Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,571 
1,607 
1,237 
971 
536 
$1,000 
130,029 
72,437 
29,802 
15,126 
6,723 
2,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
160 
218 
264 
289 
178 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
279 
452 
376 
324 
200 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
516 
615 
402 
297 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
270 
162 
139 
44 
5 
$50,000 or more 
585 
346 
160 
56 
17 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
6,415 
7,755 
7,069 
6,185 
4,134 
$1,000 
928,806 
387,105 
210,901 
122,293 
70,344 
35,476 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
557 
1,194 
1,778 
2,387 
2,025 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
1,825 
3,450 
3,763 
3,105 
1,859 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
3,059 
2,896 
1,460 
667 
241 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
974 
215 
68 
26 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,667 
5,165 
5,892 
5,178 
4,384 
2,947 
$1,000 
629,337 
247,484 
135,368 
82,277 
50,180 
27,050 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
103 
160 
237 
318 
278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
449 
854 
1,173 
1,259 
1,018 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
1,857 
2,964 
2,808 
2,339 
1,469 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
1,245 
1,255 
698 
372 
139 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
1,511 
659 
262 
96 
43 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
29,547 
4,526 
5,579 
4,959 
4,181 
2,653 
$1,000 
299,469 
139,622 
75,532 
40,016 
20,164 
8,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
195 
384 
604 
855 
862 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
720 
1,358 
1,716 
1,963 
1,311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
1,955 
3,007 
2,408 
1,281 
455 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
895 
660 
209 
69 
21 
$50,000 or more 
977 
761 
170 
22 
13 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
81,527 
7,040 
8,920 
8,774 
8,889 
6,652 
$1,000 
437,312 
114,149 
85,765 
63,220 
48,535 
26,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
1,895 
3,141 
3,820 
4,945 
5,048 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
1,698 
2,617 
2,848 
2,986 
1,246 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
2,237 
2,631 
1,945 
889 
327 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
1,210 
531 
161 
69 
31 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
59,161 
7,349 
9,651 
9,758 
7,707 
5,101 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
661,241 
238,919 
135,706 
60,472 
23,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
542 
1,617 
2,822 
3,727 
3,695 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
2,475 
4,605 
5,547 
3,683 
1,323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
1,635 
2,284 
1,136 
234 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
1,537 
936 
179 
44 
26 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
1,160 
209 
74 
19 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
1,299 
1,788 
1,391 
977 
397 
$1,000 
226,086 
88,125 
76,717 
39,572 
15,868 
4,265 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
7,338 
9,643 
9,751 
7,046 
4,411 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
936,551 
564,176 
316,226 
132,436 
51,912 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
88,637 
7,349 
9,651 
9,759 
10,228 
7,788 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
5,099,099 
2,412,742 
1,263,495 
587,616 
157,563 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
693,849 
249,999 
129,470 
57,452 
20,232 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
62,780 
6,796 
8,803 
8,739 
8,807 
6,057 
Average net gain 
dollars 
171,276 
784,922 
295,793 
157,681 
77,891 
39,083 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
2 
9 
7 
33 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
5 
26 
35 
114 
219 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
8 
27 
54 
181 
325 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
24 
91 
228 
624 
1,463 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
69 
204 
449 
1,588 
2,537 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
6,688 
8,446 
7,966 
6,267 
1,477 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,857 
553 
848 
1,020 
1,421 
1,731 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,649 
425,367 
225,383 
112,234 
69,223 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
1 
5 
7 
24 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
11 
22 
35 
115 
158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
10 
20 
45 
91 
219 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
28 
59 
149 
304 
473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
32 
97 
192 
302 
367 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
471 
645 
592 
585 
471 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
88,637 
7,349 
9,651 
9,759 
10,228 
7,788 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
4,015,209 
2,139,434 
1,161,283 
553,348 
152,590 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,408 
546,361 
221,680 
118,996 
54,101 
19,593 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
62,158 
6,627 
8,641 
8,596 
8,729 
6,023 
Average net gain 
dollars 
149,834 
645,748 
271,751 
149,675 
74,993 
38,499 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
