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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,053,080 |
3,354,629 |
4,407,709 |
More information on South Carolina population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,519 |
30,300 |
29,378 |
| 2006 |
27,004 |
30,647 |
29,767 |
| Percent change |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
34,756 |
39,479 |
38,509 |
| 2006 |
34,460 |
39,424 |
38,413 |
| Percent change |
-0.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.7 |
15.1 |
16.6 |
| 1989 |
20.3 |
13.7 |
15.4 |
| 1999 |
17.6 |
12.9 |
14.1 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.1 |
14.5 |
15.6 |
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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
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
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
488,090 |
1,888,543 |
2,376,633 |
| 2006 |
496,935 |
1,944,587 |
2,441,522 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
8.1 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
| 2007 |
7.7 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
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
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
20.6 |
15.4 |
16.5 |
| Production |
2.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
5.5 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
19.27 |
19.27 |
19.27 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
4.47 |
4.97 |
4.85 |
| Percent of total land area |
23.2 |
25.8 |
25.1 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
2.59 |
2.60 |
2.27 |
| Percent of total farmland |
57.9 |
52.3 |
46.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.8 |
21.2 |
17.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
2.8 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
1.59 |
1.73 |
1.37 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.43 |
1.79 |
1.85 |
| Percent of total farmland |
32.0 |
36.0 |
38.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
24.5 |
18.7 |
20.4 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.28 |
0.28 |
0.45 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.3 |
5.7 |
9.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.17 |
0.30 |
0.28 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.13 |
0.24 |
0.23 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.8 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
221 |
193 |
197 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
54.4 |
59.5 |
61.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
35.0 |
32.1 |
30.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.2 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
67.0 |
73.1 |
78.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
14.0 |
12.4 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
7.7 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
12,340 |
17,287 |
18,476 |
| Percent of total |
61.0 |
67.0 |
75.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
6,407 |
6,931 |
5,059 |
| Percent of total |
31.7 |
26.9 |
20.6 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,495 |
1,589 |
1,006 |
| Percent of total |
7.4 |
6.2 |
4.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
17,933 |
23,328 |
22,755 |
| Percent of total |
88.6 |
90.4 |
92.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
472 |
647 |
477 |
| Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,621 |
1,576 |
1,050 |
| Percent of total |
8.0 |
6.1 |
4.3 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
75 |
99 |
79 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
141 |
157 |
180 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.5 |
55.9 |
56.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
43.8 |
36.7 |
46.4 |
| Men (persons) |
18,617 |
22,894 |
21,030 |
| Women (persons) |
1,625 |
2,913 |
3,511 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
24,500 |
24,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
678,055 |
786,688 |
| + Final animal output |
1,070,619 |
1,094,515 |
| + Services and forestry |
338,626 |
411,987 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
2,087,300 |
2,293,191 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,129,768 |
1,228,932 |
| + Net government transactions |
208,372 |
131,583 |
| = Gross value added |
1,165,904 |
1,195,841 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
215,346 |
225,323 |
| |
| = Net value added |
950,558 |
970,518 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
233,510 |
248,305 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
137,675 |
144,103 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
9,335 |
6,319 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
86,500 |
97,883 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
717,048 |
722,213 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
563,200 |
29.8 |
3.0 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
282,947 |
15.0 |
1.7 |
| 3. Turkeys |
177,523 |
9.4 |
5.1 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
140,968 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
| 5. Cotton |
105,301 |
5.6 |
1.7 |
| |
| All commodities |
1,890,661 |
|
0.8 |
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More information on South Carolina's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Cotton and linters |
12 |
91.9 |
| 2. Poultry and products |
10 |
83.2 |
| 3. Other |
22 |
75.7 |
| 4. Tobacco unmfd. |
5 |
58.9 |
| 5. Wheat and products |
27 |
45.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
34 |
482.4 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Lexington County |
6.4 |
95.7 |
| 2. Kershaw County |
5.7 |
84.5 |
| 3. York County |
5.6 |
82.9 |
| 4. Dillon County |
4.6 |
69.2 |
| 5. Orangeburg County |
4.6 |
69.1 |
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| State total |
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1,489.8 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, June 2005, 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.
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