Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
834 
3 
42 
71 
229 
311 
178 
$1,000 
6,617 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,058 
3,435 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
411 
- 
10 
30 
118 
168 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
278 
1 
25 
21 
71 
102 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
2 
5 
14 
34 
28 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
- 
1 
3 
3 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
19 
- 
1 
3 
3 
7 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,996 
11 
210 
505 
1,310 
1,678 
1,282 
$1,000 
54,803 
48 
1,298 
5,595 
13,102 
23,055 
11,705 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,380 
7 
120 
231 
570 
807 
645 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
4 
84 
244 
632 
754 
550 
$25,000 to $99,999 
315 
- 
6 
26 
105 
99 
79 
$100,000 or more 
33 
- 
- 
4 
3 
18 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,971 
9 
183 
395 
1,073 
1,324 
987 
$1,000 
46,033 
44 
1,151 
4,732 
11,045 
19,765 
9,296 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
385 
- 
25 
43 
99 
122 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,262 
6 
81 
103 
319 
421 
332 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,063 
3 
76 
226 
572 
693 
493 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
- 
- 
13 
66 
46 
53 
$50,000 or more 
83 
- 
1 
10 
17 
42 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,211 
3 
64 
225 
575 
763 
581 
$1,000 
8,770 
4 
146 
863 
2,058 
3,290 
2,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
788 
2 
25 
99 
200 
286 
176 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,089 
1 
27 
94 
287 
371 
309 
$5,000 to $24,999 
287 
- 
12 
28 
79 
85 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
- 
- 
3 
7 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
1 
2 
11 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
18,854 
50 
718 
1,985 
4,745 
6,306 
5,050 
$1,000 
60,438 
132 
1,680 
6,165 
16,351 
20,985 
15,124 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,184 
40 
668 
1,723 
4,038 
5,399 
4,316 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,146 
10 
39 
212 
568 
743 
574 
$10,000 to $24,999 
420 
- 
10 
34 
116 
127 
133 
$25,000 or more 
104 
- 
1 
16 
23 
37 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,002 
14 
332 
815 
2,144 
2,674 
2,023 
$1,000 
137,935 
(D) 
2,808 
18,671 
33,845 
57,392 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,683 
12 
269 
684 
1,778 
2,231 
1,709 
$5,000 to $24,999 
900 
1 
37 
88 
250 
305 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
- 
19 
17 
51 
63 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
111 
1 
2 
13 
37 
34 
24 
$100,000 or more 
103 
- 
5 
13 
28 
41 
16 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
244 
- 
14 
18 
69 
80 
63 
$1,000 
1,742 
- 
84 
208 
554 
569 
327 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,486 
8 
130 
520 
1,355 
1,886 
1,587 
$1,000 
72,712 
105 
833 
10,765 
15,433 
29,570 
16,006 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
$1,000 
63,185 
-50 
-1,665 
9,330 
22,127 
27,543 
5,900 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,224 
-822 
-2,097 
4,471 
4,506 
4,213 
1,133 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,671 
13 
233 
539 
1,313 
1,818 
1,755 
Average net gain 
dollars 
51,310 
51,527 
20,554 
64,949 
54,748 
64,820 
34,635 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
760 
2 
47 
68 
167 
273 
203 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,624 
4 
59 
150 
396 
512 
503 
$5,000 to $9,999 
861 
- 
56 
83 
160 
273 
289 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,067 
3 
34 
91 
261 
327 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
577 
- 
17 
60 
132 
172 
196 
$50,000 or more 
782 
4 
20 
87 
197 
261 
213 
Farms with net losses 
number 
13,928 
48 
561 
1,548 
3,598 
4,720 
3,453 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,355 
15,000 
11,505 
16,587 
13,829 
19,131 
15,895 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
959 
5 
28 
101 
238 
335 
252 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,706 
23 
199 
526 
1,186 
1,598 
1,174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,576 
8 
156 
426 
943 
1,210 
833 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,161 
6 
121 
342 
824 
1,092 
776 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
1 
36 
97 
267 
270 
243 
$50,000 or more 
612 
5 
21 
56 
140 
215 
175 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
$1,000 
52,191 
-50 
-1,916 
7,840 
19,138 
23,622 
3,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,663 
-822 
-2,413 
3,757 
3,897 
3,613 
683 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,652 
13 
230 
540 
1,308 
1,808 
1,753 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,640 
51,527 
19,877 
62,397 
52,868 
63,064 
33,348 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 199 
