Table 2. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Alabama: 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 
17,488 
6,279 
5,851 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
83,120 
23,574 
23,750 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
984 
977 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
2,107 
1,898 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
1,023 
992 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
1,121 
982 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
432 
474 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
612 
528 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,735 
9,504 
11,939 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
15,044 
11,066 
11,682 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
1,059 
1,168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
3,345 
4,176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
2,057 
2,746 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
2,057 
2,598 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
721 
869 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
265 
382 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
43,223 
15,783 
17,790 
$1,000 
541,570 
-17,191 
-51,717 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
12,530 
-1,089 
-2,907 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
17,362 
6,265 
5,840 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
54,200 
14,256 
15,275 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,275 
987 
987 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,630 
2,116 
1,901 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,480 
1,046 
1,015 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,916 
1,182 
984 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,713 
504 
517 
$50,000 or more 
3,348 
430 
436 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
25,861 
9,518 
11,950 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
15,446 
11,190 
11,793 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
1,061 
1,168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,589 
3,338 
4,162 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,692 
2,076 
2,745 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,683 
2,050 
2,603 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,181 
723 
888 
$50,000 or more 
1,187 
270 
384 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
183 
23 
14 
$1,000 
28,657 
730 
182 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
12,971 
4,530 
4,843 
$1,000 
143,390 
33,445 
38,126 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
1,495 
445 
478 
$1,000 
15,889 
2,444 
2,774 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
3,877 
1,669 
1,389 
$1,000 
22,442 
8,113 
6,348 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
2,121 
805 
889 
$1,000 
51,732 
16,577 
18,382 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
787 
279 
302 
$1,000 
9,669 
1,696 
2,378 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
4,784 
1,433 
1,643 
$1,000 
7,362 
712 
1,167 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
792 
152 
173 
$1,000 
18,606 
929 
1,551 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
262 
99 
92 
$1,000 
1,245 
264 
201 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
1,309 
374 
557 
$1,000 
16,445 
2,709 
5,327 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
26,707 
9,890 
10,074 
acres 
2,758,521 
498,143 
503,123 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
21,283 
7,674 
7,823 
acres 
2,158,026 
296,235 
319,564 
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 
2,698 
1,024 
794 
286 
32 
524 
59,474 
264,211 
362,284 
812,976 
3,256,507 
212,271 
254 
52 
493 
9 
1 
1 
- 
75 
337 
13 
- 
1 
- 
50 
481 
37 
21 
1 
- 
78 
298 
57 
34 
7 
- 
54 
835 
908 
738 
276 
32 
215 
3,486 
159 
104 
43 
4 
496 
19,114 
65,318 
174,455 
597,721 
924,731 
36,217 
223 
58 
947 
17 
- 
- 
1 
121 
754 
20 
1 
- 
- 
82 
873 
22 
10 
- 
- 
121 
431 
31 
17 
6 
- 
54 
258 
69 
76 
37 
3 
60 
6,184 
1,183 
898 
329 
36 
1,020 
-9,555 
88,638 
165,318 
189,110 
100,506 
76,462 
-1,545 
74,927 
184,095 
574,801 
2,791,831 
74,963 
2,616 
1,021 
785 
284 
32 
519 
23,363 
98,896 
235,763 
761,035 
3,256,401 
183,026 
250 
1 
50 
524 
10 
3 
1 
- 
75 
353 
12 
1 
1 
- 
52 
596 
47 
22 
2 
- 
83 
463 
113 
38 
9 
- 
69 
430 
838 
721 
271 
32 
190 
3,568 
162 
113 
45 
4 
501 
19,808 
76,139 
174,834 
600,542 
924,731 
36,982 
239 
1 
60 
959 
9 
- 
- 
1 
120 
766 
21 
2 
- 
- 
82 
875 
27 
13 
1 
- 
114 
451 
36 
18 
4 
- 
61 
278 
68 
80 
40 
3 
64 
14 
22 
61 
37 
1 
11 
(D) 
1,430 
10,121 
11,639 
(D) 
2,833 
1,893 
603 
531 
210 
12 
349 
13,786 
11,921 
17,789 
14,946 
1,428 
11,949 
320 
82 
88 
52 
1 
29 
2,308 
2,152 
1,718 
3,644 
(D) 
(D) 
477 
101 
72 
34 
1 
134 
2,688 
1,289 
1,185 
(D) 
(D) 
1,954 
226 
47 
48 
18 
88 
3,168 
2,741 
4,771 
1,387 
- 
4,706 
109 
27 
16 
13 
1 
40 
906 
1,096 
1,467 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
743 
374 
333 
138 
8 
112 
740 
1,302 
1,246 
1,106 
485 
605 
108 
100 
133 
81 
7 
38 
709 
1,479 
4,817 
6,426 
340 
2,356 
34 
13 
16 
2 
_ 
6 
76 
72 
521 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
264 
40 
32 
20 
3 
19 
3,191 
1,790 
2,064 
1,077 
27 
259 
3,950 
940 
823 
315 
15 
700 
271,514 
194,059 
475,593 
544,431 
48,151 
223,507 
3,276 
855 
809 
313 
14 
519 
192,200 
157,164 
446,737 
514,150 
46,992 
184,984 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
20 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
