Table 10. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Florida: 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 
Low Moderate 
sales - GCFI sales - GCFI 
Off-farm less than $150,000 
Item All farms Retirement occupation $150,000 to $349,999 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 
Farms with net gains 2 number 16,177 5,080 4,820 2,797 701 
Average net gain dollars 142,170 19,837 20,281 23,641 114,293 
Gain of- 
Less than $1,000 1,620 648 694 234 3 
$1,000 to $4,999 3,389 1,439 1,260 572 9 
$5,000 to $9,999 2,114 840 790 389 18 
$10,000 to $24,999 2,990 1,057 944 733 43 
$25,000 to $49,999 1,981 603 584 536 99 
$50,000 or more 4,083 493 548 333 529 
Farms with net losses number 31,563 11,649 12,328 5,833 271 
Average net loss dollars 25,400 14,270 14,356 27,523 169,809 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 2,499 1,103 1,045 284 
$1,000 to $4,999 9,691 3,976 4,110 1,389 9 
$5,000 to $9,999 6,745 2,635 2,833 1,098 17 
$10,000 to $24,999 6,783 2,394 2,633 1,448 31 
$25,000 to $49,999 3,114 960 1,053 853 53 
$50,000 or more 2,731 581 654 761 161 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 47,740 16,729 17,148 8,630 972 
$1,000 1,429,865 -74,817 -83,113 -101,338 18,286 
Average per farm dollars 29,951 -4,472 -4,847 -11,743 18,812 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 16,146 5,079 4,800 2,791 697 
Average net gain dollars 138,679 18,050 19,619 21,157 92,685 
Gain of- 
Less than $1,000 1,612 647 682 239 3 
$1,000 to $4,999 3,390 1,441 1,265 567 8 
$5,000 to $9,999 2,107 843 782 384 19 
$10,000 to $24,999 3,002 1,057 946 739 47 
$25,000 to $49,999 1,995 603 586 540 103 
$50,000 or more 4,040 488 539 322 517 
Operators reporting net losses farms 31,594 11,650 12,348 5,839 275 
Average net loss dollars 25,614 14,291 14,357 27,468 168,420 
Loss of- 
Less than $1,000 2,506 1,102 1,057 280 
$1,000 to $4,999 9,685 3,978 4,109 1,383 9 
$5,000 to $9,999 6,755 2,635 2,833 1,108 18 
$10,000 to $24,999 6,794 2,392 2,640 1,453 32 
$25,000 to $49,999 3,112 964 1,053 848 51 
$50,000 or more 2,742 579 656 767 165 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total farms 139 15 26 17 8 
$1,000 21,830 (D) 403 254 333 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 10,253 3,212 3,242 2,135 373 
$1,000 241,016 29,788 36,620 29,525 20,613 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services farms 1,648 443 493 359 81 
$1,000 35,509 3,458 4,216 4,455 3,028 
Gross cash rent or share payments farms 2,566 967 800 395 52 
$1,000 35,187 5,436 5,389 2,920 1,441 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products farms 959 390 329 140 23 
$1,000 22,897 6,296 5,091 2,192 (D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) farms 724 186 241 173 30 
$1,000 15,770 758 3,289 2,116 (D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives farms 1,231 379 318 163 74 
$1,000 6,945 695 269 277 188 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received farms 549 96 143 132 45 
$1,000 16,975 843 830 1,498 1,053 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 1 56 49 33 23 10 
$1,000 2,074 215 84 375 286 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) farms 3,460 978 1,147 919 124 
$1,000 105,655 12,088 17,450 15,692 12,423 
LAND USE 
Total cropland farms 24,544 8,280 7,927 4,273 777 
acres 2,744,064 230,629 202,639 147,195 110,860 
Harvested cropland farms 21,011 6,966 6,536 3,659 736 
acres 2,184,485 149,037 136,150 96,598 83,109 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
955 
638 
135 
1,051 
242,261 
744,162 
3,752,931 
706,314 
4 
1 
36 
3 
1 
- 
105 
3 
- 
- 
74 
26 
1 
- 
186 
50 
8 
1 
100 
869 
627 
134 
550 
242 
104 
17 
1,119 
292,379 
503,997 
1,379,080 
94,099 
1 
66 
4 
- 
- 
203 
6 
- 
- 
156 
29 
5 
- 
243 
35 
9 
- 
151 
167 
90 
17 
300 
1,197 
742 
152 
2,170 
154,251 
418,276 
464,868 
633,452 
128,865 
563,715 
3,058,342 
291,913 
957 
637 
134 
1,051 
227,653 
739,905 
3,744,047 
702,875 
4 
1 
36 
3 
1 
- 
105 
3 
- 
- 
76 
26 
1 
- 
186 
51 
8 
1 
103 
870 
626 
133 
545 
240 
105 
18 
1,119 
265,053 
505,174 
2,046,352 
94,075 
1 
66 
4 
- 
- 
202 
5 
- 
- 
156 
29 
5 
- 
243 
35 
9 
- 
152 
166 
91 
18 
300 
37 
35 
1 
6,123 
14,521 
(D) 
438 
234 
51 
568 
36,498 
29,786 
10,350 
47,837 
115 
79 
6 
72 
4,808 
1 1 ,377 
465 
3,701 
89 
51 
15 
197 
2,765 
7,130 
1,290 
8,816 
23 
13 
2 
39 
4,457 
1,958 
(D) 
1,414 
24 
13 
4 
53 
3,808 
(D) 
(D) 
4,247 
113 
78 
27 
79 
1,856 
930 
1,205 
1,524 
43 
31 
15 
44 
1,642 
2,385 
6,665 
2,059 
7 
4 
_ 
30 
282 
196 
- 
637 
106 
33 
3 
150 
16,880 
(D) 
(D) 
25,439 
1,008 
689 
146 
1,444 
246,531 
535,891 
369,268 
901,051 
986 
685 
145 
1,298 
216,153 
421,163 
342,370 
739,905 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 131 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
