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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,177 
681 
538 
608 
528 
243 
$1,000 
50,236 
30,744 
6,650 
7,486 
2,950 
997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
44 
92 
138 
181 
107 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
161 
187 
202 
173 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
186 
186 
154 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
47 
52 
9 
7 
$50,000 or more 
231 
26 
30 
11 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
2,074 
2,185 
2,859 
3,211 
1,806 
$1 ,000 
392,136 
167,789 
69,869 
58,453 
42,478 
16,137 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
104 
309 
576 
1,066 
834 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
500 
976 
1,532 
1,669 
867 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
979 
799 
703 
462 
99 
$100,000 or more 
668 
491 
101 
48 
14 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
1,622 
1,720 
2,181 
2,341 
1,268 
$1,000 
258,250 
102,410 
45,374 
39,948 
28,660 
11,677 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
25 
64 
78 
170 
132 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
130 
285 
451 
650 
435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
516 
806 
1,187 
1,234 
622 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
376 
337 
336 
221 
65 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
575 
228 
129 
66 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,806 
1,602 
1,530 
1,998 
2,251 
1,171 
$1,000 
133,887 
65,378 
24,494 
18,505 
13,819 
4,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
34 
95 
161 
314 
285 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
150 
302 
653 
997 
587 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
628 
877 
1,070 
882 
291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
380 
168 
95 
47 
2 
$50,000 or more 
535 
410 
88 
19 
11 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
2,245 
2,491 
3,456 
4,088 
2,667 
$1,000 
197,123 
63,598 
30,050 
29,486 
25,730 
1 1 ,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
264 
614 
1,239 
2,072 
1,835 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
400 
713 
1,120 
1,327 
635 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
844 
909 
1,004 
632 
180 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
737 
255 
93 
57 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
2,358 
2,632 
3,757 
3,791 
2,301 
$1,000 
501,598 
285,889 
83,507 
63,683 
36,859 
1 1 ,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,342 
125 
370 
995 
1,587 
1,550 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
582 
1,002 
1,946 
1,897 
696 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
444 
749 
607 
242 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
628 
389 
171 
59 
8 
$100,000 or more 
747 
579 
122 
38 
6 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2,067 
435 
411 
483 
461 
137 
$1,000 
37,197 
18,343 
6,465 
6,890 
4,280 
719 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
2,358 
2,635 
3,759 
3,489 
1,909 
$1,000 
875,143 
387,665 
167,488 
156,637 
89,533 
30,226 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
2,358 
2,635 
3,759 
4,551 
3,038 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
1 ,837,396 
673,616 
480,020 
219,940 
44,913 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
779,218 
255,642 
127,699 
48,328 
14,784 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
20,835 
2,147 
2,324 
3,243 
3,500 
2,183 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
894,330 
312,166 
168,071 
86,967 
42,518 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
- 
1 
4 
5 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
6 
12 
23 
73 
84 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
1 
5 
19 
62 
120 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
13 
28 
132 
301 
422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
23 
37 
185 
553 
838 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,068 
2,104 
2,241 
2,880 
2,506 
704 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
211 
311 
516 
1,051 
855 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
392,084 
166,741 
126,037 
80,345 
56,029 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
1 
3 
8 
3 
23 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
3 
15 
13 
58 
84 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
2 
18 
16 
76 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
7 
33 
65 
156 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
12 
36 
75 
216 
243 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
186 
206 
339 
542 
251 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
2,358 
2,635 
3,759 
4,551 
3,038 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
1,760,826 
632,746 
458,536 
207,533 
42,669 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
746,745 
240,131 
121,983 
45,602 
14,045 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
2,118 
2,300 
3,208 
3,480 
2,174 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
875,260 
299,402 
164,388 
84,589 
41,850 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
112 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
