Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,000 
(X) 
7,521 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
659,262 
(X) 
486,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
94,180 
(X) 
64,705 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,486 
5,935 
3,067 
7,104 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,406 
9,987 
1,423 
10,159 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,417 
22,762 
1,522 
24,136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
719 
25,392 
650 
22,895 
$50,000 to $99,999 
419 
29,277 
338 
24,059 
$100,000 to $249,999 
282 
44,106 
280 
43,006 
$250,000 to $499,999 
122 
43,931 
122 
42,055 
$500,000 or more 
149 
477,872 
119 
313,234 
$500,000 to $999,999 
87 
57,488 
66 
46,077 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
34 
51,965 
32 
48,159 
$2,500,000 or more 
28 
368,420 
21 
218,997 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
4,428 
(X) 
5,653 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
46,584 
(X) 
29,807 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.1 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,790 
381 
2,591 
530 
$500 to $999 
785 
506 
968 
612 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,310 
2,775 
1,457 
3,066 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250 
1,681 
302 
1,916 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
2,401 
212 
2,947 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
2,080 
65 
2,063 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
2,114 
31 
1,982 
$100,000 or more 
35 
34,645 
27 
16,691 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,487 
(X) 
4,207 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
32,993 
(X) 
17,238 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,453 
490 
2,525 
482 
$500 to $999 
796 
513 
592 
379 
$1,000 to $4,999 
887 
1,781 
740 
1,458 
$5,000 to $9,999 
147 
966 
147 
927 
$10,000 to $24,999 
104 
1,531 
122 
1,707 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
1,589 
36 
1,195 
$50,000 or more 
52 
26,125 
45 
11,090 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
1,665 
21 
1,299 
$100,000 or more 
27 
24,460 
24 
9,791 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,154 
(X) 
2,579 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
18,825 
(X) 
17,950 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,111 
203 
1,362 
234 
$500 to $999 
313 
190 
376 
234 
$1,000 to $4,999 
492 
981 
497 
945 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
564 
149 
909 
$10,000 to $24,999 
72 
1,066 
93 
1,333 
$25,000 or more 
75 
15,822 
102 
14,296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
1,073 
33 
1,106 
$50,000 or more 
44 
14,749 
69 
13,190 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
741 
(X) 
547 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,880 
(X) 
3,343 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
407 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
231 
479 
188 
403 
$5,000 to $9,999 
58 
391 
35 
226 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22 
313 
34 
(D) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
319 
12 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
(D) 
7 
483 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
738 
6 
829 
$250,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
354 
(X) 
267 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,509 
(X) 
1,135 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
174 
(D) 
128 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
142 
272 
95 
190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
149 
19 
125 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
(D) 
17 
244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
(D) 
5 
188 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
(D) 
3 
340 
$250,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
491 
(X) 
345 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,371 
(X) 
2,208 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
321 
(D) 
182 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
109 
258 
108 
245 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
213 
17 
102 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Hawaii 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
