Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
1,396 
341 
287 
$1,000 
39,084 
(D) 
11,532 
10,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
533 
75 
61 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
461 
87 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
284 
112 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
55 
11 
11 
$50,000 or more 
176 
63 
56 
50 
Interest expense farms 
13,421 
10,579 
1,425 
1,197 
$1,000 
228,119 
137,051 
48,464 
44,118 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
4,467 
476 
379 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
4,867 
531 
442 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
1,128 
321 
287 
$100,000 or more 
282 
117 
97 
89 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,287 
8,247 
1,038 
874 
$1,000 
161,271 
103,958 
30,843 
27,753 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
677 
69 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
2,430 
221 
182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
4,236 
439 
361 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
611 
166 
146 
$50,000 or more 
533 
293 
143 
131 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,529 
5,759 
891 
748 
$1,000 
66,848 
33,093 
17,621 
16,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
1,727 
203 
170 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
2,510 
278 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
1,289 
265 
231 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
145 
69 
65 
$50,000 or more 
223 
88 
76 
72 
Property taxes paid farms 
34,219 
27,890 
3,038 
2,448 
$1,000 
96,212 
59,051 
17,764 
15,998 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
25,708 
2,356 
1,847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
1,431 
318 
276 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
582 
233 
199 
$25,000 or more 
438 
169 
131 
126 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
19,105 
14,826 
2,072 
1,735 
$1,000 
324,658 
131,153 
94,242 
89,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
10,813 
949 
757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
3,022 
649 
551 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
529 
195 
169 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
281 
117 
105 
$100,000 or more 
519 
181 
162 
153 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,369 
993 
193 
174 
$1,000 
33,396 
18,851 
7,332 
7,024 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
15,235 
11,527 
1,824 
1,548 
$1,000 
419,702 
209,623 
95,941 
87,770 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
393,264 
379,141 
354,642 
Average per farm dollars 
37,271 
13,391 
117,454 
136,191 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
14,776 
11,205 
1,720 
1,419 
Average net gain dollars 
129,166 
64,872 
271,214 
305,612 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
1,162 
83 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
2,299 
173 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
1,424 
146 
113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
1,904 
257 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
1,488 
218 
185 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
2,928 
843 
736 
Farms with net losses number 
21,404 
18,162 
1,508 
1,185 
Average net loss dollars 
26,168 
18,369 
57,923 
66,684 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
1,532 
86 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
5,217 
286 
229 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
3,698 
257 
184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
4,657 
321 
243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
1,922 
254 
204 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,136 
304 
270 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
318,926 
348,819 
328,146 
Average per farm dollars 
29,877 
10,860 
108,060 
126,016 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
14,630 
11,098 
1,700 
1,400 
Average net gain dollars 
112,842 
59,403 
255,246 
289,144 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
