Farm operations
612
Avg 174 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SC · FIPS 45081 Top quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Saluda County, South Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Saluda County. Ranked #4 of 46 counties in South Carolina.
106,716 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.7% 32,720 acres
- Other land
- 69.3% 73,996 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Saluda County received $21.86 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the South Carolina county median of $10.04.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.86
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.04
- South Carolina county median per acre
- 2.18×
- 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, Saluda County, South Carolina is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$297.2M
4.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.3M
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$96.2M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Saluda County's net farm income sits at the 84th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Saluda County Farm Data Shows
Saluda County, South Carolina reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Saluda County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Saluda (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Woodson County, KS · MID
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Saluda; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Wyoming County, NY · HEAVY
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Saluda; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Yuba County, CA · HEAVY
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Saluda; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lafayette County, MO · MID
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Saluda; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Monroe County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Monroe sits near Saluda on payments-per-acre ($21.99) while total receipts differ.
Delta County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Delta sits near Saluda on payments-per-acre ($22.02) while total receipts differ.
South Carolina ERS state roll-up
Saluda stamps DENSE · 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 Saluda under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Saluda 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 Saluda County, South Carolina?
Saluda County, South Carolina has 612 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 174 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Saluda County?
Saluda County's total commodity sales are $297.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 46 counties in South Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Saluda County receive?
Saluda County received $2.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.86/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Saluda County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Saluda County is $96.2M (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 DENSE · 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.