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 
248,809 
248,809 
52,385 
247,437 
247,437 
48,027 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
25,375,581 
643,993 
21,721,978 
21,001,074 
720,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,576 
101,988 
12,293 
87,788 
84,874 
15,010 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
67,571 
67,571 
2,327 
74,098 
74,098 
2,006 
$1,000 
10,483 
9,432 
1,051 
11,795 
10,951 
844 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
34,393 
34,393 
3,772 
32,272 
32,272 
3,140 
$1,000 
57,204 
52,224 
4,980 
53,643 
49,559 
4,083 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
32,204 
32,204 
5,024 
30,792 
30,792 
4,605 
$1,000 
115,532 
103,612 
1 1 ,920 
110,417 
99,172 
1 1 ,245 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
35,110 
35,110 
7,080 
33,130 
33,130 
6,765 
$1,000 
248,611 
219,682 
28,929 
234,674 
207,099 
27,575 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
34,383 
34,383 
9,723 
33,122 
33,122 
9,168 
$1,000 
540,056 
477,802 
62,254 
521,586 
459,128 
62,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
16,752 
16,752 
6,909 
16,404 
16,404 
6,131 
$1,000 
585,509 
519,312 
66,197 
575,892 
515,789 
60,103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
9,959 
9,959 
5,357 
9,302 
9,302 
4,478 
$1,000 
691,260 
618,355 
72,905 
647,573 
593,919 
53,653 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,082 
8,082 
5,190 
7,380 
7,380 
4,514 
$1,000 
1,261,680 
1,151,716 
109,964 
1,171,739 
1 ,083,606 
88,133 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,070 
4,070 
2,990 
4,455 
4,455 
3,140 
$1,000 
1,444,461 
1,350,433 
94,029 
1 ,595,604 
1 ,478,525 
117,078 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,947 
2,947 
2,204 
3,411 
3,411 
2,374 
$1,000 
2,058,981 
1,971,125 
87,857 
2,400,756 
2,253,824 
146,932 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,338 
3,338 
1,809 
3,071 
3,071 
1,706 
$1,000 
19,005,797 
18,901,888 
103,909 
14,398,300 
14,249,500 
148,800 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,158 
2,158 
1,276 
2,262 
2,262 
1,346 
$1,000 
3,323,478 
3,254,202 
69,276 
3,361,091 
3,239,188 
121,903 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
664 
664 
342 
442 
442 
231 
$1,000 
2,256,255 
2,230,850 
25,404 
1,503,763 
1,484,703 
19,060 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
516 
516 
191 
367 
367 
129 
$1,000 
13,426,064 
13,416,835 
9,229 
9,533,446 
9,525,609 
7,837 
10 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
