South Carolina Agriculture

Dive deep into South Carolina’s varied industry, and you’ll see the state holds its own as an agricultural powerhouse. While South Carolina is recognized as a top poultry producer, consumers may be surprised to learn just how diverse the state’s ag industry is – cultivating fresh produce, seafood, forestry products, dairy and more.

South Carolina has more than 22,000 farms spread across its landscape, with an average size of 201 acres each. In total, they encompass more than 4.5 million acres of land. Farmers grow and raise the state’s many agricultural products including the top commodities – broilers, turkeys, greenhouse and nursery products, cotton, and corn.