Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,057 
316 
173 
249 
231 
146 
$1,000 
39,084 
25,221 
4,681 
3,892 
2,103 
856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
4 
14 
29 
51 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
45 
32 
88 
92 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
109 
85 
95 
73 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
41 
13 
23 
5 
1 
$50,000 or more 
176 
117 
29 
14 
10 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,421 
765 
718 
1,142 
1,524 
1,079 
$1,000 
228,119 
75,981 
21,789 
25,259 
23,630 
10,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
43 
138 
202 
478 
477 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
171 
282 
598 
814 
494 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
354 
267 
320 
213 
108 
$100,000 or more 
282 
197 
31 
22 
19 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,287 
540 
493 
848 
1,075 
783 
$1,000 
161,271 
42,342 
13,256 
17,530 
17,876 
8,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
7 
17 
26 
62 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
41 
64 
144 
238 
228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
140 
228 
461 
595 
412 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
125 
112 
138 
129 
62 
$50,000 or more 
533 
227 
72 
79 
51 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,529 
587 
549 
799 
1,039 
662 
$1,000 
66,848 
33,638 
8,533 
7,729 
5,753 
2,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
24 
25 
48 
159 
178 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
41 
150 
263 
490 
323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
213 
278 
430 
366 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
140 
63 
42 
22 
4 
$50,000 or more 
223 
169 
33 
16 
2 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
34,219 
890 
835 
1,450 
2,206 
2,036 
$1,000 
96,212 
23,447 
8,162 
8,100 
8,478 
6,136 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
199 
360 
918 
1,710 
1,742 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
168 
200 
329 
342 
205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
267 
206 
170 
133 
78 
$25,000 or more 
438 
256 
69 
33 
21 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,105 
934 
904 
1,523 
1,883 
1,511 
$1,000 
324,658 
189,705 
36,402 
31,918 
21,578 
9,715 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
27 
127 
305 
743 
965 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
183 
321 
829 
941 
483 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
127 
222 
250 
161 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
218 
152 
103 
28 
15 
$100,000 or more 
519 
379 
82 
36 
10 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,369 
201 
209 
293 
262 
114 
$1,000 
33,396 
17,288 
6,573 
5,191 
3,119 
526 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,235 
949 
908 
1,538 
1,685 
1,236 
$1,000 
419,702 
184,371 
57,891 
57,421 
39,452 
18,824 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
36,180 
959 
925 
1,563 
2,434 
2,211 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
1,065,850 
187,880 
167,046 
105,157 
26,881 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
1,111,418 
203,113 
106,875 
43,203 
12,158 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
14,776 
849 
806 
1,315 
1,967 
1,624 
Average net gain 
dollars 
129,166 
1,401,807 
266,544 
152,095 
74,862 
37,092 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
1 
2 
4 
6 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
1 
4 
10 
40 
84 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
1 
3 
10 
43 
117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
8 
16 
35 
202 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
8 
17 
107 
385 
659 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
830 
764 
1,149 
1,291 
375 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,404 
110 
119 
248 
467 
587 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,168 
1,129,852 
226,512 
132,898 
90,141 
56,827 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
3 
1 
6 
35 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
1 
- 
14 
34 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
5 
12 
28 
72 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
4 
19 
44 
98 
132 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
97 
87 
156 
225 
210 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
36,180 
959 
925 
1,563 
2,434 
2,211 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
860,855 
163,959 
146,567 
91,302 
23,985 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,877 
897,659 
177,253 
93,773 
37,511 
10,848 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
14,630 
838 
793 
1,293 
1,927 
1,598 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,842 
1,178,924 
242,884 
139,919 
70,616 
36,368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
