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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

 

Distribution of farms by constant dollar sales class, 1982-1997    
Thousand farms    
  1982 1987 1992 1997
Less than $10,000 1052 967 880 963
$10,000 to $49,999 592 557 502 445
$50,000 to $99,999 253 217 187 158
$100,000 to $249,999 240 229 216 189
$250,000 or more 104 118 140 157
Percent of farms    
  1982 1987 1992 1997
Less than $10,000 46.9 46.3 45.7 50.4
$10,000 to $49,999 26.4 26.7 26.1 23.3
$50,000 to $99,999 11.3 10.4 9.7 8.3
$100,000 to $249,999 10.7 10.9 11.2 9.9
$250,000 or more 4.6 5.7 7.3 8.2

 

 

 

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Updated date: June 10, 2002