Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
1,260,779 
43,143 
5,943 
7,712 
29,606 
2007 
761,740 
23,645 
1,421 
4,908 
13,507 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
44,879 
51,300 
13,853 
30,848 
365,508 
2007 
25,302 
26,127 
3,508 
17,719 
118,486 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
11,214 
355 
148 
67 
40 
2007 
13,174 
360 
174 
87 
68 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
141,235 
145,402 
65,087 
163,991 
776,912 
2007 
73,922 
80,903 
23,009 
76,028 
211,190 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
16,879 
486 
281 
183 
41 
2007 
16,932 
545 
231 
190 
46 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
19,138 
17,437 
13,132 
17,899 
35,861 
2007 
12,527 
10,055 
11,181 
8,981 
18,554 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
984,024 
33,275 
3,931 
6,205 
19,277 
2007 
568,615 
15,658 
1,128 
3,287 
10,345 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
35,027 
39,567 
9,163 
24,820 
237,985 
2007 
18,887 
17,302 
2,786 
11,867 
90,748 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
11,113 
345 
148 
66 
39 
2007 
13,003 
351 
175 
85 
66 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
119,568 
122,400 
51,466 
148,256 
578,191 
2007 
61,165 
62,076 
20,452 
63,309 
176,576 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
16,980 
496 
281 
184 
42 
2007 
17,103 
554 
230 
192 
48 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,302 
18,050 
13,117 
19,456 
77,920 
2007 
13,256 
11,066 
10,656 
10,907 
27,265 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
66,537 
-259 
-515 
2,751 
15,400 
2007 
25,298 
426 
8,077 
614 
6,272 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
71,011 
-301 
-2,212 
5,829 
25,081 
2007 
26,714 
469 
41,633 
1,246 
10,036 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
484 
257 
71 
116 
167 
2007 
543 
319 
78 
148 
190 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
152,422 
24,736 
56,115 
85,135 
133,671 
2007 
54,538 
16,845 
114,642 
37,129 
56,109 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
453 
603 
162 
356 
447 
2007 
404 
590 
116 
345 
435 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
15,972 
10,972 
27,775 
20,012 
15,488 
2007 
10,684 
8,385 
7,459 
14,147 
10,088 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
59,597 
-483 
-2,282 
2,476 
13,555 
2007 
21,659 
172 
6,203 
108 
4,419 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
63,604 
-561 
-9,793 
5,246 
22,076 
2007 
22,871 
189 
31,975 
218 
7,070 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
483 
257 
72 
116 
165 
2007 
533 
319 
75 
148 
189 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
140,036 
23,891 
27,219 
82,843 
124,039 
2007 
50,349 
16,049 
95,401 
34,622 
48,528 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
454 
603 
161 
356 
449 
2007 
414 
590 
119 
345 
436 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
17,711 
10,983 
26,345 
20,038 
15,394 
2007 
12,504 
8,386 
7,998 
14,541 
10,902 
Item 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
9,136 
3,237 
8,843 
30,270 
25,140 
2007 
-1,961 
2,624 
2,078 
25,686 
32,199 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
10,128 
10,973 
25,858 
53,386 
85,220 
2007 
-2,020 
8,548 
6,129 
50,365 
134,722 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
267 
133 
114 
360 
88 
2007 
318 
136 
123 
324 
120 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
63,909 
41,149 
104,070 
95,703 
318,691 
2007 
23,231 
32,275 
45,012 
84,788 
279,065 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
635 
162 
228 
207 
207 
2007 
653 
171 
216 
186 
119 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
12,485 
13,801 
13,248 
20,209 
14,033 
2007 
14,317 
10,323 
16,013 
9,598 
10,834 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
8,173 
2,978 
8,222 
24,505 
13,315 
2007 
-2,423 
2,510 
1,825 
22,506 
13,490 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
9,061 
10,094 
24,041 
43,218 
45,135 
2007 
-2,496 
8,177 
5,383 
44,129 
56,442 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
267 
133 
112 
357 
86 
2007 
316 
138 
121 
323 
114 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
60,455 
39,377 
100,455 
82,669 
196,645 
2007 
22,412 
30,836 
44,008 
76,112 
133,219 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
635 
162 
230 
210 
209 
2007 
655 
169 
218 
187 
125 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
12,549 
13,948 
13,169 
23,848 
17,209 
2007 
14,512 
10,325 
16,055 
11,115 
13,578 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
292 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
