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 
8,173 
8,173 
1,332 
8,136 
8,136 
1,459 
$1,000 
773,224 
763,062 
10,162 
626,005 
617,190 
8,815 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,607 
93,364 
7,629 
76,943 
75,859 
6,042 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,990 
1,990 
33 
2,446 
2,446 
218 
$1,000 
464 
444 
20 
587 
477 
110 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,122 
1,122 
158 
1,248 
1,248 
256 
$1,000 
1,860 
1,649 
211 
2,059 
1,701 
358 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,050 
1,050 
100 
960 
960 
161 
$1,000 
3,861 
3,585 
277 
3,387 
2,982 
405 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,077 
1,077 
137 
892 
892 
103 
$1,000 
7,528 
7,094 
433 
6,256 
5,875 
381 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,125 
1,125 
218 
973 
973 
122 
$1,000 
17,560 
16,434 
1,127 
15,227 
14,614 
613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
620 
620 
149 
507 
507 
92 
$1,000 
21,242 
19,972 
1,269 
17,976 
17,088 
888 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
404 
404 
117 
330 
330 
72 
$1,000 
28,749 
27,651 
1,098 
22,966 
22,358 
608 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
339 
339 
147 
376 
376 
167 
$1,000 
53,208 
52,144 
1,064 
59,562 
58,343 
1,219 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
202 
202 
100 
204 
204 
133 
$1,000 
70,797 
69,568 
1,229 
70,622 
68,795 
1,827 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
120 
120 
80 
112 
112 
75 
$1,000 
87,328 
86,326 
1,002 
80,043 
79,066 
977 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
124 
124 
93 
88 
88 
60 
$1,000 
480,626 
478,194 
2,432 
347,319 
345,889 
1,431 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
86 
86 
71 
60 
60 
48 
$1,000 
130,601 
129,337 
1,264 
90,498 
89,492 
1,005 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
20 
20 
15 
16 
16 
10 
$1,000 
67,013 
66,114 
899 
53,058 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
18 
18 
7 
12 
12 
2 
$1,000 
283,011 
282,743 
268 
203,763 
(D) 
(D) 
10 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
