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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

 

Average operator household income by source and by sales class, 1999   

Average farm earnings per household increases with sales class   
    Farm earnings  Off-farm earnings  Total household income
Less than $10,000 -4,792 65,987 61,195
$10,000 to $49,999 -1,071 58,362 57,291
$50,000 to $99,000 7,909 47,708 55,617
$100,000 to $249,999 25,960 31,874 57,834
$250,000 to $499,999 51,087 34,598 85,685
$500,000 or more 165,634 35,572 201,206

 

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Updated date: May 15, 2002