Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,802 
1,173 
23 
95 
122 
260 
293 
380 
$1,000 
64,702 
60,065 
200 
4,768 
7,631 
17,823 
19,848 
9,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
614 
284 
- 
14 
19 
42 
57 
152 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
460 
254 
14 
6 
13 
55 
71 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
296 
7 
40 
41 
66 
70 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
109 
- 
15 
18 
26 
22 
28 
$50,000 or more 
250 
230 
2 
20 
31 
71 
73 
33 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,235 
6,086 
22 
285 
573 
1,153 
1,821 
2,232 
$1,000 
150,975 
108,149 
217 
5,046 
15,126 
26,727 
34,406 
26,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,546 
2,729 
17 
120 
200 
388 
751 
1,253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,241 
2,194 
2 
106 
207 
454 
709 
716 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
1,013 
2 
51 
138 
269 
315 
238 
$100,000 or more 
176 
150 
1 
8 
28 
42 
46 
25 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,017 
4,319 
12 
154 
396 
878 
1,301 
1,578 
$1,000 
100,884 
66,055 
78 
2,625 
8,345 
17,389 
20,591 
17,027 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
527 
- 
6 
45 
71 
154 
251 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
1,371 
10 
53 
88 
241 
387 
592 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,389 
1,654 
- 
58 
165 
339 
542 
550 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
462 
2 
25 
49 
136 
133 
117 
$50,000 or more 
379 
305 
- 
12 
49 
91 
85 
68 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,904 
3,702 
15 
203 
341 
643 
1,128 
1,372 
$1,000 
50,091 
42,094 
139 
2,422 
6,781 
9,338 
13,815 
9,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
1,066 
7 
38 
63 
138 
304 
516 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
1,371 
5 
80 
126 
200 
401 
559 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,162 
872 
2 
69 
93 
215 
270 
223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
184 
- 
9 
25 
38 
78 
34 
$50,000 or more 
220 
209 
1 
7 
34 
52 
75 
40 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
36,071 
15,291 
68 
446 
1,056 
2,267 
4,236 
7,218 
$1,000 
78,273 
43,943 
128 
1,310 
3,520 
8,515 
13,396 
17,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,012 
13,424 
62 
388 
885 
1,881 
3,631 
6,577 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
1,109 
- 
37 
103 
203 
376 
390 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
553 
6 
14 
49 
128 
170 
186 
$25,000 or more 
253 
205 
- 
7 
19 
55 
59 
65 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,407 
9,338 
52 
358 
763 
1,626 
2,712 
3,827 
$1,000 
213,194 
177,027 
282 
6,860 
28,843 
43,353 
59,199 
38,491 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,949 
5,896 
41 
172 
359 
772 
1,612 
2,940 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
2,211 
8 
121 
250 
529 
673 
630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
520 
2 
29 
58 
129 
188 
114 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
364 
1 
19 
44 
109 
119 
72 
$100,000 or more 
381 
347 
- 
17 
52 
87 
120 
71 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
433 
341 
- 
20 
45 
75 
110 
91 
$1,000 
7,041 
6,586 
- 
358 
533 
1,787 
1,978 
1,931 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,657 
8,311 
37 
316 
715 
1,435 
2,401 
3,407 
$1,000 
325,448 
263,056 
918 
15,258 
34,240 
65,459 
80,556 
66,625 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
1,491,185 
1,563 
92,770 
244,326 
413,968 
450,054 
288,505 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
91,176 
14,885 
173,078 
207,407 
167,666 
99,591 
38,223 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
16,768 
8,200 
52 
308 
653 
1,393 
2,298 
3,496 
Average net gain 
dollars 
118,640 
206,771 
69,782 
317,480 
408,210 
321,625 
227,736 
101,886 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
618 
3 
6 
21 
72 
161 
355 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
1,431 
8 
20 
64 
152 
330 
857 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
855 
8 
9 
23 
91 
233 
491 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
1,119 
13 
34 
85 
126 
275 
586 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
726 
3 
27 
41 
93 
189 
373 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
3,451 
17 
212 
419 
859 
1,110 
834 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,308 
8,155 
53 
228 
525 
1,076 
2,221 
4,052 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,758 
25,057 
38,976 
21,990 
42,354 
31,650 
32,995 
16,705 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
634 
11 
8 
31 
57 
163 
364 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
2,404 
15 
77 
123 
289 
636 
1,264 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
1,773 
8 
62 
102 
207 
492 
902 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
1,965 
5 
55 
145 
273 
555 
932 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
744 
- 
8 
57 
123 
184 
372 
$50,000 or more 
993 
635 
14 
18 
67 
127 
191 
218 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
1,029,759 
242 
60,846 
173,257 
271,407 
308,418 
215,588 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,178 
62,963 
2,308 
113,520 
147,077 
109,926 
68,249 
28,562 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
16,657 
8,120 
47 
301 
653 
1,379 
2,268 
3,472 
Average net gain 
dollars 
88,693 
152,871 
55,117 
222,440 
300,610 
223,177 
168,713 
82,106 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
