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 
69,754 
69,754 
38,945 
78,463 
78,463 
47,477 
$1,000 
11,981,780 
11,744,476 
237,304 
9,163,145 
8,967,358 
195,787 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,772 
168,370 
6,093 
116,783 
114,288 
4,124 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1 1 ,324 
1 1 ,324 
2,167 
13,643 
13,643 
3,020 
$1,000 
2,847 
1,842 
1,005 
3,977 
2,460 
1,517 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,665 
7,665 
3,946 
11,166 
11,166 
7,017 
$1,000 
12,688 
7,232 
5,456 
18,408 
8,576 
9,832 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
6,579 
6,579 
2,962 
8,996 
8,996 
4,966 
$1,000 
23,607 
16,514 
7,094 
32,303 
20,134 
12,169 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,826 
6,826 
2,830 
8,175 
8,175 
4,308 
$1,000 
48,917 
40,663 
8,254 
58,151 
46,538 
11,613 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
7,779 
7,779 
3,850 
8,314 
8,314 
4,985 
$1,000 
126,253 
115,541 
10,712 
134,154 
121,397 
12,757 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
5,745 
5,745 
3,524 
5,827 
5,827 
4,112 
$1,000 
206,704 
199,032 
7,672 
209,713 
200,096 
9,617 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,453 
6,453 
4,762 
5,434 
5,434 
4,289 
$1,000 
466,686 
452,242 
14,443 
390,725 
377,647 
13,077 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,471 
7,471 
6,239 
8,615 
8,615 
7,541 
$1,000 
1 ,243,579 
1 ,209,933 
33,646 
1,416,940 
1 ,383,666 
33,274 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,957 
4,957 
4,342 
4,753 
4,753 
4,252 
$1,000 
1,757,725 
1,715,881 
41,844 
1,646,302 
1,610,865 
35,437 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,665 
2,665 
2,377 
2,030 
2,030 
1,748 
$1,000 
1,884,647 
1,842,847 
41,800 
1,409,901 
1,383,457 
26,444 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,290 
2,290 
1,946 
1,510 
1,510 
1,239 
$1,000 
6,208,127 
6,142,749 
65,378 
3,842,570 
3,812,520 
30,050 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,620 
1,620 
1,409 
1,109 
1,109 
927 
$1,000 
2,451,284 
2,409,984 
41,300 
1,676,048 
1 ,654,859 
21,189 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
446 
446 
367 
272 
272 
230 
$1,000 
1,496,858 
1 ,480,628 
16,230 
910,196 
903,650 
6,545 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
224 
224 
170 
129 
129 
82 
$1,000 
2,259,985 
2,252,137 
7,848 
1,256,326 
1,254,010 
2,316 
10 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
