Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
844,294 |
2,276,435 |
3,120,729 |
| 1990 |
893,647 |
2,593,056 |
3,486,703 |
| 2000 |
1,010,159 |
3,001,853 |
4,012,012 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,060,529 |
3,419,271 |
4,479,800 |
More information on South Carolina population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
|
|
Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
27,989 |
31,822 |
30,897 |
| 2007 |
28,329 |
31,974 |
31,103 |
| Percent change |
2.4 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
35,510 |
40,460 |
39,453 |
| 2007 |
35,091 |
39,977 |
38,996 |
| Percent change |
-2.4 |
-2.4 |
-2.3 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.7 |
15.1 |
16.6 |
| 1989 |
20.3 |
13.7 |
15.4 |
| 1999 |
17.6 |
12.9 |
14.1 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.2 |
13.8 |
15.1 |
More information on South Carolina poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
|
|
Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
53.5 |
43.7 |
46.3 |
| 1990 |
38.9 |
29.3 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
29.1 |
21.8 |
23.7 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
26.0 |
27.6 |
27.1 |
| 1990 |
31.0 |
29.0 |
29.5 |
| 2000 |
32.8 |
29.0 |
30.0 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
10.4 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
| 1990 |
17.8 |
23.6 |
22.2 |
| 2000 |
22.5 |
27.1 |
25.9 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.5 |
14.5 |
13.4 |
| 1990 |
12.4 |
18.1 |
16.6 |
| 2000 |
15.6 |
22.0 |
20.4 |
More information on South Carolina education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
|
|
Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
497,633 |
1,946,210 |
2,443,843 |
| 2007 |
503,720 |
2,004,258 |
2,507,978 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
7.4 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
| 2008 |
9.1 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
More information on South Carolina unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
|
| |
| Percent employment change |
| 2005-2006 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.8 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
-1.6 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
| |
Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
19,271,119 |
19,270,060 |
19,255,034 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
4,974,138 |
4,845,923 |
4,889,339 |
| Percent of total land area |
25.8 |
25.1 |
25.4 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
2,603,915 |
2,270,084 |
2,151,219 |
| Percent of total farmland |
52.3 |
46.8 |
44.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
21.2 |
17.4 |
12.3 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.4 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
1,732,870 |
1,374,617 |
1,551,670 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,789,751 |
1,850,968 |
1,827,191 |
| Percent of total farmland |
36.0 |
38.2 |
37.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
18.7 |
20.4 |
12.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
282,162 |
448,140 |
617,136 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.7 |
9.2 |
12.6 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
298,310 |
276,731 |
293,793 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
244,488 |
228,443 |
264,950 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
193 |
197 |
189 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
59.5 |
61.6 |
61.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
32.1 |
30.1 |
31.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
73.1 |
78.4 |
76.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
14.5 |
12.4 |
13.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
17,287 |
18,476 |
19,440 |
| Percent of total |
67.0 |
75.3 |
75.2 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
6,931 |
5,059 |
5,384 |
| Percent of total |
26.9 |
20.6 |
20.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,589 |
1,006 |
1,043 |
| Percent of total |
6.2 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
23,328 |
22,755 |
22,989 |
| Percent of total |
90.4 |
92.7 |
88.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
647 |
477 |
745 |
| Percent of total |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,576 |
1,050 |
1,827 |
| Percent of total |
6.1 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
99 |
79 |
100 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
157 |
180 |
206 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.9 |
56.9 |
58.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
36.7 |
46.4 |
37.7 |
| Men |
22,894 |
21,030 |
21,782 |
| Women |
2,913 |
3,511 |
4,085 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
|
Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
25,900 |
26,900 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
697,035 |
1,020,301 |
| + Final animal output |
1,260,841 |
1,368,902 |
| + Services and forestry |
399,904 |
417,038 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
2,357,780 |
2,806,241 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,607,158 |
1,751,777 |
| + Net government transactions |
116,301 |
103,558 |
| = Gross value added |
866,923 |
1,158,022 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
237,521 |
250,097 |
| |
| = Net value added |
629,402 |
907,925 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
289,722 |
288,190 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
179,432 |
182,847 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
9,758 |
9,121 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
100,532 |
96,222 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
339,680 |
619,735 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
|
| Farm balance sheet |
| |
|
• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
|
| |
Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
|
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
712,614 |
30.2 |
3.1 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
270,511 |
11.5 |
1.7 |
| 3. Turkeys |
267,400 |
11.3 |
6.0 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
126,405 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
| 5. Corn |
120,395 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,359,507 |
|
0.7 |
| |
More information on South Carolina's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
|
| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Poultry and products |
9 |
143.0 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
21 |
110.8 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
33 |
92.6 |
| 4. Cotton and linters |
13 |
89.8 |
| 5. Other |
23 |
80.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
34 |
658.7 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
|
| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Kershaw County |
7.2 |
169,475 |
| 2. Lexington County |
7.1 |
166,456 |
| 3. Orangeburg County |
6.4 |
149,745 |
| 4. Oconee County |
5.5 |
128,835 |
| 5. Aiken County |
4.4 |
102,796 |
| |
| State total |
|
2,352,681 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
|
Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
|
|
SC-fact-sheet.xls
