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 
28,093 
28,093 
9,447 
30,106 
30,106 
10,621 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
3,809,401 
138,164 
2,787,313 
2,617,981 
169,333 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
135,600 
14,625 
92,583 
86,959 
15,943 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,894 
6,894 
520 
7,493 
7,493 
452 
$1,000 
1,120 
836 
283 
1,255 
1,024 
230 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,549 
3,549 
1,295 
3,917 
3,917 
1,230 
$1,000 
5,891 
3,924 
1,967 
6,451 
4,597 
1,854 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,632 
3,632 
1,152 
3,880 
3,880 
1,467 
$1,000 
12,964 
9,823 
3,141 
13,800 
9,372 
4,428 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,832 
3,832 
1,271 
4,333 
4,333 
1,830 
$1,000 
27,208 
21,444 
5,764 
30,889 
21,566 
9,322 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,862 
3,862 
1,494 
3,980 
3,980 
1,765 
$1,000 
60,840 
49,876 
10,964 
62,518 
47,874 
14,645 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,795 
1,795 
794 
1,980 
1,980 
951 
$1,000 
62,570 
54,900 
7,669 
69,346 
59,598 
9,748 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,178 
1,178 
580 
1,183 
1,183 
668 
$1,000 
81,838 
75,887 
5,951 
82,406 
73,423 
8,983 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
850 
850 
529 
1,027 
1,027 
707 
$1,000 
138,093 
130,455 
7,638 
172,142 
155,741 
16,401 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
570 
570 
412 
787 
787 
613 
$1,000 
203,228 
193,232 
9,996 
287,341 
266,286 
21,055 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
633 
633 
491 
789 
789 
544 
$1,000 
459,069 
439,086 
19,983 
557,839 
522,985 
34,854 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,298 
1,298 
909 
737 
737 
394 
$1,000 
2,894,745 
2,829,937 
64,808 
1,503,328 
1,455,515 
47,813 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,013 
1,013 
721 
601 
601 
331 
$1,000 
1,620,777 
1,574,862 
45,915 
886,689 
849,008 
37,681 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
215 
215 
142 
106 
106 
54 
$1,000 
722,625 
710,013 
12,612 
357,706 
348,622 
9,084 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
70 
70 
46 
30 
30 
9 
$1,000 
551,343 
545,062 
6,281 
258,933 
257,885 
1,048 
10 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
