Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
percent 
100.0 
8.5 
35.6 
10.0 
9.4 
8.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
10,591 
228,806 
146,334 
196,419 
248,905 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
5 
25 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
47,943 
336,290 
153,751 
118,122 
187,091 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
22,456 
37,382 
60,580 
49,589 
86,938 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
900 
4,192 
968 
692 
546 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
422 
1,523 
396 
356 
258 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
292 
1,227 
321 
383 
307 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
263 
927 
367 
404 
338 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
138 
566 
292 
305 
353 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
51 
260 
85 
105 
151 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
27 
119 
24 
48 
87 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
11 
37 
10 
24 
37 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
7 
23 
10 
10 
10 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
10 
30 
16 
14 
9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
14 
92 
49 
41 
56 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
12 
66 
33 
33 
40 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
1 
17 
14 
7 
12 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
1 
9 
2 
1 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
2,135 
8,996 
2,538 
2,382 
2,152 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
47,821 
334,689 
152,753 
116,675 
185,312 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
57 
527 
227 
272 
267 
$1,000 
499,618 
99 
2,604 
2,032 
3,345 
4,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
- 
1 
2 
13 
21 
$1,000 
475,070 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
917 
1,443 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
54 
365 
172 
181 
174 
$1,000 
252,742 
84 
1,633 
1,227 
1,828 
2,215 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
- 
1 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
233,928 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
496 
484 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
3 
78 
26 
65 
66 
$1,000 
74,023 
3 
198 
136 
490 
549 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
62,949 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
8 
158 
79 
112 
118 
$1,000 
162,034 
12 
718 
603 
992 
1,885 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
$1,000 
145,994 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
- 
5 
4 
3 
17 
$1,000 
5,327 
- 
14 
23 
13 
77 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,523 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
479 
3 
50 
18 
27 
34 
$1,000 
4,672 
1 
42 
43 
21 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,620 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
_ 
14 
_ 
2 
3 
$1,000 
47,984 
- 
1,052 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
- 
9 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
47,803 
- 
933 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
- 
22 
20 
17 
33 
$1,000 
213,796 
- 
263 
278 
383 
1,518 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
$1,000 
210,528 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,105 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
306 
526 
105 
97 
97 
$1,000 
122,678 
2,099 
8,403 
2,373 
3,299 
2,737 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
3 
35 
9 
10 
12 
$1,000 
109,761 
156 
2,992 
1,358 
2,341 
1,558 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
159 
431 
90 
101 
73 
$1,000 
65,762 
634 
5,130 
(D) 
2,108 
3,492 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
- 
17 
7 
10 
19 
$1,000 
57,505 
- 
1,467 
(D) 
1,301 
2,938 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
83 
300 
57 
77 
59 
$1,000 
58,468 
340 
3,643 
(D) 
1,844 
2,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
- 
13 
1 
8 
18 
$1,000 
52,174 
- 
964 
(D) 
1,174 
2,544 
Berries 
farms 
434 
89 
183 
39 
38 
26 
$1,000 
7,294 
294 
1,487 
1,584 
264 
505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
3 
6 
- 
4 
$1,000 
4,930 
- 
434 
1,447 
- 
307 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
181 
257 
31 
38 
24 
$1,000 
165,740 
7,915 
16,713 
5,314 
2,455 
2,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
34 
65 
11 
7 
11 
$1,000 
159,604 
6,043 
13,987 
5,012 
1,927 
2,928 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
