Conservation in South Carolina
South Carolina
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 6,424
Payments: $90,852,850

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 751
Payments: $8,435,685

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 699
Payments: $16,602,809

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 12,276
Payments: $160,045,851
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for South Carolina, 2012
Land in South Carolina, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 25,266 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 4,971,244 |
Cropland Acres: | 1,967,288 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 633,296 |
Woodland Acres: | 2,036,260 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 334,400 |
Livestock in South Carolina, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 225,882,950 |
Layers inventory | 4,231,250 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 297,286 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 224,076 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 12,684 |