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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
8,681 
35 
300 
660 
1,174 
2,345 
4,167 
Female 
4,009 
1,680 
- 
87 
112 
400 
510 
571 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
10,361 
35 
387 
772 
1,574 
2,855 
4,738 
Other 
14,905 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,430 
8,371 
15 
265 
576 
1,264 
2,328 
3,923 
Not on farm operated 
5,836 
1,990 
20 
122 
196 
310 
527 
815 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,395 
6,480 
8 
128 
343 
805 
1,716 
3,480 
Any 
15,871 
3,881 
27 
259 
429 
769 
1,139 
1,258 
1 to 49 days 
1,971 
824 
- 
47 
78 
116 
254 
329 
50 to 99 days 
1,055 
452 
- 
12 
44 
98 
133 
165 
100 to 199 days 
2,126 
734 
14 
36 
81 
152 
203 
248 
200 days or more 
10,719 
1,871 
13 
164 
226 
403 
549 
516 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
988 
406 
13 
100 
40 
114 
92 
47 
3 or 4 years 
1,145 
444 
17 
104 
57 
88 
78 
100 
5 to 9 years 
3,475 
1,264 
5 
89 
207 
333 
322 
308 
10 years or more 
19,658 
8,247 
- 
94 
468 
1,039 
2,363 
4,283 
Average years on present farm 
22.1 
24.5 
3.8 
6.1 
12.5 
15.8 
22.8 
32.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
741 
297 
7 
85 
32 
99 
45 
29 
3 or 4 years 
910 
354 
17 
95 
52 
66 
63 
61 
5 to 9 years 
2,997 
1,047 
11 
85 
173 
247 
285 
246 
10 years or more 
20,618 
8,663 
- 
122 
515 
1,162 
2,462 
4,402 
Average years operating any farm 
23.8 
26.6 
4.3 
6.9 
13.7 
17.9 
24.9 
34.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
84 
35 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,013 
387 
- 
387 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,350 
772 
- 
- 
772 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,080 
606 
- 
- 
- 
606 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,017 
968 
- 
- 
- 
968 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,654 
1,141 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,141 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,974 
1,714 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,714 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,409 
1,739 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,739 
70 years and over 
5,685 
2,999 
- 
- 
- 
2,999 
Average age 
59.5 
61.8 
21.9 
30.6 
39.9 
50.2 
60.1 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
270 
131 
- 
23 
8 
20 
16 
64 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
128 
73 
- 
28 
- 
8 
21 
16 
Asian 
67 
32 
- 
- 
- 
6 
15 
11 
Black or African American 
2,025 
985 
5 
21 
49 
119 
254 
537 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
22,954 
9,238 
30 
338 
719 
1,434 
2,557 
4,160 
More than one race reported 
92 
33 
- 
- 
4 
7 
8 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,834 
1,799 
18 
93 
69 
215 
439 
965 
2 people 
13,243 
5,969 
2 
116 
195 
605 
1,776 
3,275 
3 people 
3,723 
1,268 
5 
72 
152 
337 
406 
296 
4 people 
2,902 
823 
7 
67 
239 
273 
127 
110 
5 or more people 
1,564 
502 
3 
39 
117 
144 
107 
92 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
21,482 
7,474 
28 
249 
473 
1,010 
1,972 
3,742 
25 to 49 percent 
1,121 
643 
3 
12 
51 
84 
143 
350 
50 to 74 percent 
1,206 
929 
2 
52 
87 
162 
236 
390 
75 to 99 percent 
731 
637 
2 
28 
66 
106 
185 
250 
1 00 percent 
726 
678 
- 
46 
95 
212 
319 
6 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
651 
387 
6 
52 
42 
101 
103 
83 
acres 
470,710 
382,534 
1,350 
35,688 
28,874 
91,550 
161,918 
63,154 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,870 
6,611 
20 
300 
659 
1,156 
2,028 
2,448 
Dial-up service 
1,555 
717 
- 
15 
56 
103 
206 
337 
DSL service 
7,921 
2,992 
5 
124 
320 
540 
942 
1,061 
Cable modem service 
2,997 
1,179 
10 
34 
95 
209 
355 
476 
Fiber-optic service 
757 
260 
- 
18 
25 
42 
83 
92 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,633 
1,425 
5 
128 
178 
277 
442 
395 
Satellite service 
1,973 
865 
- 
27 
96 
126 
243 
373 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
232 
118 
- 
7 
9 
25 
38 
39 
Other Internet service 
187 
63 
" 
2 
8 
21 
32 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,216 
8,348 
35 
337 
608 
1,300 
2,243 
3,825 
2 households 
3,095 
1,567 
- 
41 
98 
202 
484 
742 
3 households 
606 
284 
- 
4 
44 
41 
78 
117 
4 households 
227 
104 
- 
5 
18 
21 
28 
32 
5 or more households 
122 
58 
- 
- 
4 
10 
22 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
