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 
1,243 
1,243 
190 
1,219 
1,219 
101 
$1,000 
61,997 
59,652 
2,345 
66,650 
65,908 
743 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,877 
47,990 
12,344 
54,676 
54,067 
7,353 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
297 
297 
4 
346 
346 
4 
$1,000 
69 
(D) 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
105 
105 
9 
127 
127 
10 
$1,000 
171 
161 
10 
202 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
178 
178 
20 
145 
145 
10 
$1,000 
621 
582 
39 
526 
517 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
168 
168 
35 
145 
145 
2 
$1,000 
1,193 
1,046 
147 
1,032 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
200 
200 
44 
187 
187 
24 
$1,000 
3,126 
2,722 
404 
2,996 
2,898 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
86 
86 
27 
89 
89 
8 
$1,000 
3,010 
2,478 
532 
3,044 
2,941 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
101 
101 
23 
62 
62 
10 
$1,000 
7,091 
6,436 
655 
4,234 
4,068 
166 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
57 
57 
17 
58 
58 
17 
$1,000 
9,454 
9,258 
196 
8,879 
8,742 
138 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
26 
26 
7 
31 
31 
12 
$1,000 
8,834 
8,675 
159 
10,486 
10,369 
118 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
16 
16 
3 
16 
16 
1 
$1,000 
10,229 
(D) 
(D) 
11,683 
(D) 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
9 
9 
1 
13 
13 
3 
$1,000 
18,200 
(D) 
(D) 
23,513 
(D) 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
7 
7 
1 
10 
10 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
3 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
