Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickens 
Richland 
Saluda 
Spartanburg 
Sumter 
Union 
Williamsburg 
York 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
727 
398 
587 
1,338 
515 
264 
679 
1,004 
2007 
829 
364 
606 
1,242 
554 
262 
861 
1,038 
acres, 2012 
44,975 
60,836 
107,948 
101,849 
176,002 
47,312 
224,437 
123,929 
2007 
51,264 
58,805 
109,791 
109,917 
153,457 
45,512 
209,402 
124,176 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
360 
211 
322 
710 
236 
137 
334 
553 
2007 
426 
196 
318 
628 
285 
109 
424 
528 
acres, 2012 
10,663 
26,922 
24,821 
26,454 
60,203 
6,486 
73,194 
30,299 
TENURE 
2007 
12,662 
18,064 
23,964 
24,240 
74,789 
4,940 
75,890 
21,533 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
601 
307 
408 
1,074 
380 
209 
503 
793 
2007 
645 
267 
425 
933 
398 
207 
672 
833 
acres, 2012 
31,604 
44,130 
51,726 
62,559 
102,941 
36,254 
118,785 
66,962 
2007 
32,352 
31,008 
55,259 
66,554 
66,982 
32,091 
130,286 
73,149 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
282 
145 
180 
533 
127 
97 
182 
385 
2007 
323 
133 
180 
416 
153 
75 
270 
372 
acres, 2012 
5,666 
18,497 
5,149 
11,476 
7,798 
(D) 
8,442 
9,843 
2007 
(D) 
3,880 
5,833 
9,550 
16,586 
(D) 
26,483 
8,736 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
109 
67 
171 
222 
110 
52 
151 
173 
2007 
167 
70 
164 
268 
110 
47 
167 
187 
acres, 2012 
12,235 
15,368 
54,705 
36,432 
65,088 
10,500 
99,746 
50,709 
2007 
18,461 
25,420 
53,338 
39,946 
73,607 
12,321 
72,912 
47,903 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,651 
9,032 
31,715 
18,879 
30,790 
5,164 
48,428 
23,850 
2007 
6,686 
11,164 
32,163 
15,752 
33,008 
7,403 
30,448 
26,570 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,584 
6,336 
22,990 
17,553 
34,298 
5,336 
51,318 
26,859 
2007 
11,775 
14,256 
21,175 
24,194 
40,599 
4,918 
42,464 
21,333 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
53 
137 
152 
90 
39 
130 
143 
2007 
100 
49 
130 
189 
100 
32 
136 
144 
acres, 2012 
4,484 
7,440 
19,168 
14,134 
46,349 
2,095 
59,964 
18,344 
2007 
6,322 
12,791 
17,945 
13,799 
47,974 
2,654 
45,053 
11,837 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
17 
24 
8 
42 
25 
3 
25 
38 
2007 
17 
27 
17 
41 
46 
8 
22 
18 
acres, 2012 
1,136 
1,338 
1,517 
2,858 
7,973 
558 
5,906 
6,258 
2007 
451 
2,377 
1,194 
3,417 
12,868 
1,100 
6,204 
3,124 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
13 
5 
25 
19 
1 
22 
25 
2007 
3 
14 
8 
23 
32 
2 
18 
12 
acres, 2012 
513 
985 
504 
844 
6,056 
(D) 
4,788 
2,112 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
1,393 
186 
891 
10,229 
(□) 
4,354 
960 
Total operators 
number 
1,071 
613 
861 
1,946 
763 
398 
958 
1,477 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
440 
238 
356 
829 
335 
156 
473 
604 
2 operators 
242 
125 
195 
420 
137 
88 
135 
346 
3 operators 
35 
21 
31 
81 
32 
16 
69 
48 
4 operators 
8 
8 
4 
6 
3 
2 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
6 
1 
2 
8 
2 
" 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
347 
227 
236 
591 
200 
97 
208 
443 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
293 
171 
213 
509 
169 
85 
188 
392 
2 operators 
15 
13 
10 
35 
8 
6 
7 
21 
3 operators 
2 
- 
1 
4 
5 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
6 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,169 
516 
934 
1,764 
794 
349 
1,162 
1,457 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
537 
249 
350 
794 
383 
187 
628 
681 
2 operators 
259 
85 
198 
385 
131 
63 
176 
311 
3 operators 
24 
23 
52 
53 
26 
12 
54 
36 
4 operators 
6 
7 
2 
9 
12 
- 
2 
7 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
4 
1 
2 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
342 
180 
245 
494 
204 
72 
311 
460 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
308 
132 
215 
438 
169 
61 
249 
418 
2 operators 
17 
20 
9 
28 
7 
1 
27 
15 
3 operators 
- 
- 
4 
- 
7 
3 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
610 
310 
532 
1,131 
441 
247 
574 
855 
2007 
727 
270 
545 
1,087 
473 
240 
710 
862 
acres, 2012 
40,779 
55,133 
99,781 
91,919 
168,396 
46,236 
206,767 
1 1 1 ,424 
2007 
47,167 
47,105 
99,928 
95,839 
140,731 
43,186 
188,030 
109,269 
Female 
farms, 2012 
117 
88 
55 
207 
74 
17 
105 
149 
2007 
102 
94 
61 
155 
81 
22 
151 
176 
acres, 2012 
4,196 
5,703 
8,167 
9,930 
7,606 
1,076 
17,670 
12,505 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,097 
11,700 
9,863 
14,078 
12,726 
2,326 
21,372 
14,907 
Farming 
2012 
320 
155 
262 
585 
236 
89 
260 
359 
2007 
261 
158 
252 
493 
275 
80 
299 
348 
Other 
2012 
407 
243 
325 
753 
279 
175 
419 
645 
Place of residence: 
2007 
568 
206 
354 
749 
279 
182 
562 
690 
On farm operated 
2012 
635 
301 
450 
1,111 
376 
208 
414 
759 
2007 
724 
294 
489 
1,012 
369 
190 
477 
872 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
92 
97 
137 
227 
139 
56 
265 
245 
2007 
105 
70 
117 
230 
185 
72 
384 
166 
-continued 
438 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
