Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
percent 
100.0 
3.5 
1.5 
1.4 
2.2 
3.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
1,008,956 
368,291 
232,868 
246,405 
293,716 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
1,156 
972 
679 
435 
345 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
2,392,472 
281,319 
127,048 
92,297 
61,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
2,740,517 
742,266 
370,404 
163,069 
72,018 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
- 
- 
- 
- 
823 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
- 
- 
- 
547 
29 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
- 
- 
328 
19 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
_ 
366 
15 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
873 
13 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
586 
13 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
208 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
79 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
873 
379 
343 
566 
852 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2,376,112 
275,914 
123,250 
89,300 
59,278 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
392 
241 
209 
327 
355 
$1,000 
499,618 
306,157 
88,650 
38,536 
32,255 
17,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
346 
222 
165 
241 
199 
$1,000 
475,070 
305,291 
88,276 
37,740 
29,888 
13,875 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
350 
207 
171 
239 
262 
$1,000 
252,742 
167,009 
41,014 
15,799 
13,258 
7,503 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
294 
186 
113 
101 
53 
$1,000 
233,928 
166,122 
40,531 
14,204 
9,529 
3,542 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
250 
154 
94 
166 
148 
$1,000 
74,023 
45,480 
13,311 
5,442 
5,051 
2,616 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
204 
96 
49 
25 
11 
$1,000 
62,949 
44,404 
11,506 
4,143 
2,269 
627 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
302 
192 
158 
249 
228 
$1,000 
162,034 
88,344 
32,624 
15,917 
12,684 
6,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
258 
168 
109 
115 
44 
$1,000 
145,994 
87,147 
32,017 
14,881 
9,203 
2,746 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
47 
23 
10 
24 
15 
$1,000 
5,327 
3,175 
819 
650 
412 
143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
19 
4 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,523 
2,576 
352 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
14 
5 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
479 
63 
43 
30 
56 
58 
$1,000 
4,672 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
850 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
8 
4 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
1,620 
743 
302 
408 
167 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
39 
42 
23 
21 
4 
$1,000 
47,984 
29,189 
10,191 
5,548 
2,778 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
39 
42 
22 
21 
2 
$1,000 
47,803 
29,189 
10,191 
(D) 
2,778 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
211 
129 
112 
147 
93 
$1,000 
213,796 
131,218 
41,580 
20,583 
14,557 
4,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
208 
129 
105 
131 
47 
$1,000 
210,528 
131,115 
41,580 
20,345 
14,130 
3,359 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
60 
24 
29 
65 
134 
$1,000 
122,678 
91,251 
4,477 
5,576 
5,185 
5,904 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
43 
15 
25 
37 
61 
$1,000 
109,761 
90,929 
4,302 
5,447 
4,740 
4,343 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
34 
20 
19 
38 
86 
$1,000 
65,762 
43,305 
4,820 
3,057 
4,514 
2,957 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
21 
10 
12 
30 
36 
$1,000 
57,505 
43,044 
4,679 
2,953 
4,433 
2,395 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
23 
15 
14 
32 
75 
$1,000 
58,468 
41,055 
3,354 
2,546 
3,671 
2,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
15 
8 
10 
26 
29 
$1,000 
52,174 
40,917 
3,262 
2,481 
3,586 
1,928 
Berries 
farms 
434 
19 
11 
9 
14 
28 
$1,000 
7,294 
2,251 
1,466 
510 
842 
463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
9 
4 
3 
6 
4 
$1,000 
4,930 
2,120 
1,385 
457 
732 
236 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
40 
25 
32 
49 
90 
$1,000 
165,740 
124,219 
13,990 
10,302 
6,746 
5,108 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
38 
24 
31 
44 
70 
$1,000 
159,604 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,617 
4,558 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
