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 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
Ethanol 
■ Con. 
farms 
33 
14 
12 
4 
2 
1 
Other 
farms 
13 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
7,465 
8,323 
2,349 
220 
166 
39 
12 
595 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
1,398 
1,893 
720 
232 
371 
262 
19 
160 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
193 
483 
218 
35 
40 
20 
2 
51 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,259 
8,871 
10,237 
3,073 
453 
537 
301 
31 
756 
acres 
3,880,021 
1,159,809 
1,095,776 
438,032 
121,267 
299,953 
279,146 
68,850 
417,188 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
8,863 
10,216 
3,069 
452 
537 
301 
31 
755 
acres 
3,655,203 
1,072,187 
1,022,551 
418,807 
114,849 
291,136 
274,246 
68,270 
393,157 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,138 
1,607 
2,391 
947 
268 
411 
282 
21 
211 
acres 
1,336,384 
146,429 
221,521 
97,974 
79,545 
232,507 
394,858 
44,635 
118,915 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
1,591 
2,376 
938 
267 
411 
282 
21 
211 
acres 
1,316,041 
136,901 
220,054 
92,173 
78,945 
231,096 
394,592 
44,635 
117,645 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,408 
1,045 
867 
263 
47 
60 
24 
3 
99 
acres 
245,161 
97,150 
74,692 
25,026 
7,018 
10,228 
5,1 66 
580 
25,301 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
...number 
37,060 
12,601 
15,904 
4,881 
705 
881 
569 
109 
1,410 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
6,095 
6,218 
1,969 
307 
372 
148 
10 
383 
2 operators 
8,206 
2,502 
3,880 
1,115 
150 
145 
115 
10 
289 
3 operators 
1,281 
373 
512 
161 
26 
50 
45 
5 
109 
4 operators 
181 
60 
71 
21 
1 
6 
10 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
96 
26 
18 
21 
3 
4 
3 
5 
16 
Total women operators 
...number 
10,765 
3,664 
4,906 
1,512 
141 
143 
82 
19 
298 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
3,197 
4,392 
1,307 
121 
121 
75 
6 
216 
2 operators 
506 
186 
204 
70 
5 
8 
2 
2 
29 
3 operators 
80 
27 
32 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
8 
4 operators 
4 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
2 
2 
4 
2 
1 
" 
1 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
7,455 
9,192 
2,575 
450 
553 
316 
32 
684 
Female 
4,009 
1,601 
1,507 
712 
37 
24 
5 
1 
122 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
5,387 
- 
3,287 
487 
513 
297 
31 
359 
Other 
14,905 
3,669 
10,699 
- 
- 
64 
24 
2 
447 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,430 
7,057 
8,264 
2,593 
362 
443 
234 
16 
461 
Not on farm operated 
5,836 
1,999 
2,435 
694 
125 
134 
87 
17 
345 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,395 
6,043 
729 
1,317 
311 
396 
236 
22 
341 
Any 
15,871 
3,013 
9,970 
1,970 
176 
181 
85 
11 
465 
1 to 49 days 
1,971 
849 
626 
322 
31 
25 
13 
2 
103 
50 to 99 days 
1,055 
379 
382 
222 
15 
16 
2 
- 
39 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,126 
628 
1,011 
369 
30 
17 
5 
2 
64 
200 days or more 
10,719 
1,157 
7,951 
1,057 
100 
123 
65 
7 
259 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
988 
214 
504 
217 
6 
8 
2 
- 
37 
3 or 4 years 
1,145 
229 
585 
242 
24 
14 
2 
2 
47 
5 to 9 years 
3,475 
841 
1,786 
569 
76 
57 
21 
2 
123 
1 0 years or more 
19,658 
7,772 
7,824 
2,259 
381 
498 
296 
29 
599 
Average years on present farm 
22.1 
27.2 
18.3 
19.2 
23.2 
26.7 
29.1 
25.2 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
741 
145 
387 
178 
2 
2 
1 
- 
26 
3 or 4 years 
910 
166 
471 
202 
21 
11 
1 
1 
37 
5 to 9 years 
2,997 
733 
1,596 
453 
63 
44 
16 
2 
90 
1 0 years or more 
20,618 
8,012 
8,245 
2,454 
401 
520 
303 
30 
653 
Average years operating any farm ... 
23.8 
29.1 
19.7 
21.2 
25.0 
28.7 
30.9 
28.4 
23.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
84 
- 
45 
26 
3 
- 
2 
- 
8 
25 to 34 years 
1,013 
- 
600 
288 
37 
43 
5 
1 
39 
35 to 44 years 
2,350 
94 
1,478 
480 
79 
93 
40 
3 
83 
45 to 49 years 
2,080 
170 
1,350 
362 
57 
45 
25 
2 
69 
50 to 54 years 
3,017 
375 
1,863 
475 
70 
75 
48 
7 
104 
55 to 59 years 
3,654 
590 
2,167 
562 
75 
90 
55 
4 
111 
60 to 64 years 
3,974 
1,623 
1,604 
402 
73 
102 
58 
7 
105 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 565 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
