Counties in South Carolina by farms

Anderson County had the highest farms of 46 counties in 2002, at 1,644. McCormick County had the lowest, at 97. The median was 430 and the figure for South Carolina was 24,541. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,644Anderson County

Lowest97McCormick County

Median43046 counties

South Carolina24,541History

Map of counties, 2002

Under 230
230 to 360
360 to 430
430 to 600
600 to 890
890 and over

count, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2002

count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2002 count
1	Anderson County	1,644
2	Spartanburg County	1,412
3	Lexington County	1,086
4	Horry County	988
5	Orangeburg County	968
6	Laurens County	931
7	Aiken County	929
8	Greenville County	909
9	Oconee County	878
10	York County	858
11	Williamsburg County	681
12	Lancaster County	637
13	Newberry County	633
14	Pickens County	622
15	Florence County	612
16	Chesterfield County	595
17	Saluda County	574
18	Abbeville County	538
19	Sumter County	537
20	Greenwood County	501
21	Colleton County	495
22	Kershaw County	479
23	Cherokee County	430
23	Chester County	430
25	Richland County	429
26	Charleston County	417
27	Berkeley County	398
28	Clarendon County	390
29	Barnwell County	370
30	Dorchester County	365
31	Darlington County	361
32	Bamberg County	340
33	Edgefield County	325
34	Lee County	324
35	Union County	299
36	Calhoun County	281
37	Hampton County	248
38	Fairfield County	237
39	Georgetown County	226
40	Marlboro County	222
41	Marion County	213
42	Dillon County	197
43	Jasper County	163
44	Allendale County	156
45	Beaufort County	116
46	McCormick County	97

Other periods

About this ranking

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in South Carolina by farms, 2002) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in South Carolina by farms, 2002. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-carolina-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in South Carolina by farms, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-carolina-counties?period=2002.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in South Carolina by farms, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-carolina-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in South Carolina by farms, 2002}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-carolina-counties?period=2002. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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Which county has the highest farms?

Anderson County, with 1,644 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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McCormick County, with 97 in 2002.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.