Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
1,172,280 
36,858 
29,366 
45,334 
7,581 
7,459 
32,715 
2007 
827,156 
20,100 
25,381 
27,400 
8,969 
7,518 
14,162 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
41,855 
85,717 
55,723 
83,030 
26,416 
10,274 
100,047 
2007 
28,016 
46,636 
36,519 
41,832 
29,700 
10,515 
45,981 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
13,757 
192 
285 
382 
141 
290 
225 
2007 
15,031 
186 
365 
438 
153 
307 
216 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
119,565 
246,936 
132,140 
133,449 
100,220 
77,708 
176,409 
2007 
74,160 
153,797 
93,349 
73,854 
72,485 
47,249 
75,443 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
14,251 
238 
242 
164 
146 
436 
102 
2007 
14,493 
245 
330 
217 
149 
408 
92 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
33,161 
44,342 
34,272 
34,410 
44,861 
34,579 
68,397 
2007 
19,840 
34,719 
26,338 
22,803 
14,234 
17,125 
23,193 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
1,023,351 
35,513 
27,406 
44,133 
7,152 
4,438 
32,175 
2007 
726,378 
17,608 
22,217 
25,724 
8,637 
5,016 
13,803 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
36,538 
82,588 
52,004 
80,829 
24,920 
6,113 
98,394 
2007 
24,603 
40,853 
31,967 
39,273 
28,599 
7,015 
44,813 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
13,612 
188 
282 
379 
139 
285 
226 
2007 
14,853 
184 
354 
434 
152 
301 
215 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
111,246 
246,421 
127,358 
131,825 
99,979 
68,840 
173,072 
2007 
68,869 
144,771 
88,259 
70,878 
70,845 
42,286 
74,395 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
14,396 
242 
245 
167 
148 
441 
101 
2007 
14,671 
247 
341 
221 
150 
414 
93 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
34,102 
44,686 
34,730 
34,904 
45,575 
34,424 
68,707 
2007 
20,213 
36,560 
26,471 
22,792 
14,210 
18,628 
23,573 
Item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
26,043 
65,781 
18,870 
34,886 
25,226 
1,353 
13,947 
2007 
25,120 
70,055 
23,206 
23,395 
19,701 
614 
11,601 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
23,568 
84,988 
44,610 
103,214 
52,013 
14,545 
47,277 
2007 
22,590 
82,515 
56,463 
58,930 
36,824 
4,993 
39,194 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
433 
600 
186 
249 
318 
32 
184 
2007 
458 
684 
193 
323 
367 
40 
191 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
91,891 
129,193 
157,026 
156,382 
110,418 
65,599 
88,375 
2007 
76,517 
108,061 
168,158 
76,980 
60,450 
36,260 
72,485 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
672 
174 
237 
89 
167 
61 
111 
2007 
654 
165 
218 
74 
168 
83 
105 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,455 
67,444 
43,614 
45,538 
59,202 
12,237 
20,849 
2007 
15,175 
23,385 
42,424 
19,857 
14,788 
10,076 
21,363 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
22,844 
52,674 
20,241 
32,618 
20,991 
1,311 
13,238 
2007 
22,914 
58,813 
21,219 
21,542 
16,606 
588 
11,321 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,674 
68,055 
47,852 
96,503 
43,281 
14,096 
44,875 
2007 
20,606 
69,274 
51,627 
54,261 
31,040 
4,781 
38,248 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
424 
577 
184 
249 
311 
32 
180 
2007 
452 
671 
189 
322 
363 
40 
190 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
88,025 
117,443 
166,841 
148,719 
100,426 
64,288 
86,559 
2007 
73,969 
94,133 
160,845 
71,464 
53,252 
35,607 
71,595 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
681 
197 
239 
89 
174 
61 
115 
2007 
660 
178 
222 
75 
172 
83 
106 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
21,260 
76,601 
43,755 
49,586 
58,858 
12,234 
20,369 
2007 
15,939 
24,438 
41,355 
19,594 
15,837 
10,076 
21,526 
Item 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
47,492 
786 
10,280 
19,924 
37,835 
5,186 
6,713 
2007 
35,898 
4,035 
19,479 
11,033 
7,453 
5,685 
1,740 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
60,116 
759 
8,839 
67,083 
62,848 
33,029 
41,185 
2007 
39,975 
3,688 
18,187 
38,311 
1 1 ,924 
37,155 
10,482 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
482 
283 
374 
196 
266 
90 
85 
2007 
564 
351 
409 
183 
275 
92 
84 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
129,132 
42,957 
88,837 
142,472 
173,179 
84,194 
99,155 
2007 
75,484 
38,398 
85,833 
96,088 
65,050 
74,139 
52,533 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
308 
752 
789 
101 
336 
67 
78 
2007 
334 
743 
662 
105 
350 
61 
82 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,890 
15,121 
29,081 
79,216 
24,497 
35,701 
21,988 
2007 
19,986 
12,710 
23,606 
62,388 
29,818 
18,625 
32,595 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
42,277 
-487 
7,644 
19,608 
36,384 
4,697 
6,689 
2007 
32,231 
703 
17,101 
10,763 
7,283 
5,143 
1,688 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
53,515 
-471 
6,573 
66,019 
60,439 
29,920 
41,040 
2007 
35,892 
642 
15,967 
37,371 
11,652 
33,614 
10,170 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
476 
281 
366 
196 
263 
90 
85 
2007 
555 
348 
402 
180 
275 
92 
84 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
120,820 
38,994 
84,262 
141,518 
169,808 
81,601 
98,877 
2007 
70,768 
29,511 
82,189 
96,577 
64,580 
69,902 
52,030 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
314 
754 
797 
101 
339 
67 
78 
2007 
343 
746 
669 
108 
350 
61 
82 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
48,513 
15,179 
29,104 
80,495 
24,412 
39,502 
21,988 
2007 
20,542 
12,824 
23,826 
61,305 
29,934 
21,116 
32,712 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
264 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
