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Statistics
Welcome to the statistics area of the FIC Web site. Here you will find frequently requested data from the National Resources Inventory, the Census of Agriculture and Farmland Information Center fact sheets. You also can link to additional information and data sources. To access the information, select "national" or a state name from the drop down box.

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National Resources Inventory

South Carolina Statistics Sheet

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FIC technical memo about the NRI
1992-1997
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)     104,400
Percentage of agricultural land converted to developed uses     2
State rank by percentage of agricultural land converted to developed uses     9
Average annual rate of agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)     20,880
Prime agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)     44,300
Rural land converted to developed uses (acres)     365,600
Average annual rate of rural land converted to developed uses (acres)     73,120
Prime rural land converted to developed uses (acres)     86,200

Census of Agriculture

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1997 2002 2007
Farms 25,807 24,541 25,867
Land in farms (acres) 4,974,138 4,845,923 4,889,339
Total land area (acres) - 19,270,060 19,255,034
Full-time operators 9,484 11,377 9,739
Part-time operators 16,323 13,164 16,128
Percentage of operators 55 and older - 56 62
Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) - 2,796,327 3,176,927
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) 1,679,193 1,489,750 2,352,681
   Percentage from crop production 49 40 34
   Percentage from livestock production 51 60 66

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