Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
627,325 
342 
9,133 
5,925 
3,650 
9,814 
6,360 
2007 
509,026 
976 
13,775 
- 
1,031 
-965 
5,849 
3,320 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
24,829 
596 
8,288 
42,020 
2,436 
31,155 
16,021 
2007 
19,679 
1,724 
11,422 
5,571 
-585 
14,997 
8,058 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
9,516 
219 
362 
72 
510 
178 
145 
2007 
9,144 
173 
369 
86 
472 
205 
153 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
101,777 
16,510 
63,950 
139,018 
28,925 
74,766 
77,902 
2007 
82,202 
23,659 
72,316 
42,011 
26,432 
44,907 
37,988 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
15,750 
355 
740 
69 
988 
137 
252 
2007 
16,723 
393 
837 
99 
1,178 
185 
259 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
21,663 
9,222 
18,942 
59,195 
11,237 
25,507 
19,586 
2007 
14,509 
7,932 
15,423 
46,905 
11,409 
18,147 
9,624 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
300,852 
-161 
-1,004 
5,935 
262 
9,808 
5,496 
2007 
250,280 
667 
-2,285 
- 
1,125 
-7,623 
5,867 
2,335 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
11,907 
-280 
- 
911 
1 42,092 
175 
31,136 
13,844 
2007 
9,676 
1,179 
-1,895 
- 
6,081 
-4,620 
15,045 
5,668 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
9,444 
220 
358 
72 
511 
179 
145 
2007 
9,053 
172 
361 
85 
468 
206 
153 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,232 
14,166 
35,900 
139,157 
21,910 
73,885 
74,749 
2007 
56,015 
22,233 
30,224 
42,100 
13,341 
44,753 
30,678 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
15,822 
354 
744 
69 
987 
136 
252 
2007 
16,814 
394 
845 
100 
1,182 
184 
259 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
22,309 
9,258 
18,624 
59,193 
11,078 
25,129 
21,201 
2007 
15,275 
8,013 
15,617 
47,035 
11,731 
18,215 
9,106 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
3,861 
173 
20,574 
-985 
7,739 
10,380 
34,239 
36,703 
2007 
15,083 
6,579 
11,709 
4,788 
11,930 
5,321 
17,269 
22,039 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
28,186 
464 
49,937 
-2,745 
15,794 
21,762 
47,753 
86,973 
2007 
120,666 
20,951 
34,338 
14,422 
28,678 
9,781 
20,364 
44,885 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
52 
126 
211 
105 
173 
166 
309 
236 
2007 
47 
86 
141 
92 
137 
168 
323 
247 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
106,238 
29,102 
112,891 
63,156 
64,490 
97,014 
142,727 
167,254 
2007 
377,791 
104,306 
113,509 
121,483 
103,083 
59,172 
86,438 
101,914 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
85 
247 
201 
254 
317 
311 
408 
186 
2007 
78 
228 
200 
240 
279 
376 
525 
244 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
19,563 
14,145 
16,148 
29,988 
10,781 
18,405 
24,176 
14,889 
2007 
34,268 
10,490 
21,478 
26,618 
7,858 
12,287 
20,287 
12,845 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
3,861 
171 
17,639 
-988 
2,247 
-249 
4,769 
29,001 
2007 
14,697 
6,555 
8,788 
4,744 
2,049 
-1,407 
11,742 
15,479 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
28,186 
460 
42,814 
-2,753 
4,585 
-523 
6,652 
68,724 
2007 
117,580 
20,875 
25,771 
14,290 
4,926 
-2,586 
13,846 
31,526 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
52 
126 
205 
105 
173 
168 
307 
234 
2007 
47 
86 
139 
92 
136 
167 
322 
243 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
106,238 
29,074 
102,113 
63,137 
32,768 
31,121 
50,108 
137,745 
2007 
(D) 
104,055 
95,949 
121,006 
31,189 
19,257 
69,424 
78,752 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
85 
247 
207 
254 
317 
309 
410 
188 
2007 
78 
228 
202 
240 
280 
377 
526 
248 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
19,563 
14,137 
15,912 
29,992 
10,795 
17,727 
25,888 
17,185 
2007 
34,324 
10,500 
22,519 
26,618 
7,830 
12,262 
20,176 
14,749 
Item 
Colleton 
Darlington 
Dillon 
Dorchester 
Edgefield 
Fairfield 
Florence 
Georgetown 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
1,085 
37,479 
23,878 
9,753 
8,725 
12,382 
10,674 
4,035 
2007 
5,054 
6,010 
16,905 
7,589 
14,913 
4,625 
2,916 
4,544 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,048 
97,349 
104,730 
23,730 
22,429 
63,824 
16,890 
19,305 
2007 
9,627 
16,288 
76,149 
20,130 
36,641 
24,735 
4,320 
18,031 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
208 
184 
131 
147 
119 
65 
293 
64 
2007 
140 
152 
97 
124 
116 
53 
264 
104 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
50,021 
223,054 
315,817 
111,041 
103,499 
210,356 
53,652 
95,073 
2007 
73,144 
110,975 
241,481 
82,224 
153,747 
119,842 
34,429 
61,211 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
322 
201 
97 
264 
270 
129 
339 
145 
2007 
385 
217 
125 
253 
291 
134 
411 
148 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
28,941 
17,724 
180,346 
24,886 
13,302 
10,010 
14,884 
14,137 
2007 
13,470 
50,036 
52,148 
10,304 
10,041 
12,882 
15,020 
12,311 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
1,146 
27,846 
17,296 
3,600 
7,868 
128 
10,399 
4,038 
2007 
4,827 
-591 
4,106 
5,040 
14,276 
-1,392 
2,703 
4,330 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,162 
72,328 
75,861 
8,760 
20,227 
658 
16,454 
19,321 
2007 
9,195 
-1,602 
18,494 
13,369 
35,075 
-7,443 
4,004 
17,182 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
200 
180 
129 
143 
118 
63 
293 
64 
2007 
139 
151 
91 
123 
114 
50 
260 
102 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
52,355 
175,716 
279,203 
72,331 
96,526 
25,881 
52,640 
95,090 
2007 
72,404 
76,297 
127,509 
64,921 
151,376 
25,806 
34,290 
60,890 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
330 
205 
99 
268 
271 
131 
339 
145 
2007 
386 
218 
131 
254 
293 
137 
415 
150 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
28,258 
18,452 
189,099 
25,161 
12,996 
11,472 
14,821 
14,122 
2007 
13,567 
55,560 
57,234 
11,595 
10,175 
19,578 
14,970 
12,540 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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