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 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
972,445 
251,334 
290,063 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
122,072 
21,754 
22,508 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
30,332 
37,179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
69,990 
81,043 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
41,905 
46,769 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
51,806 
57,439 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
29,234 
33,713 
$50,000 or more 
321,678 
28,067 
33,920 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136,858 
360,527 
521,508 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
23,245 
12,376 
13,119 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
36,903 
46,152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
122,622 
169,851 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
82,496 
122,829 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
78,482 
121,713 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
27,242 
40,914 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
12,782 
20,049 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
340,647 
-1,316,779 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
37,241 
557 
-1,623 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
964,046 
250,384 
288,224 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
109,872 
19,337 
19,369 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,409 
30,312 
37,195 
$1,000 to $4,999 
184,122 
70,055 
81,235 
$5,000 to $9,999 
115,319 
42,015 
46,842 
$10,000 to $24,999 
161,555 
52,079 
57,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117,399 
29,563 
34,071 
$50,000 or more 
306,242 
26,360 
31,032 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
1,145,257 
361,477 
523,347 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
23,897 
12,452 
13,183 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,521 
36,921 
46,213 
$1,000 to $4,999 
346,165 
122,719 
170,158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250,531 
82,698 
123,150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261,427 
78,730 
122,225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
102,545 
27,383 
41,220 
$50,000 or more 
87,068 
13,026 
20,381 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
12,539 
674 
1,038 
$1,000 
1,595,189 
9,553 
19,209 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) ... 
... farms 
810,955 
204,959 
252,782 
$1,000 
18,522,606 
2,101,962 
2,303,956 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
121,756 
18,238 
26,742 
$1,000 
2,301,667 
116,405 
173,238 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
291,522 
98,392 
103,112 
$1,000 
4,558,131 
1,204,455 
1,038,936 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
51,931 
17,995 
18,815 
$1,000 
687,084 
204,263 
173,584 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
33,161 
9,128 
10,697 
$1,000 
704,038 
73,920 
101,446 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
332,054 
59,712 
79,689 
$1,000 
1,160,550 
52,241 
68,807 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
129,670 
13,839 
24,410 
$1,000 
6,905,787 
197,072 
403,608 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
28,100 
7,582 
8,201 
$1,000 
150,233 
23,726 
24,725 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
103,308 
24,411 
33,176 
$1,000 
2,054,008 
229,881 
319,606 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
1,551,654 
436,660 
549,150 
acres 
389,690,414 
32,458,904 
38,765,388 
Flarvested cropland 
... farms 
1,288,875 
333,330 
436,481 
acres 
314,964,600 
17,863,146 
24,296,563 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
153,705 
79,807 
104,198 
48,441 
4,795 
40,102 
31,818 
125,412 
263,233 
749,525 
2,970,288 
344,963 
9,524 
211 
95 
18 
1 
1,911 
25,905 
906 
411 
68 
5 
5,143 
20,404 
1,263 
518 
103 
- 
3,643 
37,728 
4,498 
2,003 
289 
14 
5,721 
32,930 
9,391 
3,669 
517 
27 
4,441 
27,214 
63,538 
97,502 
47,446 
4,748 
19,243 
188,735 
15,537 
14,142 
5,384 
917 
30,108 
24,101 
103,518 
183,436 
425,145 
1 ,571 ,632 
87,747 
1 1 ,722 
186 
81 
15 
2,235 
44,708 
854 
395 
82 
5 
6,921 
37,641 
938 
489 
80 
3 
5,101 
49,248 
2,379 
1,406 
230 
13 
6,253 
24,649 
2,868 
1,818 
398 
26 
3,356 
20,767 
8,312 
9,953 
4,579 
870 
6,242 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
-999,765 
5,641,256 
20,727,061 
31,240,933 
12,843,138 
10,076,876 
-2,920 
59,167 
175,148 
580,417 
2,248,449 
143,525 
151,633 
78,550 
102,782 
48,020 
4,772 
39,681 
24,129 
93,848 
229,299 
701,904 
3,011,318 
323,163 
9,633 
231 
108 
23 
2 
1,905 
26,154 
1,003 
436 
69 
5 
5,165 
20,745 
1,375 
590 
94 
2 
3,656 
38,550 
4,835 
2,154 
332 
15 
5,741 
34,190 
10,412 
3,961 
591 
26 
4,585 
22,361 
60,694 
95,533 
46,911 
4,722 
18,629 
190,807 
16,794 
15,558 
5,805 
940 
30,529 
24,415 
103,042 
182,592 
424,545 
1,624,332 
89,965 
11,791 
209 
104 
18 
2,265 
44,917 
886 
425 
87 
6 
6,967 
37,908 
1,028 
537 
70 
4 
5,136 
49,646 
2,632 
1,575 
274 
12 
6,333 
25,034 
3,042 
2,029 
424 
26 
3,387 
21,511 
8,997 
10,888 
4,932 
892 
6,441 
989 
1,567 
4,021 
3,314 
247 
689 
14,317 
65,409 
371,750 
772,733 
197,610 
144,607 
136,682 
63,159 
84,008 
35,969 
3,309 
30,087 
1,452,369 
1,668,791 
4,499,316 
4,055,500 
924,986 
1,515,725 
21,110 
14,048 
23,870 
12,512 
849 
4,387 
194,110 
209,965 
583,794 
647,038 
166,811 
210,306 
43,366 
11,997 
14,568 
6,535 
940 
12,612 
481,264 
311,657 
592,482 
388,633 
145,389 
395,315 
9,073 
1,843 
1,816 
715 
72 
1,602 
68,529 
37,143 
78,218 
47,588 
15,599 
62,160 
6,719 
1,908 
1,941 
744 
82 
1,942 
73,824 
63,820 
141,549 
107,061 
13,039 
129,378 
52,311 
41,638 
59,407 
25,806 
2,207 
1 1 ,284 
51,116 
97,676 
295,216 
356,985 
136,751 
101,758 
17,459 
19,316 
33,585 
15,054 
899 
5,108 
253,509 
713,387 
2,412,806 
2,182,299 
307,053 
436,053 
4,838 
2,409 
2,812 
1,045 
81 
1,132 
19,506 
18,225 
31,339 
20,235 
2,244 
10,233 
22,030 
7,284 
8,418 
4,095 
564 
3,330 
310,464 
216,840 
363,555 
305,456 
137,685 
170,521 
250,822 
88,723 
113,923 
51,913 
4,917 
55,546 
28,781,200 
38,056,641 
102,202,991 
103,387,904 
17,460,948 
28,576,438 
219,409 
86,744 
112,586 
51,431 
4,756 
44,138 
19,325,483 
30,670,566 
88,801,545 
94,779,927 
16,333,749 
22,893,621 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
