Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greenville 
Greenwood 
Hampton 
Horry 
Jasper 
Kershaw 
Lancaster 
Laurens 
Farms 
number 
1,101 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
Land in farms 
acres 
72,863 
139,090 
177,569 
68,602 
82,877 
65,079 
122,659 
Average size of farm 
acres 
66 
180 
431 
189 
597 
172 
113 
148 
Median size of farm 
acres 
32 
60 
130 
58 
74 
60 
50 
68 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
430,060 
432,541 
1,032,814 
571,035 
1,620,970 
524,701 
443,986 
503,296 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,498 
2,407 
2,398 
3,016 
2,717 
3,058 
3,936 
3,389 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
42,935 
22,274 
27,687 
87,858 
7,940 
29,352 
26,484 
38,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,996 
46,794 
85,720 
93,665 
69,040 
60,770 
45,900 
47,098 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
162 
24 
23 
66 
18 
46 
44 
54 
1 0 to 49 acres 
528 
186 
69 
348 
29 
170 
228 
276 
50 to 179 acres 
336 
167 
103 
325 
24 
166 
215 
288 
180 to 499 acres 
60 
77 
68 
107 
17 
68 
67 
164 
500 to 999 acres 
13 
16 
20 
54 
9 
21 
18 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
6 
40 
38 
18 
12 
5 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
688 
289 
229 
671 
77 
287 
328 
559 
acres 
20,626 
12,677 
51,671 
108,017 
8,730 
16,701 
14,023 
34,974 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
564 
265 
150 
529 
49 
226 
289 
468 
acres 
15,302 
11,140 
39,075 
95,367 
3,786 
1 1 ,432 
12,298 
29,486 
Irrigated land 
farms 
93 
28 
31 
59 
10 
36 
20 
64 
acres 
1,612 
184 
6,332 
5,569 
(D) 
1,134 
264 
676 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
16,563 
6,675 
34,647 
101,293 
6,397 
147,164 
78,015 
40,912 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,044 
14,023 
107,266 
107,988 
55,629 
304,687 
135,209 
49,530 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
13,524 
2,223 
34,248 
79,650 
5,984 
4,795 
3,501 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,040 
4,452 
399 
21,642 
413 
142,368 
74,514 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
666 
232 
175 
435 
64 
269 
293 
410 
$2,500 to $4,999 
155 
66 
25 
118 
3 
47 
75 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
106 
67 
21 
90 
18 
53 
68 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
98 
79 
30 
85 
13 
40 
56 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
14 
19 
41 
6 
21 
29 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
10 
10 
38 
5 
1 
13 
19 
$100,000 or more 
19 
8 
43 
131 
6 
52 
43 
40 
Government payments 
farms 
58 
53 
208 
429 
20 
80 
51 
124 
$1,000 
180 
311 
1,584 
2,149 
60 
499 
86 
1,085 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
240 
107 
143 
412 
43 
129 
141 
182 
$1,000 
2,098 
856 
3,527 
6,026 
1,250 
2,922 
1,546 
1,121 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
20,280 
9,276 
32,820 
86,864 
10,311 
89,685 
53,024 
37,334 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,420 
19,487 
101,611 
92,606 
89,661 
185,683 
91,896 
45,199 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,101 
476 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
$1,000 
-1,439 
-1,434 
6,938 
22,604 
-2,604 
60,899 
26,623 
5,784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,307 
-3,013 
21,480 
24,098 
-22,640 
126,085 
46,140 
7,002 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
373 
236 
149 
474 
75 
190 
272 
292 
Other 
number 
728 
240 
174 
464 
40 
293 
305 
534 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
787 
334 
168 
529 
55 
301 
318 
564 
200 days or more 
number 
578 
199 
104 
314 
32 
223 
183 
409 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
398 
213 
44 
200 
29 
94 
240 
380 
number 
6,672 
7,479 
1,032 
6,662 
724 
3,336 
7,769 
14,870 
Beef cows 
farms 
345 
203 
39 
179 
25 
87 
215 
338 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
636 
3,924 
482 
2,185 
4,807 
8,155 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
2 
6 
3 
- 
3 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
3 
- 
29 
- 
653 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
249 
175 
29 
145 
10 
68 
206 
245 
number 
2,289 
3,229 
521 
3,743 
273 
1,208 
3,777 
7,538 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
40 
11 
14 
30 
2 
8 
8 
14 
number 
506 
37 
218 
34,083 
(□) 
285 
51 
82 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
28 
5 
11 
20 
1 
8 
6 
6 
number 
461 
52 
114 
109,113 
(D) 
299 
44 
38 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
36 
15 
5 
15 
1 
10 
24 
21 
number 
326 
236 
69 
878 
(D) 
75 
406 
410 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
163 
76 
17 
100 
19 
62 
64 
103 
number 
3,387 
(D) 
534 
2,770 
439 
(D) 
1,362 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
8 
- 
11 
1 
7 
9 
17 
number 
611 
176 
1,640,200 
(D) 
(D) 
2,366,527 
5,888,947 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27 
4 
75 
199 
5 
41 
8 
4 
acres 
333 
43 
6,013 
23,445 
139 
2,682 
1,214 
7 
bushels 
25,941 
2,400 
811,008 
2,242,517 
12,494 
260,038 
100,725 
700 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
13 
4 
26 
91 
- 
8 
7 
14 
acres 
391 
101 
2,451 
16,339 
- 
1,163 
1,089 
916 
bushels 
12,114 
(D) 
105,926 
861,717 
- 
70,028 
54,747 
31,464 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
13 
4 
26 
91 
- 
8 
7 
14 
acres 
391 
101 
2,451 
16,339 
- 
1,163 
1,089 
916 
bushels 
12,114 
(D) 
105,926 
861,717 
- 
70,028 
54,747 
31,464 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
232 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
