Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
25,266 
4,971,244 
1,634,706 
586,518 
72,400 
3,040,069 
1,293,558 
1,746,511 
Crop production (111) 
12,604 
3,506,607 
1,385,225 
737,471 
88,588 
1 ,265,282 
1,229,712 
35,571 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,100 
1,048,194 
612,719 
1,085,544 
166,120 
412,770 
405,109 
7,660 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
534 
165,378 
91,907 
688,514 
105,256 
44,146 
43,637 
509 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
120 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
209 
Corn farming (11115) 
997 
384,756 
174,060 
914,203 
123,531 
133,859 
133,232 
627 
Rice farming (11116) 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
448 
445,803 
328,862 
2,031,794 
349,509 
228,987 
222,672 
6,315 
Vegetable and melon farmi ng ( 1 1 1 21 ) 
1,062 
87,825 
32,139 
308,695 
55,409 
110,967 
110,493 
474 
Potato farming (111211) 
32 
1,747 
701 
265,975 
32,512 
2,062 
2,060 
2 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
1,030 
86,078 
31,438 
310,023 
56,121 
108,905 
108,433 
472 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
936 
119,500 
29,795 
526,830 
52,508 
70,229 
69,653 
576 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
936 
119,500 
29,795 
526,830 
52,508 
70,229 
69,653 
576 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
49 
4,290 
483 
291,493 
37,523 
1,179 
1,168 
11 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
83 
5,405 
630 
390,800 
30,362 
1,067 
(D) 
(D) 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
23 
1,914 
117 
387,947 
40,593 
912 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
203 
8,451 
847 
242,603 
22,571 
2,750 
2,697 
53 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
347 
46,171 
5,417 
535,616 
32,182 
4,355 
4,259 
97 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
47 
2,526 
293 
338,491 
40,562 
324 
285 
39 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
184 
50,743 
22,008 
1,013,337 
142,391 
59,642 
59,279 
363 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
805 
87,803 
33,686 
490,336 
65,757 
164,216 
163,846 
370 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
27 
4,164 
79 
816,023 
33,645 
948 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
778 
83,639 
33,607 
479,033 
66,871 
163,268 
(□) 
(D) 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
574 
75,194 
32,270 
547,139 
71,725 
90,488 
90,178 
310 
Floriculture production (111422) 
204 
8,445 
1,337 
287,399 
53,213 
72,780 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,701 
2,163,285 
676,886 
753,119 
78,793 
507,101 
480,610 
26,491 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
55 
34,561 
21,305 
1,820,675 
569,329 
32,198 
(D) 
(□) 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
368 
255,177 
180,607 
1,888,803 
315,358 
128,624 
(D) 
(D) 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
3,321 
442,444 
136,468 
479,245 
44,356 
35,600 
32,718 
2,882 
All other crop farming (11199) 
3,957 
1,431,103 
338,506 
862,518 
78,876 
310,679 
288,643 
22,036 
Animal production (112) 
12,662 
1,464,637 
249,481 
436,256 
56,285 
1,774,786 
63,846 
1,710,940 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
5,931 
871,505 
141,940 
475,988 
53,682 
139,218 
11,287 
127,931 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
5,851 
826,232 
118,936 
466,191 
49,600 
71,717 
4,997 
66,720 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5,851 
826,232 
118,936 
466,191 
49,600 
71,717 
4,997 
66,720 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
80 
45,273 
23,004 
1,192,471 
352,201 
67,500 
6,290 
61,210 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
236 
22,617 
6,765 
352,903 
90,753 
92,786 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,238 
236,746 
81,451 
749,493 
132,325 
1,510,339 
47,176 
1,463,163 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
601 
60,222 
6,913 
433,671 
60,013 
136,110 
(□) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
379 
103,255 
49,149 
1,113,422 
233,207 
778,705 
29,527 
749,178 
Turkey production (11233) 
157 
54,838 
24,227 
1,178,987 
179,916 
511,032 
13,027 
498,006 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
5 
(D) 
- 
1,293,243 
1,230,881 
64,006 
- 
64,006 
Other poultry production (11239) 
96 
(□) 
1,162 
559,182 
51,707 
20,485 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,100 
50,764 
1,655 
193,527 
31,607 
1,872 
96 
1,777 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
148 
8,051 
354 
210,016 
35,589 
449 
(D) 
(D) 
Goat farming (11242) 
952 
42,713 
1,301 
190,964 
30,988 
1,423 
(D) 
(D) 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
38 
8,657 
(D) 
525,713 
98,972 
5,083 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1 129) 
4,119 
274,348 
(D) 
353,674 
41,402 
25,488 
1,582 
23,906 
Apiculture (11291) 
140 
13,701 
(D) 
275,486 
39,785 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
3,640 
195,224 
13,830 
322,625 
40,310 
17,464 
517 
16,947 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
5 
56 
. 
173,158 
27,520 
(D) 
. 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
334 
65,367 
3,502 
727,521 
54,191 
6,916 
1,052 
5,864 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
307 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
215 
Biodiesel 
43 
Wind turbines 
7 
Ethanol 
33 
Methane digesters 
3 
Other 
13 
Geoexchange systems 
32 
Wind rights leased to others 
6 
Small hydro systems 
11 
40 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
