Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,599 
1,495 
1,594 
1,274 
974 
537 
$1,000 
130,029 
69,489 
31,508 
15,897 
6,989 
2,652 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
147 
213 
267 
288 
173 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
271 
436 
385 
316 
205 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
489 
611 
415 
306 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
255 
164 
150 
45 
6 
$50,000 or more 
585 
333 
170 
57 
19 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
6,051 
7,763 
7,127 
6,130 
3,994 
$1,000 
928,806 
371,968 
218,448 
125,020 
70,970 
34,753 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
524 
1,149 
1,783 
2,320 
1,925 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
1,703 
3,419 
3,742 
3,120 
1,804 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
2,892 
2,940 
1,534 
663 
257 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
932 
255 
68 
27 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,667 
4,870 
5,936 
5,206 
4,349 
2,809 
$1,000 
629,337 
237,570 
140,470 
83,760 
50,450 
25,759 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
97 
159 
231 
308 
266 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
413 
828 
1,174 
1,248 
957 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
1,750 
2,961 
2,807 
2,319 
1,403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
1,166 
1,282 
725 
374 
141 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
1,444 
706 
269 
100 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
29,547 
4,278 
5,560 
5,014 
4,157 
2,641 
$1,000 
299,469 
134,398 
77,978 
41,260 
20,521 
8,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
175 
379 
599 
825 
841 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
690 
1,308 
1,722 
1,929 
1,283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
1,841 
2,985 
2,438 
1,331 
480 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
841 
691 
231 
60 
31 
$50,000 or more 
977 
731 
197 
24 
12 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
81,527 
6,626 
8,935 
8,773 
8,729 
6,340 
$1,000 
437,312 
109,158 
86,807 
64,313 
48,282 
25,133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
1,788 
3,122 
3,781 
4,793 
4,797 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
1,585 
2,610 
2,830 
2,945 
1,218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
2,093 
2,645 
1,986 
922 
298 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
1,160 
558 
176 
69 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
59,161 
6,919 
9,637 
9,768 
7,711 
4,975 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
647,085 
243,753 
139,473 
62,715 
24,728 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
472 
1,594 
2,759 
3,620 
3,515 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
2,302 
4,568 
5,524 
3,756 
1,375 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
1,553 
2,261 
1,212 
259 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
1,453 
989 
199 
54 
26 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
1,139 
225 
74 
22 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
1,226 
1,775 
1,424 
981 
417 
$1,000 
226,086 
84,901 
77,703 
40,158 
16,943 
4,691 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
6,911 
9,626 
9,762 
7,080 
4,255 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
903,492 
577,023 
324,093 
138,762 
51,832 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
88,637 
6,919 
9,637 
9,769 
10,036 
7,470 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
4,948,639 
2,486,807 
1,304,964 
597,815 
151,313 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
715,225 
258,048 
133,582 
59,567 
20,256 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
62,780 
6,411 
8,788 
8,765 
8,663 
5,803 
Average net gain 
dollars 
171,276 
807,378 
304,790 
161,867 
80,517 
39,898 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
2 
9 
7 
30 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
5 
24 
35 
101 
202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
8 
26 
51 
169 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
23 
77 
228 
587 
1,325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
69 
197 
430 
1,461 
2,385 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
6,304 
8,455 
8,014 
6,315 
1,549 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,857 
508 
849 
1,004 
1,373 
1,667 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,649 
447,761 
225,780 
113,349 
72,620 
48,118 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
1 
5 
7 
24 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
7 
24 
35 
111 
140 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
6 
24 
44 
85 
196 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
28 
56 
142 
280 
460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
31 
95 
182 
292 
358 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
435 
645 
594 
581 
477 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
88,637 
6,919 
9,637 
9,769 
10,036 
7,470 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
3,875,341 
2,209,562 
1,197,375 
562,998 
145,697 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,408 
560,101 
229,279 
122,569 
56,098 
19,504 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
62,158 
6,243 
8,636 
8,617 
8,582 
5,766 
Average net gain 
dollars 
149,834 
661,765 
279,915 
153,679 
77,512 
39,203 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
4 
12 
7 
36 
35 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
