Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,802 
1,684 
2,172 
1,733 
1,665 
2,740 
2,391 
222 
1,195 
$50,000 or more 
15,778 
750 
1,135 
677 
1,142 
3,274 
4,412 
1,781 
2,607 
Customwork and custom hauling 
...farms 
461,606 
97,949 
130,658 
76,331 
47,004 
59,069 
29,458 
3,565 
17,572 
$1,000 
6,611,295 
320,507 
448,544 
326,090 
501,003 
1,204,325 
1,600,797 
1,325,841 
884,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132,754 
42,816 
55,391 
23,710 
4,111 
2,929 
656 
27 
3,114 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160,439 
38,633 
52,037 
33,254 
15,046 
13,279 
3,357 
77 
4,756 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122,162 
14,937 
20,962 
17,867 
23,701 
28,552 
10,478 
296 
5,369 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24,322 
1,217 
1,755 
1,127 
3,090 
9,077 
6,120 
262 
1,674 
$50,000 or more 
21,929 
346 
513 
373 
1,056 
5,232 
8,847 
2,903 
2,659 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
...farms 
560,184 
86,598 
157,231 
98,993 
59,790 
89,721 
42,271 
3,733 
21,847 
$1,000 
21,000,745 
532,532 
1,103,339 
914,792 
1,525,045 
5,499,019 
7,303,691 
2,157,220 
1,965,106 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
264,148 
65,685 
111,349 
59,312 
12,424 
7,241 
1,086 
69 
6,982 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,348 
9,399 
18,898 
16,503 
9,535 
6,456 
1,103 
62 
2,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85,499 
7,679 
17,354 
16,095 
18,651 
17,819 
3,997 
279 
3,625 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
146,189 
3,835 
9,630 
7,083 
19,180 
58,205 
36,085 
3,323 
8,848 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
.farms 
133,029 
19,867 
32,144 
19,581 
13,314 
22,248 
16,346 
2,406 
7,123 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
42,798 
79,882 
67,510 
102,905 
359,202 
701,424 
582,818 
395,394 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
1 1 ,482 
17,483 
9,163 
3,476 
3,028 
1,042 
51 
1,403 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
6,403 
10,580 
6,789 
4,821 
6,447 
2,790 
161 
1,791 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
1,806 
3,695 
3,265 
4,059 
8,748 
5,849 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
116 
294 
256 
678 
2,421 
2,897 
254 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
60 
92 
108 
280 
1,604 
3,768 
1,531 
Interest expense 
...farms 
783,952 
157,304 
266,683 
129,462 
63,849 
89,936 
45,245 
4,766 
26,707 
$1,000 
12,123,573 
1,024,141 
1,863,242 
1,000,432 
946,906 
2,195,325 
2,650,012 
1,411,424 
1,032,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
95,208 
150,675 
70,219 
20,458 
16,424 
3,645 
117 
10,045 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
55,895 
104,869 
52,290 
32,592 
44,023 
12,810 
342 
9,830 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
5,959 
10,699 
6,700 
10,330 
27,174 
21,636 
1,206 
4,871 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
242 
440 
253 
469 
2,315 
7,154 
3,101 
1,961 
Secured by real estate 
...farms 
597,717 
120,453 
212,305 
95,568 
46,610 
66,692 
33,894 
3,472 
18,723 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
836,914 
1,545,141 
784,673 
683,920 
1,467,848 
1,672,961 
898,772 
709,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
19,153 
28,146 
12,025 
2,629 
2,311 
592 
39 
1,810 
$1,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
49,384 
85,449 
35,911 
11,798 
1 1 ,402 
2,961 
94 
4,801 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
46,927 
89,749 
42,264 
24,507 
34,253 
11,737 
351 
7,430 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
3,840 
6,917 
4,118 
5,578 
12,058 
8,129 
369 
2,119 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
1,149 
2,044 
1,250 
2,098 
6,668 
10,475 
2,619 
2,563 
Not secured by real estate 
...farms 
450,469 
82,214 
132,314 
75,456 
43,277 
63,787 
33,597 
3,576 
16,248 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
187,227 
318,102 
215,759 
262,986 
727,478 
977,051 
512,652 
323,007 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
35,547 
55,171 
26,754 
6,736 
5,193 
1,257 
42 
3,683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
37,445 
61,208 
36,865 
19,090 
18,351 
4,604 
125 
5,403 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
8,870 
15,281 
11,276 
16,163 
33,384 
14,588 
481 
4,557 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
316 
555 
469 
1,032 
5,375 
7,670 
463 
1,289 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,226 
36 
99 
92 
256 
1,484 
5,478 
2,465 
1,316 
Property taxes paid 
...farms 
1,979,951 
587,792 
765,651 
310,449 
87,690 
110,398 
50,466 
5,338 
62,167 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
1,251,068 
1,590,741 
848,126 
525,851 
1,067,721 
1,048,493 
500,091 
596,836 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,646,933 
534,751 
699,579 
267,299 
49,020 
42,039 
10,331 
484 
43,430 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
40,190 
50,743 
32,290 
25,517 
32,200 
10,394 
360 
8,244 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
1 1 ,389 
13,549 
9,569 
11,666 
28,903 
17,024 
875 
6,318 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
1,462 
1,780 
1,291 
1,487 
7,256 
12,717 
3,619 
4,175 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
...farms 
1,135,496 
271,125 
368,177 
193,781 
84,557 
118,073 
53,688 
5,686 
40,409 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
761,824 
1,045,615 
868,319 
1,190,376 
3,369,359 
4,739,952 
5,240,248 
3,285,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
236,648 
319,866 
148,695 
27,663 
20,160 
3,317 
47 
19,365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
30,657 
42,975 
40,114 
46,058 
55,239 
12,851 
208 
10,444 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
2,758 
3,843 
3,512 
7,462 
25,714 
10,562 
268 
3,649 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
832 
1,134 
1,107 
2,402 
12,112 
13,460 
577 
2,762 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
230 
359 
353 
972 
4,848 
13,498 
4,586 
4,189 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
...farms 
73,508 
6,526 
11,522 
9,489 
11,357 
20,577 
10,473 
645 
2,919 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
37,486 
88,519 
83,089 
226,735 
713,901 
637,997 
97,258 
129,095 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
...farms 
981,230 
236,758 
294,258 
153,871 
81,877 
118,157 
53,738 
5,704 
36,867 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
1,770,344 
2,379,804 
1,674,950 
2,226,519 
5,906,096 
6,484,067 
3,140,745 
2,634,105 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
...farms 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
1,005,711 
-312,908 
341,734 
8,400,390 
24,834,229 
34,018,762 
12,801,347 
11,191,816 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
43,750 
1,644 
-386 
998 
88,106 
209,855 
632,025 
2,241,132 
159,405 
4 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
