Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
percent 
100.0 
75.9 
20.0 
4.1 
61.4 
38.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
2,725,914 
2,053,995 
191,335 
2,967,188 
2,004,056 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
142 
406 
184 
191 
205 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
1,334,249 
1,615,557 
136,879 
1,510,127 
1,576,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
69,605 
319,596 
131,361 
97,415 
161,466 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
7,400 
701 
257 
4,927 
3,431 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
3,160 
318 
99 
2,273 
1,304 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
2,634 
464 
85 
2,033 
1,150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
2,293 
620 
127 
1,903 
1,137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
1,791 
833 
126 
1,746 
1,004 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
688 
496 
101 
810 
475 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
386 
420 
70 
560 
316 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
217 
295 
71 
351 
232 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
117 
186 
44 
226 
121 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
118 
235 
28 
245 
136 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
365 
487 
34 
428 
458 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
235 
339 
25 
300 
299 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
91 
110 
7 
95 
113 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
39 
38 
2 
33 
46 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
1,316,806 
1,589,308 
133,954 
1,483,080 
1,556,989 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
1,320 
1,715 
288 
2,302 
1,021 
$1,000 
499,618 
65,042 
385,330 
49,246 
250,276 
249,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
217 
844 
112 
755 
418 
$1,000 
475,070 
55,598 
372,681 
46,791 
232,518 
242,552 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
1,001 
1,293 
201 
1,720 
775 
$1,000 
252,742 
36,983 
190,665 
25,095 
120,286 
132,456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
127 
552 
68 
470 
277 
$1,000 
233,928 
30,015 
180,261 
23,652 
107,123 
126,805 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
254 
777 
118 
737 
412 
$1,000 
74,023 
8,372 
56,673 
8,977 
37,062 
36,961 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
39 
309 
37 
214 
171 
$1,000 
62,949 
6,280 
49,207 
7,462 
29,437 
33,512 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
452 
1,134 
168 
1,208 
546 
$1,000 
162,034 
17,614 
129,909 
14,511 
87,079 
74,955 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
86 
550 
58 
420 
274 
$1,000 
145,994 
13,194 
120,101 
12,699 
75,044 
70,950 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
49 
103 
12 
87 
77 
$1,000 
5,327 
(D) 
4,225 
(D) 
2,658 
2,669 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
4 
23 
12 
15 
$1,000 
3,523 
534 
2,989 
- 
1,657 
1,865 
Barley 
farms 
14 
1 
12 
1 
6 
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 
151 
306 
22 
301 
178 
$1,000 
4,672 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
1 
17 
- 
12 
6 
$1,000 
1,620 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
34 
92 
10 
99 
37 
$1,000 
47,984 
5,113 
41,028 
1,842 
24,256 
23,727 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
24 
92 
10 
90 
36 
$1,000 
47,803 
4,933 
41,028 
1,842 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
176 
534 
73 
501 
282 
$1,000 
213,796 
24,125 
172,600 
17,071 
115,252 
98,544 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
95 
466 
59 
387 
233 
$1,000 
210,528 
22,739 
171,079 
16,709 
112,935 
97,593 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
969 
336 
115 
800 
620 
$1,000 
122,678 
16,513 
90,631 
15,534 
38,112 
84,566 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
57 
96 
28 
106 
75 
$1,000 
109,761 
8,148 
87,359 
14,254 
30,838 
78,923 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
881 
180 
33 
556 
538 
$1,000 
65,762 
15,857 
48,906 
999 
28,998 
36,764 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
58 
49 
2 
57 
52 
$1,000 
57,505 
(D) 
47,567 
(D) 
24,747 
32,758 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
628 
142 
14 
421 
363 
$1,000 
58,468 
12,231 
45,706 
531 
25,854 
32,614 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
47 
40 
1 
52 
36 
$1,000 
52,174 
(D) 
44,667 
(D) 
22,447 
29,728 
Berries 
farms 
434 
355 
56 
23 
189 
245 
$1,000 
7,294 
3,627 
3,200 
467 
3,144 
4,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
12 
13 
1 
9 
17 
$1,000 
4,930 
1,851 
(D) 
(D) 
2,039 
2,891 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
503 
97 
58 
340 
318 
$1,000 
165,740 
58,764 
93,811 
13,165 
33,343 
132,397 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
140 
47 
20 
90 
117 
$1,000 
159,604 
54,017 
93,170 
12,416 
30,149 
129,454 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
