Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
896 
149 
49 
62 
48 
53 
$1,000 
14,409 
11,680 
664 
711 
240 
247 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
4 
7 
9 
12 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
34 
18 
17 
20 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
41 
13 
30 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
20 
6 
4 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
57 
50 
5 
2 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
659 
280 
218 
276 
300 
$1,000 
78,517 
30,731 
5,799 
4,718 
3,180 
1,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
74 
60 
55 
123 
182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
245 
148 
111 
125 
108 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
284 
66 
43 
26 
9 
$100,000 or more 
83 
56 
6 
9 
2 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,713 
551 
204 
136 
161 
182 
$1,000 
58,493 
20,273 
3,297 
3,242 
1,980 
1,364 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
18 
9 
9 
24 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
60 
48 
23 
56 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
235 
114 
64 
60 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
112 
19 
22 
7 
8 
$50,000 or more 
198 
126 
14 
18 
14 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,389 
393 
181 
151 
198 
187 
$1,000 
20,024 
10,458 
2,502 
1,476 
1,200 
527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
21 
9 
8 
21 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
100 
61 
66 
103 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
149 
72 
68 
67 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
73 
32 
6 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
61 
50 
7 
3 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
858 
365 
324 
534 
796 
$1,000 
43,314 
8,778 
2,613 
1,842 
2,083 
2,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
393 
220 
229 
427 
692 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
253 
83 
49 
64 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
139 
49 
37 
37 
24 
$25,000 or more 
165 
73 
13 
9 
6 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
873 
376 
343 
389 
518 
$1,000 
141,529 
98,760 
11,022 
7,998 
4,550 
3,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
101 
72 
89 
167 
359 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
362 
157 
164 
165 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
133 
86 
55 
36 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
109 
36 
19 
20 
11 
$100,000 or more 
214 
168 
25 
16 
1 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
220 
59 
31 
19 
14 
16 
$1,000 
3,634 
2,734 
431 
269 
44 
43 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,627 
872 
378 
341 
367 
424 
$1,000 
178,090 
98,823 
19,609 
11,573 
8,013 
5,152 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
627,325 
611,237 
67,447 
20,258 
12,904 
12,454 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
700,157 
177,960 
59,060 
22,799 
14,618 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,516 
798 
301 
263 
411 
626 
Average net gain 
dollars 
101,777 
909,594 
258,676 
131,822 
68,913 
40,772 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
2 
- 
- 
6 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
1 
2 
5 
3 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
- 
1 
2 
8 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
10 
7 
17 
42 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
10 
13 
13 
97 
253 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
775 
278 
226 
255 
190 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,750 
75 
78 
80 
155 
226 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,663 
1,528,252 
133,520 
180,146 
99,479 
57,826 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
- 
2 
3 
5 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
2 
4 
5 
17 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
6 
3 
9 
26 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
5 
21 
13 
35 
44 
$50,000 or more 
763 
62 
48 
50 
70 
68 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
300,852 
297,437 
59,347 
16,817 
12,325 
12,277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,907 
340,707 
156,589 
49,029 
21,775 
14,409 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,444 
756 
300 
256 
404 
625 
Average net gain 
dollars 
69,232 
559,054 
232,828 
124,753 
69,021 
40,634 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,280 
3 
- 
1 
6 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
