Farm operations
101
Avg 357 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45013 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
Beaufort County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Beaufort County. Ranked #35 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
36,074 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 15.3% 5,518 acres
- Other land
- 84.7% 30,556 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Beaufort County, South Carolina is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$23.6M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$7.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Beaufort County's net farm income sits at the 33th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Beaufort County Farm Data Shows
Beaufort County, South Carolina reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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 Beaufort County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Beaufort (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Beaufort 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 Beaufort County, South Carolina?
Beaufort County, South Carolina has 101 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 357 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Beaufort County?
Beaufort County's total commodity sales are $23.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #35 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Beaufort County receive?
Beaufort County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Beaufort County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Beaufort County is $7.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
South Carolina
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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 UNPUB · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.