Grown Where

South Carolina · 2022 Census of Agriculture and NASS annual estimates

What does South Carolina grow?

South Carolina's farms sold $4.4 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, No. 34 among the 50 states. It leads the nation in collard greens. Livestock and animal products make up 64% of its farm sales.

Farm sales, 2022
$4.4 billionNo. 34 of 50 states
Farms, 2022
22,6334,553,922 acres of farmland
Crops sold, 2022
$1.6 billion36% of farm sales
No. 1 in the US
1 itemof 71 tracked here
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $730K$730K to $2.9M$2.9M to $11M$11M to $36M$36M to $110M$110M+
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture. Hatched counties are withheld by NASS to protect individual farms.

What does South Carolina grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (or bearing acres for orchards) in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1SoybeansNo. 23 in the US407,466 acres
  2. 2CornNo. 27 in the US339,299 acres
  3. 3HayNo. 39 in the US283,016 acres
  4. 4WheatNo. 31 in the US124,207 acres
  5. 5PeanutsNo. 6 in the US69,938 acres
  6. 6PeachesNo. 2 in the US17,361 acres
  7. 7Sorghum8,375 acres
  8. 8Oats6,969 acres
  9. 9WatermelonNo. 8 in the US*4,040 acres
  10. 10Cucumbers3,795 acres

Where does South Carolina rank nationally?

Every item where South Carolina is in the top 10 states. Ranks use NASS's latest annual estimate where it covers the main producing states, and the 2022 Census otherwise.

South Carolina's top-10 national rankings
ItemUS rankShareAmountSource
Collard greensNo. 122%2,568 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
PeachesNo. 211%†78,500 tonsNASS, 2025
KaleNo. 29%1,660 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
AsparagusNo. 52%482 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
HoneydewNo. 5under 1%126 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
PeanutsNo. 64%309 million poundsNASS, 2025
TangerinesNo. 6*under 1%3 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
Chile peppersNo. 73%612 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
WatermelonNo. 8*3%†133 million poundsNASS, 2025
CantaloupeNo. 81%603 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
StrawberriesNo. 8under 1%707 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
NectarinesNo. 8*under 1%52 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
TomatoesNo. 9under 1%2,393 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
PlumsNo. 9under 1%168 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
BroccoliNo. 10*under 1%664 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
* Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher. † Share of the states NASS surveys for that item, not of every state.

What livestock does South Carolina raise?

Animals on farms at the end of 2022 (broiler chickens: head sold during 2022), from the Census of Agriculture.

South Carolina livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadShare of USMeasure
Broiler chickens236,547,0113%head sold
Turkeys6,570,8837%head on farms
Laying hens6,376,3282%head on farms
Cattle305,414under 1%head on farms
Hogs153,888under 1%head on farms
Goats36,8821%head on farms
Sheep12,559under 1%head on farms
Milk cows9,328under 1%head on farms

Which South Carolina counties farm the most?

Counties ranked by the value of crops and livestock sold in 2022. Counties with enough published data have their own page.

Top 20 South Carolina counties by farm sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Kershaw County$365 millionHay575
Lexington County$332 millionHay822
Orangeburg County$304 millionCorn764
Saluda County$297 millionHay612
Dillon County$226 millionSoybeans200
Newberry County$217 millionHay555
Aiken County$194 millionHay1,132
Oconee County$193 millionHay778
Clarendon County$173 millionCorn341
Sumter County$171 millionCorn445
Lee County$165 millionCorn308
Darlington County$144 millionSoybeans314
York County$127 millionHay983
Chesterfield County$116 millionSoybeans517
Edgefield County$106 millionHay410
Horry County$105 millionSoybeans629
Marlboro County$85.8 millionSoybeans155
Anderson County$84.4 millionHay1,552
Laurens County$81.8 millionHay750
Calhoun County$80.5 millionPeanuts286
Show all 46 counties
South Carolina counties ranked 21 to 46 by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Lancaster County$76.4 millionHay510
Bamberg County$74.2 millionCorn260
Williamsburg County$64.8 millionSoybeans530
Charleston County$57.2 millionHay370
Richland County$53.9 millionCorn340
Dorchester County$49.1 millionCorn363
Florence County$49 millionSoybeans391
Spartanburg County$47 millionHay1,230
Cherokee County$43.4 millionHay382
Barnwell County$39 millionSoybeans327
Chester County$38 millionHay557
Hampton County$31.7 millionCorn185
Fairfield County$31.3 millionHay252
Greenville County$26.3 millionHay920
Beaufort County$23.6 millionCorn101
Colleton County$22.9 millionCorn575
Marion County$22.5 millionSoybeans112
Union County$21.7 millionHay313
Jasper County$17.9 millionCorn112
Abbeville County$16.7 millionHay680
Allendale County$16.4 millionSoybeans126
Georgetown County$14.3 millionSoybeans213
Greenwood County$9.3 millionHay477
Pickens County$8.4 millionHay742
Berkeley County$4 millionCorn330
McCormick County$1.4 millionHay107

South Carolina's signature crops

Items where South Carolina has the largest share of the national total.

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: 2022 Census of Agriculture (farm sales, farms, acreage, livestock and all county figures) and NASS annual estimates (latest final year) for national rankings where they cover the main producing states. Figures NASS withholds to protect individual farms are marked withheld. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.