Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
18,027 
(X) 
16,700 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,588,996 
(X) 
1,215,579 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
88,145 
(X) 
72,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,099 
13,071 
5,394 
13,784 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,761 
27,276 
3,295 
23,849 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,282 
67,695 
3,766 
59,839 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,921 
67,579 
1,778 
62,421 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,150 
81,827 
1,040 
74,890 
$100,000 to $249,999 
957 
152,619 
755 
119,796 
$250,000 to $499,999 
439 
154,605 
351 
120,985 
$500,000 or more 
418 
1,024,324 
321 
740,014 
$500,000 to $999,999 
219 
151,805 
165 
112,299 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
116 
181,061 
80 
122,953 
$2,500,000 or more 
83 
691,459 
76 
504,762 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
7,385 
(X) 
7,017 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
59,867 
(X) 
34,635 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,380 
510 
2,409 
516 
$500 to $999 
1,137 
772 
1,089 
727 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,167 
4,914 
2,282 
5,069 
$5,000 to $9,999 
633 
4,336 
535 
3,582 
$10,000 to $24,999 
570 
8,610 
401 
5,958 
$25,000 to $49,999 
258 
8,890 
173 
5,912 
$50,000 to $99,999 
144 
10,056 
88 
5,774 
$100,000 or more 
96 
21,779 
40 
7,098 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
7,640 
(X) 
6,504 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,471 
(X) 
14,033 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,453 
799 
3,949 
714 
$500 to $999 
1,002 
638 
867 
552 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,432 
3,033 
1,132 
2,366 
$5,000 to $9,999 
341 
2,263 
264 
1,756 
$10,000 to $24,999 
237 
3,391 
192 
2,671 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
3,540 
61 
2,125 
$50,000 or more 
69 
7,805 
39 
3,849 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
3,100 
27 
1,667 
$100,000 or more 
20 
4,705 
12 
2,182 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
5,838 
(X) 
4,716 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
42,525 
(X) 
29,641 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,278 
461 
2,002 
418 
$500 to $999 
872 
596 
792 
529 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,645 
3,681 
1,304 
2,810 
$5,000 to $9,999 
445 
3,052 
271 
1,757 
$10,000 to $24,999 
353 
5,201 
210 
2,977 
$25,000 or more 
245 
29,533 
137 
21,149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
4,626 
72 
2,476 
$50,000 or more 
109 
24,907 
65 
18,673 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,025 
(X) 
4,826 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
114,862 
(X) 
132,323 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.2 
(X) 
10.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,659 
633 
1,244 
492 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,596 
6,332 
2,137 
4,910 
$5,000 to $9,999 
711 
4,766 
603 
4,120 
$10,000 to $24,999 
592 
8,953 
389 
5,773 
$25,000 to $49,999 
191 
6,405 
170 
5,692 
$50,000 to $99,999 
119 
7,271 
110 
7,257 
$100,000 to $249,999 
76 
10,908 
90 
13,688 
$250,000 or more 
81 
69,593 
83 
90,391 
$250,000 to $499,999 
41 
13,674 
33 
11,263 
$500,000 to $999,999 
21 
15,315 
14 
9,032 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
19 
40,604 
36 
70,096 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
3,353 
(X) 
2,864 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,315 
(X) 
31,074 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
661 
268 
601 
261 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,614 
3,975 
1,456 
3,348 
$5,000 to $9,999 
475 
3,123 
367 
2,462 
$10,000 to $24,999 
381 
5,855 
269 
4,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
3,359 
95 
3,216 
$50,000 to $99,999 
79 
4,593 
40 
2,548 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
4,596 
21 
2,985 
$250,000 or more 
12 
12,545 
15 
12,243 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6 
1,940 
6 
1,994 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
2,346 
6 
3,899 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
8,259 
3 
6,350 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,566 
(X) 
2,836 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
76,547 
(X) 
101,250 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
8.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,424 
513 
1,048 
382 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,377 
3,144 
1,084 
2,342 
$5,000 to $9,999 
278 
1,876 
278 
1,842 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Utah 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
