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 
Greenville 
Greenwood 
Hampton 
Horry 
Jasper 
Kershaw 
Lancaster 
Laurens 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,101 
476 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
2007 
1,100 
493 
295 
914 
109 
499 
573 
830 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
72,863 
85,521 
139,090 
177,569 
68,602 
82,877 
65,079 
122,659 
2007 
72,645 
70,698 
126,753 
163,622 
52,132 
85,527 
65,210 
130,057 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
66 
180 
431 
189 
597 
172 
113 
148 
2007 
66 
143 
430 
179 
478 
171 
114 
157 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,101 
476 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
2007 
1,100 
493 
295 
914 
109 
499 
573 
830 
$1,000, 2012 
473,496 
205,889 
333,599 
535,631 
186,412 
253,431 
256,180 
415,723 
2007 
411,308 
198,101 
279,757 
566,118 
106,230 
260,483 
239,974 
402,298 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
430,060 
432,541 
1,032,814 
571,035 
1,620,970 
524,701 
443,986 
503,296 
2007 
373,917 
401,827 
948,327 
619,386 
974,585 
522,010 
418,802 
484,696 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,498 
2,407 
2,398 
3,016 
2,717 
3,058 
3,936 
3,389 
2007 
5,662 
2,802 
2,207 
3,460 
2,038 
3,046 
3,680 
3,093 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
71 
48 
41 
82 
13 
52 
63 
61 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
43 
30 
108 
5 
49 
67 
72 
$100,000 to $199,999 
190 
73 
55 
190 
11 
106 
140 
193 
$200,000 to $499,999 
432 
219 
69 
324 
24 
153 
168 
283 
$500,000 to $999,999 
220 
63 
57 
119 
32 
67 
88 
138 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
72 
23 
36 
69 
10 
34 
34 
48 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
18 
4 
19 
29 
12 
14 
14 
21 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
1 
13 
14 
4 
7 
- 
9 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
2 
3 
3 
4 
1 
3 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
502,468 
291,028 
358,333 
725,712 
419,404 
465,029 
351,464 
456,846 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
14.5 
29.4 
38.8 
24.5 
16.4 
17.8 
18.5 
26.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
162 
24 
23 
66 
18 
46 
44 
54 
acres 
(D) 
91 
85 
336 
97 
236 
188 
273 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
528 
186 
69 
348 
29 
170 
228 
276 
acres 
13,038 
4,764 
1,634 
8,835 
706 
3,982 
5,828 
7,189 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
122 
46 
25 
103 
7 
50 
79 
89 
acres 
7,101 
2,716 
1,482 
5,867 
423 
2,934 
4,343 
5,002 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
79 
45 
23 
82 
11 
44 
52 
91 
acres 
6,452 
3,836 
1,795 
6,813 
929 
3,531 
4,311 
7,542 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
87 
46 
32 
89 
3 
49 
62 
61 
acres 
10,232 
5,440 
3,856 
10,273 
352 
5,751 
7,429 
6,979 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
48 
30 
23 
51 
3 
23 
22 
47 
acres 
7,438 
4,717 
3,589 
7,995 
517 
3,691 
3,385 
7,392 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
19 
21 
32 
4 
21 
24 
45 
acres 
3,300 
3,680 
4,238 
6,365 
790 
4,140 
4,742 
9,032 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
12 
15 
20 
5 
10 
19 
41 
acres 
1,982 
2,892 
3,448 
4,922 
1,159 
2,467 
4,620 
9,704 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
35 
46 
32 
55 
8 
37 
24 
78 
acres 
12,342 
15,602 
11,272 
18,861 
2,558 
13,343 
8,083 
26,497 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
13 
16 
20 
54 
9 
21 
18 
30 
acres 
8,094 
10,976 
12,522 
33,844 
6,271 
14,590 
13,487 
19,355 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
3 
17 
31 
7 
7 
4 
11 
acres 
(D) 
4,352 
23,205 
40,067 
10,904 
10,530 
(D) 
15,719 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
23 
7 
11 
5 
1 
3 
acres 
- 
26,455 
71,964 
33,391 
43,896 
17,682 
(D) 
7,975 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
121 
36 
15 
54 
4 
46 
45 
59 
acres 
665 
141 
58 
267 
10 
261 
224 
278 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
599 
181 
61 
285 
35 
186 
201 
250 
acres 
15,726 
4,921 
1,781 
7,889 
863 
4,981 
5,240 
7,174 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
87 
43 
21 
109 
4 
34 
71 
87 
acres 
5,081 
2,499 
1,201 
6,283 
(D) 
1,981 
4,048 
4,953 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
78 
42 
29 
89 
13 
44 
57 
87 
acres 
6,671 
3,454 
2,459 
7,372 
1,092 
3,618 
4,698 
7,076 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
79 
55 
28 
98 
17 
55 
70 
67 
acres 
9,167 
6,323 
3,278 
1 1 ,220 
1,928 
6,268 
8,157 
7,711 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
53 
40 
23 
70 
2 
38 
37 
62 
acres 
8,301 
6,251 
3,538 
10,963 
(D) 
5,860 
5,806 
9,930 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
18 
22 
39 
5 
17 
17 
39 
acres 
5,881 
3,631 
4,306 
7,664 
994 
3,409 
3,364 
7,774 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
10 
11 
29 
7 
7 
25 
32 
acres 
1,194 
(D) 
2,624 
7,064 
1,716 
1,651 
6,034 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
39 
47 
32 
72 
4 
38 
33 
92 
acres 
14,068 
16,318 
10,954 
25,558 
1,618 
12,923 
12,088 
32,092 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
9 
12 
17 
37 
6 
17 
10 
44 
acres 
5,891 
8,428 
12,114 
25,441 
4,064 
12,377 
6,823 
28,681 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
7 
21 
24 
5 
12 
7 
10 
acres 
- 
8,803 
28,697 
30,032 
7,252 
15,984 
8,728 
13,996 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
2 
15 
8 
7 
5 
- 
1 
acres 
" 
(D) 
55,743 
23,869 
32,022 
16,214 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
688 
289 
229 
671 
77 
287 
328 
559 
2007 
761 
316 
227 
745 
81 
314 
381 
618 
acres, 2012 
20,626 
12,677 
51,671 
108,017 
8,730 
16,701 
14,023 
34,974 
2007 
26,664 
18,022 
50,192 
97,292 
8,565 
23,318 
17,756 
38,752 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
564 
265 
150 
529 
49 
226 
289 
468 
2007 
565 
228 
149 
551 
54 
210 
297 
451 
acres, 2012 
15,302 
11,140 
39,075 
95,367 
3,786 
1 1 ,432 
12,298 
29,486 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
16,321 
9,035 
34,219 
74,739 
4,884 
14,742 
1 1 ,078 
22,926 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
77 
20 
13 
63 
17 
27 
27 
74 
2007 
210 
113 
46 
228 
27 
80 
116 
201 
acres, 2012 
1,489 
418 
(D) 
1,349 
2,395 
665 
481 
2,004 
2007 
5,016 
6,311 
4,219 
9,217 
745 
2,830 
4,087 
10,179 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
