Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
1,537 
44,775,267 
1,814 
42,080,625 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
29,132 
(X) 
23,198 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
471 
797,820 
666 
1,216,305 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
269 
1,831,768 
345 
2,307,930 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
269 
3,561,900 
291 
3,844,550 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
152 
3,457,100 
143 
3,328,905 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
120 
4,329,539 
142 
5,191,118 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
138 
8,842,283 
132 
8,537,570 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
99 
13,827,429 
79 
11,380,847 
250,000 bushels or more 
19 
8,127,428 
16 
6,273,400 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
58,440 
12 
5,400 
1 0 to 49 acres 
106 
1,348,656 
149 
393,233 
50 to 69 acres 
61 
152,435 
76 
382,665 
70 to 99 acres 
81 
385,815 
77 
281,046 
100 to 139 acres 
91 
615,813 
155 
847,000 
140 to 179 acres 
69 
439,546 
122 
787,675 
180 to 219 acres 
66 
618,920 
96 
870,020 
220 to 259 acres 
78 
543,340 
69 
832,680 
260 to 499 acres 
228 
3,487,150 
321 
4,255,523 
500 to 999 acres 
276 
5,536,862 
317 
6,414,112 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
252 
10,334,365 
247 
10,376,044 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
184 
14,135,725 
148 
11,667,427 
5,000 acres or more 
31 
7,118,200 
25 
4,967,800 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
236 
3,020,058 
296 
2,734,983 
1 0 to 49 acres 
200 
778,266 
331 
1,550,661 
50 to 69 acres 
76 
464,900 
98 
769,565 
70 to 99 acres 
71 
604,173 
85 
639,110 
100 to 139 acres 
86 
896,718 
118 
1,027,664 
140 to 179 acres 
73 
585,600 
84 
818,200 
180 to 219 acres 
61 
907,600 
72 
643,450 
220 to 259 acres 
51 
855,550 
65 
853,200 
260 to 499 acres 
154 
3,668,709 
188 
3,750,380 
500 to 999 acres 
199 
5,192,953 
223 
6,197,791 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
210 
11,587,812 
167 
10,389,994 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
109 
11,480,928 
80 
9,400,227 
5,000 acres or more 
11 
4,732,000 
7 
3,305,400 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
1,148 
38,918,828 
1,158 
33,457,949 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
389 
5,856,439 
656 
8,622,676 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
