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 
46,030 
(X) 
47,383 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,494,672 
(X) 
2,711,537 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
75,922 
(X) 
57,226 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,796 
29,594 
14,836 
40,236 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,189 
66,754 
10,127 
72,991 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,052 
191,345 
10,966 
172,828 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,963 
210,241 
4,994 
174,162 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,237 
225,031 
2,544 
176,860 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,134 
335,854 
1,752 
279,861 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,203 
430,005 
1,043 
373,991 
$500,000 or more 
1,456 
2,005,848 
1,121 
1,420,609 
$500,000 to $999,999 
824 
584,555 
677 
478,269 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
515 
772,357 
374 
547,004 
$2,500,000 or more 
117 
648,936 
70 
395,335 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
22,925 
(X) 
26,303 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
235,173 
(X) 
189,325 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.7 
(X) 
7.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,755 
1,065 
5,597 
1,332 
$500 to $999 
3,098 
2,107 
4,354 
2,992 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,289 
21,567 
10,652 
24,086 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,270 
15,219 
2,433 
16,344 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,844 
27,117 
1,814 
27,299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
26,606 
737 
25,076 
$50,000 to $99,999 
454 
31,194 
395 
26,830 
$100,000 or more 
453 
110,297 
321 
65,367 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
(X) 
16,027 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
116,536 
(X) 
76,060 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,820 
1,747 
9,392 
1,620 
$500 to $999 
2,235 
1,436 
1,908 
1,220 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,101 
6,814 
2,592 
5,564 
$5,000 to $9,999 
826 
5,641 
722 
4,917 
$10,000 to $24,999 
746 
11,400 
705 
10,700 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
13,996 
388 
13,521 
$50,000 or more 
521 
75,503 
320 
38,519 
$50,000 to $99,999 
271 
18,266 
184 
12,594 
$100,000 or more 
250 
57,236 
136 
25,925 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
14,485 
(X) 
13,700 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
152,365 
(X) 
97,235 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.4 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,431 
1,278 
6,137 
1,219 
$500 to $999 
2,086 
1,362 
2,004 
1,345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
7,034 
3,270 
7,194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
937 
6,425 
855 
5,855 
$10,000 to $24,999 
852 
13,292 
732 
11,040 
$25,000 or more 
1,054 
122,975 
702 
70,581 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
15,400 
368 
12,596 
$50,000 or more 
608 
107,575 
334 
57,985 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
13,722 
(X) 
11,487 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
424,722 
(X) 
323,214 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.2 
(X) 
11.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,404 
1,255 
3,059 
1,255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,907 
11,929 
4,698 
10,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,704 
11,691 
1,158 
7,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,535 
23,290 
915 
14,139 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
23,325 
462 
16,240 
$50,000 to $99,999 
551 
38,606 
527 
36,587 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
102,767 
466 
71,742 
$250,000 or more 
282 
211,860 
202 
164,761 
$250,000 to $499,999 
196 
64,035 
133 
44,737 
$500,000 to $999,999 
57 
35,658 
39 
25,903 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
29 
112,167 
30 
94,120 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
7,395 
(X) 
6,167 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
57,220 
(X) 
38,777 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,589 
728 
1,559 
755 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,557 
8,523 
3,273 
7,279 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,064 
7,192 
685 
4,570 
$10,000 to $24,999 
809 
11,751 
443 
6,461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
6,747 
110 
3,565 
$50,000 to $99,999 
115 
7,321 
55 
3,724 
$100,000 to $249,999 
46 
6,352 
28 
4,500 
$250,000 or more 
14 
8,607 
14 
7,923 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
3,384 
9 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
(D) 
4 
3,036 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,369 
(X) 
6,815 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
367,502 
(X) 
284,437 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.5 
(X) 
10.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,767 
853 
2,267 
782 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,262 
5,451 
2,042 
4,517 
$5,000 to $9,999 
717 
5,010 
516 
3,541 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Virginian 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
