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 
50,218 
(X) 
52,913 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,061,152 
(X) 
8,309,765 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
200,350 
(X) 
157,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,803 
37,411 
17,501 
46,919 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,381 
75,487 
10,551 
75,729 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,753 
167,845 
10,341 
160,890 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,577 
160,454 
3,936 
136,141 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,473 
172,167 
2,228 
157,030 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,234 
363,408 
2,189 
356,181 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,606 
572,002 
2,101 
759,580 
$500,000 or more 
4,391 
8,512,377 
4,066 
6,617,295 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,693 
1,227,102 
1,913 
1 ,374,464 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,968 
3,018,794 
1,633 
2,501,223 
$2,500,000 or more 
730 
4,266,481 
520 
2,741,608 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
29,487 
(X) 
33,805 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
555,515 
(X) 
376,476 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.5 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,120 
1,423 
7,863 
1,913 
$500 to $999 
4,809 
3,246 
5,956 
4,043 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,852 
24,063 
11,899 
26,143 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,317 
15,465 
2,777 
18,681 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,914 
29,219 
2,225 
34,094 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
39,137 
1,244 
43,097 
$50,000 to $99,999 
957 
65,621 
945 
65,543 
$100,000 or more 
1,393 
377,341 
896 
182,961 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
(X) 
25,209 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
416,980 
(X) 
228,484 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
2.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
12,913 
2,378 
12,882 
2,341 
$500 to $999 
3,144 
1,989 
2,993 
1,938 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,732 
10,257 
4,665 
10,016 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,209 
8,062 
1,263 
8,569 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,436 
22,841 
1,300 
19,883 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
33,199 
911 
31,992 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
338,254 
1,195 
153,744 
$50,000 to $99,999 
747 
50,406 
659 
45,085 
$100,000 or more 
1,055 
287,848 
536 
108,660 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
20,137 
(X) 
20,277 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
386,436 
(X) 
249,975 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,566 
1,524 
8,048 
1,569 
$500 to $999 
2,656 
1,756 
2,696 
1,787 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
9,613 
4,658 
10,162 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,434 
9,841 
1,417 
9,616 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
23,386 
1,480 
22,855 
$25,000 or more 
2,724 
340,316 
1,978 
203,987 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
35,553 
913 
31,712 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
304,764 
1,065 
172,276 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,827 
(X) 
12,342 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,397,510 
(X) 
1,666,076 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.9 
(X) 
20.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,398 
1,299 
3,142 
1,277 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,792 
8,607 
3,362 
7,313 
$5,000 to $9,999 
923 
6,100 
737 
5,074 
$10,000 to $24,999 
795 
12,310 
512 
7,843 
$25,000 to $49,999 
508 
17,957 
695 
26,091 
$50,000 to $99,999 
777 
56,075 
1,034 
76,539 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
231,432 
1,473 
233,699 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
1,063,730 
1,387 
1,308,241 
$250,000 to $499,999 
639 
216,472 
605 
207,806 
$500,000 to $999,999 
356 
249,231 
417 
293,510 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
221 
598,027 
365 
806,926 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,806 
(X) 
5,004 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
136,342 
(X) 
131,277 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,479 
673 
1,641 
763 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,682 
6,054 
2,245 
4,797 
$5,000 to $9,999 
603 
3,957 
425 
2,920 
$10,000 to $24,999 
428 
6,537 
211 
3,026 
$25,000 to $49,999 
157 
5,427 
103 
3,645 
$50,000 to $99,999 
211 
13,030 
109 
8,067 
$100,000 to $249,999 
162 
25,794 
174 
28,316 
$250,000 or more 
84 
74,868 
96 
79,743 
$250,000 to $499,999 
42 
14,404 
66 
21,730 
$500,000 to $999,999 
25 
17,469 
14 
9,493 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
17 
42,995 
16 
48,520 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,692 
(X) 
8,677 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,261,168 
(X) 
1,534,800 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.5 
(X) 
18.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,713 
859 
2,264 
800 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,711 
3,797 
1,560 
3,341 
$5,000 to $9,999 
434 
2,919 
360 
2,442 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
