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Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Size of Farms in South Carolina by County: 1994 and 1995 1/


                           1994  Revised                   1995 Preliminary

                   NUMBER    LAND IN    AVERAGE    NUMBER    LAND IN    AVERAGE
                     OF       FARMS    FARM SIZE     OF       FARMS    FARM SIZE
 COUNTY            FARMS     (ACRES)    (ACRES)    FARMS     (ACRES)    (ACRES)

Abbeville 560 102,600 183 530 101,500 192 Aiken 760 155,700 205 730 154,200 211 Allendale 130 92,700 713 120 91,800 765 Anderson 1,220 183,200 150 1,170 181,400 155 Bamberg 270 99,600 369 250 98,600 394 Barnwell 320 85,200 266 300 84,400 281 Beaufort 140 51,100 365 130 50,600 389 Berkeley 350 58,200 166 340 57,600 169 Calhoun 300 103,800 346 280 102,700 367 Charleston 240 36,900 154 240 36,600 153 Cherokee 440 75,400 171 420 74,700 178 Chester 420 107,400 256 410 106,400 260 Chesterfield 560 125,000 223 530 123,800 234 Clarendon 420 154,800 369 400 153,300 383 Colleton 570 144,100 253 550 142,700 259 Darlington 420 178,900 426 400 177,100 443 Dillon 290 124,100 428 280 122,900 439 Dorchester 360 70,800 197 350 70,100 200 Edgefield 300 78,500 262 290 77,700 268 Fairfield 210 63,500 302 210 62,900 300 Florence 890 222,200 250 850 220,000 259 Georgetown 250 42,500 170 240 42,100 175 Greenville 780 76,200 98 750 75,400 101 Greenwood 440 80,100 182 420 79,400 189 Hampton 270 110,900 411 260 109,800 422 Horry 1,190 223,200 188 1,140 221,000 194 Jasper 170 82,700 486 160 81,900 512 Kershaw 270 60,400 224 260 59,800 230 Lancaster 500 66,500 133 480 65,900 137 Laurens 760 146,100 192 720 144,700 201 Lee 320 155,300 485 300 153,700 512 Lexington 820 94,200 115 780 93,300 120 McCormick 100 22,200 222 90 22,000 244 Marion 300 89,400 298 290 88,500 305 Marlboro 200 119,400 597 190 118,400 623 Newberry 580 107,200 185 550 106,100 193 Oconee 730 79,700 109 700 78,900 113 Orangeburg 1,030 298,900 290 990 295,900 299 Pickens 570 50,400 88 540 49,900 92 Richland 390 75,700 194 370 74,900 202 Saluda 660 126,200 191 640 125,000 195 Spartanburg 1,150 122,100 106 1,100 120,900 110 Sumter 460 158,000 343 440 156,500 356 Union 320 63,800 199 300 63,200 211 Williamsburg 800 197,500 247 770 195,500 254 York 770 137,700 179 740 136,300 184 SOUTH CAROLINA 23,000 5,100,000 222 22,000 5,050,000 230
1/: 1987 Census of Agric. data by counties adjusted to NASS state totals. The % difference between NASS & Census State total is applied to each county and may not be representative for the indiv. county changed but rather a general trend for the state.

Source: S.C. Agricultural Statistics Service, S.C. Crop, Livestock, & Poultry Statistics: 1993-1995, AE476 p.6 October 1995.

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