Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
896 
525 
- 
36 
78 
103 
153 
155 
$1,000 
14,409 
12,596 
- 
378 
802 
4,528 
4,713 
2,174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
161 
- 
6 
20 
24 
55 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
171 
- 
13 
30 
29 
34 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
109 
- 
12 
18 
25 
35 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
34 
- 
4 
4 
10 
12 
4 
$50,000 or more 
57 
50 
- 
1 
6 
15 
17 
11 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
3,090 
2 
142 
294 
627 
914 
1,111 
$1,000 
78,517 
54,031 
(D) 
(D) 
5,235 
15,218 
17,234 
14,459 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
1,391 
- 
49 
97 
258 
418 
569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
1,189 
2 
83 
120 
249 
322 
413 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
440 
- 
10 
70 
98 
151 
111 
$100,000 or more 
83 
70 
- 
- 
7 
22 
23 
18 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,713 
2,250 
2 
90 
196 
480 
681 
801 
$1,000 
58,493 
38,201 
(D) 
(D) 
3,098 
12,026 
11,250 
10,484 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
278 
- 
3 
20 
60 
76 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
648 
- 
27 
47 
120 
200 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
966 
2 
51 
86 
205 
281 
341 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
196 
- 
3 
34 
53 
63 
43 
$50,000 or more 
198 
162 
- 
6 
9 
42 
61 
44 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,389 
1,816 
2 
96 
185 
355 
538 
640 
$1,000 
20,024 
15,830 
(D) 
(D) 
2,137 
3,191 
5,985 
3,975 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
559 
- 
26 
26 
99 
162 
246 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
680 
- 
37 
75 
134 
194 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
421 
2 
32 
49 
87 
130 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
102 
- 
1 
31 
18 
34 
18 
$50,000 or more 
61 
54 
- 
" 
4 
17 
18 
15 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
9,947 
29 
350 
725 
1,529 
2,759 
4,555 
$1,000 
43,314 
25,260 
31 
874 
2,394 
4,930 
7,798 
9,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
8,842 
29 
302 
596 
1,315 
2,414 
4,186 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
665 
- 
38 
70 
126 
195 
236 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
320 
- 
9 
43 
61 
108 
99 
$25,000 or more 
165 
120 
- 
1 
16 
27 
42 
34 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
5,319 
21 
214 
489 
919 
1,583 
2,093 
$1,000 
141,529 
121,416 
89 
6,405 
8,817 
47,942 
33,831 
24,333 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
3,585 
19 
108 
256 
562 
1,013 
1,627 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
1,054 
- 
73 
146 
215 
341 
279 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
321 
2 
20 
54 
70 
97 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
173 
- 
2 
17 
23 
61 
70 
$100,000 or more 
214 
186 
- 
11 
16 
49 
71 
39 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
220 
154 
- 
4 
15 
30 
51 
54 
$1,000 
3,634 
3,430 
- 
11 
252 
1,316 
1,343 
508 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,627 
4,495 
10 
172 
378 
724 
1,292 
1,919 
$1,000 
178,090 
143,606 
604 
5,462 
17,819 
35,540 
48,269 
35,911 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
627,325 
580,683 
1,987 
12,517 
77,516 
103,154 
230,937 
154,572 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
56,045 
56,766 
32,343 
100,410 
65,536 
80,888 
32,624 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,516 
4,445 
12 
187 
383 
670 
1,187 
2,006 
Average net gain 
dollars 
101,777 
182,184 
193,839 
108,496 
239,935 
307,538 
240,074 
101,835 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
387 
5 
20 
30 
35 
56 
241 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
914 
- 
22 
43 
99 
216 
534 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
523 
- 
23 
26 
70 
128 
276 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
691 
- 
21 
40 
108 
193 
329 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
425 
- 
14 
33 
45 
129 
204 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
1,505 
7 
87 
211 
313 
465 
422 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,750 
5,916 
23 
200 
389 
904 
1,668 
2,732 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,663 
38,730 
14,750 
38,859 
36,964 
113,823 
32,393 
18,195 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
542 
- 
22 
21 
58 
151 
290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
1,782 
- 
34 
113 
241 
512 
882 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
1,388 
17 
36 
75 
194 
399 
667 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
1,204 
- 
32 
92 
227 
309 
544 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
516 
6 
35 
34 
92 
147 
202 
$50,000 or more 
763 
484 
- 
41 
54 
92 
150 
147 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
300,852 
303,729 
536 
4,403 
50,191 
33,801 
132,744 
82,054 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,907 
29,315 
15,302 
11,377 
65,015 
21,475 
46,495 
17,318 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,444 
4,393 
12 
189 
370 
655 
1,174 
1,993 
Average net gain 
dollars 
69,232 
123,686 
72,901 
90,368 
175,466 
211,095 
160,433 
67,166 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
