Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
2007 
25,867 
566 
1,206 
185 
1,650 
390 
412 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,971,244 
92,047 
154,351 
124,350 
159,106 
92,524 
87,837 
2007 
4,889,339 
91,190 
159,312 
125,202 
173,149 
124,935 
92,679 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
197 
160 
140 
882 
106 
294 
221 
2007 
189 
161 
132 
677 
105 
320 
225 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
2007 
25,867 
566 
1,206 
185 
1,650 
390 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
14,818,960 
255,414 
586,547 
274,879 
694,892 
204,895 
214,076 
2007 
13,973,359 
246,148 
571,362 
228,139 
681,974 
267,942 
240,990 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
586,518 
444,973 
532,257 
1,949,497 
463,880 
650,461 
539,233 
2007 
540,200 
434,890 
473,766 
1,233,183 
413,318 
687,030 
584,928 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,981 
2,775 
3,800 
2,211 
4,367 
2,215 
2,437 
2007 
2,858 
2,699 
3,586 
1,822 
3,939 
2,145 
2,600 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,619 
30 
94 
16 
116 
25 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
52 
84 
6 
133 
30 
56 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,809 
130 
210 
26 
274 
40 
93 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,322 
217 
416 
30 
593 
114 
96 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,783 
84 
180 
21 
225 
44 
49 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
1,758 
47 
72 
22 
110 
38 
30 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
970 
12 
40 
14 
41 
23 
20 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
273 
2 
3 
1 
4 
1 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
99 
- 
3 
5 
2 
- 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
19,239,011 
313,908 
685,462 
261,178 
457,885 
251,755 
350,963 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
25.8 
29.3 
22.5 
47.6 
34.7 
36.8 
25.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,135 
19 
76 
4 
125 
16 
22 
acres 
10,591 
115 
416 
14 
(D) 
89 
124 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,996 
166 
436 
27 
637 
45 
123 
acres 
228,806 
4,686 
10,651 
721 
16,143 
1,097 
3,338 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,538 
73 
129 
6 
154 
22 
37 
acres 
146,334 
4,322 
7,270 
381 
8,858 
1,296 
2,104 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,382 
61 
114 
8 
163 
29 
51 
acres 
196,419 
5,036 
9,435 
621 
13,247 
2,537 
4,286 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,152 
70 
114 
16 
119 
30 
32 
acres 
248,905 
8,257 
13,223 
1,954 
13,505 
3,544 
3,703 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,292 
36 
47 
11 
56 
19 
13 
acres 
201,930 
5,551 
7,361 
1,745 
8,731 
3,029 
1,971 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,032 
34 
36 
7 
57 
20 
19 
acres 
203,320 
6,699 
7,023 
1,348 
11,129 
3,927 
3,721 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
787 
17 
35 
11 
45 
16 
9 
acres 
187,732 
4,117 
8,435 
2,593 
10,706 
3,843 
2,174 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,912 
64 
64 
13 
98 
69 
44 
acres 
671,733 
23,135 
23,204 
5,496 
34,279 
24,452 
16,280 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,121 
28 
28 
20 
32 
30 
33 
acres 
760,507 
18,195 
17,450 
14,878 
21,509 
21,035 
22,719 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
555 
4 
16 
10 
10 
16 
9 
acres 
749,827 
(D) 
18,981 
14,460 
13,326 
20,425 
11,816 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
364 
2 
7 
8 
2 
3 
5 
acres 
1,365,140 
(□) 
30,902 
80,139 
(D) 
7,250 
15,601 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,970 
29 
86 
- 
125 
5 
22 
acres 
10,092 
(D) 
435 
- 
(D) 
27 
120 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,959 
168 
477 
42 
669 
66 
98 
acres 
234,700 
4,789 
11,819 
1,093 
16,999 
1,668 
2,812 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,549 
43 
131 
17 
208 
44 
50 
acres 
147,638 
2,529 
7,499 
1,044 
12,068 
2,601 
2,866 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,371 
73 
101 
8 
170 
38 
36 
acres 
196,068 
6,129 
8,616 
684 
13,926 
3,139 
2,989 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,526 
59 
119 
16 
130 
48 
37 
acres 
292,515 
6,806 
13,792 
1,833 
15,044 
5,528 
4,216 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,587 
43 
70 
15 
88 
35 
41 
acres 
249,396 
6,950 
10,827 
2,369 
13,685 
5,573 
6,415 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,106 
36 
58 
7 
76 
24 
23 
acres 
218,488 
7,172 
11,454 
1,418 
15,137 
4,713 
4,467 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
749 
6 
26 
11 
46 
11 
13 
acres 
178,648 
1,457 
6,141 
2,627 
11,070 
2,583 
3,070 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,126 
77 
89 
26 
86 
57 
46 
acres 
749,699 
27,846 
31,418 
9,212 
28,840 
19,391 
16,902 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,059 
28 
29 
19 
36 
40 
31 
acres 
718,132 
17,728 
18,883 
13,791 
21,258 
28,166 
21,734 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
553 
1 
12 
13 
14 
14 
10 
acres 
759,777 
(D) 
15,714 
19,346 
18,094 
19,656 
13,743 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
312 
3 
8 
11 
2 
8 
5 
acres 
1,134,186 
8,370 
22,714 
71,785 
(D) 
31,890 
13,345 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
16,853 
380 
677 
87 
903 
238 
306 
2007 
18,534 
356 
881 
132 
1,021 
288 
316 
acres, 2012 
1,967,288 
23,724 
55,847 
39,097 
46,533 
36,568 
37,528 
2007 
2,151,219 
26,447 
62,150 
49,090 
63,764 
53,888 
46,790 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,135 
290 
547 
46 
767 
174 
209 
2007 
12,962 
238 
591 
59 
764 
163 
203 
acres, 2012 
1,634,706 
13,621 
31,608 
33,781 
37,156 
28,344 
27,830 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
1,551,670 
13,419 
35,404 
33,146 
38,215 
30,513 
31,015 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,664 
37 
81 
8 
71 
27 
37 
2007 
4,992 
115 
211 
34 
299 
96 
85 
acres, 2012 
56,904 
2,176 
13,758 
113 
1,931 
1,120 
1,147 
2007 
264,049 
8,278 
9,736 
3,919 
15,925 
14,772 
7,500 
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276 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
