Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
18,871 
1,259 
858 
Female 
4,009 
3,522 
223 
164 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
8,987 
719 
509 
Other 
14,905 
13,406 
763 
513 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,430 
17,623 
944 
627 
Not on farm operated 
5,836 
4,770 
538 
395 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,395 
8,174 
653 
451 
Any 
15,871 
14,219 
829 
571 
1 to 49 days 
1,971 
1,714 
139 
102 
50 to 99 days 
1,055 
935 
47 
32 
100 to 199 days 
2,126 
1,910 
103 
59 
200 days or more 
10,719 
9,660 
540 
378 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
988 
875 
39 
32 
3 or 4 years 
1,145 
995 
82 
60 
5 to 9 years 
3,475 
2,999 
248 
201 
1 0 years or more 
19,658 
17,524 
1,113 
729 
Average years on present farm 
22.1 
22.3 
22.5 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
741 
667 
23 
20 
3 or 4 years 
910 
790 
64 
48 
5 to 9 years 
2,997 
2,596 
212 
182 
10 years or more 
20,618 
18,340 
1,183 
772 
Average years operating any farm 
23.8 
23.9 
24.5 
23.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
84 
73 
11 
7 
25 to 34 years 
1,013 
873 
71 
48 
35 to 44 years 
2,350 
2,043 
159 
125 
45 to 49 years 
2,080 
1,841 
92 
55 
50 to 54 years 
3,017 
2,681 
160 
121 
55 to 59 years 
3,654 
3,197 
221 
173 
60 to 64 years 
3,974 
3,515 
241 
167 
65 to 69 years 
3,409 
3,055 
189 
127 
70 years and over 
5,685 
5,115 
338 
199 
Average age 
59.5 
59.6 
59.1 
58.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
270 
242 
8 
7 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
128 
105 
6 
4 
Asian 
67 
60 
5 
4 
Black or African American 
2,025 
1,814 
97 
61 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
22,954 
20,333 
1,367 
951 
More than one race reported 
92 
81 
7 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,834 
3,467 
178 
124 
2 people 
13,243 
11,734 
808 
549 
3 people 
3,723 
3,349 
193 
124 
4 people 
2,902 
2,484 
192 
138 
5 or more people 
1,564 
1,359 
111 
87 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
21,482 
19,405 
1,065 
715 
25 to 49 percent 
1,121 
963 
89 
68 
50 to 74 percent 
1,206 
961 
139 
98 
75 to 99 percent 
731 
524 
98 
71 
100 percent 
726 
540 
91 
70 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
651 
399 
75 
54 
acres 
470,710 
148,786 
71,604 
39,323 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,870 
14,743 
1,055 
763 
Dial-up service 
1,555 
1,383 
89 
60 
DSL service 
7,921 
6,873 
528 
377 
Cable modem service 
2,997 
2,640 
148 
115 
Fiber-optic service 
757 
648 
61 
45 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,633 
3,163 
215 
154 
Satellite service 
1,973 
1,691 
167 
124 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
232 
181 
18 
12 
Other Internet service 
187 
160 
12 
9 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,216 
19,336 
832 
586 
2 households 
3,095 
2,442 
447 
282 
3 households 
606 
401 
136 
100 
4 households 
227 
143 
50 
41 
5 or more households 
122 
71 
17 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
