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 
59,309 
59,309 
16,007 
63,163 
63,163 
17,441 
$1,000 
7,487,141 
7,400,781 
86,359 
5,884,779 
5,808,803 
75,975 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,240 
124,783 
5,395 
93,168 
91,965 
4,356 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1 1 ,540 
11,540 
803 
17,692 
17,692 
1,071 
$1,000 
2,055 
1,638 
418 
3,319 
2,820 
499 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,698 
5,698 
1,492 
7,549 
7,549 
2,040 
$1,000 
9,561 
7,379 
2,182 
12,578 
9,773 
2,805 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
6,087 
6,087 
1,461 
6,600 
6,600 
1,679 
$1,000 
22,076 
17,947 
4,129 
23,676 
19,420 
4,256 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,808 
6,808 
1,600 
6,371 
6,371 
1,717 
$1,000 
48,804 
42,238 
6,566 
45,386 
39,828 
5,558 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
8,233 
8,233 
1,966 
6,860 
6,860 
2,156 
$1,000 
132,004 
123,837 
8,166 
110,246 
102,420 
7,825 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,973 
4,973 
1,457 
4,232 
4,232 
1,662 
$1,000 
177,362 
172,911 
4,450 
149,376 
143,759 
5,618 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,063 
4,063 
1,509 
3,122 
3,122 
1,468 
$1,000 
292,445 
287,220 
5,225 
226,397 
220,550 
5,847 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,604 
5,604 
2,450 
5,702 
5,702 
2,774 
$1,000 
976,745 
964,416 
12,328 
975,516 
962,194 
13,321 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,349 
3,349 
1,684 
2,761 
2,761 
1,685 
$1,000 
1,185,655 
1,171,027 
14,627 
971,521 
957,653 
13,868 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,680 
1,680 
915 
1,327 
1,327 
746 
$1,000 
1,169,909 
1,156,420 
13,489 
918,803 
910,235 
8,568 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,274 
1,274 
670 
947 
947 
443 
$1,000 
3,470,525 
3,455,747 
14,778 
2,447,961 
2,440,152 
7,809 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
962 
962 
520 
727 
727 
360 
$1,000 
1,487,871 
1,477,315 
10,556 
1 ,084,782 
1,079,192 
5,590 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
208 
208 
118 
151 
151 
69 
$1,000 
691,881 
688,469 
3,412 
501,690 
499,958 
1,732 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
104 
104 
32 
69 
69 
14 
$1,000 
1,290,773 
1,289,963 
810 
861,490 
861,002 
488 
10 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
