Farm Census

South Carolina farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 46 counties

22,633 farms4,553,922 acres in farms201 acres per farm on average

South Carolina farms sold $4.43 billion of products in 2022, 34th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the 17th-smallest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 56.6%Poultry and eggs56.6%Grains and oilseeds: 12.7%Grains and oilseeds12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 6.5%6.5%Vegetables and melons: 5.0%5.0%Cotton: 4.9%Cotton4.9%Fruit and nuts: 3.8%3.8%Hay and other crops: 3.1%3.1%Cattle and calves: 2.5%2.5%Hogs and pigs: 2.0%Hogs and pigs2.0%Milk: 1.0%Milk1.0%Aquaculture: 0.8%0.8%Tobacco: 0.5%0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%0.4%Other animals: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 56.6%Poultry and eggs56.6%Grains and oilseeds: 12.7%12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 6.5%6.5%Vegetables and melons: 5.0%5.0%Cotton: 4.9%Cotton4.9%Fruit and nuts: 3.8%3.8%Hay and other crops: 3.1%3.1%Cattle and calves: 2.5%2.5%Hogs and pigs: 2.0%2.0%Milk: 1.0%1.0%Aquaculture: 0.8%0.8%Tobacco: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%Other animals: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What South Carolina farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important South Carolina is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
TurkeysKershaw County26.6%36
PeanutsCalhoun County14.6%22
CottonOrangeburg County13.3%26
TobaccoHorry County54.8%2
Broilers soldLexington County16.0%33
Laying hensKershaw County47.1%37
GoatsLexington County8.2%46
Horses and poniesAiken County18.3%46
VegetablesCalhoun County9.7%38
OatsAiken County12.2%11
Hay and haylageAnderson County11.1%46
BerriesSpartanburg County13.8%37
Beef cowsAnderson County10.7%29
PecansLexington County9.4%21

Every county in South Carolina

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Kershaw County575175$364.6MPoultry and eggs
Lexington County82297$331.8MPoultry and eggs
Orangeburg County764301$303.7MPoultry and eggs
Saluda County612174$297.2MPoultry and eggs
Dillon County200555$226.0MPoultry and eggs
Newberry County555200$217.2MPoultry and eggs
Aiken County1,132122$193.6MPoultry and eggs
Oconee County77879$192.9MPoultry and eggs
Clarendon County341459$173.3MPoultry and eggs
Sumter County445368$171.1MPoultry and eggs
Lee County308436$165.1MPoultry and eggs
Darlington County314518$143.8MPoultry and eggs
York County983107$127.0MNursery and greenhouse
Chesterfield County517229$116.1MPoultry and eggs
Edgefield County410167$105.5MFruit and nuts
Horry County629241$105.2MGrains and oilseeds
Marlboro County155505$85.8MPoultry and eggs
Anderson County1,552112$84.4MPoultry and eggs
Laurens County750162$81.8MPoultry and eggs
Calhoun County286378$80.5MCotton
Lancaster County510119$76.4MPoultry and eggs
Bamberg County260394$74.2MPoultry and eggs
Williamsburg County530394$64.8MGrains and oilseeds
Charleston County370105$57.2MVegetables and melons
Richland County340224$53.9MGrains and oilseeds
Dorchester County363218$49.1MPoultry and eggs
Florence County391298$49.0MGrains and oilseeds
Spartanburg County1,23079$47.0MFruit and nuts
Cherokee County382177$43.4MPoultry and eggs
Barnwell County327191$39.0MPoultry and eggs
Chester County557206$38.0MPoultry and eggs
Hampton County185521$31.7MCotton
Fairfield County252242$31.3MPoultry and eggs
Greenville County92057$26.3MNursery and greenhouse
Beaufort County101357$23.6MVegetables and melons
Colleton County575291$22.9MVegetables and melons
Marion County112411$22.5MGrains and oilseeds
Union County313176$21.7MPoultry and eggs
Jasper County112678$17.9MHay and other crops
Abbeville County680163$16.7MCattle and calves
Allendale County126526$16.4MGrains and oilseeds
Georgetown County213297$14.3MNursery and greenhouse
Greenwood County477166$9.3MCattle and calves
Pickens County74256$8.4MCattle and calves
Berkeley County330239$4.0MNursery and greenhouse
McCormick County107157$1.4MHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms24,791−8.7%
Land in farms, acres4,744,913−4.0%
Average farm size, acres191+5.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$3.01 billion+47.1%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.