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The following
South Carolina agricultural profile is based on 2002 Census of Agriculture
data.
| Percent of farms with: |
% |
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| 1 to 9 acres |
7 .0 |
| 10 to 49 acres |
34.7 |
| 50 to 179 acres |
34.6 |
| 180 to 499 acres |
15.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.5 |
| 1,000 to 1,999 acres |
2.6 |
| 2,000 acres or more |
1.3 |
Percent of farms
by Market Value
of Agricultural Products Sold
|
Sales |
Percent of Agricultural
Sales from farms in each category |
| 43.8 |
Less than $1,000 |
.1 |
| 15.3 |
$1,000 to $2,499 |
.4 |
| 10.4 |
$2,500 to $4,999 |
.6 |
| 9.0 |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
1.0 |
| 6.9 |
$10,000 to $19,999 |
1.6 |
| 1.8 |
$20,000 to 24,999 |
.6 |
| 2.8 |
$25,000 to $39,999 |
1.4 |
| 1.0 |
$40,000 to $49,999 |
.7 |
| 2.4 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
2.8 |
| 2.3 |
$100,000 to $249,999 |
6.2 |
| 1.6 |
$250,000 to $499,999 |
9.6 |
| 1.5 |
$500,000 to $999,999 |
17.4 |
| 1.3 |
$1,000,000 or more |
57.6 |
Off-farm employment
and income is extremely important to South Carolina farm families as 53.6
percent of our farm operators considered something other than farming as
their principal occupation. Female principal farm operators accounted for
14.3 percent of all operators. Black or African American farm operators
accounted for 7.9 percent of all operators. The average age of all farmers
was 56.9 years.
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