Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
18 
88 
322 
784 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.3 
1.3 
3.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
24,951 
167,503 
456,382 
911,145 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
1,386 
1,903 
1,417 
1,162 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,266 
18 
88 
322 
784 
$1,000 
14,818,960 
74,500 
467,946 
1,162,554 
2,435,837 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
4,138,894 
5,317,567 
3,610,416 
3,106,935 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
2,986 
2,794 
2,547 
2,673 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
33,756 
120,944 
273,484 
501,301 
percent 
100.0 
1.8 
6.6 
15.0 
27.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
1,967,288 
17,277 
123,812 
355,051 
714,863 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
1,634,706 
17,241 
119,665 
345,348 
680,111 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
690,200 
1,049 
6,748 
21,545 
55,506 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
304,190 
764,711 
1,521,260 
2,280,828 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,323 
16,899,448 
8,689,900 
4,724,410 
2,909,219 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
3 
34 
143 
348 
$1,000 
499,618 
(D) 
48,430 
151,538 
282,472 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
5 
11 
33 
$1,000 
47,984 
- 
10,516 
14,242 
26,385 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
2 
18 
70 
183 
$1,000 
213,796 
(D) 
(D) 
59,168 
119,937 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
3 
18 
34 
57 
$1,000 
122,678 
(D) 
60,766 
79,752 
89,932 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
1 
11 
17 
32 
$1,000 
65,762 
(D) 
31,631 
37,736 
42,677 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
1 
8 
11 
21 
$1,000 
58,468 
(D) 
31,153 
36,833 
40,700 
Berries 
farms 
434 
5 
8 
18 
$1,000 
7,294 
- 
478 
903 
1,978 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
2 
5 
13 
34 
$1,000 
165,740 
(D) 
70,705 
95,557 
118,799 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
149 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,790 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
91 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
666 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,124 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,224 
4 
25 
119 
291 
$1,000 
176,190 
(D) 
16,548 
43,747 
88,705 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,778 
5 
24 
89 
222 
$1,000 
92,352 
317 
(D) 
15,175 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
75 
- 
2 
7 
22 
$1,000 
56,008 
- 
(D) 
18,183 
35,846 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
571 
1 
7 
24 
34 
$1,000 
93,527 
(D) 
35,570 
73,080 
82,229 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
1,440 
- 
1 
3 
15 
$1,000 
2,477 
- 
(D) 
6 
49 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,601 
- 
- 
2 
7 
$1,000 
16,406 
- 
- 
(D) 
36 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,210 
13 
56 
212 
490 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
208,171 
461,116 
932,991 
1,369,732 
Aquaculture 
farms 
57 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
5,138 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
601 
- 
2 
4 
5 
$1,000 
3,786 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
34 
1 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
287 
- 
1 
11 
17 
$1,000 
5,157 
- 
(D) 
3,275 
3,518 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
25,266 
18 
88 
322 
784 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
265,334 
611,774 
1,144,835 
1,729,072 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,682 
9 
51 
181 
466 
$1,000 
196,212 
9,491 
22,714 
51,377 
93,031 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,277 
10 
59 
231 
594 
$1,000 
146,452 
6,820 
23,770 
48,467 
86,376 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,977 
15 
64 
239 
547 
$1,000 
209,463 
31,035 
67,037 
126,837 
177,105 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,754 
12 
62 
248 
584 
$1,000 
917,181 
73,797 
221,295 
496,439 
767,131 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,168 
18 
88 
322 
784 
$1,000 
134,969 
10,255 
22,906 
40,762 
67,147 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
14,055 
18 
88 
321 
783 
$1,000 
64,481 
9,155 
16,903 
25,986 
37,710 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,851 
17 
79 
275 
652 
$1,000 
227,501 
46,556 
84,136 
109,012 
139,974 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
7 
62 
252 
596 
$1,000 
78,517 
1,277 
8,532 
17,334 
29,145 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
7 
42 
174 
412 
$1,000 
46,616 
394 
2,371 
7,027 
14,726 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,121 
5 
28 
101 
263 
number 
297,286 
909 
8,859 
26,975 
48,911 
Milk cows 
farms 
193 
- 
2 
7 
21 
number 
15,997 
- 
(D) 
5,192 
9,500 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
838 
1 
7 
23 
34 
number 
224,076 
(D) 
53,443 
148,564 
170,733 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data South Carolina 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
