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 1 
farms 
77,064 
(X) 
85,260 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,778,105 
(X) 
3,930,240 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
62,002 
(X) 
46,097 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,432 
56,604 
33,161 
80,129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,235 
111,033 
17,190 
123,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19,030 
301,234 
18,751 
295,062 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,964 
316,280 
7,540 
261,078 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
335,078 
3,560 
248,249 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,279 
512,026 
2,645 
411,723 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,441 
501,396 
1,171 
412,908 
$500,000 or more 
1,807 
2,644,455 
1,242 
2,097,188 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
669,545 
668 
476,545 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
689 
1,035,156 
442 
644,565 
$2,500,000 or more 
159 
939,754 
132 
976,078 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
35,651 
(X) 
44,729 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
472,174 
(X) 
308,598 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.9 
(X) 
7.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,755 
1,467 
9,327 
2,259 
$500 to $999 
4,763 
3,249 
7,493 
5,188 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,824 
32,087 
18,228 
41,686 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,201 
28,049 
4,618 
30,936 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,961 
44,818 
2,949 
43,619 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
44,902 
980 
33,467 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
58,098 
583 
39,830 
$100,000 or more 
1,005 
259,504 
551 
111,614 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
(X) 
27,108 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
178,990 
(X) 
100,920 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
16,232 
2,805 
16,480 
2,807 
$500 to $999 
3,480 
2,226 
3,354 
2,149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,408 
11,557 
4,533 
9,513 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,348 
8,913 
958 
6,406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,286 
19,746 
917 
13,802 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
21,453 
430 
14,869 
$50,000 or more 
863 
112,290 
436 
51,375 
$50,000 to $99,999 
456 
30,689 
269 
18,273 
$100,000 or more 
407 
81,601 
167 
33,101 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
27,198 
(X) 
27,313 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
242,500 
(X) 
133,724 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
11,719 
2,333 
12,713 
2,566 
$500 to $999 
3,947 
2,604 
4,522 
2,982 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
13,783 
6,508 
13,838 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,767 
11,884 
1,379 
9,268 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,513 
23,118 
1,048 
16,151 
$25,000 or more 
1,927 
188,778 
1,143 
88,918 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
27,368 
548 
18,815 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
161,410 
595 
70,104 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
21,345 
(X) 
18,470 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
598,201 
(X) 
523,127 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.5 
(X) 
13.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,812 
1,867 
4,910 
2,193 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,862 
20,816 
8,047 
17,540 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,638 
17,873 
2,017 
13,747 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,409 
36,447 
1,427 
21,290 
$25,000 to $49,999 
880 
30,559 
539 
18,556 
$50,000 to $99,999 
569 
38,311 
508 
35,027 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
117,623 
682 
108,476 
$250,000 or more 
446 
334,704 
340 
306,296 
$250,000 to $499,999 
295 
99,051 
206 
69,751 
$500,000 to $999,999 
89 
58,511 
75 
50,373 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
62 
177,143 
59 
186,171 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
13,387 
(X) 
11,737 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
124,223 
(X) 
171,651 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,476 
1,156 
2,828 
1,413 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,866 
15,799 
6,140 
12,922 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,884 
12,668 
1,368 
9,253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,479 
22,120 
887 
12,936 
$25,000 to $49,999 
349 
11,820 
263 
8,605 
$50,000 to $99,999 
207 
13,378 
126 
8,190 
$100,000 to $249,999 
97 
13,812 
64 
8,848 
$250,000 or more 
29 
33,470 
61 
109,485 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
3,278 
24 
7,735 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8 
4,669 
18 
10,950 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
11 
25,523 
19 
90,800 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,237 
(X) 
9,159 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
473,978 
(X) 
351,475 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.9 
(X) 
8.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,830 
1,229 
3,336 
1,222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,399 
7,857 
2,905 
6,483 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,018 
6,894 
717 
4,821 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Kentucky 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
