Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
Total farms 
25,266 
574 
1,102 
141 
1,498 
315 
397 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,100 
6 
58 
10 
31 
39 
22 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,062 
17 
49 
5 
65 
30 
26 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
936 
26 
49 
4 
34 
14 
11 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
805 
5 
33 
2 
31 
12 
14 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7,701 
151 
286 
91 
383 
145 
171 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
55 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
368 
- 
12 
2 
2 
17 
26 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
7,278 
151 
274 
89 
381 
128 
145 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5,851 
253 
172 
12 
533 
17 
52 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
80 
3 
- 
- 
5 
9 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
236 
2 
15 
3 
1 
* 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,238 
22 
88 
- 
66 
5 
26 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,100 
40 
44 
- 
93 
18 
16 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
4,157 
49 
308 
14 
256 
26 
56 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
Total farms 
137 
373 
412 
359 
490 
477 
717 
422 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
91 
28 
19 
10 
6 
48 
113 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
28 
22 
17 
29 
23 
23 
31 
23 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
6 
16 
50 
13 
13 
18 
6 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
16 
19 
14 
39 
3 
8 
11 
7 
Other crop farming (1119) 
25 
74 
186 
36 
136 
127 
287 
160 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
7 
48 
- 
- 
2 
2 
9 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
25 
67 
138 
36 
136 
123 
284 
151 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
20 
49 
57 
54 
175 
186 
153 
42 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
2 
19 
- 
- 
- 
5 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
7 
14 
7 
16 
8 
29 
45 
23 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
3 
13 
12 
20 
21 
10 
21 
3 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
20 
83 
56 
94 
101 
73 
98 
36 
Item 
Colleton 
Darlington 
Dillon 
Dorchester 
Edgefield 
Fairfield 
Florence 
Georgetown 
Total farms 
530 
385 
228 
411 
389 
194 
632 
209 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
113 
77 
56 
57 
9 
2 
187 
46 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
21 
14 
4 
15 
5 
5 
13 
8 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
16 
3 
21 
36 
9 
16 
3 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
15 
10 
- 
11 
31 
6 
30 
11 
Other crop farming (1119) 
160 
149 
100 
108 
104 
53 
191 
94 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
5 
32 
3 
9 
- 
- 
13 
7 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
153 
116 
97 
99 
104 
53 
174 
86 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
100 
32 
24 
72 
97 
60 
65 
18 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
1 
10 
10 
7 
1 
3 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
20 
24 
15 
34 
16 
14 
9 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
12 
14 
5 
11 
22 
13 
20 
2 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
73 
46 
11 
72 
60 
31 
92 
21 
Item 
Greenville 
Greenwood 
Hampton 
Horry 
Jasper 
Kershaw 
Lancaster 
Laurens 
Total farms 
1,101 
476 
323 
938 
115 
483 
577 
826 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
17 
4 
58 
206 
8 
37 
7 
14 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
67 
13 
12 
29 
14 
13 
15 
33 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
55 
13 
8 
20 
5 
15 
13 
40 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
56 
17 
6 
28 
10 
18 
- 
22 
Other crop farming (1119) 
278 
115 
166 
314 
29 
126 
129 
232 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
34 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
24 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
278 
115 
142 
277 
29 
126 
129 
232 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
298 
178 
27 
136 
20 
63 
197 
283 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
- 
- 
12 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
31 
11 
2 
22 
9 
60 
48 
26 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
66 
27 
8 
15 
5 
17 
31 
42 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
222 
98 
34 
154 
15 
131 
137 
128 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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