Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greenville 
Greenwood 
Hampton 
Horry 
Jasper 
Kershaw 
Lancaster 
Laurens 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,101 
476 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
2007 
1,100 
493 
295 
914 
109 
499 
573 
830 
acres, 2012 
72,863 
85,521 
139,090 
177,569 
68,602 
82,877 
65,079 
122,659 
2007 
72,645 
70,698 
126,753 
163,622 
52,132 
85,527 
65,210 
130,057 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
564 
265 
150 
529 
49 
226 
289 
468 
2007 
565 
228 
149 
551 
54 
210 
297 
451 
acres, 2012 
15,302 
11,140 
39,075 
95,367 
3,786 
1 1 ,432 
12,298 
29,486 
TENURE 
2007 
16,321 
9,035 
34,219 
74,739 
4,884 
14,742 
11,078 
22,926 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
918 
376 
224 
650 
93 
416 
436 
667 
2007 
893 
383 
209 
634 
85 
433 
407 
649 
acres, 2012 
48,755 
65,393 
80,263 
80,674 
63,730 
66,041 
40,901 
81,941 
2007 
48,698 
47,102 
80,233 
78,532 
47,308 
69,014 
36,849 
82,057 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
438 
191 
72 
298 
35 
171 
191 
343 
2007 
428 
156 
80 
305 
38 
169 
195 
320 
acres, 2012 
7,272 
6,207 
5,466 
22,483 
1,180 
5,001 
3,891 
13,840 
2007 
8,123 
4,453 
6,460 
21,805 
(D) 
7,477 
4,372 
11,356 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
160 
86 
76 
223 
14 
59 
119 
134 
2007 
165 
91 
75 
226 
19 
52 
144 
166 
acres, 2012 
22,798 
17,727 
53,794 
86,296 
4,541 
15,890 
22,469 
39,233 
2007 
21,477 
20,934 
42,694 
76,020 
(D) 
15,358 
27,472 
45,768 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,353 
8,185 
26,018 
29,892 
3,090 
4,517 
9,771 
17,927 
2007 
9,105 
9,778 
21,728 
28,566 
2,524 
6,742 
12,936 
22,739 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,445 
9,542 
27,776 
56,404 
1,451 
11,373 
12,698 
21,306 
2007 
12,372 
11,156 
20,966 
47,454 
(D) 
8,616 
14,536 
23,029 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
111 
66 
58 
185 
11 
49 
81 
110 
2007 
118 
58 
61 
197 
15 
35 
92 
125 
acres, 2012 
7,354 
4,723 
28,960 
64,699 
2,537 
6,050 
7,556 
14,892 
2007 
7,287 
3,874 
25,120 
46,429 
3,512 
6,659 
6,319 
11,310 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
23 
14 
23 
65 
8 
8 
22 
25 
2007 
42 
19 
11 
54 
5 
14 
22 
15 
acres, 2012 
1,310 
2,401 
5,033 
10,599 
331 
946 
1,709 
1,485 
2007 
2,470 
2,662 
3,826 
9,070 
(D) 
1,155 
889 
2,232 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
8 
20 
46 
3 
6 
17 
15 
2007 
19 
14 
8 
49 
1 
6 
10 
6 
acres, 2012 
676 
210 
4,649 
8,185 
69 
381 
851 
754 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
911 
708 
2,639 
6,505 
(D) 
606 
387 
260 
Total operators 
number 
1,626 
692 
456 
1,295 
178 
758 
826 
1,225 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
647 
286 
207 
633 
59 
254 
374 
489 
2 operators 
395 
170 
101 
260 
51 
191 
169 
290 
3 operators 
47 
17 
13 
40 
3 
30 
28 
34 
4 operators 
12 
2 
2 
3 
2 
8 
3 
11 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
558 
226 
82 
407 
51 
262 
216 
356 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
490 
212 
78 
370 
49 
225 
182 
320 
2 operators 
28 
7 
2 
14 
1 
17 
17 
18 
3 operators 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,604 
731 
385 
1,276 
166 
753 
769 
1,184 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
660 
306 
214 
602 
71 
294 
409 
554 
2 operators 
388 
155 
72 
267 
32 
174 
142 
226 
3 operators 
45 
21 
9 
40 
5 
21 
16 
35 
4 operators 
4 
6 
- 
5 
- 
6 
4 
8 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
" 
1 
4 
2 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
523 
212 
91 
325 
43 
267 
205 
313 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
474 
163 
85 
311 
33 
216 
178 
263 
2 operators 
23 
18 
3 
7 
3 
24 
9 
20 
3 operators 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
879 
385 
287 
737 
104 
392 
507 
700 
2007 
896 
425 
254 
773 
92 
387 
493 
717 
acres, 2012 
61,632 
74,481 
131,840 
149,321 
66,162 
70,185 
59,380 
111,050 
2007 
62,008 
65,543 
119,222 
146,835 
48,236 
70,246 
59,478 
115,558 
Female 
farms, 2012 
222 
91 
36 
201 
11 
91 
70 
126 
2007 
204 
68 
41 
141 
17 
112 
80 
113 
acres, 2012 
11,231 
11,040 
7,250 
28,248 
2,440 
12,692 
5,699 
11,609 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,637 
5,155 
7,531 
16,787 
3,896 
15,281 
5,732 
14,499 
Farming 
2012 
373 
236 
149 
474 
75 
190 
272 
292 
2007 
335 
151 
111 
422 
42 
211 
219 
291 
Other 
2012 
728 
240 
174 
464 
40 
293 
305 
534 
Place of residence: 
2007 
765 
342 
184 
492 
67 
288 
354 
539 
On farm operated 
2012 
900 
393 
214 
671 
99 
358 
492 
684 
2007 
894 
370 
175 
660 
75 
366 
468 
675 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
201 
83 
109 
267 
16 
125 
85 
142 
2007 
206 
123 
120 
254 
34 
133 
105 
155 
-continued 
436 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
