Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colleton 
Darlington 
Dillon 
Dorchester 
Edgefield 
Fairfield 
Florence 
Georgetown 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
530 
385 
228 
411 
389 
194 
632 
209 
2007 
525 
369 
222 
377 
407 
187 
675 
252 
acres, 2012 
187,722 
176,848 
106,749 
74,529 
81,499 
44,512 
156,014 
66,359 
2007 
174,822 
172,627 
104,937 
65,008 
76,606 
51,862 
158,717 
57,647 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
260 
245 
119 
211 
200 
87 
377 
92 
2007 
245 
222 
136 
192 
190 
97 
408 
125 
acres, 2012 
30,425 
108,185 
70,351 
30,318 
17,225 
4,995 
86,665 
9,019 
TENURE 
2007 
19,378 
98,376 
75,520 
29,754 
17,820 
7,879 
93,513 
11,156 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
378 
252 
139 
309 
309 
143 
423 
156 
2007 
389 
225 
127 
266 
347 
137 
439 
205 
acres, 2012 
125,983 
76,224 
26,268 
33,167 
48,071 
31,610 
49,152 
46,710 
2007 
133,750 
56,462 
26,961 
21,934 
45,738 
30,465 
50,226 
45,389 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
138 
128 
42 
125 
147 
58 
190 
55 
2007 
150 
96 
48 
102 
146 
56 
204 
84 
acres, 2012 
3,595 
24,787 
3,714 
4,290 
3,496 
2,996 
7,317 
1,485 
2007 
4,454 
10,045 
9,219 
2,316 
(D) 
2,258 
11,109 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
128 
107 
74 
81 
70 
39 
166 
44 
2007 
119 
104 
77 
97 
59 
46 
176 
36 
acres, 2012 
55,019 
90,726 
75,575 
39,937 
31,910 
12,068 
95,481 
18,819 
2007 
38,905 
102,775 
63,921 
42,007 
(D) 
18,197 
89,704 
9,303 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
23,124 
41,841 
19,205 
15,806 
14,968 
5,980 
30,064 
4,936 
2007 
25,349 
41,183 
18,670 
15,910 
16,039 
10,010 
29,330 
3,863 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
31,895 
48,885 
56,370 
24,131 
16,942 
6,088 
65,417 
13,883 
2007 
13,556 
61,592 
45,251 
26,097 
(D) 
8,187 
60,374 
5,440 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
108 
98 
68 
70 
48 
24 
152 
31 
2007 
83 
89 
71 
83 
43 
37 
157 
35 
acres, 2012 
21,522 
75,140 
62,721 
25,342 
13,379 
1,870 
69,291 
6,782 
2007 
13,631 
76,832 
52,870 
27,182 
12,738 
4,701 
66,697 
4,264 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
24 
26 
15 
21 
10 
12 
43 
9 
2007 
17 
40 
18 
14 
1 
4 
60 
11 
acres, 2012 
6,720 
9,898 
4,906 
1,425 
1,518 
834 
11,381 
830 
2007 
2,167 
13,390 
14,055 
1,067 
(D) 
3,200 
18,787 
2,955 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
19 
9 
16 
5 
5 
35 
6 
2007 
12 
37 
17 
7 
1 
4 
47 
6 
acres, 2012 
5,308 
8,258 
3,916 
686 
350 
129 
10,057 
752 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,293 
11,499 
13,431 
256 
(D) 
920 
15,707 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
755 
559 
314 
573 
575 
270 
875 
288 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
366 
236 
160 
261 
238 
130 
420 
151 
2 operators 
125 
130 
54 
139 
132 
54 
192 
41 
3 operators 
32 
16 
10 
10 
10 
8 
16 
13 
4 operators 
4 
1 
4 
1 
2 
2 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
" 
- 
7 
- 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
202 
142 
63 
161 
157 
84 
214 
56 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
171 
126 
59 
153 
145 
76 
196 
48 
2 operators 
11 
6 
2 
4 
6 
1 
9 
4 
3 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
760 
492 
323 
551 
553 
289 
911 
340 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
358 
264 
143 
223 
279 
105 
462 
189 
2 operators 
129 
92 
60 
134 
112 
69 
191 
48 
3 operators 
32 
10 
16 
20 
14 
10 
21 
9 
4 operators 
1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
" 
- 
2 
" 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
188 
104 
63 
164 
174 
92 
203 
87 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
152 
104 
55 
152 
136 
76 
191 
76 
2 operators 
14 
- 
4 
6 
19 
5 
6 
4 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
435 
342 
199 
344 
347 
147 
546 
183 
2007 
459 
326 
199 
297 
341 
153 
604 
208 
acres, 2012 
177,517 
172,477 
101,179 
67,773 
77,218 
33,743 
145,655 
56,489 
2007 
160,732 
165,244 
99,592 
60,034 
68,800 
43,993 
149,666 
45,321 
Female 
farms, 2012 
95 
43 
29 
67 
42 
47 
86 
26 
2007 
66 
43 
23 
80 
66 
34 
71 
44 
acres, 2012 
10,205 
4,371 
5,570 
6,756 
4,281 
10,769 
10,359 
9,870 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,090 
7,383 
5,345 
4,974 
7,806 
7,869 
9,051 
12,326 
Farming 
2012 
223 
178 
106 
192 
141 
78 
280 
92 
2007 
183 
159 
117 
167 
150 
89 
276 
90 
Other 
2012 
307 
207 
122 
219 
248 
116 
352 
117 
Place of residence: 
2007 
342 
210 
105 
210 
257 
98 
399 
162 
On farm operated 
2012 
361 
313 
150 
324 
303 
129 
466 
144 
2007 
395 
273 
158 
302 
341 
142 
455 
165 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
169 
72 
78 
87 
86 
65 
166 
65 
2007 
130 
96 
64 
75 
66 
45 
220 
87 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 435 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
