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 
12,256 
12,256 
4,628 
12,834 
12,834 
4,588 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
2,271,397 
36,024 
1,868,477 
1,835,090 
33,386 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
185,329 
7,784 
145,588 
142,987 
7,277 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,563 
2,563 
219 
2,531 
2,531 
120 
$1,000 
428 
307 
121 
454 
402 
52 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,458 
1,458 
571 
1,664 
1,664 
600 
$1,000 
2,433 
1,577 
856 
2,767 
1,927 
840 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,340 
1,340 
464 
1,573 
1,573 
516 
$1,000 
4,745 
3,349 
1,396 
5,686 
4,325 
1,361 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,419 
1,419 
411 
1,474 
1,474 
512 
$1,000 
10,106 
8,343 
1,763 
10,379 
8,418 
1,961 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,329 
1,329 
491 
1,662 
1,662 
670 
$1,000 
21,289 
18,966 
2,323 
26,336 
23,232 
3,104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,031 
1,031 
511 
916 
916 
428 
$1,000 
37,968 
35,804 
2,164 
32,727 
30,787 
1,941 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
562 
562 
300 
715 
715 
396 
$1,000 
40,407 
38,553 
1,854 
51,360 
48,626 
2,734 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
778 
778 
507 
759 
759 
466 
$1,000 
127,629 
123,612 
4,016 
122,723 
118,282 
4,441 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
549 
549 
371 
554 
554 
332 
$1,000 
200,698 
196,136 
4,562 
202,083 
197,208 
4,874 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
648 
648 
405 
538 
538 
304 
$1,000 
493,386 
487,462 
5,924 
378,418 
371,659 
6,759 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
579 
579 
378 
448 
448 
244 
$1,000 
1,368,332 
1,357,288 
11,044 
1,035,544 
1,030,224 
5,320 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
442 
442 
300 
339 
339 
197 
$1,000 
679,247 
671,567 
7,680 
505,474 
501,327 
4,147 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
101 
101 
62 
80 
80 
38 
$1,000 
340,026 
337,443 
2,583 
263,416 
262,658 
758 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
36 
36 
16 
29 
29 
9 
$1,000 
349,059 
348,278 
781 
266,653 
266,238 
415 
10 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
