Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
320,693 
78,703 
18,621 
223,369 
2007 
291,326 
45,318 
1,830 
244,179 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
130,842 
91,196 
49,789 
183,994 
2007 
114,425 
54,930 
5,273 
177,714 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number, 2012 
1,563 
443 
190 
930 
2007 
1,571 
412 
148 
1,011 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
232,823 
203,068 
144,135 
265,115 
2007 
197,326 
126,101 
51,146 
247,751 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
888 
420 
184 
284 
2007 
975 
413 
199 
363 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
48,659 
26,801 
47,632 
81,649 
2007 
19,152 
16,068 
28,843 
17,348 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
224,751 
61,672 
18,568 
144,511 
2007 
108,810 
22,557 
1,944 
84,309 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
91,698 
71,462 
49,646 
119,037 
2007 
42,738 
27,342 
5,601 
61,360 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
farms, 2012 
1,473 
433 
190 
850 
2007 
1,508 
398 
148 
962 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
184,855 
169,925 
143,659 
201,670 
2007 
86,207 
73,724 
51,515 
96,709 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
978 
430 
184 
364 
2007 
1,038 
427 
199 
412 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
48,610 
27,686 
47,433 
73,923 
2007 
20,415 
15,889 
28,546 
21,177 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total received 
...farms, 2012 
917 
321 
116 
480 
2007 
950 
308 
118 
524 
$1,000, 2012 
9,677 
2,550 
1,802 
5,325 
2007 
8,896 
3,285 
1,045 
4,565 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
10,553 
7,943 
15,536 
1 1 ,095 
2007 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
9,364 
10,666 
8,859 
8,712 
Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve 
Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
201 
106 
23 
72 
2007 
226 
115 
32 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
768 
343 
85 
340 
2007 
908 
428 
95 
385 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
3,822 
3,234 
3,714 
4,724 
2007 
4,017 
3,726 
2,957 
4,870 
Amount from other federal farm programs 
...farms, 2012 
795 
254 
103 
438 
2007 
828 
247 
107 
474 
$1,000, 2012 
8,909 
2,207 
1,717 
4,985 
2007 
7,988 
2,857 
951 
4,180 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
11,206 
8,688 
16,668 
1 1 ,382 
2007 
9,647 
1 1 ,565 
8,886 
8,819 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS 
Total 
...farms, 2012 
6 
6 
_ 
_ 
2007 
43 
13 
12 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
484 
484 
- 
- 
2007 
1,978 
1,735 
59 
184 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans 
...farms, 2012 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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