Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
137 
373 
412 
359 
490 
477 
717 
422 
2007 
125 
314 
341 
332 
416 
544 
848 
491 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,177 
75,063 
118,382 
35,436 
64,601 
95,506 
131,021 
173,865 
2007 
49,401 
52,719 
110,525 
41,702 
62,729 
111,820 
140,610 
154,797 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
308 
201 
287 
99 
132 
200 
183 
412 
2007 
395 
168 
324 
126 
151 
206 
166 
315 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
137 
373 
412 
359 
490 
477 
717 
422 
2007 
125 
314 
341 
332 
416 
544 
848 
491 
$1,000, 2012 
142,648 
267,849 
330,745 
220,903 
195,907 
269,318 
358,896 
319,890 
2007 
108,945 
181,305 
270,524 
288,935 
176,677 
349,893 
332,467 
306,144 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,041,230 
718,093 
802,780 
615,328 
399,811 
564,608 
500,552 
758,034 
2007 
871,559 
577,404 
793,325 
870,286 
424,703 
643,186 
392,060 
623,510 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,382 
3,568 
2,794 
6,234 
3,033 
2,820 
2,739 
1,840 
2007 
2,205 
3,439 
2,448 
6,929 
2,817 
3,129 
2,364 
1,978 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
9 
41 
36 
38 
48 
33 
95 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
40 
47 
26 
70 
44 
105 
54 
$100,000 to $199,999 
18 
62 
58 
52 
93 
77 
158 
71 
$200,000 to $499,999 
40 
127 
124 
124 
156 
182 
215 
110 
$500,000 to $999,999 
19 
48 
59 
67 
93 
79 
75 
51 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
12 
22 
47 
26 
18 
42 
33 
31 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
21 
32 
22 
10 
14 
29 
35 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
10 
7 
2 
2 
5 
4 
8 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
1 
3 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
368,813 
703,313 
243,937 
586,342 
251,302 
371,620 
511,413 
388,441 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
11.4 
10.7 
48.5 
6.0 
25.7 
25.7 
25.6 
44.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
40 
56 
36 
62 
34 
30 
56 
27 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
153 
335 
184 
176 
245 
93 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
38 
158 
92 
168 
177 
130 
208 
98 
acres 
865 
3,680 
2,428 
3,974 
4,927 
3,535 
6,133 
2,735 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8 
21 
49 
22 
44 
40 
88 
34 
acres 
476 
1,197 
2,763 
1,247 
2,440 
2,353 
5,126 
2,047 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3 
25 
27 
19 
67 
48 
82 
40 
acres 
246 
2,059 
2,267 
1,565 
5,550 
3,973 
6,772 
3,189 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
11 
22 
40 
18 
65 
41 
59 
25 
acres 
1,224 
2,543 
4,627 
2,068 
7,515 
4,608 
6,813 
2,944 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
- 
8 
15 
19 
32 
35 
42 
28 
acres 
- 
1,230 
2,397 
2,905 
4,858 
5,584 
6,835 
4,520 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
2 
20 
9 
19 
30 
29 
38 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
3,988 
1,770 
3,713 
5,985 
5,655 
7,521 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
18 
18 
5 
9 
26 
28 
17 
acres 
(D) 
4,201 
4,319 
1,174 
2,107 
6,160 
6,704 
4,053 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
11 
27 
56 
24 
24 
56 
68 
43 
acres 
3,306 
9,301 
19,280 
7,539 
8,273 
18,275 
24,240 
15,427 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
18 
30 
6 
13 
22 
40 
24 
acres 
5,215 
11,363 
22,728 
3,926 
9,720 
15,762 
26,284 
16,596 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
9 
11 
21 
7 
3 
15 
12 
26 
acres 
10,913 
14,633 
28,268 
8,933 
3,933 
18,325 
16,192 
34,324 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
7 
8 
- 
3 
4 
5 
22 
acres 
18,867 
24,167 
25,164 
- 
11,381 
10,770 
20,022 
80,416 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
38 
56 
12 
56 
30 
20 
51 
39 
acres 
(D) 
313 
53 
265 
133 
96 
311 
201 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
40 
117 
78 
150 
125 
153 
233 
123 
acres 
998 
2,771 
1,994 
3,578 
3,406 
3,914 
7,170 
3,454 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3 
25 
29 
24 
38 
34 
96 
43 
acres 
(D) 
1,504 
1,658 
1,407 
2,125 
1,997 
5,659 
2,461 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7 
28 
30 
16 
55 
51 
109 
49 
acres 
(D) 
2,392 
2,466 
1,332 
4,656 
4,332 
8,982 
3,899 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5 
22 
39 
27 
63 
65 
88 
40 
acres 
571 
2,403 
4,467 
3,085 
7,440 
7,301 
10,344 
4,708 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
4 
14 
18 
7 
32 
36 
69 
35 
acres 
(D) 
2,171 
2,924 
1,051 
4,970 
5,849 
11,119 
5,404 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
26 
6 
18 
41 
43 
22 
acres 
- 
608 
5,200 
(D) 
3,586 
8,057 
8,557 
4,378 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
6 
20 
2 
9 
27 
26 
13 
acres 
(D) 
1,420 
4,756 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,262 
3,114 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8 
20 
33 
25 
31 
71 
83 
55 
acres 
2,539 
6,875 
11,827 
8,321 
10,284 
25,481 
30,631 
18,148 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4 
13 
24 
11 
7 
27 
36 
33 
acres 
3,105 
8,460 
16,614 
7,938 
5,447 
18,374 
23,750 
22,886 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6 
5 
22 
6 
6 
17 
10 
26 
acres 
7,783 
7,050 
29,284 
7,344 
9,107 
22,941 
14,043 
35,513 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
8 
5 
10 
2 
2 
2 
4 
13 
acres 
32,442 
16,752 
29,282 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,782 
50,631 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
87 
260 
302 
211 
326 
304 
450 
303 
2007 
85 
222 
248 
214 
276 
385 
602 
375 
acres, 2012 
6,434 
19,458 
64,484 
8,812 
16,610 
18,998 
42,401 
98,089 
2007 
7,447 
11,261 
60,867 
1 1 ,292 
18,656 
29,698 
47,189 
104,509 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
198 
229 
165 
269 
262 
313 
228 
2007 
64 
152 
142 
143 
195 
292 
343 
238 
acres, 2012 
4,373 
10,585 
59,014 
5,070 
10,801 
15,718 
29,608 
91,282 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
3,578 
6,095 
46,809 
4,674 
10,489 
16,849 
25,760 
88,615 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
11 
37 
25 
24 
32 
26 
45 
26 
2007 
25 
67 
61 
59 
66 
93 
131 
81 
acres, 2012 
120 
290 
864 
522 
1,509 
815 
2,018 
558 
2007 
1,118 
2,411 
5,647 
1,746 
3,091 
7,685 
6,652 
5,329 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 277 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
