Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,126 
(X) 
894 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
86,103 
(X) 
51,758 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
819 
298 
187 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
572 
1,224 
245 
533 
$5,000 to $9,999 
143 
988 
84 
564 
$10,000 to $24,999 
202 
3,143 
101 
1,629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
4,062 
77 
2,726 
$50,000 or more 
276 
76,389 
200 
46,228 
$50,000 to $99,999 
107 
7,333 
83 
5,726 
$100,000 or more 
169 
69,056 
117 
40,502 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,395 
(X) 
1,537 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
163,186 
(X) 
111,351 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
300 
50 
177 
40 
$500 to $999 
198 
144 
97 
65 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
625 
1,584 
392 
955 
$5,000 to $9,999 
281 
2,031 
207 
1,449 
$10,000 to $24,999 
361 
6,117 
184 
2,929 
$25,000 to $49,999 
172 
6,041 
124 
4,450 
$50,000 or more 
458 
147,219 
356 
101,462 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles 
farms 
833 
(X) 
482 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,684 
(X) 
27,822 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
197 
47 
89 
22 
$500 to $999 
117 
73 
42 
28 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
182 
442 
102 
232 
$5,000 to $9,999 
102 
698 
61 
436 
$10,000 to $24,999 
87 
1,371 
58 
987 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
727 
27 
968 
$50,000 or more 
127 
40,327 
103 
25,150 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,908 
(X) 
1,634 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
78,184 
(X) 
65,119 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
457 
178 
177 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
831 
2,122 
394 
1,048 
$5,000 to $9,999 
505 
3,598 
267 
1,957 
$10,000 to $24,999 
629 
9,920 
378 
5,832 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
8,637 
159 
5,651 
$50,000 to $99,999 
110 
7,424 
127 
8,670 
$100,000 or more 
128 
46,304 
132 
41,884 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,881 
(X) 
1,139 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
47,629 
(X) 
35,257 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
237 
93 
96 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
471 
1,227 
312 
883 
$5,000 to $9,999 
371 
2,684 
202 
1,458 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
496 
7,724 
293 
4,373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
189 
6,304 
100 
3,543 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
3,939 
69 
4,761 
$100,000 or more 
59 
25,657 
67 
20,190 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,725 
(X) 
992 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,555 
(X) 
29,862 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
491 
186 
250 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
677 
1,699 
267 
636 
$5,000 to $9,999 
190 
1,223 
147 
1,016 
$10,000 to $24,999 
164 
2,481 
135 
2,122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,736 
74 
2,502 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
3,890 
58 
3,929 
$100,000 or more 
72 
18,340 
61 
19,569 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
8,853 
(X) 
6,446 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
42,014 
(X) 
32,745 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,521 
328 
1,313 
283 
$500 to $999 
1,201 
882 
982 
703 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,616 
10,620 
3,099 
7,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
915 
6,002 
530 
3,655 
$10,000 to $24,999 
398 
5,950 
319 
4,755 
$25,000 or more 
202 
18,231 
203 
16,212 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,995 
(X) 
6,651 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
298,111 
(X) 
21 1 ,727 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.1 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,612 
987 
3,670 
1,118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,269 
5,096 
1,521 
3,449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
706 
4,559 
477 
3,173 
$10,000 to $24,999 
612 
9,432 
422 
6,411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
363 
11,784 
185 
6,431 
$50,000 to $99,999 
136 
9,647 
155 
10,792 
$100,000 or more 
297 
256,606 
221 
180,353 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
23,043 
107 
16,742 
$250,000 or more 
152 
233,563 
114 
163,611 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Arizona 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
