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 
52,194 
52,194 
20,605 
56,014 
56,014 
23,239 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
8,678,050 
155,919 
5,872,090 
5,753,219 
118,871 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,253 
166,265 
7,567 
104,833 
102,710 
5,115 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
11,549 
11,549 
980 
13,702 
13,702 
1,719 
$1,000 
2,317 
1,853 
464 
2,982 
2,126 
856 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
6,366 
6,366 
2,364 
7,831 
7,831 
3,111 
$1,000 
10,570 
7,190 
3,380 
13,033 
8,784 
4,249 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,513 
5,513 
1,859 
6,691 
6,691 
2,553 
$1,000 
19,850 
14,991 
4,859 
23,859 
18,004 
5,856 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,283 
5,283 
1,590 
5,979 
5,979 
2,184 
$1,000 
37,586 
32,030 
5,556 
42,263 
36,396 
5,866 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,209 
6,209 
2,029 
6,309 
6,309 
2,893 
$1,000 
100,041 
93,366 
6,675 
100,738 
94,968 
5,770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,060 
4,060 
1,990 
4,021 
4,021 
2,344 
$1,000 
144,625 
138,512 
6,113 
142,327 
136,379 
5,948 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,661 
3,661 
2,305 
3,379 
3,379 
2,348 
$1,000 
262,554 
252,933 
9,621 
239,239 
230,916 
8,323 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,668 
3,668 
2,782 
3,542 
3,542 
2,628 
$1,000 
588,224 
568,513 
19,710 
558,825 
542,000 
16,825 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,336 
2,336 
1,864 
2,084 
2,084 
1,612 
$1,000 
827,803 
807,117 
20,686 
745,382 
725,556 
19,826 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,715 
1,715 
1,415 
1,411 
1,411 
1,097 
$1,000 
1,216,621 
1,189,091 
27,530 
978,404 
957,685 
20,719 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,834 
1,834 
1,427 
1,065 
1,065 
750 
$1,000 
5,623,778 
5,572,455 
51,323 
3,025,038 
3,000,405 
24,633 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,269 
1,269 
1,029 
786 
786 
588 
$1,000 
1,933,648 
1,902,802 
30,846 
1,175,878 
1,157,965 
17,912 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
348 
348 
260 
161 
161 
90 
$1,000 
1,173,607 
1,160,961 
12,646 
554,365 
550,879 
3,486 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
217 
217 
138 
118 
118 
72 
$1,000 
2,516,523 
2,508,692 
7,831 
1,294,796 
1,291,561 
3,235 
10 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
