Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
25,266 
2,100 
1,062 
936 
805 
7,701 
55 
percent 
100.0 
8.3 
4.2 
3.7 
3.2 
30.5 
0.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
1,048,194 
87,825 
119,500 
87,803 
2,163,285 
34,561 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
499 
83 
128 
109 
281 
628 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,266 
2,100 
1,062 
936 
805 
7,701 
55 
$1,000 
3,086,685 
425,023 
111,406 
70,965 
164,466 
530,700 
32,760 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
122,168 
202,392 
104,902 
75,817 
204,305 
68,913 
595,632 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,358 
98 
22 
246 
155 
2,355 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,577 
170 
92 
81 
67 
1,532 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,183 
206 
200 
136 
50 
1,199 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,040 
347 
243 
129 
79 
905 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
296 
240 
163 
157 
660 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
229 
113 
84 
91 
252 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
876 
240 
83 
42 
79 
200 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
583 
193 
33 
27 
49 
186 
15 
$250,000 to $499,999 
347 
101 
13 
10 
29 
119 
15 
$500,000 to $999,999 
381 
102 
4 
8 
20 
139 
10 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
886 
118 
19 
10 
29 
154 
6 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
599 
92 
7 
3 
18 
123 
4 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
21 
6 
2 
7 
24 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
5 
6 
5 
4 
7 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
25,266 
2,100 
1,062 
936 
805 
7,701 
55 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
412,770 
110,967 
70,229 
164,216 
507,101 
32,198 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
2,099 
138 
24 
20 
690 
36 
$1,000 
499,618 
338,164 
4,388 
1,988 
431 
121,080 
3,261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,173 
703 
13 
4 
2 
346 
22 
$1,000 
475,070 
321,554 
3,747 
1,838 
(D) 
115,949 
2,917 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
1,588 
108 
15 
11 
524 
26 
$1,000 
252,742 
166,802 
2,470 
647 
(D) 
67,137 
1,148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
747 
432 
8 
1 
1 
240 
7 
$1,000 
233,928 
154,053 
2,053 
(D) 
(D) 
63,038 
700 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
758 
19 
9 
4 
261 
9 
$1,000 
74,023 
52,972 
711 
345 
(D) 
14,423 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
385 
249 
4 
1 
89 
3 
$1,000 
62,949 
45,945 
520 
(D) 
- 
11,546 
272 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
1,193 
36 
6 
4 
381 
28 
$1,000 
162,034 
111,881 
1,055 
(D) 
109 
37,085 
1,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
431 
6 
2 
1 
200 
8 
$1,000 
145,994 
101,013 
807 
(D) 
(D) 
33,660 
1,123 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
104 
4 
2 
33 
- 
$1,000 
5,327 
2,947 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,133 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
17 
1 
1 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
3,523 
1,955 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
727 
- 
Barley 
farms 
14 
2 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
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 
255 
18 
4 
3 
125 
1 
$1,000 
4,672 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
1,297 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
12 
1 
- 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,620 
(D) 
(D) 
350 
(D) 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
136 
19 
2 
- 
- 
111 
55 
$1,000 
47,984 
3,455 
(D) 
- 
- 
42,756 
23,176 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
16 
2 
- 
- 
104 
48 
$1,000 
47,803 
3,435 
(D) 
- 
- 
42,596 
23,016 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
155 
6 
1 
1 
575 
2 
$1,000 
213,796 
35,370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
164,133 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
620 
122 
2 
1 
1 
458 
2 
$1,000 
210,528 
34,758 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
161,848 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
56 
1,062 
74 
48 
125 
5 
$1,000 
122,678 
1,659 
102,270 
6,970 
517 
9,284 
271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
7 
130 
10 
- 
26 
2 
$1,000 
109,761 
1,273 
91,921 
6,501 
- 
8,382 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,094 
25 
138 
745 
34 
75 
2 
$1,000 
65,762 
319 
1,871 
59,849 
165 
2,945 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
109 
2 
6 
91 
- 
8 
2 
$1,000 
57,505 
(D) 
1,349 
53,281 
- 
2,471 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
19 
64 
575 
18 
53 
$1,000 
58,468 
275 
838 
54,319 
70 
2,429 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
2 
1 
77 
- 
6 
- 
$1,000 
52,174 
(D) 
(D) 
49,085 
- 
2,098 
- 
Berries 
farms 
434 
8 
90 
262 
20 
28 
2 
$1,000 
7,294 
44 
1,034 
5,531 
95 
516 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
