Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
10,592 
10,436 
4,009 
4,085 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
1,341 
1,566 
327 
508 
Farming 
3,596 
3,200 
1,680 
1,383 
45 to 54 years 
2,663 
2,839 
925 
962 
Other 
6,996 
7,236 
2,329 
2,702 
55 to 64 years 
3,158 
2,845 
1,279 
1,138 
65 to 74 years 
1,842 
1,445 
771 
676 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
879 
956 
558 
662 
On farm operated 
8,519 
8,155 
3,147 
3,052 
Not on farm operated 
2,073 
2,281 
862 
1,033 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.9 
54.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
59.7 
59.1 
None 
4,058 
3,826 
1,814 
1,716 
Second operator 
54.0 
52.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
6,534 
6,610 
2,195 
2,369 
Third operator 
49.4 
47.2 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
864 
1,172 
277 
398 
50 to 99 days 
500 
575 
140 
206 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
989 
931 
328 
347 
Latino origin (see text) 
96 
71 
32 
20 
200 days or more 
4,181 
3,932 
1,450 
1,418 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
81 
81 
30 
28 
2 years or less 
621 
642 
208 
214 
Asian 
45 
38 
18 
6 
3 or 4 years 
712 
924 
219 
326 
Black or African American 
491 
511 
211 
279 
5 to 9 years 
2,073 
2,510 
674 
916 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
7,186 
6,360 
2,908 
2,629 
Other Pacific Islander 
4 
27 
- 
3 
White 
9,925 
9,638 
3,729 
3,741 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
46 
141 
21 
28 
2 years or less 
512 
(NA) 
166 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
576 
(NA) 
167 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
1,800 
(NA) 
553 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
7,704 
(NA) 
3,123 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
8,689 
9,195 
Second operator 
3,522 
3,151 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
795 
902 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
144 
213 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
565 
572 
149 
132 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
