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 
38,076 
38,076 
16,498 
41,959 
41,959 
17,187 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
6,441,025 
181,205 
5,108,163 
4,876,781 
231,382 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,921 
169,162 
10,983 
121,742 
116,227 
13,463 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
7,616 
7,616 
1,092 
10,573 
10,573 
1,422 
$1,000 
1,390 
826 
565 
1,985 
1,270 
715 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,476 
5,476 
3,026 
6,926 
6,926 
3,725 
$1,000 
9,137 
4,438 
4,698 
1 1 ,370 
5,702 
5,668 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,334 
5,334 
2,433 
5,569 
5,569 
2,695 
$1,000 
19,198 
12,051 
7,147 
19,791 
12,115 
7,676 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,565 
5,565 
2,365 
5,312 
5,312 
2,325 
$1,000 
39,722 
28,534 
11,187 
37,608 
26,869 
10,739 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
farms 
5,269 
5,269 
2,404 
5,439 
5,439 
2,519 
$1,000 
82,617 
65,965 
16,653 
85,220 
68,264 
16,956 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,645 
2,645 
1,446 
2,268 
2,268 
1,219 
$1,000 
92,355 
77,986 
14,370 
79,258 
65,213 
14,044 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,340 
1,340 
807 
1,217 
1,217 
718 
$1,000 
92,462 
83,501 
8,961 
84,516 
73,825 
10,690 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
920 
920 
674 
1,049 
1,049 
706 
$1,000 
142,925 
133,708 
9,217 
170,585 
155,224 
15,362 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
660 
660 
495 
881 
881 
576 
$1,000 
241,242 
231,584 
9,657 
323,446 
303,499 
19,947 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,303 
1,303 
756 
1,014 
1,014 
535 
$1,000 
987,538 
964,620 
22,918 
740,439 
706,351 
34,088 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,948 
1,948 
1,000 
1,711 
1,711 
747 
$1,000 
4,913,643 
4,837,811 
75,832 
3,553,944 
3,458,449 
95,496 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,380 
1,380 
649 
1,395 
1,395 
576 
$1,000 
2,284,638 
2,250,904 
33,734 
2,171,103 
2,113,494 
57,609 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
441 
441 
263 
264 
264 
149 
$1,000 
1,470,832 
1,444,760 
26,073 
854,756 
825,628 
29,128 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
127 
127 
88 
52 
52 
22 
$1,000 
1,158,173 
1,142,148 
16,025 
528,085 
519,327 
8,759 
10 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
