Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,266 
(X) 
25,867 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,575,752 
(X) 
2,012,179 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
101,945 
(X) 
77,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,957 
21,904 
10,794 
25,223 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,207 
37,484 
5,073 
36,789 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,473 
84,686 
5,040 
78,712 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,239 
79,052 
2,060 
71,403 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,112 
76,185 
943 
65,803 
$100,000 to $249,999 
728 
118,042 
641 
101,203 
$250,000 to $499,999 
410 
148,974 
383 
139,217 
$500,000 or more 
1,140 
2,009,426 
933 
1,493,830 
$500,000 to $999,999 
452 
327,473 
415 
301,443 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
523 
811,448 
399 
606,546 
$2,500,000 or more 
165 
870,505 
119 
585,842 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
12,682 
(X) 
14,472 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
196,212 
(X) 
143,408 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.6 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,838 
636 
3,378 
787 
$500 to $999 
2,158 
1,422 
2,308 
1,560 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,772 
10,684 
5,392 
12,280 
$5,000 to $9,999 
964 
6,370 
1,311 
8,819 
$10,000 to $24,999 
777 
11,464 
1,066 
16,164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
12,383 
418 
14,138 
$50,000 to $99,999 
330 
22,818 
290 
20,151 
$100,000 or more 
485 
130,436 
309 
69,509 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,277 
(X) 
9,803 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
146,452 
(X) 
73,930 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,899 
1,076 
5,233 
978 
$500 to $999 
1,570 
1,003 
1,410 
888 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,025 
4,193 
1,707 
3,491 
$5,000 to $9,999 
391 
2,662 
424 
2,843 
$10,000 to $24,999 
472 
7,322 
395 
5,933 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
10,415 
239 
8,125 
$50,000 or more 
618 
119,779 
395 
51,672 
$50,000 to $99,999 
236 
16,536 
210 
14,576 
$100,000 or more 
382 
103,244 
185 
37,096 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
8,855 
(X) 
8,374 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
114,251 
(X) 
81,099 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.4 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,740 
762 
3,638 
742 
$500 to $999 
1,426 
917 
1,316 
865 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
3,595 
1,948 
4,116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
560 
3,757 
458 
3,100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
492 
7,576 
467 
7,100 
$25,000 or more 
853 
97,645 
547 
65,176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
11,377 
240 
8,430 
$50,000 or more 
532 
86,268 
307 
56,746 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,977 
(X) 
4,097 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
209,463 
(X) 
170,676 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.1 
(X) 
8.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,862 
706 
1,324 
507 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,705 
4,019 
1,519 
3,350 
$5,000 to $9,999 
360 
2,343 
346 
2,249 
$10,000 to $24,999 
281 
4,045 
183 
2,631 
$25,000 to $49,999 
94 
3,284 
77 
2,807 
$50,000 to $99,999 
95 
7,291 
147 
10,666 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
62,770 
341 
53,281 
$250,000 or more 
210 
125,004 
160 
95,185 
$250,000 to $499,999 
154 
52,212 
103 
34,057 
$500,000 to $999,999 
36 
24,787 
36 
22,587 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
20 
48,006 
21 
38,541 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
2,355 
(X) 
1,977 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,545 
(X) 
14,017 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
722 
339 
598 
310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,135 
2,665 
990 
2,252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
261 
1,703 
222 
1,470 
$10,000 to $24,999 
135 
1,846 
118 
1,661 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
1,324 
23 
770 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
1,594 
9 
587 
$100,000 to $249,999 
33 
4,890 
9 
1,424 
$250,000 or more 
6 
5,185 
8 
5,543 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5 
(D) 
4 
1,501 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,309 
(X) 
2,613 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
189,918 
(X) 
156,659 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
7.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,569 
502 
1,057 
317 
$1,000 to $4,999 
735 
1,674 
677 
1,392 
$5,000 to $9,999 
162 
1,010 
129 
823 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Carolina 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
