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 ' 
farms 
30,961 
(X) 
31,970 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,296,140 
(X) 
4,239,872 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
235,656 
(X) 
132,620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,555 
12,536 
7,806 
17,927 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,194 
23,330 
3,479 
24,836 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,146 
82,711 
4,417 
70,924 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,912 
103,715 
3,057 
110,234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,682 
194,103 
3,266 
236,384 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,044 
681,295 
4,955 
820,570 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,213 
1,142,691 
2,976 
1 ,034,023 
$500,000 or more 
4,215 
5,055,760 
2,014 
1,924,972 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,550 
1,800,509 
1,499 
1,003,667 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,400 
2,012,410 
446 
614,145 
$2,500,000 or more 
265 
1,242,841 
69 
307,160 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
14,647 
(X) 
15,800 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,256,230 
(X) 
674,950 
percent of total 
(X) 
17.2 
(X) 
15.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
541 
104 
700 
156 
$500 to $999 
287 
205 
536 
378 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,625 
4,344 
2,473 
6,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,066 
7,646 
1,675 
1 1 ,660 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
36,711 
2,996 
48,831 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
81,591 
2,977 
105,836 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,672 
189,929 
2,562 
178,508 
$100,000 or more 
3,937 
935,701 
1,881 
322,992 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
(X) 
15,841 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
799,532 
(X) 
428,021 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.0 
(X) 
10.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,007 
405 
2,041 
413 
$500 to $999 
876 
599 
1,031 
710 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,539 
6,317 
3,072 
7,708 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,617 
11,440 
1,624 
1 1 ,609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,788 
44,908 
2,944 
47,901 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
89,892 
2,550 
88,606 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
645,971 
2,579 
271,075 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
163,573 
1,661 
112,551 
$100,000 or more 
2,155 
482,398 
918 
158,523 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
15,540 
(X) 
14,931 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
891,976 
(X) 
397,673 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.2 
(X) 
9.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,045 
224 
1,206 
267 
$500 to $999 
604 
412 
869 
621 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
6,550 
3,323 
8,523 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,521 
10,901 
1,912 
13,490 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,688 
43,217 
2,999 
48,188 
$25,000 or more 
7,218 
830,670 
4,622 
326,585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
79,003 
2,274 
79,681 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
751,667 
2,348 
246,904 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
7,183 
(X) 
6,074 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
291,801 
(X) 
204,142 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.0 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
707 
258 
593 
239 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,033 
5,514 
2,349 
5,928 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,345 
9,254 
968 
6,543 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,464 
23,209 
1,015 
15,581 
$25,000 to $49,999 
708 
24,237 
512 
17,396 
$50,000 to $99,999 
483 
30,306 
278 
18,609 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
40,451 
210 
32,736 
$250,000 or more 
172 
158,571 
149 
107,110 
$250,000 to $499,999 
79 
26,255 
92 
30,293 
$500,000 to $999,999 
57 
40,198 
40 
23,968 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
36 
92,118 
17 
52,849 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,772 
(X) 
4,901 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
101,420 
(X) 
59,706 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
438 
177 
378 
175 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,780 
4,891 
2,128 
5,428 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,177 
7,918 
900 
6,091 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,311 
20,515 
858 
12,829 
$25,000 to $49,999 
559 
18,534 
401 
13,278 
$50,000 to $99,999 
393 
23,106 
163 
10,769 
$100,000 to $249,999 
90 
12,783 
65 
8,543 
$250,000 or more 
24 
13,495 
8 
2,592 
$250,000 to $499,999 
16 
4,874 
8 
2,592 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5 
3,695 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
4,925 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
(X) 
2,022 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
190,381 
(X) 
144,436 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
644 
233 
426 
150 
$1,000 to $4,999 
705 
1,830 
631 
1,452 
$5,000 to $9,999 
316 
2,205 
177 
1,190 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Dakota 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
