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 
99,171 
99,171 
41,354 
107,825 
107,825 
45,102 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
9,164,886 
323,953 
7,832,445 
7,512,926 
319,519 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,682 
92,415 
7,834 
72,640 
69,677 
7,084 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
15,856 
15,856 
1,677 
19,946 
19,946 
1,993 
$1,000 
3,402 
2,673 
730 
3,866 
2,935 
931 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
9,641 
9,641 
3,139 
11,437 
1 1 ,437 
4,126 
$1,000 
16,073 
11,830 
4,244 
19,347 
13,629 
5,718 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
10,739 
10,739 
3,986 
13,007 
13,007 
4,956 
$1,000 
39,014 
28,708 
10,306 
47,215 
34,481 
12,734 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
13,274 
13,274 
4,838 
15,327 
15,327 
5,825 
$1,000 
95,364 
75,753 
19,611 
109,778 
86,969 
22,809 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
17,588 
17,588 
6,851 
17,865 
17,865 
7,531 
$1,000 
283,379 
246,081 
37,297 
286,236 
252,039 
34,198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
11,418 
11,418 
5,828 
11,005 
11,005 
6,089 
$1,000 
403,726 
368,681 
35,045 
389,394 
360,555 
28,839 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,726 
7,726 
5,019 
6,953 
6,953 
4,854 
$1,000 
548,302 
513,007 
35,295 
494,688 
465,155 
29,533 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
6,006 
6,006 
4,623 
5,880 
5,880 
4,738 
$1,000 
965,092 
920,977 
44,115 
956,686 
912,257 
44,429 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,965 
2,965 
2,475 
3,010 
3,010 
2,621 
$1,000 
1,057,752 
1,019,037 
38,715 
1,081,117 
1,036,142 
44,974 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,054 
2,054 
1,655 
1,989 
1,989 
1,511 
$1,000 
1,449,509 
1,409,480 
40,029 
1,386,164 
1,339,119 
47,045 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,904 
1,904 
1,263 
1,406 
1,406 
858 
$1,000 
4,627,227 
4,568,659 
58,568 
3,057,955 
3,009,645 
48,310 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,505 
1,505 
1,016 
1,173 
1,173 
752 
$1,000 
2,305,348 
2,264,321 
41,028 
1,713,683 
1,674,298 
39,385 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
297 
297 
198 
184 
184 
89 
$1,000 
989,766 
976,815 
12,951 
599,139 
592,707 
6,431 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
102 
102 
49 
49 
49 
17 
$1,000 
1,332,112 
1,327,523 
4,590 
745,133 
742,640 
2,493 
10 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
