Table 41 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - South Carolina: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
9,056 
10,699 
3,287 
487 
577 
321 
33 
806 
percent 
100.0 
35.8 
42.3 
13.0 
1.9 
2.3 
1.3 
0.1 
3.2 
Land in farms 
....acres 
4,971,244 
1,209,088 
1,242,605 
510,980 
193,794 
522,232 
668,838 
112,905 
510,802 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
197 
134 
116 
155 
398 
905 
2,084 
3,421 
634 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
25,266 
9,056 
10,699 
3,287 
487 
577 
321 
33 
806 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
214,045 
242,137 
172,035 
479,995 
689,211 
715,635 
318,191 
255,435 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
122,168 
23,636 
22,632 
52,338 
985,615 
1,194,474 
2,229,394 
9,642,153 
316,917 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
3,029 
4,136 
969 
5 
219 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
1,435 
1,673 
386 
- 
- 
- 
- 
83 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
1,292 
1,421 
373 
1 
- 
- 
- 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
1,225 
1,384 
352 
4 
3 
- 
- 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
1,107 
1,134 
423 
5 
2 
- 
- 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
474 
446 
291 
3 
1 
_ 
_ 
70 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
284 
278 
262 
9 
6 
- 
- 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
122 
114 
140 
172 
5 
- 
- 
30 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
24 
42 
15 
89 
160 
- 
" 
17 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
14 
16 
30 
13 
275 
7 
- 
26 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
50 
55 
46 
186 
125 
314 
33 
77 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
40 
43 
38 
145 
52 
226 
- 
55 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
8 
8 
7 
37 
55 
77 
1 
15 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
2 
4 
1 
4 
18 
11 
32 
7 
Total sales 
....farms 
25,266 
9,056 
10,699 
3,287 
487 
577 
321 
33 
806 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
205,491 
234,657 
169,038 
477,682 
681,017 
703,637 
316,662 
251,885 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
3,323 
849 
998 
476 
187 
382 
264 
17 
150 
$1,000 
499,618 
17,291 
23,017 
14,614 
23,393 
103,459 
231,646 
34,951 
51,245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,173 
108 
136 
102 
148 
327 
252 
16 
84 
$1,000 
475,070 
9,930 
14,547 
(D) 
22,502 
102,357 
231,359 
(D) 
50,336 
Corn 
....farms 
2,495 
577 
749 
323 
150 
312 
246 
14 
124 
$1,000 
252,742 
7,611 
11,519 
5,733 
8,954 
44,513 
127,893 
21,826 
24,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
747 
35 
62 
27 
72 
246 
230 
13 
62 
$1,000 
233,928 
2,766 
5,932 
(□) 
6,939 
42,747 
127,567 
(D) 
24,038 
Wheat 
....farms 
1,149 
191 
234 
159 
101 
213 
180 
9 
62 
$1,000 
74,023 
2,222 
3,184 
(D) 
3,929 
15,595 
32,003 
(D) 
8,535 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
385 
4 
10 
4 
26 
130 
161 
9 
41 
$1,000 
62,949 
322 
1,069 
(D) 
2,193 
13,170 
31,496 
(D) 
8,110 
Soybeans 
....farms 
1,754 
363 
369 
260 
148 
299 
212 
12 
91 
$1,000 
162,034 
6,907 
7,406 
6,189 
9,640 
41,013 
67,282 
6,360 
17,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
694 
39 
38 
39 
85 
227 
202 
12 
52 
$1,000 
145,994 
2,993 
3,179 
2,806 
8,075 
39,226 
67,005 
6,360 
16,350 
Sorghum 
....farms 
164 
22 
24 
26 
12 
27 
34 
2 
17 
$1,000 
5,327 
136 
105 
(D) 
632 
(D) 
2,542 
(D) 
509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
27 
- 
- 
2 
6 
17 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,523 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
587 
2,165 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
....farms 
14 
5 
- 
1 
5 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
11 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
479 
109 
135 
82 
25 
61 
41 
2 
24 
$1,000 
4,672 
404 
804 
343 
238 
1,276 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
18 
- 
3 
- 
- 
5 
8 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,620 
- 
167 
- 
- 
510 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
136 
10 
5 
5 
13 
61 
25 
4 
13 
$1,000 
47,984 
775 
632 
339 
1,947 
15,179 
15,184 
9,816 
4,112 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
126 
6 
4 
4 
13 
61 
25 
4 
9 
$1,000 
47,803 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,947 
15,179 
15,184 
9,816 
4,090 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
783 
91 
100 
83 
92 
193 
171 
12 
41 
$1,000 
213,796 
6,795 
4,518 
4,228 
11,415 
51,672 
106,253 
12,406 
16,510 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
620 
52 
36 
41 
83 
187 
171 
12 
38 
$1,000 
210,528 
5,949 
3,449 
3,417 
11,179 
51,465 
106,253 
12,406 
16,410 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,420 
522 
473 
263 
28 
52 
24 
13 
45 
$1,000 
122,678 
7,571 
5,927 
5,307 
2,159 
8,824 
18,083 
54,669 
20,139 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
181 
26 
26 
30 
12 
37 
21 
12 
17 
$1,000 
109,761 
2,426 
2,072 
2,642 
(D) 
8,580 
17,973 
(D) 
19,495 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
1,094 
419 
401 
165 
17 
27 
14 
10 
41 
$1,000 
65,762 
5,333 
4,100 
2,750 
2,629 
4,485 
9,269 
31,381 
5,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
109 
19 
15 
17 
14 
13 
9 
9 
13 
$1,000 
57,505 
1,800 
1,498 
1,339 
(D) 
4,280 
9,155 
(D) 
5,484 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
784 
313 
268 
118 
16 
21 
10 
8 
30 
$1,000 
58,468 
4,112 
3,035 
(D) 
(D) 
2,985 
8,524 
31,153 
3,919 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
88 
14 
10 
17 
13 
11 
6 
7 
10 
$1,000 
52,174 
1,241 
1,167 
(D) 
2,338 
2,860 
8,457 
(D) 
3,696 
Berries 
....farms 
434 
146 
169 
68 
2 
16 
7 
4 
22 
$1,000 
7,294 
1,222 
1,065 
(D) 
(D) 
1,499 
745 
228 
1,896 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
26 
4 
3 
1 
4 
4 
3 
7 
$1,000 
4,930 
419 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
1,385 
698 
(D) 
1,772 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
558 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
