Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
1,417 
12 
116 
135 
303 
441 
410 
$1,000 
39,084 
31,193 
182 
5,310 
3,868 
7,402 
8,402 
6,027 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
359 
5 
10 
18 
55 
126 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
410 
- 
41 
40 
87 
117 
125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
408 
6 
45 
43 
98 
128 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
82 
- 
9 
12 
25 
21 
15 
$50,000 or more 
176 
158 
1 
11 
22 
38 
49 
37 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,421 
7,871 
36 
471 
670 
1,639 
2,355 
2,700 
$1,000 
228,119 
168,200 
387 
8,078 
18,359 
38,951 
54,320 
48,106 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
2,807 
13 
156 
200 
514 
786 
1,138 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
3,454 
20 
232 
326 
702 
1,056 
1,118 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
1,367 
3 
73 
112 
375 
426 
378 
$100,000 or more 
282 
243 
- 
10 
32 
48 
87 
66 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,287 
5,849 
18 
322 
468 
1,246 
1,751 
2,044 
$1,000 
161,271 
113,806 
163 
4,523 
10,537 
26,385 
37,027 
35,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
390 
5 
24 
29 
79 
76 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
1,457 
6 
80 
94 
304 
415 
558 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
2,891 
5 
158 
255 
582 
915 
976 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
678 
- 
45 
42 
172 
206 
213 
$50,000 or more 
533 
433 
2 
15 
48 
109 
139 
120 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,529 
4,852 
28 
313 
425 
1,011 
1,498 
1,577 
$1,000 
66,848 
54,394 
224 
3,555 
7,822 
12,566 
17,293 
12,935 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
1,120 
4 
52 
69 
184 
333 
478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
1,850 
9 
125 
157 
358 
572 
629 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
1,424 
14 
115 
140 
351 
431 
373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
254 
- 
6 
29 
61 
98 
60 
$50,000 or more 
223 
204 
1 
15 
30 
57 
64 
37 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
34,219 
16,833 
57 
730 
1,158 
3,011 
4,752 
7,125 
$1,000 
96,212 
64,743 
130 
2,929 
5,145 
14,495 
19,706 
22,338 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
14,162 
55 
620 
942 
2,451 
3,868 
6,226 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
1,451 
1 
55 
84 
314 
482 
515 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
860 
1 
38 
104 
150 
294 
273 
$25,000 or more 
438 
360 
- 
17 
28 
96 
108 
111 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,105 
11,278 
48 
619 
923 
2,122 
3,372 
4,194 
$1,000 
324,658 
273,117 
647 
13,183 
34,432 
72,535 
82,916 
69,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
6,275 
20 
340 
446 
994 
1,750 
2,725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
3,258 
21 
193 
305 
706 
1,017 
1,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
787 
4 
38 
68 
178 
270 
229 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
489 
2 
23 
48 
113 
174 
129 
$100,000 or more 
519 
469 
1 
25 
56 
131 
161 
95 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,369 
1,156 
5 
102 
122 
264 
374 
289 
$1,000 
33,396 
31,464 
78 
3,032 
3,111 
7,608 
13,124 
4,510 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,235 
9,457 
40 
500 
732 
1,824 
2,844 
3,517 
$1,000 
419,702 
349,974 
894 
19,962 
32,915 
91,237 
114,219 
90,747 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
1,064,440 
3,684 
42,793 
132,566 
261,599 
353,321 
270,478 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
59,261 
40,935 
47,025 
100,581 
80,840 
70,075 
36,720 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
14,776 
8,784 
50 
513 
668 
1,624 
2,523 
3,406 
Average net gain 
dollars 
129,166 
164,290 
101,453 
142,957 
234,623 
231,913 
179,830 
110,877 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
479 
6 
20 
35 
65 
105 
248 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
1,125 
2 
48 
63 
165 
283 
564 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
753 
3 
34 
45 
134 
187 
350 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
1,379 
2 
73 
81 
185 
415 
623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
1,207 
11 
69 
87 
225 
326 
489 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
3,841 
26 
269 
357 
850 
1,207 
1,132 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,404 
9,178 
40 
397 
650 
1,612 
2,519 
3,960 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,168 
41,260 
34,712 
76,939 
37,173 
71,357 
39,853 
27,063 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
617 
2 
19 
42 
85 
159 
310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
2,133 
11 
69 
105 
339 
554 
1,055 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
1,638 
2 
52 
108 
275 
430 
771 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
2,293 
4 
106 
163 
409 
649 
962 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
1,276 
9 
77 
113 
218 
391 
468 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,221 
12 
74 
119 
286 
336 
394 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
928,312 
3,195 
34,721 
115,324 
222,734 
304,238 
248,100 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,877 
51,682 
35,499 
38,155 
87,499 
68,830 
60,341 
33,682 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
14,630 
8,667 
47 
505 
655 
1,603 
2,480 
3,377 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,842 
151,799 
97,913 
130,339 
215,590 
214,361 
162,640 
105,726 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
