Farm operations
680
Avg 163 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45001 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Abbeville County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Abbeville County. Ranked #40 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
110,940 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.7% 24,128 acres
- Other land
- 78.3% 86,812 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Abbeville County received $4.48 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the South Carolina county median of $10.04.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.48
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.04
- South Carolina county median per acre
- 0.45×
- South Carolina median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Abbeville County, South Carolina is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$16.7M
0.27× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$497K
3.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Abbeville County's net farm income sits at the 22th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Abbeville County Farm Data Shows
Abbeville County, South Carolina reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 46 of 46 South Carolina counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 42 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 43 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of South Carolina.
Read with Abbeville County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Abbeville (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Medina County, OH · LIGHT
$497K federal receipts is higher by - than Abbeville; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Mercer County, PA · TRACE
$497K federal receipts is higher by - than Abbeville; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Orange County, IN · LIGHT
$498K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Abbeville; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marengo County, AL · TRACE
$495K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Abbeville; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
DE Kalb County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
DE Kalb sits near Abbeville on payments-per-acre ($4.50) while total receipts differ.
Rowan County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rowan sits near Abbeville on payments-per-acre ($4.54) while total receipts differ.
South Carolina ERS state roll-up
Abbeville stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside South Carolina's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Abbeville under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Abbeville County, South Carolina:
- See how South Carolina compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. South Carolina state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Abbeville County, South Carolina?
Abbeville County, South Carolina has 680 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 163 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Abbeville County?
Abbeville County's total commodity sales are $16.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #40 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Abbeville County receive?
Abbeville County received $497K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.48/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Abbeville County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Abbeville County is $2.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.