Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
833 
353 
153 
327 
356 
477 
$1,000 
43,684 
6,247 
15,409 
22,029 
1 1 ,930 
31 ,755 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
314 
175 
27 
112 
147 
167 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
182 
94 
26 
62 
70 
112 
$5,000 to $24,999 
189 
64 
55 
70 
100 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
3 
6 
12 
8 
13 
$50,000 or more 
127 
17 
39 
71 
31 
96 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,908 
2,108 
415 
385 
1,251 
1,657 
$1,000 
78,184 
49,899 
14,169 
14,116 
35,748 
42,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,288 
905 
171 
212 
573 
715 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,134 
910 
146 
78 
502 
632 
$25,000 to $99,999 
358 
235 
65 
58 
136 
222 
$100,000 or more 
128 
58 
33 
37 
40 
88 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,881 
1,612 
269 
_ 
848 
1,033 
$1,000 
47,629 
41,466 
6,162 
- 
26,055 
21,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
237 
192 
45 
- 
125 
112 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
471 
404 
67 
- 
200 
271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
867 
774 
93 
- 
409 
458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
189 
157 
32 
- 
64 
125 
$50,000 or more 
117 
85 
32 
- 
50 
67 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,725 
1,065 
275 
385 
683 
1,042 
$1,000 
30,555 
8,433 
8,007 
14,116 
9,693 
20,863 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
491 
327 
80 
84 
213 
278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
677 
484 
65 
128 
275 
402 
$5,000 to $24,999 
354 
201 
75 
78 
125 
229 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
25 
16 
32 
23 
50 
$50,000 or more 
130 
28 
39 
63 
47 
83 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
8,853 
7,444 
1,130 
279 
4,122 
4,731 
$1,000 
42,014 
29,949 
(D) 
(D) 
20,534 
21,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,338 
6,309 
861 
168 
3,484 
3,854 
$5,000 to $9,999 
915 
784 
107 
24 
366 
549 
$10,000 to $24,999 
398 
246 
93 
59 
179 
219 
$25,000 or more 
202 
105 
69 
28 
93 
109 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,995 
4,426 
822 
1,747 
3,140 
3,855 
$1,000 
298,111 
155,791 
68,059 
74,261 
165,009 
133,101 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,881 
3,166 
433 
1,282 
2,185 
2,696 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,318 
876 
229 
213 
635 
683 
$25,000 to $49,999 
363 
212 
61 
90 
150 
213 
$50,000 to $99,999 
136 
59 
25 
52 
49 
87 
$100,000 or more 
297 
113 
74 
110 
121 
176 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
88 
9 
41 
38 
41 
47 
$1,000 
6,997 
(D) 
1,741 
(D) 
217 
6,780 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,993 
2,607 
681 
705 
1,761 
2,232 
$1,000 
211,368 
81,035 
65,922 
64,411 
94,627 
116,741 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
20,005 
8,298 
2,653 
9,054 
9,701 
10,304 
$1,000 
600,395 
308,291 
177,970 
114,133 
136,312 
464,082 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,012 
37,152 
67,083 
12,606 
14,051 
45,039 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
4,341 
1,982 
669 
1,690 
2,193 
2,148 
Average net gain 
dollars 
219,198 
246,321 
358,202 
132,364 
140,645 
299,398 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
594 
244 
42 
308 
343 
251 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,219 
485 
162 
572 
661 
558 
$5,000 to $9,999 
546 
263 
61 
222 
259 
287 
$10,000 to $24,999 
611 
299 
95 
217 
307 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
236 
66 
69 
200 
171 
$50,000 or more 
1,000 
455 
243 
302 
423 
577 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,664 
6,316 
1,984 
7,364 
7,508 
8,156 
Average net loss 
dollars 
22,417 
28,486 
31,082 
14,878 
22,925 
21,950 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,230 
306 
151 
773 
628 
602 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,625 
1,503 
739 
3,383 
2,900 
2,725 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,767 
1,300 
529 
1,938 
1,701 
2,066 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,034 
1,752 
320 
962 
1,340 
1,694 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,135 
900 
101 
134 
511 
624 
$50,000 or more 
873 
555 
144 
174 
428 
445 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
20,005 
8,298 
2,653 
9,054 
9,701 
10,304 
$1,000 
621,409 
302,278 
203,415 
115,716 
135,166 
486,243 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,063 
36,428 
76,674 
12,781 
13,933 
47,190 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
4,322 
1,982 
664 
1,676 
2,188 
2,134 
Average net gain 
dollars 
225,845 
243,330 
402,362 
135,234 
140,600 
313,246 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
