Counties in South Carolina by land in farms

Orangeburg County had the highest land in farms of 46 counties in 2007, at 287,524 acres. McCormick County had the lowest, at 24,934 acres. The median was 102,867 acres and the figure for South Carolina was 4,889,339 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest287,524Orangeburg County
Lowest24,934McCormick County
Median102,86746 counties
South Carolina4,889,339History

Map of counties, 2007

Abbeville County: 91,190 acresAiken County: 159,312 acresAllendale County: 125,202 acresAnderson County: 173,149 acresBamberg County: 124,935 acresBarnwell County: 92,679 acresBeaufort County: 49,401 acresBerkeley County: 52,719 acresCalhoun County: 110,525 acresCharleston County: 41,702 acresCherokee County: 62,729 acresChester County: 111,820 acresChesterfield County: 140,610 acresClarendon County: 154,797 acresColleton County: 174,822 acresDarlington County: 172,627 acresDillon County: 104,937 acresDorchester County: 65,008 acresEdgefield County: 76,606 acresFairfield County: 51,862 acresFlorence County: 158,717 acresGeorgetown County: 57,647 acresGreenville County: 72,645 acresGreenwood County: 70,698 acresHampton County: 126,753 acresHorry County: 163,622 acresJasper County: 52,132 acresKershaw County: 85,527 acresLancaster County: 65,210 acresLaurens County: 130,057 acresLee County: 141,037 acresLexington County: 90,324 acresMcCormick County: 24,934 acresMarion County: 69,530 acresMarlboro County: 122,522 acresNewberry County: 100,796 acresOconee County: 70,708 acresOrangeburg County: 287,524 acresPickens County: 51,264 acresRichland County: 58,805 acresSaluda County: 109,791 acresSpartanburg County: 109,917 acresSumter County: 153,457 acresUnion County: 45,512 acresWilliamsburg County: 209,402 acresYork County: 124,176 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Orangeburg County: 287,524 acresOrangeburg County287,524Williamsburg County: 209,402 acresWilliamsburg County209,402Colleton County: 174,822 acresColleton County174,822Anderson County: 173,149 acresAnderson County173,149Darlington County: 172,627 acresDarlington County172,627Horry County: 163,622 acresHorry County163,622Aiken County: 159,312 acresAiken County159,312Florence County: 158,717 acresFlorence County158,717Clarendon County: 154,797 acresClarendon County154,797Sumter County: 153,457 acresSumter County153,457Lee County: 141,037 acresLee County141,037Chesterfield County: 140,610 acresChesterfield County140,610Laurens County: 130,057 acresLaurens County130,057Hampton County: 126,753 acresHampton County126,753Allendale County: 125,202 acresAllendale County125,202Bamberg County: 124,935 acresBamberg County124,935York County: 124,176 acresYork County124,176Marlboro County: 122,522 acresMarlboro County122,522Chester County: 111,820 acresChester County111,820Calhoun County: 110,525 acresCalhoun County110,525Spartanburg County: 109,917 acresSpartanburg County109,917Saluda County: 109,791 acresSaluda County109,791Dillon County: 104,937 acresDillon County104,937Newberry County: 100,796 acresNewberry County100,796Barnwell County: 92,679 acresBarnwell County92,679Abbeville County: 91,190 acresAbbeville County91,190Lexington County: 90,324 acresLexington County90,324Kershaw County: 85,527 acresKershaw County85,527Edgefield County: 76,606 acresEdgefield County76,606Greenville County: 72,645 acresGreenville County72,645Oconee County: 70,708 acresOconee County70,708Greenwood County: 70,698 acresGreenwood County70,698Marion County: 69,530 acresMarion County69,530Lancaster County: 65,210 acresLancaster County65,210Dorchester County: 65,008 acresDorchester County65,008Cherokee County: 62,729 acresCherokee County62,729Richland County: 58,805 acresRichland County58,805Georgetown County: 57,647 acresGeorgetown County57,647Berkeley County: 52,719 acresBerkeley County52,719Jasper County: 52,132 acresJasper County52,132Fairfield County: 51,862 acresFairfield County51,862Pickens County: 51,264 acresPickens County51,264Beaufort County: 49,401 acresBeaufort County49,401Union County: 45,512 acresUnion County45,512Charleston County: 41,702 acresCharleston County41,702McCormick County: 24,934 acresMcCormick County24,934Orangeburg County: 287,524 acresOrangeburg County287,524Williamsburg County: 209,402 acresWilliamsburg County209,402Colleton County: 174,822 acresColleton County174,822Anderson County: 173,149 acresAnderson County173,149Darlington County: 172,627 acresDarlington County172,627Horry County: 163,622 acresHorry County163,622Aiken County: 159,312 acresAiken County159,312Florence County: 158,717 acresFlorence County158,717Clarendon County: 154,797 acresClarendon County154,797Sumter County: 153,457 acresSumter County153,457Lee County: 141,037 acresLee County141,037Chesterfield County: 140,610 acresChesterfield County140,610Laurens County: 130,057 acresLaurens County130,057Hampton County: 126,753 acresHampton County126,753Allendale County: 125,202 acresAllendale County125,202Bamberg County: 124,935 acresBamberg County124,935York County: 124,176 acresYork County124,176Marlboro County: 122,522 acresMarlboro County122,522Chester County: 111,820 acresChester County111,820Calhoun County: 110,525 acresCalhoun County110,525Spartanburg County: 109,917 acresSpartanburg County109,917Saluda County: 109,791 acresSaluda County109,791Dillon County: 104,937 acresDillon County104,937Newberry County: 100,796 acresNewberry County100,796Barnwell County: 92,679 acresBarnwell County92,679Abbeville County: 91,190 acresAbbeville County91,190Lexington County: 90,324 acresLexington County90,324Kershaw County: 85,527 acresKershaw County85,527Edgefield County: 76,606 acresEdgefield County76,606Greenville County: 72,645 acresGreenville County72,645Oconee County: 70,708 acresOconee County70,708Greenwood County: 70,698 acresGreenwood County70,698Marion County: 69,530 acresMarion County69,530Lancaster County: 65,210 acresLancaster County65,210Dorchester County: 65,008 acresDorchester County65,008Cherokee County: 62,729 acresCherokee County62,729Richland County: 58,805 acresRichland County58,805Georgetown County: 57,647 acresGeorgetown County57,647Berkeley County: 52,719 acresBerkeley County52,719Jasper County: 52,132 acresJasper County52,132Fairfield County: 51,862 acresFairfield County51,862Pickens County: 51,264 acresPickens County51,264Beaufort County: 49,401 acresBeaufort County49,401Union County: 45,512 acresUnion County45,512Charleston County: 41,702 acresCharleston County41,702McCormick County: 24,934 acresMcCormick County24,934
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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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, 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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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in South Carolina by land in farms, 2007. 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/land-in-farms/south-carolina-counties?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Orangeburg County, with 287,524 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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McCormick County, with 24,934 acres in 2007.

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