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 
88,637 
88,637 
69,463 
92,856 
92,856 
74,939 
$1,000 
31,603,822 
30,821,532 
782,290 
21,124,382 
20,418,096 
706,286 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,553 
347,728 
11,262 
227,496 
219,890 
9,425 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,386 
5,386 
1,226 
6,297 
6,297 
1,802 
$1,000 
1,449 
830 
620 
1,917 
923 
994 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,911 
7,911 
5,710 
7,631 
7,631 
5,738 
$1,000 
13,232 
4,311 
8,921 
12,762 
4,119 
8,644 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
7,476 
7,476 
5,059 
7,882 
7,882 
5,733 
$1,000 
27,058 
11,074 
15,984 
28,547 
12,083 
16,464 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,901 
7,901 
5,401 
9,031 
9,031 
6,728 
$1,000 
56,259 
26,966 
29,292 
64,920 
31,917 
33,002 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
8,687 
8,687 
6,179 
9,911 
9,911 
7,814 
$1,000 
140,502 
90,803 
49,698 
160,559 
99,712 
60,847 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6,501 
6,501 
5,210 
8,141 
8,141 
6,970 
$1,000 
236,252 
194,889 
41,364 
297,065 
252,792 
44,273 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,788 
7,788 
6,798 
9,942 
9,942 
8,977 
$1,000 
569,898 
524,093 
45,804 
729,844 
678,215 
51,629 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
10,228 
10,228 
9,365 
14,244 
14,244 
13,259 
$1,000 
1,695,267 
1,618,635 
76,632 
2,384,972 
2,269,271 
115,701 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
9,759 
9,759 
9,145 
9,792 
9,792 
9,252 
$1,000 
3,562,810 
3,446,943 
115,866 
3,489,086 
3,343,289 
145,797 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
9,651 
9,651 
9,028 
5,651 
5,651 
5,162 
$1,000 
7,018,641 
6,829,733 
188,907 
3,910,687 
3,789,313 
121,374 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
7,349 
7,349 
6,342 
4,334 
4,334 
3,504 
$1,000 
18,282,455 
18,073,254 
209,201 
10,044,023 
9,936,463 
107,560 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
5,610 
5,610 
5,001 
3,410 
3,410 
2,838 
$1,000 
8,554,827 
8,400,605 
154,222 
5,084,372 
5,000,820 
83,551 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
1,224 
1,224 
1,007 
684 
684 
535 
$1,000 
4,142,639 
4,103,161 
39,478 
2,274,330 
2,255,588 
18,743 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
515 
515 
334 
240 
240 
131 
$1,000 
5,584,989 
5,569,488 
15,501 
2,685,321 
2,680,055 
5,266 
10 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
