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 
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 
1,327 
797 
690 
461 
208 
$1,000 
102,962 
74,484 
17,139 
6,116 
3,278 
1,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
69 
91 
143 
95 
70 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
248 
190 
243 
170 
81 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
436 
324 
239 
167 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
232 
118 
49 
19 
9 
$50,000 or more 
443 
342 
74 
16 
10 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
2,941 
2,443 
2,310 
2,107 
1,194 
$1 ,000 
334,271 
178,733 
60,107 
35,637 
23,655 
8,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
231 
414 
617 
835 
656 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
950 
1,203 
1,278 
1,051 
491 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
1,341 
746 
394 
210 
44 
$100,000 or more 
538 
419 
80 
21 
11 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
2,170 
1,735 
1,603 
1,410 
784 
$1,000 
189,874 
92,690 
34,195 
20,438 
15,234 
5,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
55 
56 
81 
103 
68 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
268 
349 
415 
433 
361 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
888 
895 
903 
741 
335 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
484 
288 
152 
109 
16 
$50,000 or more 
714 
475 
147 
52 
24 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
2,381 
1,888 
1,758 
1,580 
873 
$1,000 
144,397 
86,043 
25,912 
15,199 
8,421 
2,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
58 
94 
149 
260 
221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
285 
463 
596 
757 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
1,070 
1,025 
934 
526 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
521 
243 
52 
29 
6 
$50,000 or more 
547 
447 
63 
27 
8 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
3,158 
2,806 
2,823 
2,864 
1,884 
$1,000 
129,909 
47,673 
20,093 
14,524 
11,182 
5,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
846 
1,308 
1,692 
2,164 
1,616 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
803 
916 
846 
552 
214 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,064 
513 
258 
137 
44 
$25,000 or more 
573 
445 
69 
27 
11 
10 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
3,342 
2,993 
3,137 
2,564 
1,531 
$1,000 
526,330 
319,413 
99,570 
59,144 
24,336 
7,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
211 
396 
697 
1,127 
1,061 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
712 
1,012 
1,624 
1,239 
445 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
564 
946 
632 
167 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
859 
510 
155 
27 
7 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
996 
129 
29 
4 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
901 
316 
226 
135 
104 
58 
$1,000 
20,856 
13,811 
3,837 
1,904 
840 
272 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
3,344 
3,004 
3,144 
2,419 
1,322 
$1,000 
944,912 
514,539 
202,255 
116,193 
54,111 
19,121 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
3,344 
3,004 
3,147 
3,260 
2,216 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
2,860,356 
892,019 
461,455 
202,882 
55,690 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
855,370 
296,944 
146,633 
62,234 
25,131 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
22,882 
3,188 
2,796 
2,884 
2,751 
1,793 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
917,453 
332,393 
169,749 
86,582 
41,232 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
- 
- 
1 
9 
16 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
2 
8 
18 
32 
75 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
3 
2 
16 
38 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
13 
32 
61 
172 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
14 
42 
101 
363 
681 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,806 
3,156 
2,712 
2,687 
2,137 
553 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
156 
208 
263 
509 
423 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
413,365 
179,573 
106,846 
69,364 
43,118 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
- 
1 
2 
8 
10 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
3 
4 
13 
49 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
2 
5 
16 
31 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
3 
13 
34 
102 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
9 
30 
45 
84 
91 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
139 
155 
153 
235 
126 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
3,344 
3,004 
3,147 
3,260 
2,216 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
2,777,417 
862,250 
445,733 
196,462 
54,132 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
830,567 
287,034 
141,637 
60,265 
24,428 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
3,173 
2,782 
2,862 
2,733 
1,777 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
897,287 
323,921 
166,180 
85,166 
40,820 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
112 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
