Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
896 
686 
98 
70 
$1,000 
14,409 
4,412 
3,391 
2,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
303 
27 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
248 
23 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
98 
21 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
18 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
57 
19 
18 
11 
Interest expense farms 
6,330 
5,405 
478 
340 
$1,000 
78,517 
52,720 
14,290 
12,161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
2,948 
169 
111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
2,023 
186 
128 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
396 
104 
84 
$100,000 or more 
83 
38 
19 
17 
Secured by real estate farms 
4,713 
4,063 
343 
249 
$1,000 
58,493 
41,345 
9,188 
7,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
570 
39 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
1,390 
82 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
1,775 
141 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
206 
44 
38 
$50,000 or more 
198 
122 
37 
30 
Not secured by real estate farms 
3,389 
2,841 
289 
204 
$1,000 
20,024 
11,374 
5,102 
4,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
1,251 
58 
38 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
1,083 
102 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
412 
74 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
72 
33 
27 
$50,000 or more 
61 
23 
22 
20 
Property taxes paid farms 
24,271 
21,545 
1,418 
983 
$1,000 
43,314 
31,881 
4,886 
3,753 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
20,416 
1,183 
798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
758 
130 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
294 
74 
57 
$25,000 or more 
165 
77 
31 
23 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
10,663 
9,086 
838 
582 
$1,000 
141,529 
60,119 
23,798 
19,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
7,537 
460 
297 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
1,109 
201 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
222 
75 
65 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
126 
52 
41 
$100,000 or more 
214 
92 
50 
39 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
220 
169 
28 
16 
$1,000 
3,634 
2,004 
1,133 
1,003 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
8,627 
7,238 
736 
531 
$1,000 
178,090 
103,068 
34,178 
26,742 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
$1,000 
627,325 
352,910 
163,636 
115,432 
Average per farm dollars 
24,829 
15,760 
110,416 
112,947 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
9,516 
8,141 
720 
499 
Average net gain dollars 
101,777 
68,641 
259,251 
269,254 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
1,180 
51 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
2,358 
131 
74 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
1,174 
75 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
1,353 
96 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
700 
72 
56 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
1,376 
295 
229 
Farms with net losses number 
15,750 
14,252 
762 
523 
Average net loss dollars 
21,663 
14,447 
30,216 
36,187 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
1,616 
77 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
4,986 
202 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
3,338 
126 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
2,766 
165 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
1,031 
99 
77 
$50,000 or more 
763 
515 
93 
76 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
$1,000 
300,852 
107,575 
124,186 
89,043 
Average per farm dollars 
11,907 
4,804 
83,797 
87,127 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
9,444 
8,093 
708 
497 
Average net gain dollars 
69,232 
39,935 
208,606 
217,683 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
