Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,074 
(X) 
1,912 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,792 
(X) 
17,399 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
386 
859 
336 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
2,140 
641 
1,416 
$5,000 to $9,999 
301 
2,117 
179 
1,225 
$10,000 to $24,999 
528 
8,252 
135 
2,023 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
6,577 
67 
2,338 
$50,000 or more 
102 
17,320 
31 
10,060 
$50,000 to $99,999 
65 
4,255 
18 
1,236 
$100,000 or more 
37 
13,065 
13 
8,825 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
4,393 
(X) 
3,915 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
69,102 
(X) 
62,216 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
900 
232 
773 
198 
$500 to $999 
649 
428 
584 
396 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,303 
2,980 
1,329 
3,004 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
2,641 
387 
2,691 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
8,534 
374 
5,860 
$25,000 to $49,999 
297 
10,437 
250 
8,719 
$50,000 or more 
351 
43,850 
218 
41,348 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
896 
(X) 
717 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,409 
(X) 
6,579 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
242 
54 
267 
61 
$500 to $999 
118 
78 
81 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
599 
180 
416 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70 
513 
63 
390 
$10,000 to $24,999 
71 
931 
78 
1,238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
1,355 
23 
834 
$50,000 or more 
57 
10,880 
25 
3,590 
Interest expense farms 
6,330 
(X) 
4,820 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
78,517 
(X) 
58,971 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,234 
551 
911 
400 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,036 
5,509 
1,571 
4,164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,251 
8,933 
869 
6,138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,145 
17,802 
943 
14,370 
$25,000 to $49,999 
367 
12,227 
317 
10,978 
$50,000 to $99,999 
214 
14,888 
147 
10,301 
$100,000 or more 
83 
18,608 
62 
12,619 
Secured by real estate farms 
4,713 
(X) 
3,808 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
58,493 
(X) 
44,652 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
293 
615 
258 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
4,278 
1,295 
3,440 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,084 
7,613 
723 
5,125 
$10,000 to $24,999 
970 
15,062 
779 
11,730 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
9,693 
240 
8,179 
$50,000 to $99,999 
147 
9,819 
114 
7,828 
$100,000 or more 
51 
11,733 
42 
8,091 
Not secured by real estate farms 
3,389 
(X) 
2,788 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,024 
(X) 
14,319 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
585 
1,318 
511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
2,821 
958 
2,197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
315 
2,057 
219 
1,449 
$10,000 to $24,999 
247 
3,694 
181 
2,694 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
3,718 
70 
2,335 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
3,114 
26 
1,786 
$100,000 or more 
18 
4,036 
16 
3,347 
Property taxes paid farms 
24,271 
(X) 
23,544 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,314 
(X) 
37,423 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,834 
1,945 
9,822 
2,083 
$500 to $999 
5,690 
4,058 
5,297 
3,742 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,122 
15,954 
7,045 
13,983 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
6,842 
826 
5,452 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
6,513 
435 
6,364 
$25,000 or more 
165 
8,002 
119 
5,799 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
10,663 
(X) 
9,304 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
141,529 
(X) 
137,337 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.5 
(X) 
6.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,874 
1,955 
4,403 
1,685 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,462 
7,224 
2,761 
5,938 
$5,000 to $9,999 
769 
5,263 
600 
4,072 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
11,752 
605 
9,380 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
13,173 
310 
11,037 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
13,021 
295 
20,979 
$100,000 or more 
214 
89,141 
330 
84,246 
$100,000 to $249,999 
154 
24,206 
257 
38,991 
$250,000 or more 
60 
64,935 
73 
45,254 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Carolina 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
