Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
2007 
476 
948 
79 
308 
233 
614 
804 
1,002 
acres, 2012 
142,449 
107,700 
30,043 
80,213 
113,301 
104,493 
67,871 
283,128 
2007 
141,037 
90,324 
24,934 
69,530 
122,522 
100,796 
70,708 
287,524 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
146 
564 
36 
161 
101 
352 
494 
520 
2007 
185 
520 
29 
180 
123 
349 
457 
498 
acres, 2012 
82,699 
42,116 
2,462 
38,420 
63,489 
26,720 
12,273 
133,625 
TENURE 
2007 
76,880 
34,359 
1,713 
31,920 
62,501 
24,891 
13,091 
124,312 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
274 
803 
72 
173 
171 
440 
668 
780 
2007 
349 
743 
63 
205 
158 
425 
602 
718 
acres, 2012 
42,708 
60,258 
(D) 
24,859 
(D) 
59,826 
41,139 
131,745 
2007 
53,775 
52,329 
14,681 
29,139 
60,327 
55,103 
42,448 
115,350 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53 
389 
22 
65 
53 
230 
366 
299 
2007 
82 
356 
19 
89 
50 
191 
309 
253 
acres, 2012 
4,122 
9,245 
(D) 
2,347 
(D) 
7,949 
5,494 
22,161 
2007 
(D) 
10,335 
668 
10,368 
16,481 
6,029 
5,241 
12,281 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
86 
177 
18 
83 
47 
136 
172 
224 
2007 
107 
172 
16 
73 
64 
158 
177 
234 
acres, 2012 
90,094 
45,565 
7,522 
53,831 
69,545 
44,103 
24,976 
131,497 
2007 
81,491 
34,398 
10,253 
35,604 
57,871 
42,019 
25,375 
150,681 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,890 
22,494 
4,516 
20,073 
28,785 
27,975 
11,804 
65,186 
2007 
29,476 
17,188 
7,376 
14,907 
16,249 
25,107 
11,776 
77,210 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
50,204 
23,071 
3,006 
33,758 
40,760 
16,128 
13,172 
66,311 
2007 
52,015 
17,210 
2,877 
20,697 
41,622 
16,912 
13,599 
73,471 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
80 
155 
13 
77 
43 
114 
110 
188 
2007 
97 
148 
10 
67 
62 
138 
135 
207 
acres, 2012 
71,824 
31,455 
1,270 
34,747 
54,531 
18,645 
6,590 
94,164 
2007 
65,551 
21,800 
1,045 
19,623 
42,074 
17,293 
7,513 
94,802 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
26 
31 
3 
19 
6 
18 
44 
52 
2007 
20 
33 
- 
30 
11 
31 
25 
50 
acres, 2012 
9,647 
1,877 
(D) 
1,523 
(D) 
564 
1,756 
19,886 
2007 
5,771 
3,597 
4,787 
4,324 
3,674 
2,885 
21,493 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13 
20 
1 
19 
5 
8 
18 
33 
2007 
6 
16 
- 
24 
11 
20 
13 
38 
acres, 2012 
6,753 
1,416 
(D) 
1,326 
(D) 
126 
189 
17,300 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
2,224 
1,929 
3,946 
1,569 
337 
17,229 
Total operators 
number 
519 
1,490 
141 
380 
338 
865 
1,386 
1,558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
266 
594 
56 
184 
152 
366 
451 
672 
2 operators 
107 
368 
28 
79 
42 
195 
388 
293 
3 operators 
13 
40 
7 
10 
24 
26 
31 
80 
4 operators 
- 
8 
2 
2 
- 
5 
10 
7 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
" 
" 
6 
2 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
142 
485 
41 
69 
77 
219 
444 
382 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
128 
423 
37 
69 
71 
202 
400 
310 
2 operators 
7 
28 
2 
- 
- 
7 
19 
19 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
665 
1,475 
105 
411 
332 
949 
1,196 
1,382 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
328 
520 
56 
221 
158 
358 
474 
713 
2 operators 
110 
353 
20 
74 
60 
210 
282 
224 
3 operators 
36 
57 
3 
10 
11 
30 
39 
52 
4 operators 
1 
12 
- 
3 
1 
14 
6 
7 
5 or more operators 
1 
6 
" 
" 
3 
2 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
200 
492 
18 
94 
90 
230 
351 
333 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
157 
422 
18 
94 
73 
200 
312 
278 
2 operators 
11 
20 
- 
- 
7 
13 
18 
9 
3 operators 
7 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
9 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
311 
815 
82 
247 
199 
527 
802 
849 
2007 
391 
773 
70 
260 
195 
541 
724 
846 
acres, 2012 
134,129 
95,849 
27,533 
77,788 
110,508 
98,973 
64,357 
258,110 
2007 
131,502 
78,545 
21,826 
63,452 
117,029 
93,318 
66,201 
266,679 
Female 
farms, 2012 
75 
196 
11 
28 
25 
67 
82 
207 
2007 
85 
175 
9 
48 
38 
73 
80 
156 
acres, 2012 
8,320 
11,851 
2,510 
2,425 
2,793 
5,520 
3,514 
25,018 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,535 
11,779 
3,108 
6,078 
5,493 
7,478 
4,507 
20,845 
Farming 
2012 
175 
425 
33 
115 
100 
231 
347 
446 
2007 
194 
374 
27 
120 
111 
249 
284 
366 
Other 
2012 
211 
586 
60 
160 
124 
363 
537 
610 
Place of residence: 
2007 
282 
574 
52 
188 
122 
365 
520 
636 
On farm operated 
2012 
274 
882 
72 
175 
123 
488 
757 
747 
2007 
301 
801 
54 
202 
126 
469 
675 
646 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
112 
129 
21 
100 
101 
106 
127 
309 
2007 
175 
147 
25 
106 
107 
145 
129 
356 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 437 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
