Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
-1,009 
508 
-1,418 
-1,757 
750 
908 
2007 
6,921 
400 
-964 
3,997 
109 
3,380 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
-812 
12,098 
-11,254 
-8,209 
1,764 
2,082 
2007 
5,678 
7,835 
-6,739 
21,372 
232 
9,160 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number, 2012 
400 
14 
19 
82 
144 
141 
2007 
446 
20 
37 
102 
158 
129 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
54,316 
78,080 
68,359 
47,057 
40,656 
68,236 
2007 
53,803 
53,127 
45,106 
58,360 
40,401 
69,215 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
843 
28 
107 
132 
281 
295 
2007 
773 
31 
106 
85 
311 
240 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
26,969 
20,893 
25,391 
42,540 
18,166 
29,537 
2007 
22,089 
21,385 
24,836 
23,013 
20,175 
23,120 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
-999 
508 
-1,417 
-1,745 
756 
898 
2007 
6,934 
404 
-962 
3,997 
97 
3,398 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
-804 
12,100 
-11,248 
-8,154 
1,780 
2,060 
2007 
5,689 
7,923 
-6,725 
21,373 
208 
9,208 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
farms, 2012 
400 
14 
19 
82 
144 
141 
2007 
445 
20 
37 
102 
157 
129 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
54,299 
78,080 
68,359 
47,144 
40,638 
68,155 
2007 
53,945 
53,331 
45,163 
58,393 
40,606 
69,276 
Farm eperators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
843 
28 
107 
132 
281 
295 
2007 
774 
31 
106 
85 
312 
240 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
26,950 
20,890 
25,384 
42,505 
18,133 
29,531 
2007 
22,056 
21,373 
24,836 
23,051 
20,121 
23,078 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total received 
...farms, 2012 
190 
1 
10 
48 
76 
55 
2007 
101 
3 
9 
20 
39 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
2,345 
(D) 
(D) 
390 
949 
936 
2007 
743 
1 
37 
279 
162 
264 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
12,344 
(D) 
(D) 
8,125 
12,484 
17,022 
2007 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
7,353 
314 
4,102 
13,946 
4,155 
8,794 
Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve 
Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
11 
- 
1 
2 
8 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
38 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
3,472 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Amount from other federal farm programs 
...farms, 2012 
182 
1 
9 
46 
71 
55 
2007 
101 
3 
9 
20 
39 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
2,307 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
936 
2007 
743 
1 
37 
279 
162 
264 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
12,677 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,022 
2007 
7,353 
314 
4,102 
13,946 
4,155 
8,794 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS 
Total 
...farms, 2012 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans 
...farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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