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 
7,338 
7,338 
1,560 
6,984 
6,984 
1,351 
$1,000 
790,035 
776,105 
13,930 
680,486 
673,713 
6,773 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,663 
105,765 
8,929 
97,435 
96,465 
5,014 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,624 
1,624 
48 
1,728 
1,728 
19 
$1,000 
391 
372 
19 
337 
333 
4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
879 
879 
68 
807 
807 
35 
$1,000 
1,476 
1,399 
77 
1,307 
1,267 
40 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
824 
824 
72 
726 
726 
66 
$1,000 
2,958 
2,803 
155 
2,627 
2,530 
98 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
993 
993 
121 
840 
840 
54 
$1,000 
7,108 
6,770 
338 
5,953 
5,843 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
915 
915 
151 
909 
909 
103 
$1,000 
14,629 
14,062 
566 
13,993 
13,821 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
564 
564 
137 
498 
498 
117 
$1,000 
19,817 
19,147 
671 
17,428 
17,171 
258 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
409 
409 
165 
386 
386 
154 
$1,000 
28,462 
27,705 
757 
27,989 
27,419 
570 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
488 
488 
293 
476 
476 
335 
$1,000 
79,760 
77,858 
1,902 
78,215 
76,933 
1,282 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
320 
320 
243 
322 
322 
238 
$1,000 
110,970 
108,374 
2,596 
111,697 
110,462 
1,235 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
161 
161 
128 
163 
163 
128 
$1,000 
113,581 
111,170 
2,411 
115,863 
114,878 
985 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
161 
161 
134 
129 
129 
102 
$1,000 
410,884 
406,446 
4,438 
305,077 
303,057 
2,020 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
107 
107 
89 
87 
87 
72 
$1,000 
165,958 
163,498 
2,460 
129,858 
128,909 
948 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
43 
43 
35 
30 
30 
22 
$1,000 
157,309 
156,003 
1,306 
99,185 
98,487 
697 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
10 
12 
12 
8 
$1,000 
87,617 
86,945 
672 
76,035 
75,660 
375 
10 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
