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 
21,489 
(X) 
23,618 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
762,655 
(X) 
545,855 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
35,490 
(X) 
23,112 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,430 
23,545 
12,485 
29,789 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,915 
35,258 
4,850 
34,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,295 
66,143 
3,981 
60,764 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,431 
49,870 
1,164 
40,223 
$50,000 to $99,999 
580 
39,829 
450 
30,833 
$100,000 to $249,999 
383 
59,416 
304 
49,068 
$250,000 to $499,999 
142 
49,729 
175 
62,834 
$500,000 or more 
313 
438,866 
209 
237,944 
$500,000 to $999,999 
154 
106,608 
136 
96,858 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
130 
189,026 
65 
(D) 
$2,500,000 or more 
29 
143,231 
8 
(D) 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms 
8,102 
(X) 
10,049 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,469 
(X) 
19,364 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,383 
505 
3,557 
(D) 
$500 to $999 
1,576 
1,071 
2,168 
1,467 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,294 
7,000 
3,557 
7,310 
$5,000 to $9,999 
472 
3,140 
488 
3,218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
250 
3,523 
202 
2,859 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
2,735 
51 
1,746 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
2,236 
20 
1,242 
$100,000 or more 
12 
2,259 
6 
(D) 
Chemicals purchased farms 
5,258 
(X) 
4,853 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,136 
(X) 
6,054 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,983 
614 
3,778 
559 
$500 to $999 
471 
294 
440 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
580 
1,142 
478 
947 
$5,000 to $9,999 
82 
531 
70 
454 
$10,000 to $24,999 
82 
1,266 
51 
754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
946 
15 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
32 
3,343 
21 
2,574 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
1,313 
10 
632 
$100,000 or more 
11 
2,030 
11 
1,942 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms 
4,620 
(X) 
4,371 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
11,538 
(X) 
7,213 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,089 
516 
2,989 
485 
$500 to $999 
605 
387 
583 
377 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
1,325 
585 
1,246 
$5,000 to $9,999 
101 
673 
104 
681 
$10,000 to $24,999 
128 
1,959 
72 
1,030 
$25,000 or more 
69 
6,679 
38 
3,394 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,335 
25 
887 
$50,000 or more 
29 
5,343 
13 
2,507 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased farms 
6,198 
(X) 
5,845 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
128,271 
(X) 
96,910 
percent of total 
(X) 
16.8 
(X) 
17.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,958 
722 
2,191 
882 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,477 
5,559 
2,230 
4,796 
$5,000 to $9,999 
633 
4,365 
483 
3,223 
$10,000 to $24,999 
419 
6,436 
302 
4,734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
228 
7,898 
198 
6,787 
$50,000 to $99,999 
191 
14,311 
183 
13,080 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
33,451 
206 
31,315 
$250,000 or more 
77 
55,529 
52 
32,091 
$250,000 to $499,999 
55 
18,797 
45 
14,320 
$500,000 to $999,999 
20 
(D) 
4 
2,165 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
15,606 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased farms 
3,343 
(X) 
2,800 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,374 
(X) 
8,821 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
933 
432 
992 
496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
3,559 
1,422 
2,963 
$5,000 to $9,999 
393 
2,727 
246 
1,562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
3,037 
97 
1,433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
1,806 
25 
841 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
4,072 
13 
877 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26 
4,097 
5 
650 
$250,000 or more 
3 
2,644 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
2,644 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) farms 
3,820 
(X) 
3,814 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
105,897 
(X) 
88,089 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.9 
(X) 
16.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,654 
473 
1,700 
558 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,068 
2,442 
1,035 
2,096 
$5,000 to $9,999 
283 
1,898 
259 
1,760 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data West Virginia 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
