Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
25,867 
128 
126 
67 
46 
2,025 
2,108 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
4,889,339 
1 1 ,892 
12,389 
5,929 
(D) 
191,452 
175,689 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,135 
1,970 
15 
3 
12 
9 
250 
270 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,996 
8,959 
49 
66 
25 
5 
849 
918 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,364 
9,033 
43 
38 
26 
27 
677 
729 
180 to 499 acres 
3,731 
3,981 
20 
17 
3 
5 
196 
162 
500 acres or more 
2,040 
1,924 
1 
2 
1 
- 
53 
29 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,224 
24,824 
119 
124 
65 
46 
1,879 
1,950 
acres 
3,655,203 
3,594,680 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
131,202 
116,138 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,097 
6,427 
25 
18 
3 
637 
677 
acres 
1,316,041 
1,294,659 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
60,250 
59,551 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
19,169 
19,440 
103 
108 
64 
46 
1,388 
1,431 
acres 
2,725,914 
2,672,689 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
102,962 
92,342 
Part owners 
farms 
5,055 
5,384 
16 
16 
1 
491 
519 
acres 
2,053,995 
1,999,087 
(D) 
2,479 
(D) 
- 
72,120 
65,406 
Tenants 
farms 
1,042 
1,043 
9 
2 
2 
- 
146 
158 
acres 
191,335 
217,563 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
16,370 
17,941 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
25,867 
128 
126 
67 
46 
2,025 
2,108 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
2,419,934 
3,061 
(D) 
37,391 
(D) 
58,437 
39,696 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
25,266 
25,867 
128 
126 
67 
46 
2,025 
2,108 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2,352,681 
2,965 
(D) 
37,375 
(D) 
56,425 
36,310 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
10,020 
8,781 
57 
47 
15 
19 
814 
888 
$1,000 
1,293,558 
798,490 
2,660 
562 
487 
(D) 
31,963 
17,085 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
9,968 
10,604 
56 
56 
31 
11 
743 
771 
$1,000 
1,746,511 
1,554,190 
305 
(D) 
36,888 
(D) 
24,462 
19,226 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
7,715 
41 
33 
17 
11 
716 
785 
$1,000 
46,616 
67,253 
96 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
2,012 
3,385 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
8,358 
8,640 
42 
38 
22 
8 
677 
732 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
4,356 
21 
17 
15 
- 
324 
412 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
3,182 
14 
21 
6 
12 
241 
242 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
3,161 
4 
22 
3 
21 
311 
307 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
2,566 
8 
11 
2 
- 
205 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
1,345 
18 
9 
4 
3 
130 
105 
$50,000 or more 
3,073 
2,617 
21 
8 
15 
2 
137 
95 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
120 
329 
6 
_ 
_ 
_ 
11 
31 
$1,000 
8,570 
24,312 
212 
- 
- 
- 
461 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
2,627 
3,908 
6 
19 
3 
3 
124 
236 
$1,000 
5,549 
8,972 
9 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
163 
342 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
5,639 
5,709 
39 
23 
14 
11 
662 
660 
$1,000 
41,067 
58,282 
87 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
1,850 
3,043 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,100 
2,120 
15 
12 
- 
2 
267 
354 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,062 
1,056 
8 
6 
3 
3 
226 
276 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
936 
855 
11 
12 
- 
4 
52 
48 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
805 
846 
7 
9 
10 
9 
39 
20 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,701 
7,657 
33 
25 
11 
11 
562 
558 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
55 
171 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
14 
Cotton farming (11192) 
368 
124 
6 
- 
- 
- 
34 
4 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
7,278 
7,362 
27 
25 
11 
11 
523 
540 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5,851 
6,931 
10 
34 
12 
9 
539 
539 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
168 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
31 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
80 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
236 
300 
5 
- 
- 
1 
70 
70 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,238 
1,226 
10 
11 
13 
1 
26 
45 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,100 
859 
6 
6 
7 
3 
100 
53 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,157 
3,747 
23 
10 
11 
3 
138 
109 
-continued 
48 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
