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 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,516 
3,420 
3,426 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
101,777 
24,229 
25,830 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
519 
611 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
1,124 
1,147 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
576 
522 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
601 
592 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
315 
281 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
285 
273 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,750 
5,636 
7,273 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
21,663 
10,498 
1 1 ,333 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
749 
779 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
2,056 
2,617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
1,306 
1,714 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
1,022 
1,430 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
359 
520 
$50,000 or more 
763 
144 
213 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
25,266 
9,056 
10,699 
$1,000 
300,852 
-8,992 
-33,039 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
11,907 
-993 
-3,088 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
9,444 
3,405 
3,413 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
69,232 
14,974 
14,717 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,280 
517 
614 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,596 
1,122 
1,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,313 
583 
522 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,538 
602 
598 
$25,000 to $49,999 
912 
324 
292 
$50,000 or more 
1,805 
257 
250 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
15,822 
5,651 
7,286 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
22,309 
10,614 
11,428 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,757 
758 
773 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,379 
2,048 
2,625 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,595 
1,314 
1,714 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,078 
1,021 
1,437 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,223 
361 
520 
$50,000 or more 
790 
149 
217 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
120 
9 
13 
$1,000 
8,570 
75 
211 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
7,591 
2,655 
2,773 
$1,000 
116,392 
24,413 
26,299 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
940 
294 
307 
$1,000 
8,186 
1,216 
1,442 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
2,211 
976 
772 
$1,000 
8,512 
3,071 
2,819 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
1,569 
608 
577 
$1,000 
43,063 
14,639 
11,784 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
581 
191 
219 
$1,000 
5,461 
869 
1,004 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
1,741 
414 
611 
$1,000 
4,051 
656 
958 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
535 
126 
113 
$1,000 
9,759 
795 
701 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
165 
44 
57 
$1,000 
650 
64 
163 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
1,491 
437 
609 
$1,000 
36,711 
3,103 
7,428 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
16,853 
6,083 
6,724 
acres 
1,967,288 
273,228 
295,065 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
13,135 
4,567 
5,115 
acres 
1,634,706 
171,785 
184,696 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
1,151 
400 
476 
283 
29 
331 
51,942 
324,063 
371,039 
851,227 
3,793,291 
242,390 
117 
2 
28 
268 
- 
2 
1 
- 
62 
172 
1 
1 
- 
- 
34 
246 
26 
13 
4 
- 
47 
152 
43 
16 
2 
- 
37 
196 
328 
444 
276 
29 
123 
2,136 
87 
101 
38 
4 
475 
22,812 
(D) 
287,097 
639,222 
(D) 
36,735 
182 
1 
42 
528 
9 
3 
- 
- 
157 
470 
6 
7 
- 
- 
74 
508 
11 
7 
1 
- 
87 
260 
13 
19 
2 
- 
48 
188 
47 
65 
35 
4 
67 
3,287 
487 
577 
321 
33 
806 
-26,197 
(D) 
77,002 
179,619 
(D) 
51,944 
-7,970 
(D) 
133,452 
559,561 
(D) 
64,447 
1,130 
386 
473 
283 
29 
325 
20,644 
94,135 
231,320 
719,265 
3,802,218 
214,512 
120 
4 
1 
24 
267 
3 
2 
1 
- 
64 
172 
1 
- 
- 
- 
35 
250 
24 
13 
5 
- 
46 
175 
56 
22 
2 
- 
41 
146 
298 
435 
275 
29 
115 
2,157 
101 
104 
38 
4 
481 
22,960 
(D) 
311,657 
629,811 
(D) 
36,948 
181 
3 
42 
532 
11 
4 
- 
- 
159 
478 
7 
8 
- 
- 
74 
509 
13 
9 
1 
- 
88 
262 
14 
16 
2 
- 
48 
195 
53 
67 
35 
4 
70 
20 
10 
29 
30 
9 
789 
532 
2,406 
3,909 
648 
1,121 
236 
355 
181 
13 
257 
11,845 
7,588 
(D) 
8,197 
(D) 
9,808 
132 
52 
70 
35 
5 
45 
697 
601 
1,400 
1,161 
825 
846 
253 
44 
52 
24 
3 
87 
963 
(D) 
378 
403 
(D) 
602 
203 
19 
67 
32 
2 
61 
3,193 
(D) 
4,657 
1,746 
(D) 
5,303 
88 
12 
28 
8 
1 
34 
621 
(D) 
913 
120 
(D) 
1,479 
260 
115 
181 
102 
4 
54 
489 
477 
729 
510 
10 
222 
102 
32 
88 
51 
_ 
23 
639 
358 
3,541 
3,133 
- 
591 
35 
6 
10 
3 
_ 
10 
137 
20 
100 
93 
- 
73 
312 
44 
46 
11 
3 
29 
5,106 
4,301 
(D) 
1,032 
(D) 
692 
2,197 
388 
545 
315 
26 
575 
137,163 
103,882 
336,729 
561,870 
89,903 
169,448 
1,808 
362 
532 
314 
26 
411 
101,519 
92,792 
317,939 
536,803 
87,193 
141,979 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
562 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
