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 
77,064 
77,064 
33,382 
85,260 
85,260 
29,511 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
5,067,334 
169,821 
4,927,665 
4,824,561 
103,104 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,959 
65,755 
5,087 
57,796 
56,586 
3,494 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,689 
15,689 
2,165 
20,668 
20,668 
2,823 
$1,000 
3,503 
2,673 
830 
4,347 
3,379 
968 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
9,575 
9,575 
3,392 
11,801 
11,801 
3,572 
$1,000 
16,029 
11,984 
4,044 
19,695 
15,514 
4,181 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
9,689 
9,689 
3,636 
11,071 
11,071 
3,572 
$1,000 
34,902 
27,937 
6,965 
39,934 
33,598 
6,335 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1 1 ,448 
11,448 
4,978 
12,044 
12,044 
4,158 
$1,000 
81,919 
68,576 
13,343 
85,700 
76,811 
8,888 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
12,961 
12,961 
6,977 
13,283 
13,283 
5,650 
$1,000 
206,623 
177,265 
29,358 
210,829 
197,227 
13,602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
6,956 
6,956 
4,377 
6,594 
6,594 
3,488 
$1,000 
244,950 
223,305 
21,645 
229,048 
218,921 
10,127 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,184 
4,184 
2,887 
3,749 
3,749 
2,229 
$1,000 
295,087 
276,761 
18,326 
262,085 
253,032 
9,053 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,068 
3,068 
2,273 
2,947 
2,947 
1,944 
$1,000 
499,811 
481,346 
18,465 
464,498 
452,770 
11,728 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,469 
1,469 
1,161 
1,456 
1,456 
1,021 
$1,000 
526,619 
512,576 
14,043 
511,073 
500,151 
10,922 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
959 
959 
764 
809 
809 
579 
$1,000 
675,044 
659,394 
15,650 
567,157 
554,726 
12,431 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,066 
1,066 
772 
838 
838 
475 
$1,000 
2,652,668 
2,625,516 
27,152 
2,533,300 
2,518,431 
14,868 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
804 
804 
599 
651 
651 
404 
$1,000 
1,261,172 
1,243,613 
17,560 
982,118 
971,219 
10,900 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
205 
205 
142 
134 
134 
61 
$1,000 
688,980 
682,760 
6,220 
467,059 
464,196 
2,863 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
57 
57 
31 
53 
53 
10 
$1,000 
702,515 
699,144 
3,372 
1,084,122 
1,083,017 
1,106 
10 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
