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 
2,451 
2,451 
917 
2,546 
2,546 
950 
$1,000 
1,283,691 
1,274,014 
9,677 
1,091,931 
1 ,083,035 
8,896 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,742 
519,794 
10,553 
428,881 
425,387 
9,364 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
361 
361 
16 
341 
341 
22 
$1,000 
46 
38 
9 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
166 
166 
62 
290 
290 
68 
$1,000 
269 
195 
74 
472 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
161 
161 
35 
219 
219 
72 
$1,000 
587 
497 
90 
785 
670 
115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
158 
158 
32 
168 
168 
51 
$1,000 
1,097 
994 
102 
1,205 
1,100 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
244 
244 
67 
282 
282 
126 
$1,000 
3,663 
3,410 
253 
4,418 
4,137 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
195 
195 
81 
136 
136 
86 
$1,000 
7,231 
6,883 
347 
4,536 
4,168 
368 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
142 
142 
65 
116 
116 
68 
$1,000 
9,857 
9,602 
255 
8,296 
7,876 
420 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
157 
157 
111 
138 
138 
82 
$1,000 
25,986 
24,922 
1,064 
22,894 
21,932 
962 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
119 
119 
76 
148 
148 
77 
$1,000 
43,615 
42,497 
1,118 
55,077 
53,912 
1,165 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
374 
374 
182 
301 
301 
132 
$1,000 
301,349 
299,122 
2,227 
226,025 
224,205 
1,820 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
374 
374 
190 
407 
407 
166 
$1,000 
889,993 
885,854 
4,139 
768,153 
764,580 
3,573 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
276 
276 
121 
371 
371 
146 
$1,000 
449,110 
446,931 
2,180 
558,503 
555,880 
2,623 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
80 
80 
57 
29 
29 
18 
$1,000 
265,989 
264,588 
1,401 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
18 
18 
12 
7 
7 
2 
$1,000 
174,894 
174,336 
558 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
