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 
2,131 
428 
368 
114 
165 
90 
$1,000 
41,086 
28,339 
8,085 
1,694 
1,111 
482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
703 
24 
40 
14 
36 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
68 
101 
36 
62 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
467 
147 
133 
38 
60 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
55 
54 
21 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
180 
134 
40 
5 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
1,841 
1,815 
594 
653 
648 
$1,000 
228,123 
106,259 
39,832 
10,441 
7,708 
5,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,784 
154 
347 
177 
279 
345 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
547 
934 
310 
294 
268 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,999 
875 
511 
95 
77 
33 
$100,000 or more 
319 
265 
23 
12 
3 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,810 
1,637 
1,462 
435 
464 
428 
$1,000 
180,110 
80,686 
30,716 
7,885 
5,998 
4,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
24 
71 
30 
37 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
133 
216 
108 
147 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,663 
572 
753 
211 
220 
205 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
431 
277 
48 
38 
19 
$50,000 or more 
754 
477 
145 
38 
22 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,844 
1,040 
1,037 
371 
397 
413 
$1,000 
48,013 
25,573 
9,116 
2,557 
1,709 
1,165 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
108 
128 
64 
102 
154 
$1,000 to $4,999 
264 
430 
148 
165 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
381 
402 
144 
123 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
66 
14 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
160 
148 
11 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
40,365 
2,342 
2,645 
863 
1,116 
1,483 
$1,000 
131,712 
31,491 
14,659 
4,628 
5,859 
5,447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,643 
953 
1,733 
571 
789 
1,217 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
619 
536 
180 
202 
180 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
500 
331 
97 
102 
70 
$25,000 or more 
476 
270 
45 
15 
23 
16 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,095 
2,386 
2,811 
944 
834 
1,002 
$1,000 
311,466 
195,686 
56,578 
14,037 
9,507 
6,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,565 
204 
976 
381 
428 
683 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,542 
1,210 
1,197 
431 
324 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
314 
341 
76 
43 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
266 
179 
45 
30 
14 
$100,000 or more 
544 
392 
118 
11 
9 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
788 
183 
184 
42 
78 
57 
$1,000 
6,359 
4,158 
993 
176 
499 
126 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,534 
2,387 
2,819 
944 
752 
860 
$1,000 
475,999 
256,775 
104,278 
25,555 
14,615 
11,001 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
42,257 
2,390 
2,819 
945 
1,247 
1,630 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
1,739,154 
489,175 
65,941 
25,334 
12,630 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
727,680 
173,528 
69,779 
20,316 
7,749 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,743 
2,218 
2,452 
719 
893 
1,130 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,622 
816,666 
214,273 
126,235 
68,805 
35,442 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
1 
7 
- 
8 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
4 
24 
10 
15 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
5 
18 
10 
29 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
12 
59 
67 
105 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
20 
53 
58 
182 
487 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
2,176 
2,291 
574 
554 
243 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,514 
172 
367 
226 
354 
500 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,997 
419,826 
98,698 
109,832 
102,003 
54,840 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
- 
9 
1 
6 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
2 
30 
10 
20 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
4 
10 
11 
25 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
12 
50 
37 
64 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
20 
116 
38 
79 
133 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
134 
152 
129 
160 
151 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
42,257 
2,390 
2,819 
945 
1,247 
1,630 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
1,256,217 
362,706 
46,531 
24,081 
12,092 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,452 
525,614 
128,665 
49,239 
19,311 
7,418 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,603 
2,155 
2,409 
707 
886 
1,119 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,876 
621,851 
167,020 
104,359 
65,203 
35,404 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
