Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
45,071 
(X) 
49,346 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,701,266 
(X) 
6,134,870 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
170,870 
(X) 
124,324 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,988 
26,143 
16,538 
40,446 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,270 
60,428 
9,193 
66,568 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,446 
182,409 
10,137 
159,067 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,262 
183,508 
3,885 
132,873 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,545 
174,322 
1,701 
118,512 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,625 
256,771 
1,923 
318,809 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,423 
530,407 
2,190 
800,018 
$500,000 or more 
4,512 
6,287,278 
3,779 
4,498,576 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,029 
1,510,739 
2,210 
1,566,552 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,112 
3,128,437 
1,374 
2,072,184 
$2,500,000 or more 
371 
1,648,102 
195 
859,840 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
19,900 
(X) 
23,681 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
629,255 
(X) 
437,022 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.2 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,112 
709 
4,174 
1,001 
$500 to $999 
2,473 
1,719 
3,614 
2,511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,809 
18,298 
9,173 
20,591 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,926 
12,952 
2,125 
14,034 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,380 
20,569 
1,460 
22,577 
$25,000 to $49,999 
666 
23,068 
877 
30,885 
$50,000 to $99,999 
711 
51,296 
976 
68,864 
$100,000 or more 
1,823 
500,645 
1,282 
276,559 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,001 
(X) 
18,919 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
505,519 
(X) 
327,730 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.6 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,355 
1,857 
9,795 
1,851 
$500 to $999 
2,992 
1,906 
2,437 
1,556 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,443 
7,088 
2,926 
5,961 
$5,000 to $9,999 
619 
4,153 
606 
4,086 
$10,000 to $24,999 
674 
10,506 
747 
12,000 
$25,000 to $49,999 
588 
20,332 
694 
24,781 
$50,000 or more 
2,330 
459,676 
1,714 
277,496 
$50,000 to $99,999 
774 
55,140 
697 
48,645 
$100,000 or more 
1,556 
404,536 
1,017 
228,851 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
14,043 
(X) 
10,977 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
489,451 
(X) 
276,030 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,574 
953 
4,090 
754 
$500 to $999 
1,849 
1,229 
1,141 
750 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,235 
6,746 
1,805 
3,927 
$5,000 to $9,999 
643 
4,403 
519 
3,589 
$10,000 to $24,999 
688 
10,749 
878 
14,585 
$25,000 or more 
3,054 
465,371 
2,544 
252,425 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
20,866 
846 
30,003 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
444,505 
1,698 
222,422 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,996 
(X) 
12,921 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
891,909 
(X) 
828,459 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.6 
(X) 
13.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,267 
926 
2,407 
1,074 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,682 
11,185 
4,504 
9,846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,373 
9,357 
1,163 
7,917 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,133 
17,301 
858 
13,011 
$25,000 to $49,999 
520 
18,585 
624 
22,854 
$50,000 to $99,999 
807 
58,696 
1,176 
86,042 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,520 
245,537 
1,619 
253,281 
$250,000 or more 
694 
530,323 
570 
434,434 
$250,000 to $499,999 
519 
167,807 
439 
143,148 
$500,000 to $999,999 
120 
77,299 
82 
57,683 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
55 
285,216 
49 
233,602 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
7,686 
(X) 
7,012 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
108,357 
(X) 
49,799 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,102 
567 
1,401 
733 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,975 
9,481 
3,701 
7,913 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,053 
7,137 
860 
5,790 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
773 
11,421 
636 
9,334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
234 
8,170 
252 
8,747 
$50,000 to $99,999 
273 
18,623 
99 
6,644 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
34,343 
57 
8,187 
$250,000 or more 
34 
18,616 
6 
2,450 
$250,000 to $499,999 
22 
7,147 
5 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9 
5,785 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
5,684 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,155 
(X) 
7,713 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
783,552 
(X) 
778,660 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.2 
(X) 
12.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,874 
632 
1,729 
607 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,519 
3,495 
1,581 
3,548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
457 
3,092 
425 
2,922 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Arkansas 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
