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 
4,685 
346 
362 
875 
1,325 
432 
$1,000 
28,417 
14,802 
3,776 
3,052 
3,290 
1,165 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,070 
41 
61 
277 
572 
232 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,787 
113 
141 
420 
625 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
682 
114 
121 
170 
118 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
30 
25 
5 
5 
1 
$50,000 or more 
72 
48 
14 
3 
5 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
21,981 
1,023 
1,344 
2,485 
3,551 
2,044 
$1 ,000 
257,009 
62,784 
31,514 
40,150 
38,485 
13,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,624 
95 
248 
711 
1,467 
1,131 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,126 
316 
646 
1,325 
1,769 
838 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,018 
451 
428 
434 
309 
73 
$100,000 or more 
213 
161 
22 
15 
6 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,632 
841 
1,059 
1,891 
2,371 
1,410 
$1,000 
198,016 
49,158 
23,107 
29,945 
27,495 
10,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,124 
18 
31 
111 
194 
165 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,330 
55 
171 
400 
676 
544 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,530 
265 
537 
1,072 
1,290 
644 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,047 
246 
206 
204 
147 
48 
$50,000 or more 
601 
257 
114 
104 
64 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,836 
601 
865 
1,715 
2,551 
1,341 
$1,000 
58,993 
13,626 
8,407 
10,205 
10,989 
3,321 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,047 
26 
85 
269 
535 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,741 
143 
338 
726 
1,237 
659 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,744 
297 
359 
683 
757 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
68 
65 
31 
16 
4 
$50,000 or more 
99 
67 
18 
6 
6 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
55,523 
1,204 
1,595 
3,051 
4,714 
3,653 
$1,000 
229,885 
23,775 
15,716 
22,506 
27,311 
16,659 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,547 
143 
358 
1,042 
2,370 
2,525 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,038 
304 
619 
1,384 
1,848 
865 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,420 
489 
555 
576 
460 
243 
$25,000 or more 
518 
268 
63 
49 
36 
20 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
33,424 
1,272 
1,678 
3,346 
4,646 
2,753 
$1,000 
430,573 
224,443 
47,790 
51,322 
39,269 
14,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,853 
103 
350 
962 
2,275 
1,985 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,105 
428 
721 
1,791 
2,131 
681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,342 
202 
329 
418 
176 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
670 
221 
201 
150 
46 
25 
$100,000 or more 
454 
318 
77 
25 
18 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
469 
53 
37 
52 
69 
50 
$1,000 
3,814 
827 
245 
255 
571 
117 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
28,723 
1,271 
1,678 
3,348 
4,024 
2,526 
$1,000 
515,339 
146,448 
74,233 
92,344 
72,664 
30,897 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
59,309 
1,274 
1,680 
3,349 
5,604 
4,063 
$1,000 
1,755,111 
877,817 
350,192 
364,955 
292,828 
78,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,593 
689,025 
208,448 
108,974 
52,253 
19,363 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
28,758 
1,187 
1,538 
2,976 
4,867 
3,200 
Average net gain 
dollars 
79,121 
766,994 
237,243 
133,113 
69,052 
35,179 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,063 
- 
- 
7 
27 
30 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,135 
1 
3 
17 
53 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
4 
13 
22 
116 
244 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
6 
21 
96 
426 
825 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,817 
11 
36 
226 
1,120 
1,392 
$50,000 or more 
9,136 
1,165 
1,465 
2,608 
3,125 
582 
Farms with net losses 
number 
30,551 
87 
142 
373 
737 
863 
Average net loss 
dollars 
1 7,029 
374,766 
103,434 
83,614 
58,681 
39,284 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,416 
- 
1 
5 
15 
20 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,390 
3 
4 
26 
73 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,164 
2 
13 
38 
66 
129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,920 
4 
22 
57 
152 
234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,715 
8 
14 
64 
173 
194 
$50,000 or more 
1,946 
70 
88 
183 
258 
189 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
59,309 
1,274 
1,680 
3,349 
5,604 
4,063 
$1,000 
1,534,971 
719,244 
308,144 
351,445 
287,114 
77,276 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,881 
564,556 
183,419 
104,940 
51,234 
19,020 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
28,664 
1,170 
1,506 
2,980 
4,832 
3,199 
Average net gain 
dollars 
71,883 
644,504 
214,618 
128,660 
68,606 
34,976 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
114 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
