Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
20,005 
15,637 
5,839 
5,094 
4,216 
3,779 
14,166 
10,543 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
26,117,899 
2,580,504 
2,692,407 
2,031,128 
1,983,172 
23,668,691 
23,425,492 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
844,065 
1 ,249,929 
1,383,775 
2,166,722 
1,572,339 
2,533,627 
621,605 
806,968 
Average per acre 
dollars 
643 
748 
3,131 
4,099 
3,264 
4,828 
372 
363 
Irrigated land 
acres 
880,613 
876,158 
880,613 
876,158 
760,261 
820,951 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
8,144 
7,475 
5,048 
4,345 
4,216 
3,779 
3,096 
3,130 
acres 
1,150,811 
1,205,425 
1,016,576 
1,017,329 
868,586 
955,422 
134,235 
188,096 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
5,587 
4,993 
4,847 
3,849 
4,216 
3,779 
740 
1,144 
acres 
890,130 
832,406 
886,227 
827,581 
752,950 
806,491 
3,903 
4,825 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
8,344 
4,520 
2,253 
1,860 
1,093 
652 
6,091 
2,660 
acres 
23,136,306 
(D) 
908,735 
(D) 
535,815 
439,315 
22,227,571 
22,005,343 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
4 
1 
acres 
229 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
19,072 
14,902 
5,264 
4,613 
3,692 
3,368 
13,808 
10,289 
acres 
24,478,736 
24,248,912 
1,688,618 
1,800,460 
1,307,231 
1,201,398 
22,790,118 
22,448,452 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,089 
1,648 
1,248 
1,039 
1,077 
803 
841 
609 
acres 
1 ,770,459 
1,868,987 
891,886 
891,947 
723,897 
781 ,774 
878,573 
977,040 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
3,234,552 
2,589,246 
2,347,394 
2,222,798 
2,200,766 
1,142,867 
887,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
186,559 
206,852 
443,440 
460,815 
527,229 
582,367 
80,677 
84,147 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
4,907 
4,513 
4,347 
3,436 
3,749 
3,378 
560 
1,077 
$1,000 
2,076,568 
1,913,014 
2,073,369 
1 ,907,760 
1,784,003 
1 ,835,443 
3,200 
5,254 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
9,239 
8,301 
2,017 
2,195 
1,109 
1,329 
7,222 
6,106 
$1,000 
1 ,655,545 
1,321,538 
515,877 
439,635 
438,796 
365,324 
1,139,668 
881,904 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,258,922 
2,782,786 
2,121,546 
1 ,897,888 
1,797,773 
1,755,621 
1,137,377 
884,898 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,905 
177,962 
363,341 
372,573 
426,417 
464,573 
80,289 
83,932 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,430 
3,106 
3,093 
2,860 
2,458 
2,439 
337 
246 
$1,000 
221,706 
165,318 
221,278 
164,760 
193,072 
162,135 
428 
558 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,407 
2,525 
2,843 
1,805 
2,297 
1,464 
564 
720 
$1,000 
133,675 
133,265 
133,332 
132,495 
115,261 
131,031 
343 
771 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
3,212 
3,829 
2,459 
2,674 
1,992 
2,383 
753 
1,155 
$1,000 
148,445 
199,392 
148,032 
199,156 
116,003 
182,914 
413 
236 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
3,226 
2,283 
751 
776 
406 
427 
2,475 
1,507 
$1,000 
166,502 
315,343 
14,676 
121,966 
8,057 
116,723 
151,826 
193,377 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,346 
12,611 
3,096 
3,062 
1,727 
1,953 
13,250 
9,549 
$1,000 
795,229 
617,035 
188,994 
197,874 
140,789 
161,146 
606,234 
419,161 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
18,575 
15,143 
5,531 
4,973 
3,983 
3,678 
13,044 
10,170 
$1,000 
189,338 
146,118 
146,238 
109,459 
129,068 
102,174 
43,099 
36,659 
Utilities 
farms 
8,986 
7,559 
3,724 
3,647 
2,838 
2,751 
5,262 
3,912 
$1,000 
156,545 
104,463 
130,251 
87,382 
111,125 
82,616 
26,294 
17,081 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1 1 ,775 
12,018 
4,073 
4,531 
2,979 
3,358 
7,702 
7,487 
$1,000 
179,001 
144,191 
132,610 
102,446 
110,119 
93,087 
46,391 
41,746 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,851 
3,200 
2,234 
1,641 
1,789 
1,347 
2,617 
1,559 
$1,000 
459,771 
380,491 
367,099 
306,439 
321,595 
279,177 
92,672 
74,052 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,808 
964 
1,005 
576 
824 
458 
803 
388 
$1,000 
97,429 
76,645 
87,648 
73,405 
80,270 
70,847 
9,781 
3,240 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,126 
894 
1,198 
625 
988 
533 
928 
269 
$1,000 
86,103 
51,758 
72,489 
40,117 
62,749 
37,869 
13,614 
1 1 ,642 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
2,395 
1,537 
1,179 
853 
987 
693 
1,216 
684 
$1,000 
163,186 
111,351 
147,093 
103,488 
124,081 
99,752 
16,093 
7,863 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
833 
482 
498 
327 
412 
272 
335 
155 
$1,000 
43,684 
27,822 
42,263 
25,341 
35,504 
24,390 
1,421 
2,481 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,908 
1,634 
1,341 
909 
1,055 
648 
1,567 
725 
$1,000 
78,184 
65,119 
53,697 
44,065 
44,737 
38,401 
24,487 
21,054 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
8,853 
6,446 
3,710 
2,952 
2,674 
1,794 
5,143 
3,494 
$1,000 
42,014 
32,745 
25,456 
20,931 
20,674 
17,078 
16,558 
11,814 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,995 
6,651 
2,675 
2,593 
1,877 
1,873 
4,320 
4,058 
$1,000 
298,111 
211,727 
210,390 
168,564 
184,670 
156,279 
87,720 
43,163 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
20 
70 
17 
67 
17 
66 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,916 
16,498 
1,916 
16,484 
1,916 
16,351 
(Z) 
15 
Government payments received 
farms 
3,058 
1,140 
1,016 
757 
850 
653 
2,042 
383 
$1,000 
31,329 
55,947 
23,670 
51,206 
19,829 
48,413 
7,659 
4,742 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
2,991 
1,751 
1,328 
862 
1,009 
662 
1,663 
889 
$1,000 
95,875 
76,233 
52,674 
49,934 
45,462 
42,556 
43,201 
26,298 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
19,717 
15,635 
5,814 
5,094 
4,194 
3,779 
13,903 
10,541 
$1,000 
1 ,254,469 
1,036,453 
783,305 
702,901 
654,168 
621,935 
471,165 
333,552 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,624 
66,291 
134,727 
137,986 
155,977 
164,577 
33,889 
31,643 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,029 
7,716 
1,265 
2,014 
725 
1,301 
4,764 
5,702 
number 
911,334 
1,000,038 
284,177 
307,343 
234,362 
242,542 
627,157 
692,695 
Milk cows 
farms 
239 
182 
64 
69 
40 
38 
175 
113 
number 
193,621 
183,744 
59,868 
56,511 
48,151 
43,006 
133,753 
127,233 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
509 
378 
141 
121 
82 
53 
368 
257 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
641 
699 
506 
268 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
7,447 
4,978 
1,204 
982 
773 
873 
6,243 
3,996 
number 
180,551 
153,829 
29,641 
39,705 
19,958 
35,811 
150,910 
114,124 
18 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
