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 
4,878 
1,307 
738 
799 
734 
379 
$1,000 
92,524 
65,504 
10,914 
8,298 
5,068 
1,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,208 
94 
103 
143 
167 
139 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
203 
206 
241 
258 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,484 
452 
272 
335 
265 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
279 
118 
49 
36 
5 
$50,000 or more 
357 
279 
39 
31 
8 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
3,924 
3,620 
4,316 
4,775 
2,891 
$1,000 
587,466 
294,061 
92,517 
74,827 
56,618 
23,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,883 
313 
643 
1,065 
1,795 
1,431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,623 
1,033 
1,646 
2,273 
2,434 
1,299 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
1,810 
1,246 
944 
526 
160 
$100,000 or more 
910 
768 
85 
34 
20 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
21,027 
2,972 
2,669 
3,230 
3,422 
2,059 
$1,000 
376,736 
172,605 
60,286 
50,853 
39,578 
17,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
54 
93 
159 
234 
222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
259 
403 
657 
988 
739 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,323 
950 
1,351 
1,815 
1,845 
978 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
742 
541 
439 
268 
94 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
967 
281 
160 
87 
26 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,087 
2,866 
2,528 
2,928 
3,189 
1,908 
$1,000 
210,730 
121,456 
32,231 
23,973 
17,040 
6,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
81 
216 
342 
612 
538 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
364 
686 
1,009 
1,437 
970 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,785 
1,208 
1,303 
1,408 
1,058 
396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
588 
243 
149 
69 
4 
$50,000 or more 
738 
625 
80 
20 
13 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,969 
4,301 
4,230 
5,364 
6,520 
4,549 
$1,000 
478,972 
167,074 
80,706 
71,078 
59,998 
29,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,020 
435 
719 
1,301 
2,298 
2,287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
487 
771 
1,293 
1,994 
1,372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
1,200 
1,579 
2,100 
1,921 
802 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
2,179 
1,161 
670 
307 
88 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
36,025 
4,459 
4,449 
5,736 
5,720 
3,662 
$1,000 
916,308 
588,442 
132,044 
93,664 
53,917 
19,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,988 
276 
651 
1,430 
2,573 
2,471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,093 
991 
1,844 
3,150 
2,710 
1,085 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
829 
1,242 
913 
339 
86 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
1,109 
533 
199 
89 
14 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
1,254 
179 
44 
9 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,327 
1,415 
1,301 
1,359 
1,268 
514 
$1,000 
195,527 
103,880 
43,789 
26,040 
16,820 
3,585 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
31,280 
4,460 
4,448 
5,736 
5,288 
3,023 
$1,000 
1,260,049 
636,042 
243,236 
187,176 
103,861 
35,649 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
49,969 
4,462 
4,449 
5,736 
7,236 
5,085 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
3,232,210 
1,144,022 
674,915 
329,093 
81,669 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
724,386 
257,141 
117,663 
45,480 
16,061 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
31,783 
4,087 
4,023 
4,899 
5,712 
3,660 
Average net gain 
dollars 
192,064 
827,928 
302,195 
155,576 
76,066 
38,206 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
909 
2 
3 
11 
25 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
6 
11 
30 
112 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
13 
5 
51 
138 
255 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
21 
52 
165 
553 
926 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
47 
99 
308 
1,169 
1,325 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
3,998 
3,853 
4,334 
3,715 
932 
Farms with net losses 
number 
18,186 
375 
426 
837 
1,524 
1,425 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,285 
404,081 
168,328 
104,244 
69,156 
40,818 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
934 
6 
1 
7 
32 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
- 
12 
40 
95 
183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
8 
8 
32 
107 
170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
18 
50 
105 
275 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
33 
62 
132 
300 
335 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
310 
293 
521 
715 
376 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
49,969 
4,462 
4,449 
5,736 
7,236 
5,085 
$1,000 
4,805,265 
2,864,676 
1,015,006 
596,895 
291,736 
74,113 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,165 
642,016 
228,143 
104,061 
40,317 
14,575 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
31,290 
4,009 
3,932 
4,785 
5,580 
3,616 
Average net gain 
dollars 
176,989 
759,176 
279,248 
144,860 
72,138 
36,958 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
