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 
11,736 
(X) 
11,069 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,552,595 
(X) 
970,138 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
132,293 
(X) 
87,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,984 
4,951 
2,396 
6,000 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,672 
12,152 
1,642 
1 1 ,924 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
42,507 
2,374 
38,942 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,590 
56,752 
1,580 
55,574 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,265 
90,778 
1,162 
82,209 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,433 
226,438 
1,166 
180,692 
$250,000 to $499,999 
680 
238,377 
445 
154,315 
$500,000 or more 
496 
880,640 
304 
440,482 
$500,000 to $999,999 
294 
201,671 
196 
132,436 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
136 
191,868 
79 
117,423 
$2,500,000 or more 
66 
487,101 
29 
190,622 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms 
3,144 
(X) 
3,021 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
58,241 
(X) 
31,959 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
504 
105 
502 
116 
$500 to $999 
265 
185 
283 
204 
$1,000 to $4,999 
921 
2,281 
1,053 
2,559 
$5,000 to $9,999 
406 
2,812 
427 
2,957 
$10,000 to $24,999 
489 
7,636 
401 
5,964 
$25,000 to $49,999 
282 
10,055 
212 
7,113 
$50,000 to $99,999 
155 
10,370 
104 
7,301 
$100,000 or more 
122 
24,798 
39 
5,745 
Chemicals purchased farms 
3,940 
(X) 
3,405 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,200 
(X) 
11,630 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,942 
335 
1,727 
302 
$500 to $999 
535 
351 
495 
324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
802 
1,807 
726 
1,530 
$5,000 to $9,999 
256 
1,766 
180 
1,193 
$10,000 to $24,999 
221 
3,384 
180 
2,902 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
3,344 
63 
2,140 
$50,000 or more 
89 
11,214 
34 
3,239 
$50,000 to $99,999 
54 
3,688 
22 
1,480 
$100,000 or more 
35 
7,526 
12 
1,759 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms 
2,729 
(X) 
2,224 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
27,539 
(X) 
13,267 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
713 
151 
618 
128 
$500 to $999 
340 
230 
312 
215 
$1,000 to $4,999 
790 
1,794 
780 
1,829 
$5,000 to $9,999 
287 
1,913 
221 
1,507 
$10,000 to $24,999 
320 
4,907 
165 
2,610 
$25,000 or more 
279 
18,543 
128 
6,979 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
5,276 
92 
3,072 
$50,000 or more 
132 
13,267 
36 
3,908 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased farms 
4,349 
(X) 
3,493 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
316,034 
(X) 
215,888 
percent of total 
(X) 
20.4 
(X) 
22.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
774 
303 
580 
241 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,380 
3,573 
1,292 
3,215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
666 
4,585 
525 
3,594 
$10,000 to $24,999 
665 
10,110 
475 
7,273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
299 
10,271 
222 
7,449 
$50,000 to $99,999 
252 
16,664 
141 
9,879 
$100,000 to $249,999 
122 
19,119 
113 
17,429 
$250,000 or more 
191 
251,409 
145 
166,808 
$250,000 to $499,999 
94 
33,849 
61 
21,045 
$500,000 to $999,999 
49 
32,692 
47 
31,458 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
48 
184,868 
37 
114,305 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased farms 
2,837 
(X) 
2,354 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
55,056 
(X) 
38,436 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
304 
136 
292 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
940 
2,485 
919 
2,326 
$5,000 to $9,999 
548 
3,789 
416 
2,851 
$10,000 to $24,999 
564 
8,778 
415 
6,364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
6,960 
164 
5,492 
$50,000 to $99,999 
194 
11,481 
83 
5,535 
$100,000 to $249,999 
59 
9,040 
53 
7,419 
$250,000 or more 
27 
12,387 
12 
8,318 
$250,000 to $499,999 
23 
8,309 
8 
2,809 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) farms 
2,260 
(X) 
1,803 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
260,977 
(X) 
177,453 
percent of total 
(X) 
16.8 
(X) 
18.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
270 
551 
192 
$1,000 to $4,999 
669 
1,599 
651 
1,502 
$5,000 to $9,999 
224 
1,531 
167 
1,174 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wyoming 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
