Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
14,084 
5,871 
17 
193 
417 
860 
1,610 
2,774 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
633,296 
332,608 
573 
9,060 
22,636 
46,011 
95,705 
158,623 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,379 
6,900 
21 
255 
513 
1,036 
1,875 
3,200 
acres 
334,400 
165,239 
90 
5,044 
12,071 
30,695 
48,054 
69,285 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,973 
1,157 
- 
49 
122 
207 
395 
384 
acres 
159,239 
137,650 
- 
4,441 
22,695 
28,021 
46,411 
36,082 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
1,084 
- 
44 
119 
194 
371 
356 
acres 
154,682 
134,642 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
27,444 
45,884 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
105 
- 
6 
10 
18 
34 
37 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
4,557 
3,008 
(D) 
(D) 
577 
527 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
2,627 
810 
- 
6 
36 
96 
202 
470 
acres 
137,515 
42,002 
- 
1,169 
1,081 
3,512 
9,421 
26,819 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,006 
1,506 
2 
70 
177 
241 
473 
543 
acres 
1,038,092 
949,949 
(D) 
(D) 
134,706 
170,565 
337,031 
264,430 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
34 
20 
- 
- 
3 
3 
7 
7 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
67 
122 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
14,818,960 
8,506,913 
30,511 
291,508 
765,656 
1,457,706 
2,738,331 
3,223,202 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
821,051 
871,748 
753,250 
991,782 
926,115 
959,135 
680,287 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
2,833 
4,168 
2,764 
2,736 
2,921 
2,832 
2,817 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,619 
922 
5 
48 
68 
123 
241 
437 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
977 
5 
36 
90 
171 
253 
422 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,809 
1,610 
4 
61 
96 
250 
429 
770 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,322 
3,292 
7 
111 
218 
469 
864 
1,623 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,783 
1,688 
6 
73 
116 
250 
486 
757 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,758 
957 
6 
33 
90 
150 
269 
409 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
970 
635 
- 
18 
61 
107 
211 
238 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
273 
197 
2 
5 
22 
35 
72 
61 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
99 
83 
2 
11 
19 
30 
21 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,266 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
1,206,585 
5,303 
50,937 
149,864 
234,415 
370,514 
395,552 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,188 
667 
15 
16 
43 
79 
178 
336 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,465 
761 
- 
18 
49 
101 
217 
376 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,565 
1,520 
10 
49 
89 
220 
400 
752 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,966 
3,043 
- 
111 
176 
426 
784 
1,546 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,273 
1,870 
2 
61 
143 
273 
543 
848 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,107 
1,213 
- 
65 
104 
204 
331 
509 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
812 
6 
49 
110 
173 
240 
234 
$500,000 or more 
527 
475 
2 
18 
58 
98 
162 
137 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
19,058 
8,679 
29 
317 
678 
1,332 
2,393 
3,930 
number 
35,491 
19,180 
56 
691 
1,722 
3,383 
5,731 
7,597 
Tractors, all 
farms 
21,038 
9,107 
25 
317 
686 
1,367 
2,541 
4,171 
number 
45,822 
23,552 
73 
780 
1,927 
3,700 
6,850 
10,222 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,025 
4,601 
17 
134 
317 
664 
1,250 
2,219 
number 
14,896 
6,541 
32 
171 
442 
946 
1,809 
3,141 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,744 
6,714 
18 
221 
520 
986 
1,887 
3,082 
number 
23,969 
12,197 
20 
387 
958 
1,914 
3,468 
5,450 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,787 
2,256 
10 
119 
221 
371 
699 
836 
number 
6,957 
4,814 
21 
222 
527 
840 
1,573 
1,631 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,987 
1,361 
10 
67 
136 
236 
417 
495 
number 
2,278 
1,589 
10 
73 
161 
273 
500 
572 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
680 
572 
2 
40 
67 
95 
157 
211 
number 
899 
765 
(D) 
50 
93 
126 
212 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
273 
143 
3 
3 
13 
25 
46 
53 
number 
338 
176 
3 
5 
15 
35 
52 
66 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,353 
2,609 
6 
76 
186 
340 
686 
1,315 
number 
6,824 
3,369 
9 
95 
245 
463 
916 
1,641 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
