Farm operations
920
Avg 57 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45045 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Greenville County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Greenville County. Ranked #34 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
52,688 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 32.8% 17,296 acres
- Other land
- 67.2% 35,392 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Greenville County received $5.20 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the South Carolina county median of $10.04.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.20
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.04
- South Carolina county median per acre
- 0.52×
- 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, Greenville County, South Carolina is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$26.3M
0.43× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$274K
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Greenville County's net farm income sits at the 19th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Greenville County Farm Data Shows
Greenville County, South Carolina reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 Greenville County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Greenville (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Nevada County, AR · TRACE
$274K federal receipts is higher by - than Greenville; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Wayne County, KY · TRACE
$273K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Greenville; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Charlotte County, FL · TRACE
$276K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Greenville; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Bourbon County, KY · TRACE
$271K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Greenville; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Prince Edward County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Prince Edward sits near Greenville on payments-per-acre ($5.23) while total receipts differ.
Shelby County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Shelby sits near Greenville on payments-per-acre ($5.27) while total receipts differ.
South Carolina ERS state roll-up
Greenville stamps LIGHT · MIXED 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 Greenville under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From Greenville 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 Greenville County, South Carolina?
Greenville County, South Carolina has 920 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 57 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Greenville County?
Greenville County's total commodity sales are $26.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #34 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Greenville County receive?
Greenville County received $274K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.20/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Greenville County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Greenville County is $1.0M (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.