 
4,727,954 
4,692,202 
35,752 
4,618,318 
4,559,762 
58,556 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
1,480 
1,480 
549 
1,419 
1,419 
564 
$1,000 
5,253,561 
5,233,343 
20,218 
4,981,856 
4,941,766 
40,090 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,872 
1,872 
548 
1,365 
1,365 
433 
$1,000 
27,002,896 
26,979,165 
23,731 
19,041,224 
19,004,616 
36,607 
10 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
