Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ’ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,177 
2,534 
20 
250 
366 
630 
762 
506 
$1,000 
50,236 
47,055 
99 
3,765 
10,181 
13,273 
12,515 
7,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
611 
3 
49 
54 
138 
192 
175 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
774 
11 
70 
99 
183 
265 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
704 
6 
78 
115 
207 
174 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
226 
- 
28 
42 
40 
75 
41 
$50,000 or more 
231 
219 
- 
25 
56 
62 
56 
20 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
12,480 
88 
965 
1,466 
3,178 
3,881 
2,902 
$1,000 
392,136 
341,662 
1,014 
17,889 
44,749 
97,510 
115,383 
65,117 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
3,537 
24 
278 
319 
708 
1,079 
1,129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
5,437 
58 
492 
656 
1,405 
1,671 
1,155 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
2,869 
6 
173 
409 
858 
942 
481 
$100,000 or more 
668 
637 
- 
22 
82 
207 
189 
137 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
9,447 
48 
630 
1,130 
2,499 
3,008 
2,132 
$1,000 
258,250 
219,496 
500 
10,534 
27,552 
62,253 
75,153 
43,504 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
670 
4 
40 
47 
162 
205 
212 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
2,241 
8 
148 
242 
508 
727 
608 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
4,303 
30 
337 
536 
1,180 
1,314 
906 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
1,270 
6 
64 
171 
375 
435 
219 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
963 
- 
41 
134 
274 
327 
187 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1 1 ,806 
8,614 
75 
730 
1,010 
2,149 
2,615 
2,035 
$1,000 
133,887 
122,166 
514 
7,355 
17,197 
35,257 
40,230 
21,613 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
1,090 
1 
99 
69 
205 
311 
405 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
2,843 
33 
252 
295 
590 
861 
812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
3,492 
41 
313 
488 
970 
1,084 
596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
669 
- 
49 
82 
208 
202 
128 
$50,000 or more 
535 
520 
- 
17 
76 
176 
157 
94 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
17,225 
108 
1,139 
1,819 
3,924 
5,170 
5,065 
$1,000 
197,123 
158,707 
362 
5,441 
14,521 
37,614 
55,576 
45,193 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
8,451 
87 
848 
985 
1,813 
2,183 
2,535 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
4,227 
7 
150 
424 
985 
1,415 
1,246 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
3,441 
14 
111 
312 
845 
1,180 
979 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
1,106 
- 
30 
98 
281 
392 
305 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
15,659 
127 
1,160 
1,822 
3,742 
4,680 
4,128 
$1,000 
501,598 
459,050 
1,359 
21,407 
54,446 
138,193 
164,349 
79,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,342 
5,918 
79 
533 
620 
1,139 
1,558 
1,989 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
5,846 
29 
435 
703 
1,424 
1,828 
1,427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
1,975 
9 
88 
266 
575 
670 
367 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
1,203 
8 
79 
139 
371 
368 
238 
$100,000 or more 
747 
717 
2 
25 
94 
233 
256 
107 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
2,067 
1,810 
14 
142 
259 
498 
578 
319 
$1,000 
37,197 
35,154 
159 
2,207 
5,799 
12,019 
9,354 
5,615 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
14,494 
105 
1,024 
1,687 
3,504 
4,411 
3,763 
$1,000 
875,143 
788,530 
2,919 
46,018 
98,444 
224,006 
262,111 
155,031 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
18,844 
178 
1,489 
2,108 
4,247 
5,458 
5,364 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
3,033,213 
8,915 
154,353 
426,552 
803,605 
961,551 
678,237 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
160,964 
50,083 
103,662 
202,349 
189,217 
176,173 
126,442 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
20,835 
13,742 
134 
996 
1,532 
3,101 
4,095 
3,884 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
246,209 
80,304 
181,015 
307,056 
289,855 
263,923 
191,127 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
178 
- 
6 
19 
28 
42 
83 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
596 
18 
51 
50 
81 
176 
220 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
543 
5 
41 
59 
92 
152 
194 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
1,399 
19 
99 
96 
273 
384 
528 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
1,593 
18 
133 
166 
284 
457 
535 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,068 
9,433 
74 
666 
1,142 
2,343 
2,884 
2,324 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
5,102 
44 
493 
576 
1,146 
1,363 
1,480 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
68,638 
41,955 
52,612 
76,143 
83,101 
87,464 
43,311 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
205 
6 
8 
23 
41 
52 
75 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
689 
7 
61 
75 
98 
171 
277 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
607 
3 
64 
40 
137 
145 
218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
1,156 
10 
105 
137 
227 
317 
360 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
897 
4 
123 
90 
195 
217 
268 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
1,548 
14 
132 
211 
448 
461 
282 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
18,844 
178 
1,489 
2,108 
4,247 
5,458 
5,364 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
2,896,008 
8,224 
145,129 
404,988 
758,945 
924,958 
653,763 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
153,683 
46,205 
97,467 
192,120 
178,701 
169,468 
121,880 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
13,644 
134 
992 
1,527 
3,068 
4,062 
3,861 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
239,279 
75,380 
173,096 
295,190 
279,693 
259,191 
186,797 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
