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South Carolina farmland values by county

$4,100 an acre

Average value of South Carolina cropland, USDA NASS Land Values survey, 2026

  • South Carolina pasture$4,500 an acreUSDA NASS Land Values survey, 2026
  • South Carolina farmland and buildings$4,355 an acre2022 Census of Agriculture

Counties by farmland value

46 counties, the highest 2022 Census value of land and buildings an acre first.

South Carolina counties by the 2022 Census value of farmland and buildings an acre
#CountyLand and buildings an acreLand in farms, acresCropland rent an acreRent year
1Greenville County$12,10352,688$282026
2Charleston County$11,14538,727$24.502023
3Spartanburg County$9,45397,644$26.502026
4Pickens County$9,11741,842$292026
5York County$8,629105,092$33.502026
6Oconee County$7,48561,599$32.502026
7Anderson County$7,011174,494$242026
8Lexington County$6,53779,450$332026
9Aiken County$5,606138,479$40.502026
10Lancaster County$5,22460,781$33.502026
11Richland County$5,12476,011$422026
12Horry County$4,912151,691$74.502026
13Edgefield County$4,69668,671$262025
14Laurens County$4,583121,421$202026
15Jasper County$4,57975,886Not publishedNot published
16Beaufort County$4,46136,074Not publishedNot published
17Saluda County$4,440106,716$332026
18Abbeville County$4,079110,940$20.502026
19Dorchester County$3,95979,233$452026
20Cherokee County$3,91367,564$28.502026
21Newberry County$3,891110,964$34.502025
22Kershaw County$3,888100,593$302020
23Union County$3,81455,044$152026
24Colleton County$3,789167,546$42.502026
25Barnwell County$3,74962,381$442026
26Chester County$3,702114,795$222026
27Sumter County$3,581163,578$49.502026
28Bamberg County$3,550102,313$38.502026
29Greenwood County$3,51479,037$152026
30Calhoun County$3,395108,019$542026
31Florence County$3,382116,428$472026
32Chesterfield County$3,318118,286$47.502026
33Fairfield County$3,31661,009$12.502024
34Orangeburg County$3,291230,111$49.502026
35Berkeley County$3,27978,741$26.502026
36Hampton County$3,22796,359$48.502026
37McCormick County$3,21616,789$152021
38Clarendon County$3,051156,415$53.502026
39Allendale County$2,96466,335$37.502026
40Georgetown County$2,96063,303$392026
41Williamsburg County$2,941208,646$402026
42Marion County$2,86845,976$642026
43Darlington County$2,794162,716$472026
44Dillon County$2,757111,091$60.502026
45Marlboro County$2,75278,300$602026
46Lee County$2,655134,144$522026

Cash rent in South Carolina since 2008

The USDA's statewide cash rent figure for each year, newest first.

South Carolina cash rent per acre a year, USDA NASS state figures
YearCroplandPasture
2026$56$24.50
2025$55.50$20.50
2024$53$22.50
2023$56$19.50
2022$55.50$20
2021$50.50$22
2020$47.50$19
2019$47$18
2018$48.50Not published
2017$46.50$19
2016$45.50$18
2015$44Not published
2014$43$18
2013$41.50$18
2012$37.50$16
2011$34$15
2010$32.50$18
2009$34$20
2008$32.50$20

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The data (CSV, JSON)South Carolina land, county by county

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County values

USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, released Feb 13, 2024: average value of land and buildings per farm acre. Public domain.

Cash rent

USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released Aug 21, 2026. Public domain.

State figures

USDA NASS Land Values survey, read Jul 31, 2026. Public domain.

State cash rent

USDA NASS cash rents survey, state figures, released Aug 21, 2026. Public domain.

Data edition

Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.