Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
(X) 
92,856 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
23,711,880 
(X) 
15,443,759 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
267,517 
(X) 
166,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,926 
33,398 
18,846 
47,462 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,593 
69,706 
10,774 
77,836 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,984 
227,122 
14,190 
231,400 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,358 
336,809 
10,829 
391,488 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,155 
660,070 
10,863 
779,527 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12,217 
2,013,410 
13,646 
2,216,779 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,633 
3,455,501 
7,142 
2,486,160 
$500,000 or more 
11,771 
16,915,865 
6,566 
9,213,106 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,879 
4,786,093 
3,737 
2,593,795 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,810 
5,565,104 
2,219 
3,272,491 
$2,500,000 or more 
1,082 
6,564,668 
610 
3,346,820 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
56,317 
(X) 
58,664 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,587,059 
(X) 
1,344,600 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.9 
(X) 
8.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,330 
4,635 
1,069 
$500 to $999 
2,375 
3,061 
2,150 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,802 
it! 
11,926 
31,693 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,984 
42,955 
8,767 
62,680 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,852 
177,439 
13,872 
222,287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
326,115 
8,889 
309,573 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,366 
584,228 
5,311 
357,383 
$100,000 or more 
7,503 
1,430,947 
2,203 
357,765 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
(X) 
53,136 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,152,179 
(X) 
618,336 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.9 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,807 
1,546 
8,386 
1,697 
$500 to $999 
3,187 
2,210 
3,202 
2,256 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,469 
32,781 
13,921 
37,206 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,045 
57,054 
9,079 
63,653 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,252 
196,094 
11,506 
179,869 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
280,760 
5,031 
168,726 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
581,734 
2,011 
164,930 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,196 
280,197 
1,654 
107,394 
$100,000 or more 
1,668 
301,537 
357 
57,536 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
55,666 
(X) 
52,703 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,966,439 
(X) 
989,162 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,088 
916 
4,474 
1,051 
$500 to $999 
2,347 
1,638 
2,830 
2,008 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
22,257 
11,313 
30,981 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,459 
46,496 
8,609 
61,731 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,666 
188,636 
12,897 
206,619 
$25,000 or more 
22,740 
1,706,496 
12,580 
686,772 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
350,909 
7,762 
269,347 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
1,355,587 
4,818 
417,424 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
24,040 
(X) 
22,679 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,435,345 
(X) 
3,290,203 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.5 
(X) 
21.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,018 
1,139 
2,900 
1,159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,786 
15,057 
6,075 
14,749 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,741 
19,200 
2,253 
15,672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,212 
51,327 
2,587 
41,273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,717 
60,139 
1,692 
60,209 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,807 
126,047 
1,619 
116,472 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
397,081 
2,289 
367,055 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
2,765,357 
3,264 
2,673,614 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,704 
599,799 
1,569 
566,018 
$500,000 to $999,999 
948 
644,645 
1,051 
718,279 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
671 
1,520,912 
644 
1,389,318 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,791 
(X) 
10,743 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
239,793 
(X) 
180,644 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,766 
781 
1,750 
782 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,763 
12,366 
4,946 
11,720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,124 
14,806 
1,609 
10,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,269 
35,117 
1,470 
22,177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
916 
31,486 
484 
16,181 
$50,000 to $99,999 
637 
39,739 
250 
17,670 
$100,000 to $249,999 
217 
32,656 
142 
21,354 
$250,000 or more 
99 
72,842 
92 
79,760 
$250,000 to $499,999 
58 
19,011 
53 
16,497 
$500,000 to $999,999 
22 
14,804 
23 
14,202 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
19 
39,027 
16 
49,061 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
(X) 
15,086 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,195,553 
(X) 
3,109,559 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.5 
(X) 
20.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,325 
770 
2,205 
775 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,536 
6,351 
2,420 
5,833 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,071 
7,437 
1,007 
7,037 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
