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 
31,989 
31,989 
22,793 
31,169 
31,169 
22,911 
$1,000 
10,454,024 
10,170,227 
283,797 
6,841,197 
6,570,450 
270,748 
Average per farm 
dollars 
326,801 
317,929 
12,451 
219,487 
210,801 
11,817 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,838 
2,838 
620 
3,269 
3,269 
554 
$1,000 
570 
317 
253 
629 
388 
241 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,931 
1,931 
1,099 
1,971 
1,971 
1,071 
$1,000 
3,216 
1,569 
1,647 
3,347 
1,809 
1,538 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,182 
2,182 
1,256 
1,974 
1,974 
1,317 
$1,000 
7,979 
4,200 
3,778 
7,164 
3,376 
3,787 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,643 
2,643 
1,621 
2,366 
2,366 
1,581 
$1,000 
19,001 
11,137 
7,865 
16,995 
8,971 
8,023 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,536 
3,536 
2,228 
3,193 
3,193 
2,179 
$1,000 
57,493 
38,545 
18,947 
52,156 
37,775 
14,381 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,518 
2,518 
1,666 
2,642 
2,642 
1,959 
$1,000 
90,990 
79,237 
11,753 
96,057 
83,116 
12,940 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,038 
3,038 
2,393 
3,485 
3,485 
2,928 
$1,000 
222,561 
202,657 
19,904 
253,124 
233,924 
19,200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,551 
4,551 
3,930 
5,486 
5,486 
5,021 
$1,000 
769,094 
732,737 
36,356 
915,809 
865,001 
50,807 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,759 
3,759 
3,437 
3,764 
3,764 
3,552 
$1,000 
1,376,603 
1,329,264 
47,338 
1 ,327,623 
1,266,570 
61,053 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,635 
2,635 
2,430 
1,799 
1,799 
1,676 
$1,000 
1 ,897,303 
1,845,165 
52,138 
1,246,910 
1 ,200,453 
46,458 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,358 
2,358 
2,113 
1,220 
1,220 
1,073 
$1,000 
6,009,215 
5,925,398 
83,817 
2,921,385 
2,869,066 
52,318 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,748 
1,748 
1,593 
907 
907 
813 
$1,000 
2,687,656 
2,634,919 
52,737 
1,332,440 
1 ,297,254 
35,186 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
403 
403 
357 
231 
231 
197 
$1,000 
1 ,354,949 
1,335,101 
19,848 
798,614 
786,273 
12,341 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
207 
207 
163 
82 
82 
63 
$1,000 
1,966,610 
1 ,955,378 
1 1 ,232 
790,331 
785,539 
4,792 
10 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
