Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
150 
54 
56 
52 
52 
$1,000 
14,409 
1 1 ,730 
680 
646 
260 
246 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
4 
7 
9 
12 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
34 
18 
17 
22 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
41 
19 
24 
15 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
20 
6 
4 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
57 
51 
4 
2 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
669 
277 
223 
277 
305 
$1,000 
78,517 
30,993 
5,589 
4,933 
2,962 
2,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
76 
61 
56 
127 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
251 
146 
110 
127 
111 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
286 
64 
48 
21 
9 
$100,000 or more 
83 
56 
6 
9 
2 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,713 
559 
200 
137 
164 
188 
$1,000 
58,493 
20,454 
3,146 
3,461 
1,751 
1,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
18 
9 
9 
24 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
61 
48 
22 
63 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
240 
112 
61 
61 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
112 
19 
22 
7 
8 
$50,000 or more 
198 
128 
12 
23 
9 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,389 
399 
180 
153 
198 
188 
$1,000 
20,024 
10,539 
2,443 
1,472 
1,211 
513 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
21 
9 
12 
18 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
103 
62 
62 
104 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
150 
72 
70 
69 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
75 
30 
6 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
61 
50 
7 
3 
" 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
871 
367 
328 
544 
824 
$1,000 
43,314 
8,919 
2,603 
1,755 
2,162 
2,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
402 
216 
240 
435 
714 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
255 
86 
47 
64 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
140 
53 
32 
38 
28 
$25,000 or more 
165 
74 
12 
9 
7 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
886 
378 
347 
389 
537 
$1,000 
141,529 
99,361 
10,656 
8,194 
4,326 
3,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
101 
73 
92 
170 
381 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
367 
163 
162 
165 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
138 
84 
53 
38 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
110 
35 
24 
15 
11 
$100,000 or more 
214 
170 
23 
16 
1 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
220 
61 
31 
18 
13 
16 
$1,000 
3,634 
2,767 
433 
237 
42 
43 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,627 
885 
380 
345 
369 
437 
$1,000 
178,090 
99,801 
19,250 
11,631 
7,660 
5,277 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,266 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
$1,000 
627,325 
615,194 
65,713 
18,961 
12,994 
14,035 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
694,350 
172,476 
54,643 
22,288 
16,022 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,516 
809 
304 
261 
422 
653 
Average net gain 
dollars 
101,777 
902,673 
249,396 
128,164 
67,941 
41,215 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
2 
- 
- 
6 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
1 
2 
5 
3 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
- 
1 
2 
11 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
10 
7 
17 
45 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
10 
13 
13 
100 
266 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
786 
281 
224 
257 
199 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,750 
77 
77 
86 
161 
223 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,663 
1,494,395 
131,206 
168,486 
97,374 
57,749 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
- 
2 
3 
5 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
2 
4 
9 
13 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
6 
3 
9 
33 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
5 
21 
13 
37 
44 
$50,000 or more 
763 
64 
47 
52 
71 
65 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,266 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
$1,000 
300,852 
301,427 
57,616 
15,488 
12,393 
13,878 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,907 
340,212 
151,223 
44,633 
21,257 
15,842 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,444 
767 
303 
254 
415 
652 
Average net gain 
dollars 
69,232 
556,782 
223,889 
120,810 
68,024 
41,084 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
