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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
24,460 
10,002 
31 
370 
739 
1,505 
2,751 
4,606 
acres 
4,460,442 
2,646,864 
7,104 
77,022 
249,385 
437,573 
819,818 
1,055,962 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,604 
787 
3 
61 
93 
135 
255 
240 
acres 
675,723 
432,527 
915 
19,113 
59,618 
80,043 
144,528 
128,310 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
22,393 
8,987 
28 
316 
636 
1,332 
2,410 
4,265 
acres 
3,409,872 
1,924,448 
6,189 
67,012 
171,993 
301,372 
572,948 
804,934 
Partnership 
farms 
1,482 
719 
7 
27 
69 
105 
231 
280 
acres 
849,702 
606,125 
1,131 
(D) 
(D) 
110,104 
211,932 
223,113 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,022 
509 
3 
25 
54 
78 
168 
181 
acres 
625,241 
436,572 
915 
5,968 
44,545 
86,534 
161,506 
137,104 
Corporation 
farms 
1,108 
572 
- 
36 
62 
123 
181 
170 
acres 
572,105 
397,104 
- 
24,656 
51,632 
78,202 
130,973 
111,641 
Family held 
farms 
968 
501 
- 
27 
57 
108 
157 
152 
acres 
488,941 
340,078 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
105,450 
101,734 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
25 
13 
- 
1 
2 
2 
2 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
943 
488 
- 
26 
55 
106 
155 
146 
Other than family held 
farms 
140 
71 
- 
9 
5 
15 
24 
18 
acres 
83,164 
57,026 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25,523 
9,907 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
10 
8 
- 
3 
5 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
130 
63 
- 
9 
5 
12 
19 
18 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
283 
83 
8 
5 
14 
33 
23 
acres 
139,565 
75,234 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,416 
51,119 
4,569 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
3,328 
13 
155 
309 
609 
974 
1,268 
workers 
23,398 
15,079 
17 
543 
1,537 
4,062 
4,575 
4,345 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,685 
1,812 
8 
96 
205 
384 
554 
565 
workers 
9,020 
6,840 
12 
257 
686 
1,957 
2,403 
1,525 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
4,235 
2,277 
5 
102 
204 
398 
648 
920 
workers 
14,378 
8,239 
5 
286 
851 
2,105 
2,172 
2,820 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
200 
157 
7 
16 
36 
43 
55 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
13 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,350 
4,699 
15 
205 
384 
812 
1,324 
1,959 
workers 
24,548 
9,956 
30 
422 
905 
1,896 
2,745 
3,958 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,135 
795 
2 
44 
78 
167 
236 
268 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,996 
3,202 
15 
138 
203 
510 
910 
1,426 
50 to 69 acres 
2,538 
961 
4 
36 
60 
158 
235 
468 
70 to 99 acres 
2,382 
928 
- 
20 
65 
114 
263 
466 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,152 
868 
- 
19 
52 
114 
232 
451 
140 to 179 acres 
1,292 
536 
- 
6 
57 
53 
124 
296 
180 to 219 acres 
1,032 
442 
- 
9 
18 
69 
116 
230 
220 to 259 acres 
787 
366 
9 
23 
28 
34 
102 
170 
260 to 499 acres 
1,912 
929 
3 
43 
55 
132 
232 
464 
500 to 999 acres 
1,121 
644 
- 
31 
69 
95 
181 
268 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
555 
399 
2 
14 
53 
66 
129 
135 
2,000 acres or more 
364 
291 
- 
4 
34 
62 
95 
96 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,100 
1,159 
54 
101 
146 
348 
510 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,062 
542 
- 
21 
32 
60 
167 
262 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
936 
395 
- 
6 
20 
64 
107 
198 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
805 
352 
. 
15 
27 
72 
118 
120 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,701 
2,613 
14 
110 
183 
360 
674 
1,272 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
55 
48 
- 
2 
13 
13 
13 
7 
Cotton farming (11192) 
368 
276 
- 
28 
28 
44 
64 
112 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
7,278 
2,289 
14 
80 
142 
303 
597 
1,153 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5,851 
2,405 
4 
44 
122 
238 
575 
1,422 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
80 
67 
- 
5 
8 
16 
21 
17 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
236 
130 
5 
8 
9 
30 
29 
49 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,238 
735 
2 
42 
86 
199 
228 
178 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,100 
341 
- 
16 
35 
61 
84 
145 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,157 
1,622 
10 
66 
149 
328 
504 
565 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,121 
3,665 
9 
95 
240 
456 
926 
1,939 
number 
297,286 
188,866 
330 
5,231 
10,640 
29,260 
54,884 
88,521 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,665 
972 
26 
83 
161 
232 
470 
1 0 to 49 
4,072 
1,820 
5 
41 
108 
165 
457 
1,044 
50 to 99 
841 
477 
4 
16 
23 
61 
121 
252 
100 to 199 
325 
214 
- 
6 
12 
35 
56 
105 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
