Farm operations
778
Avg 79 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45073 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Oconee County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Oconee County. Ranked #8 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
61,599 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 27.9% 17,182 acres
- Other land
- 72.1% 44,417 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Oconee County received $13.26 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the South Carolina county median of $10.04.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.26
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.04
- South Carolina county median per acre
- 1.32×
- 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, Oconee County, South Carolina is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$192.9M
3.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$817K
0.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$59.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Oconee County's net farm income sits at the 73th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Oconee County Farm Data Shows
Oconee County, South Carolina reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Oconee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Oconee (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Crenshaw County, AL · LIGHT
$816K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Oconee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Warren County, OH · MID
$816K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Oconee; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Giles County, TN · TRACE
$815K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Oconee; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Tuscarawas County, OH · LIGHT
$813K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Oconee; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Alexander County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Alexander sits near Oconee on payments-per-acre ($13.39) while total receipts differ.
Flagler County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Flagler sits near Oconee on payments-per-acre ($13.10) while total receipts differ.
South Carolina ERS state roll-up
Oconee stamps HEAVY · 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 Oconee under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Oconee 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 Oconee County, South Carolina?
Oconee County, South Carolina has 778 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 79 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Oconee County?
Oconee County's total commodity sales are $192.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Oconee County receive?
Oconee County received $817K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.26/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Oconee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Oconee County is $59.8M (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 HEAVY · land stamp MIXED (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.