Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,109 
3,487 
413 
290 
$1,000 
102,962 
61,703 
24,756 
20,402 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
793 
36 
20 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
1,014 
94 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
1,069 
115 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
334 
59 
39 
$50,000 or more 
443 
277 
109 
89 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
15,169 
1,320 
855 
$1,000 
334,271 
250,387 
62,243 
47,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
6,344 
359 
195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
6,160 
463 
305 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
2,325 
345 
239 
$100,000 or more 
538 
340 
153 
116 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
10,959 
913 
600 
$1,000 
189,874 
146,839 
31,314 
23,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
1,278 
93 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
3,524 
211 
127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
4,721 
335 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
922 
115 
75 
$50,000 or more 
714 
514 
159 
120 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
10,586 
976 
627 
$1,000 
144,397 
103,548 
30,929 
23,519 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
2,293 
129 
74 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
3,864 
207 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
3,415 
356 
242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
656 
144 
96 
$50,000 or more 
547 
358 
140 
109 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
25,564 
1,944 
1,225 
$1,000 
129,909 
103,203 
18,500 
12,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
19,693 
1,134 
692 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
3,756 
331 
215 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,771 
303 
196 
$25,000 or more 
573 
344 
176 
122 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
18,079 
1,549 
993 
$1,000 
526,330 
381,698 
105,790 
79,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
8,859 
490 
287 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
5,190 
338 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
2,036 
204 
132 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
1,232 
215 
141 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
762 
302 
227 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
901 
738 
116 
83 
$1,000 
20,856 
14,008 
4,665 
3,845 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
17,147 
1,487 
948 
$1,000 
944,912 
725,309 
152,165 
107,830 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
3,441,323 
790,956 
541,102 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
124,785 
372,390 
402,605 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
22,882 
20,174 
1,699 
1,087 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
181,030 
486,444 
524,032 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
641 
38 
21 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
2,175 
139 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
1,739 
102 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
3,175 
191 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
2,319 
142 
89 
$50,000 or more 
11,806 
10,125 
1,087 
712 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
7,404 
425 
257 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
28,468 
83,559 
110,979 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
621 
43 
27 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
1,776 
88 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
1,525 
77 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
1,959 
91 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
661 
25 
15 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
862 
101 
59 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
3,344,443 
762,792 
517,960 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
121,272 
359,130 
385,387 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
20,098 
1,681 
1,072 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
177,174 
476,700 
512,287 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
