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 
Pickens 
Richland 
Saluda 
Spartanburg 
Sumter 
Union 
Williamsburg 
York 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
727 
398 
587 
1,338 
515 
264 
679 
1,004 
2007 
829 
364 
606 
1,242 
554 
262 
861 
1,038 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
44,975 
60,836 
107,948 
101,849 
176,002 
47,312 
224,437 
123,929 
2007 
51,264 
58,805 
109,791 
109,917 
153,457 
45,512 
209,402 
124,176 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
62 
153 
184 
76 
342 
179 
331 
123 
2007 
62 
162 
181 
89 
277 
174 
243 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
727 
398 
587 
1,338 
515 
264 
679 
1,004 
2007 
829 
364 
606 
1,242 
554 
262 
861 
1,038 
$1,000, 2012 
250,728 
213,577 
307,983 
505,580 
408,378 
104,157 
468,091 
623,493 
2007 
294,196 
187,314 
305,408 
537,767 
306,286 
116,976 
510,163 
495,580 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
344,881 
536,625 
524,673 
377,862 
792,967 
394,536 
689,383 
621,009 
2007 
354,880 
514,598 
503,974 
432,985 
552,862 
446,475 
592,524 
477,437 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,575 
3,511 
2,853 
4,964 
2,320 
2,202 
2,086 
5,031 
2007 
5,739 
3,185 
2,782 
4,892 
1,996 
2,570 
2,436 
3,991 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
75 
62 
33 
148 
106 
24 
97 
66 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
22 
73 
136 
55 
43 
97 
60 
$100,000 to $199,999 
184 
77 
134 
261 
78 
54 
110 
153 
$200,000 to $499,999 
277 
139 
181 
508 
133 
83 
166 
362 
$500,000 to $999,999 
83 
46 
88 
203 
69 
34 
100 
216 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
36 
25 
48 
62 
34 
21 
54 
92 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8 
23 
24 
17 
23 
4 
43 
43 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
2 
6 
1 
13 
1 
8 
10 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 
- 
4 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
317,713 
484,528 
289,778 
517,093 
425,647 
329,069 
597,863 
435,595 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
14.2 
12.6 
37.3 
19.7 
41.3 
14.4 
37.5 
28.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
97 
44 
31 
104 
53 
12 
41 
85 
acres 
(D) 
234 
172 
(D) 
169 
38 
230 
390 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
409 
163 
149 
667 
175 
75 
155 
400 
acres 
9,765 
4,102 
4,264 
16,660 
4,835 
2,249 
4,141 
10,243 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
65 
38 
49 
148 
39 
34 
55 
95 
acres 
3,721 
2,209 
2,914 
8,446 
2,182 
1,979 
3,344 
5,471 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
64 
22 
69 
147 
50 
24 
54 
105 
acres 
5,291 
1,774 
5,671 
12,201 
4,345 
(D) 
4,472 
8,638 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
38 
40 
69 
89 
39 
29 
63 
86 
acres 
4,386 
4,584 
7,946 
10,333 
4,532 
3,293 
7,376 
9,946 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
8 
23 
59 
54 
18 
13 
51 
71 
acres 
1,248 
3,560 
9,200 
8,330 
2,721 
1,996 
8,079 
11,188 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
5 
37 
48 
14 
13 
47 
29 
acres 
813 
951 
7,187 
9,439 
2,744 
2,592 
9,272 
5,692 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
6 
15 
24 
23 
19 
18 
24 
35 
acres 
1,411 
3,504 
5,616 
5,464 
4,490 
4,314 
5,819 
8,297 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
28 
30 
46 
39 
35 
27 
82 
51 
acres 
8,813 
10,324 
16,353 
13,499 
13,155 
9,534 
29,659 
16,919 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
9 
41 
14 
33 
16 
66 
30 
acres 
4,584 
6,150 
27,293 
9,325 
21,439 
9,969 
46,884 
19,952 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
4 
10 
4 
22 
2 
20 
13 
acres 
- 
4,544 
13,936 
(D) 
29,197 
(D) 
29,858 
15,489 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
5 
3 
1 
18 
1 
21 
4 
acres 
(D) 
18,900 
7,396 
(D) 
86,193 
(D) 
75,303 
1 1 ,704 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
84 
51 
19 
93 
57 
12 
45 
82 
acres 
(D) 
239 
98 
(D) 
262 
65 
185 
416 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
467 
151 
162 
575 
181 
67 
239 
410 
acres 
1 1 ,329 
4,030 
4,547 
14,447 
4,855 
1,913 
6,900 
10,126 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
80 
28 
48 
126 
60 
27 
66 
117 
acres 
4,489 
1,596 
2,774 
7,180 
3,456 
1,565 
3,939 
6,736 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
74 
15 
78 
132 
44 
24 
77 
81 
acres 
6,228 
1,248 
6,359 
10,921 
3,508 
1,983 
6,331 
6,673 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
47 
35 
82 
106 
42 
47 
94 
103 
acres 
5,414 
4,003 
9,301 
12,629 
4,844 
5,401 
10,923 
12,003 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
20 
17 
56 
60 
25 
12 
66 
70 
acres 
3,097 
2,647 
8,956 
9,445 
3,973 
1,970 
10,282 
11,056 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
13 
14 
42 
36 
5 
15 
38 
36 
acres 
2,498 
2,818 
8,371 
6,971 
1,007 
2,911 
7,461 
7,125 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
17 
18 
40 
24 
14 
21 
30 
acres 
1,679 
4,038 
4,218 
9,493 
5,715 
3,297 
4,932 
7,259 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
23 
56 
44 
45 
31 
111 
70 
acres 
10,544 
8,477 
19,919 
15,930 
17,189 
9,988 
39,725 
24,434 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
5 
31 
29 
33 
9 
59 
26 
acres 
3,950 
2,921 
21,145 
19,860 
22,134 
6,010 
42,095 
17,467 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
4 
11 
- 
27 
2 
32 
10 
acres 
(D) 
4,763 
17,310 
- 
38,032 
(D) 
42,247 
11,891 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
11 
2 
13 
3 
acres 
- 
22,025 
6,793 
(□) 
48,482 
(D) 
34,382 
8,990 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
434 
269 
374 
885 
333 
161 
525 
647 
2007 
565 
267 
400 
878 
409 
167 
703 
728 
acres, 2012 
12,985 
31,107 
29,577 
37,733 
69,467 
8,977 
91,829 
38,127 
2007 
17,860 
23,472 
35,031 
41,547 
88,781 
9,537 
105,553 
39,334 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
360 
211 
322 
710 
236 
137 
334 
553 
2007 
426 
196 
318 
628 
285 
109 
424 
528 
acres, 2012 
10,663 
26,922 
24,821 
26,454 
60,203 
6,486 
73,194 
30,299 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
12,662 
18,064 
23,964 
24,240 
74,789 
4,940 
75,890 
21,533 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
32 
33 
34 
97 
26 
20 
57 
61 
2007 
149 
58 
105 
231 
113 
68 
166 
221 
acres, 2012 
336 
870 
1,389 
1,739 
419 
346 
1,475 
2,162 
2007 
3,020 
2,333 
6,720 
8,618 
9,049 
3,194 
1 1 ,784 
10,077 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data South Carolina 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
