Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
2,356 
1,607 
9 
83 
178 
376 
514 
447 
$1,000 
33,183 
28,621 
4 
991 
3,284 
7,781 
9,683 
6,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
472 
7 
19 
31 
71 
129 
215 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
462 
2 
22 
57 
121 
154 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
434 
- 
32 
58 
126 
143 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
103 
- 
6 
14 
29 
38 
16 
$50,000 or more 
145 
136 
- 
4 
18 
29 
50 
35 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
8,693 
35 
327 
909 
1,976 
2,645 
2,801 
$1,000 
207,217 
161,639 
1,478 
4,733 
17,367 
43,909 
57,456 
36,696 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
3,803 
10 
142 
345 
722 
1,091 
1,493 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
3,235 
8 
125 
354 
779 
991 
978 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
1,430 
13 
56 
189 
411 
482 
279 
$100,000 or more 
262 
225 
4 
4 
21 
64 
81 
51 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,683 
6,483 
25 
218 
692 
1,514 
1,999 
2,035 
$1,000 
156,900 
119,060 
1,365 
3,488 
12,474 
32,747 
41,518 
27,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
635 
- 
18 
33 
114 
209 
261 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
2,045 
2 
67 
232 
414 
565 
765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
2,597 
6 
88 
270 
652 
813 
768 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
702 
2 
29 
92 
185 
252 
142 
$50,000 or more 
602 
504 
15 
16 
65 
149 
160 
99 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,916 
5,036 
18 
186 
513 
1,155 
1,569 
1,595 
$1,000 
50,316 
42,579 
112 
1,245 
4,893 
11,162 
15,938 
9,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
1,239 
8 
46 
112 
202 
350 
521 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
2,106 
1 
80 
192 
490 
639 
704 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
1,305 
9 
48 
167 
348 
440 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
247 
- 
6 
28 
79 
85 
49 
$50,000 or more 
142 
139 
- 
6 
14 
36 
55 
28 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
47,883 
23,470 
83 
792 
1,789 
4,048 
6,697 
10,061 
$1,000 
142,392 
98,784 
281 
2,585 
8,068 
21,804 
32,704 
33,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
19,367 
66 
639 
1,356 
3,019 
5,385 
8,902 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
2,351 
13 
98 
245 
566 
720 
709 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
1,268 
4 
48 
136 
348 
421 
311 
$25,000 or more 
543 
484 
- 
7 
52 
115 
171 
139 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,030 
14,365 
63 
557 
1,367 
2,914 
4,326 
5,138 
$1,000 
445,561 
391,394 
818 
9,131 
43,106 
110,631 
139,656 
88,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
8,385 
31 
300 
688 
1,328 
2,374 
3,664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
3,540 
25 
185 
374 
896 
1,107 
953 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
1,022 
3 
36 
138 
305 
343 
197 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
702 
- 
24 
82 
175 
255 
166 
$100,000 or more 
774 
716 
4 
12 
85 
210 
247 
158 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,289 
1,032 
2 
36 
111 
237 
355 
291 
$1,000 
19,202 
18,286 
(D) 
(D) 
1,871 
4,576 
7,612 
3,433 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,337 
13,136 
60 
502 
1,146 
2,693 
3,920 
4,815 
$1,000 
587,362 
503,214 
2,448 
21,825 
52,105 
139,044 
163,349 
124,443 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
2,601,286 
8,831 
97,334 
314,046 
742,468 
821,733 
616,873 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
105,855 
74,838 
102,673 
162,214 
174,575 
118,082 
59,544 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
21,700 
12,597 
85 
598 
1,126 
2,421 
3,631 
4,736 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,912 
234,163 
112,040 
183,440 
312,350 
338,074 
258,689 
152,248 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
831 
- 
38 
34 
78 
219 
462 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
1,945 
16 
56 
104 
245 
464 
1,060 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
1,260 
11 
37 
78 
135 
327 
672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
1,652 
5 
97 
109 
241 
485 
715 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
1,263 
18 
68 
133 
232 
338 
474 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
5,646 
35 
302 
668 
1,490 
1,798 
1,353 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,518 
11,977 
33 
350 
810 
1,832 
3,328 
5,624 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,952 
29,095 
20,984 
35,324 
46,494 
41,490 
35,326 
18,523 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
996 
- 
33 
46 
112 
284 
521 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
3,759 
10 
98 
187 
471 
1,001 
1,992 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
2,517 
6 
51 
161 
384 
721 
1,194 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
2,428 
7 
84 
189 
359 
645 
1,144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
1,201 
4 
33 
116 
246 
326 
476 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
1,076 
6 
51 
111 
260 
351 
297 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
1,935,698 
1,855,335 
340,352 
60,826 
153,232 
403,959 
532,685 
364,280 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,546 
75,500 
2,884,341 
64,163 
79,149 
94,982 
76,546 
35,162 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
21,493 
12,434 
83 
595 
1,096 
2,389 
3,596 
4,675 
Average net gain 
dollars 
117,253 
180,506 
4,108,992 
122,778 
178,649 
208,549 
182,459 
102,709 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
