Table 65. Summary by 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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,109 
1,275 
778 
715 
485 
216 
$1,000 
102,962 
73,719 
16,942 
6,710 
3,497 
1,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
69 
80 
143 
104 
64 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
230 
189 
249 
176 
85 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
412 
324 
246 
172 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
224 
109 
61 
23 
10 
$50,000 or more 
443 
340 
76 
16 
10 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
2,802 
2,384 
2,349 
2,153 
1,137 
$1,000 
334,271 
174,757 
60,581 
36,643 
25,089 
7,854 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
226 
387 
603 
824 
633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
873 
1,162 
1,312 
1,090 
455 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
1,286 
753 
414 
228 
45 
$100,000 or more 
538 
417 
82 
20 
11 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
2,069 
1,695 
1,625 
1,455 
728 
$1,000 
189,874 
90,737 
33,920 
20,917 
16,219 
4,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
52 
50 
85 
101 
67 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
256 
337 
411 
434 
332 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
826 
880 
918 
770 
309 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
467 
278 
160 
122 
15 
$50,000 or more 
714 
468 
150 
51 
28 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
2,279 
1,849 
1,792 
1,604 
837 
$1,000 
144,397 
84,021 
26,661 
15,727 
8,869 
2,911 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
57 
85 
152 
242 
215 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
276 
432 
600 
754 
452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
1,004 
1,012 
951 
570 
162 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
505 
247 
62 
30 
6 
$50,000 or more 
547 
437 
73 
27 
8 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
3,003 
2,722 
2,845 
2,904 
1,744 
$1,000 
129,909 
46,575 
19,734 
14,878 
1 1 ,570 
5,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
769 
1,249 
1,708 
2,155 
1,486 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
756 
911 
817 
594 
206 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,040 
488 
294 
142 
43 
$25,000 or more 
573 
438 
74 
26 
13 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
3,181 
2,902 
3,151 
2,649 
1,481 
$1,000 
526,330 
311,278 
100,483 
62,538 
27,040 
7,623 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
197 
374 
669 
1,097 
1,012 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
665 
964 
1,574 
1,331 
441 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
525 
900 
698 
182 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
818 
522 
180 
30 
7 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
976 
142 
30 
9 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
901 
312 
213 
139 
113 
52 
$1,000 
20,856 
13,732 
3,710 
1,949 
987 
224 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
3,183 
2,913 
3,153 
2,532 
1,269 
$1,000 
944,912 
497,179 
207,875 
119,439 
60,230 
19,240 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
3,183 
2,913 
3,156 
3,304 
2,074 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
2,798,864 
904,972 
484,441 
217,945 
53,236 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
879,316 
310,667 
153,498 
65,964 
25,668 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
22,882 
3,033 
2,720 
2,890 
2,805 
1,674 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
943,925 
345,454 
177,636 
90,633 
42,605 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
- 
- 
1 
6 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
2 
2 
21 
31 
73 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
3 
2 
13 
41 
84 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
13 
25 
64 
161 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
13 
37 
106 
335 
624 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,806 
3,002 
2,654 
2,685 
2,231 
550 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
150 
193 
266 
499 
400 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
427,079 
179,600 
108,744 
72,707 
45,214 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
- 
1 
2 
8 
8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
3 
3 
14 
47 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
2 
5 
16 
30 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
3 
13 
33 
96 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
9 
28 
42 
81 
94 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
133 
143 
159 
237 
126 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
3,183 
2,913 
3,156 
3,304 
2,074 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
2,717,852 
874,893 
467,672 
211,279 
51,395 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
853,865 
300,341 
148,185 
63,947 
24,781 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
3,019 
2,709 
2,865 
2,788 
1,657 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
923,184 
336,285 
173,958 
89,174 
42,060 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
692 
- 
- 
1 
6 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
