Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,975 
1,161 
4 
85 
107 
273 
318 
374 
$1,000 
11,605 
10,057 
4 
490 
786 
4,302 
2,052 
2,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
925 
472 
1 
27 
35 
104 
139 
166 
$1,000 to $4,999 
665 
378 
3 
27 
41 
78 
110 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
316 
250 
- 
28 
24 
73 
53 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
20 
- 
2 
5 
4 
5 
4 
$50,000 or more 
41 
41 
- 
1 
2 
14 
11 
13 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,016 
7,114 
27 
270 
601 
1,407 
2,220 
2,589 
$1,000 
128,243 
80,778 
239 
3,691 
8,533 
19,041 
25,532 
23,743 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,710 
3,557 
7 
108 
241 
610 
1,139 
1,452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,204 
2,772 
18 
115 
257 
604 
834 
944 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,017 
714 
2 
44 
97 
178 
222 
171 
$100,000 or more 
85 
71 
- 
3 
6 
15 
25 
22 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,211 
5,046 
23 
175 
424 
1,007 
1,576 
1,841 
$1,000 
98,994 
59,314 
213 
2,568 
6,275 
12,967 
19,164 
18,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,348 
601 
3 
8 
38 
98 
168 
286 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,704 
1,692 
6 
47 
111 
287 
581 
660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,347 
2,204 
12 
98 
194 
492 
647 
761 
$25,000 to $49,999 
577 
378 
2 
14 
59 
89 
122 
92 
$50,000 or more 
235 
171 
- 
8 
22 
41 
58 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,925 
4,315 
11 
170 
386 
900 
1,332 
1,516 
$1,000 
29,248 
21,464 
26 
1,123 
2,258 
6,074 
6,368 
5,615 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,135 
1,454 
1 
61 
78 
235 
454 
625 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,421 
1,817 
10 
57 
181 
392 
552 
625 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,202 
894 
- 
39 
106 
233 
286 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
108 
- 
10 
19 
27 
28 
24 
$50,000 or more 
47 
42 
" 
3 
2 
13 
12 
12 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
44,088 
19,895 
65 
606 
1,134 
3,137 
5,501 
9,452 
$1,000 
110,161 
61,231 
153 
1,661 
4,533 
10,934 
18,352 
25,597 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,508 
17,176 
60 
528 
936 
2,588 
4,676 
8,388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,048 
1,750 
4 
49 
116 
339 
527 
715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
792 
1 
23 
62 
178 
245 
283 
$25,000 or more 
251 
177 
- 
6 
20 
32 
53 
66 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
25,123 
13,102 
46 
425 
870 
2,315 
3,727 
5,719 
$1,000 
200,870 
159,743 
673 
3,637 
17,407 
34,284 
60,931 
42,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,810 
9,271 
35 
270 
544 
1,378 
2,464 
4,580 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,015 
2,729 
8 
105 
202 
649 
898 
867 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
567 
- 
38 
55 
139 
190 
145 
$50,000 to $99,999 
382 
336 
- 
10 
37 
105 
114 
70 
$100,000 or more 
227 
199 
3 
2 
32 
44 
61 
57 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
557 
372 
7 
17 
34 
88 
95 
131 
$1,000 
4,857 
4,324 
28 
155 
303 
1,308 
1,285 
1,245 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,793 
11,180 
35 
319 
704 
1,927 
3,214 
4,981 
$1,000 
286,504 
210,165 
428 
6,779 
18,180 
52,715 
69,401 
62,662 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
520,123 
572,007 
376 
22,226 
59,289 
151,260 
221,486 
117,371 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,300 
27,580 
4,374 
31,933 
48,320 
45,615 
38,762 
12,099 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
17,601 
9,298 
43 
333 
563 
1,522 
2,528 
4,309 
Average net gain 
dollars 
57,667 
90,491 
30,938 
95,344 
147,907 
133,862 
116,147 
52,838 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,903 
616 
4 
19 
17 
76 
155 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,552 
1,841 
16 
62 
75 
217 
419 
1,052 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,781 
1,265 
6 
27 
34 
166 
312 
720 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,302 
1,763 
6 
77 
106 
202 
409 
963 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,697 
1,058 
7 
51 
61 
161 
319 
459 
$50,000 or more 
3,366 
2,755 
4 
97 
270 
700 
914 
770 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,429 
1 1 ,442 
43 
363 
664 
1,794 
3,186 
5,392 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,407 
23,543 
22,189 
26,237 
36,119 
29,252 
22,641 
20,457 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
788 
1 
23 
37 
93 
235 
399 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,402 
2,926 
12 
78 
118 
407 
792 
1,519 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,094 
2,293 
10 
73 
120 
338 
639 
1,113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,726 
2,900 
11 
105 
186 
445 
853 
1,300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,879 
1,397 
3 
36 
83 
251 
381 
643 
$50,000 or more 
1,799 
1,138 
6 
48 
120 
260 
286 
418 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
360,554 
433,513 
228 
18,171 
43,355 
108,704 
174,290 
88,763 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,833 
20,902 
2,655 
26,108 
35,334 
32,782 
30,502 
9,150 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
17,491 
9,220 
43 
331 
564 
1,501 
2,494 
4,287 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,469 
77,146 
27,304 
83,801 
119,496 
109,387 
99,810 
47,087 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
