Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
2007 
25,867 
566 
1,206 
185 
1,650 
390 
412 
acres, 2012 
4,971,244 
92,047 
154,351 
124,350 
159,106 
92,524 
87,837 
2007 
4,889,339 
91,190 
159,312 
125,202 
173,149 
124,935 
92,679 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,135 
290 
547 
46 
767 
174 
209 
2007 
12,962 
238 
591 
59 
764 
163 
203 
acres, 2012 
1,634,706 
13,621 
31,608 
33,781 
37,156 
28,344 
27,830 
TENURE 
2007 
1,551,670 
13,419 
35,404 
33,146 
38,215 
30,513 
31,015 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
19,169 
441 
901 
111 
1,149 
206 
311 
2007 
19,440 
436 
966 
135 
1,264 
303 
316 
acres, 2012 
2,725,914 
58,879 
97,391 
81,952 
91,628 
48,490 
52,261 
2007 
2,672,689 
57,325 
101,826 
56,270 
106,405 
74,992 
49,965 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8,450 
193 
373 
24 
515 
83 
132 
2007 
8,066 
149 
403 
24 
503 
85 
121 
acres, 2012 
333,849 
(D) 
9,944 
6,107 
13,848 
3,454 
3,803 
2007 
350,709 
(D) 
10,739 
(D) 
15,633 
4,324 
5,183 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,055 
124 
173 
24 
305 
100 
69 
2007 
5,384 
110 
205 
42 
335 
70 
75 
acres, 2012 
2,053,995 
32,019 
54,621 
36,520 
62,448 
41,363 
30,677 
2007 
1,999,087 
32,412 
49,571 
66,984 
63,473 
48,328 
40,659 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
929,289 
17,909 
25,909 
26,454 
28,952 
22,116 
11,851 
2007 
921,991 
18,241 
26,003 
41,825 
28,678 
22,829 
14,599 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,124,706 
14,110 
28,712 
10,066 
33,496 
19,247 
18,826 
2007 
1,077,096 
14,171 
23,568 
25,159 
34,795 
25,499 
26,060 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,034 
92 
155 
16 
232 
84 
60 
2007 
4,244 
87 
169 
30 
241 
62 
66 
acres, 2012 
1,172,474 
7,176 
20,010 
23,435 
22,142 
23,120 
20,899 
2007 
1,055,190 
6,664 
21,633 
27,900 
21,905 
25,376 
24,549 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,042 
9 
28 
6 
44 
9 
17 
2007 
1,043 
20 
35 
8 
51 
17 
21 
acres, 2012 
191,335 
1,149 
2,339 
5,878 
5,030 
2,671 
4,899 
2007 
217,563 
1,453 
7,915 
1,948 
3,271 
1,615 
2,055 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
651 
5 
19 
6 
20 
7 
17 
2007 
652 
2 
19 
5 
20 
16 
16 
acres, 2012 
128,383 
(D) 
1,654 
4,239 
1,166 
1,770 
3,128 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
145,771 
(D) 
3,032 
(D) 
677 
813 
1,283 
Total operators 
number 
37,060 
866 
1,679 
218 
2,185 
451 
612 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,502 
326 
602 
84 
900 
209 
255 
2 operators 
8,206 
215 
434 
39 
525 
81 
103 
3 operators 
1,281 
26 
60 
16 
61 
21 
33 
4 operators 
181 
5 
2 
2 
8 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
96 
2 
4 
" 
4 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
10,765 
258 
589 
74 
646 
106 
168 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,435 
235 
520 
54 
591 
90 
120 
2 operators 
506 
7 
28 
10 
20 
8 
18 
3 operators 
80 
3 
3 
- 
5 
- 
2 
4 operators 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
- 
" 
- 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,082 
833 
1,837 
265 
2,444 
524 
585 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,701 
345 
674 
128 
1,000 
281 
268 
2 operators 
7,636 
177 
452 
41 
535 
89 
118 
3 operators 
1,251 
42 
69 
12 
96 
16 
23 
4 operators 
186 
2 
7 
3 
11 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
93 
- 
4 
1 
8 
1 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
10,626 
222 
667 
75 
746 
140 
177 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
9,231 
198 
571 
63 
660 
127 
149 
2 operators 
547 
12 
42 
4 
35 
5 
14 
3 operators 
73 
- 
4 
- 
4 
1 
- 
4 operators 
8 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
8 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
21,257 
507 
868 
112 
1,283 
284 
352 
2007 
21,782 
508 
924 
157 
1,396 
328 
354 
acres, 2012 
4,556,620 
84,155 
139,670 
117,004 
146,106 
88,192 
78,560 
2007 
4,425,718 
83,644 
138,885 
120,332 
157,441 
115,636 
86,465 
Female 
farms, 2012 
4,009 
67 
234 
29 
215 
31 
45 
2007 
4,085 
58 
282 
28 
254 
62 
58 
acres, 2012 
414,624 
7,892 
14,681 
7,346 
13,000 
4,332 
9,277 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
463,621 
7,546 
20,427 
4,870 
15,708 
9,299 
6,214 
Farming 
2012 
10,361 
196 
374 
77 
534 
127 
177 
2007 
9,739 
190 
469 
52 
543 
100 
148 
Other 
2012 
14,905 
378 
728 
64 
964 
188 
220 
Place of residence: 
2007 
16,128 
376 
737 
133 
1,107 
290 
264 
On farm operated 
2012 
19,430 
492 
911 
70 
1,270 
200 
218 
2007 
19,429 
471 
967 
115 
1,356 
241 
259 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
5,836 
82 
191 
71 
228 
115 
179 
2007 
6,438 
95 
239 
70 
294 
149 
153 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 433 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
