Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
2,109,303 
43,223 
762 
20,005 
45,071 
77,857 
2007 
2,204,792 
48,753 
686 
15,637 
49,346 
81,033 
$1,000, 2012 
328,939,354 
4,736,277 
55,918 
3,258,922 
7,701,266 
35,455,667 
2007 
241,113,666 
3,922,143 
50,547 
2,782,786 
6,134,870 
26,962,641 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
155,947 
109,578 
73,383 
162,905 
170,870 
455,395 
2007 
109,359 
80,449 
73,683 
177,962 
124,324 
332,737 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,011,896 
22,361 
377 
3,430 
19,900 
38,958 
2007 
1,148,218 
27,461 
388 
3,106 
23,681 
48,395 
$1,000, 2012 
28,532,713 
241,072 
3,240 
221,706 
629,255 
1,806,062 
2007 
18,107,194 
168,838 
2,334 
165,318 
437,022 
1,314,175 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
999,806 
20,270 
197 
3,407 
20,001 
44,536 
2007 
918,604 
19,390 
156 
2,525 
18,919 
44,599 
$1,000, 2012 
16,459,840 
146,534 
367 
133,675 
505,519 
2,190,674 
2007 
10,074,914 
84,495 
282 
133,265 
327,730 
1,369,132 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
829,089 
13,358 
309 
3,212 
14,043 
27,527 
2007 
775,893 
13,866 
264 
3,829 
10,977 
26,247 
$1,000, 2012 
19,492,750 
141,628 
2,406 
148,445 
489,451 
1,317,934 
2007 
11,740,521 
87,849 
2,167 
199,392 
276,030 
991,450 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
545,100 
11,777 
168 
3,226 
12,996 
12,585 
2007 
490,819 
11,619 
118 
2,283 
12,921 
10,881 
$1,000, 2012 
41,586,018 
751,245 
569 
166,502 
891 ,909 
1 ,254,286 
2007 
38,003,682 
701,381 
303 
315,343 
828,459 
1,264,818 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
313,266 
6,793 
46 
1,817 
7,686 
6,850 
2007 
278,572 
5,994 
46 
1,374 
7,012 
5,951 
$1,000, 2012 
4,416,439 
81,263 
250 
20,253 
108,357 
255,730 
2007 
3,599,873 
56,499 
107 
46,303 
49,799 
186,901 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
313,194 
6,491 
148 
1,783 
7,155 
7,673 
2007 
279,155 
7,022 
86 
1,257 
7,713 
6,356 
$1,000, 2012 
37,169,579 
669,983 
320 
146,249 
783,552 
998,556 
2007 
34,403,809 
644,882 
196 
269,040 
778,660 
1,077,917 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1 ,255,704 
29,985 
364 
16,346 
32,540 
30,014 
2007 
1,135,968 
30,051 
299 
12,611 
30,394 
29,596 
$1,000, 2012 
75,706,467 
2,195,586 
6,386 
795,229 
2,617,016 
6,069,374 
2007 
49,095,106 
1,611,020 
5,096 
617,035 
2,023,611 
4,274,263 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1 ,987,747 
41,638 
716 
18,575 
43,591 
70,844 
2007 
2,148,806 
47,750 
667 
15,143 
48,357 
78,163 
$1,000, 2012 
16,573,188 
179,640 
5,091 
189,338 
510,909 
1 ,552,328 
2007 
12,912,179 
163,784 
3,786 
146,118 
395,167 
1,124,340 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1 ,352,944 
25,817 
525 
8,986 
27,221 
60,680 
2007 
1,102,530 
21,735 
439 
7,559 
22,493 
55,511 
$1,000, 2012 
8,261,978 
118,590 
4,060 
156,545 
199,956 
1,684,343 
2007 
5,917,615 
94,692 
2,974 
104,463 
154,488 
1,231,547 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,662,710 
34,272 
604 
1 1 ,775 
36,413 
63,106 
2007 
1 ,992,234 
44,622 
599 
12,018 
45,387 
74,487 
$1,000, 2012 
18,868,185 
194,117 
4,414 
179,001 
370,875 
2,042,434 
2007 
15,896,723 
188,980 
6,310 
144,191 
324,927 
1 ,782,730 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
566,469 
11,216 
259 
4,851 
11,715 
33,955 
2007 
482,186 
9,541 
220 
3,200 
10,265 
29,661 
$1,000, 2012 
26,986,669 
225,716 
18,647 
459,771 
342,712 
5,877,973 
2007 
21,877,661 
208,023 
16,463 
380,491 
268,860 
5,015,513 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
217,322 
4,028 
49 
1,808 
4,767 
25,067 
2007 
182,701 
3,557 
57 
964 
4,133 
22,586 
$1,000, 2012 
6,473,989 
33,643 
1,718 
97,429 
49,179 
3,378,012 
2007 
4,514,166 
24,373 
1,838 
76,645 
36,102 
2,265,515 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
461,606 
7,133 
67 
2,126 
9,038 
19,644 
2007 
362,475 
4,715 
48 
894 
5,836 
15,667 
$1,000, 2012 
6,611,295 
53,633 
902 
86,103 
132,549 
1,258,384 
2007 
4,091,038 
20,956 
357 
51,758 
58,647 
860,315 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
560,184 
9,321 
115 
2,395 
10,566 
15,007 
2007 
490,372 
8,172 
110 
1,537 
8,716 
13,299 
$1,000, 2012 
21,000,745 
103,461 
549 
163,186 
259,535 
1,511,985 
2007 
13,274,530 
67,370 
658 
111,351 
209,658 
1,013,008 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
133,029 
1,802 
57 
833 
2,565 
7,895 
2007 
109,199 
1,738 
49 
482 
1,842 
6,623 
$1,000, 2012 
2,331,934 
22,504 
156 
43,684 
83,442 
400,054 
2007 
1,385,219 
17,709 
143 
27,822 
50,000 
216,265 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
783,952 
13,750 
195 
2,908 
17,809 
26,459 
2007 
667,454 
11,714 
162 
1,634 
16,157 
23,854 
$1,000, 2012 
12,123,573 
145,257 
1,771 
78,184 
245,943 
1,217,781 
2007 
10,880,731 
130,780 
2,655 
65,119 
231,796 
1,099,536 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
597,717 
10,635 
135 
1,881 
13,297 
20,307 
2007 
519,095 
9,272 
117 
1,139 
12,150 
18,896 
$1,000, 2012 
8,599,312 
116,675 
1,127 
47,629 
162,544 
941,302 
2007 
7,185,334 
101,681 
1,370 
35,257 
151,605 
773,509 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
450,469 
7,310 
107 
1,725 
10,390 
13,273 
2007 
413,327 
6,707 
92 
992 
10,323 
12,843 
$1,000, 2012 
3,524,261 
28,582 
644 
30,555 
83,399 
276,479 
2007 
3,695,397 
29,099 
1,285 
29,862 
80,191 
326,028 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,979,951 
41,152 
544 
8,853 
43,088 
71 ,398 
2007 
1,995,808 
44,234 
501 
6,446 
45,468 
72,181 
$1,000, 2012 
7,428,926 
47,636 
1,345 
42,014 
86,682 
827,587 
2007 
6,223,048 
43,059 
1,312 
32,745 
76,778 
638,682 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,135,496 
20,161 
430 
6,995 
25,082 
43,111 
2007 
1,115,703 
20,733 
370 
6,651 
25,214 
44,163 
$1,000, 2012 
20,501,084 
136,014 
4,296 
298,111 
286,334 
3,066,456 
2007 
17,119,339 
308,835 
3,868 
211,727 
435,596 
2,501,352 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
981,230 
18,808 
339 
3,993 
22,009 
39,342 
2007 
963,340 
18,883 
316 
2,549 
21,217 
37,834 
$1,000, 2012 
26,216,631 
298,061 
7,710 
211,368 
492,983 
2,256,892 
2007 
20,185,540 
249,083 
5,839 
160,562 
416,410 
1 ,800,646 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 277 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
