Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
20,005 
(X) 
15,637 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,258,922 
(X) 
2,782,786 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
162,905 
(X) 
177,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,024 
18,001 
5,958 
15,844 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,884 
34,836 
3,864 
27,729 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,019 
62,408 
2,956 
45,358 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,564 
54,376 
1,067 
37,121 
$50,000 to $99,999 
857 
59,428 
587 
40,325 
$100,000 to $249,999 
725 
118,356 
424 
66,484 
$250,000 to $499,999 
335 
119,582 
248 
88,840 
$500,000 or more 
597 
2,791,934 
533 
2,461,084 
$500,000 to $999,999 
201 
143,436 
171 
120,915 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
190 
297,590 
206 
326,110 
$2,500,000 or more 
206 
2,350,908 
156 
2,014,060 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
3,430 
(X) 
3,106 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
221,706 
(X) 
165,318 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,484 
293 
1,454 
244 
$500 to $999 
356 
226 
284 
182 
$1,000 to $4,999 
647 
1,419 
531 
1,129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
1,171 
154 
1,010 
$10,000 to $24,999 
203 
3,428 
184 
2,722 
$25,000 to $49,999 
163 
5,841 
131 
4,765 
$50,000 to $99,999 
115 
7,788 
114 
7,971 
$100,000 or more 
294 
201,540 
254 
147,293 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,407 
(X) 
2,525 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
133,675 
(X) 
133,265 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,888 
310 
1,253 
196 
$500 to $999 
277 
178 
223 
141 
$1,000 to $4,999 
470 
1,000 
402 
846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
165 
1,123 
109 
736 
$10,000 to $24,999 
181 
2,938 
170 
2,710 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
3,602 
98 
3,449 
$50,000 or more 
325 
124,525 
270 
125,188 
$50,000 to $99,999 
137 
9,377 
96 
6,616 
$100,000 or more 
188 
115,148 
174 
118,572 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
3,212 
(X) 
3,829 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
148,445 
(X) 
199,392 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
7.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,451 
229 
2,706 
283 
$500 to $999 
351 
232 
233 
142 
$1,000 to $4,999 
563 
1,205 
284 
637 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
1,219 
95 
622 
$10,000 to $24,999 
237 
3,790 
151 
2,280 
$25,000 or more 
431 
141,769 
360 
195,428 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
4,226 
113 
4,152 
$50,000 or more 
305 
137,544 
247 
191,276 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
3,226 
(X) 
2,283 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
166,502 
(X) 
315,343 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
11.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,342 
435 
969 
310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,096 
2,422 
749 
1,695 
$5,000 to $9,999 
355 
2,339 
237 
1,578 
$10,000 to $24,999 
205 
2,994 
153 
2,232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
3,125 
56 
1,830 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,182 
34 
2,360 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
7,032 
28 
4,031 
$250,000 or more 
47 
144,972 
57 
301,307 
$250,000 to $499,999 
16 
5,123 
28 
10,155 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
8,946 
8 
5,738 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
17 
130,902 
21 
285,414 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1,817 
(X) 
1,374 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,253 
(X) 
46,303 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
717 
246 
571 
192 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
613 
1,268 
452 
974 
$5,000 to $9,999 
238 
1,590 
142 
935 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
120 
1,737 
107 
1,558 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
1,764 
40 
1,320 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
2,802 
22 
1,524 
$100,000 to $249,999 
22 
3,707 
13 
1,899 
$250,000 or more 
11 
7,137 
27 
37,899 
$250,000 to $499,999 
7 
2,486 
6 
2,281 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
7 
4,838 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
14 
30,780 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,783 
(X) 
1,257 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
146,249 
(X) 
269,040 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
9.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
854 
271 
617 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
591 
1,360 
415 
930 
$5,000 to $9,999 
129 
845 
102 
674 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Arizona 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
