Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
60 
154 
153 
133 
134 
171 
306 
229 
2007 
47 
102 
139 
119 
140 
199 
327 
193 
Any 
2012 
77 
219 
259 
226 
356 
306 
411 
193 
2007 
78 
212 
202 
213 
276 
345 
521 
298 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
12 
23 
20 
13 
34 
31 
36 
37 
2007 
15 
27 
31 
53 
47 
77 
71 
84 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
6 
33 
14 
43 
19 
18 
11 
14 
2007 
8 
12 
19 
12 
20 
15 
49 
31 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
12 
23 
51 
22 
40 
54 
73 
36 
2007 
21 
43 
24 
35 
36 
35 
81 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
47 
140 
174 
148 
263 
203 
291 
106 
2007 
34 
130 
128 
113 
173 
218 
320 
138 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
20 
14 
9 
18 
21 
18 
8 
2007 
8 
11 
17 
5 
19 
14 
33 
40 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
25 
32 
14 
32 
14 
32 
25 
2007 
16 
11 
14 
33 
7 
32 
53 
38 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
15 
49 
43 
51 
75 
75 
84 
71 
2007 
27 
73 
66 
58 
70 
87 
134 
90 
10 years or more 
2012 
105 
279 
323 
285 
365 
367 
583 
318 
2007 
74 
219 
244 
236 
320 
411 
628 
323 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.6 
21.5 
21.6 
23.0 
21.2 
21.8 
22.1 
21.5 
2007 
19.5 
19.3 
20.9 
19.5 
23.5 
22.0 
21.4 
18.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
15 
11 
7 
18 
17 
15 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
23 
34 
10 
27 
13 
21 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
12 
45 
38 
38 
56 
65 
80 
67 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
108 
290 
329 
304 
389 
382 
601 
329 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.5 
23.1 
22.5 
25.1 
22.9 
23.1 
24.1 
22.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
4 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
19 
32 
14 
24 
10 
22 
23 
2007 
2 
13 
7 
14 
7 
19 
32 
24 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
5 
41 
47 
32 
67 
43 
70 
34 
2007 
10 
49 
31 
34 
40 
44 
84 
34 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
24 
65 
73 
67 
107 
110 
140 
65 
2007 
26 
74 
77 
76 
80 
131 
196 
110 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
18 
74 
52 
39 
61 
56 
110 
48 
2007 
24 
40 
39 
44 
62 
84 
121 
75 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
31 
45 
59 
66 
75 
88 
105 
77 
2007 
22 
53 
66 
54 
67 
84 
116 
88 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
29 
50 
34 
49 
53 
72 
96 
63 
2007 
6 
40 
39 
34 
65 
71 
88 
64 
70 years and over 
2012 
27 
79 
115 
92 
99 
96 
170 
112 
2007 
35 
44 
82 
76 
95 
108 
211 
96 
Average age 
2012 
61.9 
58.9 
59.0 
60.9 
57.5 
59.7 
60.0 
60.5 
2007 
60.5 
56.3 
60.1 
58.9 
60.5 
58.7 
59.6 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
95 
245 
330 
272 
315 
333 
458 
290 
2007 
92 
135 
153 
194 
189 
235 
320 
191 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
28 
12 
40 
35 
19 
43 
11 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
149 
259 
94 
117 
230 
329 
194 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
30 
30 
9 
80 
55 
47 
59 
51 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
12 
5 
3 
10 
" 
3 
12 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
18 
57 
52 
51 
87 
56 
80 
42 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
7 
16 
32 
38 
12 
23 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
7 
3 
4 
5 
- 
6 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
13 
4 
1 
1 
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 
124 
356 
394 
344 
475 
465 
698 
385 
acres, 2012 
30,304 
65,346 
111,600 
33,894 
60,692 
89,689 
122,501 
150,056 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
23 
33 
45 
54 
13 
16 
18 
51 
acres, 2012 
11,635 
7,669 
10,558 
9,284 
1,549 
7,319 
5,151 
53,940 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
106 
320 
362 
296 
450 
447 
625 
337 
2007 
92 
286 
297 
257 
386 
502 
749 
405 
acres, 2012 
16,940 
49,902 
86,555 
26,888 
50,091 
(D) 
85,402 
85,716 
2007 
17,107 
(D) 
76,863 
25,686 
(D) 
96,462 
105,941 
95,093 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
18 
24 
20 
17 
23 
20 
47 
58 
2007 
16 
16 
25 
25 
23 
31 
58 
59 
acres, 2012 
10,502 
9,828 
20,550 
3,208 
4,884 
10,031 
13,447 
70,254 
2007 
9,953 
8,407 
27,849 
3,741 
4,469 
12,894 
14,001 
48,198 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
14 
15 
28 
14 
9 
27 
18 
2007 
9 
6 
8 
34 
6 
5 
23 
15 
acres, 2012 
3,846 
4,616 
7,918 
2,728 
8,789 
591 
22,603 
13,994 
2007 
4,431 
832 
4,133 
6,108 
7,569 
1,166 
15,810 
4,590 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
6 
1 
12 
1 
- 
- 
4 
2007 
3 
5 
1 
9 
- 
2 
2 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,259 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,577 
2007 
30 
5,236 
(D) 
4,101 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
9 
14 
6 
2 
1 
18 
5 
2007 
5 
1 
10 
7 
1 
4 
16 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,353 
(D) 
(D) 
9,569 
1,324 
2007 
17,880 
(D) 
(D) 
2,066 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
440 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
