Farm operations
213
Avg 297 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45043 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Georgetown County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Georgetown County. Ranked #42 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
63,303 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 20.0% 12,666 acres
- Other land
- 80.0% 50,637 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Georgetown County received $8.77 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the South Carolina county median of $10.04.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.77
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.04
- South Carolina county median per acre
- 0.87×
- 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, Georgetown County, South Carolina is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$14.3M
0.23× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$555K
3.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Georgetown 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 Georgetown County Farm Data Shows
Georgetown County, South Carolina reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Georgetown County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Georgetown (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Gaston County, NC · HEAVY
$556K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Georgetown; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
San Bernardino County, CA · HEAVY
$558K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Georgetown; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Meade County, KY · LIGHT
$558K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Georgetown; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Somerset County, NJ · DENSE
$558K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Georgetown; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Chittenden County (MID $/acre pole)
Chittenden sits near Georgetown on payments-per-acre ($8.88) while total receipts differ.
York County (MID $/acre pole)
York sits near Georgetown on payments-per-acre ($8.89) while total receipts differ.
South Carolina ERS state roll-up
Georgetown stamps MID · 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 Georgetown under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Georgetown County, South Carolina, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Georgetown County, South Carolina?
Georgetown County, South Carolina has 213 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 297 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Georgetown County?
Georgetown County's total commodity sales are $14.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #42 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Georgetown County receive?
Georgetown County received $555K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.77/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Georgetown County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Georgetown 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 MID · 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.