Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
percent 
100.0 
41.0 
0.1 
1.5 
3.1 
6.2 
11.3 
18.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
3,002,911 
7,320 
105,456 
279,812 
499,094 
966,972 
1,144,257 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
290 
209 
272 
362 
317 
339 
242 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
2,649,645 
6,297 
98,148 
300,031 
683,348 
949,800 
612,021 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
255,733 
179,916 
253,613 
388,641 
434,148 
332,679 
129,173 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
2,668 
10 
79 
190 
445 
791 
1,153 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
1,089 
11 
37 
62 
143 
277 
559 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
1,132 
- 
29 
63 
158 
292 
590 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
1,139 
- 
37 
55 
129 
246 
672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
1,275 
7 
41 
69 
134 
330 
694 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
688 
- 
29 
37 
101 
188 
333 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
542 
- 
22 
42 
67 
165 
246 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
438 
3 
36 
49 
88 
102 
160 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
280 
- 
29 
50 
42 
84 
75 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
336 
- 
18 
57 
72 
105 
84 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
774 
4 
30 
98 
195 
275 
172 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
516 
4 
25 
71 
127 
174 
115 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
185 
- 
2 
21 
50 
73 
39 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
73 
- 
3 
6 
18 
28 
18 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2,615,758 
6,171 
96,908 
296,588 
677,656 
938,295 
600,139 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
2,042 
5 
96 
219 
297 
610 
815 
$1,000 
499,618 
455,735 
932 
12,867 
67,649 
80,720 
176,361 
117,207 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
975 
5 
51 
138 
171 
319 
291 
$1,000 
475,070 
441,604 
932 
12,164 
66,576 
78,693 
171,877 
1 1 1 ,363 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
1,550 
2 
78 
169 
252 
472 
577 
$1,000 
252,742 
229,045 
(D) 
(D) 
36,028 
39,853 
89,764 
56,600 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
644 
2 
32 
94 
117 
217 
182 
$1,000 
233,928 
217,074 
(D) 
(D) 
34,858 
37,764 
86,158 
52,431 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
842 
5 
39 
108 
141 
260 
289 
$1,000 
74,023 
68,418 
(D) 
(D) 
10,744 
12,003 
25,317 
18,133 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
359 
5 
15 
47 
70 
126 
96 
$1,000 
62,949 
60,218 
(D) 
(D) 
9,450 
10,800 
23,141 
15,253 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
1,268 
5 
63 
140 
190 
412 
458 
$1,000 
162,034 
148,716 
363 
4,188 
19,428 
27,269 
57,595 
39,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
618 
2 
31 
93 
104 
212 
176 
$1,000 
145,994 
137,892 
(D) 
(D) 
18,590 
25,229 
54,192 
35,948 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
133 
10 
22 
26 
38 
37 
$1,000 
5,327 
5,047 
- 
(D) 
981 
(D) 
1,520 
1,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
27 
- 
1 
7 
4 
9 
6 
$1,000 
3,523 
3,523 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
729 
983 
942 
Barley 
farms 
14 
12 
- 
2 
1 
1 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
479 
319 
_ 
6 
39 
42 
97 
135 
$1,000 
4,672 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
467 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
15 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
1,620 
1,453 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
128 
- 
9 
28 
34 
36 
21 
$1,000 
47,984 
47,309 
- 
1,490 
9,066 
19,235 
11,620 
5,899 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
122 
- 
9 
28 
32 
34 
19 
$1,000 
47,803 
47,206 
- 
1,490 
9,066 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
647 
2 
47 
78 
104 
185 
231 
$1,000 
213,796 
197,836 
(D) 
(D) 
23,106 
36,924 
68,524 
59,096 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
554 
2 
45 
70 
98 
158 
181 
$1,000 
210,528 
195,767 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
36,765 
67,894 
58,025 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
785 
31 
60 
102 
248 
344 
$1,000 
122,678 
101,593 
- 
3,678 
13,399 
19,291 
36,018 
29,206 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
141 
- 
19 
13 
20 
51 
38 
$1,000 
109,761 
93,921 
3,560 
12,746 
18,357 
33,611 
25,646 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
539 
_ 
11 
25 
89 
165 
249 
$1,000 
65,762 
54,506 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
17,698 
10,609 
18,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
88 
- 
1 
6 
24 
25 
32 
$1,000 
57,505 
50,137 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
17,031 
9,059 
16,869 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
404 
- 
9 
13 
60 
124 
198 
$1,000 
58,468 
48,600 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,659 
(D) 
17,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
72 
- 
1 
3 
19 
22 
27 
$1,000 
52,174 
45,137 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,250 
(D) 
16,215 
Berries 
farms 
434 
212 
- 
8 
17 
44 
65 
78 
$1,000 
7,294 
5,906 
- 
17 
(D) 
3,039 
(D) 
977 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
23 
- 
- 
3 
8 
7 
5 
$1,000 
4,930 
4,746 
- 
- 
350 
2,750 
1,104 
542 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
324 
13 
31 
81 
98 
101 
$1,000 
165,740 
138,593 
- 
1,021 
6,961 
69,238 
42,079 
19,294 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
135 
- 
6 
16 
32 
44 
37 
$1,000 
159,604 
135,977 
- 
879 
6,695 
68,597 
41,385 
18,420 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
