Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
Farms 
number 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,971,244 
92,047 
154,351 
124,350 
159,106 
92,524 
87,837 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
160 
140 
882 
106 
294 
221 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
82 
52 
177 
48 
168 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
444,973 
532,257 
1,949,497 
463,880 
650,461 
539,233 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
2,775 
3,800 
2,211 
4,367 
2,215 
2,437 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
29,998 
60,445 
13,363 
77,350 
29,480 
31,386 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,400 
52,261 
54,850 
94,774 
51,636 
93,587 
79,058 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,135 
19 
76 
4 
125 
16 
22 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,996 
166 
436 
27 
637 
45 
123 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,364 
240 
404 
41 
492 
100 
133 
180 to 499 acres 
3,731 
115 
135 
31 
200 
105 
72 
500 to 999 acres 
1,121 
28 
28 
20 
32 
30 
33 
1 ,000 acres or more 
919 
6 
23 
18 
12 
19 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,853 
380 
677 
87 
903 
238 
306 
acres 
1,967,288 
23,724 
55,847 
39,097 
46,533 
36,568 
37,528 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,135 
290 
547 
46 
767 
174 
209 
acres 
1,634,706 
13,621 
31,608 
33,781 
37,156 
28,344 
27,830 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,973 
17 
115 
14 
71 
59 
44 
acres 
159,239 
(D) 
1,270 
6,548 
609 
7,428 
4,352 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
9,635 
96,343 
25,596 
62,793 
37,229 
48,381 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,323 
16,786 
87,426 
181,529 
41,918 
118,188 
121,867 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,293,558 
2,984 
15,743 
22,860 
(D) 
26,008 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,746,511 
6,651 
80,600 
2,736 
(D) 
11,221 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
13,133 
264 
556 
94 
759 
155 
222 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,630 
62 
123 
4 
208 
16 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,671 
98 
127 
5 
179 
29 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
72 
115 
10 
184 
26 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,211 
45 
61 
6 
63 
16 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
852 
26 
42 
4 
41 
24 
11 
$100,000 or more 
2,161 
7 
78 
18 
64 
49 
55 
Government payments 
farms 
6,788 
114 
177 
97 
185 
214 
194 
$1,000 
46,616 
631 
892 
946 
779 
1,408 
1,091 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,591 
131 
324 
64 
309 
151 
124 
$1,000 
116,392 
1,094 
3,737 
2,512 
3,085 
2,566 
1,574 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,575,752 
11,017 
91,839 
23,129 
63,007 
31,390 
44,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,945 
19,194 
83,338 
164,034 
42,061 
99,650 
112,559 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
$1,000 
627,325 
342 
9,133 
5,925 
3,650 
9,814 
6,360 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
596 
8,288 
42,020 
2,436 
31,155 
16,021 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
10,361 
196 
374 
77 
534 
127 
177 
Other 
number 
14,905 
378 
728 
64 
964 
188 
220 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
15,871 
419 
770 
68 
901 
199 
231 
200 days or more 
number 
10,719 
299 
539 
36 
644 
112 
162 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,121 
326 
293 
21 
673 
55 
78 
number 
297,286 
12,490 
8,702 
3,109 
24,546 
6,919 
3,217 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,232 
297 
257 
19 
592 
39 
61 
number 
166,745 
7,322 
5,876 
1,464 
13,817 
1,545 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
193 
13 
6 
- 
12 
12 
4 
number 
15,997 
492 
12 
- 
681 
1,900 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,778 
249 
208 
15 
499 
46 
59 
number 
134,445 
5,120 
3,463 
3,084 
12,516 
3,048 
1,829 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
838 
18 
43 
6 
39 
10 
11 
number 
224,076 
117 
1,178 
15 
880 
562 
71 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
571 
11 
28 
3 
23 
6 
10 
number 
758,876 
33 
1,402 
12 
861 
(D) 
234 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
549 
13 
32 
3 
31 
3 
10 
number 
12,684 
409 
1,106 
99 
985 
(D) 
593 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,060 
87 
158 
6 
196 
19 
45 
number 
4,231,250 
2,320 
172,480 
70 
69,501 
401 
156,776 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
539 
5 
53 
- 
28 
2 
14 
number 
225,882,950 
(D) 
19,633,950 
- 
10,004,987 
(D) 
4,659,152 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,449 
6 
72 
15 
19 
63 
57 
acres 
309,810 
124 
2,611 
8,133 
805 
4,095 
3,409 
bushels 
35,597,075 
4,500 
271,248 
952,001 
86,375 
494,462 
300,507 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
112 
- 
2 
- 
2 
14 
2 
acres 
11,051 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
1,038 
(D) 
tons 
173,255 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
20,430 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,152 
12 
34 
11 
47 
21 
11 
acres 
215,708 
968 
3,942 
5,971 
3,560 
1,080 
1,087 
bushels 
11,268,376 
34,008 
126,337 
280,600 
171,908 
61,145 
46,509 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,152 
12 
34 
11 
47 
21 
11 
acres 
215,708 
968 
3,942 
5,971 
3,560 
1,080 
1,087 
bushels 
11,268,376 
34,008 
126,337 
280,600 
171,908 
61,145 
46,509 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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