Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,356 
580 
182 
129 
175 
116 
$1,000 
33,183 
24,186 
3,213 
1,860 
1,227 
348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
58 
12 
11 
29 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
120 
41 
29 
72 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
207 
95 
68 
63 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
77 
19 
13 
10 
1 
$50,000 or more 
145 
118 
15 
8 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
2,611 
1,027 
852 
907 
748 
$1,000 
207,217 
115,677 
18,998 
10,942 
11,077 
4,911 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
382 
250 
296 
452 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
939 
539 
460 
342 
255 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
1,070 
227 
88 
106 
35 
$100,000 or more 
262 
220 
11 
8 
7 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,683 
2,187 
805 
636 
611 
504 
$1,000 
156,900 
86,220 
13,478 
7,815 
7,791 
3,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
68 
36 
44 
71 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
302 
209 
187 
236 
219 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
857 
400 
342 
223 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
510 
108 
41 
60 
16 
$50,000 or more 
602 
450 
52 
22 
21 
8 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,916 
1,439 
612 
531 
572 
461 
$1,000 
50,316 
29,457 
5,520 
3,127 
3,287 
1,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
108 
62 
71 
105 
147 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
371 
227 
240 
272 
248 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
631 
283 
206 
176 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
214 
28 
10 
9 
3 
$50,000 or more 
142 
115 
12 
4 
10 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
47,883 
3,493 
1,481 
1,348 
1,686 
1,830 
$1,000 
142,392 
54,339 
9,864 
6,540 
6,029 
4,718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
1,122 
870 
919 
1,329 
1,631 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
1,091 
371 
298 
262 
142 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
859 
195 
106 
85 
51 
$25,000 or more 
543 
421 
45 
25 
10 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,030 
3,549 
1,522 
1,420 
1,263 
1,095 
$1,000 
445,561 
341,272 
34,681 
21,351 
12,045 
6,466 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
412 
458 
478 
604 
793 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
1,308 
645 
716 
566 
251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
602 
244 
151 
60 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
539 
127 
56 
23 
6 
$100,000 or more 
774 
688 
48 
19 
10 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,289 
410 
150 
111 
120 
107 
$1,000 
19,202 
13,535 
2,837 
1,185 
622 
366 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,337 
3,549 
1,514 
1,419 
1,194 
1,013 
$1,000 
587,362 
393,725 
59,586 
34,837 
21,558 
9,837 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
50,218 
3,550 
1,525 
1,420 
1,836 
1,946 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
2,512,030 
302,426 
129,280 
53,142 
30,208 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
707,614 
198,312 
91,043 
28,945 
15,523 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
21,700 
3,236 
1,311 
1,182 
1,362 
1,450 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,912 
815,480 
252,175 
132,964 
70,277 
37,087 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
2 
4 
2 
13 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
6 
7 
37 
30 
76 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
6 
12 
29 
45 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
28 
41 
63 
147 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
49 
79 
97 
277 
611 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
3,145 
1,168 
954 
850 
348 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,518 
314 
214 
238 
474 
496 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,952 
404,026 
131,663 
117,154 
89,822 
47,518 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
- 
2 
9 
12 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
11 
21 
12 
30 
70 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
9 
15 
16 
45 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
14 
25 
46 
51 
147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
34 
43 
38 
90 
95 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
246 
108 
117 
246 
127 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
50,218 
3,550 
1,525 
1,420 
1,836 
1,946 
$1,000 
1,935,698 
1,378,338 
203,489 
105,333 
381,770 
29,508 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,546 
388,264 
133,435 
74,178 
207,936 
15,164 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
21,493 
3,110 
1,280 
1,172 
1,330 
1,450 
Average net gain 
dollars 
117,253 
497,243 
181,493 
113,692 
320,527 
36,708 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
6 
3 
5 
16 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
