Table 5. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arkansas: 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 
19,608 
5,890 
5,885 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
156,003 
26,238 
25,074 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,732 
704 
816 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,318 
1,735 
1,898 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,595 
1,091 
1,054 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,046 
1,201 
1,065 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,667 
565 
446 
$50,000 or more 
6,250 
594 
606 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,463 
8,249 
12,431 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
20,204 
12,338 
12,487 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,189 
873 
1,072 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,804 
2,811 
4,004 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,850 
1,879 
2,982 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,992 
1,819 
3,004 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,204 
616 
999 
$50,000 or more 
1,424 
251 
370 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
45,071 
14,139 
18,316 
$1,000 
1,656,731 
-1,143 
-61,859 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
36,758 
-81 
-3,377 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
19,286 
5,843 
5,826 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
112,702 
17,110 
15,823 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,743 
699 
819 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,350 
1,744 
1,894 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,630 
1,093 
1,070 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,212 
1,214 
1,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,010 
609 
500 
$50,000 or more 
5,341 
484 
468 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
25,785 
8,296 
12,490 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
20,044 
12,189 
12,334 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,198 
872 
1,083 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,850 
2,814 
4,019 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,872 
1,884 
2,985 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,043 
1,835 
3,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,265 
630 
1,015 
$50,000 or more 
1,557 
261 
378 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
494 
13 
18 
$1,000 
124,563 
284 
289 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) ... 
... farms 
15,139 
4,292 
5,149 
$1,000 
206,982 
27,955 
28,005 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
1,543 
315 
382 
$1,000 
27,088 
1,772 
2,216 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
3,031 
1,076 
1,035 
$1,000 
67,196 
14,618 
13,183 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
1,445 
539 
595 
$1,000 
15,899 
5,914 
5,023 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
389 
117 
128 
$1,000 
3,653 
558 
658 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
6,607 
1,499 
1,974 
$1,000 
25,024 
966 
1,291 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
1,362 
227 
278 
$1,000 
34,815 
1,824 
2,479 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
2,837 
928 
1,110 
$1,000 
2,696 
582 
598 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
1,439 
374 
475 
$1,000 
30,611 
1,720 
2,557 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
29,380 
9,229 
10,577 
acres 
7,931,111 
598,525 
649,265 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
25,535 
7,764 
8,912 
acres 
7,316,469 
427,089 
479,170 
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 
2,892 
1,334 
1,263 
1,412 
62 
870 
50,565 
250,140 
356,214 
872,773 
2,550,757 
501,703 
182 
30 
569 
6 
4 
- 
- 
106 
346 
14 
11 
4 
- 
75 
630 
61 
11 
6 
- 
72 
460 
98 
45 
5 
- 
48 
705 
1,155 
1,192 
1,397 
62 
539 
3,699 
277 
196 
94 
14 
503 
20,890 
178,687 
269,380 
338,314 
777,554 
69,989 
215 
1 
28 
851 
10 
1 
5 
- 
122 
853 
14 
8 
1 
- 
113 
1,025 
32 
13 
7 
- 
92 
440 
51 
21 
2 
- 
75 
315 
169 
153 
79 
14 
73 
6,591 
1,611 
1,459 
1,506 
76 
1,373 
-6,697 
82,252 
214,688 
971,911 
131,175 
326,405 
-1,016 
51,057 
147,147 
645,359 
1,725,984 
237,731 
2,870 
1,294 
1,192 
1,363 
61 
837 
23,311 
93,960 
223,530 
745,049 
2,333,905 
440,382 
186 
4 
2 
2 
31 
592 
11 
4 
1 
- 
104 
365 
14 
15 
2 
- 
71 
721 
93 
22 
10 
- 
77 
593 
173 
59 
16 
- 
60 
413 
999 
1,090 
1,332 
61 
494 
3,721 
317 
267 
143 
15 
536 
19,780 
124,076 
193,858 
304,826 
746,228 
78,722 
211 
4 
28 
866 
15 
6 
4 
- 
126 
857 
20 
10 
1 
- 
115 
1,022 
46 
18 
11 
- 
101 
440 
54 
43 
12 
- 
71 
325 
178 
190 
115 
15 
95 
17 
30 
101 
234 
10 
71 
323 
1,758 
18,261 
71,788 
4,970 
26,890 
2,308 
807 
904 
1,051 
44 
584 
13,904 
10,973 
28,408 
60,946 
7,759 
29,032 
271 
119 
139 
223 
17 
77 
2,623 
1,939 
4,484 
9,664 
618 
3,771 
372 
100 
128 
141 
9 
170 
4,616 
3,013 
9,492 
10,500 
2,057 
9,717 
207 
34 
26 
5 
39 
1,623 
380 
1,124 
47 
- 
1,789 
61 
13 
13 
23 
5 
29 
667 
382 
191 
598 
211 
388 
986 
534 
589 
706 
27 
292 
901 
1,225 
3,056 
13,211 
1,262 
3,112 
176 
111 
189 
281 
14 
86 
1,550 
2,106 
6,400 
12,684 
1,867 
5,905 
539 
118 
73 
20 
_ 
49 
453 
414 
222 
346 
- 
82 
217 
69 
83 
151 
8 
62 
1,471 
1,514 
3,441 
13,895 
1,745 
4,268 
4,324 
1,304 
1,331 
1,471 
58 
1,086 
381,059 
291,872 
988,173 
3,360,615 
373,458 
1,288,144 
3,886 
1,245 
1,298 
1,464 
57 
909 
303,183 
260,645 
943,669 
3,314,904 
360,896 
1,226,913 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 61 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
