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 
30,961 
30,961 
24,790 
31,970 
31,970 
26,708 
$1,000 
11,332,391 
10,950,680 
381,710 
6,443,750 
6,084,218 
359,532 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,021 
353,693 
15,398 
201,556 
190,310 
13,462 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,449 
2,449 
705 
2,574 
2,574 
668 
$1,000 
516 
205 
311 
569 
242 
327 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,224 
2,224 
1,720 
2,048 
2,048 
1,699 
$1,000 
3,677 
957 
2,720 
3,520 
846 
2,674 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,820 
2,820 
2,289 
2,926 
2,926 
2,474 
$1,000 
10,310 
2,576 
7,734 
10,767 
2,439 
8,328 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,065 
3,065 
2,428 
3,385 
3,385 
2,871 
$1,000 
21,962 
7,323 
14,639 
24,291 
7,149 
17,142 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,284 
3,284 
2,463 
3,727 
3,727 
3,096 
$1,000 
52,611 
26,824 
25,787 
59,668 
28,929 
30,739 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,148 
2,148 
1,594 
2,583 
2,583 
2,139 
$1,000 
77,745 
61,136 
16,609 
93,244 
72,431 
20,812 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,216 
2,216 
1,816 
2,859 
2,859 
2,510 
$1,000 
161,186 
145,455 
15,731 
209,220 
189,673 
19,547 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,260 
3,260 
2,940 
4,354 
4,354 
4,070 
$1,000 
567,778 
538,235 
29,543 
722,863 
676,056 
46,807 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,147 
3,147 
2,957 
3,652 
3,652 
3,535 
$1,000 
1,177,920 
1,129,798 
48,122 
1,306,015 
1,235,617 
70,399 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
3,004 
3,004 
2,833 
2,584 
2,584 
2,468 
$1,000 
2,204,448 
2,128,521 
75,927 
1,814,500 
1,734,867 
79,633 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,344 
3,344 
3,045 
1,278 
1,278 
1,178 
$1,000 
7,054,238 
6,909,651 
144,587 
2,199,095 
2,135,969 
63,126 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,687 
2,687 
2,492 
1,130 
1,130 
1,049 
$1,000 
4,236,398 
4,129,037 
107,361 
1,583,508 
1,530,697 
52,811 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
508 
508 
443 
116 
116 
106 
$1,000 
1,658,447 
1,631,453 
26,994 
375,109 
366,869 
8,241 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
149 
149 
110 
32 
32 
23 
$1,000 
1,159,393 
1,149,161 
10,233 
240,477 
238,403 
2,074 
10 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
