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 
28,008 
28,008 
12,443 
29,524 
29,524 
13,080 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
4,230,083 
209,846 
3,025,039 
2,803,062 
221,977 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,524 
151,031 
16,865 
102,460 
94,942 
16,971 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,891 
5,891 
475 
6,985 
6,985 
487 
$1,000 
721 
520 
201 
856 
648 
208 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,201 
2,201 
513 
2,216 
2,216 
500 
$1,000 
3,623 
2,942 
681 
3,716 
3,083 
633 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,112 
2,112 
599 
2,177 
2,177 
715 
$1,000 
7,601 
5,905 
1,696 
7,880 
6,044 
1,836 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,457 
2,457 
853 
2,508 
2,508 
1,018 
$1,000 
17,568 
13,347 
4,222 
18,078 
12,673 
5,406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,038 
3,038 
1,310 
3,547 
3,547 
1,782 
$1,000 
48,687 
36,740 
11,948 
57,701 
40,631 
17,070 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,442 
2,442 
1,368 
2,734 
2,734 
1,624 
$1,000 
87,355 
69,616 
17,739 
98,739 
73,052 
25,687 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,333 
2,333 
1,455 
2,623 
2,623 
1,764 
$1,000 
168,728 
149,566 
19,162 
188,327 
161,840 
26,487 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,882 
2,882 
2,115 
3,522 
3,522 
2,635 
$1,000 
481,755 
450,354 
31,401 
580,698 
529,267 
51,431 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,386 
2,386 
1,931 
1,976 
1,976 
1,600 
$1,000 
851,848 
805,078 
46,770 
695,402 
646,626 
48,776 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,479 
1,479 
1,220 
865 
865 
698 
$1,000 
1,037,321 
992,850 
44,470 
590,755 
561,145 
29,610 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
787 
787 
604 
371 
371 
257 
$1,000 
1,734,722 
1,703,165 
31,557 
782,887 
768,053 
14,834 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
626 
626 
494 
287 
287 
201 
$1,000 
915,078 
889,712 
25,365 
414,630 
403,131 
11,500 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
113 
113 
82 
67 
67 
47 
$1,000 
386,056 
381,241 
4,815 
209,955 
206,936 
3,019 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
48 
48 
28 
17 
17 
9 
$1,000 
433,588 
432,211 
1,377 
158,302 
157,987 
315 
10 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
