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 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
857 
1,528 
1,402 
1,047 
995 
2,047 
$1,000 
3,480 
3,854 
1,996 
1,524 
1,117 
2,794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
396 
777 
804 
642 
637 
1,113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
304 
518 
502 
340 
321 
829 
$5,000 to $24,999 
127 
212 
94 
59 
37 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
19 
2 
5 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,511 
8,879 
7,737 
6,657 
6,662 
14,810 
$1,000 
44,577 
60,866 
44,548 
36,312 
34,364 
96,502 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,286 
5,593 
5,032 
4,408 
4,424 
9,024 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,875 
2,872 
2,442 
2,077 
2,096 
5,248 
$25,000 to $99,999 
319 
391 
257 
168 
137 
500 
$100,000 or more 
31 
23 
6 
4 
5 
38 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,467 
5,881 
5,592 
4,993 
5,189 
11,540 
$1,000 
34,110 
48,978 
36,798 
29,488 
28,489 
83,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
442 
943 
1,004 
914 
1,103 
1,719 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,373 
2,330 
2,312 
2,214 
2,175 
4,761 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,370 
2,248 
2,060 
1,736 
1,798 
4,567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
237 
148 
97 
91 
353 
$50,000 or more 
105 
123 
68 
32 
22 
140 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,528 
5,247 
4,021 
3,300 
3,053 
6,862 
$1,000 
10,467 
11,889 
7,751 
6,824 
5,875 
12,800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,146 
2,265 
1,993 
1,757 
1,553 
3,050 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,789 
2,384 
1,597 
1,157 
1,216 
3,345 
$5,000 to $24,999 
569 
564 
417 
366 
273 
453 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
34 
12 
19 
11 
14 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
15,761 
32,419 
33,359 
30,670 
32,887 
64,702 
$1,000 
43,926 
66,604 
52,618 
41,949 
43,148 
105,509 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,621 
29,792 
31,509 
29,418 
31,667 
60,825 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,504 
1,939 
1,487 
1,010 
972 
$10,000 to $24,999 
547 
588 
327 
223 
226 
718 
$25,000 or more 
89 
100 
36 
19 
22 
144 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,528 
17,806 
14,821 
11,917 
11,619 
22,734 
$1,000 
38,723 
40,244 
22,813 
16,928 
15,170 
40,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,781 
16,056 
13,826 
11,256 
1 1 ,063 
21,088 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,539 
1,586 
941 
608 
502 
1,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
123 
46 
43 
50 
163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
27 
7 
7 
4 
21 
$100,000 or more 
19 
14 
1 
3 
- 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
350 
361 
264 
232 
146 
286 
$1,000 
1,346 
1,149 
492 
414 
386 
850 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,716 
14,975 
12,414 
9,998 
8,823 
17,081 
$1,000 
97,889 
121,489 
74,096 
54,654 
44,441 
96,190 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
16,752 
34,383 
35,110 
32,204 
34,393 
67,571 
$1,000 
-48,495 
-197,028 
-192,235 
-200,430 
-220,535 
-653,002 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,895 
-5,730 
-5,475 
-6,224 
-6,412 
-9,664 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
10,140 
17,501 
13,469 
8,536 
5,704 
3,031 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,989 
10,143 
5,234 
3,449 
2,932 
13,720 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
261 
1,222 
2,132 
2,603 
3,129 
1,160 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,142 
4,883 
7,287 
5,061 
2,035 
747 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,550 
5,560 
3,138 
439 
208 
327 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,454 
5,050 
591 
280 
198 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,354 
492 
210 
110 
80 
231 
$50,000 or more 
379 
294 
111 
43 
54 
187 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,612 
16,882 
21,641 
23,668 
28,689 
64,540 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,988 
22,185 
12,141 
9,712 
8,270 
10,762 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
257 
1,149 
2,042 
2,618 
3,657 
5,066 
$1,000 to $4,999 
876 
3,564 
6,535 
8,249 
1 1 ,365 
22,729 
$5,000 to $9,999 
920 
3,406 
4,893 
5,867 
6,738 
16,661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,850 
4,834 
5,626 
5,210 
5,353 
14,406 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,373 
2,425 
1,837 
1,292 
1,222 
4,100 
$50,000 or more 
1,336 
1,504 
708 
432 
354 
1,578 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
16,752 
34,383 
35,110 
32,204 
34,393 
67,571 
$1,000 
-50,917 
-198,028 
-192,943 
-200,423 
-220,284 
-652,180 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,039 
-5,759 
-5,495 
-6,224 
-6,405 
-9,652 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
10,092 
17,442 
13,437 
8,525 
5,697 
3,044 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,945 
10,134 
5,227 
3,452 
2,933 
13,699 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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