Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
896 
50 
207 
71 
70 
73 
$1,000 
14,409 
78 
616 
143 
138 
220 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
31 
113 
31 
42 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
13 
81 
33 
21 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
6 
7 
7 
7 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
57 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
410 
1,902 
563 
515 
515 
$1,000 
78,517 
1,865 
12,812 
4,747 
3,819 
4,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
293 
1,115 
308 
288 
285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
111 
721 
224 
202 
184 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
6 
64 
30 
25 
43 
$100,000 or more 
83 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,713 
307 
1,504 
449 
373 
365 
$1,000 
58,493 
1,507 
10,983 
4,038 
3,260 
3,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
70 
216 
84 
39 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
141 
570 
141 
128 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
91 
665 
198 
185 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
5 
40 
11 
13 
34 
$50,000 or more 
198 
- 
13 
15 
8 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,389 
208 
885 
271 
270 
289 
$1,000 
20,024 
358 
1,829 
709 
559 
1,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
112 
456 
131 
148 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
80 
340 
103 
99 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
14 
80 
31 
19 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
2 
7 
6 
4 
6 
$50,000 or more 
61 
- 
2 
" 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
1,952 
8,623 
2,430 
2,304 
2,087 
$1,000 
43,314 
1,455 
7,985 
2,799 
2,709 
3,121 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
1,925 
8,430 
2,335 
2,223 
1,989 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
22 
163 
76 
63 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
5 
26 
17 
17 
25 
$25,000 or more 
165 
- 
4 
2 
1 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
818 
3,441 
936 
857 
890 
$1,000 
141,529 
3,453 
12,107 
3,994 
4,376 
4,501 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
749 
3,106 
775 
740 
739 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
51 
271 
140 
95 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
13 
36 
15 
10 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
1 
4 
1 
6 
9 
$100,000 or more 
214 
4 
24 
5 
6 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
220 
7 
32 
13 
17 
9 
$1,000 
3,634 
11 
41 
13 
45 
47 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,627 
458 
2,324 
804 
769 
689 
$1,000 
178,090 
2,557 
21,240 
8,175 
7,821 
7,026 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
627,325 
-3,262 
53,249 
25,626 
22,894 
43,199 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
-1,528 
5,919 
10,097 
9,611 
20,074 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
9,516 
641 
2,393 
818 
871 
888 
Average net gain 
dollars 
101,777 
16,524 
49,195 
55,456 
44,117 
72,796 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
136 
481 
140 
139 
123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
253 
848 
289 
295 
252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
99 
335 
132 
149 
144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
89 
348 
139 
143 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
33 
161 
38 
53 
87 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
31 
220 
80 
92 
112 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
15,750 
1,494 
6,603 
1,720 
1,511 
1,264 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,663 
9,273 
9,764 
11,475 
10,279 
16,966 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
172 
790 
221 
178 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
582 
2,512 
597 
501 
416 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
402 
1,583 
356 
385 
247 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
233 
1,221 
363 
293 
294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
64 
384 
127 
123 
116 
$50,000 or more 
763 
41 
113 
56 
31 
60 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
300,852 
-5,594 
3,919 
-2,116 
186 
-1,797 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,907 
-2,620 
436 
-834 
78 
-835 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,444 
642 
2,377 
811 
864 
878 
Average net gain 
dollars 
69,232 
13,661 
28,871 
21,950 
18,812 
23,069 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,280 
136 
477 
141 
144 
120 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
