Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 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 
382 
277 
270 
191 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10 
15 
- 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
37 
25 
32 
8 
Male 
286 
206 
238 
171 
35 to 44 years 
56 
18 
30 
13 
Female 
96 
71 
32 
20 
45 to 54 years 
107 
79 
75 
62 
55 to 64 years 
64 
64 
51 
39 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
66 
43 
44 
37 
Farming 
173 
101 
131 
66 
75 years and over 
42 
33 
38 
32 
Other 
209 
176 
139 
125 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.1 
54.7 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
301 
227 
223 
162 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
55.8 
59.3 
Not on farm operated 
81 
50 
47 
29 
Second operator 
52.5 
49.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
44.2 
29.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
115 
78 
75 
53 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
267 
199 
195 
138 
Latino origin (see text) 
382 
277 
270 
191 
1 to 49 days 
33 
25 
24 
14 
50 to 99 days 
22 
21 
10 
14 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
23 
35 
18 
28 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
31 
8 
29 
6 
200 days or more 
189 
118 
143 
82 
Asian 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Black or African American 
21 
27 
21 
27 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
30 
18 
11 
8 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
59 
36 
43 
19 
White 
321 
238 
213 
155 
5 to 9 years 
64 
57 
37 
31 
More than one race reported 
4 
- 
4 
- 
10 years or more 
229 
166 
179 
133 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
24 
(NA) 
10 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
738 
531 
3 or 4 years 
41 
(NA) 
33 
(NA) 
Second operator 
61 
67 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
63 
(NA) 
32 
(NA) 
Third operator 
60 
23 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
254 
(NA) 
195 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
