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 
1,802 
226 
160 
52 
68 
75 
$1,000 
22,504 
16,034 
3,462 
277 
657 
260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
39 
32 
7 
15 
25 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
53 
31 
19 
16 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
46 
74 
25 
26 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
24 
12 
- 
11 
- 
$50,000 or more 
79 
64 
11 
1 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
1,184 
1,245 
471 
536 
709 
$1,000 
145,257 
46,708 
25,526 
7,280 
5,393 
6,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
131 
266 
151 
244 
395 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
416 
591 
234 
243 
263 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
563 
379 
81 
49 
50 
$100,000 or more 
93 
74 
9 
5 
- 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,635 
1,030 
1,035 
340 
374 
458 
$1,000 
116,675 
36,168 
20,392 
5,141 
3,875 
4,688 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
16 
40 
16 
35 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
112 
187 
91 
136 
176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
402 
486 
173 
168 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
282 
250 
41 
21 
32 
$50,000 or more 
406 
218 
72 
19 
14 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,310 
638 
650 
313 
341 
452 
$1,000 
28,582 
10,539 
5,133 
2,139 
1,518 
1,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
67 
88 
69 
66 
145 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
206 
311 
124 
188 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
253 
204 
105 
80 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
66 
32 
12 
7 
4 
$50,000 or more 
64 
46 
15 
3 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
41,152 
1,447 
1,699 
657 
908 
1,476 
$1,000 
47,636 
7,225 
3,926 
1,679 
2,268 
2,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
1,156 
1,571 
579 
807 
1,374 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
167 
73 
53 
75 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
95 
45 
22 
21 
18 
$25,000 or more 
72 
29 
10 
3 
5 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,161 
1,484 
1,751 
698 
680 
1,025 
$1,000 
136,014 
69,983 
25,154 
9,037 
5,151 
4,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
193 
730 
283 
370 
787 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
802 
786 
331 
275 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
208 
137 
63 
29 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
148 
72 
13 
5 
6 
$100,000 or more 
170 
133 
26 
8 
1 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
448 
83 
47 
32 
39 
20 
$1,000 
7,522 
5,449 
1,107 
315 
210 
85 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,808 
1,484 
1,753 
697 
639 
910 
$1,000 
298,061 
118,303 
60,918 
17,990 
12,423 
11,603 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
43,223 
1,486 
1,756 
698 
991 
1,589 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
844,010 
277,617 
63,065 
26,864 
10,502 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
567,974 
158,096 
90,351 
27,108 
6,609 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
17,488 
1,391 
1,500 
579 
694 
1,049 
Average net gain 
dollars 
83,120 
631,137 
199,021 
129,540 
68,602 
37,267 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
1 
6 
2 
1 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
4 
6 
4 
9 
57 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
9 
11 
3 
19 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
10 
53 
32 
97 
261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
24 
41 
54 
135 
383 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
1,343 
1,383 
484 
433 
263 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,735 
95 
256 
119 
297 
540 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,044 
356,863 
81,696 
100,330 
69,853 
52,948 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
- 
1 
3 
4 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
6 
18 
6 
21 
63 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
5 
20 
2 
30 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
5 
82 
19 
50 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
15 
42 
20 
70 
143 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
64 
93 
69 
122 
145 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
43,223 
1,486 
1,756 
698 
991 
1,589 
$1,000 
541,570 
475,202 
149,902 
38,468 
24,063 
10,059 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,530 
319,786 
85,366 
55,111 
24,282 
6,331 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
17,362 
1,336 
1,482 
562 
665 
1,046 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,200 
386,244 
117,758 
91,076 
68,524 
36,922 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
112 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
