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 
75,087 
75,087 
56,291 
76,860 
76,860 
56,811 
$1,000 
17,740,353 
17,187,052 
553,300 
13,816,401 
13,329,107 
487,293 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,264 
228,895 
9,829 
179,761 
173,421 
8,577 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
6,402 
6,402 
1,543 
10,368 
10,368 
3,008 
$1,000 
1,827 
1,029 
797 
3,291 
1,621 
1,670 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,606 
8,606 
5,959 
9,597 
9,597 
6,717 
$1,000 
14,353 
5,371 
8,982 
15,646 
6,499 
9,147 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,108 
8,108 
5,505 
7,300 
7,300 
4,922 
$1,000 
29,373 
13,215 
16,158 
26,208 
13,914 
12,294 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,063 
8,063 
5,506 
6,988 
6,988 
4,608 
$1,000 
57,406 
31,799 
25,607 
49,795 
32,870 
16,925 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,776 
7,776 
5,495 
6,982 
6,982 
5,145 
$1,000 
124,965 
90,687 
34,278 
113,166 
91,493 
21,673 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,075 
5,075 
4,036 
5,584 
5,584 
4,663 
$1,000 
182,435 
155,651 
26,784 
202,382 
184,235 
18,147 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,826 
5,826 
5,052 
6,287 
6,287 
5,688 
$1,000 
422,372 
393,770 
28,603 
459,512 
434,418 
25,093 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,670 
8,670 
7,878 
9,045 
9,045 
8,378 
$1,000 
1,441,098 
1 ,379,436 
61,662 
1 ,504,499 
1,439,601 
64,898 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,745 
6,745 
6,329 
7,160 
7,160 
6,809 
$1,000 
2,452,079 
2,367,638 
84,441 
2,587,312 
2,488,990 
98,322 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,417 
5,417 
5,100 
4,593 
4,593 
4,308 
$1,000 
3,865,795 
3,753,618 
112,177 
3,193,891 
3,089,108 
104,783 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,399 
4,399 
3,888 
2,956 
2,956 
2,565 
$1,000 
9,148,651 
8,994,839 
153,812 
5,660,698 
5,546,358 
114,340 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
3,640 
3,640 
3,292 
2,515 
2,515 
2,230 
$1,000 
5,465,606 
5,348,299 
117,306 
3,635,710 
3,544,053 
91,657 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
576 
576 
473 
360 
360 
292 
$1,000 
1 ,899,300 
1,872,108 
27,192 
1,184,607 
1,165,794 
18,812 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
183 
183 
123 
81 
81 
43 
$1,000 
1,783,745 
1,774,431 
9,314 
840,382 
836,511 
3,871 
10 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
