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 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
2007 
476 
948 
79 
308 
233 
614 
804 
1,002 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
142,449 
107,700 
30,043 
80,213 
113,301 
104,493 
67,871 
283,128 
2007 
141,037 
90,324 
24,934 
69,530 
122,522 
100,796 
70,708 
287,524 
Average size ot farm 
acres, 2012 
369 
107 
323 
292 
506 
176 
77 
268 
2007 
296 
95 
316 
226 
526 
164 
88 
287 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
2007 
476 
948 
79 
308 
233 
614 
804 
1,002 
$1,000, 2012 
322,621 
429,075 
53,085 
186,749 
245,698 
283,308 
360,285 
715,718 
2007 
298,398 
397,975 
63,256 
166,750 
223,942 
294,596 
384,402 
648,604 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
835,805 
424,406 
570,805 
679,086 
1,096,866 
476,950 
407,562 
677,764 
2007 
626,887 
419,804 
800,706 
541,397 
961,123 
479,798 
478,112 
647,310 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,265 
3,984 
1,767 
2,328 
2,169 
2,711 
5,308 
2,528 
2007 
2,116 
4,406 
2,537 
2,398 
1,828 
2,923 
5,436 
2,256 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
34 
85 
10 
59 
25 
56 
86 
193 
$50,000 to $99,999 
55 
124 
6 
36 
31 
58 
73 
124 
$100,000 to $199,999 
91 
227 
15 
52 
28 
128 
194 
199 
$200,000 to $499,999 
83 
344 
26 
52 
65 
204 
313 
253 
$500,000 to $999,999 
54 
156 
18 
29 
27 
87 
144 
130 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
34 
43 
15 
21 
14 
36 
52 
67 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
27 
3 
18 
19 
18 
21 
65 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
6 
3 
- 
7 
13 
7 
1 
20 
$10,000,000 or more 
6 
2 
" 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
262,518 
447,321 
229,843 
313,117 
306,996 
403,228 
400,812 
707,877 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
54.3 
24.1 
13.1 
25.6 
36.9 
25.9 
16.9 
40.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
25 
122 
2 
24 
14 
54 
107 
64 
acres 
128 
590 
(D) 
104 
56 
226 
561 
287 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
76 
446 
21 
88 
46 
161 
430 
297 
acres 
1,797 
10,954 
637 
2,324 
1,246 
3,863 
10,408 
7,235 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
99 
5 
25 
28 
65 
74 
142 
acres 
2,530 
5,607 
264 
1,510 
1,665 
3,905 
4,203 
8,355 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
41 
88 
6 
21 
10 
74 
86 
93 
acres 
3,463 
7,134 
(D) 
1,719 
868 
6,051 
7,018 
7,468 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
44 
78 
7 
22 
11 
61 
61 
73 
acres 
4,994 
8,976 
755 
2,459 
1,261 
6,943 
7,146 
8,488 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
24 
46 
14 
15 
15 
33 
31 
55 
acres 
3,842 
7,171 
2,089 
2,370 
2,362 
5,195 
4,741 
8,604 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
28 
6 
9 
23 
37 
17 
54 
acres 
3,187 
5,367 
1,221 
1,813 
4,566 
7,241 
3,378 
10,645 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
19 
22 
3 
6 
9 
26 
28 
49 
acres 
4,506 
5,308 
(D) 
1,402 
2,175 
6,139 
6,683 
1 1 ,599 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
33 
44 
9 
18 
23 
37 
35 
95 
acres 
11,784 
15,663 
3,680 
6,308 
8,385 
12,817 
11,970 
33,587 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
25 
26 
11 
24 
14 
30 
12 
67 
acres 
15,631 
18,311 
7,393 
17,863 
10,463 
20,345 
8,123 
43,680 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
23 
8 
8 
18 
10 
9 
3 
37 
acres 
34,622 
9,670 
9,808 
25,989 
15,285 
12,451 
3,640 
50,036 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
4 
1 
5 
21 
7 
- 
30 
acres 
55,965 
12,949 
(D) 
16,352 
64,969 
19,317 
- 
93,144 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
124 
1 
27 
14 
48 
73 
49 
acres 
115 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
249 
(D) 
209 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
115 
405 
20 
106 
46 
151 
358 
250 
acres 
3,309 
9,858 
530 
2,724 
1,376 
4,016 
9,121 
7,200 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
59 
91 
6 
29 
15 
56 
103 
93 
acres 
3,385 
5,354 
372 
1,728 
881 
3,347 
5,780 
5,422 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
55 
88 
1 
29 
10 
59 
65 
99 
acres 
4,499 
7,160 
(D) 
2,309 
851 
4,679 
5,338 
8,259 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
48 
91 
12 
12 
19 
99 
72 
108 
acres 
5,489 
10,712 
1,437 
1,461 
2,145 
11,213 
8,383 
12,625 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
31 
51 
5 
18 
14 
43 
34 
64 
acres 
4,873 
8,106 
792 
2,706 
2,219 
6,839 
5,277 
9,954 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
29 
17 
1 
10 
12 
47 
22 
62 
acres 
5,922 
3,305 
(D) 
1,973 
2,333 
9,282 
4,315 
12,115 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
24 
13 
2 
2 
11 
33 
17 
44 
acres 
5,807 
3,102 
(D) 
(D) 
2,721 
7,560 
4,049 
10,426 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
37 
44 
17 
41 
32 
45 
41 
99 
acres 
13,108 
15,636 
6,345 
14,656 
12,054 
15,125 
13,625 
34,892 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
20 
13 
9 
16 
27 
18 
17 
73 
acres 
12,452 
9,647 
6,655 
11,093 
18,784 
11,754 
10,910 
49,033 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
22 
9 
4 
14 
20 
8 
1 
41 
acres 
32,787 
11,451 
5,647 
18,636 
30,661 
9,982 
(D) 
61,124 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
2 
1 
4 
13 
7 
1 
20 
acres 
49,291 
(D) 
(D) 
11,639 
48,461 
16,750 
(D) 
76,265 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
277 
692 
49 
209 
157 
395 
562 
768 
2007 
355 
666 
53 
263 
170 
437 
567 
760 
acres, 2012 
93,164 
48,950 
3,572 
44,522 
71,129 
31,661 
15,401 
152,908 
2007 
92,786 
45,913 
7,146 
42,410 
76,115 
33,015 
21,566 
157,163 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
146 
564 
36 
161 
101 
352 
494 
520 
2007 
185 
520 
29 
180 
123 
349 
457 
498 
acres, 2012 
82,699 
42,116 
2,462 
38,420 
63,489 
26,720 
12,273 
133,625 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
76,880 
34,359 
1,713 
31,920 
62,501 
24,891 
13,091 
124,312 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
23 
89 
6 
27 
17 
32 
55 
49 
2007 
60 
217 
17 
89 
37 
115 
154 
177 
acres, 2012 
1,104 
1,448 
(D) 
647 
1,394 
588 
774 
1,118 
2007 
3,958 
5,353 
1,452 
5,344 
1,756 
4,128 
5,098 
12,042 
-continued 
280 South Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
