CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 3,860	$ 3,747
Interest on investment securities and cash	217	280
Total interest income	4,077	4,027
Interest Expense
Interest expense non-maturity deposits	75	54
Interest expense time deposits	508	537
Interest expense borrowed funds	45	41
Interest expense capital lease	5	6
Interest expense on subordinated debt	190
Total interest expense	823	638
Net interest income	3,254	3,389
Loan loss provision/(recovery)	151	(80)
Net interest income after loan loss provision/(recovery)	3,103	3,469
Noninterest income
Overdraft fees on deposits	84	105
Interchange fee income	119	105
Service charges on deposits	14	14
Mortgage fee income	16	22
Customer service fees	13	14
ATM income	6	5
Bank-owned life insurance income	36	4
Other income	4	17
Total noninterest income	292	286
Noninterest expense
Salaries & benefits expense	1,743	1,717
Occupancy expense	204	217
Furniture, fixture & equipment expense	140	119
Data processing expense	268	175
Office supplies expense	20	15
Professional fees	106	219
Advertising and marketing	35	38
Insurance	73	81
Foreclosed asset expense, net	40	128
Check card expense	99	91
Loan expense	37	32
Stockholder expense	58	19
Directors fees and expenses	70	55
Telephone expense	70	52
Core deposit intangible amortization expense	12	15
Other operating expense	101	132
Total noninterest expense	3,076	3,105
Pre-tax income	319	650
Income tax expense	108	233
Net income	211	417
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interest		59
Net income attributable to Carolina Trust BancShares	$ 211	$ 358
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.08
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.08
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	4,654,386	4,649,558
Diluted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	4,734,010	4,697,539