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SOUTH CAROLINA FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 3,120,729 2,114,430 1,006,299
1990 3,486,310 2,421,869 1,064,441
Latest(1997) 3,760,181 2,622,911 1,137,270
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 19,529 20,442 17,436
1996 19,898 20,806 17,816
Change 1.9% 1.8% 2.2%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 24,802 25,441 22,912
1996 24,887 25,437 23,243
Change 0.3% -0.0% 1.4%
Poverty rate
1980 16.6 14.7 20.5
1990 15.4 13.4 19.8
Latest(1995-96) 16.5 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 2,045,178 1,528,210 516,968
1996 2,081,346 1,559,477 521,869
Unemployment Rate
1996 6.0 5.0 8.6
1997 4.5 3.7 6.6
Percent employment change
1994-95 3.3 3.3 3.1
1995-96 -1.3 -1.1 -1.8
1996-97 4.9 5.2 4.3
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 19.1 16.9 25.7
Production 1.8 1.2 3.6
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.1 0.3
Proc. & Mark. 5.6 4.0 10.4
Whol.& Retail 10.8 10.9 10.4
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 19.3
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 4.5
of total land area 23.2%
CROPLAND (million acres) 2.6
of total farmland 57.9%
irrigated 2.9%
in pasture 19.8%
in Fed. farm program 1.4%
in Conservation Reserve 4.8%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.4
of total farmland 32.0%
in pasture 24.5%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.3
of total farmland 6.3%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.2
of total farmland 3.9%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 221.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 54.4%
100 to 499 acres 35.0%
500 to 999 acres 6.2%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.2%
2,000 or more acres 1.2%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 85.4%
$50,000 to $99,999 4.6%
$100,000 to $499,999 7.7%
More than $500,000 2.3%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 12,340
Percent of total 61.0%
Part owner (farms) 6,407
Percent of total 31.7%
Tenant (farms) 1,495
Percent of total 7.4%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 18,405
Percent of total 90.9%
Partnerships (farms) 1,621
Percent of total 8.0%
Non-family corporations (farms) 75
Percent of total 0.4%
Others (farms) 141
Percent of total 0.7%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 56
Perc. w/ farming as their 43.8%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 22,000 21,500
Million $
Final crop output 781.7 888.8
+ Final animal output 627.6 737.6
+ Services and forestry 167.6 181.2
= Final agricultural sector output 1,576.9 1,807.6
- Intermediate consumption outlays 835.1 933.0
+ Net government transactions 5.0 14.6
= Gross value added 746.8 889.2
- Capital consumption 155.4 154.0
= NET VALUE ADDED 591.4 735.2
- Factor payments 225.0 242.4
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 98.9 100.8
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 55.8 65.7
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 70.3 75.9
= NET FARM INCOME 366.4 492.7
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 7,549.4 7,684.6
Real estate 5,710.2 5,865.3
Nonreal estate 1,839.2 1,819.3
FARM DEBT 844.2 862.0
Real estate 377.1 373.0
Nonreal estate 467.1 489.0
EQUITY 6,705.2 6,822.6
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 12.6 12.6
Debt/assets 11.2 11.2
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 19.1 2.2
2. Tobacco 13.4 7.6
3. Greenhouse and nursery 10.4 1.5
4. Cotton 9.8 2.1
5. Turkeys 6.7 3.5
All Commodities 0.8
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Tobacco unmfd. 3 120.5
2. Cotton and linters 12 57.9
3. Poultry and products 16 53.9
4. Soybeans and products 21 52.4
5. Wheat and products 24 43.5
Overall 33 353.6
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. LEXINGTON 6.1% 64.8
2. HORRY 6.0% 63.7
3. ORANGEBURG 6.0% 63.4
4. CHESTERFIELD 5.7% 60.5
5. SUMTER 4.9% 51.7
State Total 1,066.1
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