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 
7,755 
7,755 
780 
7,691 
7,691 
593 
$1,000 
500,336 
492,211 
8,124 
494,423 
489,820 
4,603 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
63,470 
10,416 
64,286 
63,687 
7,763 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,629 
2,629 
29 
2,348 
2,348 
4 
$1,000 
648 
(D) 
(D) 
433 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
933 
933 
49 
946 
946 
24 
$1,000 
1,539 
(D) 
(D) 
1,543 
1,517 
27 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
748 
748 
44 
844 
844 
35 
$1,000 
2,671 
2,592 
79 
3,038 
2,984 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
835 
835 
61 
775 
775 
51 
$1,000 
5,794 
5,555 
239 
5,362 
(D) 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
890 
890 
125 
1,047 
1,047 
84 
$1,000 
14,187 
13,499 
687 
16,451 
16,206 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
493 
493 
92 
523 
523 
70 
$1,000 
16,934 
16,039 
895 
18,654 
18,349 
305 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
450 
450 
112 
395 
395 
81 
$1,000 
31,047 
29,654 
1,394 
27,497 
27,064 
433 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
370 
370 
136 
402 
402 
110 
$1,000 
57,951 
55,832 
2,118 
61,535 
60,296 
1,238 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
201 
201 
56 
214 
214 
73 
$1,000 
67,518 
66,511 
1,007 
74,511 
73,498 
1,013 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
117 
117 
48 
114 
114 
38 
$1,000 
79,939 
78,970 
969 
75,888 
75,348 
540 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
89 
89 
28 
83 
83 
23 
$1,000 
222,109 
221,447 
662 
209,511 
208,901 
610 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
67 
67 
24 
61 
61 
19 
$1,000 
97,466 
97,011 
455 
88,865 
88,375 
490 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
15 
15 
3 
18 
18 
4 
$1,000 
51,420 
(D) 
(D) 
63,324 
63,203 
120 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
1 
4 
4 
- 
$1,000 
73,223 
(D) 
(D) 
57,323 
57,323 
- 
10 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
