Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
133,029 
7,605 
19,979 
6,356 
8,147 
8,303 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
24,960 
73,658 
23,377 
33,785 
44,192 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
4,637 
1 1 ,494 
3,389 
4,300 
3,988 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
2,118 
6,224 
2,186 
2,717 
2,903 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
738 
1,907 
680 
970 
1,191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
48 
182 
42 
66 
122 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
64 
172 
59 
94 
99 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
49,922 
164,323 
46,885 
60,470 
57,057 
$1,000 
12,123,573 
305,621 
1,138,215 
347,024 
456,504 
471,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
30,887 
95,676 
27,332 
35,064 
31,955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
17,482 
61,787 
17,336 
22,445 
21,812 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
1,498 
6,488 
2,069 
2,753 
3,003 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
55 
372 
148 
208 
287 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
38,340 
133,628 
37,432 
47,549 
43,719 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
235,794 
941,730 
287,831 
369,257 
372,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
7,821 
19,807 
5,228 
6,651 
5,541 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
14,899 
54,614 
15,428 
19,421 
17,136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
14,477 
53,722 
14,957 
19,080 
18,461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
941 
4,151 
1,272 
1,723 
1,790 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
202 
1,334 
547 
674 
791 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
24,528 
75,754 
23,011 
31,050 
31,017 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
69,826 
196,486 
59,193 
87,247 
99,228 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
10,556 
33,497 
10,331 
13,537 
12,642 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
10,853 
33,671 
10,124 
13,814 
14,102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
2,915 
7,937 
2,365 
3,383 
3,851 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
145 
452 
122 
201 
276 
$50,000 or more 
11,226 
59 
197 
69 
115 
146 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,979,951 
197,298 
560,718 
145,886 
176,271 
157,555 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
363,613 
1,081,699 
302,184 
378,244 
382,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,646,933 
182,566 
518,359 
133,418 
160,955 
141,092 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
1 1 ,939 
33,062 
9,420 
11,407 
1 1 ,884 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
2,559 
8,257 
2,674 
3,412 
3,825 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
234 
1,040 
374 
497 
754 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
91,175 
249,930 
67,807 
85,692 
83,075 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
578,140 
1,421,753 
464,494 
598,988 
644,394 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
77,354 
214,743 
57,765 
72,749 
68,516 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
11,187 
27,919 
8,058 
10,372 
1 1 ,583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
1,457 
3,812 
1,018 
1,326 
1,587 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
678 
1,779 
503 
624 
681 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
499 
1,677 
463 
621 
708 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
73,508 
1,065 
3,325 
1,283 
2,025 
2,520 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
2,656 
7,348 
5,781 
7,625 
13,688 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981 ,230 
60,131 
192,766 
58,658 
75,403 
73,750 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
530,861 
1 ,694,095 
588,865 
770,783 
849,435 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
342,486 
2,105,578 
1,230,800 
1,564,009 
2,017,009 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,750 
1,531 
3,572 
8,008 
8,457 
12,123 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
972,445 
64,839 
180,642 
59,105 
80,374 
78,113 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,072 
34,453 
39,109 
43,001 
38,705 
45,724 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
11,189 
30,972 
7,602 
8,513 
6,752 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
20,757 
57,257 
17,854 
22,292 
18,354 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
10,245 
26,878 
9,750 
13,254 
12,529 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
10,488 
29,195 
10,973 
16,607 
16,632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
5,300 
15,133 
5,721 
9,599 
11,119 
$50,000 or more 
321,678 
6,860 
21,207 
7,205 
10,109 
12,727 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
1,136,858 
158,795 
408,907 
94,593 
104,568 
88,268 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,245 
11,911 
12,128 
13,857 
14,793 
17,612 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
15,493 
39,495 
9,126 
9,892 
7,524 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
57,653 
143,752 
31,205 
33,049 
25,380 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
38,374 
98,631 
21,895 
23,720 
19,870 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
32,355 
87,725 
21,987 
24,968 
22,295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
10,068 
26,612 
6,823 
8,723 
8,598 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
4,852 
12,692 
3,557 
4,216 
4,601 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
-31,568 
467,163 
982,336 
908,538 
1 ,338,278 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,241 
-141 
792 
6,391 
4,913 
8,043 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
964,046 
64,652 
180,171 
58,840 
79,951 
77,663 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,872 
28,953 
30,339 
39,166 
30,896 
37,373 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,409 
1 1 ,220 
31,019 
7,595 
8,498 
6,799 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
