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 1 
farms 
77,857 
(X) 
81,033 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
35,455,667 
(X) 
26,962,641 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
455,395 
(X) 
332,737 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,641 
28,796 
1 1 ,404 
32,989 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,098 
81,567 
11,981 
88,497 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,425 
284,536 
18,551 
303,203 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,115 
396,345 
1 1 ,643 
413,236 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,585 
605,568 
8,592 
605,392 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,539 
1,207,519 
7,546 
1,191,276 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,157 
1,475,651 
3,739 
1,326,692 
$500,000 or more 
8,297 
31,375,685 
7,577 
23,001,356 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,978 
2,092,163 
2,810 
2,006,585 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,590 
4,006,963 
2,658 
4,169,580 
$2,500,000 or more 
2,729 
25,276,558 
2,109 
16,825,191 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
38,958 
(X) 
48,395 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,806,062 
(X) 
1,314,175 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,602 
1,993 
12,376 
2,576 
$500 to $999 
4,325 
2,850 
5,822 
3,859 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,707 
25,041 
13,859 
31,715 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,483 
23,316 
4,527 
30,405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,829 
60,352 
4,787 
73,444 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
80,291 
2,560 
88,522 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,782 
122,668 
1,953 
135,020 
$100,000 or more 
2,911 
1,489,552 
2,511 
948,634 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
(X) 
44,599 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,190,674 
(X) 
1,369,132 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,573 
2,580 
12,765 
2,506 
$500 to $999 
4,367 
2,837 
4,469 
2,905 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,119 
23,993 
11,049 
26,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,959 
26,838 
4,341 
29,619 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,485 
70,035 
4,727 
73,020 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
93,347 
2,668 
92,114 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
1,971,043 
4,580 
1,142,467 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,192 
152,987 
2,000 
138,452 
$100,000 or more 
3,165 
1,818,056 
2,580 
1,004,015 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
27,527 
(X) 
26,247 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,317,934 
(X) 
991,450 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,007 
1,622 
7,441 
1,544 
$500 to $999 
3,374 
2,205 
3,300 
2,184 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
15,032 
6,534 
14,901 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,354 
15,979 
2,352 
16,203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,803 
43,232 
2,682 
41,487 
$25,000 or more 
4,313 
1,239,865 
3,938 
915,132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
51,179 
1,461 
50,725 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
1,188,685 
2,477 
864,407 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,585 
(X) 
10,881 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,254,286 
(X) 
1,264,818 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
4.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,720 
1,302 
3,024 
1,129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,183 
10,256 
3,775 
8,805 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,509 
10,325 
1,372 
9,232 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,441 
21,716 
1,011 
15,030 
$25,000 to $49,999 
488 
16,877 
449 
15,392 
$50,000 to $99,999 
507 
32,241 
371 
25,893 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
53,279 
394 
62,812 
$250,000 or more 
402 
1,108,291 
485 
1,126,525 
$250,000 to $499,999 
188 
64,243 
209 
71,977 
$500,000 to $999,999 
106 
73,507 
124 
83,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
108 
970,541 
152 
970,549 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,850 
(X) 
5,951 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
255,730 
(X) 
186,901 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,818 
745 
1,499 
611 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,445 
6,014 
2,249 
5,288 
$5,000 to $9,999 
807 
5,326 
836 
5,539 
$10,000 to $24,999 
892 
12,962 
635 
9,556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
294 
10,196 
256 
8,644 
$50,000 to $99,999 
364 
20,936 
196 
13,635 
$100,000 to $249,999 
137 
21,346 
150 
22,777 
$250,000 or more 
93 
178,206 
130 
120,851 
$250,000 to $499,999 
55 
18,241 
68 
22,476 
$500,000 to $999,999 
18 
12,254 
37 
25,569 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
20 
147,710 
25 
72,805 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,673 
(X) 
6,356 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
998,556 
(X) 
1,077,917 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
882 
2,313 
772 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
5,854 
1,950 
4,430 
$5,000 to $9,999 
703 
4,878 
641 
4,281 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
