Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
percent 
100.0 
88.6 
5.9 
4.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
3,409,872 
849,702 
625,241 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
152 
573 
612 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
1,793,820 
594,166 
451,400 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,168 
80,106 
400,922 
441,683 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
7,666 
353 
239 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
3,287 
154 
98 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
2,893 
149 
103 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
2,760 
141 
92 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
2,483 
138 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
1,054 
130 
83 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
746 
60 
44 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
452 
70 
58 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
259 
36 
23 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
254 
59 
44 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
539 
192 
149 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
387 
123 
98 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
117 
55 
40 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
35 
14 
11 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
22,393 
1,482 
1,022 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
1,762,232 
583,326 
443,315 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
2,752 
333 
240 
$1,000 
499,618 
272,783 
166,681 
121,421 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
837 
202 
142 
$1,000 
475,070 
251,559 
164,728 
119,933 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
2,048 
274 
204 
$1,000 
252,742 
130,896 
86,702 
63,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
505 
158 
115 
$1,000 
233,928 
115,112 
85,016 
62,557 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
886 
161 
110 
$1,000 
74,023 
39,406 
26,949 
19,572 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
216 
111 
77 
$1,000 
62,949 
30,237 
25,893 
18,940 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
1,410 
207 
144 
$1,000 
162,034 
96,222 
50,420 
36,105 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
472 
137 
101 
$1,000 
145,994 
82,589 
49,235 
35,440 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
106 
33 
26 
$1,000 
5,327 
2,216 
1,707 
1,368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
12 
9 
8 
$1,000 
3,523 
1,203 
(D) 
962 
Barley 
farms 
14 
9 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(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 
386 
51 
31 
$1,000 
4,672 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
13 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,620 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
101 
26 
21 
$1,000 
47,984 
26,411 
18,846 
15,996 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
95 
26 
21 
$1,000 
47,803 
26,252 
18,846 
15,996 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
587 
136 
107 
$1,000 
213,796 
133,476 
64,065 
49,830 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
438 
126 
99 
$1,000 
210,528 
130,429 
(D) 
49,655 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
1,253 
71 
55 
$1,000 
122,678 
33,033 
42,811 
29,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
127 
30 
25 
$1,000 
109,761 
(D) 
42,334 
28,681 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
955 
56 
41 
$1,000 
65,762 
19,959 
14,475 
14,101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
66 
11 
11 
$1,000 
57,505 
12,994 
13,822 
13,822 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
673 
40 
27 
$1,000 
58,468 
16,768 
13,156 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
59 
6 
6 
$1,000 
52,174 
11,544 
12,625 
12,625 
Berries 
farms 
434 
371 
22 
20 
$1,000 
7,294 
3,191 
1,319 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
7 
5 
5 
$1,000 
4,930 
1,154 
1,182 
1,182 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
658 
457 
65 
59 
$1,000 
165,740 
18,899 
27,228 
26,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
91 
38 
33 
$1,000 
159,604 
14,335 
26,813 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
