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 
2,282 
1,302 
243 
216 
$1,000 
62,131 
9,633 
9,329 
9,030 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
753 
566 
55 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
475 
89 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
204 
67 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
28 
11 
10 
$50,000 or more 
139 
29 
21 
19 
Interest expense farms 
11,709 
8,445 
860 
695 
$1,000 
225,460 
91,066 
40,242 
37,388 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,503 
4,230 
343 
261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,688 
3,536 
295 
248 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,187 
598 
161 
130 
$100,000 or more 
331 
81 
61 
56 
Secured by real estate farms 
9,001 
6,658 
603 
491 
$1,000 
188,363 
75,198 
34,635 
32,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
806 
53 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
2,228 
139 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,957 
3,052 
230 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
690 
386 
85 
68 
$50,000 or more 
566 
186 
96 
85 
Not secured by real estate farms 
5,924 
4,091 
509 
405 
$1,000 
37,097 
15,867 
5,608 
4,872 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,157 
1,661 
156 
121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,396 
1,695 
200 
158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,145 
660 
110 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
133 
48 
25 
16 
$50,000 or more 
93 
27 
18 
15 
Property taxes paid farms 
45,663 
36,762 
2,434 
1,842 
$1,000 
189,340 
88,060 
24,950 
21,122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,910 
33,627 
1,769 
1,270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,359 
2,117 
280 
236 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,671 
834 
230 
196 
$25,000 or more 
723 
184 
155 
140 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
21,812 
15,817 
1,503 
1,198 
$1,000 
584,387 
149,799 
99,741 
87,618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,620 
12,816 
788 
568 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
2,200 
369 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
971 
421 
132 
121 
$50,000 to $99,999 
578 
197 
94 
78 
$100,000 or more 
733 
183 
120 
103 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
548 
371 
36 
36 
$1,000 
6,565 
2,337 
369 
369 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
15,760 
10,826 
1,311 
1,080 
$1,000 
437,976 
141,083 
81,977 
73,846 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
47,740 
38,140 
2,576 
1,947 
$1,000 
1,498,196 
172,538 
351,253 
305,643 
Average per farm dollars 
31,382 
4,524 
136,356 
156,981 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
16,177 
11,553 
1,196 
945 
Average net gain dollars 
142,170 
52,813 
368,393 
411,587 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,620 
1,416 
65 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,389 
2,962 
114 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,114 
1,748 
99 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,990 
2,218 
188 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,981 
1,349 
173 
143 
$50,000 or more 
4,083 
1,860 
557 
465 
Farms with net losses number 
31,563 
26,587 
1,380 
1,002 
Average net loss dollars 
25,400 
16,460 
64,743 
83,141 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,499 
2,260 
82 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,691 
8,838 
300 
185 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,745 
6,096 
216 
144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,783 
5,689 
317 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
2,293 
206 
165 
$50,000 or more 
2,731 
1,411 
259 
232 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
47,740 
38,140 
2,576 
1,947 
$1,000 
1,429,865 
140,543 
330,560 
286,483 
Average per farm dollars 
29,951 
3,685 
128,323 
147,141 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
16,146 
11,530 
1,186 
942 
Average net gain dollars 
138,679 
49,526 
365,728 
407,225 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
142 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
