Counties in South Carolina by land in farms, 2022

Orangeburg County had the highest land in farms of 46 counties in 2022, at 230,111 acres. McCormick County had the lowest, at 16,789 acres. The median was 97,002 acres and the figure for South Carolina was 4,553,922 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest230,111Orangeburg County
Lowest16,789McCormick County
Median97,00246 counties
South Carolina4,553,922History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 110,940 acresAiken County: 138,479 acresAllendale County: 66,335 acresAnderson County: 174,494 acresBamberg County: 102,313 acresBarnwell County: 62,381 acresBeaufort County: 36,074 acresBerkeley County: 78,741 acresCalhoun County: 108,019 acresCharleston County: 38,727 acresCherokee County: 67,564 acresChester County: 114,795 acresChesterfield County: 118,286 acresClarendon County: 156,415 acresColleton County: 167,546 acresDarlington County: 162,716 acresDillon County: 111,091 acresDorchester County: 79,233 acresEdgefield County: 68,671 acresFairfield County: 61,009 acresFlorence County: 116,428 acresGeorgetown County: 63,303 acresGreenville County: 52,688 acresGreenwood County: 79,037 acresHampton County: 96,359 acresHorry County: 151,691 acresJasper County: 75,886 acresKershaw County: 100,593 acresLancaster County: 60,781 acresLaurens County: 121,421 acresLee County: 134,144 acresLexington County: 79,450 acresMcCormick County: 16,789 acresMarion County: 45,976 acresMarlboro County: 78,300 acresNewberry County: 110,964 acresOconee County: 61,599 acresOrangeburg County: 230,111 acresPickens County: 41,842 acresRichland County: 76,011 acresSaluda County: 106,716 acresSpartanburg County: 97,644 acresSumter County: 163,578 acresUnion County: 55,044 acresWilliamsburg County: 208,646 acresYork County: 105,092 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Orangeburg County: 230,111 acresOrangeburg County230,111Williamsburg County: 208,646 acresWilliamsburg County208,646Anderson County: 174,494 acresAnderson County174,494Colleton County: 167,546 acresColleton County167,546Sumter County: 163,578 acresSumter County163,578Darlington County: 162,716 acresDarlington County162,716Clarendon County: 156,415 acresClarendon County156,415Horry County: 151,691 acresHorry County151,691Aiken County: 138,479 acresAiken County138,479Lee County: 134,144 acresLee County134,144Laurens County: 121,421 acresLaurens County121,421Chesterfield County: 118,286 acresChesterfield County118,286Florence County: 116,428 acresFlorence County116,428Chester County: 114,795 acresChester County114,795Dillon County: 111,091 acresDillon County111,091Newberry County: 110,964 acresNewberry County110,964Abbeville County: 110,940 acresAbbeville County110,940Calhoun County: 108,019 acresCalhoun County108,019Saluda County: 106,716 acresSaluda County106,716York County: 105,092 acresYork County105,092Bamberg County: 102,313 acresBamberg County102,313Kershaw County: 100,593 acresKershaw County100,593Spartanburg County: 97,644 acresSpartanburg County97,644Hampton County: 96,359 acresHampton County96,359Lexington County: 79,450 acresLexington County79,450Dorchester County: 79,233 acresDorchester County79,233Greenwood County: 79,037 acresGreenwood County79,037Berkeley County: 78,741 acresBerkeley County78,741Marlboro County: 78,300 acresMarlboro County78,300Richland County: 76,011 acresRichland County76,011Jasper County: 75,886 acresJasper County75,886Edgefield County: 68,671 acresEdgefield County68,671Cherokee County: 67,564 acresCherokee County67,564Allendale County: 66,335 acresAllendale County66,335Georgetown County: 63,303 acresGeorgetown County63,303Barnwell County: 62,381 acresBarnwell County62,381Oconee County: 61,599 acresOconee County61,599Fairfield County: 61,009 acresFairfield County61,009Lancaster County: 60,781 acresLancaster County60,781Union County: 55,044 acresUnion County55,044Greenville County: 52,688 acresGreenville County52,688Marion County: 45,976 acresMarion County45,976Pickens County: 41,842 acresPickens County41,842Charleston County: 38,727 acresCharleston County38,727Beaufort County: 36,074 acresBeaufort County36,074McCormick County: 16,789 acresMcCormick County16,789Orangeburg County: 230,111 acresOrangeburg County230,111Williamsburg County: 208,646 acresWilliamsburg County208,646Anderson County: 174,494 acresAnderson County174,494Colleton County: 167,546 acresColleton County167,546Sumter County: 163,578 acresSumter County163,578Darlington County: 162,716 acresDarlington County162,716Clarendon County: 156,415 acresClarendon County156,415Horry County: 151,691 acresHorry County151,691Aiken County: 138,479 acresAiken County138,479Lee County: 134,144 acresLee County134,144Laurens County: 121,421 acresLaurens County121,421Chesterfield County: 118,286 acresChesterfield County118,286Florence County: 116,428 acresFlorence County116,428Chester County: 114,795 acresChester County114,795Dillon County: 111,091 acresDillon County111,091Newberry County: 110,964 acresNewberry County110,964Abbeville County: 110,940 acresAbbeville County110,940Calhoun County: 108,019 acresCalhoun County108,019Saluda County: 106,716 acresSaluda County106,716York County: 105,092 acresYork County105,092Bamberg County: 102,313 acresBamberg County102,313Kershaw County: 100,593 acresKershaw County100,593Spartanburg County: 97,644 acresSpartanburg County97,644Hampton County: 96,359 acresHampton County96,359Lexington County: 79,450 acresLexington County79,450Dorchester County: 79,233 acresDorchester County79,233Greenwood County: 79,037 acresGreenwood County79,037Berkeley County: 78,741 acresBerkeley County78,741Marlboro County: 78,300 acresMarlboro County78,300Richland County: 76,011 acresRichland County76,011Jasper County: 75,886 acresJasper County75,886Edgefield County: 68,671 acresEdgefield County68,671Cherokee County: 67,564 acresCherokee County67,564Allendale County: 66,335 acresAllendale County66,335Georgetown County: 63,303 acresGeorgetown County63,303Barnwell County: 62,381 acresBarnwell County62,381Oconee County: 61,599 acresOconee County61,599Fairfield County: 61,009 acresFairfield County61,009Lancaster County: 60,781 acresLancaster County60,781Union County: 55,044 acresUnion County55,044Greenville County: 52,688 acresGreenville County52,688Marion County: 45,976 acresMarion County45,976Pickens County: 41,842 acresPickens County41,842Charleston County: 38,727 acresCharleston County38,727Beaufort County: 36,074 acresBeaufort County36,074McCormick County: 16,789 acresMcCormick County16,789
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Orangeburg County, with 230,111 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

McCormick County, with 16,789 acres in 2022.

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