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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,490 
1,769 
1,107 
1,180 
1,079 
768 
$1,000 
127,745 
88,797 
16,914 
10,331 
5,809 
3,479 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
121 
150 
257 
332 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
297 
312 
440 
411 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
648 
455 
385 
294 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
317 
121 
75 
33 
5 
$50,000 or more 
502 
386 
69 
23 
9 
15 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
4,824 
4,305 
4,789 
5,263 
4,136 
$1,000 
655,486 
309,686 
106,319 
72,041 
51,124 
30,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
349 
646 
1,285 
2,220 
2,177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
1,385 
2,146 
2,684 
2,607 
1,789 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
2,322 
1,429 
798 
431 
166 
$100,000 or more 
888 
768 
84 
22 
5 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
28,875 
3,881 
3,326 
3,455 
3,682 
2,881 
$1,000 
438,508 
194,486 
68,298 
45,393 
36,150 
22,025 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
65 
102 
163 
275 
290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
337 
520 
814 
1,132 
1,087 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
1,430 
1,803 
2,003 
1,995 
1,372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
988 
652 
393 
240 
110 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
1,061 
249 
82 
40 
22 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,479 
3,717 
3,185 
3,513 
3,623 
2,839 
$1,000 
216,978 
115,199 
38,021 
26,647 
14,974 
8,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
173 
273 
439 
805 
965 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
465 
780 
1,288 
1,831 
1,389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
1,658 
1,742 
1,624 
930 
468 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
787 
309 
136 
54 
9 
$50,000 or more 
752 
634 
81 
26 
3 
8 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
70,138 
5,118 
4,972 
5,955 
7,588 
7,149 
$1,000 
340,686 
102,127 
46,703 
38,091 
34,829 
24,026 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
1,256 
1,972 
3,100 
5,312 
5,993 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
1,148 
1,382 
1,829 
1,719 
906 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
1,582 
1,315 
909 
494 
214 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
1,132 
303 
117 
63 
36 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
45,648 
5,411 
5,247 
6,461 
6,336 
5,288 
$1,000 
943,011 
569,463 
156,627 
98,021 
53,482 
27,411 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
363 
758 
1,759 
2,886 
3,892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
1,430 
2,361 
3,619 
3,103 
1,289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
1,028 
1,245 
819 
270 
67 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
1,236 
664 
220 
64 
23 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
1,354 
219 
44 
13 
17 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,943 
509 
384 
409 
284 
154 
$1,000 
36,108 
18,807 
7,628 
6,195 
2,283 
766 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
44,590 
5,412 
5,247 
6,464 
6,253 
4,889 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
755,958 
301,644 
218,491 
120,118 
58,229 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
74,542 
5,412 
5,249 
6,464 
8,357 
8,052 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
4,126,379 
1,335,476 
858,072 
499,892 
163,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
762,450 
254,425 
132,746 
59,817 
20,344 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
49,501 
5,035 
4,826 
5,941 
7,368 
6,539 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,181 
856,541 
296,621 
156,823 
77,637 
35,702 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
- 
3 
9 
16 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
8 
8 
20 
70 
251 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
8 
15 
57 
116 
353 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
6 
52 
120 
509 
1,583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
35 
79 
279 
1,360 
2,845 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
4,978 
4,669 
5,456 
5,297 
1,448 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,041 
377 
423 
523 
989 
1,513 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,869 
494,184 
226,994 
140,757 
72,943 
46,034 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
3 
2 
2 
26 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
9 
11 
18 
83 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
8 
13 
30 
88 
207 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
14 
31 
70 
175 
395 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
29 
38 
73 
177 
312 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
314 
328 
330 
440 
391 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
74,542 
5,412 
5,249 
6,464 
8,357 
8,052 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
3,726,554 
1,254,147 
828,237 
484,490 
160,440 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,221 
688,573 
238,931 
128,131 
57,974 
19,926 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
49,221 
4,966 
4,777 
5,907 
7,302 
6,505 
Average net gain 
dollars 
148,031 
792,873 
283,609 
153,167 
76,670 
35,514 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
