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 
2,282 
1,381 
2 
54 
149 
396 
374 
406 
$1,000 
62,131 
51,889 
(D) 
(D) 
3,364 
23,477 
10,739 
13,898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
753 
375 
- 
4 
34 
126 
89 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
447 
- 
26 
44 
117 
124 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
377 
2 
23 
52 
108 
100 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
59 
- 
- 
9 
12 
19 
19 
$50,000 or more 
139 
123 
- 
1 
10 
33 
42 
37 
Interest expense 
farms 
1 1 ,709 
6,353 
23 
197 
488 
1,364 
1,873 
2,408 
$1,000 
225,460 
157,726 
231 
2,787 
12,193 
44,556 
51,565 
46,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,503 
2,766 
12 
86 
173 
520 
811 
1,164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,688 
2,535 
9 
84 
212 
565 
739 
926 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,187 
779 
2 
23 
83 
196 
235 
240 
$100,000 or more 
331 
273 
- 
4 
20 
83 
88 
78 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,001 
4,785 
17 
140 
367 
1,049 
1,414 
1,798 
$1,000 
188,363 
130,525 
212 
2,187 
9,617 
35,423 
44,523 
38,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
500 
2 
15 
31 
100 
135 
217 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
1,354 
4 
41 
95 
259 
407 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,957 
2,080 
9 
59 
161 
473 
607 
771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
690 
408 
2 
19 
42 
89 
124 
132 
$50,000 or more 
566 
443 
6 
38 
128 
141 
130 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
5,924 
3,376 
12 
97 
275 
719 
984 
1,289 
$1,000 
37,097 
27,200 
19 
601 
2,577 
9,133 
7,041 
7,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,157 
1,054 
6 
31 
55 
212 
307 
443 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,396 
1,354 
6 
33 
118 
245 
389 
563 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,145 
771 
- 
30 
79 
205 
225 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
133 
115 
- 
2 
13 
35 
41 
24 
$50,000 or more 
93 
82 
" 
1 
10 
22 
22 
27 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,663 
21,870 
57 
561 
1,467 
4,147 
5,906 
9,732 
$1,000 
189,340 
128,556 
(D) 
(D) 
8,242 
32,754 
32,578 
52,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,910 
18,179 
47 
468 
1,137 
3,314 
4,836 
8,377 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,359 
1,969 
6 
48 
183 
402 
555 
775 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,671 
1,160 
4 
29 
105 
288 
345 
389 
$25,000 or more 
723 
562 
- 
16 
42 
143 
170 
191 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,812 
12,048 
24 
345 
918 
2,537 
3,484 
4,740 
$1,000 
584,387 
497,380 
367 
6,290 
39,221 
180,209 
145,684 
125,608 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,620 
7,611 
17 
192 
462 
1,467 
2,130 
3,343 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
2,648 
2 
106 
265 
621 
768 
886 
$25,000 to $49,999 
971 
687 
1 
28 
81 
149 
215 
213 
$50,000 to $99,999 
578 
465 
4 
7 
55 
123 
146 
130 
$100,000 or more 
733 
637 
- 
12 
55 
177 
225 
168 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
548 
368 
- 
14 
43 
77 
102 
132 
$1,000 
6,565 
5,937 
- 
339 
1,720 
1,990 
1,270 
618 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,760 
9,072 
22 
238 
635 
1,792 
2,656 
3,729 
$1,000 
437,976 
331,608 
416 
7,595 
26,564 
95,445 
95,701 
105,887 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
$1,000 
1,498,196 
1,263,715 
1,721 
27,583 
97,790 
427,403 
334,797 
374,422 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,382 
55,179 
23,896 
41,666 
61,658 
98,051 
54,306 
37,226 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,177 
8,570 
18 
313 
648 
1,701 
2,330 
3,560 
Average net gain 
dollars 
142,170 
209,069 
155,904 
127,653 
246,212 
323,753 
212,725 
152,546 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,620 
619 
- 
7 
41 
103 
128 
340 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,389 
1,479 
2 
63 
105 
194 
359 
756 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,114 
951 
1 
29 
52 
194 
198 
477 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,990 
1,501 
8 
58 
86 
272 
418 
659 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,981 
1,094 
1 
35 
75 
203 
335 
445 
$50,000 or more 
4,083 
2,926 
6 
121 
289 
735 
892 
883 
Farms with net losses 
number 
31,563 
14,332 
54 
349 
938 
2,658 
3,835 
6,498 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,400 
36,841 
20,107 
35,451 
65,838 
46,389 
41,943 
25,953 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,499 
928 
6 
10 
28 
124 
238 
522 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,691 
3,813 
7 
73 
213 
636 
930 
1,954 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,745 
2,876 
13 
52 
153 
510 
792 
1,356 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,783 
3,221 
16 
81 
238 
625 
876 
1,385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
1,715 
6 
68 
146 
352 
465 
678 
$50,000 or more 
2,731 
1,779 
6 
65 
160 
411 
534 
603 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
$1,000 
1,429,865 
1,212,487 
798 
26,524 
101,616 
402,278 
317,152 
364,118 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,951 
52,942 
11,086 
40,067 
64,071 
92,287 
51,444 
36,202 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,146 
8,557 
18 
315 
650 
1,700 
2,319 
3,555 
Average net gain 
dollars 
138,679 
204,210 
104,842 
123,639 
238,221 
317,310 
206,718 
149,913 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
