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 
46,030 
46,030 
10,664 
47,383 
47,383 
9,852 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
3,753,287 
82,318 
2,961,128 
2,906,188 
54,940 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,328 
81,540 
7,719 
62,493 
61,334 
5,577 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1 1 ,043 
11,043 
917 
13,677 
13,677 
1,066 
$1,000 
2,096 
1,733 
363 
2,493 
2,154 
339 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,350 
5,350 
1,049 
5,950 
5,950 
986 
$1,000 
8,834 
7,615 
1,219 
9,922 
8,909 
1,013 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,318 
5,318 
937 
5,587 
5,587 
874 
$1,000 
19,155 
17,685 
1,469 
20,385 
19,208 
1,177 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,552 
6,552 
1,119 
6,285 
6,285 
1,124 
$1,000 
47,069 
45,295 
1,773 
44,907 
43,219 
1,688 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,029 
7,029 
1,719 
6,689 
6,689 
1,630 
$1,000 
112,127 
108,175 
3,953 
105,613 
102,563 
3,050 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,816 
3,816 
1,243 
3,457 
3,457 
1,301 
$1,000 
134,463 
129,418 
5,045 
120,947 
116,869 
4,078 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,333 
2,333 
1,071 
1,920 
1,920 
867 
$1,000 
164,703 
155,601 
9,102 
134,120 
129,435 
4,685 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,723 
1,723 
957 
1,462 
1,462 
793 
$1,000 
276,743 
262,466 
14,277 
236,156 
227,508 
8,649 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,060 
1,060 
644 
931 
931 
540 
$1,000 
380,180 
368,905 
11,275 
339,639 
329,720 
9,919 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
944 
944 
556 
803 
803 
409 
$1,000 
668,120 
653,139 
14,981 
552,561 
540,394 
12,167 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
862 
862 
452 
622 
622 
262 
$1,000 
2,022,113 
2,003,255 
18,859 
1,394,386 
1,386,211 
8,175 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
685 
685 
372 
494 
494 
215 
$1,000 
1,062,674 
1,047,436 
15,239 
719,243 
712,307 
6,936 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
123 
123 
63 
86 
86 
37 
$1,000 
415,175 
412,612 
2,563 
275,916 
274,856 
1,061 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
54 
54 
17 
42 
42 
10 
$1,000 
544,264 
543,207 
1,057 
399,226 
399,048 
178 
10 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
