Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
585 
177 
135 
179 
118 
$1,000 
33,183 
24,246 
3,153 
1,908 
1,182 
423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
58 
12 
13 
35 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
121 
40 
31 
72 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
211 
91 
69 
62 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
77 
19 
14 
9 
1 
$50,000 or more 
145 
118 
15 
8 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
2,635 
1,023 
871 
900 
767 
$1,000 
207,217 
116,210 
18,698 
11,005 
11,017 
5,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
384 
253 
306 
452 
475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
955 
535 
470 
337 
255 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
1,075 
225 
87 
104 
36 
$100,000 or more 
262 
221 
10 
8 
7 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,683 
2,204 
801 
644 
616 
513 
$1,000 
156,900 
86,600 
13,249 
7,803 
7,859 
4,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
69 
35 
45 
70 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
305 
208 
192 
240 
218 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
867 
399 
346 
225 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
510 
110 
39 
60 
17 
$50,000 or more 
602 
453 
49 
22 
21 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,916 
1,452 
616 
540 
559 
475 
$1,000 
50,316 
29,609 
5,448 
3,202 
3,158 
1,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
110 
60 
71 
107 
153 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
372 
235 
244 
269 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
639 
283 
210 
165 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
216 
26 
11 
8 
3 
$50,000 or more 
142 
115 
12 
4 
10 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
47,883 
3,519 
1,484 
1,380 
1,712 
1,891 
$1,000 
142,392 
54,604 
9,753 
6,641 
6,070 
4,815 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
1,129 
882 
944 
1,362 
1,686 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
1,097 
369 
305 
256 
147 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
872 
188 
106 
82 
53 
$25,000 or more 
543 
421 
45 
25 
12 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,030 
3,576 
1,524 
1,459 
1,255 
1,120 
$1,000 
445,561 
342,380 
34,076 
21,682 
11,500 
6,550 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
416 
459 
491 
626 
826 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
1,316 
654 
739 
546 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
610 
241 
156 
50 
44 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
543 
125 
54 
23 
6 
$100,000 or more 
774 
691 
45 
19 
10 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,289 
412 
155 
111 
120 
104 
$1,000 
19,202 
13,678 
2,833 
1,089 
616 
333 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,337 
3,576 
1,516 
1,458 
1,172 
1,045 
$1,000 
587,362 
395,968 
58,331 
35,751 
20,360 
10,097 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
50,218 
3,577 
1,527 
1,459 
1,862 
2,008 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
2,519,519 
300,174 
127,925 
54,568 
28,986 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
704,366 
196,577 
87,680 
29,306 
14,435 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
21,700 
3,259 
1,314 
1,209 
1,392 
1,490 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,912 
812,410 
249,204 
129,466 
69,308 
35,685 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
2 
4 
2 
16 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
6 
7 
37 
31 
78 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
6 
13 
28 
51 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
28 
41 
63 
154 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
50 
79 
100 
288 
652 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
3,167 
1,170 
979 
852 
321 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,518 
318 
213 
250 
470 
518 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,952 
402,906 
128,077 
114,396 
89,169 
46,689 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
- 
2 
9 
12 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
11 
21 
13 
31 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
9 
15 
20 
43 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
14 
25 
47 
53 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
34 
43 
41 
88 
98 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
250 
107 
120 
243 
128 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
50,218 
3,577 
1,527 
1,459 
1,862 
2,008 
$1,000 
1,935,698 
1,385,607 
201,329 
104,111 
383,173 
28,245 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,546 
387,366 
131,846 
71,358 
205,786 
14,066 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
21,493 
3,134 
1,282 
1,199 
1,360 
1,490 
Average net gain 
dollars 
117,253 
496,137 
178,885 
110,688 
313,999 
35,294 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
