Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
9,395 
155 
332 
73 
597 
116 
166 
2007 
9,066 
145 
384 
68 
562 
151 
143 
Any 
2012 
15,871 
419 
770 
68 
901 
199 
231 
2007 
16,801 
421 
822 
117 
1,088 
239 
269 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,971 
49 
67 
7 
81 
41 
17 
2007 
2,861 
58 
115 
20 
152 
51 
53 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,055 
29 
82 
7 
61 
16 
15 
2007 
1,434 
35 
62 
13 
94 
19 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,126 
42 
82 
18 
115 
30 
37 
2007 
2,267 
64 
122 
19 
129 
25 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
10,719 
299 
539 
36 
644 
112 
162 
2007 
10,239 
264 
523 
65 
713 
144 
152 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
988 
17 
28 
6 
36 
6 
10 
2007 
994 
21 
80 
13 
35 
23 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,145 
36 
52 
3 
41 
20 
35 
2007 
1,493 
47 
100 
11 
88 
13 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,475 
94 
204 
24 
176 
45 
48 
2007 
4,411 
94 
249 
25 
247 
58 
61 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
19,658 
427 
818 
108 
1,245 
244 
304 
2007 
18,969 
404 
777 
136 
1,280 
296 
296 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
21.0 
19.7 
24.2 
24.2 
22.0 
21.8 
2007 
21.0 
20.3 
18.1 
20.8 
21.8 
21.6 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
741 
12 
16 
6 
26 
4 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
910 
31 
43 
1 
33 
18 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,997 
78 
155 
24 
131 
33 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
20,618 
453 
888 
110 
1,308 
260 
323 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.8 
22.8 
22.6 
25.6 
26.0 
24.0 
24.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
84 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
10 
2007 
83 
3 
2 
4 
5 
11 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,013 
50 
41 
1 
34 
23 
15 
2007 
996 
28 
39 
6 
75 
20 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,350 
65 
87 
9 
143 
35 
51 
2007 
2,754 
66 
149 
16 
174 
38 
43 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,097 
130 
240 
14 
321 
50 
71 
2007 
6,010 
147 
315 
31 
365 
76 
94 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3,654 
79 
157 
10 
249 
40 
84 
2007 
3,751 
103 
194 
44 
233 
44 
53 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3,974 
95 
190 
24 
206 
43 
41 
2007 
3,983 
84 
195 
34 
226 
62 
69 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,409 
66 
159 
29 
189 
39 
43 
2007 
2,966 
46 
107 
21 
203 
41 
49 
70 years and over 
2012 
5,685 
89 
228 
51 
353 
85 
82 
2007 
5,324 
89 
205 
29 
369 
98 
81 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
56.6 
59.6 
64.6 
59.7 
59.4 
57.6 
2007 
58.5 
56.4 
57.3 
58.2 
58.7 
58.9 
58.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
16,870 
418 
814 
75 
951 
200 
227 
2007 
12,344 
312 
647 
77 
839 
159 
180 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1,555 
10 
78 
10 
111 
42 
33 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
7,921 
172 
385 
19 
337 
48 
102 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,997 
52 
106 
11 
197 
33 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
757 
186 
7 
1 
87 
7 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
3,633 
71 
193 
11 
224 
46 
46 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
1,973 
17 
158 
21 
114 
43 
29 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
232 
- 
14 
- 
12 
3 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
187 
3 
6 
11 
5 
4 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
24,460 
562 
1,076 
137 
1,451 
303 
386 
acres, 2012 
4,460,442 
90,063 
148,200 
88,587 
147,731 
84,502 
78,979 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,604 
18 
94 
10 
81 
31 
28 
acres, 2012 
675,723 
5,971 
15,360 
36,115 
20,760 
14,504 
8,354 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
22,393 
529 
982 
117 
1,362 
276 
352 
2007 
22,989 
535 
1,073 
153 
1,538 
343 
352 
acres, 2012 
3,409,872 
76,034 
125,247 
50,265 
130,603 
74,918 
60,757 
2007 
3,561,969 
(D) 
131,737 
76,933 
146,631 
106,748 
65,233 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,482 
29 
50 
18 
82 
28 
23 
2007 
1,827 
25 
86 
15 
72 
31 
45 
acres, 2012 
849,702 
7,248 
11,659 
47,785 
14,989 
11,030 
8,506 
2007 
810,596 
8,968 
13,959 
33,170 
13,722 
12,502 
15,191 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
968 
9 
39 
1 
31 
7 
15 
2007 
745 
4 
38 
14 
25 
10 
12 
acres, 2012 
488,941 
3,277 
12,211 
(D) 
9,563 
3,978 
14,523 
2007 
347,748 
2,548 
9,525 
14,204 
7,186 
5,231 
9,320 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
140 
1 
15 
1 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
100 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
83,164 
(D) 
1,006 
(D) 
1,607 
- 
- 
2007 
50,091 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
283 
6 
16 
4 
18 
4 
7 
2007 
206 
1 
8 
1 
13 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
139,565 
(D) 
4,228 
(D) 
2,344 
2,598 
4,051 
2007 
118,935 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
454 
2,935 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 439 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
