Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
percent 
100.0 
3.5 
1.5 
1.4 
2.3 
3.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
1,030,070 
365,374 
225,968 
265,473 
319,092 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
1,163 
959 
651 
455 
364 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
2,405,695 
275,955 
124,130 
91,147 
61,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
2,715,232 
724,290 
357,724 
156,341 
70,444 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
876 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
- 
- 
- 
583 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
- 
347 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
_ 
381 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
886 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
599 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
208 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
79 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
886 
381 
347 
583 
876 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
2,388,821 
270,352 
120,532 
87,578 
58,212 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
403 
245 
206 
341 
346 
$1,000 
499,618 
313,324 
84,113 
37,039 
32,295 
16,700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
357 
222 
166 
237 
191 
$1,000 
475,070 
312,458 
83,634 
36,348 
29,473 
13,157 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
361 
208 
168 
251 
254 
$1,000 
252,742 
170,073 
39,062 
15,140 
13,460 
7,063 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
305 
182 
110 
101 
49 
$1,000 
233,928 
169,186 
38,380 
13,666 
9,479 
3,217 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
258 
152 
92 
171 
144 
$1,000 
74,023 
46,385 
12,644 
5,291 
5,115 
2,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
212 
90 
47 
25 
11 
$1,000 
62,949 
45,309 
10,755 
3,990 
2,269 
627 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
312 
196 
152 
261 
217 
$1,000 
162,034 
91,204 
31,044 
15,230 
12,430 
6,645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
268 
165 
107 
110 
44 
$1,000 
145,994 
90,007 
30,226 
14,257 
8,757 
2,746 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
48 
22 
10 
25 
16 
$1,000 
5,327 
3,265 
729 
650 
415 
153 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
20 
3 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,523 
2,666 
262 
(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 
67 
39 
30 
60 
60 
$1,000 
4,672 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
875 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
10 
2 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
1,620 
943 
(D) 
(D) 
167 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
39 
45 
23 
18 
4 
$1,000 
47,984 
29,189 
11,283 
4,949 
2,286 
118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
39 
45 
22 
18 
2 
$1,000 
47,803 
29,189 
11,283 
(D) 
2,286 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
222 
129 
113 
147 
87 
$1,000 
213,796 
134,940 
40,625 
19,811 
13,156 
3,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
219 
128 
107 
125 
41 
$1,000 
210,528 
134,837 
(D) 
19,605 
12,522 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
60 
24 
29 
69 
130 
$1,000 
122,678 
91,251 
4,477 
5,576 
5,226 
5,862 
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 
40 
86 
$1,000 
65,762 
43,305 
4,820 
3,057 
4,537 
3,015 
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 
33 
76 
$1,000 
58,468 
41,055 
3,354 
2,546 
3,692 
2,554 
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 
15 
27 
$1,000 
7,294 
2,251 
1,466 
510 
844 
461 
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 
50 
89 
$1,000 
165,740 
124,219 
13,990 
10,302 
6,814 
5,041 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
38 
24 
31 
45 
69 
$1,000 
159,604 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,684 
4,491 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
108 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
