Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,177 
2,532 
323 
225 
$1,000 
50,236 
31,372 
9,414 
7,563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
818 
64 
44 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
786 
76 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
634 
91 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
157 
41 
34 
$50,000 or more 
231 
137 
51 
36 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
15,681 
1,360 
923 
$1,000 
392,136 
277,682 
55,777 
41,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
6,003 
351 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
6,797 
499 
330 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
2,489 
366 
254 
$100,000 or more 
668 
392 
144 
107 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
11,961 
1,041 
699 
$1,000 
258,250 
183,292 
34,909 
25,999 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
1,097 
86 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
3,594 
217 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
5,428 
396 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
1,157 
165 
97 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
685 
177 
131 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,806 
9,991 
928 
623 
$1,000 
133,887 
94,390 
20,867 
15,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
1,838 
128 
78 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
3,961 
241 
149 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
3,371 
341 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
494 
99 
77 
$50,000 or more 
535 
327 
119 
89 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
25,349 
1,983 
1,352 
$1,000 
197,123 
142,283 
24,666 
18,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
16,940 
919 
617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
4,747 
376 
240 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
2,997 
426 
293 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
665 
262 
202 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
19,188 
1,606 
1,086 
$1,000 
501,598 
289,021 
91,125 
73,695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,342 
10,213 
548 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
6,073 
464 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
1,633 
253 
172 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
884 
187 
123 
$100,000 or more 
747 
385 
154 
133 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
2,067 
1,720 
193 
130 
$1,000 
37,197 
27,352 
4,904 
3,384 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
17,072 
1,534 
1,059 
$1,000 
875,143 
597,066 
121,089 
92,187 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
2,081,818 
574,239 
418,260 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
75,582 
267,088 
283,182 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
20,835 
17,597 
1,617 
1,111 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
139,542 
378,972 
404,694 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
561 
36 
33 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
1,650 
89 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
1,311 
68 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
2,723 
185 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
2,437 
183 
109 
$50,000 or more 
11,068 
8,915 
1,056 
735 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
9,947 
533 
366 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
37,570 
72,344 
85,672 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
582 
19 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
2,102 
100 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
1,707 
58 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
2,496 
112 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
1,411 
89 
52 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
1,649 
155 
109 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
27,544 
2,150 
1,477 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
1,967,394 
573,722 
421,789 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
71,427 
266,847 
285,572 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
17,486 
1,611 
1,105 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
134,721 
380,541 
410,495 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
