Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 
2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
25,266 
6,788 
25,867 
25,867 
7,715 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
3,040,069 
46,616 
2,419,934 
2,352,681 
67,253 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
120,323 
6,867 
93,553 
90,953 
8,717 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
8,358 
8,358 
784 
8,640 
8,640 
973 
$1,000 
1,550 
1,165 
384 
1,527 
1,084 
443 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,577 
3,577 
1,199 
4,356 
4,356 
1,649 
$1,000 
5,836 
4,141 
1,695 
7,083 
4,784 
2,299 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,183 
3,183 
869 
3,182 
3,182 
1,020 
$1,000 
11,269 
8,918 
2,350 
11,306 
8,805 
2,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,040 
3,040 
796 
3,161 
3,161 
924 
$1,000 
21,327 
18,480 
2,846 
22,321 
19,294 
3,027 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,750 
2,750 
772 
2,566 
2,566 
962 
$1,000 
43,205 
39,621 
3,583 
39,970 
35,020 
4,949 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,285 
1,285 
528 
1,345 
1,345 
670 
$1,000 
44,863 
42,248 
2,615 
46,917 
42,265 
4,652 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
876 
876 
471 
735 
735 
450 
$1,000 
61,709 
58,212 
3,497 
51,679 
45,697 
5,982 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
583 
583 
389 
538 
538 
359 
$1,000 
91,147 
87,578 
3,569 
85,351 
77,496 
7,855 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
347 
347 
253 
354 
354 
237 
$1,000 
124,130 
120,532 
3,598 
128,443 
117,859 
10,584 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
381 
381 
247 
346 
346 
181 
$1,000 
275,955 
270,352 
5,603 
250,444 
240,662 
9,782 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
886 
886 
480 
644 
644 
290 
$1,000 
2,405,695 
2,388,821 
16,875 
1,774,893 
1,759,715 
15,178 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
599 
599 
320 
429 
429 
190 
$1,000 
961,850 
951,474 
10,377 
661,413 
650,845 
10,568 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
208 
208 
125 
152 
152 
82 
$1,000 
720,278 
715,952 
4,326 
495,580 
491,582 
3,998 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
79 
79 
35 
63 
63 
18 
$1,000 
723,567 
721,395 
2,172 
617,901 
617,288 
613 
10 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
