Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
133,029 
22,941 
14,906 
14,928 
16,734 
10,278 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
1,651,533 
277,984 
161,052 
106,833 
43,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
1,462 
1,773 
2,844 
5,039 
4,089 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
3,770 
4,014 
5,092 
6,072 
3,832 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
7,506 
6,039 
5,318 
4,730 
2,114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
3,691 
1,745 
1,110 
649 
167 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
6,512 
1,335 
564 
244 
76 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
66,802 
59,131 
66,706 
83,721 
63,911 
$1 ,000 
12,123,573 
5,100,904 
1,547,941 
1,176,161 
991,274 
543,163 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
5,764 
10,110 
17,461 
33,275 
32,842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
19,233 
27,967 
35,017 
40,900 
27,188 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
29,635 
19,309 
13,433 
9,112 
3,682 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
12,170 
1,745 
795 
434 
199 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
51,187 
44,075 
48,516 
59,119 
45,138 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
3,310,980 
1,026,945 
805,307 
718,925 
414,644 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
985 
1,435 
2,311 
4,388 
4,600 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
4,644 
7,130 
10,790 
17,681 
16,464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
17,352 
22,105 
26,363 
30,300 
21,118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
11,847 
8,610 
6,409 
5,011 
2,232 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
16,359 
4,795 
2,643 
1,739 
724 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
47,154 
41,351 
46,461 
56,478 
40,815 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
1,789,924 
520,996 
370,854 
272,349 
128,519 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
2,152 
3,260 
5,474 
11,291 
12,859 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
7,468 
11,317 
17,195 
27,055 
20,611 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
19,076 
21,292 
21,394 
17,079 
7,029 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
9,247 
4,224 
1,963 
863 
254 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,226 
9,211 
1,258 
435 
190 
62 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,979,951 
76,851 
72,505 
88,101 
128,905 
122,600 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
1 ,972,489 
738,075 
658,060 
678,742 
452,156 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 ,646,933 
20,058 
28,640 
41,924 
82,078 
97,263 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
15,884 
19,241 
26,007 
32,077 
18,380 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
21,675 
18,828 
17,223 
12,871 
6,002 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
19,234 
5,796 
2,947 
1,879 
955 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
81,458 
77,383 
95,442 
107,964 
89,201 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
13,229,207 
2,428,264 
1,725,142 
1 ,094,279 
480,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
5,602 
13,622 
25,333 
49,922 
63,182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
23,133 
32,837 
50,400 
49,533 
23,304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
14,056 
17,385 
13,457 
5,897 
1,874 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
16,353 
9,606 
4,674 
1,931 
660 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
22,314 
3,933 
1,578 
681 
181 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
73,508 
13,917 
13,928 
13,629 
12,756 
6,239 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
963,269 
513,511 
302,285 
160,438 
39,594 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981,230 
81,495 
77,439 
95,510 
100,562 
78,508 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
12,430,905 
4,224,182 
3,150,099 
2,003,401 
982,547 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,109,303 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
63,858,315 
17,182,811 
10,361,394 
6,071,664 
1 ,897,495 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,750 
782,002 
221,536 
108,323 
42,856 
14,162 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
972,445 
73,568 
68,154 
81,473 
113,558 
99,720 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,072 
937,864 
280,044 
150,505 
74,414 
36,216 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
31 
81 
124 
499 
1,001 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
113 
268 
578 
2,070 
4,628 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
153 
325 
816 
2,833 
6,356 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
430 
1,190 
2,802 
10,207 
24,173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
791 
1,857 
5,314 
22,783 
40,891 
$50,000 or more 
321 ,678 
72,050 
64,433 
71,839 
75,166 
22,671 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136,858 
8,092 
9,408 
14,180 
28,117 
34,268 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,245 
635,006 
202,310 
134,040 
84,597 
50,016 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
20 
49 
124 
548 
989 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
124 
310 
568 
1,791 
3,650 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
112 
336 
714 
2,090 
3,816 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
352 
939 
1,775 
5,034 
8,376 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
578 
1,199 
2,250 
5,719 
7,722 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
6,906 
6,575 
8,749 
12,935 
9,715 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,109,303 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
53,772,293 
14,825,297 
9,340,480 
5,943,835 
1 ,806,449 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,241 
658,490 
191,141 
97,650 
41,954 
13,482 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
964,046 
71 ,858 
66,838 
80,039 
1 1 1 ,884 
98,871 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,872 
827,048 
252,784 
142,182 
75,103 
35,822 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
124 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
