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 
21,489 
21,489 
2,196 
23,618 
23,618 
2,173 
$1,000 
813,809 
806,775 
7,034 
594,594 
591 ,665 
2,929 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,871 
37,544 
3,203 
25,175 
25,051 
1,348 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,870 
4,870 
104 
7,503 
7,503 
147 
$1,000 
1,264 
1,229 
35 
1,799 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,841 
3,841 
176 
4,871 
4,871 
197 
$1,000 
6,224 
6,095 
129 
7,774 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,625 
3,625 
220 
3,534 
3,534 
235 
$1,000 
13,082 
12,848 
234 
12,493 
12,327 
166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,595 
3,595 
307 
2,932 
2,932 
301 
$1,000 
25,418 
24,889 
529 
20,480 
20,284 
196 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,008 
3,008 
487 
2,554 
2,554 
500 
$1,000 
46,148 
44,922 
1,226 
39,301 
38,835 
466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,154 
1,154 
331 
1,038 
1,038 
305 
$1,000 
39,318 
37,915 
1,404 
36,402 
35,992 
410 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
530 
530 
199 
432 
432 
168 
$1,000 
37,126 
36,323 
803 
29,605 
29,182 
422 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
366 
366 
179 
319 
319 
158 
$1,000 
60,323 
59,526 
797 
51,800 
51,324 
476 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
147 
147 
67 
176 
176 
68 
$1,000 
51,869 
51,342 
527 
61,744 
61,461 
283 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
171 
171 
50 
138 
138 
53 
$1,000 
118,300 
117,765 
536 
98,485 
98,274 
212 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
182 
182 
76 
121 
121 
41 
$1,000 
414,736 
413,921 
815 
234,711 
234,555 
156 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
135 
135 
48 
107 
107 
36 
$1,000 
197,733 
197,302 
431 
154,274 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
42 
42 
28 
11 
11 
5 
$1,000 
142,875 
142,491 
384 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
74,128 
74,128 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
10 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
