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 
50,218 
50,218 
14,417 
52,913 
52,913 
13,856 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
12,588,142 
120,129 
10,460,963 
10,313,628 
147,334 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,062 
250,670 
8,332 
197,701 
194,917 
10,633 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,924 
10,924 
870 
13,155 
13,155 
1,019 
$1,000 
2,291 
1,957 
334 
2,728 
2,304 
424 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
6,743 
6,743 
1,862 
8,125 
8,125 
2,112 
$1,000 
11,084 
8,648 
2,435 
13,217 
10,627 
2,590 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
6,606 
6,606 
1,480 
6,457 
6,457 
1,478 
$1,000 
23,729 
20,580 
3,149 
23,117 
20,426 
2,691 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,687 
6,687 
1,491 
6,004 
6,004 
1,356 
$1,000 
47,242 
43,224 
4,018 
42,563 
39,712 
2,851 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,840 
5,840 
1,719 
6,109 
6,109 
1,800 
$1,000 
90,706 
84,903 
5,803 
94,101 
88,066 
6,035 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,985 
2,985 
1,163 
2,816 
2,816 
1,101 
$1,000 
104,421 
98,672 
5,750 
99,054 
93,445 
5,608 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,008 
2,008 
1,008 
1,783 
1,783 
959 
$1,000 
140,244 
134,435 
5,809 
126,070 
118,007 
8,063 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,862 
1,862 
1,153 
1,851 
1,851 
1,012 
$1,000 
297,559 
286,152 
11,407 
304,344 
288,113 
16,231 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,459 
1,459 
929 
1,920 
1,920 
975 
$1,000 
530,328 
517,024 
13,304 
704,559 
681,228 
23,331 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,527 
1,527 
878 
1,852 
1,852 
855 
$1,000 
1,111,063 
1,093,453 
17,610 
1,322,907 
1,292,835 
30,072 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,577 
3,577 
1,864 
2,841 
2,841 
1,189 
$1,000 
10,349,604 
10,299,093 
50,511 
7,728,304 
7,678,865 
49,439 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,518 
2,518 
1,291 
2,006 
2,006 
814 
$1,000 
4,059,497 
4,028,365 
31,132 
3,123,304 
3,089,552 
33,752 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
690 
690 
369 
616 
616 
296 
$1,000 
2,363,618 
2,351,926 
11,692 
2,074,090 
2,061,663 
12,428 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
369 
369 
204 
219 
219 
79 
$1,000 
3,926,489 
3,918,801 
7,687 
2,530,910 
2,527,651 
3,259 
10 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
